LOO K I N G B AC K AT YO UR P R E L I M I N A RY TA S K , W H AT D O YO U FE E L YO U H AV E L E A R N T I N T H E P R O G R E S S I O N F R OM I T T O T H E FU L L P R O DU C T ?

Q U E S T I O N 7

TE C H N O LO GY

There were only minor technical difficulties since the Preliminary task, the biggest being the 500MB upload cap on Vimeo which made it hard to upload high-quality videos regularly. Also, Slideshare, the platform I am on now is exasperating due to the fact you can only upload .ppt / .docx file extensions. Not .key (Apple) or Google Slides for example. Finally there is Prezi which, when embedded, does not update automatically and you have to re-embed the presentation onto your blog/website.

C O N T I N U I T Y TA S K F I L M I N G

The preliminary task was a good way for us to hone our skills and really understand how to shoot a sequence of shots, for me especially it was helpful as I did not take Media Studies GCSE and so this was a way for me to find out how scenes were shot and the different angles and lighting that was available, preparing me for the final opening title sequence.

M A I N TA S K (O T S ) F I L M I N GThese shots on the right were behind the scenes of the Bad Wolf scene which was very helpful and has taught me a lot for future media projects. Firstly, the scene had to be shot at a slightly weird angle which I did not like. This was because we had fixed tripod which could not be adjusted up and down, I think the key to success is the planning as I will always have an adjustable tripod and test out the settings before hand from now on.

I believe that much of the filming in the woodland scene went well due to the pre-production and planning completed by me as Locations manager

M Y S TR E N GT H S

I think that because I came onto this course with a GCSE in Photography and past experience with television after being given the chance to give segments to a BBC 2 programme my knowledge was helpful in the process on camera and technology, this meant that our production was filmed in high quality with professional audio. I am also keen and excited about Media and would like to pursue it as a career in later life.

I also have experience with software and online forums which helped us find several of our locations for our opening title sequence.

M Y W E A K N E SS E S

I think my biggest weakness is not always getting my work done to a deadline. This is obviously my fault and also because I have not had previous experience in Media Studies (GCSE). I am working to overcome this.

I also sometimes find it hard to have a professional relationship with the cast and team members and I think this can slow down production.

C O N C LUS I O N

In conclusion, over these past few months I have learnt may things. Media is not as easy as it looks and the production of a film takes meticulous planning and consideration of things out of my control (i.e cancellation, weather, accessibility). I have learnt that it is important to keep to deadlines and to keep on top of your workload to allow you to have time.

I also believe that I have improved my camera, editing and production skills after having various different shooting sequences.