Prelim Evaluation

 During the procedure of making our prelim task I felt that my group actually worked very well together, this is because we all co-operated with each other and listened to each others different views. This made working together much easier as we didn't have any arguments or conflict during the filming, this also made the production process run more smoothly as we ended up finishing earlier than expected with all the correct material that we needed for the editing process. The camera man for our group was Ralph Akhigbe and the actors were Dylan Streader and I, these were the roles each of us took on and as a group we all contributed to editing the footage. This way we all got to play a part in putting together the prelim task, which then gave me a sense of achievement as I had never edited something before so it was all new to me. As a group I felt that nothing went badly, this is because we all got on well with each other so there were no arguments during the filming process and this helped us to cooperate better with one another. To improve my coursework I will try even harder to get everything right, work to the best of my ability and redo work if I get it wrong the first time. I have discovered that the production process can actually be enjoyable and worth while if the group you're working in all work well together, it makes the job a lot easier as there's no tension between the group members.

Example of the 180 Degree Rule

This extract from The Time Travellers Wife adheres to the 180 degree rule because it clearly shows both characters when they're speaking, this makes it easier for the audience to understand what's going on in the scene, they can then relate to the characters as it will be clearer for the audience to pick up on what they're talking about. In the example the woman starts off the action and the camera is just focusing on her, this connotes that what she's saying is important and must be heard and seen by the audience. The camera then moves behind her shoulder so it's focusing on the man and his reaction to what she's saying, this use of over the shoulder shot is effective in showing the audience the facial expressions from the character that it's looking at.

My Storyboard for Prelim and Production Team Meeting

 This is my interpretation of the storyboard for my groups prelim, I have decided to design it like this because I wanted to show a little bit of where the characters are set. I have done this in shot number 1 and 2 by showing the audience a good shot of the character and where abouts they are as soon as the prelim starts. This storyboard has helped me to actually plan the way I'm going to be filming as I now have a clearer understanding of what is best for the audience for them to see. I have used a range of different shot types including the over shoulder shot to help so the conversation between the characters, this includes the 180 degree rule which is a good type of shot to use when two characters are having a conversation.

This is my group and I discussing the different ideas we have for our prelim task, when we had decided on an idea we each drew a storyboard for our interpretation of how we wanted it to look. 

Prelim Task Script- "The conversation."

These were my groups initial ideas :')

Person 1: [walks through the door, walks towards person 2]
Person 2: [stares at person 1]
Person 1: [stares at person 2]
Person 2: Hey...
Person 1: Hi...
Person 2: So... [looks around the room]
Person 1: So... [looks at their nails]
Person 2: Seen the weather lately?
Person 1: Nope.
Person 2: Oh, okay.
Person 1: Umm, yeah.. What you been up to then?
Person 2: Not much. [looks at their phone]
Person 1: Yeah, me neither.
Person 2: [walks out the door on phone]


My group and I spent some time discussing the theme of our script, we wanted to do something that would keep the audience focused on the video throughout it. However, we felt restricted because we were told to avoid a humorous script as it would be difficult to pull off. An initial idea we had was to have it classical using top hats and suits but we soon realised that this idea was unrealistic because we didn't have any access to these sorts of props. So in the end we decided to have a script with an awkward feel to it that was based in school, there are two characters having a chat but one character isn't interested in talking to the other, they're evading an in depth conversation and this is making the atmosphere between the characters awkward. There's a lot of pauses as neither of the characters know what to say next, they're just staring awkwardly at each-other and the surroundings. We have carefully considered the mise-en-scene within our prelim task, the location for our scene is a empty classroom, one character is sitting on their own and the other character walks in and walks towards the character that's sitting on their own. They then start the conversation but person 2 isn't taking a lot of notice, person 2 asks a question to avoid the awkwardness but it doesn't work so they just give up and in the end, they leave the room.