Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Video Evaluation
I was given the task of making an opening to a thriller in a group of three. We decided on a basic storyline and completed a storyboard. Although I didn’t have the main idea for the story, I worked s lot on the storyboard contributing drawing and writing. The shooting of the film was troubled by the fact that on our first shooting session we used a broken camera which was unable to transfer our footage to a computer, forcing us to reshoot this scene as well as the next one. We got around this problem well, as we managed to shoot the whole film in one session.
During the shoot I often handled camera duties, shooting both handheld and on a tripod and I also directed some shots. I think we used the technology well, as we used both static and handheld shots as well as incorporating the night-vision effect. However, I think we possibly could’ve paid more attention to more intricate settings such as the white balance, although I’m not sure if the smaller camera we used had these settings.
I was very involved during the editing of the film, most prominently during the editing of the film’s climax. Upon uploading the footage, we realised that the final sequence did not cut together that well. In its entirety the sequence seemed fake and staged. We decided that the best decision would be to trim the scene down, minimising what we see. This made the scene seem more realistic and have more impact. I also made cuts in the first scene of the film, including re-cutting the shots of Ivana on the stairs to make them flow better.
I think the film’s soundtrack works quite well, with the loud rock music of the first scene being in good contrast with the creepy ambient score of the second scene. However, I also think that the difference may be too jarring and maybe the loud music could have been faded out in a more subtler way. We edited the film using the Final Cut Pro software. This is very advanced software that offers a huge amount of control over the editing process. We created the soundtrack on Soundtrack Pro. This program has an extensive library of sounds including music and sound effects. From this program we were able to find music which worked well with the film.
I think the films works well as a pretty conventional thriller. It creates an unsettling atmosphere and instantly raises questions about who the abductor is and why he is doing this. The use of a slow build up creates suspense and pays off when we reach the quick and shocking final scene. We got varied feedback to the film, some people thought the abduction scene happened too quickly and thought that there should have been more time before the victim realised what was happening. People also found problems with the line of dialogue in the abduction scene, feeling that it was out of place. We also got positive feedback, people said that they thought the first scene in the bedroom built nicely and also liked the use of having the end and the beginning shots loop round on each other. We also got a positive response on the shot of the knife, with someone noting that it made it feel like a thriller.
I think if we did it again there would be a few significant changes we would make. We would probably have planned out the abduction scene better as to make it seem more realistic. We would make the tying-up look more realistic as one of the negative comments we got was on how it looked fake. I also think we could have included some more tension-building elements during the driving scene to make the shift in tone subtler. I also think we could have possibly make the opening scene shorter as there is slightly too much footage of the character getting ready. I think we could have depicted her just as well with less footage.
During the shoot I often handled camera duties, shooting both handheld and on a tripod and I also directed some shots. I think we used the technology well, as we used both static and handheld shots as well as incorporating the night-vision effect. However, I think we possibly could’ve paid more attention to more intricate settings such as the white balance, although I’m not sure if the smaller camera we used had these settings.
I was very involved during the editing of the film, most prominently during the editing of the film’s climax. Upon uploading the footage, we realised that the final sequence did not cut together that well. In its entirety the sequence seemed fake and staged. We decided that the best decision would be to trim the scene down, minimising what we see. This made the scene seem more realistic and have more impact. I also made cuts in the first scene of the film, including re-cutting the shots of Ivana on the stairs to make them flow better.
I think the film’s soundtrack works quite well, with the loud rock music of the first scene being in good contrast with the creepy ambient score of the second scene. However, I also think that the difference may be too jarring and maybe the loud music could have been faded out in a more subtler way. We edited the film using the Final Cut Pro software. This is very advanced software that offers a huge amount of control over the editing process. We created the soundtrack on Soundtrack Pro. This program has an extensive library of sounds including music and sound effects. From this program we were able to find music which worked well with the film.
I think the films works well as a pretty conventional thriller. It creates an unsettling atmosphere and instantly raises questions about who the abductor is and why he is doing this. The use of a slow build up creates suspense and pays off when we reach the quick and shocking final scene. We got varied feedback to the film, some people thought the abduction scene happened too quickly and thought that there should have been more time before the victim realised what was happening. People also found problems with the line of dialogue in the abduction scene, feeling that it was out of place. We also got positive feedback, people said that they thought the first scene in the bedroom built nicely and also liked the use of having the end and the beginning shots loop round on each other. We also got a positive response on the shot of the knife, with someone noting that it made it feel like a thriller.
I think if we did it again there would be a few significant changes we would make. We would probably have planned out the abduction scene better as to make it seem more realistic. We would make the tying-up look more realistic as one of the negative comments we got was on how it looked fake. I also think we could have included some more tension-building elements during the driving scene to make the shift in tone subtler. I also think we could have possibly make the opening scene shorter as there is slightly too much footage of the character getting ready. I think we could have depicted her just as well with less footage.
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