7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I have been able to show that I can use match on action correctly. I understand shot reverse shot and 180 degree rule however I was not able to show this in The Red Book as it didn't need it with shadows

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I have been able to learn how to use the equipment such as the cameras, and the mac software correctly. I now know how to correctly storyboard my ideas with detailed caption in each image. I have learnt how to work in a team more and we have all worked well when it came to getting the filming done in our own time. I now understand the conventions of thriller films. I can list the connotations as well, which before I couldn't of been able to do as I didn't know what connotation was. I have learnt a lot of new key terminology such as low key lighting, which i know is a key feature when creating a thriller. I can now say that I have learnt the importance of planning. If we hadn't of planned The Red Book, we would of struggled to know what we needed to do. When we started I didn't know how to use final cut pro at all but now i can say that I can use Final Cut Pro without needing the help from a teacher. I have learnt how to edit videos so they look effective. I have also learnt the wrong things to do when it comes to editing, as when we first started some of the videos didn't look right with the editing I had done.