7 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT FILM MAKING

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:

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