7. Looking Back At Your Preliminary Task, What Do you Feel you have Learnt in the Progression from it to the Full Product?

Our Prelim was a thriller called 'Withheld' starring myself and Emily G.



GROUP DYNAMICS:

• I had a different group for our final project, but many of the teamwork and discussion skills I learnt were transferable.
• We didn't have any arguments  and our collective vision for our project was very strong
• From the prelim, I learnt how to express my ideas clearly, as there was a lot more miscommunication while producing it.
• When producing 'Turning Pages' we were able to discuss any differences in opinion concerning shooting or editing decisions openly and without any group tension

Technique Learnt	Prelim	Final Product
Permissions	All actresses were in our group so there was no need	We had to arrange shoot days to fit the actors playing Noah and Jess
Storyboarding	We made a storyboard and took photos.	We made a storyboard and an animatic.
Location and reccies	In school, the media department - we learnt how to coorperate with other people who were working in the space	Primrose Hill – had to do reccie and shoot outside of school - had to film around the other people in the park
Job Roles	Anna-Killer Emily-Victim Arianna-Producer We shared out other production roles and took turn editing	Anna & Sharlene-producers, directors, cameramen Emily-Lila We all equally contributed towards post production
Scripting	Cheesy typical thriller lines, learnt how to create enigma and convey narrative	Tried to add some light humour and warmth
Using Master Shot
Running On Action	We did several takes of all the lines one after another	There were many disruptions on the hill, so this allowed our Actors to start and stop whenever they needed
Capturing	Captured All footage	Captured all footage
Feedback	We didn’t get any audience feedback	We held a screening for members of our target audience

Although the two media texts I produced were of different genres and from different parts of a completed film, most of the skills used in planning and production were the same and highly useful. I felt more prepared for producing our final text, and knowing what to expect and having the skills needed made the production process smoother, easier and more enjoyable.