Evaluation of Preliminary task

First of all we learned how to use the camera, how to record and play back etc. We learned how to attach the camera to the tripod, and use the tripod successfully to create the shot we wanted, the tripod is useful when you want a fixed shot with no camera movement, as its distracting to the viewer.
We also learned to use the whole editing programme, we learnt the basics for example cutting the film, placing the shots in order, and adding music.

The final film looked okay, we got the right shots and the music fit well, however, somethings didn't work, like continuity, for example the sound, as we filmed in a very noisy place, it was hard for it to look smooth, and was also hard to hear the dialogue. Also some of the shots where cut to soon and so it didn't look smooth.

We used a shot reverse to show conversation. When the characters were sat down at the table the camera was placed over the boys shoulder to get a shot of the girl. Then we placed the camera over the the girls right shoulder so that there would be a shot of the boy. When these shots are placed together after one another, going from boy, to girl, back to the boy, this is shot reverse shot.

When we filmed, we left the tape running for 5 seconds after we shot, so that when we editing the clip we could cut it at the appropriate point in the scene.

We kept the camera in the same place when filming the 180 degree rule. The camera followed the girl as she walked across the canteen. We did the rule correctly as the camera was kept still and did a full 180 degrees around the room.

Overall,the prelim looks good with how we have edited it, but we have to make sure we don't make the same mistakes in the real project.