PLANNING&RESEARCH:
When creating the prelim i didn't understand the importance of planning and research as it was a very quick production made in the college that we had a time barrier for being 1hr, meaning that we didn't have to take into consideration where we were going to film as that it was limited to free space in the college (we used the staff kitchen). We had to make a rough story board that we did in roughly 5mins to look at when filming, because the story board was so rough and short it didn't give us in detail what to do and what shots were needed so we kind of went along with it and wasn't checking back to the story board as much as we should have.
When the thriller planning started we looked at everything in a lot more detail then we did in the prelim for example we had to think carefully when deciding the location to film, we had to think about whether it would be easy for the audience to relate to the location and if it would fit our plot. The storyboard we created for the thriller was a lot more longer and detailed involving every shot and angle we wanted to use in the filming process because of this when coming to the filming it was a lot easier as we had a structured process to follow and didn't have to make up any thing as we went along, so that we didn't have to carry loose paper around with us we each had a copy of the storyboard on our mobiles so that we can all check it if we needed to, this was a safer way of protecting our work and insuring that it would be perfect and we got everything we needed when filming.
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| prelim story board |
thriller story board
CAMERA WORK AND FILMING:
There is a big difference in the camera work and filming when comparing the two productions together. When filming the prelim we didn't take into consideration the lighting conditions so when it came to watching it back the majority of the shots were very dark which made it hard to watch. Also because it was such a rushed production we didnt' think about the framing work too well so some of the shots in the prelim are not following the rule of third's.
We learnt from this and made sure that the time we went out too film wasn't too late so that the lighting was perfect and we tried to go and roughly around the same time each time we went to film so every shot we had was the same lighting. With following the rule of third's we made sure every shot was following this rule so that when it came to editing it was easier for the person who had this role but if any were slighting out it didn't make a huge impact because of the split screen style our opening has meaning that the majority of the shots got cropped to fit the split screen effect perfectly.
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| prelim bad rule of thrid's |
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| thriller following rule of thrid's |
EDITING:
When editing the prelim it was a rather rushed process so even though it was done well there was some bits that were jumpy and not as good as they should be. But when editing the thriller opening young eyes there was a lot more attention to detail put in, we spent roughly 20hrs editing making sure that it was perfect with no jumpy parts and the music fitted in with the jogger perfecty. A lot of time was spent on insuring that the shots were in place for the split screen effect. Whilst doing the prelim we learnt what the 180 degree rule was and how important it is when filming any thing in the future also we used a match cut in the prelim and used one in the thriller with better quality camera work making it less jumpy.
TEAMWORK:
Working with a team while doing the thriller was the most important part of the whole process for be because if it wasn't for other members of the team then not a lot would have got done in the time limit that we had. We all worked from each others strengths and weakness' to create a great production. when making the prelim team work was important when it came to editing the production but no where near as much when it came to the thriller because that was multiple day of us meeting outside college hours and needing each other to be there when carrying equipment and to be on time so no one is left waiting.
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