Film Evaluation cont.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I learnt many skills whilst in the process of filming; such as different camera’s and ways the camera used can eventually effect the atmosphere the film will generate to the audience. For example, by using a hand held camera whilst Sarah is on the phone, I believe it gives the sequence a more urgent or uncomfortable feeling – had I used a smooth tracking camera the scene would have been more dull without the aggression she portrays coming through to the audience. During the editing, I learnt many skills such as being able to edit various pieces in one go, being able to move many cut pieces of film together at the same time, and adding sound tracks and sound effects. I also learnt that the titles for the films are a lot more complex than I originally thought – there are many different fonts, styles, colours and positions on screen which your titles can sit, also the way in which they leave the screen (I used fading in and out). Some difficulties I came across would be editing the motion picture and sound track at different times, I often edited the film without the sound, creating lapses in the film and sounds, which had no picture to match. I also found that once cutting the sound, it was crucial to get it to match the motion picture at the right place, otherwise the voices and movement on screen would be out of sinc.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Looking back over my preliminary task, I feel that my full product, although perhaps not as aesthetically pleasing as I would have liked, is a lot better than my preliminary task. Besides the fact that it has extra titles and a musical soundtrack, I feel the editing is a lot better. I have a wider variety of camera shots and angles and used different ways in linking my shots together. Because had a greater knowledge of how Final Cut Express works, I felt more comfortable filming, as I knew where and how I would cut the film.