Evaluation Question 7.

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

After producing the preliminary task, we then started to learn and discover more knownledge about final cut express and other equipment that we could use to improve our footage for our opening sequence. This included learning how to alter the lighting in our different shots to ensure that it was clear the the audience what genre our opening sequence was. We done this by making most of our shots darker to connote that it would be a horror. By having a darker setting it signifed that it was going to be a threatening, eary film. We also had to learn how to make the sound differ. This is because when we was filming there was cars driving past and in order to change the volume of the sound i would click on a tool on final cut express whiched looked like a founting pen, you could also change the volume in one clip by clicking where you would like to make the volume higher or lower (this would then look like a mountian). (We learnt many things which has been shown in evaluation 6. about how to use different softwares).  

Another software we used in the process of making our opening sequence was live type. This helped us to create our credits and title. To use this programe you would simply type in a box what you want to apear on the screen and then you would be able to choose a font, then choose a colour and then how you would want it to appear over a scene in our opening sequence by selecting an effect. 

From making our preliminary material we was able to practice a over the shoulder shot, a shot without use of a tripod,  which we then later used in our opening sequence. without practice this could have looked unproffesional. 

In the process of making our opening sequence we drew up a story board and had made a mood board for props, costumes and location. When filming our opening sequence we decided to change what we had originally put on our story board we done this because we thought that by changing it, it would make sence and wouldnt confuse the audience. The loaction and costume remained then same but the props did change due to the change in story line. We was originally using a phone to signify that Sarah's friend Molly had lost it and a shoe to connote that her friend was buried. 

Weekness (in our preliminary task):

When filming our prelimiary one of our weaknesses was having limited props, we only used a lamp and a peice of paper that had a suspects name on it. Where as a real document would have what offence they commited, who they was and some back ground information. Another was bad use in location. The location we used was in a drama class room were we was able to pull the curtians so that it was dark. But our prelim was meant to be an inspectors interview room. So when we filmed our opening sequence we made sure that we was filming in a suitable location. 

When we came to uploading our preliminary task we didnt add any affects, music, credit, a title or make any colour corrections.  Because we were unfamilier on how to do this. 

Essential aspects on making a good opening sequence:

• Making sure all group memebers attend filming and editing
• Everyone decideds on the changes and effects in our opening sequnece
• Use of a range of camera skills/angles
• Creativity
• Planning
• Organisation 

To conclude:
In conclusion we have progressed over the weeks of editing and filming our opening sequence. This includes learning how to use final cut express, live type, uploading youtube videos etc. All these things have helped develop our opening sequence and make it to our be of our ability. 


By Chelsie.