In general, I found our overall attempt at our Prelim task to be substantial. Our editing wasn't the best, however the split screen worked efficiently which helped to make our task better. Mine and Elliot's acting wasn't of the best quality, neither was our use of location. However, with the time provided, I think we managed to pull it off effectively enough. All of us put in equal parts to the production of our Prelim task. We took it in turns to edit the footage and we all had input during the filming. This is why I think our task was successful despite the look of it. The costume wasn't planned out properly, so each of us was just wearing our regular clothes, therefore it didn't look as professional as we'd hoped. Our use of props however seemed to add largely to the verisimilitude of the task . We used a briefcase, a gun, a phone and an envelope. By using these we managed to create a more realistic tone to the task set. Sound throughout The Briefcase mainly consists of diegetic sound, with dialogue and ambient sounds from nearby. There is no incidental music, however the sound of a gunshot was edited over the top when Vickey's character shoots Elliot. The gunshot sound adds to the whole concept of our plot line and then creates a more realistic feel.
Session 2 Wednesday 2nd November In this session, our group completed planning by writing up a final script which was scribed by Elliot. It includes the stage directions for each of the characters and their dialogue. Small changes were made to this script in order to perfect it. For example, when Isabelle hands Tommy the brief case, he says "Big case isn't it", Isabelle's original line was "Does it matter?" but we decided to make it a bit more witty by changing the line to "Does size matter?". This minor change helps to create a funnier atmosphere to the prelim task.
In the second half of this session, our group began filming. In order to do this, I had to get props from the drama department in order to sustain the verisimilitude. The prop I used was a briefcase, although one side of it was cut out so we had to improvise. The briefcase largely helped to make the task seem more realistic and give a wider meaning. We also used a picture of Ed Barker as a prop, to show the audience who had been kidnapped for the ransom.
Session 1 Tuesday 1st November In this 2 hour lesson, Me, Elliot Hall, Vicky Maskell and Chloe Spencer began planning our prelim task. We began by brainstorming ideas on an A3 sheet. We each wrote ideas down and bounced idea's off of each other. We assigned each member of the group with character names. This was mostly down to Elliot. Rachel Pride : Isabelle Zagrafos Elliot Hall: Thomas Shoddington Vicky Maskell: Joanne Cheung Chloe Spencer: Fiona Swamperman Eventually, we came up with a brief outline of a script and kept rearranging and editing the dialogue and adding details to certain parts. By continously changing and editing our script we found that we could improve our whole task by making minor changes here and there to ensure it was the best of our ability.
The costume wasn't planned out properly, so each of us was just wearing our regular clothes, therefore it didn't look as professional as we'd hoped. 
Our use of props however seemed to add largely to the verisimilitude of the task .
