EVALUATION ACTIVITY 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

I feel that I have learnt a lot since our preliminary task. I am more confident when using the computer software and the camera equipment. During our preliminary task I learnt the basics of using the video camera, but now I feel a lot more confident as I know what the features of the camera are. I also feel more confident when it comes to deciding what the best shots are and how far or close we should be from the subject we are filming. When filming our preliminary task, our main priority was to stick to he 180 degree rule and include both match on action and shot reverse shot shots. When filming our opening sequence we managed to stick to the 180 degree rule and included both shot reverse and match on action shots. This, in our opening sequence was a lot more professional than it had been in our preliminary task as we knew what our aim was and how we went about getting the perfect shot.

I also now am a lot more confident when it comes to editing and using the computer software. At first, I found it hard to remember how to add effects and other functions but now I know where everything is and if not, I know I can rely on one of my team members to show me. When we first used Garageband we didn't know how to change the tempo of the instruments, however, after a thorougher search, we found how to edit the instruments. This was the only problem we came across when using Garageband so we now feel extremely confident when using the application.