Preliminary & Final Piece Comparison

By Jay Bullimore

Task Preliminary Task

CameraIn the preliminary task we used an iPhone 5s to record the footage, though this does have many different features to use it still isn’t as

effective as a real DSLR for getting real good quality footage.

Software

Once we had filmed the footage for the preliminary we had to use the software called Final Cut Pro to edit it and put the shots together. We

had never been shown this footage before so everything was quite new to nearly everybody; this made it harder to do the job properly.

Location

We didn’t even think about the location before we recorded the preliminary, all we did was find a nice quiet spot and recorded a few line

of dialogue and that’s it.We didn’t consider the lighting within the location so at times it was

harder to see the person speaking.

Sound

In terms of the sound within the preliminary task we didn’t use any background music in order to make it better or give it a better feel. Also

the dialogue wasn’t recorded in post-production which meant that some of it was really hard to hear and understand throughout.

Film RulesAs I have said we didn’t really know what these film rules were which made it difficult to incorporate into the sequence, also we wasn’t able

to plan when or where they were to be placed.

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Final Piece...Task Final Piece

Camera

In the final piece we were able to obtain proper Nikon DSLR camera for the recording of every shot. This had a wide variety of different features

that allowed us to maximise the quality of the footage shot.In comparison to the footage shot within the preliminary these shots

were inevitably much better quality.

Software

When it came to editing the footage for our opening sequence we had much more experience and confidence when using the software as we’d

had previous experiences using it, with the preliminary task and other small tasks me and my group carried out for practice.

Location

For our final piece we had a lot of time to plan out where and when it was going to be filmed, we were able to use more than just one location

because of this.We were able to take much more of the location into consideration like the lighting, the level of noise surrounding the location and most of all

the accessibility.

Sound

In the final piece we recorded all of the sound at the time of recording and realised some of it was hard to hear so some we kept and other bits

we re-recorded in post-production. This is called Foley and this made the dialogue or sounds much easier to

hear and understand for the viewer.

Film Rules

When we began to record for the final piece we had a much more extensive experience and knowledge of the film rules which made it much easier for us to identify them, incorporate them and use them

effectively within our opening sequence.