Reflection of My Learning and Knowledge From This Blog

I have really enjoyed doing this research blog as it has widened my knowledge in the area of this industry that I would like to specialise in. Not only have I learnt new skills such as using new equipment but I have also learnt a lot more on how action sequences in action films are put together. I chose to research the action genre, as it is not my favourite type of genre, so through doing this it has given me more knowledge in an area of films that I didn’t know too much about.

Before doing this blog I used to watch films like James Bond and Saving Private Ryan and not realise how much work has gone into the films and I never really understood how certain scenes such as the ones I have talked about in my blog were filmed. Through my research I have learnt how to use new equipment in which will help benefit me in the future. With using examples like the clips of films I used as examples on my posts, it also helped me in being able to pick out what techniques were used within the filming of the film such as my example with The Lord of the Rings and being able to pick out a crane shot. Because of my research into crane shots and track and dolly shots it has helped me understand more on where shots like that should be put into a film and why they are put there.

The post that I did which I learnt the most from was when I interviewed my lecturers. Through doing this I could actually interact with them and if I didn’t understand them I could let them know. Because I got this time alone with them I learnt far more than what I would read in a book. I feel that I learnt more from the editing interview than I did with the cinematography interview solely because I feel that Alex covered a wider range of things, whereas Mike only covered what I asked him in my questions and didn’t really give any alternate ways that he may personally prefer himself. Overall these interviews were a great help to me and I am sure that they will be a big help to people viewing my blog as well.

Overall this project was quite a big learning experience for me as I have covered areas of this genre that I didn’t know existed such as the preparation that goes into each scene that is made in every film, such as my example I gave with the ‘Naked City’. Through all the research that I have done for this project I feel like if someone were to interview me on this area of the film industry, I feel like I would be a great help in giving them the information they need from what I have gained from my own research methods.