Preliminary Review

After filming and watching back our Preliminary Task, as a group we noticed many strengths and weaknesses within the piece.

First of all, the story line of the sequence is very clear, shown through the good use of acting skills and dialogue. Furthermore, we included all the camera angles and shots needed, that were given to us in our brief. We also followed the 180 degree rule, so that the flow of the sequence remained the same throughout. The lighting in the piece was also very high key, due to the fact that we used the newest building to shoot in, so all the lights were new. The camera quality was as good as it could be, as we used a tripod to ensure that the movement was not shaky, and when panning from shot to shot, it flowed smoothly.

On the other hand, we came across many problems that we have to take into consideration when filming our final piece. For example, as we filmed in a building where classes were going on, there was a lot of background noise of people talking and doors closing. The continuity of the piece was good, but as some points the camera shot did not flow, as at one moment a character was looking forwards, and in the next shot, was looking at a phone.  Another problem personally, was the filming was very on the spot and therefore the acting was improvised, meaning that I ran out of dialogue at some points, which meant we had to re-shoot and try to fit it in, making sure we took continuity into consideration. 

Overall, the piece went very well, but when shooting our Main Task, we will need to take all the problems into consideration