Feedback - Preliminary Task

When showing the class my preliminary task, they all seemed to enjoy the short video I had put together. We went around the class and they all said positive things about the video such as:

• The match-on-actions are well edited.
• The enigma of who the man is, when he enters the room is shot well (due to not showing his face until he sits down).
• The final shot between the two characters is very intense due to the camera being close to the action.
• The shot-reverse-shots are well edited together and work well with the script.
• The intense atmosphere at the beginning of the dialogue is created well, due to the silence previously.

There were no bad points about the task presented to me from the class. However, there are always little things I wished I had done better. For example:

• I wish I had spent more time on the script, as I feel some parts weren't as believable.
• I would have done a different shot following Jacob's feet as he crosses the room (I feel the shot I used was a little too far away from the action for my liking).
• I would have also cut the shot sooner (as soon as he sat down), to then capture him adjusting himself in another shot.
• I also don't like my performance at times. However, I think no matter how many times I did it, I still would have been unhappy with myself as I don't like watching myself act.

For the main task, I will spend more time developing the script and send a copy to all of the actors/actresses involved so that they can learn the lines (rather than just give them the script on the day). I will also spend more time planning each shot before going out to film (creating a shot list and a detailed storyboard).