Question 6Looking back at your preliminary task,what do you feel you have learned in the progression of it,to the full product?

Why was the Main Task Brief more Difficult than the Preliminary Task?

Preliminary Task Main Task

Used Toys as Actors Had to organise actors

Used an existing storyline Created an original concept

Small scale set Had to create large realistic set

Used an existing script and existing storyboard

No script needed but more detailed and animated storyboard

How did you research your Preliminary Brief? How was your Main Task Research better?

Preliminary Task Main Task

Minimal research:Viewed Godfather clip multiple times, took notes

Analysed multiple title sequences: e.g Hulk, Se7en, Kill Bill

  Researched narrative structure: e.g Propp, Todorov, Levi-Strauss

  Researched film concepts: 'Unique Selling Points' and 'Target Audiences' - e.g Knowing

  Researched conventions of a title sequence

  Researched Film Industry

How did you Plan your Preliminary Brief?

The Storyboard

● Limited number of shots meant that a lot of the

filming was not premeditated. This

elongated the filming process greatly.

● Shots were established

and clear however the storyboard was not 'animated' - sound

entrances and titles were not included

Why was your Main Task Planning better?

 Our main task script consisted of a range of detailed shots to plan out the filming process. Each shot drawing is accompanied by notes to explain shot type, the focus of the shot and some are explained with the shot intention i.e 'extreme close up of eyes to show fear' The positioning of the titles was included in the storyboard so that shot framing could be considered whilst filming, to make sure that shots which required a title had sufficient space where the title would be placed. It also helped us to think tactically about where to position each title so that decisions were not pointless and random (I.e The film title was planned to be at the end as the climax of the sequence arrives). This detailed storyboard enabled us to film our title sequence in a matter of hours as every shot was in place and clearly thought out. Of course, the specific nature of our storyboard did not limit our spontaneity and the skill to improvise and experiment around a set shot which ultimately made our sequence full of tension and natural instinct.

Improvements made:Poor/inconsistent lighting in Preliminary Task

Poor lighting lowered the quality of the shot. The brightness and contrast of the shot had to be

adjusted to gain a clearer resolution during the editing process. (This was the best we could get

it)

Lighting was inconsistent - Here we have near to perfect lighting which enhances the

quality of the shot . Both these lighting levels appeared in the sequence and the drastic contrast had no symbolic meaning

and solely a result of poor light management.

Lighting remained consistent throughout Final Piece:

Spotlights were used to project a warm white light on to our set, and this remained consistent throughout the filming. The lighting was atmospheric and enhanced the quality of the filming. Due to the good quality of the shot, little lighting adjustments

were made to create higher resolution (a 'glow' video filter was used to create atmosphere, and a distorted environment)

Sound: Preliminary Task With our preliminary task we used the existing Godfather soundtrack as our backing track. This was not beneficial as it breached copyright regulations and in our final task, original sound is required. Our script was also copied from the original Godfather scene and we used the existing Godfather dialogue which would not have been permitted in the final task if a script was required

Creating Original Sound

Learning from our mistakes made on the Preliminary Task, we created our own original soundtrack using the Garage Band application on an Apple Mac. Garage Band allowed us to create our own soundtrack using loops. I selected a loop that sounded mysterious and sinister with a high pitched recurring melody, then added sound effects like the crackling, chains and distorted 'alien' sound to create a distorted original sound.