Evaluation 7- Looking back on your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

I learnt that its important to have the right kind of non diegetic sound to match the genre and style of the video. Originally I tried using this music in the video above in the first video. However I thought that this didn't match the genre of drama and adventure, and it just didn't go with the video. So I went onto the internet and searched for more music, and most of it was very disappointing. Eventually I came across the track that I used on my final video.  I thought that this was more generic of a film opening and the genres of my film, also it suited the character and gave off the satire tone that I was trying to show through my film. In my preliminary task I didn't add any music because it didn't suit the film and would have given off the wrong genre of the film. However it was too empty without the music and it would have improved it to have music in the background. Therefore I have improved by ensuring that I have used the right type of music in my final film, so that it conveys the right emotions and feeling for the film.

I also learnt that its important to film as much footage as you can. Despite filming the reverse tracking shot 7 times, when it came to editing I still wasn't satisfied with the footage I had. The only problem was, I had to stick with the footage I got because the person who played the role of the main character had already decided to dye her hair, meaning that I couldn't film the footage again. This taught me a valuable lesson in always filming enough footage, ensuring that you can produce the best product possible. I did film more footage than what I had used in the preliminary task, as on some of the shots I had to cut it short and it cut off the speech too quickly, and I didn't have any other footage to correct this error with.

In the preliminary task I didn't stick to the 180 degree rule when filming, as I didn't understand it properly and I thought that it would still apply as long as I filmed over someone's shoulder. In my final film, I defiantly stuck to the 180 degree rule, as each time I filmed I made sure that I stayed on one side of the character so that I didn't break the rule. Also in most of my shots, I only had one location for the character as I wanted the film to be short and snappy. This ensured that I stuck to the 180 degree rule.

In my final product I used shot reverse shot to show the tension between the main characters and the other characters in the scene. In the preliminary task  I only used shot reverse shot to swap between when the characters were speaking. However in the opening of my film I wanted to show how the characters were getting closer to one another and the hate between them was building up. From this I have learn't that I can use shot reverse shot in different ways other than just showing when one characters speaking. I can now use it to show characters reactions to one another when in their presence.

I didn't use any match on action in my film because I wanted it to be snappy and quick so that I could fit in all of the footage, and show the main characters mundane life. Therefore I haven't progressed in any match on action since the preliminary task. I could have  used match on action when the main character steals the money and walks out of the house, however this would have made the shot unnecessarily long  and boring to watch. Match on action isn't always good to use if you are on a time limit.