Looking back to your
preliminary task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from
it to the full product?
I feel that from the prelim task, the majority of shots I
have used have definitely improved. Specific shots such as low angles, long
shots etc. have improved dramatically. This is noted through the steadiness of
the camera throughout the sequence. For example in the opening scene where a
graphic match occurs, even though a graphic match is considered editing, we
still had to line up the shots of the picture of the wanted poster with the low
angle of ‘the bad guy’ and I think that those shots and the zoom was very
successful and there is an evident amount of progression from the prelim task.
When using the equipment for this sequence, it was only the
second time we has used it, first as the prelim task, however when it came to
filming we were much more confident when using the equipment. I think we were
more confident because we have learnt from our previous mistakes that we made
in our prelim task. An example of us using the equipment better is the
noticeable improvement in continuity. E.g. the running away scene is very
smooth and is easy to understand and follow the storyline and what is happening
to Nancy.
The brief for our coursework was to create an opening
sequence of approximately 2 minutes in length of either a film noir or horror
genre. Our opening sequence was a film noir of 2:13 minutes in length. I
believe that the sequence meets all of the criteria asked in the brief. To
state that the genre was clear in the opening sequence we have used several
conventions such as; matches, black and white film, low angles, silhouettes and
a strong declaration of power.
The planning stage in
the research into the genre was crucial to understand what elements we needed
to put in our opening sequence. To comprehend the genre we presented the
research we found through looking at old and modern noir films and see what
they had in common and what they challenged by putting it on a Prezi so it was
like step through step guidance of how successful noirs were made. Detailed
planning helps produce a successful film, like ours, by making sure you don’t
step over into another genre. The detailed planning not only gave us
conventions to use but also specific shots that label a noir clearly. All of
this planning helped the process in whole a lot smoother, which always leads to
a successful film.
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