Thursday, 31 December 2015

PRODUCTION- EVALUATING THE ROUGH CUT

Presentation with pictures-https://www.emaze.com/@AFIFOQZZ/presentation-name

THE SUCCESS OF THE TITLE SEQUENCE
Our title sequence was mostly and overall narrative, however the beginning part showcasing the character of the killer was discrete aiming for the killer to stay mysterious making the audience not know and want to know more about him. The order of shots make sense as it starts off with the main character which the film is about in his natural habitat (his bedroom) showcasing pictures on his wall and him searching things on Facebook and online. It then introduces the first victim on Facebook as he searches her name which then goes to her profile showing how she is going to a party. Then we see the victim in actual physical appearance at the party she was talking about on Facebook. The killer then starts to get ready to leave. This makes the order make sense as it appears that as soon as the killer saw the post he started getting ready straight away. It then ends up with the victim leaving then being stalked by the killer in the street going from interior to exterior making it seem more vulnerable in the lonely dark streets. 

The order of the shots were not the same as how we planned as we were planning to keep the shots in the order that we filmed it. So we ended up changing the part where the killer gets ready by placing it through the clips where the victim is at the party then leaving still in the interior location. Then when the victim is in the exterior location the killer is not shown in his bedroom any more suggesting he's left to go and get her after the last shot of him opening the door.

QUALITY OF THE CAMERA WORK
Our camera work was overall okay as most of the time we kept the camera steady and still using the tripod when we needed a shot to look clean e.g. when the killer was searching on the internet we used an over shoulder shot and wanted a still shot of him typing with the text appearing on the screen. In other parts with were moving with the camera using the tracking wheel so that it would reduce the shakiness of the camera. We also incorporated the backgrounds in most of the shots to show that there was changes of locations for the audience to also get the full effect of how the characters have travelled and how they ended up in the ending location. We also used the camera to give point of view aspects from the characters e.g. when the victim is looking at the phone and when the killer is looking at his computing and searching the victim.

VARIETY OF SHOT TYPES USED
We used a large range of CLOSE UPS in mostly the discrete scenes. We also used a range of TRACKING SHOTS when the victim is being followed to let the audience know and give an effect that this person is the victim that is going to be followed by the killer. Moreover we used CUT INS e.g. when the victim is checking the missed calls and messages on her phone the camera cuts in on a close up on the phone. 
Other shots used...
POINT OF VIEW SHOT
LONG SHOT
MEDIUM SHOT
OVER SHOULDER SHOT
EXTREME CLOSE UPS 
EXTREME LONG SHOT 

USE OF LIGHTING
The use of lighting was mostly dark in all of the locations to create a dark and mysterious for the audience as it is supposed to be a horror/thriller. In the killers bedroom we filmed in the dark but also used a flash light creating dark shadows so that the audience would still be able to see what was going on but with a dark background surrounding the object that is being filmed. When the victim is on the street we used the street lamps to supply us with light as the street was supposed to be seen as dark and creepy and isolated so that the victim seems more vulnerable to the audience.

PERFORMANCE OF THE CHARACTERS
The characters in our opening could not use dialogue so for them to be expressive of who they are and their purpose they used actions e.g. killer sharpening knife showing he's dangerous. Moreover the props and costumes used helped the audience identify who was who with the killer wearing all black and the victim wearing normal clothes dressed as a teenager.

USE OF MISE-EN-SCENE (LOCATIONS, SETTING, PROPS and COSTUMES)
We used all discrete locations where we thought none of the public would be as there was no need of any other people to be in the opening apart from the two characters. The locations also would help the audience know how the characters are being portrayed with mostly the killer e.g. the pictures on his bedroom wall. The props helped identify what the characters were like e.g. the knife for the killer and the phone for the victim. The costumes helped the audience identify the lifestyle of the characters e.g. killer in all black and victim in normal teenage clothes. 


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