Preliminary Evaluation

I believe that in this shot from our preliminary investigation we managed to fit in the main titles well as they flowed easily into the plot. Making these titles helped me learn how to use a Mac and enhance my editing skills which will be essential to do for our upcoming task. As well as that I think that we used the correct transitions from the titles to the main story, which were just straight cuts.

 

This is the first shot from our prelim, not including the opening titles and it is linked in between the opening titles. This shot is a close up of Vince’s legs walking down the corridor and starts off the non-diegetic music over the top.

In the second shot not including the opening titles from out prelim we managed to frame it well so the audience can see what is needed to be seen. This shot is a long shot of Vince opening a set of doors and walking down the corridor. The way that Vince walked down the corridor was linked to the non-diegetic music over the top which was up-beat and more on the less serious side.

In this shot, the third shot, we added an affect so that it looks like Vince is being watched by a camera. This shot is a mid shot as it shows Vince from the knees up, but doesn’t show his whole body. The non-diegetic music over the top fits the way that Vince is walking as it turns the tone serious, and is exacerbated by the way he walks and the seriousness on his face.

This shot is a close up of Vince’s face from the other side of the door which is effective because it captures the seriousness of his face and as well as that the seriousness of the moment.

This is an effective shot that follows the close up of Vince’s face, and shows the action that he is making with his hand. It flows very well into the scene which I believe is due to a well done shot list and also making sure that all the shots flow into each other.

 

This still from our prelim shows Vince’s hand opening the door from the outside of the door and slightly opens it. It is a close up and flows well from the previous scene as you see Vince going to grab for the handle.

This is a still from after Vince has opened the door and sat down. It is a long shot that shows both Vince (right) and I (left). This is a good shot to use because there is an element of tension and mystery as you still do not know who the character is on the left.

This shot is a mid shot of Vince as it is from the waist upwards. It is a good shot as his facial expression suits the seriousness of the moment and also with the non-diegetic music.

 

 

In this shot you finally see who the mysterious character was. It is an over the shoulder mid shot of myself as it is from the waist upwards and as well as that it fits in very well with the scene and flows nicely.

This shot is another over the shoulder mid shot but this time it shows Vince talking. This shot flows well with the previous shot and makes the scene easy to understand for the audience.

This shot is a close up of my face which is good as it shows the expression on my face and builds up the tension along with the non-diegetic music. It flows well as it changed to black and white by fading to white at the end of the previous scene and then showing the black and white effect.

 

 

This shot is also a close up but of Ryan’s face and is effective because it shows the expression on his face and adds to the tension of the moment and suits the non-diegetic music also playing.

In this final shot it is a mid shot of myself as it is from the waist upwards and its transition between the previous shot was smooth and fitted well and therefore it is effective.

I believe that for the end credits in our preliminary investigation video we used the titles effectively and as well as that the way in which we included are names and candidate numbers was effective and worked well.

 

 

Main strengths:

·         Transition between shots

·         Flows easily which makes it easy to understand

·         Good range of shots

·         Suitable non-diegetic music

 

Possible Improvements:

·         Could improve plot to add more tension

·         Could improve lighting to enhance certain shots

 

What I learnt:

·         Learnt to improve my editing skills

·         Learnt how to make shots flow easily

·         Learnt how some specific shots can affect certain moods such as tension etc.