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In this task I believe we did very well, the why I will try and improve for next year would probably be to develop the skills such as 180 rule and match on action, this I would try and develop through making my own films over the summer. This year there were several things I think I would have done differently, I would have probably used a much wider range of shot types as I believe that we relied on medium shots too much throughout the film and I would have liked to see some more close ups and long shots, we tended to just use the camera in different ways, like moving it about and changing the angles, we were more reliant on the editing to make each shot look good. I would have also done some of the editing differently, because I feel at some moments the film kind of stops for a second then moves on, I feel there is very little flow in the film. I would have also done far more scripting in the film because at the time we had very little scripting which meant the actors weren't sure what to say and it was also very difficult trying to get the right emotions for the character, so I would have done far more research on detectives and how they behave around crime scenes, just to have some kind of idea on what to say and how.
In our next production we will try and use a much wider range of shots, this should be particularly easy as the next project in A2 is to make a trailer which can make it easier for us to use different shots.

evaluation activity 6

This is the editing software we used Adobe Premier 10, this was relatively easy software to use, and it made the editing process very easy to understand, but we did struggle at times to fully understand what everything did.

To view our film and other clips, we used YouTube because it is the biggest video-sharing website in the world and it is the best place to upload our video as it is easy to access and is available to almost anyone, anywhere, it is also easy to upload our videos to as well, and linking them to our blogs was relativley simple as well.

To create our blog page we used Blogger, this is was simple to set up and is much easier then I thought it would be. I have learnt how easy it was to create a blog, because before I thought it would be quite hard.

evaluation activity 4

Our target audience consists of mostly 15-25 year olds, this is because they would be because a lot of young adults like thrillers and are age certificate for the film is a 15, this was to allow a much wider audience that we would be targeting, to go and see the film at a cinema. This target audience would be particularly interested in our film because they would hopefully be captivated by the mystery of the murder, and they would also be expecting things like car chases, antagonists and gunfights, all of which would be in our film if it was feature length. We would have been targeting mostly amale audience as they would like theuse of bloody murders and killing people, as well as using macho detectives, but this would also attract a female audience as they might find the detectives attractive, and they could also be captivated by the interesting story.

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Evaluation Targets

You've done so well this year Sam - so let's push ourself in the final stretch to really show our ability to reflect on our progress. Comment in detail on your findings from audience feedback. Revisit your recent posts and see if there are any more opportunities to use specialist terminolgy to explore mise-en-scene, ediiting and camera composition and comment on the way you intended to appeal to your target audience even more - there's so much to comment on to show how reflective you can be. Get working with your group tro complete director's commentaries and comment more on what you have learnt from others.

Evaluation and comparison of opening part 1

This shot we used for camera work and to make it easier to film our dolly shot, we introduce the police officer from an off screen position here, and the introduction from behind the crime tape suggests that the officer has already been investigating the scene, the use of camera keeps our attention on the detectives, while the cop comes on screen, it also gives as a surprise as the detectives are looking at the cop who is off screen so the audience don't know who or what we are looking at. The location gets into the shot as well, this shows a rural-urban environment, this is not as common in crime films as cities are seen as crime hotspots but because this is a secluded area it wouldn't have many people going through it, which would make it a good place for filming and not many people would discover the body in the film.

 This is one of our main shots in the film, this is the establishing shot that appears just at the start of the film, this helps build the scene in the audiences head, and makes them wonder what happened? and why?, from this very few things are immediately given away as this would intrigue the audience and make them want to watch more of the film. This also sets up the film as a crime film as the dead body is associated with that genre and this provides the mystery.

This medium shot, provides the audience with a good view of the murder scene, but we purposefully left it focused on the murdered man, so that mystery still surrounds the identity of the murder this helps make the film feel like it would continue on after the clip ends. In terms of special effects we had to make this scene lighter as it would have been difficult to see the action going on.

This shot provides a good view of the setting as well as the title font. The setting is clear in the background and shows that this is a hidden location as it is not clear were the murder occurred, it also suggests that the victim was pushed off the bridge shown in the background. The font we used is very clear to read we chose this because it stands out in the scene, it also juxtaposes with the theme of the film and scene, as white is often seen as pure and good, but in this scene there is death and crime. We used the font because it suited the style of the film, it was very plain and it draws the audiences attention but doesn't completely distract them from the scene.

This shot helps us build up the story as we are unable to identify the cards, so the victim remains unknown, this helps build the mystery around the character. The low angle shot we used gives the audience the power as they can see everything, they also have more power then the dead body has over them. The Jewellery worn by the detective gives the idea that he is not like ordinary detectives as the audience would mostly expect to see a well dressed suit with a tie, but this one looks like a rogue, suggesting he has an interesting back story, this would make an audience want to know more about him, so they are more likely to continue watching the film.

In this scene we have a conventional start to the clip, as the cops are being briefed by the police who have collected preliminary data, I have seen in many crime films and TV shows such as CSI the police have normally arrived first and the detectives arrive later, this makes our film look like it is in the crime genre. The costumes used as well helps build this idea into the scene as we have some labelled police, suggesting crime and the two detectives look as they would in real life. Also some of the props used such as the police tape, helps as it would be common to have police tape set up around a crime scene.

The main features of this shot was the lens flare, as used in films such as Star Trek, this adds a professional feel and drama into the scene to immerse the audience into the film. We also a get a mystery because the detectives are clearly looking at something that we don't see, this leads on to the match on action sequence we use and makes it clearer what we were showing.

This high angle shot gives the audience full view of the main character and what he is doing, it also adds a sense of helplessness to the audience as they are unable to do anything to help solve this murder or prevent his death. Some of the props are also shown here as the make up on the side of the corpses face suggests he has fallen or has been in some kind of fight, this suggests to the audience that there is also action scenes in this film, helping to establish the crime genre this film belongs to.

Film (unfinished)

Still have the music,title and finishing touches to do. also the opening lags for some odd rendering reason. Issues will be fixed ASAP.

This is our final piece, we filmed this back during November and December, since then we have been editing this film trying to make the film flow and to make it look more like a film, overall I think the filming went very well as we now have full opening two minutes. I think some of our best work comes at the start and end of the clip with the camera work used to zoom in on Ashley's body, setting the scene and tone of the opening, and at the end the editing between the flashback and real time I believe that the editing and use of transitions really makes the clip look good and seamless. I beleive however that we can improve the film by adding a couple of transitions in when the detectives approach the river there is a jump which we could have as a time jump.

Practice footage

A few clips of footage showing some the initial practice shots.