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

Since the preliminary task I think I have learnt new skills along with developing and improving the skills I already had. At the beginning I learned basic techniques and rules like match on action, over shoulder shot, the 180 degree rule and how to use either low-key or high-key lighting. These helped me create a successful final product that followed the rules and conventions of a perfect opening sequence.

I used these conventions and technologies throughout my opening sequence to make it more effective and to help it look realistic, so it was easier for my audience to understand and follow. I have also learnt many technical skills like Live Type which I had never used before, and found extremely difficult to begin with, as I was putting myself down and telling myself I couldn't do it. In my preliminary task I didn't use titles, therefore this was completely new for me. My skills in iMovie also improved along with camera skills, as I had studied and researched more thriller opening sequences, the more I was able to really see through the lens of a director and how a scene would be best shot.
I also learnt a more theory side of creating a film. This involved understanding the different conventions to certain genres and the industry of film making. I learnt to use a range of camera angles, movement and lighting to help create a tense atmosphere and allow the audience to understand the events that are happening.
However, I do think that the preliminary task was extremely beneficial as it gave us a taster as to what we were going to do, and what we had to do for it. Although I do believe that I have progressed incredibly from my preliminary task, and this is shown from my opening sequence.
Here is a contact sheet from my opening sequence, showing the different shots that I have used: