Prelims
Camera technique practice:
To apply out learning about camera techniques and the creation of meaning we set out around the school to try and use a range of camera angles to convey different purposes and meaning. Below is the work my partner and I did. We found it was easy to take the photo because we already know the names of the camera angles however the challenging part was trying to be creative with our poses and ideas so they convey meaningful messages behind each picture we take. An area of improvment for me regarding camera techniques is experimenting with wider range of techniques and trying clips instead of photos.
Preliminary Task 1:
The purpose of this task was to begin to apply our micro element knowledge to a practical project. We worked in small groups of three and were given the prompt of “You haven’t left the house in months. If you don’t leave today, you never will”. With this prompt we had to create a concept for a 30 second scene of a film and complete a pitch for the film. In this task we brainstormed ideas, made a mood board, created a storyboard and then made and presented our pitch. Through this task I learnt that………. Our audience feedback was …….. so in future I need to………. In the next prelim task where we create a concept and film it, I want to focus on……..