Question Six
6. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
If I was to complete my final task again I would make a few changes. Things such as:
Camera Work:
- I would avoid using zoom within my open sequence as I think that it reduced the professionalism of my piece as it is not a usual form or convention of a films opening sequence.
- Shaky camera work - I wanted to give the opening sequence more of a natural feel by not always using the tripod so that it was more like the human eye. Although I believe this worked well when capturing the two boys play football before the chase scene, I do not think it was as successful elsewhere.
- I would be more careful when filming because on the first day of filming I lost a lot of footage as I thought I'd pressed record but had not. This wasted a lot of time and it was very frustrating for myself and also for my lovely actors.
- I would add more close ups to capture the emotion.
- I would use better quality footage of the two sinister males meeting at the beginning as they were not taking it seriously and giggling when delivering the lines.
- I would not use the image of the two girls, I would have liked to have used a mock up CCTV type footage of the girls here instead.
Timing/Scheduling:
- I would like to try to film over one day rather than separate days as the weather is more likely to be the same (you never know in England though). This would prevent any major continuity issues.
Sound:
- I would have like to included some diegetic sound during the chase scene. For example, heavy breathing as they run, the sound of their feet hitting the ground as they run. This would give my opening sequence more depth.
Editing:
- I would make the lead up to the chase ever so slightly shorter. It was suggested to me by a peer that it may last just a little bit too long.
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