We have developed from our prelim by improving our skills and creative minds. Our main strengths where the in the editing because during this we could remove anything that went wrong in the filming this was true for both the prelim and the actual thriller. The weaknesses of our prelim are we broke the 180-degree rule and this disoriented the audience. Before we created the actual thriller piece, we were to carry out a preliminary (prelim) task. The task given was that we made a one-minute clip on a short conversation of some sort. It can be in any situation as long as we kept to 180-degree rule. This is where we have to keep to one side of the action. If we do have to go the other side then we would have to make it clear to the audience that this is what we are doing. For this we would have to have a shot of panning around the other side of the action. We also have to remember about shot reverse shot which is where you have in a conversation; the shot would go to whoever is talking. It can also be an over the over the shoulder shot.
Over all I think we used a variety of shots. We used a lot of medium shots and which changed in between each other especially when the female and male characters were walking up the corridor. Taking in feedback from our classmates who reviewed it, we were told that at one point the 180 degree rule was broken when the male character worked into the meeting room. After having a closer look we did see the problem so this would be something to look out for when creating the thriller clip. But in context on shots, we did use medium shots, long shots, close ups, extreme close ups, over-the-shoulder shots and we also had shot reverse shot which was one of the elements we had to include. As well as the type of shots, we also used a varied amount of angles, from in the middle to high angled shots. However, there wasn’t any from the floor facing up wards so we should think on that in our thriller, as this would show more authority over characters. We also used match on action when we switched from looking at the watch, zooming out of the watch in the different room. We thought that zooming into it and out was very effective because as an audience, we wouldn’t expect it. I thought our titles were also quite effective, very film like, because we made the shot freeze whilst we read the titles so we didn’t miss anything. Also at the end, we thought that when we were closing the extract, the music started before the credits started.
We didn’t have too many problems with the lighting over the shots because they were simply natural lights. However we could have had a bit more neutral lighting on the characters when they are talking. Maybe stage lanterns would be the most appropriate at about 50%. This would just add a little bit more clarity and effect. Also, we should check shadows on the little things for example, the watch shot where half of the hand was dark.
I have learnt many things doing this preliminary task. I have learnt all about match on action and shot reverse shot. I also knew nothing about the 180-degree rule. The prelim gave us a chance to explore lots of different shots than what we knew about. It also made us think about how much planning is necessary so we know what we’re doing on the day where we start filming and when we say Planning we mean not just story line but sound, camera angles and shots.
I think the main things I will need to improve on for the thriller is keeping an eye on the 180 degree rule, using more shot reverse shot and add a bit more lighting to where is needed just to create that extra effectiveness.
We have really developed our
skills since the prelim because the actual task was properly planned and
storyboarded and we did a shot lists. This helped us to not need to make as
many snap decisions on the film set. The questionnaire also helped us to make a
decision on a genre, which is different to the prelim, which was a snap
decision on what was going on. Also we improved our technical skills by making
it fit together and look a lot neater and more professional than the prelim.
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