Most of us are aware that the SMART target setting system is the most congressive technique when wanting to improve in a specific area. The target areas in which i am going to improve my knowledge in are;
Lighting - To improve lighting i will practice filming in dark and light rooms and adjust lighting to see how effective light can be. From doing this i will be able to create more effective light in our opening sequence giving it a better overall look and hopefully improving the quality of the film. This target is very important as poor lighting whilst filming can lead to a dull and bleak look in the poverall film, if done correctly this can improve the quality of the shoot dramatically.
Team Organisation - To improve team organisation it will help our group to be motivated and also hopefully we will be able to complete the process in the given time. as a group we were not as organised as we could be in the pre-liminary filming, this could be improved by meeting at least once a week to asses the work we have completed and also complete work that we need the whole group there to do.
Setting - To improve setting we will have to spend more time seacrhing for the best possible location, this will help us as a group improve the quality of the film as setting it crucial in any film. With setting i am including the props that are going to be used, have to be of a good quality to make the film look as dramatic as possible. This will mainly be achieved with patients of finding the best possible setting available for us to use.
Editing - To improve editing i will have to get used to the editing suite, i can do this by editing small films as part of my independant study, this will help me progree in editing and also it will help the group complete the process further.
Blogging - To improve my blog i will have to spend more time on each post, this is to ensure that everything in the blog is understandable and also of a high standard. Another blogging point i need to improve is the structure of the post, to make it look presentable i can make as many changes as needed until it looks of a high quality. This can be done by previewing the post regularly to make sure that the images and texts are positioned correctly.
The way that i am going to improve my knowledge in these area's is going to help me a great amount further along in the course as i will be able to relate back to my independant study for revision and help on the specific area.
Overall i feel that the first and second attempt of filiming i have learnt a great amount in which i will use to continue to progress my knowldge in the subject. I feel that as a group we worked incredibly well and we were very organised in our filming and set design.
Throughout the preliminary task i have progressed skills that i already have and have also found new skills in which i have learnt from the task so far. The key areas in which i have developed are;
Technical Skills - I have developed a vast amount in this area, as i have had no experience in filming i was able to learn a lot from my first pre liminary task. I learnt how to position the camera for the most effective angle for our shots throughout our filming.
Creative Skills - I also developed my Creative skills a substantial amount, i was able to create the scene and setting so that the viewer can see clearly what enviroment we are trying to create. Another way in which i improved my creative skills is the editing of the film, as a group we was able to choose what we wanted to be in our production and what we did not want. The music we added gave the intetnsity to the overall production which makes the filim a great deal more dramatic.
Personal Skills - Just from completing the preliminary task i have improved my media and technological knowledge a huge amount. I have learnt how to use the handheld camera and also i have lernt how to edit a shot on a computer. Other things i have learnt from the pre-lim task are how to stick to the role of thirds and continuity. The main problem we occured was that in our first attempt we did not enforce the usage of shot-reverse-shot, we was able to correct this with a second shooting and we learnt from our mistakes very well.
