Question 7 by Kelli: Looking back at you preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression of it to the full product?

Looking at the preliminary task as well as our final film opening you can see a remarkable improvement in many areas. As the preliminary was a continuity edit the focus was almost completely on technical ability, comparing it to our film opening you can see the improvements in things such as the lighting and the selection of camera shots. The editing is also significantly improved and so has the continuity, it appears more precise and more like a professional product than the preliminary task. This is also partly due to the genre we chose, as a mockumentary limits you to the range of shots and editing you are able to do. Another thing I felt we learn to do better was to follow the conventions of our chosen genre as well as creating a tangible schedule as we were able to stick much more closely to our original plan, and had to veer off very little.