Research and Planning

(A) Planning: The organisation of time and equipment
1. I organised my time in the foundation portfolio task by creating a shooting schedule and storyboards. The shooting schedule gave me specific structure in what i was doing and allowed me to be precise in the creation of my thriller film. The storyboards were efficient as a visual aid and helped me remember certain things i wanted doing e.g a specific shot or angle. I organised equipment by going through my storyboards and making a note of what equipment i would need in each shot for example a high angle shot would require a tri-pod.

2. This aspect of my planning was very effective as it allowed me to be precise and efficient. It also allowed me the freedom to make any changes i felt were necessary throughout the filming process.

3. I encountered problems with the lack of organisation for equipment that was faulty or didn't successfully meet the needs of a shot. For example the tri-pod was slightly faulty and it was difficult to use it to keep the camera still. This could've been improved if we'd tested the tri-pod before we used it to check it was suitable for filming or arranged alternative methods of keeping the camera still if this were to happen for example using flat surfaces of the correct height.

4. I organised my time in my advanced portfolio task by also using a shooting schedule and storyboards. The storyboards were particularly effective in the planning stages such as filming the convention of a fast cut montage effect where timing is key. The storyboards allowed me to be precise with the timing and figure out how many seconds each shot would have to be. To keep in time to the music

5.This shows progression as i used the storyboards more effectively for the task when filming my advanced portfolio compared to the foundation portfolio. Progression is also shown as we learnt from filming the thriller the problems we may encounter with the tri-pod and used that experience to help us when filming our music video.