Oliver Turner AS MEDIA: Based on your first draft...

What did you learn during your preliminary task that you want to avoid/implement/develop upon in your actual coursework?

From filming our preliminary task I have significantly developed new skills and really learnt upon how to overcome issues whilst directing, filming and editing. One of the main problems with our initial pre-lim task was the rather unsteadiness of the footage. This was mainly due to the faulty mounting system on the tripod that didn't allow us to connect the camera to the tripod securely. At that point in time, we had little first hand experience of how to operate a camera besides from thinking of an idea and editing. In our preliminary group we had no time to plan ahead which resulted in things like having to bring a charger for the camera as it cut out half way through filming but also other things like the order of events. This is something I really want to avoid in our real coursework final sequence. By planning our film weeks in advance we can concentrate on the main concept but also other important values such as filming dates, props, and the weather. I will also complete some more editing development myself, perhaps practising idents that could potentially be used for the first scene. In our final clip I would also like to become a little more familiar with editing audio. We will most likely use a music recording studio to record any music or dialogue in our clip for a higher quality grade of sound as opposed to merely relying the sound input device on the cam corder. I can remember we had issues regarding sound outside due to weather conditions - this is something i have learnt since as we can dumb the diagetic sound in after to give the same impression. I could also invest in clip on mics for our actors to speak into whilst filming to give a more realistic and better sound. This would also mean we would avoid audio and footage mismatch later in the editing side. In relation, I would like to use a higher end camera such as a DSLR for 1080p footage. This will mean we can capture a greater level of detail but ultimately mean our final outcome will be more professional. 

Our preliminary:
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6MOJQ2P-4koWWJ3OVRoTTJ5eHM/view