After posting our video onto my blogg for other people in my class to see, we looked at the comments and emails we had been sent to us concerning our video. This enabled us to take a look back at a preliminary task and see what we did well, what we did badly and what people thought of our video. This will enable us to improve our Main Task by improving what we did badly, including what we did well and taking what other people said about our Preliminary Task into account so that we can ensure that our Main Task improves from our first production.
There was one problem with our Preliminary Task video that was highlighted in most of the comments and emails I recieved concerning our video. The main problem with our Preliminary Task video seemed to be a continuity error we had made whilst filming. The error we made occured when one of the actors entered the office and did not close the door. This alone was not the continuity error, this occured when the other actor left the room and the door was this time closed. This is not possible for the door to be closed as there was only two people in the room at the time and when both of the actors sat down the door was still open; neither of the actors got up at any point in the video to shut the door so it was impossible for the door to be shut at the end of the video when one of the actors left the room. As a group we did not notice this error ourselves so it was very useful that other members of our class were able to comment on our video telling us what we did well and what we did badly otherwise we would not have nocticed the continuity error. The other small error that was notfied was the sound at the begining of the production. This occured when two of the actors were walking up and down the stairs, and becasue of the position of the camera (on the floor) the sound of the footsteps was very loud and it had not been cut out in the editing. Other than the continuity mistake and the sound error that we made in our video the comments that we recieved did not notify any other mistakes we had made whilst filming and editing. The other comments consisted positive feedback on our video and things that we did well; for example some of the comments we recieved said that we had chosen a good location for filming and our camera angles were well though through and very appropriate.
It was very useful to recieve feedback on our video becasue now we know what things to look out for when completing our Main Task so we don't make the same mistakes again. Also we know what types of things, we as a group, are good at doing and therefore what we should include in our Main Task to ensure that it is a great improvement from the Preliminary Production.
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Preliminary Task - The Interrogator
Now that we have decided the group members we have decided to look back at the Preliminary Task so that we can evaluate our work and help us complete the Main Task. We have just uploaded our video on Youtube and I am going to copy the link into this post so that other class members can see the video and comment their views of the video onto this post. This will enable us to see the good and bad parts of our video. Therefore we will know what mistakes not to make when completing the Main Task and what good things we should include in our Main Task. The YouTube link to out Preliminary Task Video is:
Please take your time to watch the video and post a comment of your views. Thank You.
Please take your time to watch the video and post a comment of your views. Thank You.
My Group
After some long discussions with other people in the class I have formed our group for the main task with three other members. We talked together and decided that we all possessed the individual qualities that suits the task and will enable us to have our own jobs. The four members in our group are; Luke Cowie (Me), Ed Barnes, Sam Bailey and Mark Posnett. Every member in our group has previously done Media Studies at GCSE and achieved a high grade (including myself), so this is a great assest all of the members in our group already hold. The other reasons why we decided this would be a suitable group are as follows:
Ed Barnes - Ed is very good at editing and said he would be willing to do the majority of the editing that our group required. We know Ed can do a good job from the Preliminary Task so we thought he would be a good member to have in our group.
Mark Posnett - Mark is an excellent camerman, as he proved in the Preliminary Task. He is able to take control of the camera and provide good feedback for the Director when preparing for the shots and when filming. Therefore we decided Mark would be a good member to have in our group.
Luke Cowie (Me) - The other three group members said that I would be a good member to have in the group because I am a good Director. They I am good a choosing the right camera angles when filimng and also I am good at selecting the correct location for filiming. Also they said I am good at taking control of the group when filming, so everyone know exactly what they are doing. This is why they said I am a good member to have in their group.
Sam Bailey - Sam is an excellent Actor, as proved in the Preliminary Task. He is able to act to a high standard and display and excellent portrayal of the characters he plays. The acting is an improtant part of our film, as it can look very unprofessional if the acting is poor. Therefore we decided Sam would be a great asset to our group.
