Film Opening: Evaluation 7

Camerawork
For our preliminary task we had to include three different things: Match on Action, 180-degree rule and Shot Reverse Shot. I have demonstrated these in separate posts on my blog, with my own pictures as demonstrations and they are all within my preliminary task. We used match on action and the 180-degree rule in our film opening. However, we were unable to use shot reverse shot due to the lack of dialogue and conversation in it. If we were to make the entire movie then it would have definitely been included. Using these three key filming techniques allowed me to achieve continuity editing which is fundamental for a realistic and fluent appearing piece.

 I was acting in our preliminary and so I was unable to film. This made me much more excited to film our actual practical task. I wanted to use a variety of shots in my film opening, we also used a variety of shots in our preliminary task also. This is effective as each shot provokes different feelings in the audience, if used well. We used close up shots to bring more focus on the content or the action within the shot. For example, below are two shots from ur film opening and preliminary task. The shot on the right from our preliminary, shows a character tilting their watch towards them to look at the time. The close up shot brings focus to this and so it emphasises the feelings of impatience and waiting.

We used many low angle camera shots in our film opening when filming religious imagery. This put the religious symbols in a place of power and superiority which fit with our storyline. In both the preliminary task and film opening we used shots that travel in and out of focus. I thought this was effective in our film opening as it suggests a sense of realisation as thing are becoming clearer both visually and mentally. However, in our preliminary task, it was purely for a unique shot.

Editing
I have progressed massively in terms of my editing skills. My editing skills were extremely limited while editing our preliminary task. I have learnt how to trim clips to how I want, edit the sound content of a clip, edit the saturation of a clip to make it look slightly greyscale, which made it look more grungy and so much more. An example of this from my film opening is below. Previously, the green of the grass and trees were much more vibrant and so we dulled it down to suit the theme and genre.

In both my preliminary and film opening, a slow motion effect was used. Example of this are below. We used this effect in our film opening to give the shot more of a dreamy effect. This contrasted against the actual content and intention of the film. However, for our preliminary task it is used to emphasis the throwing of the paper as if it is such an outrageous act. The picture from our preliminary task also shows a filter over the top of the image, making the shot appear as if it is from a security camera of sorts. Ella and I wanted to try and find a filter similar which we could incorporate into our opening. However, we were unsuccessful in finding something that fit our storyline.