Question 7:Looking back at your preliminary task,

what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Intro:

• During the production of the preliminary task and the final product I have learned a few new techniques and improved some others which I will be talking about in this evaluation e.g. :

• Focus pull• Use of angles• Match on action shot• 180ᵒ rules• Editing techniques and use of adobe products• Colour correction• Camera work

Point 1: Focus pull

• The focus pull is an example of a techniques used in both the preliminary task and the final product

• The focus pull was used in the preliminary to show the change in focus in the scene for Hector to the people in the background talking about hector. This was the first time I had used a focus pull and although it worked at the end it slightly blurred again so in the final product I ensured that this was not the case by leaving it once a clear image was formed.

Use in prelim

Use in final

Point 2: Use of angles

• In both the preliminary and the final the use of angles was used to describe the character, high angle for Hector to show weakness and low angle for the detective to show control. The use of this in the preliminary did help when creating the final product as, although polar opposites, it was used in the same way so could be used as practise for the real thing.

Point 3: Match on action shot

• The match on action shot was something I felt comfortable using prior to my preliminary as I had already used it previously in a production in GCSE. Because of this it did not take much adjustment however the match on action shot in the prelim was a slower pace than any previous m/o/a shot I had done which helped greatly as the pace of the final would also have a low pace.

Use in final

Use in prelim

Point 4: 180ᵒ rule

• The 180ᵒ rule was obligatory to put in the preliminary so it was rushed in at the last minute and did not really add anything to it and was not done very well. That being said when it came to the final product I was very aware of how to conduct a 180ᵒ shot and in the final product it was actually included from the start and was of much higher quality.

Use in prelim

Use in final

Point 5: Editing techniques and use of adobe products

• In the final product I created a title using adobe after effects and Photoshop, something I had learned after creating the preliminary, In both however I used titles during the product in the preliminary they where used to break up each scene and in the final product they formed the credits. Use of titles was a new concept and from the preliminary I learned how to add them in as well as how to pair them with cross fades to increase the continuity of the piece both of which were used in the final product.

preliminary

final

Point 6: Colour correction

• In my preliminary I used colour correction to set the mood of the feature for example in the morning scene I increased the levels of blue in order to remove the lights yellow which imply happiness juxtaposing the tone of the scene. This was important to do as in the final product colour correction would be needed to make the scenes with the murderer darker without having to remove lighting making it difficult to see.

Brightness increasedto reduce shadows

Point 7: Camera work

• Most of the shots in “Hector’s day off” were static shots of either high angles (to show the fragility of Hector) and mid shots to show some scenery around Hector whilst he was still the focal point, to convey the mundanity of his life. This being the case it allowed me to get some hands on experience with the tripod and practise some shots such as panning. This was a great help when it came to producing the final piece as I had already learnt all I needed to know in the preliminary.

Links

• Preliminary• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fidkQ0Sxu

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• Final• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfihES5OJ

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