Final Task : Evaluation

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

When creating the video for the preliminary task i did not know how to use Adobe premier pro to edit or how to use the camera and tripod properly. I also did not know much about the codes and conventions of different genres of films.
When doing research for the final project i definitely learnt a lot about the codes and conventions of a mystery film. Codes and conventions of mystery films include dark lighting, confusing plots, props such as knives and things to suggest the plot of the film and a black background on which the titles and credits are placed.
During the filming stage of the task i learnt a lot about how to use a camera properly and different shots that can be created. In the end we were quite inventive with camerawork as we produced a sequence which is shot in the reflection of the mirror. We were surprised that this actually worked as we had never tried it before. The Camerawork used definitely created a good effect as it looks as if the main character is the only one who can see the supernatural figure. This is a technique we have used in the final task that we did not know how to do in the preliminary task and we have learnt over time. 
In the preliminary task we did not know the importance of using a tripod and therefore just handheld the camera when we were shooting. In the Final task we shot it as a point of view shot which did not show a variety of shots and we did not use a tripod so it looked unprofessional and unfinished. We got told that this would not achieve very high marks. so we decided to re shoot the footage using a tripod. We realised that this was much better and the shots looked much more professional.
In the preliminary task i wasn't very experienced when it came to editing and was unsure how to use the program that we used which was Adobe premier pro. I didn't really know how to add sound onto the footage or how to add special effects. In the preliminary task i had chance to experiment with the program and to try out different effects which was how i learnt to use the program in the final task. By the final task i was more confident when using this piece of software as i did some of the editing of the film. There is evidence of how we have progressed in using this piece of technology as the final piece had sound and special effects added to it during the titles.  Some times this program was inconvenient t use as it kept crashing which wasted some time but we still managed to finish the editing in time.
Overall during the whole making of the final piece i have learnt a lot about camerawork,editing and the amount of research that can be put into a film. I have learnt lots of new skills such as editing and shooting footage so that it looks better. I have also learnt the importance of continuity and how it can affect the outcome of a film sequence.