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I am in group 1 with Pru Carter-Phillips (8128) and Ella Budgett (8120). To view my portfolio evidence please click on the following three labels, on the right, named; A2 Research and Planning; A2 Construction and A2 Evaluation.
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Sunday 27 September 2015

Continuity Task (BLK)





The story we were meant to portray in our accident video was a murder scene which had taken place in a lift. Flo, the first shown female actor, walks into a lift with the second female actor, me, already standing inside. As we see the lift go down on the digital display, the doors open to reveal, now dead, me  killed by Flo. We attempted to show full continuity by using a pan shot in the last shot which carried the viewer smoothly across the action. However we did not achieve a good narrative flow or full continuity. For example, in shot 1 Flo walks into the lift, which is not matched on action in shot 2 as she is then outside the lift again walking in. This needs to be edited to ensure the movement of Flo follows through into the second shot. From shot 2 to shot 3 the camera went from a wide shot to a close-up; this change in shots is too extreme and shows no special awareness or narrative flow. Also, in shot 3 it is not clear to the audience whose perspective the shot is from, making the storyline more confusing. Shot 3 doesn’t show where this digital display is and it is not clear it is even part of the lift. We could have altered this shot by using a zoom from a wide shot of the lift to a close-up of the digital display above it which would show the audience where exactly it was. I think we need to really think about the order in which we choose to shoot particular types of shots. There should be a gradual change from wide shot to extreme close-up shown through a number of shots to keep full continuity.

Friday 18 September 2015

My Film Still Analysis (BLK)

My chosen shot

My group's chosen genre was horror. We wanted to create a sinister feel, which we achieved by creating a zoomed-in, low-key lighted shot of Flo. Flo's hair was placed in front of her eyes, masking part of her face to make the viewer ask questions about what she's hiding and why which should give them a sense of anxiety and anticipation for when these questions are answered. We used a yellow filter on the lights so the colour scheme was pale yellow and black, which fitted with the primitive, macabre atmosphere. When we captured the shot, Flo's hands, fortunately, were moving which made a blur across the image to look as if she was shaking the banisters; Perhaps she is trying to get out. This tied in perfectly to make her seem separated from civilisation. The shot was a medium close-up making the scene feel more intense and enclosed for the viewer and suggesting Flo is either trapped or caged up as a punishment.
If we had a chance to compose this shot again, I would've made the lighting darker to make the shot even more intense and creepy. I also would move the camera slightly to the right to close the shot in more on Flo and take away the space on the left side of the image.