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| This is an over the shoulder shot of the victim |
The majority of shots in my groups finished piece overall were steady. A few shots jumped which meant that the film did not run as smoothly as it could have done through parts. The beginning shot was a close up of the book which then panned up at the victim showing her as weak and frightened. This shot could be improved by using the leaver on the tripod to pan running the shot more smoothly instead of panning manually which causes the shot to jump. Although it would have ran smoother with this shot using a tripod, it was difficult to film because of the limited area we had. One steady shot was the over the shoulder shot of the victim looking through the book. I felt that this shot worked really well because of the timing and stillness which created the tension which was needed for shooting a 40 second horror clip.
The framing of the shots were done appropriately, we intended to make sure that the spacing was clear and that the shot was looking affective. One shot that we filmed which I felt was a good example of framing was the victim looking through the book. The area above the head is limited but giving her enough space to look appropriate. The victim is centred in the middle which was important to dominate that she is the focus and main target.
It was important to use as many different shot types as we could, which was preparation for our main horror film. The variety of shots consisted of 'Close Ups' and 'Mid Shots', with these you focused on the body language of the victim showing her insecure actions and expressions. Other shot types we used were 'Long Shots' and 'Extreme Close Ups'. With the different shots changing dramatically it made the recreation more dysfunctional which was intended to create more tension. In a couple of shots we used Camera Movements like 'tiling' and 'panning' to create more of an effect. Using tilting made the atmosphere once again more dysfunctional because it makes the viewer think, why is the camera like that? Using all these different shots helped us to understand and improve on our camera skills which will have a big impact on our final piece.
Use of Editing.
We attempted to make sure that the shots flowed smoothly at all times, but occasionally from one shot to an other they jumped which didn't work to well. An error we made was the shot where the victim in panic exits through the door. Instead of filming her on the other side watching her come out the room, we went straight into her walking up the stairs. This did not look right. If we were to film this again I would have made sure that all shots were clear and that we didn't miss anything out.
Although we used did not use any transition techniques for editing as such, we decided that to make the atmosphere more tense and ghostly to change the brightness of each shot, making them more darker and gloomy. I felt that this worked because the darkness created the atmosphere we wanted along with the dysfunctional narrative. As well as the brightness we also used strobe lighting to exaggerate the shot of the girl being taunted by the ghost, (which also is the tilted shot).
Watching the clip over, it is important that we work on the 180 degree rule along with the 30 degree. We attempted to use the rules but occasionally you can spot an error of where we have placed the camera when filming, which again leads to a jumpy shot take. It would have helped if we had more space to film, as it was limited because of the table getting in the way. Using these rules will improve our film and make it more effective.
Selection of Content.
Because we were only using 40 seconds of someones horror film we did not chose to pick the part where you see the ghost like character. This meant that costume and make up wise, it was a lot more simpler. It was important to portray the victim as a normal girl, to create the sense that this could happen to anyway. She looked weak and vulnerable but keeping tone of her costume and make up down made her look just like an everyday character. We showed that we could use props and make them look effective on film, because the narrative was based around the book therefore the camera shots had to be effective. The only thing is we should have used an older book and damaged it, to create a more tense affect on the viewer. This was not thought of properly and needed have been discussed before hand.
I think that the location worked extremely well, as it was an old victorian style house which had an impact on the ghostly narrative which was our film genre.
As well as the location I felt that the characters we used were great. The victim (Ellie Walker) played her role extremely well. She stayed in character the majority of the time, we occasionally see a smile appear but that could have been improved by the editing. But her facial expressions and body language portrayed her as weak and fragile which is always good for a victim of a horror film.
Self-assessment.
My role when preparing and actually filming the 40 second recreation piece was the organiser and director. I arranged after agreement of where the location was going to be, I also found the actors for the filming, discussing with the actors what roles they were going to play and how to portray them. This helped the other members of the group out because it meant that they could focus on their contributions towards to final piece. We all made sure that we had ago at each others role so that we comfortable with using the camera and how to edit the shots.
