For our Media project we had to work in groups of three and create a scene which was 2-3 minute long. The scene had to be based in a room with two people having a conversation. Overall I think we got some pretty good shots however when we played the scenes back to us they had been cut off at the ends. This was a problem when a character was speaking as their dialogue would get cut off which made our preliminary project weak as it didn't flow smoothly and looked like cut scenes had been put together. The only solution to this was to film the scenes again but this was not able to be done because of the short amount of time we had. However towards the end of the clip it began to flow smoothly as the filming was done from the right angles, so when the clips were put together the scene made sense and it was clear to see what the characters were doing. I think doing a preliminary project before the real project is very helpful as you can learn from the mistakes that you create, and know not to repeat them when doing the real project. I have learn't that when filming different shots, make sure you think about which angles you are filming from. For example in the beginning of my scene there is a shot of Character 1 walking, then there is a shot of her sitting down. However the angle used to film the second shot was completely different to the first. This made the scene not flow smoothly and not look very professional. The second mistake that I should look out for when creating my real project is that one clip should be recorded a couple of times so when editting you have several shots to choose your best one from.
