Evaluation - Question 7

 Looking back at your preliminary task (The continuity edit) what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Looking back at my first task (continuity) I can see a lot of small mistakes as tricks such as match on action and the 360 degree rule were not as of yet mastered. There was also a lack in vary of angles whilst using the camera for the first time and some shaky shots such as when the actor was walking down the stairs. With all of this put together it shows an amature understanding of continuity throughout the filming industry.

Comparing this to my film opening sequence you can immediately tell that there is a lot more time, care and precision during the filming and editing of this piece with greater understanding of the film industry to support it. A more varied use of camera angles were used to show a vast understanding of the different techniques used by the professionals. You can also see a greater knowledge in the editing skills used in my film opening sequence as more visual effects and sound effects have been used in a more professional manor compared to my original continuity edit as before it looked unprofessional and the shots did not link properly.

As well as sound effects that were added during the editing stage of my film opening sequence we also used a track that we made up ourselves to suit the genre of our film and a voice over rather than just using made up sounds put together from the editing software that we used. By using our own sounds this gave our over all film opening sequence a higher quality finish which looked a lot more professional compared to my first attempt of filming an editing.