Looking at my preliminary task, what do I feel I've learnt in the progression from it to my final product?

There is a clear distinction between my preliminary task and my final product.

When creating my preliminary product I was still new to media, having never studied it before I was unsure of how to properly use the camera and how to use camera angles and movements to add to my film. Throughout the year I gained knowledge about camera angles and movement and how they can represent different things, I applied this knowledge to my final product making it better than my preliminary task. Not only does my final product have a greater range of shots but also the shot types are used effectively adding and building tension in places and showing continuity in others.

When making my Preliminary task although I had a clear image in my head of how I wanted the product to end up, I was unsure of how to precisely film it in order to create what I had envisioned in my head. This uncertainty in how to film resulted in me breaking the 180 degree rule, however with careful editing I found that the break in the rule was not as obvious, I did this by cutting the shots quickly and used close ups shots. In my final product I was more aware of how what I was filming would appear on screen, this awareness made it easy for me to not break the 180 degree rule. It also helped with continuity in my film as I was able to visualise how the shots would go together and flow into each other.