Preliminary Assessment, succesful key points.

Successful key points:
I think that there were numerous successful moments within our preliminary task. For instance, one successful moment was when at the beginning of the preliminary task there was a close up of my hand pushing the door open. I thought that this was a successful moment because it was an effective camera shot, and it gave the audience an insight to what was about to happen. I thought that the continuity editing from this moment to walking through the door was very continuous and didn't pause at any moment. This makes the performance look natural and doesn't confuse the audience. A second what went well point is, that the whole preliminary task included numerous techniques from the different sections of media such as Cinematography and editing. One example of a technique that was used was Match on action; this was used in the clip when the timing was 0:04. Match on Action is when a character carries out an action and the first shot uses one type and then it has been edited so that the action and everything displayed looks seamless. A final what went well is that the technique of 180 degree rule has been used correctly throughout the whole performance; the camera has stayed on the 180 degree line, so that the audience can see me and Ellie from one angle throughout the whole recording, and this doesn't confuse the audience. Also the use of different shots has perfectly been used with the 180 degree rule; this technique has been used correctly and effective from start to end of the performance.

Improvements:
I think that there is a minor amount of improvements to be made on this whole performance. One ‘even better if’ example to give to the whole recording would be to include more shots in the whole performance. By this i mean because in media there are numerous camera shots used, that the person filming could of potentially included more camera shots to get the piece of work to a higher standard. For example, one shot that could have been used is perspective shot; this could have been used to give the audience an understanding of what was in front of the character when communicating with the other person. Furthermore, one more example of what could have been improved is the musicality used, a different music piece could have been used to link with the recording, when watching the preliminary task it makes the audience feel like they’re listening to the music instead of the dialogue that’s being said, and this could engage their attention to instead of what is actually happening. A last example of what could have been improved is the eye contact with the camera. An example of this is when me and Ellie look at the camera that is recording us, this makes the piece of work that has been produced unprofessional and doesn't communicate the meaning as perfect to the audience, it also makes the atmosphere of when watching the piece that the performers might feel nervous and anxious that their being recorded.