Evaluation Activity 7

This is our preliminary task which we produced at the start of the course.

This is our final opening sequence.

Throughout this process, there are many things which we have learnt about filming in general. Looking back at our preliminary task, we did make a lot of mistakes which we would have been able to change easily however we have looked back at this and improved by making sure we do not make the same mistakes in our final opening sequence.

The first screen grab is from our preliminary task and as you can see, the person filming the scene can be seen in the reflection which actually makes the scene look quite ridiculous because the audience would be more focused on the fact that you can see the person filming. We did learn from our mistake as the second screen grab is from our final opening sequence and we made sure that you could not see the person that was filming the scene so that our film would look more professional.

In our preliminary task, we made a script so that the characters could follow this and it would make it easier for the scene to be continuous however, we kept forgetting the lines which made it harder to make the shot look continuous. We decided it would be best not to have any characters talking in our final opening sequence so that it would be more suspenseful and the opening sequence would also look more professional because there would not be any parts of the film that would not have necessarily gone to plan.

In our preliminary task, we used simple camera angles and shots because we did not really experiment with the camera and just wanted to get the filming done quickly and easily. However, when it came to making our opening sequence, we decided to try out many different angles and shots in order to get the full effect and so that we had more knowledge on how to use a camera. The first opening sequence we made consisted of many shots however, we did keep it quite simple. Here is a screen grab of a basic shot which was included in our first opening sequence.

Our final opening sequence is much more advanced as we included many more shots and angles. An example of this would be how we put the camera above our character in order to make her look vulnerable and as if she was not in control of the situation at all. Here is a screen grab of how the shot looks.

We also used a panning shot in order to make our character look powerless. This was very effective as it gave a completely different look as to how our character looked in other parts of the opening sequence. Here is a screen grab of how the shot looks.

We did this quite close so that the actual shot looked a lot more intense so that the audience would feel sympathetic towards the character. By including this in the opening sequence means that the audience would be more likely to be drawn in into the film.