Reflection on preliminary major task

 The preliminary exercise of the major task was a short film showcasing the filming angles and editing skills.

The film showcased the actor walking towards their apartment after a day's activities. The film showcased various filming angles, such as a wide shot, to show the characters' body language in that particular shot (they were seen as tired), and a close-up shot was used to show the viewers the items held by the protagonist in the scene (ex: putting their shoes in the rack or picking up the TV remote). 


The editing of the film was done through Adobe Premiere Pro software, which is mainly used for professional video editing. The software was new to me as I am a beginner at editing, I was able to perform the basic tasks of rearranging the different clips in order, mute the background sounds in particular scenes and deleting the unnecessary clips (which reduced the video time from almost 2 minutes to approximately 45 seconds).


  This picture shows the final product. All the individual clips that were included were on the left side. The shooting of the scenes had taken place in an apartment and the outside passage. The background sounds were also muted during the walking scenes but were kept for scenes where the character is performing an action which is emphasized through a close up shot (ex: the sound of putting the shoes on the rack, sound of door opening, etc).


Things needed to include:

A more engaging background sound

Use of transitions to move through scenes

Use of more diverse camera shots (ex: the scene where character is switching on the TV could be filmed in an over the shoulder shot)





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