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

I have progressed a lot since the preliminary task and looking back I new very little and hadn’t considered how much more there was to learn. Since then I have learnt a valuable lesson in a lot of different categories. I have learnt how to structure my filming and how important it is. On the day of filming we didn’t have a shooting schedule which I realised would have structured the day a lot and wouldn’t have wasted time. A shooting schedule is vital especially when there’s a deadline involved or your filming depends on lighting (sun) as we had trouble with that at the end of the day but replaced the “natural” light by big lights outside the window. I have learnt it’s important to be organised and prepared for your day of shooting with all costumes and props ready to use and informing the cast what they need to do and how to prepare for it. On the day of shooting discipline from everyone which included the cast, camera men and people in charge of lighting, monitoring continuity etc is vital. Without discipline on set nothing can get done and you waste time. We structured our day badly at the beginning but as we got through the day we got better and things were taken more seriously. We managed to get the make done in good timing which meant there was no hanging around getting ready for them and realised when shooting it’s a race against time. The more you get done in a short amount of time the more time there is for editing and improving the scene so you have a wider variety of shots to choose from and you are not limited. I have learnt all the vital and necessary things you need to consider and remember when constructing a product like this one.