Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

From the start of the preliminary task to the finished product, I have learnt in my progression that movies are more difficult things to make and exhibit to audiences than most people think they are. Often the problems I encountered were simple: such as the problem I had when filming the preliminary task (which was easier than I thought it would be) made me realise that I needed to check the tape before filming since the tape I used on the first attempt was corrupted which I then did in subsequent lessons.

A big lesson I learnt from this project was developing effective interpersonal communication skills: for example how to get along with the cast and communicating my ideas effectively to them. Pressure from others is another thing I learnt from doing this task (which is what I would have to face in the professional film-making world) such as the criticisms I got on the original version of my media piece, how hard it can be to get access to specific filming locations and having to meet deadlines.

In the preliminary task I learnt a lot of the basics properly - such the usefulness of producing a shotlist which greatly helped me with filming organisation. Another thing I learnt from doing this task was how to properly draw a storyboard such as adding how long the shots run for and what type of shot it was. (I knew how to do this when I was younger but just not the way it was done in real life).

Finally, what I learnt most progressing my skills through both film tasks is how easy filming a media piece can be when you finally get the hang of it through many attempts and weeks of practice (the preliminary task), preparation (storyboards, shotlists etc.) and outside experience (my Moving Image Arts lessons) and how much fun it can be when you get it right.