This is the final video of our prisoner trailer. Over the whole task we worked well as a team and think we produced the best video we could achieve. We all had say in what should be in the video and how we would present it and all voices were heard and seen all our opinions and ideas in our trailer. We did have problems when doing the editing as the software we were using kept breaking down and not responding which made us loose time when trying to edit the film, also the sound wasnt working which created problems when we were wanting to insert audio clips and music and trying to edit the clips.
The ideas that we had for the video were all our, we found the best location for the setting of the trailer and that would match the script mood and we tried to portray this with the settings that we used in the trailer. The actors that we used made the mood of the trailer carry on through as they acted well and were responding to the type of setting and atmosphere we wanted to show through to the audience.
The camera movements and angles i think were good throughout we used all the different types and tried to suit the shots and movements with the right scene and speech to make sure they fit together. We could of improved some of the camera angles and the background sound with them, in one of the scenes we see Megan laughing in the corner of the screen by because of the way we shot the scene we couldnt edit it out, so if we had to do it again we need to make sure we cant see anyone laughing or smiling when walking into the sceen or already it in. The music over the top made the trailer fit together it fitted the type of atmosphere and mood we were trying to percieve, we made sure the music was louder at the beginning to make it dramatic and when the actors were speaking make it quieter so the words they were saying could be heard but still having the music in the background. We chose the song by the Foo Fighters are it is very fast pace and basey which portrays the kind of action/horror trailer we were trying to put across.
Overall i think the way we have filmed and then presented our trailer has come across well as we have tried to use the most suitable camera shots, movements and editing to suit the type of trailer we wanted to portray across.
I'm pleased to see the level of detail you're going into - this is important, and you should aim to keep it up in order to produce an L4 blog!
ReplyDelete0:00 - Your opening shot is a little shakey - you could do with starting with some sort of establishing shot. The background audio is very "hissy" - there is a way of reducing this using some software installed on the computers. Also, your shot is out of focus - this is to do with the low light, mainly... You need to watch this when shooting in the future.
0:09 - I like the shot of the feet walking; this is nicely framed and the slo-mo works. The credits work here.
0:19 - You might have cross-faded here, although the continuity is odd, with Megan being in the dark and then brightly lit. Also, the pace is odd, going from slo-mo to normal
0:23 - Not sure about the music over the top of the dialogue; the vocals impact on the audio. The cross-fades are not really appropriate here - you would usually use them to show the passage of time - you would have been better advised to use straight cuts. Your framing is also a little odd in places.
0:28 - This shot is held a little too long - you might have been better to cut to CUs of Megan and the other character, to break the sequence up?
0:36 - Again, the cf here should be a cut. I like the angle - it's interesting and creates a good effect.
0:37 - The cut to a CU here is a little odd since you are alreadu in MS on Megan. You really ought to have cut to an LS; the rhythm is somewhat strange. Not sure about how you've framed this shot
0:43 - I rather like the framing here - it's a very good two-shot - although I think the high angle is slightly strange; you might have been better to make this a straightforward level shot
0:48 - The slo-mo here is good; this is an appropriate place to use cfs rather than cuts
0:56 - I like the closing shot - this is effective
In summary:
This is okay, although you've fallen into the trap of using transitions when you didn't need to - within the sequence itself, straight cuts would be better. You really need to think about the editing, since this has a major impact on the effectiveness of your project.
You have tried to use a range of shots, which is good, although you might want to storyboard your work in more detail next time. Your continuity is okay, although there are a few errors; you might want to plan this out.
At the moment, this would be regarded as L2 work - D grade - which is what I would expect a first piece to be. You will have plenty of time to improve during your next project, but it's a reasonable starting place