Prelim Task 2

The second part of the Prelim task was the most challenging because we had to edit together everything that we had filmed previously. We used all the editing skills that we had previously learnt to put together everything we had done.

We began by editing the long shots that we had filmed. It was really helpful that we had filmed the scene from a number of different angles as it made the editing much easier and it enabled us to make cuts at exactly the right point because we had enough footage to do so. We then went on to follow the storyboard and edit the footage so that it looked like it hadn’t been edited at all.

The part of the task that I found the most challenging was making sure that the sound didn’t overlap when the scene was edited together. This is because it was the first time that we had properly worked with anything that included dialogue, so it took a while for me to understand how to mute the audio on the clips that we didn’t want to be playing.

I really enjoyed the editing process and bringing together everything that we had filmed, however there were some problems and if I got the chance to do the task again I would change some things.

Firstly, I would’ve changed the shots that we filmed. In addition to filming all of the shots that the storyboard required, we filmed some extra shots to add some interest to the scene. When we looked back at the shots that we filmed, we found that there was nowhere to edit them in because they didn’t fit in with the other shots that we had done. This was a shame because I would’ve liked some extra shots to add more interest to the scene and make it stand out. To improve the task, I would’ve thought more carefully about the extra shots that we filmed to ensure that they would work alongside the shots that we had to do.  

Secondly, when watching back the shots, we realised that the continuity was not always consistent. For example, the hand that the male actor used to open the door changes, and so when we came to edit it, the hand changed from right to left. If we had paid more attention to the smaller details, the finished task would look a lot more professional. To solve this, I think it would be a good idea for the actors/directors to say out loud the hand used or the way that they turned so that everyone is aware and then it would be less likely that mistakes would happen and compromise the whole scene.