Review of Prelim

The prelim was a short filming activity that each and everyone had to do. We drafted our idea as a group, picking out certain props that we liked the most. From the cowboy hat and gun, we decided to use the same theme as Django. Where Benjamin played the character 'Django', Mohsin played the evil villain, Phoebe played the helpless slave and Rahi done the recording. Some aspects of the tasks were successful, for instance we were able to add in a match cut as required and even use the rule of third at some point of the recording. We added dialogue as it was compulsory and also used panning on some of the characters to show the point of view of the other characters. However some shots didn't seem to fit in the recording, the over the shoulder shot was a complete mess. The characters were not positioned in the right way and it made scene look unprofessional. Also the lighting in one of scenes made the character (Benjamin) look like a shadow. Overall I think the prelim was more successful than bad, it held most of the required aspects and was done in a limited amount of time. However if we were to do this again, I would closely observe the location I am recording in and make sure to double check on the angle of the shots.