Monaire Pillay Q7-Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to

From our preliminary task, we were able to learn about framing and shot compositions we were also able to learn about how to shoot a shot reverse shot, and how to use 180 degree rule to show a relationship between characters. We also learnt that team work, time management and planning is vital in order to achieve a good final opening. Inspiration from other similar films is also helpful when making your final opening so you can have an idea of different shots and convention you can put in your final opening.

   In the preliminary task we were able to learn about continuity and 
how to choose the correct shots in order to make the actions seem natural.

We  applied  continuity to our thriller opening by making the music match the shot seconds and by using the shots of the numbers first then introducing the character.

In this shot we were able to show how necessary it is to get the perfect framing and lighting of the shot. In our preliminary task the lighting was bad and the shot was tilted making the shot look not well thought through and very unprofessional

 however in our extreme close-up we thought about what to focus on and if we had enough lighting ext.