There were a
few mistakes within my prelim task. I had very little knowledge about editing and filming when we did our preliminary and therefore mistakes were inevitable. Also I had done no research for the prelim task.
During the coursework I have hopefully gained some good filming and editing skills. By researching, I now have ideas about what opening credits are suppose to look like and how different they can be for each genre.
In the prelim task, I was provided with a scenario, from this I needed to create a storyboard and film. But in the making of my horror/comedy/vampire film I had to make up my own storyline. Doing this helped me to understand some of the concepts of film making.
In the prelim task, because it was a 'practise' I didn't have to worry about target audience. But in making my own film, especially in the opening scene I had to think about the convention for the film and what sort of an audience it would attract. This was quite difficult to establish the exact target audience but I think I got there in the end. Although in my next media project I will create more surveys in Survey Monkey to gather more information before I start.
Filming and Photography has advanced significantly over the years.
The kind of equipment used now would not have been available 20 years ago to the general public and certainly the quality of equipment is now far more advanced.
In the past there were 'movie' cameras which needed to be developed by a camera specialist. To show these movies they needed to be projected on a 'movie projector' - usually a large piece of equipment. These movies were seriously lacking in quality. So by having access to a variety of technology made the process easier but I learnt editing techniques along the way. I also realised that by using only Windows Movie Maker my ability to edit was severely reduced to the basics so I need to look at different software packages for next year. This will help me create a smoother more professional looking media product.
The main task was not without its problems. I had to re-shoot a few scenes due to a file getting corrupted. I couldn't use the original file as I hadn't saved it. So that is one thing I've learnt, that I need to save everything and back it up on a number of different drives to prevent this happening again.
The main task also required far more planning, the prelim exercise was quite straightforward. The main task was much more complex with lots more to consider so I now know the importance of planning a media project. We also had to consider a plot, as the film went along I made a few minor revision to the original plot. This was due to having to re-shoot some of the scenes again because of weather and the file corrupting.
I also discovered shoot outdoors in England can cause a number of issues at anytime of the year. Therefore many a time that I had to re-schedule some scenes due to the inconsistent weather.
During the coursework I have hopefully gained some good filming and editing skills. By researching, I now have ideas about what opening credits are suppose to look like and how different they can be for each genre.
In the prelim task, I was provided with a scenario, from this I needed to create a storyboard and film. But in the making of my horror/comedy/vampire film I had to make up my own storyline. Doing this helped me to understand some of the concepts of film making.
In the prelim task, because it was a 'practise' I didn't have to worry about target audience. But in making my own film, especially in the opening scene I had to think about the convention for the film and what sort of an audience it would attract. This was quite difficult to establish the exact target audience but I think I got there in the end. Although in my next media project I will create more surveys in Survey Monkey to gather more information before I start.
Filming and Photography has advanced significantly over the years.
The kind of equipment used now would not have been available 20 years ago to the general public and certainly the quality of equipment is now far more advanced.
In the past there were 'movie' cameras which needed to be developed by a camera specialist. To show these movies they needed to be projected on a 'movie projector' - usually a large piece of equipment. These movies were seriously lacking in quality. So by having access to a variety of technology made the process easier but I learnt editing techniques along the way. I also realised that by using only Windows Movie Maker my ability to edit was severely reduced to the basics so I need to look at different software packages for next year. This will help me create a smoother more professional looking media product.
The main task was not without its problems. I had to re-shoot a few scenes due to a file getting corrupted. I couldn't use the original file as I hadn't saved it. So that is one thing I've learnt, that I need to save everything and back it up on a number of different drives to prevent this happening again.
The main task also required far more planning, the prelim exercise was quite straightforward. The main task was much more complex with lots more to consider so I now know the importance of planning a media project. We also had to consider a plot, as the film went along I made a few minor revision to the original plot. This was due to having to re-shoot some of the scenes again because of weather and the file corrupting.
I also discovered shoot outdoors in England can cause a number of issues at anytime of the year. Therefore many a time that I had to re-schedule some scenes due to the inconsistent weather.
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