Preliminary Film: Commentary

Our preliminary film was completed in the space of one day in October 2011. We decided to use a range of camera shots in order to create an interesting visual experience for the viewer and in order to to practice how to effectively use as may different types of camera shot as possible. We only used very basic editing techniques due to not having enough time and a lack of knowledge of the editing software. As a result we only used very simple cuts and editing only involved trimming shots in order to remove unwanted and unnecessary footage. There are a few minor continuity errors in our prelim, for example the extra sitting in the cafe behind the two main characters disappears for one shot, then re-appears for the next shot. There is also an error involving the waitress who, in one shot is seen talking to the two main characters and just a moment later is seen at the back of the cafe. After realising these mistakes we will attempt to minimise continuity errors in our main film. The prelim includes Jonny Cloke, Jonny Sollo, Natasha Kingscote and Rachel Howe.