These are the reasons why we chose these members for our group and we all work well together and have own jobs within the Main Task.
Ed Barnes - Ed is very good at editing and said he would be willing to do the majority of the editing that our group required. We know Ed can do a good job from the Preliminary Task so we thought he would be a good member to have in our group.
Mark Posnett - Mark is an excellent camerman, as he proved in the Preliminary Task. He is able to take control of the camera and provide good feedback for the Director when preparing for the shots and when filming. Therefore we decided Mark would be a good member to have in our group.
Luke Cowie (Me) - The other three group members said that I would be a good member to have in the group because I am a good Director. They I am good a choosing the right camera angles when filimng and also I am good at selecting the correct location for filiming. Also they said I am good at taking control of the group when filming, so everyone know exactly what they are doing. This is why they said I am a good member to have in their group.
Sam Bailey - Sam is an excellent Actor, as proved in the Preliminary Task. He is able to act to a high standard and display and excellent portrayal of the characters he plays. The acting is an improtant part of our film, as it can look very unprofessional if the acting is poor. Therefore we decided Sam would be a great asset to our group.
These are the reasons why we chose these members for our group and we all work well together and have own jobs within the Main Task.
What I am looking for in group members?
Now that I have finished the Preliminary Task with my previous group, I have to seriously think about the members I would like to work with when I am completing the Main Task. By completing the Preliminary Task it has enabled me to see the qualities in other class members and now I can make some decisions about who I may like to work with. I would like the people I work with to possess certain qualities that will enable the group to have their own jobs within the task. This means that everyone will be able to be doing something towards the final peice and therefore as a group we will complete the task quicker and to a better standard. The types of qualities that I am looking for in group members are as follows:
Editior - I am looking for someone in my group who is good at editing and is willing to do the majority of the editing our group requires. This is becasue the editing is a huge peice of the main task and if we have a good editor in the group the owrk will be a whole lot better.
Cameraman- I need a member in my group who is willing to take control of the camera. It will be their job to set up the camera a do all of the filming, when instructed to do so by the Director. They will have to set up the camera where the Director wants it and also provide the Director with feedback on the camera angle and the take itself. This person will enable the Director to make sure the Actors know exactly what they are doing while the Camerman prepares the props, the setting, the camera, etc....
Director - I am looking for someone who is willing to take control of the cameraman and the actors ensuring that all the filming is done to a good standard and that we have taken enough shots when filiming the main task. Also they will have to choose the correct camera angles to use and where the actors need to be when filming. This is to enable the other group members to be doing other jobs rather than doing two jobs at the same time.
Actor - I need a member in my group that is fairly good and willing to carry out acting in front of the camera for our main task. There may need to be more than one actor, but they need to be confident and are able to work with other people. This member is needed to ensure that the film is of a good standard becasue the acting is also another main part of the main task.
Editior - I am looking for someone in my group who is good at editing and is willing to do the majority of the editing our group requires. This is becasue the editing is a huge peice of the main task and if we have a good editor in the group the owrk will be a whole lot better.
Cameraman- I need a member in my group who is willing to take control of the camera. It will be their job to set up the camera a do all of the filming, when instructed to do so by the Director. They will have to set up the camera where the Director wants it and also provide the Director with feedback on the camera angle and the take itself. This person will enable the Director to make sure the Actors know exactly what they are doing while the Camerman prepares the props, the setting, the camera, etc....
Director - I am looking for someone who is willing to take control of the cameraman and the actors ensuring that all the filming is done to a good standard and that we have taken enough shots when filiming the main task. Also they will have to choose the correct camera angles to use and where the actors need to be when filming. This is to enable the other group members to be doing other jobs rather than doing two jobs at the same time.
Actor - I need a member in my group that is fairly good and willing to carry out acting in front of the camera for our main task. There may need to be more than one actor, but they need to be confident and are able to work with other people. This member is needed to ensure that the film is of a good standard becasue the acting is also another main part of the main task.
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