Preliminary Task Evaluation

Preliminary Task Evaluation

What Went Well

In my preliminary task I was able to demonstrate the 3 techniques needed. Match-on-action was used at the beginning of the film when the “Hero” walks through the door. And I was able to keep to the 180 degree rule while using shot/reverse shot where the hero exchanges dialogue with villain. I also believe I had a wide range of camera shots that worked very well which included: close-ups, point of view shots, subjective point of view shots and mid-shots. I also like the music used. I believe it sets a tense and dark atmosphere which is juxtaposed by how silly the situation is creating a comedic effect. I believe the character of the villain was done really well by Rory Giddings. While a villain is meant to be cynical, dark and serious, he completely ignores this and makes him comical.

What I Would Do Differently

Even though I was able demonstrated Match-on-action once at the beginning, I feel like I could have done it a lot more. This is would be to make it more obvious that I have used this technique especially as it is not obvious in my film due to the shortness off the scene it is used in. The camera is also not fully focused throughout the film which is small error which can easily be fixed for future projects. While I believe it wasn’t done terribly, I don’t think my part in the film was very convincing and so maybe using someone else as the hero would have been a better choice. While the location used was a somewhere the hero and villain could have a conflict, I feel it wasn’t somewhere that people would fight over the end of the world, maybe some sort of special effects or green screen would have added to the atmosphere and sense of place.