Preliminary Task "Feed the Fish".!!

After watching the preliminary task, I think that we should’ve used a tripod because the camera moves a lot which makes the film seem unprofessional and a bit rushed. The storyline was about two friends meeting up and then deciding to go shopping after a small conversation about between them involving Olivia’s new pets which are fish and if she feed them or not. However, I think that this doesn’t seem to be clear because of the setting/ location, I think that if I  had the chance of doing this task again, I will chose a more suitable location for example a café out of school e.g. Costa or starbucks. And I think that we should  have a close up of what Fay was doing on the phone and may be put a cup of tea on the table to show that it’s in a café and a close up of the watch to show that Fay is waiting for Olivia to come because it’s not really clear.

 I think that the editing is very good from scene to scene but I will change the zoom shot to a tracking, over the shoulder shot to show where Olivia is going and maybe change the order of the shots for example I will have a shot of Fay texting then a shot of Olivia coming down the stairs then back to Fay then back to Olivia until she comes out of the building. Between the tracking shot and the over the shoulder shot I think that we should’ve had a medium close up of Fays face to show her reaction then a reverse shot of Olivia’s reaction face. I think that both characters must be on the same enthusiasm because Fay seems more excited to meet Olivia and talking about the fish then Olivia. And instead of a high angle shot of Olivia I will have a reaction medium close up shot to show the relationship between the two characters.

In this part the editing was a bit messy and jumpy so I will re-look the film and cut the shots in the right place. The way that Fay talks suggests that she has the script in her hands and she’s reading it, so it doesn’t really flow nicely. The rule of 180 degrees is broken and this confuses the audience, so next time I will take the rule into consideration and I won’t break it.

However on the positive side, I really liked the colors in the frame because it’s really colorful and adds a bit of joy which suggests our storyline which is two teenagers going out and shopping. The picture frame used was very nice because it shows which character is more dominate.

Furthermore, the editing of the first half is really nice and it really flows well. I think that Fay’s character adds a bit of humor to the preliminary task because instead of saying did you feed the fish? She said did you feed the fishies? which is funny and light hearted which can also suggest the storyline. I also really liked how the preliminary sequence fades in at the beginning and how it fades out at the end.