Evaluation Question 7: Comparison to preliminary task

Category:	Preliminary Task	Final Product
Camera use	In our preliminary task we were only capable of very basic camera shots. This is because we were not willing to over complicate things because we were not very confident in our own ability.	In our final product we used a wider variation of camera techniques and movement. This is because at the time of our final product we knew what we could and could not do. But that didn’t stop us, we tried more extravagant camera movements such as the sweeping shot at the end of our final cut and the extreme high angle shots at the end of rough cuts 1 and 2.
Editing	In our preliminary task it would take us half an hour to get a match on action right. And we had to delete shots because they broke the 180 rule.	We were able to be more extravagant with our editing techniques because we had more time to do so. This is because we flew through things such as match on action shots in under 5 minutes. Because we used after effects we could execute things such as colour corrections to give our film a more professional finish.
Technologies used	In our preliminary task we used iMovie and a standard definition camera so we couldn’t produce high quality finishes like that of our final product	In our final cut we used after effects and a high definition camera so we could produce high quality finishes like that of a Hollywood studio. These techs made it easier to produce a high quality finish as they effectively not let you publish something which was dodgy without seeing it. Therefore you could rectify these errors and you would have a much higher quality finish.
Teamwork	Our teamwork was poor in our preliminary task. We all had different ideas of what should happen and there was a lot of improvisation when we were filming. Also we were poorly organised actors didn’t give their consent forms in until the day of filming and everybody wanted to do all of the editing.	Our teamwork improved vastly for when we worked on our final cut. There was no improvisation for starters we all knew what we had to do. Also I made sure all our actors consent forms were in a whole week in advance to the original day of filming. When it came down to filming having to be postponed due to snow then I made sure I kept in contact with the actors and arrange a new day when everybody was free. When it came to editing, Will taught us how to use after effects and we then devised a rotor for editing in pairs. I edited with Charlie and Will went with Max. Because of this our editing ran smoothly and efficiently.