Preliminary Evaluation

Evaluation

Our short film has some continuity errors when you look at the characters and the backdrop of the scene. It took two one hour sessions to complete this scene and one of the actors had changed his hair as well as the background of the scene had been reorganised. These are very slight differences and can be missed very easily. These errors were almost unavoidable so we made sure to lessen any other errors that might occur.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

To ensure continuity we made sure each actor we had in our clip warn the same clothing so the scene we filmed in the two hours flowed nicely from one to the next. We also made sure the clips were in chronological order and added transitions to help the narrative of the clip move forward. We used other techniques to help continuity as well including 180 degree rule, match on action and a shot reverse shot. This helped the audience since it was easier to follow the story.

We used the 180 degree rule when the interrogator and the prisoner were conversing. To do this we ensured that the prisoner was always on the left side of the frame whereas the interrogator would always be on the right. This was to help with continuity and ensured the audience did not get confused and lose track of the storyline.

We used match on action when the interrogator opened a door. This helped with continuity was edited well since it helped the pace of the scene without confusing the audience. The audience see the character start to open the door but then we cut to the other side to see him coming through. These two different shots helps to make it seem continuous.

We used a shot reverse shot in our film in order to show that two characters were having a conversation. This made it easy to follow and easy to understand who was talking since one character would say something while on screen and the audience was able to see the other characters reaction almost instantly since it would change to them as they said their lines.

 

 

 

Our group incorporated transitions into our film. This helped break up longer shots and keep a steady pace. We had transitions during the flashback to help create a kind of dream sequence and make it clear to the audience the event they were watching wasn’t happening now. To give it a dream like feeling we used the fade through white transition.

While working in our group we found it would be best to split the work between us since we knew to complete the work we had to manage our time effectively. So Sam and I did the script while Tom and Nathan did the shot list. We completed this within one lesson and we were able to move on to the filming very quickly. After filming we worked together to complete the editing. We agreed that we all had equal contribution towards the project and I feel we worked well as a team.

To create the clip my group and I had to use basic editing skills in order for it to make scene. We also had to use the camera effectively while taking shots that would work when put together in iMovie and make the narrative clear to the audience.

In conclusion I think the task went well and the overall film was better than I had first expected it to be.