Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? Examples are here and here.
research the genre, specific genre codes
suspense, enigma, tension, thrill: function of film opening to hook audience, not reveal all
realism, props, costumes, setting, lighting
the role of visual codes
tripod;
hand-held "When making the prelim, I learned how to bubble the
tripod..." "i used only tripod work in the prelim but for my Foundation
Production I had the freedom to use hand-held..GoPro..."
ellipsis in narrative; motivated edits
Key characters should be prominent in the first
and last shots in a sequence to signal their importance.
camera angles serve different specific functions
continuity editing using iMovie or FinalCutPro; "The prelim required only shot reverse shot, but in my film opening, I..."
Adobe After Effects
PhotoShop stills pulled in
iStopMotion to make your production company ident
function of sound
180 degree rule "In my prelim, I learned to observe the 180 degree rule...In my film opening, I practised using this by..."
titles
organization of cast, equipment; planning tools like shot lists and call sheets
you
went to the BFI study day on UK Cinema: Audiences and Institutions. Did
anything there help you to think about your film making?
It may help you to study the marking criteria for a level 4 (top band) mark for Evaluation:
