Filming the preliminary task
In my media lesson today, I filmed my preliminary task. There were a few problems I encountered on the day, even before filming as the members of my group were abscent with no notification which meant I had to film on my own and arrange props. This was really difficult as I had to find new props and arrange everything to film including the camera, in a really short time that I was given. I did not want to film on another day as it was the deadline and I wanted it to be finished so we could begin editing.
Fortunately, another member of my Media Studies class was on her own as the members in her group did also not show up. So we thought it would be good to team up together and film our preliminary task. She helped with the acting and we used our tutor in our task too. I had already made a version of our storyboard in which helped me as it guided me through as I filmed, knowing which shots and angels to use. I used a mixture of shots, including panning shot, long shot and two-shot. I also made sure that I used the 180 degree rule at all times as this is an important aspect when making films, trailers, movies etc. I knew that using the 180 degree rule would have a better effect on the audience as it would not confuse them whilst watching, and also will give me a better experience for when we film our main task.
Even though I had problems to start with, I found filming the preliminary task a good and helpful experience, as I learnt how to use and manage a camera myself and also, more importantly, learnt how to direct and organise people if ever these problems did occur again. It really helped me become more independent in Media Studies and I learnt new things all in the time space I had to shoot in.
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