When i first started to film my Prelim task it involved no research this is mainly because of the lack of time we had to create this and also the prelim wasn't in any specific genre so there wasn't really any research that needed to be done. This was a lot different to my final production. For my final production there was a lot of research carried out. I had to research into the genre of my film so that i had a greater knowledge and could incorporate my knowledge into my own work, it was also important to research the genre so i could understand the conventions. Planning was another aspect that wasn't done in great detail in the prelim task. This was because there was not a lot needed in terms of props for the prelim task and it was only short which meant coming up with a story board didn't take long at all because there was only a few number of shots. Planning was a lot different for my film because we went into a lot more detail of every aspect than the prelim task. We created a long detailed story board, shot list and call sheet. There was planning looking for suitable locations to film in and also planning which dates that we would film on, we planned them by looking at the weather forecast to make sure the weather was suitable and fit along side previous shots we had. There was also planning of which equipment we would be using for each shoot as this changed thought different scenes, this was different to our prelim task because there was only one scene where we just used one camera.
Time Management: The prelim involved very little time management, it consisted of two lessons one where we went out and got the shots and the other where i edited the shots. There was not a lot to do so it wasn't difficult to manage our time, the only thing we had to focus on was making sure we had all the shots by the time the lesson had finished. This was a lot different to my final production because we found that managing our time was a very important aspect and that if we did not do it we would not have been successful. One of the factors which meant we had to manage our time was that we were filming at the end of the year which meant it got dark earlier so we had to make sure that all our shots for one scene where shot at the same time to show consistency in our work. Another things i had to manage was making sure i had met deadlines, this was important because if done it meant i was not behind. There was a big difference in time management between my prelim task and final production and i have learnt that time management is a very important factor while creating a film.
In my production and prelim there was no external casting done. All the actors which i used were in my media class. The reason why i didnt cast externally in my production was because i was in a big group and if we all were behind a camera there would bound to be someone left out who didtn have a fair contribution to the film, therefore used two members of my group to act in my production. We chose Tom to play the protagonist as we believed he fit the look and style of a protagonist from an action film and we decided that Will would best suit the antagonist role out of the other members in my group. There was no change when casting from the prelim to the production.
When it comes to mise-en-scene, props and costume these were taking into account more in my production that prelim. In my prelim task i did not focus on mise-en-scene and costume in the slightest. This was completely different to my production as i took mise-en-scene and costume very seriously as we wanted to make sure our film was a professional as possible. One prop that we felt was very important was the bag which tom carried, this had a vital role in our film and for a few shoots we had got some shots without tom wearing the bag which resulted in us not being lazy and going back out and reshooting the shots with Tom having the bag on. We also made sure that Will and Tom were wearing the same clothes each shoot. We kept an eye on little details like this to make sure our film was professional and consistent .
Location wasnt though about at all in my prelim task, no though twas put into it, this was mainly because of the time that we had to do it. In my production this was very different, in my group we focused a lot on finding the perfect place to film each scene, we looked for a while narrowing down different locations until we were certain which one would suit our film the best. We had to think carefully about our location because we had to make our chase scene look like it was shot all in a constant flow but it was actually shot all over the town we live in, we chose our locations so carefully that this wouldn't be noticed even my a resident in the town.
My prelim task was shot in one take and there wasn't any chance to go back and reshoot our shots or take any sample shots. The shots were filmed and then edited straight away. However in my production this was different because when on location shooting i would also set up the camera in the correct position (being the cinematographer) and then i could conduct a few practice shots to see which looked the best (taking on the role of director). Once decided which was best i would then shoot the final shot. Once i had all the clips and was editing i could see if there were any shots which needed to be reshot, there was a fair bit of reshooting done because we didnt want to settle for not the best we could get, this resulted in me creating a number of rough cuts for m group.
Sound was not a feature which i incorporated a lot into my prelim task, there was no dialogue and the only sound which was in was a few basic sound effects such as footsteps. In my production this was very important, i had realised that sound is a vital part of a film and it can make a film 100x better and more professional. I also wanted to make sure the sound in my production was right which resulted in me spending a lot of time messing around with the sound. There was a lot of effort making our music right in my final production which was very different to my prelim task.
Because i created my prelim task early on in the year i had not created my ident yet this was only created during my final production. Everyone in my group created their idents individually, once they were all created we then imported them into the film. I learnt a lot about idents such as the time they are on and other things that are common in idents.
The editing in my prelim task was very basic and it didnt require much depth, i feel like the editing in my final production was also quite basic but that my production didnt need anything extra, i found the editing simple and easy to complete and had no difficulty editing. Nothing new was really learnt from the prelim to the final production because i already knew how to edit and had them skills.
First Rough Cut
Final Cut
