Friday, 26 April 2013

Question Seven

"Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the product?"

there is a dramatic improvement from our preliminary task to BlindFire as is there is a major development. firstly the continuity contained within our preliminary task was to a low level, we failed to edit properly, however the shots we captured weren't to a poor standard, the reason why our Preliminary task wasn't successful was due to the editing process. In BlindFire our continuity editing was to a high level, there was no repeated shots or gaps in film which is what is present in our preliminary task. 


Our preliminary task was a assignment to experiment and explore different ways of capturing a scenario, we looked at capturing eye-line matches, close ups, mid shots, zooms, over shoulder shots and 180 degree rule. In BlindFire we chose to use more POV's, mid shots from different perspectives, panning shots and establishing shots. this allowed us to represent the fast paced moving of the chase scene and the slow, relaxed establishing shots of the immediate surroundings. compared to our preliminary task we were more successful as we used the appropriate shots for what we wanted to achieve, also  there were a different range of shots chosen between the two and the shots we choose for both films matched their scenarios. BlindFire maintained continuity editing well and was shot well with the steadiness of the camera. 


In our Preliminary task we didnt completely control the mise en scene in terms of the props however we did control where the best places to shot were especially in our positioning of the characters to enhance the available lighting. With BlindFire we completely controlled the mise en scene and the composition and setting, we chose the darkest level in the block of flats and tried to film in yellow lighting and in shadow to emphasise the negative substance we were filming. also with BlindFire we paid great attention to location to emphasise the stereotype being presented about the area and people. 


Again in our preliminary task we didn't focus on costume, we experimented with camera work, yet with BlindFire we choose costumes that would match the stereotypical youth from that area to convey the type of thriller we aimed to achieve. furthermore there was no sound present in our Preliminary but in BlindFire no sound was diegetic to our actual film, the sound all come from music and special effects with the gun play, breathing and heartbeat. 


overall it is fair to say that there is a great development from our preliminary to BlindFire, through all aspects of film, being continuity through costume and props to  our actual shots and sound.









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