Tasks That I have Undertaken to Develop My Skills

Tasks that I have undertaken to develop my skills

To develop my skills of media (planning and camera work) I have done a few things:

·        Practice session – in class we planned and filmed our own version of the start of the “Breakfast Club”. This helped gain an understanding of how to think out/plan properly. Also it gave me a chance to learn and get some help and experience with using a camera. Also it gave me a good chance to practice using the “Imovie” software to edit the film – after it was filmed. 

·        Planning and filming the preliminary – In pairs we filmed a sequence that had to include a character walking through a door and also a two way dialogue.  I found that doing this task helped with getting a better understanding of how to use the camera and it also helped developing a few ideas for the coursework. Also it gave me confidence with a camera, as I felt that I now knew a lot more.

·        Making story boards – I found that this helped me develop an idea of planning a film and getting a feel as to the elements that a good film opening needs. It also helped develop my ideas and skills of camera angles and shots.

·        Filming the animatic – I thought that filming the film sequence (through storyboards), really helped me to gather a picture of what the film was going to look like. It also helped me finalise what kind of shots I was going to use in my film.