Preliminary Task

For my preliminary task I worked with Max, Joe and Liam. We were given a short script which we adapted our own ideas to and produced a short film. There were four characters, which Max played two of, as well as Joe and Liam who played a character too. My role was to incorporate a variety of camera angles in each of the scenes in order to emphasize the mysterious theme we were aiming to portray - we wanted to create a twist to the simple and boring script we were given.


I used panning when characters were walking toward danger in order to create suspense and wonder as to where the characters were being lead to.. I also included  close up shots to create empathy towards feelings and emotions. I found two person shots and shot reverse shot were useful when a conversation was being held.


Although we were all pleased with the camera shots we produced, unfortunately the lighting wasn't as successful. On several scenes we found the lighting was far too bright and interfered with the camera - in future we must avoid filming by windows!


The quality of sound was quite well too - fortunately we filmed in quiet corridors during class time as we knew we weren't likely to experience any sound distractions from other students at that time, there weren't any muffling or crackled sounds interfering with our filming.


We all took part in editing the short film, choosing what shots best fit each other to complete the filming efficiently in a well structured way that made sense and followed on from one another correctly. We came across some funny clips which we later decided to edit into an 'outtakes' slide at the end of the film. The editing made the film seem a little more professional, we were also able to create a sense of the theme we were creating with music and sound effects.


I'm happy with the short film we produced though in future I want to ensure we think about setting and faults we may find with the setting, e.g. the lighting by windows ruined the scene as viewers were unable to see characters faces properly. Other than this, I was pleased with the camera angles, sound and editing we all used in order to successfully create our short film.