Question 7

While we was doing prelim project, it was much easier to edit and much faster as it was not as long and complex of our thriller. In our prelim, we had 3 main rules such as having match cuts , shot reverse shots and 180 degree rules. We filmed our prelim according to all these rules which was difficult to do as it was our first time actually learning about these rules but as time went by we got used to it and it was actually really simple to do but sometimes gets confusing as we forget which positions we are in. In our prelim, our match cuts was not really as smooth and did not flow much. During the time making the prelim, we did not add any interesting music on as we did not know how to add it onto the video which made it really dull and boring. We made sure we had different types of shots such as long shots , medium shots , point of view and over the shoulders.


Our final project, i believe that we took in everything that we had in our prelim video and improved it by a lot in the thriller. We took all our skills from our prelim video and tried to follow the skills towards our thriller which enhanced it more. By knowing these skills already, filming our footages was much easier and straight forward considering we learnt most of the skills we needed in our prelim video.While we were filming our thriller, we made sure that we always followed the 180 degree rule as we thought it was really important in filming whereas in the prelim, we forgot sometimes which made us lose a lot of time while we was filming.




While we was planning our storyboard we had much more ideas and
confidence while we was planning our final project whereas in the prelim, we had to keep changing scenes. In our thriller, we followed our storyboard throughout while we was filming but changed a fews things to improve our thriller and make it stand out a bit more as we thought our old ideas was not as good. Before changing any of our storyboards,  we always talk as a group first and talk about the pros and cons about changing it before just in case there would be a problem with it. As our thriller was much longer than our prelim, we added more scenes and shots.


During the prelim we did not know much about camera angles and shots. We had to learn but using the JVC camera to get used to it and understand how to actually use it. Our shots on the prelim was not as bad as it looks but we had to retake many shots which wasted a lot of time and it seemed like we were behind in time. While we were doing the prelim we learnt about the rule of thirds, 180 degree rule and all types of camera shots and angles. We were really struggling as only 2 members knew how to use the camera and had to teach the other 2 members which was really helpful and that improved our teamwork skills.



Our camera work improved a lot as we went along. At the start of the thriller, our camera work was still a little off, so while we was filming our progression on camera work came along really well. We shared the camera around so everyone could use it to understand the camera angles and shots. During the prelim video, we did not know much about the camera so we just randomly did shots where sometimes the top of the head is not there but as we filmed more, we started to know about the rule of thirds and other  rules that we needed to improve our camera work. Also during our prelim , we did not use much movements such as tilt and pan whereas in our thriller we used all sorts of types of shots. As a result we had much better shots and angles than our prelim video and we a varies of shots which enhanced our video more.


After filming our footage we edited our video. In the prelim our editing was just standard for example we just added all the clips together and merged them together. We added only one transition which was fade in/out which was alright but a little dull and boring. At the start, everyone thought editing was really hard and difficult but we started to get used to it. I was our main editor and I have edited previous things before and used final cut pro in GCSE which really helped me along the way. I was not really a professional on using the program but still managed. The rest of the group had no idea of how to use the editing software so i had to teach all of them on how to do it which made them gain a new skill on editing. After watching the prelim video, i realised my editing skills were a bit stiff which i had to improve on to make it flow more.


When we edited our thriller, we knew all the basics of editing and knew how to use the program more. After filming, we had many clips so we did not want to make the mistake we did on the prelim so we decided half of us would separate the clips so it would be much easier and more flexible. While editing, I learnt different types of transitions and syncing everything together such as the sound and different types of clips.In our thriller our match cuts improved a lot by making more flowable and more in sync together. At the end my whole group knew how to use the software which was really useful instead of one person editing all the time. This made us have enough time to spend on blogging and editing.



During this project I have developed new skills such as leadership,communication,teamwork, editing and camera work and also most important of all meeting new people and making new friends. Also I have developed my skills in AS media even more. I did media studies in GCSE which was only the basics of media and knew about most of the shots already but in AS, I have learnt new things such as rule of thirds and 180 degree rules. I have also learnt how to use new softwares such as Final Cut Pro and Sound Cut Pro which could be useful in future for me. I really enjoyed working with my team and loved every single part of this project. However, we had a few problems with each other half way through the project which was solved real quick and everyone had their own difficulties. The things that I would have changed in our project would be the lighting where sometimes it was dark and light which was a big problem for us as we filmed in different times but anything else, I would not have changed. I really enjoyed my Experience and picked the correct group to work with as they were all focused into this project.

This is a picture of everyone having break at the location that we was in. We had really fun together and had laughs but when we had to get down to the work, everybody was actually focused onto doing the work. Some people did not know how to use cameras and how to edit but that got solved real quickly which really impressed me as they were all fast learners. I had great fun and made new friends in the end and it was a real privilege to work with this group.