Preliminary Task Evaluation.

In our Preliminary task we tried to tell the story of a  student turning up late to a detention, and then being questioned as to why she is late by the teacher leading the detention. The student (played by Tyler Aldis) responded to the questions asked by the teacher (played by Lizzie Grant) in a rude and unacceptable manner, resulting in her being told to dismiss herself from the classroom. In the recording of this short video, every editing technique was used and to a good standard.

We used Match On Action when we see Tyler open the door from one side, and when we see her go through the door we see her on the inside of the classroom. In order to do this successfully we had to record her going in one side, then I had to go to the inside of the classroom (ensuring that she comes from the same side of the corridor, in order to not break the 180 degree rule) and record her coming through the door.

We used the Eye line Match when we see Lizzie and Tyler separately look at the clock. When recording this, I recorded Lizzie looking over in a direction and then we see the video cut straight into a clip of the clock on the wall. This process was repeated when recording Tyler looking at the clock.

The Shot, Reverse Shot technique was used when there was dialogue in the video. This was when Lizzie was questioning Tyler and when Tyler was inappropriately answering. Unfortunately during recording, I forgot to turn on the microphone, so when I was cutting and editing the video in Final Cut Express, I had to get Lizzie and Tyler to do a voiceover and match it onto the video. Before using the Shot, Reverse Shot technique I took a Master Shot of Tyler approaching Lizzie at her desk.

The most positive aspects of recording this short video was the use of Match On Action and the Shot, Reverse Shot techniques. I believe this because the Match On of Tyler walking through the door was edited accurately and looks very effective in the final edit of the short video.

In order to improve in our future videos, the recorder MUST ensure that the microphone is switched on and working before proceeding with the recording.