Evaluation

Planning
In  preparation for the preliminary task our group came up with a script and a storyline of what we would film. Emily and me were the actors, we had a conversation about a job interview which i was about to have, I then realize that I'm late and rush off which ends the scene and is the 'dramatic' moment. We wrote down a shot list so we could make sure to include the key shots to make it look as good as possible and to complete the task correctly. We also made a story board giving us a clear idea of what camera shots we will do and how the scenes will look. We decided to do a linear narrative meaning that it would have a sequential narrative with a beginning, a middle and an end.
                           Planning was useful to us because it meant we didn't miss out on using any particular shots and writing a script before hand meant that we wouldn't forget what to say and keeps everything organized. We changed slightly from our plans as the room we first decided on filming in didn't work out well as there was a lot of background noise so we filmed elsewhere, apart from that, we stuck to our plan. An example of the planning I did is this shot list:

Shot 1: Birds eye view of me sleeping with book over my face cut to
Shot 2: Long shot of me laying on chair sleeping, cut to
Shot 3: Birds eye view of Emily walking down the corridor, cut to
Shot 4: Medium close up of Emily walking through the door and into the room, cut to
Shot 5: Medium close up of me waking up and the book falling off me, cut to me picking up my book then Emily walks in, cut to
Shot 6: A Shot reverse shot of me and Emily having a conversation, cut to
Shot 7: A long shot of the conversation with me and Emily sitting opposite each other.
Shot 8: Extreme close up of me holding a phone, time then changes on the phone, cut to
Shot 9: Me running out of the room then cut to a long shot of me running down the corridor for my job interview. 

Camera skills
The camera skills i have developed and gained knowledge on are most importantly the shot reverse shot which was used to show our conversation which is the main part of the scene. When doing so I learnt about the 180 degree rule and how you can break it, if you do it can confuse the viewers. My confidence with using the cameras has grown as I now know basic techniques when using them and how certain shots portray a particular emotion. The area I most lack confidence in when using the cameras is making sure that I don't break the 180 degree rule as it is so important when filming. However, after practicing I feel I will be able to gain confidence using the cameras and making sure I don't break the 180 degree rule! When shooting our preliminary task continuity was an issue as we filmed on two different days so my clothes were slightly different the second day so I have to make sure I wear the same clothes if it happens again.

Editing skills 
When completing the Preliminary task I had to use the editing software for the first time, my first task was to learn how to transfer and capture the filming we done on the camera onto the computer. Once on the editing program I found out how to cut particular parts of the video that we didn't want by using the 'in and out' buttons to choose the exact parts of the filming we want and to cut out the bits we didn't want. I then was able to transfer what we wanted onto the time line to create the best clip possible. I'm still not overly confident with editing after practice and learning which buttons do which thing I'll be able to edit without panicking too much!