Over a period of two lessons, myself, Joel and Connor have been making a short film. The plot was irrelevant, the point of the exercise was purely to practise using the 180 degree rule, match-on-action shots and over-the-shoulder shots.
One thing that came up consistently with other groups critiquing our film was that the 180 degree rule was broken. This is true and can be identified by the fact that I was stood on the left in the shot at 0:24, and on the right in the shot at 0:34. This is something that we will have to consider and improve on for our next piece of practical work, as by breaking the 180 degree rule you sacrifice consistency, which is something you need in a simple conversation.
We also didn't include a soundtrack due to time constraints, though this will be improved upon when it comes to our proper piece of practical work as we will have much more time.
I greatly enjoyed this film for many reasons. Firstly some of the technical skills used are very good, for instance when Joel was punched in the face by Sean they made it look like a Point of view shot and this was vey effective. Also the plot was made very clear due to the excellent accent of Sean and also the dialogue. The sound effects were quite simply brilliant - it really sounded like you were there!
ReplyDeleteI think on the whole the filming was the best part, with convincing camera movement and shot types, and also the great acting by Joel and Sean made this film a good watch.
Harry Paul
The story line and the genre came across really clearly. It was easy to follow and understand what was happening and why.
ReplyDeleteThere weren't any sound effects but there was a good use of dialogue and your accent was really good! The acting was really good and professional which made it a really good first attempt.
Next time you should include some sound effects, like in the scene where Joel was punched because this would liven it up and add to the atmosphere and tension.
The 180 degree rule was broken during the conversation, however, the rest of the camera work and angles were very effective and made the audience really involved in the story and what was happening in front of the camera. the shot reverse shot was really effective as it showed both characters expressions and how they were feeling which meant we could emphasis with each character and understand them better.