Continuity Task Evaluation

I feel that me and my groups continuity task went quite well. When filming we had decided to take a couple of shots for each bit so that when we came to editing there were a few we could choose from. This worked very well as it helped us to quicken up the process a bit as we had everything we needed there already. However once we finished shooting and came back to edit, we realised that we had broken the 180 degree rule when Avey had opened the door. This meant we had to go out and film that part again which took up time, however it has helped me to realise that when we come to do our actual project then we should film more than enough so that we wouldn't waste time on having to re-film. Also once watching the task back after it had been edited we realised something was missing. This was that we did not have a shot of the face when Avey sees the note on the locker which would mean the audience would not see her reaction to it which is very important, therefore we had to go out and shoot that again. From doing this the background noise was different in this part than it was in the rest of the film which didn't look quite right. Therefore i have learnt that when making our coursework film we may have to put in the sound after we have filmed it. We also may have to do this with the dialogue because in our continuity task some of the dialogue is quite quiet and difficult to hear, so if we do the sound and dialogue separately it could sound better.

The storyboard was very effective when it came to filming as we then all had an idea of what we wanted it too look like. However, there were some changes made, as when we were filming we discussed some other ideas that hadn't occurred to us before and tried it to see if it looked good. Overall the storyboard helped alot and we did follow it quite closely although there were some changes that were made.

This continuity Task will help me in my actual coursework project, as now that i have had the chance to try and make a short film i have realised how much work and time is needed to put into it. I have learnt that it is always better to film alot so that there are choices when editing and also would be better as you wouldn't have to re film which would take up alot of the time, which would set us back. Story boarding is also very important as it would then save time when filming because you know exactly what you are wanting to shot.