Thursday, 21 October 2010

Perliminary Assessment - Laura Allitt's Blog

I feel that the perliminary assessment showed that we can hold a steady shot as we made good use of the tripod. I also feel that we framed our shots properly as we made good use of the grid mode on the camera and by applying the rule of thirds to each shot. We used a variety of shots in our video including canted angles to show that there is something wrong, point of view shots to show what the actor is seeing and long shots to set the scene of the video. The use of compostion techniques throughout the video were used effectivly as we left plenty of head room so the shot doesn't feel compressed and left some lead room so that there was space for the actor to move into in the frame.

I feel that we applyed the rules of continuity editing as we made sure that we stuck to the 180 degree rule so that the audience wouldn't be confused as they watch the video. However there was one problem whilst editing as there was a jump cut between the shots where Lewis was walking back from throwing the bracket and when he is leaning aganist the wall. This was because whilst out shooting, we didn't shoot the particular shot that would have been between that jump cut. Other than that particular jump cut, I feel that the shots flowed together really well.

In relation to props, we didn't really sit down as a group to discuss props but we all had a rough idea of how the final video should look. Of course the most significent prop is the braclet which is the particular object that is really bad for the actor. I feel that the location ( The Arb) was appropriate for a few reasons. For one thing, it was the same location that was used by the previous group so we though that it would be easier to re-enacted, which it was. Also, there wasn't that many people there which added to the airy atmosphere which was already there. In terms of actors, the original actor that was chosen let us down at the last minute so Lewis had to take his place on the day of shooting.

My contribution to the film I feel was adiquate as I helped out a bit of editing and planning but I feel that the majority of my work was the actual filming of the project. I feel that the only improvements that could be made to the final video is to have filmed more shots which would have also solved the problem of the jump cut. Also, we could have used more make-up to make the actor look more of the part. In terms of what I will do differently when it comes to the final coursework is that I would like to contribute to the planning more and possibly do more editing, but also I would possibly change the genre of horror that we would be working on as this would give more opportunity to use more props and make-up and also possibly give me the oppourtunity to use some more advanced features on the camera as I feel that this is my strongest assest.

Laza ^_^

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