My groups Preliminary Task

After we finished our Preliminary Task, we needed to do an Evaluation of it. This is what we came up with:

Write about the Preliminary Task. What were you asked to do? How did you find each stage of the process?

As a group, we were asked to film a short extract consisting of a person entering a room and having a short conversation with another person already sat in the room. There were different stages we had to complete, such as walking down the corridor, entering the room, stitting down and then having the conversation. After we completed the filming, we then had to edit it. This included adding/amplifying sounds, adding transitions and editing the overall lengths of the scenes.

Write 3 things you learned during completing the Preliminary Task:

• One thing was learning to edit our footage using Adobe Premier Pro. This was a lot of fun and will defiantly help us when editing our 2 Minute Film Opening
• How to set up and use the camera and microphone equipment
• How to affectivly do camera shots like Shot/Reverse Shot and Establishing shot

List 3 things that went well:

• How well we worked as a group to get the Preliminary Task done affectively to a good standard (Taking other peoples points on board and working with them)
• We got the editing for our Preliminary Task done very quickly. This is because we are all good with technology and computer software, picking the process up very quickly 
• We quickly got all of the planning done ready to film our Preliminary Task, getting straight on with making up a storyboard and going onto filming it

List 3 things you could have improved:

• We could have improved the clarity of what shots we were doing before we actually started to film, avoiding confusion
• Fully rehearsing the scrip before filming the dialogue
• Making sure we have enough time at the end to fully edit the sequence, not underestimating the time it may take to do so

Has the Preliminary Task given you any idea for your 2 minute Film Opening? If so, what?

The Preliminary Task has given us ideas of what we need to include within our 2 Minute Film Opening. Some of the basic camera shots/rules that we must stick to like: 180 Rule, Shot/Reverse Shot and Match-on-Action. While doing the Preliminary Task, it also introduced us to the equipment and software that we will be using to film our Opening, such as the Apple Mac's, the filming camera's and Adobe Premier Pro, the software used for editing. It also taught us about the Research/Planning, the Construction and the Evaluation, all off which we will need to do for our 2 Minute Film Opening.

Job Roles within Film

A film crew is a group of people hired by a production company for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. A film crew is divided into different sectors, each of which specializes in a specific aspect of the production. 


An online site called Wikipedia gave me all of the Job Roles within the Filming Industry. Looking at all of the different sectors and jobs, it gave our group an idea of what jobs actually need doing to make our film a success. 

The following link is the Wikipedia page for all of the information I used and needed in my research about different job roles within the filming industry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_crew#Props

BBFC - British Board of Film Classification

The BBFC is an independent, non-governmental body. The BBFC classifies films on behalf of the local authorities who license cinemas under the Licensing Act 2003.

The BBFC endeacors to classify submitted works in one of the following categories:

U Universal - Suitable for all ages.

PG Parental Guidance - General viewing, but some senses may be unsuitable for young children.

12A - The 12A category exists only for cinema films. No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.

12 - This category exists only for video works. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a 12 rated film.

15 - Suitable only for 15 years and older. No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema or allowed to rent or buy a 15 rated film.

18 - Suitable only for adults.

R18 - To be shown only in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and adults of no less than 18 years.

The BBFC take into consideration different aspects the film to come up with a final classification. These consist of the following:

• Discrimination - Potentially offensive content, relating to matter such as race, gender, religion, disability, region, or sexuality.
• Drugs - No work taken s a whole may promote the misuse of drugs or to promote or glamorise them.
• Horror - The use of frightening elements which might scare or unsettle an audience.
• Imitable Behaviour - The account of any detailed portrayal of criminal and violent techniques.
• Languages - Bad language may offend people, maybe including the use of expletives with a sexual, religious or racial association.