For this video, we had to shoot various shots which were more complicated from our first task. Some of the shots were Dolly Shot, Follow Shot, Hand Held and other pans/tilts. I found this task more challenging than the first one but I felt I was more confident when working with the camera and was more willing to experiment with various settings etc. We found that some shots were more difficult that others because the camera was not as stable as it should have been, this was because we didn’t have the equipment that we may have needed. In the middle of filming our camera switched off and this became a problem as we started to run out of filming time. Overall I found that the task was exciting and I liked experimenting with the more technical and difficult shots. Everyone in my group contributed well and shared the filming time evenly. I also enjoyed editing this video and finding out new effects and ways of doing things such as adding text.
I would like to see a little more detail on your blog - remember, you need to make sure that you are discussing and deconstructing your work (both the outcomes and the process). This is essential if you are to achieve a high level in your blog.
ReplyDelete0:00 - Your opening shot is little blunt. I would expect to see an establishing shot (perhaps an ELS of the house) before having the door open. The title doesn't need the "..." The pan is a little jerky, although an effective idea. You might have kept Rachael in shot; this would have been better in terms of composition
0:11 - I rather like ths way you've framed this
0:23 - I would expect a shot like this to start facing the character and following them - it seems to start a little late. You might be better making this sequence a little shorter? Credits are okay, but you might have been better putting them in the same place on the screen. The pan here is smooth and effective. Your location is very good.
0:28 - I like this shot (although I don't approve of the smoking...!). Not so keen on the pan down, or the cross-fade - these aren't needed.
0:32 - Good idea, here, but I would have tried to keep the camera a little more still and keep Rachael in shot - it's a little too jerky (and logically, looking at the next shot, she would clearly see you!)
0:50 - This is edited a little too late - you can see Rachael start to move. Just a 12 frame shift would improve. However, I like thc compostion (the perspective is good) and the way Rachael walks out of shot. Logically, however, she would easily hear Kelly behind er. Kelly should exit in the same way Rachael does - otherwise it is obvious she is avoiding the camera
1:00 - The POV here is good, although you should really edit this more carefully in order to create the sense of tension and action - ideally, you would have a faster pace to the editing
1:14 - Would be better to cut to black here. This would have been more dramatically effective. A fade is more comforting than a cut; here the cut would have driven the action. You need to be careful as well - you don't want anyone to get hurt or to damage clothes etc. You should have reshot this, since the laughter is out of place.
1:18 - The CU on the handcuffs is good, but you should have cut to the next shot. There's also some dodgy audio, which you could have done with losing. The next shot (the CU on Rachael) is very well done, with some excellent lighting, but again you could do with losing the black and just cutting straight to the LS.
1:31 - This is very well framed - you create a sense of mystery for the audience, and your location is impressive. However, you hold this a little too long; you would be better advised to cut to some CUs to break the master shot up (for example, of Rachael, perhaps POV from your antagonist?)
1:50 - Your previous shot is held a little too long. You should cut, not fade to this next shot. You need to be wary of the giggling; when you shoot your next piece, you could do with making sure that you watch out for this. Again, at the end, a fade you don't need
1:58 - Lighting/ composition here is very good - I like the way you've shot the antagonist in silhouette.
In summary
This is an effective first attempt. You've used a range of shots, many successfully, and there is a good level of composition here with only one or two which don't work. Audio is generally good, and most of the dialogue is audible. Continuity is reasonable, with no major errors. You need to work more on the editing, since this is a little flabby - you've overused the cross-fades and you need to cut many of the shots a little more tightly. We will be looking at this in the next project. At the moment, you are working at a low L3 level (just into the C-grade) which is very good for this stage of the course. Well done!