Prelim analysis

I found my prelim film very successful because we achieved to get 9-10 shots. Our film was about a wig in a Doctors waiting room. I acted out a patient’s role and had different angled shots taken at me. We planned out our story and shot types on a storyboard. This was very useful because we drew the actual image and got a sense of what we will be doing from the start. This was useful because we were very well organised when it came to film. We worked as a team and this built confidence amongst us.  When filming, we avoided any kind of interruption especially during the acting. We edited the film at the end together. This was good because we got ideas from everyone in the group. Also, we managed to edit the match cutting in particular very well and on the spot. I believe we were successful because we didn't break the 180 degree rule, used shot/reverse shot and performed match cuts. In addition, we included dialogue, character opening door, and characters sitting and crossing a room. The thing that may have not gone well in the completed film is that we may be able to have added a few more shots and match cuts. Another thing that dint go as expected was the ending, we could have spend more time on the ending. Also, we could of added music to our film and may have even added a few lines of dialogue. If I had to change and improve my film now i would add more dialogue, match cuts, different types of shots and more reverse shot. I thought that the storyboard really helped us getting organised and well prepared before filming. Also, it helped when editing because we got the right actions in the right order. Overall, I believe that our prelim film was successful because we managed to film match cuts, reverse shots and never broke the 180 degree rule.