Evaluation of Prelimanary Task By Razia

EVALUATION
Whilst we were doing our preliminary task the skills we were asked to demonstrate were: a range of different shots, holding the camera still when appropriate, using shot reverse shot, using close ups, match on action, using I movie to edit our piece properly, not breaking the 180 degree rule and also making sure that when we were filming we were using the tripod properly.
When we were filming our preliminary task, we used dialogue to give the story meaning so we can interest the audience and get them to watch and listen to what is happening in the story, the dialogue would be an expansion on the actions of the characters. We used props such as handcuffs to give the audience a small clue about what is happening in the story, also because of the use of the handcuffs the audience will know which character is the criminal and who is not. We did not use many effects during this task but this could be a target for our main task as we did not complete it during our preliminary exercise.
At first I did now know much about using the camera and editing films but as we used them more and more, I got better but personally I found using the camera much easier than editing films on I movie, this is because when you use the camera you can easily figure out how to use it and most effects on it more quicker whereas on I movie it is more complicated and therefore more harder for me to use.
I contributed to the group as I was acting in the film. I had to think about how I would use my body language effectively within my role, how I would change the tone of my voice and what I would say to represent the character I was playing. I also had to think about what facial expressions I would put on, as this would have an impact on what or how my character is feeling. I think that I could have improved my acting in the preliminary exercise as I could have put more effort into emphasising my actions.
For our main task the main target would be to plan everything properly, the location, props, costume, dialogue, camera shots and usage as this would give us a proper guidelines to follow when filming and would keep us to the task and not waste time on other things. Another target is to use different shots when filming and adding on effects while editing on I movie.