Sound
The sound throughout the prelim was inconsistent because there was no continuity. There were different noises in the background which would normally be intrusive. The Actors were inconsistent when it came to the volume and pitch of their voices. Sound was not really an important part of the prelim task, however this changed drastically in the main task where sound was paramount. In my main task the timing of sound effects, continuity in volume and pitch were extremely important for the success of the thriller. For example we used crossfades between different background/diegetic sounds in order to make the transitions seamless and comfortable for the viewer. I also edited parts of the dialogue were appropriate with different EQ's to create different effects such as a telephone sound. The sound manipulation in our main task was of a totally different standard compared to the prelim.
Editing
Editing skills have improved by a huge amount since the prelim. In our prelim the cuts were very jumpy and had a view similarities with the jump cuts that youtubers like to use, however this sort of editing would not be ideal for a thriller. Furthermore the editing was messy and lacked continuity as well as precession which are key for a successful thriller. Another very important factor is that the prelim was a lot shorter than the main task, which means that during the main task the editing has to help tell the story otherwise there is a danger that the story won't make sense. During editing of the main task we went more in depth because we had to make sure that the cuts as well as any effects or manipulation that we performed would not interfere with the telling of the story. Through editing we were able to manipulate how the audience viewed each character and also how the narrative was going to be played out. Whereas our prelim did not contain much of a storyline, and that of it was very much condensed.
Camera
When we shot the prelim we had a very basic knowledge of how to use the cameras and for many of us that was the first attempt at filming anything. The aim of the prelim was not to look for the shots that would improve and tell the story best, but rather take as many different shots to be able to experiment with the different effects that they had on the story and the perception of the characters. This changed when we filmed our main task because it was essential that we used shots that would tell the story as well as convey the emotions that we wanted the audience to feel. Cuts in the main task were much more complex and were designed to create a perspective or view that we wanted the audience to have towards the characters. We also shot a lot more footage during our main task because we wanted to be able to have a choice of what we wanted to use whilst editing incase we changed our minds about the narrative of the thriller.
Mise-en-Scene
Our prelim didn't have any mise-en-scene, the set was plain and didn't link in to the story. We did not have any sort of atmosphere that we wanted to create and this was reflected in the final product. However this was very different when it came to the main task because we had a clear idea of what we wanted to create and how we would create it. We built a set in a container that resembled a drug lab for the gang and any police scenes where shot on location. We did not use costumes, just the clothes which the actors were wearing and we didn't cast the actors specifically for the role, we just used people who were not filming to read the lines for us, as best they could. The main task was planned and every actor was specifically cast for the roll. Lighting was standard in our prelim, there was no special lights we used and no choices made as to what light we wanted, this was not the case during our main task because we knew exactly what sort of lighting would create the atmosphere that we where going for.
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