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Preliminary Task

This video show the Preliminary task that we were asked to complete at the start of the course. The aim of this task was to create a short film which consisted of a shot reverse shot, the 180 degree rule, match on action and a person walking through a door then having a conversation with another person. This task was also used to introduce us to editing and the different techniques. We used Final Cut Express to edit this piece of work.

This film is about a girl (me) who was going in for a job interview but didn't have the right approach towards it and was rejected the job. I think that the things that went well were the filming because we managed to get good camera angles, the editing because the film flowed and seemed natural. We followed the 180 degree rule and i think we showed the shot reverse shot well. I think that our sound track was also good and went with the scene.

Difficulties I faced whiles making the preliminary task was that it was difficult for my group to meet at the same time to film and edit. Also our set wasn't available for us at all times. Furthermore when we didn't film certain things properly the actors had to look exactly the same as they did in the previous filming, which wasn't always easy. Also I found editing a bit difficult because i couldn't remember the shortcuts used.

Things that could have been improved in this task was that it could have included more effects and adjusted the lighting in the opening scene.

Overall i really enjoyed doing this task and it really helped me master the editing techniques.

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