1. Looking back at the preliminary task,
what do I feel that I have learnt in
the progression from it to the full
product?

2. Observations of the conventions of
continuity, language of film and
grammar of the edit:
• When drawing up the storyboard to plan out the
exact technicality of each shot, I felt that I knew
exactly the effect and type of shot used for
editing and filming in general. For example, in
discussion it was expected from each other to use
the appropriate media terminology and to have a
general understanding for each shot type wanted.
Some of the shots used for the task include:
match on action, shot reverse shot, wide shot,
over the shoulder, eye-line match etc.

3. Shot description
• E.G: Match on action description: the cut
between two shots show that no time has
passed between them which works as a time
manipulation technique. From one shot, it
cuts during an action to another camera angle
but showing the action from the same point in
time from the previous shot.

6. Storyboarding
• The previous page of the planned storyboard
was very helpful to gain some practice with
labeling and filling in the text boxes together,
covering mise-en-scene, dialogue, diegetic
sound and special effects, non-diegetic sound
and music, lighting, props and actors, shot
numbers, shot types and individual timing for
each frame.

7. Creative decisions
• The storyline was a minor decision to the
task, however it is a conversation between
two friends over the prelim task and a drink.
• When editing it was important to make the
dialogue fit in when replacing and deleting
unwanted footage. We had to do 3 re-runs of
the filming due to confusion of dialogue, and
therefore had to make the cuts as ordered as
possible.

8. Original Shooting script
• Felicity walks into shot, pan, extreme close up
of hand on door
• Match on action, felicity enters, pan over to
her walking,
• Cut to felicity, over the shoulder shot
• Visa versa
• This has been adapted, altered and edited
vastly since this first plan of the task.

9. Time management
• Organizing the crew, borrowing the necessary
equipment from the Media Studies department
and having enough free time as well as slotted
Media lessons to fulfill the task requirements.
Over week 1 we had accomplished filming and
getting used to the camera and the basics of
camera operation, for example the basic digital
video camera functions and the modes of the DV
cameras, and then the second week was
dedicated to editing and producing the final
prelim for 30 seconds long.

10. Mistakes to learn from
• Having made errors altogether during the production
process, the particular mistakes that I made included not
charging the DV battery for the Canon camera in time for
the second day use of filming and it was also quite difficult
to steady the shot behind the camera whilst using the
tripod as it was essential to keep the camera steady. Now I
know properly that they are actually easy to deploy due to
the adjustable legs and detachable shoes that fit
underneath the camera. When I was filming the panned
shot and counting down the 10 seconds before record,
where the three final seconds are silent, I did not
communicate this gesture properly and at that moment,
failed to capture the perfect shot.

11. Organizing the crew
• At times this production period was
overlapped with a school trip to Europe,
however the members travelling were easily
contacted and when they came back, the
equal dedication and editing participation
made the piece as it is now and thankfully to
Facebook and emailing, we accomplished to
keep immediate contact with the team
members.