Preliminary Task and Evaluation

                                    

For the creation of our preliminary task our class worked together in one group due to the limited numbers in our class, this had its benefits and its issues; while it was significantly easy and more practical to work in a larger group and share out the work fairly, I sometimes struggled as it was significantly more difficult for everyone to hear and be heard, this was made evident during the planning stages of our film when we separated to do the script and the storyboard in two groups but when we rejoined the two were inconsistant and both groups had to compromise and changed some details.  

However during the filming stages having a group with larger numbers did prove to be helpful as we had another members for acting, filming, sound, direction and handy jobs like untangling wire or assisting with filming. I found it difficult for everyone to work together during the process as everyone had quite different ideas and aims for filming, several of the shots were improvised to compromise between the storyboard and the script, however it was easier and quicker to film the necessary shots, as it would take longer if we filmed in smaller groups it would take significantly longer. 

We did face some contingency issues, as we suffered from timing issues as we filmed the film across several lessons on different days, meaning the actors clothes were different and we had to change the location we filmed in. We also did a pan of the empty classroom, where there is no one under the desk  and then cuts to a different classroom with someone under the desk. If we were to redo the film, this is an issue I would want to improve upon.

Despite some technical issues we did manage to film some decent shots and through the editing system they managed to combine almost seamlessly to create a flowing movement as Jo walks through the school.

I enjoyed the editing section of this task, as it was interesting learning and becoming accustomed to a new, more professional software, especially as we will be using it for the main editing of of film opening