I do feel that my preliminary task was successful. Me and my partner used a storyboard in order to carry out this task. The continuity was followed through which enhanced the verisimilitude. The continuity was great asI abided by the 180 degree rule, and used camera techniques such as the shot reverse shot and match on action shot.
Another successful element was the creativity. I used a variety of sound effects to try and add a humerous element to my production. For example, the fast paced folk music at the end made it seem very theatrical. The editing also shows also aimed to be comical. For example, I used checkerbox video effect to show the teacher's shocked reaction to the student's Russian oral exam. This is shown in the image below. In terms of my British social realism opening sequence, it has taught me to entertain the audience. For example, I used a soundtrack all throughout my sequence which made my production very enjoyable in terms of the audience's music preferences. In similar terms, the dubstep music I used was something that created interest as this is a growing genre of music that 16-24 year olds listen to.
My planning was good as me and my partner took out time to create a storyboard. This included rough drawings with the type of technical aspects we were going to use. For example, the first scene in indicated that we were going to use an establishing shot (see the image below for evidence). Similarly, I planned my production in my British social realism opening sequence. By the use of a shooting script it allowed me to understand what types of props we needed and where it should be shot. Overall, my preliminary task helped me to achieve successful planning in my sequence. However, despite the great planning I did in my continuity exercise, I still faced problems in the future. The shooting script I used was only used a few times because I wanted to improve some scenes. The reason for this was that I had to include extra shots and had to change my location due to issues of time. Despite this though, I still followed most of my shooting script.
Nevertheless, I do feel that I have learnt a lot from the preliminary task. It has given me strengths and weaknesses that I need to focus on. Many of which emphasises the use of the digital camera, creativity and effective planning. In terms of using the digital camera, I felt that I learnt how to use the 180 degree rule effectively within my production. This helped to maintain the verisimilitude in my production. The creativity was shown well in my production especially the use of sound. I obtained an original soundtrack which my friend gave me permission to use.
