Consolidation/evaluation of preliminary

When filming our preliminary film we ensured that we used a variety of camera shots and angles so that we were able to gain an insight as to what they look like when formally filmed. Some of these shots include a low angle of the actor walking towards the camera which transforms into an extreme close up of her walking. Throughout most of the preliminary film, we don't show the full face of the actor because this helps to create a feeling of suspense and tension. Ultimately at the end we see who it is and the plot of the film is made clear. If we were to film this again we would continue to hide the face and  it was successful in creating the feeling of tension.

We used basic editing techniques because we hadn't used the iMovie software before, and wanted to understand the basics of editing before we moved onto the more complex side when doing our main task. One of the main parts of the editing was making sure that what we produced flowed between the shots and therefore made smooth transitions between scenes.
By making sure that we had grasped the overall editing technique, we feel that we are prepared to go into our main task film, as we are able to focus on the more complex issues that the editing will bring us and we can tackle these appropriately with our consolidated knowledge of the software.

The sound that we used was very basic and didn't really fit in with our narrative; we had chosen it very quickly and without much thought to how it would fit in with our visual footage. This was a slight problem when it came to editing the sound to fit with the footage, as in some places the continuity between shots doesn't flow well.
In the approach to the main task, what we learned in the preliminary task is extremely useful to use when completing the main film as we can better what we had done in this task. For example it has taught us that we need to properly  search for the soundtracks that we use as we will need to make sure that it fits with the visual footage that we have. Equally we need to find a soundtrack that creates the tense atmosphere that we want the audience to feel, as this will help to succeed in fulfilling audience pleasure.