The Making of The Preliminary Task [Hayley Male]

Our preliminary task. We made a short video in order to prove our skill and knowledge in using the camera and editing program. We had to include match on action, shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. At first grasping the use of the camera and having it stable was a struggle. This became easy with practice and soon became fluent. However thinking ahead of the juxta position of shots had to be done carefully as to make a story we had to make sure the shots filmed would make sense by the others. We filmed about 3 times to get all the material we needed at the best quality we could. Editing was the easiest part of the preliminary task but required an equal amount of creative skill as once again it is vital for the juxta position to establish a clear story line.