Question 7

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

This is my preliminary task.

This is my final draft of 'Lethal Media'.

This shows that using the skills I have learned in editing, I have gained the ability to incorporate and produce opening credits, and then put them into iMovie.

This clip shows that I have learned how to add in opening credits (Artificial Eye and New Wonder Productions) to my media product. In my preliminary task, the video started off with just the footage, and no opening credits, because I did not know how to implement opening sequences in post-production. However, I eventually learned and improved on my editing skills, because I was able to incorporate opening credits into the footage for my group's horror opening sequence. This editing technique is a huge benefit to me, because the implementation of opening credits makes my media product look more realistic of a film, rather than have no opening credits and delve straight into the footage, which can be sudden and unexpected for the viewer, as they are used to seeing films begin with opening credits.






These are all three examples where I have used creative and imaginative camerawork for the opening sequence of my group's horror product

As well as editing, camerawork is another aspect of Media Studies which I have vastly improved upon. Although I feel that the quality of camerawork was at a decent standard, my preliminary task only features a diminutive amount of interesting and intriguing use of camerawork. For my group's horror opening sequence, I have incorporated a variety of interesting shots into the footage, to attract the viewer's attention. Like my improvement of editing, my improvement of camerawork has also served to be a huge benefit for me. I have learned how to use creative shots that intrigue the viewer, and help to build their anticipation for what is about to transpire next.

However, even though I feel that the complete version of my preliminary task may have been quite basic, it is of a decent standard, and I have used cinematography techniques in that task (as well as when my group produced the opening sequence to a horror film) which were the reason that my preliminary task reached a decent standard.


This shows that the 180 degree rule has been used in my preliminary task


This shows that the 180 degree rule has been used in my coursework task

The 180 degree rule is used to keep the audience from feeling disorientated. It is there to show continuity in the footage, and I feel that I have done good enough with the 180 degree rule in both my preliminary and my coursework task to make sure that the audience don't feel disorientated.


This shows that shot/reverse shot has been used in my preliminary task


This shows that shot/reverse shot has been used in my coursework task

Like the 180 degree rule, the purpose of a shot/reverse shot is to show continuity. Shot/reverse shots are used when two characters are shown facing opposite directions, in the midst of a conversation. The two characters are shown facing opposite directions because it is more of a help to the viewer to show that the two characters are conversing with each other, because the viewer will assume that when the characters are facing opposite directions, they are looking at each other.


This shows that match-on-action has been used in my preliminary task


This shows that match-on-action has been used in my coursework task

Just as the other two filming techniques are used to show continuity, match-on-action provides the same purpose. Match-on-action is the transition between one shot to another, whilst making sure that there is a continuity link between the two shots.

Overall, I felt that there was a noticeable progression from my preliminary task to when I was producing a horror opening sequence along with my group. It is evident that I have gained a much larger grasp on the aspects of camerawork and editing.