Preliminary Task Evaluation - Joe Tiongson

POSITIVE

• We followed the 180 degree rule and also used the continuity technique effectively. We worked well as a team to get the task completed whilst discussing numerous types of different media shots and angles to get the best image before we started filming with the help of creating a storyboard during pre-production to get a rough view of how we were going to approach this task.

IMPROVEMENT

• A way to improve in our group tasks would be that we should be more aware of the lighting in the room and whether it would suit our previous shots so there won’t be a drastic change in room lighting, another aspect would be sound; we should be more aware of the sound of the room so again it would suit out previous shot because it can’t go from quite to a sudden loudness; a way we overcame this was when it came to the editing where we adjust the sound into one volume and add background music if need be.
•  We could improve by white balancing the camera from the very start before we start filming rather than adjusting it and re-shoot because it would be more efficient. Another way we could improve was the planning; the planning was quite minimal and we could more in depth on it next time by having a more effective story board with discussion of the possible camera angles we could shoot it in and a more detailed evaluation on why an angle would be the best one.

Storyboarding

Before our group actually started filming, we sat down and generated a storyboard of our initial ideas. Storyboarding helps save time in pre-planning and is easily understandable when our ideas are illustrated on paper as it gives us a clear depiction on what we intend to do. It also lets us explore ways in which we can approach particular scenes in terms of the types of shots we're going to use.

Example of  a "storyboard" from Warner Bros. Harry Potter

Preliminary Task

Camera angles

I'd like to think that the camera angles and movement was what we spent the most time and effort on before, during and after our production; we used a wide range of shot varieties from 'Long shot' to 'shot-reverse-shot' to demonstrate our understanding and ability to put the techniques we've learnt

into our preliminary task.

Example of "Establishing shot"

Example of  "Medium close-up"

Example of  "Long shot"

Shot-reverse-shot

Shot-reverse-shot is used in our preliminary task to present a more realistic conversation between David and I. Whilst filming we kept in mind the 180 degree rule and kept onto one side when switching between David and I because if not we would confuse the audience as the actors would be switching sides. Both the 180 degree rule and the 'Shot-reverse-shot'  in this part of the filming is used to create continuity and made the scene more fluent and natural.

Our example of "shot-reverse-shot"

Match-on action

We used match-on action in the production because that was our main goal to present as its a vital aspect to making sure that the continuity flows throughout. We presented this skill when filming myself opening and walking through the door; as I approached the door we switched to a shot where its a close up of my hand turning the handle then shortly after Jason and David swapped to the other side to film me walking in. 

I had to do this process twice to they could be put together and be more fluent in post-production.