Pre Production :
The main task taught me to value the pre-production phase, we learnt just how important that stage was when we did our pre-lim task but personally I only really understand just how important it is to the film-making process during the main task. if we spent our time making sure that the pre production pack included everything that we would need during the filming and editing process it would simplify both of these processes and make it easier for the whole group to carry out.
Production :
During production, we used all of the work we had done during pre production (the treatment- including a shot list, storyboard and lighting notes), to use so that we were able to complete the production stage of the task efficiently, as we all knew exactly what we had to film and our individual roles within the filming process.
Post-Production :
The main task allowed me to further develop the skills that I had learnt during the preliminary task. Many of the skills that I had learnt during the preliminary task about editing I was able to use which made my final piece better than my preliminary task as I was more confident with the equipment that I was using and so I was more willing to try extra cuts to see how it looked and if I didn't like it I was able to change it back easier than I was during the prelim task as I was still unsure with what I was doing.
During the main task we were able to use software that we hadn't used before, these were; 'Final Cut Pro' for editing, 'Mpeg stream clip' for the conversion of files and then 'colour' to do all of the colour grading on our final piece. When it came to colour grading we had to make sure that any alterations we made to our final piece still fit with our we wanted to use fit with our genre, ( horror).
Colour Grading is a fairly simple piece of software to use and it adds great effect to a film. Once the film was completed and it was sent to colour we were able to begin experimenting so that we were able to see what colours worked well where.We wanted to give our film a cold feel, which meant that we would have to include more blues and whites; as well as bringing out some of the original colours already in the film, in order to emphasis a certain part of the shot.
Once the colours had been decided we were able to copy the same colours for the same shot types later on so that there was continuity in the film. This was an important skill that we learnt during the main task as it added effects onto the film that made it feel more realistic and professional.
Questions:
How to colour grade a film?
How to create a voice over?
How do you get special effects on final cut pro?
After the prelim task we created a list of questions we planned to answer before and during the process of our main task. The majority of questions we have been able to answer during the main task, especially if we needed them for our final piece. For example, I am now able to answer 'How do you add voice over' as we had decided to use a voice over in order to enhance the protagonists story. Overall we answered all of the questions we had about editing before our main task, I now understand it well enough that I'd be happy to explain it to anyone who didn't understand.
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