Evaluation 7

My preliminary task was very basic. It displayed some good editing techniques, having some very good match on action editing, allowing the film to free flow easily. The task that I was set was to show that I could use the 180 degree rule, shot reverse shot, and match on action editing. I believe that my match on action editing was very good; however, with the experience that I have gained whilst doing this, I would be able to improve my preliminary task if I was to do it again by improving my shot reverse shot. From my research I found out that shot reverse shots can be used more effectively than what I had done, as shown by the research that I did about shot reverse shots. In my preliminary task I always followed the 180 degree rule, not filming from the other side of the scene; however looking back I did break the 30 degree rule at one stage, making a cut that didn’t change more than 30 degrees. If I was to re-do this preliminary task I would ensure that I did follow this rule.

I believe that my skills have improved vastly during this process and my understanding on how to film also improving. Examples of this include my ability to techniques such as the rule of thirds in my films. My film opening displayed a good se of the rule of thirds, having characters positioned in the correct place in the frame in the majority of shots, whereas in my preliminary task I didn’t display the rule of thirds at all, normally having character towards the middle of the shot.

Another director’s skill that I believe I have improved in is my ability to use sound effectively. My film opening has much more effective sound than in my preliminary task. I believe that the music that I used in my film opening was a lot more effective than what was used in my preliminary task. I have also realised the importance of having good music in a film opening, as it is one of the most important aspects to setting the genre and the tone for the rest of the film. The music that I used I feel was very effective in setting the tone and the genre of the film to come.

I believe that throughout this process my ability to edit well has also improved. My editing in the preliminary task wasn’t too bad; however I believe that I was improved. In the preliminary task, I was tasked with trying to film match on action editing, cutting in the correct place to make the film flow, whereas as my film opening was a montage style, I didn’t have to do this as much, and instead had to decide when to cut the film by the timing of the music, and giving enough time for the credits to be read.

I believe that I also improved using mise en scene in my films as I went through this work. In my preliminary task I had very little aspects of mise en scene that I took into account, whereas it was something I was more aware of when making my film opening. The props that were used in my film opening where suitable to the type of film I was making, whereas I didn’t use any props in my preliminary task that were thought about previously. I also tried to think about the lighting in my film opening as said previously saying about having to put a filter on my footage. I also gave lighting very little thought in my preliminary task, therefore believe that my understanding and ability to use mise en scene has improved form when I started this work.