Improvements that would be made in the final film would be the use of props. Making sure that before hand we were definitely organised and prepared for when we were filming. I also would make sure we would improve on the shots with framing and 180 degree rule to make sure it ran smoothly.
In my final coursework film, I would like to use a different narrative, I enjoyed the genre of the film which was ghosts, but just changing the location to somewhere more original and different keeping the viewers on edge. I enjoyed working with both Ryan and Stuart as they worked really hard on the roles making sure that we were not behind on schedule and that our recreation worked well.
It was important to use as many different shot types as we could, which was preparation for our main horror film. The variety of shots consisted of 'Close Ups' and 'Mid Shots', with these you focused on the body language of the victim showing her insecure actions and expressions. Other shot types we used were 'Long Shots' and 'Extreme Close Ups'. With the different shots changing dramatically it made the recreation more dysfunctional which was intended to create more tension. In a couple of shots we used Camera Movements like 'tiling' and 'panning' to create more of an effect. Using tilting made the atmosphere once again more dysfunctional because it makes the viewer think, why is the camera like that? Using all these different shots helped us to understand and improve on our camera skills which will have a big impact on our final piece.
Use of Editing.
We attempted to make sure that the shots flowed smoothly at all times, but occasionally from one shot to an other they jumped which didn't work to well. An error we made was the shot where the victim in panic exits through the door. Instead of filming her on the other side watching her come out the room, we went straight into her walking up the stairs. This did not look right. If we were to film this again I would have made sure that all shots were clear and that we didn't miss anything out.
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| This shot and the one to the right, could be improved by adding another shot of the victim exiting into the main hall. |
Although we used did not use any transition techniques for editing as such, we decided that to make the atmosphere more tense and ghostly to change the brightness of each shot, making them more darker and gloomy. I felt that this worked because the darkness created the atmosphere we wanted along with the dysfunctional narrative. As well as the brightness we also used strobe lighting to exaggerate the shot of the girl being taunted by the ghost, (which also is the tilted shot).
Watching the clip over, it is important that we work on the 180 degree rule along with the 30 degree. We attempted to use the rules but occasionally you can spot an error of where we have placed the camera when filming, which again leads to a jumpy shot take. It would have helped if we had more space to film, as it was limited because of the table getting in the way. Using these rules will improve our film and make it more effective.
Selection of Content.
Because we were only using 40 seconds of someones horror film we did not chose to pick the part where you see the ghost like character. This meant that costume and make up wise, it was a lot more simpler. It was important to portray the victim as a normal girl, to create the sense that this could happen to anyway. She looked weak and vulnerable but keeping tone of her costume and make up down made her look just like an everyday character. We showed that we could use props and make them look effective on film, because the narrative was based around the book therefore the camera shots had to be effective. The only thing is we should have used an older book and damaged it, to create a more tense affect on the viewer. This was not thought of properly and needed have been discussed before hand.
I think that the location worked extremely well, as it was an old victorian style house which had an impact on the ghostly narrative which was our film genre.
As well as the location I felt that the characters we used were great. The victim (Ellie Walker) played her role extremely well. She stayed in character the majority of the time, we occasionally see a smile appear but that could have been improved by the editing. But her facial expressions and body language portrayed her as weak and fragile which is always good for a victim of a horror film.
Self-assessment.
My role when preparing and actually filming the 40 second recreation piece was the organiser and director. I arranged after agreement of where the location was going to be, I also found the actors for the filming, discussing with the actors what roles they were going to play and how to portray them. This helped the other members of the group out because it meant that they could focus on their contributions towards to final piece. We all made sure that we had ago at each others role so that we comfortable with using the camera and how to edit the shots.
Improvements that would be made in the final film would be the use of props. Making sure that before hand we were definitely organised and prepared for when we were filming. I also would make sure we would improve on the shots with framing and 180 degree rule to make sure it ran smoothly.
In my final coursework film, I would like to use a different narrative, I enjoyed the genre of the film which was ghosts, but just changing the location to somewhere more original and different keeping the viewers on edge. I enjoyed working with both Ryan and Stuart as they worked really hard on the roles making sure that we were not behind on schedule and that our recreation worked well.
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