Preliminary Task Self Evaluation: Molly Curtis

Preliminary Task


Molly Curtis


· Does your film use continuity editing so that the sequence of events are clear and easily understood by the viewer?
Yes, we used movie maker to create a flowing video, we didn’t want the video to be jumpy we wanted it all to flow, we used edits like, fly in’ etc. this helped make the video flow. We knew this was very important because if we didn’t used edits to make the clip flow, the whole thin g would look very disorganised and messy, so this made the whole thing very clear. We showed the clip to our friends and they all said it flowed and wasn’t jumpy, they said this made it very clear and was well presented.


· Have you followed the directions in the brief? (A character opens a door, crosses a room and sits down in a chair opposite another character. An exchange of dialogue occurs.)
We didn’t follow the brief however we stull used the correct angles and camera work, so we did however we just laid ours out a little differently to make it more unique from everyone else’s. The layout of our clip was still very good we used the brief as a template so we knew what to include and how to do it, the brief really helped us and made us understand the task a lot easier. We still used communication just like the brief and we still used all the camera angles like we were supposed to do. Overall the brief really helped us with the task.


· Have you used match-on-action?
Yes we used match on action at the end of the clip, to show our expressions and what Beth was doing. This will create emphasis and make the clip seem a lot more dramatic.


· Can you explain what a match-on action involves?
We used match on action when Beth opened the door, then the camera then came in front of us to show our reaction and show the emotion we have. This made it clears to the audience how we felt and that we were scared. Match on action is where one shot cuts to another shot portraying the action of the subject in the fist shot.


· Have you used shot/reverse shot?
Yes, we used this to show how each character was feeling about what the other person was saying and it clearly showed who was talking to whom.


· Can you explain what shot/reverse shot involves?
The way we did this is when Beth and I were talking to each other; we did this so the audience could clearly see we were communication with each other, this also made the conversation more important by focusing on our faces, to see our emotion.


· Did you observe the 180-degree rule?
Yes we did, we observed the rule so the audience would know where they stand and also Theo (the cameraman) stayed on the exact same side of us so the clip wouldn’t flip if Theo stood on the other side, initially this doesn’t create confusion with the audience. Because the actors w=always stayed in the same positions and the clip didn’t flicker.


· Can you explain the 180-degree rule?
The 180 degree rule is a filming guideline that participants in a scene should have the same left-right relationship to each other, with filming only taking place with the 180 degree angle I which is maintained in a conversation. This allows the audience to have a greater sense of location in the scene in terms of what may be off screen in some shots, like reverse shot for example.


· What role did you play in the making of the preliminary task? (e.g. filming, acting, editing, equipment organisation etc.)
My role in the preliminary task was actor; co-editor/director and I as well as everyone planned the story line I also planned the story board and created it with everyone else in my group, and helped plan and also create the blog, with the other members in my group for the blog (Jess and Beth) i was also co-director i acted and tok part in equiopment organisation


· How would you assess your contribution to the group?
I think my contribution towards the group was very good, we all worked really hard and we all took part. My roles In the group were very important and I worked very hard, just like everyone else.


· What have you learned from the process of making your preliminary film?I have learned that a lot of hard work and dedication goes into this to make it very good, you have to have alto of skills to be able to use movie maker and edit efficiently.