Evaluation Question 7

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

I have learnt a lot of things while completing my full product. Comparing my two videos, my full product is much superior to my prelim video. I have made a lot of progress from the first time that I did the prelim because I have learnt about what is the right thing to do and what is the wrong thing to do. I know what makes a shot what it is and I can successfully deliver a range of shots shown in my finished product. 

The script on my prelim was very simple and very small, as my film was very short. Comparing that to my final product, the script was very thorough as it was a longer film and also because I knew what I was doing more because of my experience on the preliminary.

As I starred in both of my films, I feel like I have made a lot of progress in my acting skills. On the prelim, I couldn't stop laughing as I never really acted before. My lines weren't the best and my face wasn't in proportion to the film that I was in. On the other hand, the final product I thought that my acting was a lot better. Although I was hooded and didn't speak, I thought that my body language was significantly better and that I focused on the film in hand. 

In my preliminary I used very basic camera angles which included extreme close ups of the door handle and Jack's face, a two shot of the two teachers and also a mid shot of Jack walking through the corridor.

There is also no credits in my preliminary which showed how basic the film was. Comparing that with the final product, the credits are nicely embedded on a black screen with one being on the shot of the train going past the killer. Also, when the killer starts hitting the boy, the text of the film appears. You can hear the boy screaming, but the title of the film "The Wrong Tracks" is in red and not white. This is to show the red of blood and danger and that the boy has died. This is very effective in the final product which wasn't evident in the preliminary. 

Overall, I think that I have made substantial progress in AS Media after looking back on my preliminary. The skills that I have gained since the preliminary has been shown in the final product that I have created.