The preliminary task that
the group I was in created was good, the plot was conventional to the thriller
genre and what was created was good for the amount of time that we had, however
there were quite a few faults. The continuity was good, especially for our
first experience of filming however the 180ᵒ rule was broken and the other
people in the group didn’t notice, so when I created my own opening I was much
more critical and made sure that the continuity was correct all the way
through. The lighting in our preliminary was good as the setting that we filmed
in had lots of artificial lighting in it, which allowed the film image to be
clear and everything could be seen well, this made me aware of how important
lighting is for when I made my own opening but I had to be aware not to have it
too bright because it would have changed the dark, psychological and “scary”
atmosphere. Since the preliminary task the use of Mise en scene has greatly
improved because I made sure that the props and setting was fitting to the
narrative and the conventions of a psychological thriller, I was also aware of
what was left in the frame for example in the preliminary in a shot the camera
dolly is left in the side of the shot, this stops the film from seeming
realistic. When editing my actual opening I paid a lot more attention to the
small bits of detail so that I could make sure it was as professional as I
could make it, and I didn’t break any rules or conventions (like the 180ᵒ
was broken in the preliminary), I was much more aware of how to edit cuts more
accurately and how to edit the sound so that it helps to build atmosphere along
with the film.
Compared to the
preliminary task when planning the production I used a lot more detail, and I
was much more involved as I worked on my own. When I was planning the
production I came up with 3 ideas, but I already knew which one I wanted to do
as it was a more creative and individual idea, also through feedback from my pitch I was told
that into the nightmare was the better idea to produce. Once I had decided
which narrative I wanted to go for I sat down and planned the story board at a
more distant view of how the opening would go before writing an in depth list
of what shots I wanted to capture. I did this because although when planning
for the preliminary we did have a good shot plan and story board, however it
wasn’t very in depth. Also when it came to my actual production I filmed as
many shots as I could, and 2 or 3 takes for each so that I had a wide variety
to choose from when editing, which is something we didn’t do for the
preliminary and ended up having to re film a scene (this didn’t work very well
as Joe and harry were wearing different clothes the second time we filmed).
Since the preliminary task I have learnt how to frame a shot correctly, this screen grab is a good example of where we went wrong during the preliminary. In this shot the video dolly has been left in the frame, when I was filming for my opening I made sure that no unnecessary items were left in the shot and if they were I re-filmed the scene. The framing for this shot was also bad because it would have been better if it was straight on showing the audience more of the action rather than Joe scrambling over the table and losing half of his body in the shot when he moved. This made the preliminary look very unproffesional, but taught me how to correctly frame a shot and what to leave in or out of it.
When creating the preliminary task we didn't plan the shots as carefully, and the continuity wasn't as sharp. This shot was a hand held shot of Harry grabbing me from outside and bringing me into the room. It was very shaky, and gave uneccasary close ups to randomly onto my face or the door, again making it look unproffesional but at the time of filming we thought it would work as a point of view shot. Since this I have progressed with camera techniques and how a shot will work and how it won't. I have learned the conotations of each type of shot and where it should go and how to create it with a proffesional feel.
Both of these shots are quite similar from the preliminary to the actual task. I think from the whole preliminary task this is the best shot that we captured because it was set up carefully, the lighting is very good and the placement of the actors is good. The long shot also allows the audience to see the actors and the setting that they are in as this was the first time that they were introduced. Both actors are placed in the midle to show their importance, using the rule of thirds to set this shot up. I used the same technique in my opening for into the nightmare when Mae was walking on her journey. I always had her walking in the middle to show that she was the focus. Progressing into the full product I took a lot of notice from this particular shot because I felt it worked really well and wanted to incorperate it into my opening.
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