Preliminary Task- Final Edit

This is the final version of our preliminary task. We uploaded the video onto Youtube and have analysed the clip and reviewed the areas we did well and what we made mistakes in. Now we have watched it through we know how we can improve our filming when going in and creating our thriller opening, for example during the video there is a jerky camera movement, which we now know that we can improve on by creating a smoother pan on a tripod, which will avoid this happening in our opening. We also found out what we did well, for example at the very start of the video the close up on the splash was very effective as we were unaware of who the character was. In our thriller opening we would like to create the sense of mystery again by creating a situation where we are unaware of the character.

Preliminary Task: Shotlist

Shotlist
-In our Preliminary task we have used the following camera and editing techniques to create a short clip of a tense scene.

1. Handheld camera used to make you feel like you are running with the character and like you are involved in the scene. An example of this we have seen is the beginning of the thriller The Silence of the Lambs.
2. Camera stationary using the tripod performing a reaction shot.
3.High angle shot focusing on the stairs.
A matched cut is then used to speed up the scene and make the cut smoother.
4. Reaction shot of the character after the fall, he is looking worried and panting. The camera is stationary on a tripod.
5. The camera zooms out from a close up view of the character to see whether anyone or the antagonist is there.
6. The camera is stationary as the character runs towards the camera.
7. A cut is made to show the character running past the camera to give the sense to the audience as to where he is going.
8. Another matched cut is shown to emphasise the character walking/running through the door. It shows him putting his hand on the handle, ready to open the door.
9. A matched cut is made to show the character coming out through the other side of the door to speed up the scene and perform continuity.
10. The camera is tracking the character from behind when he walks over to the female sitting at the table.
11. The camera shows the male sit down from a side view shot and the shot also shows the female sitting, waiting for him.
12. The shot reverse shot and the 180 degree rule are then used to show dialogue between the two characters. As the woman speaks first, an over the shoulder shot from behind the male is shown to emphasise the woman speaking.
13. Due to the 180 degree rule, the camera cuts to the woman's shoulder to show the man responding.
14. It is then repeated again.

Preliminary Task- Script

PLANNING

Script-
In the storyboard the slides 12,13,14 all use a form of dialogue.
In slide 12 the female character says " Have you lost them?"
In slide 13 the male character replies panting " I think so!"
In slide 14 the woman replies " Hand it over..."

Preliminary Task- Storyboard

PLANNING

Storyboard:


Explanation of Storyboard-
1.Camera following behind running character towards the stairs.
2.Character looks behind himself to create the sense that someone is following him so the audience become tense.
3. Shot of camera facing down onto the stairs where character is running, he trips and falls over building up on the tension for the audience as he is trying to get away fast.
4. There is closeup of the characters face looking worried.
5.The camera then zooms out as character is looking around again to check noone is after him.
6. Character starts running towards the camera again.
7. He then passes the camera and the camera follows him towards a building.
8. Character runs up to door and opens it and starts walking in.
9. You then see the character coming in the door from the outside now facing him.
10. The character is then followed by the camera to where another female character is sitting and waiting for him.
11. Character sits down and is faced by the woman.
12. The characters then has his back to the camera and the woman is speaking to him.
13. The camera switches to the other characters perspective giving a different composition and the male character then speaks.
14. Dialogue is then used again to show the different characters speaking, by focusing the camera on the female.