My preliminary task consists of my group members, George Moore, Vasil Nikilov and myself. The purpose of this task was to get an idea as to what camera angles we could incorporate into our own work when it comes to doing the opening clip, and also to become familiar with how camera angles are used.
Our task involved using a shot reverse shot, 180 degrees, high angle and low angle. We had to incorporate these camera shots in a clip that we made ourselves of the time length of 1 minute, 40 seconds. The clip had to include these camera angles and a small amount of dialogue to show our understanding of how to create an effective scene. I learned how to control the camera in order to sustain a strong theme throughout my clip and to create different feelings and emotions amongst the audience that the camera angles can create so I was able to see what sort of camera angles my group and I would incorporate into our own thriller clip. I also learned how to edit our thriller clip which proves to be a big part of making a film in order to allow everything to run smoothly for example the jump between a shot reverse shot, a high angle and a low angle etc. Without editing the clip would be very different and would lack the tidy up that it required in order to make our thriller clip look professional and believable, but also enjoyable to watch because we explored how the camera angles and editing features work together in order to build a good image for the audience.
To begin with we struggled the order of camera angles in order to create a conventional outline to our chosen theme to emphasise what it is and also how to get the best reaction from our audience. However my team and I pulled together in order to chose and put in order how the camera angles should be used, when they should be used and the order of which the camera angles will be used. My team and I worked well in doing so and I feel that we put a good piece of work together in order to portray what we wanted to and using the skills that we have learned to apply to our own piece of work.
The preliminary task helped assist my group and I with planning and creating our own thriller film because it gave us an insight on how to incorporate ideas within our own work. For example in our preliminary task there is the use of a shot reverse shot and my group and I felt that by using that in our own thriller clip it would create tension and suspense amongst the audience which we felt was a strong idea. Also by using a high angle in our own thriller clip it can suggest that what we are showing the audience is very isolated and therefore very vulnerable. The preliminary task has helped my group and I with planning our thriller film because it has come out with clear inspirations on what to use in our own thriller films in order for it to be a very strong piece of work produced by the three of us.
This post demonstrates some understanding of why you carried out the preliminary task. You have started to consider some of the strengths and weaknesses that you had, but further explanation of where this is evident is needed. This can be achieved, by focusing more on your preliminary task.
ReplyDeleteYou have also made a start in considering your main task and how the preliminary task will assist you with creating it, but further points are needed, as to what you would do differently?