Friday, 27 September 2013



This is the first sequence of the course which is called the deal.
Establishing shot, Mise en scene and Fade 
This is our first shot which shows a fade in to an establishing shot. This is done to introduce the two characters and setting to the audience. We used the red title to connote blood and death and make it clear to the audience that this film will be a violent one.


Match On Action 
These are the second shots which finish of the walking that was done in the previous shot which is a match on action shot. This avoids confusing the audience because any mistakes can put of the viewer.For example if a character was walking and the character suddenly was cut to a stop it wouldn't look right. These shots also makes the film more smooth. This is importaunt because we are meant to make the audience not notice that editing is going on which I think we succeceded in doing so.

Re-establishing shot
This is to show the audience that the characters are still in the correct place and are not breaking the 180 degree rule. This is a imaginary line that you shouldn't cross unless you show the audience that you are crossing the line. for example if someone was on the right side of the camera then it cut to the same character on the left side it would confuse the audience and put them of the sequence.
Shot reverse shot


These were meant to put you in the characters perspective. I think we achieved this as it looked effective and it felt like you were the character in these shots.
Lighting
We mostly used ambient lighting in the shots because it would have been hard to use any lamps in the setting we chose to film at.
Mid shot
We used this distance because it was meant to show you more about the characters body language however we failed to realise that during the previous shot the character had his hoodie zipped up which convinced us to use this shot to avoid confusion.
Camera movement
We did this to follow the transaction between the two characters. We did this by panning the camera while attached to a tripod to make the shot more stable. I think this worked well however it was a stiff tripod which made it seem jolty. This can make the film more smooth because it allows the audience to keep up with what is going on in the scene.
P.O.V Shot 
This shot was meant to make the audience feel like they were in the film conducting the deal. This would have been effective if we hadn't shot the wrong hand that was handing the wallet in the previous shot.

Low angle shot
This shot is meant to tell the audience that this character is now in the powerful position as he has the package.

High angle Shot
This shot was meant to tell  the audience that this character is now in the weaker position as he doesn't have the package.
Extreme Close Up
This shot is to draw the audiences attention to the protagonists eyes and to imply that something is going to happen.











1 comment:

  1. Duncan,

    It is a rel shame that this isn't finished; a., because it means you have missed a deadline and b., because you had done a really good job up until that point.

    Please go back and complete this and then add a little bit more on how well your product flowed because of the techniques used.

    Good start,
    EllieB

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