Reflections on preliminary coursework

Overall i was happy with my preliminary coursework, i obeyed the 180 degree rule through out and i think my match on action works well. The sound while, quiet, works overall because of the way the narrative works. Then main issue within the preliminary film in my opinion is the sound, in some areas, although the female actress in retrospect is meant to be quiet and meek, she is so quiet that the opening cant be heard. This ruins the effect of the seen along with the fact that the gun effects from the game the actor is playing is too loud so the already quiet voice of the actress is overpowered, while it does show that the actor is paying more attention to the game then her, but that is only clear again in retrospect. The static is also a large problem and for the actual coursework all these factors have lead me to believe i should record with a microphone and then lip sync it onto the footage to avoid the camera static and sound issue. Another problem is that in certain shot a tripod was not useable therefore it looked far to unsettled. I have, however, already compensated for that buy purchasing better camera equipment e.g gorilla pods and glass mounts, so i can work in tighter confined spaces where a tripod cannot fit.