Friday 11 March 2011

Rough cut

Here is the rough of our opening scene for our Thriller.

Some clips are missing and un-edited.


3 comments:

  1. Sound
    -At the very beginning there is a 'Go' which needs to be cut at including some other sounds.
    -There are no ambient sounds which are need and would also make the scenes more intense.
    -There is no music which could also add intensity, or to cover up sounds such as the car or heavy breathing from behind the camera.

    -At times the silence has a good effect as it makes the scene quite eerie and mysterious.
    -The volume of speech is good.
    -The gunshot has good effect however at first as it was quite quiet I didn't realize it was for the scene and not just a accidental background sound.

    -A thriller convention for sound is that silence is used to create tension which is what you have done here.

    Michaela

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  2. Bad
    -Most shots ave a slight wobble on them, which kind of ruins them.
    -The tracking shot of Ollie from within the car goes for to long.
    -The shot of the car weel starts too early.
    -The shot of Christian's hand opening the gate seems pointless without a 2nd shot to make it a match-on-action. It also seems to have been cut off way to quickly.
    -The shot where they climb into the plants starts slightly too early.
    -The zoom of Ollie being dead goes in too far.
    -There is a large shake at the end of the point-of view used while walking towards Ollie.

    Good
    -The track of Ollie from the car is steady and smooth
    -So is the track of the car's weel, (which is a rather efective shot).
    -The reverse-zoom of the approching car is very effective, is held steady and moves into the track well.
    -The shot of Christian's hand opening the cardoor is effective, and moves in to the match on action well of him leaving the car well, which is also a steady shot.
    -The shot of Christian following Ollie is steady, keeps them in the frame well and is rather effective.
    -The mid close up of Christian's hand on the stick is well used and steady.
    -The shot of Christian running through the trees is really good.
    -The use of the point of view combined with handheld camera while rinning is good.
    -I really like the shot of Christian from lowdown and behind the trees/sticks as it gives a point of view feel as tho someone is watching him.
    -Again, the point of view mixed with handheld camera works well when Christian is approching dead Ollie.

    Covention
    -Your use of tracking and pan shots is a common convention in thriller openings, particually when we should focus on certain people.

    -Alistair.

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  3. Mise-en-scene:

    Set/Location: The forest is a pretty good setting for a chase scene and easily accessable, chosen really well.
    Body Language:as Ollie and Christian climb through the plants and branches they look like they're struggling abit to get into them and they don't appear to be in distress when they're running. And Ollie comes across as a little awkward when he turns around and talks to christian.
    Props: I think the black car was really effective at the beginning, creating a mysterious identity. The large stick that christian picks up works well with the location and adds toughness to his character.
    Costume: i think the contrast between Ollies formal wear and Christians casual wear works really well and Ollies bright pink tie stands out and gives something for the audience to visually link him with.

    Thriller Conventions: chase scenes are often used in thrillers, and this chase scene is good at confusing and interesting the audience into the story.

    -bekki

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