Evaluation Activity 7, Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Our preliminary task was set for our group to be able to use simple shots like the 180 degree rule and match on action shot on opening a door with a conversation with two people. in our preliminary task we used a scene where someone was try to stop someone from killing someone's friend. I as a individual already knew how to use adobe premier pro for editing which was an advantage when it came to making the finishing touches. The preliminary task was filmed with a standard cannon camera which was the same camera we used to film out horror opening scenes. This is because there was not enough mac books or HD camera to give out. The one advantage we did have using the standard definition camera and adobe premier pro is that we already knew how to use them and had we could get straight on and do what we needed to do. but on the other hand the HD camera produced a better quality picture and the macs was more advanced in the editing region compared to adobe premier pro. Due to the preliminary task we learnt how to use effective shots in the right places. By using a standard definition camera and the adobe software we had a headstart on the editing side as we knew how to the majority of the editing aspects.  Although due to our restrictions of editing transitions etc i believe i got the most of the programme without making the film less stereotypical and unprofessional. In our final film we managed to use some of the shots we learned in the preliminary task such as the 180 degree rule. This was used when the camera shot was on the car as we kept the camera on one side of the car and didn't switch to the other side. We also used the match on action shot which was used in the preliminary task. This was used when the news report is being filmed out side and then the camera has moved tot he side with the reporter moving to add continuity to the film.