Despite having alot of boundaries, I am very pleased with our completed opening. There were many barriers which we had to overcome, however I feel like we produced a successful opening through the use of camera work and editing. Firstly, we had alot of practice and had learnt alot about the different shots and editing techniques which meant we were able to use and apply them in the correct manor.
I believe that we benefited a lot from doing the preliminary task where we focused on three editing techniques in particular. The first was match on action which we used and applied multiple times throughout the filming process. There was a clear contrast between our preliminary task and the final product showing the progress we had made and further showing the better knowledge. Secondly, we also used shot reverse shot in our film which again was significant as it shows our knowledge of continuity. To improve on this technique in particular, it could have been used a bit more however it was difficult in the plot of our film as there were not alot of point within the film where direct contact was made. Although we learnt alot about the continuity editing techniques, I found that we learnt alot from the preliminary task in terms of preparation. There were many factors which affected the quality of filming. Firstly the timing was not the best as we were given roughly 30 minutes to do the task meaning we did not have alot of takes of each clip meaning we found many errors which could have been avoided if we had more time. From establishing this issue, we ensured that in our final film, we would allow enough time to get the perfect clip. Also lighting was another issue which we established in our preliminary task and this again was primarily due to preparation where we did not find the best area to film as there was not much we could do to alter the lighting. This was something we learnt from and this will be another target for next year when filming our trailer. Further more, there will be many things we would need to consider next year; the first thing being our knowledge of the 180 degree rule which is an element of continuity editing. This was something we struggled with as there was not a specific point in the film where it could have been used. It is typically used during a conversation however there is no dialogue exchanged in our opening.
Also we will need to consider the weather conditions which further leads on to the health and safety of actors. Despite most of our scenes planning out quite well, we feel like the weather conditions are a huge barrier in filming, most definitely when we are outside. In the context of our film, the young girl was laying on the floor and this became a problem on the day as the ground was extremely wet, therefore we had to work with this. We managed to resolve this problem by placing a black plastic bag underneath her meaning was not directly laying on the floor. However, we had to be careful when filming to ensure that this was not exposed, making the film look unprofessional. Although this was not a problem, the weathering would could damage the technology. This would be a problem when filming, as the rain could potentially damage the camera and this would therefore affect the overall outcome. This will be a target for next year where we will consider the timings which we will actually film and we could potentially provide more equipment which could help protect the camera from getting wet or damaged.
A major barrier was the sound. This was important as the quality on the camera wasn't the best due to alot of background noises (such as rain) which made it sound fuzzy. Next year we will ensure that the conditions we film in are appropriate and allow us to create a successful film. Also, we will ensure that we are using the correct piece of technology which is suitable for filming to a high quality. As a result of the bad quality, we had to delete all of the diegetic sound and then add more sound effects whilst trying to make it seem natural at specific points (for example the car door and the foot steps). Potentially, this will not be the case next year and we will be able to keep all of the ambient, diegetic sound making it seem more natural whilst adding the odd sound effect, such as a thud, conforming to the horror genre conventions.
Lastly, the final target would be filming things more than once. This was an issue as some of the most significant points in the film had errors and we had only filmed them once meaning we had to work with it and make changes using the software which may not have looked or planned out as expected. Next year, we will ensure that we have filmed each clip multiple times in order to have the best quality film with no errors. This will be done to our advantage as we spent alot of time trying to perfect specific shots and clips where we could have been focusing on something else. Although we managed to overcome this barrier, it is important that it does not happen again next year when filming our trailer.
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