Saturday, 5 May 2012
Preliminary Task vs. The Stolen
When looking over the preliminary task an the final edit of the thriller opening sequence, I feel that as a pair, Sonia and I have improved immensely. In the preliminary task, the main character (Sonia) did not have consistant hair and clothing, which meant that the clip itslef did not flow smoothly. There was also a dialogue in the preliminary task however it could not be heard due to the bad positioning of the camera.
During the filming of the conversation, Sonia looked in to the camera which made the scene lack an overall sense of verismilitude and so the desired effect of realism was lost.
We used a range of different shots throught the clip and they were all fairly successful, these were shots such as high angle shot, the two shot and also the over the shoulder shot.
The match on action was used twice in the clip, onca at the beginning and again at the end, and both flowed fairly well and so there was a lot of realism created. Whilts filming the preliminary task, we learned about the importance of staying within the 180 degree rule as this effects the realism of the film and if not stuck to then the audience may become confused.
Sonia and I successfully stuck to the 180 degree rule during the conversation, however it was almost lost when filming Sonia walking from the canteen, which made us realise its importance when filming a sequence.
After comparing our preliminary task to our final product; 'The Stolen', it is evident that we have made massive improvements on our filming and editing skills as well as acting and concept wise.
Taking into consideration that the main footage was shot during a busy time period and took around an hour to film, the final edit was smooth and had a lot of verismilitude.
The overall character perfomance improved grealty as well and the camera angles were much more suited to the sequence. For example the P.O.V shot and High Angle shots works perfectly in the thriller genre as it helps create a feeling of tension for the audience. We also created appropriate credits for the opening and added animation to engage the audience and improve the visual appeal of the sequence, which is something we didnt do during the preliminary task. We were also able to film it outside of school and so the verisimiltude was increased and so the audience are able to form a close bond with the characters.
After filming, we used our time wisely in order to get all the editing done. The sequence wasnt filmed with the high quality camera as first planned but we were still able to make our video look professional even if it was filmec with only a small Sony HD camera.
To help create a desired atmosphere the music built tension and added realism to the movie.
We considered the conventions of the thriller genre in order to create the best thriller opening sequence possible.
The use of black and white fits the conventions of a thriller film as well as the iconic scream towards the ending.
The use of colour for the last scene contrasted well and also enhanced the importance of the scene and the heartbeat again added realism.
In comparison to our preliminary task, we have come a long way as we are now able to edit together a set of clips coherently and we are now able to insert animations,credits and effects using advanced programmes such as Adobe After Effects and Final Cut.
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