Preliminary video

This preliminary video was to test our skills and help us to develop our camera techniques, we had to start of with a character or characters walking in and opening a door and starting a conversation. The different techniques we added in was the corrects 180 degree rule, shot reverse shot editing.


Preliminary Task Evaluation
How the filming went? I really thought the filming ran smoothly showing the 360 degree's tracking shot giving the character time to think about the past that he has been through. Actually filming the shot reverse shot, watching it over again i would think their could be slights improvements from the height of the camera and where its been placed. We start of the video with editing shots showing flash backs (flash to white) to show the audience the terrible moments he as seen in the past and the romantic moments he had with his life partner. With the song in the back ground "my chemical romance" which i thought matches the video really well, the reason of this is the songs speaks about relationship break up and this goes really well with the song. Their are problems that i have encountered with such as the location, finding a decent location that is suitable for the audience, and i felt that this isn't the perfected location to shoot a break up. Also the equipment in the background such as chairs, bags and pictures because all this equipment in the background could be miss placed which then would be a problem because the video does not run smoothly. The strengths of the preliminary video in my opinion would be the editing, as i think that the audience would know whats going on in this characters mind with the flash backs from his relationship problems in the past. So i would really think that the editing with the non-diagectic music in the background is really effective as this shows the audience what problems this character is in. I would remember next time to use non-diagectic music in the background, with the music symbolising a break up and "i don't love you", this is what the preliminary video is all about. This song is in a slow pace showing a sad emotion, and this is what the character is feeling. What i remember to do differently next time is to choose a different location instead of doing this in school, so this would give the audience an un answered question from where the location is set. Also using different and appropriate camera shots such as close ups and extreme close up so this would look more effective.