Evaluation question 7

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

I have progressed a great amount since September and now know a lot more about creating a short film. Our preliminary task was very simple, using basic techniques compared to my final cut of ‘Caesar’ where I have used more complicated techniques and technologies.

I have learnt the importance of research to help develop my knowledge and understanding of the genre and other aspects such as the best camera angles to use in a thriller, like plenty of close up shots to show emotion and cantered shots to create uncertainty. I also learnt the importance of lighting to create different moods and also shots that are too dark don’t work.

Planning is a skill that I have gained and how important it is to plan each section, so you get a beter understanding of the shot, characters, location etc.
editing was a very big aspect of skills I’ve gained because to create ‘Caesar’ and to make it a god thriller I had to be able to edit to the best of my ability. I learnt a great deal more about  editing whilst I was editing ‘Caesar’. In September I had no idea where to start or how to edit in the slightest, I can now include titles which make the film personal and gives it more film like qualities. I also learnt how to add music to my thriller which helps create suspense, again adding to the quality of the film.

I used a lot if cross dissolving in my thriller, this helped me get the flashbacks that Brutus was having to be clearer to the audience. I used repetition of Brutus slamming the door in Caesars face to show that Brutus never let Caesar in and was always content in shutting him out if his life.