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

When I created my preliminary task, I was very limited in what I could do. This was purely because although I may have had an idea of what I wanted make, I often did not have the knowledge to implement this on the Final Cut software used. An example of this happening during my preliminary task was when I did not know how fade one shots audio into another. This made some of shots audio seem slightly jumpy as the sound suddenly changes. In my full final sequence, after learning through help from my teacher and by experimenting, I learnt how too input and use effectively Audio Fade Ins and Fade Outs on Final Cut. An example of the use of Audio Fade Ins and Fade Outs is shown above. These made the sequence flow more smoothly.

Throughout my progression from my preliminary task too my full product, I have got better at creating narrative when filming and editing my footage. When first asked too produce a sequence at the beginning of the year, when I recently viewed it, it was often unclear what was happening. This was partly because I broke the 180 degree rule but also because some of my clips were not long enough. When I look at the way I film and edit today, I have improved massively. One reason for is because I realised that you don’t need too film everything a character is doing. For example, in my preliminary task, me and my partner could have filmed the character walking down the corridor and then cut too him walking down the stairs. This is apposed too showing the character walk all the way down the corridor and opening the door and then walking down the stairs. I have also improved at framing my shots correctly. In my preliminary task in the second shot, the characters head is cut off. After realising my error, I now make sure my framing is perfect before filming the shot.

In conclusion, I have learnt massively throughout my progression from my preliminary task too the final product. The most significant has been  my ability too create narrative when editing. I have also learnt how too frame shots, put in too practise the 180 degree rule and also a variety of audio and visual transitions on Final Cut.