Final Sequence

Evaluation

After finishing filming our evaluation, it was uploaded onto YouTube and edited so the seperate question videos are linked together. The first video is below, with the links to the other videos on YouTube.

Self Evaluation

For the last part of my project, I did a self evaluation sheet will helped me to evaluate my progress and how I feel I have worked through it. It also shows good points and bad points which I can improve on in my next project.

Evaluation

During our lesson yesterday, me and Aisha took on responsibility of making short notes on the evaluation questions, whilst Sam and Max continued editing our opening and music. These notes were then turned into script form and printed out, and today we used them to film our evaluation. We had to use my laptop as the technician wasn't available to lend us a camera. This wasn't a problem though as we all fitted around it and it picked up the sound accordingly. We had to film the questions seperately doing questions 1-4 in one video, 5-6 in another and then the final question 7 in its own video. The reason for this was because we wanted to read over and confirm what we were going to say next and to make sure we all understood eachothers parts and how they fitted together.
We are now transferring it over to our editing station on a memory stick to edit the flaws out and to piece it all together appropriately.

Small Feed Back

Today, we showed a few members of our class the progress we have made with filming and asked them to give us some feedback. The video in progress is the one below. They couldn't make any comments on the sound because this is still being worked on and needs to be added to our film soon, however they did say that they believed that it takes too long to start and there isn't much going on at the beginning and they were losing interest until the main character lights the match. This is when it picked up pace and they especially liked the different angle shots and the slow motion of the cigarette hitting the floor. They also understood the flashbacks and could understand them which is very important to us as we were wondering whether this would be picked up and understood, but now we know we can focus solely on the start of the opening knowing that the ending is good.
We will be filming a full evaluative discussion of our opening sequence once it has been completed and this will give complete feedback and also give an insight into what I enjoyed myself and what I enjoyed doing as part of a team.

Group Opening Sequence in Progress

My Response to Footage and Overall Piece

Now that I have seen all of our footage placed together and seen the opening sequence edited, it looks as good as, if not better than what I had originally imagined. Even though, we had to change a few of the scenes and shots we had originally intended to use, I believe it still looks as good as it would have with the other scenes. I particularly like the shot of the cigarette falling to the floor in slow motion as it is different and the sparks it creates make it more interesting to watch. The fact that it also leads to a flashback as it hits the floor makes it more interesting and what also makes it one of my favourite shots. The other shot that I particularly like is the low angle shot of the killer right at the end, from the point of view of the victim. It is also a different shot and adds more variety to the opening sequence. Its also a different way of showing the audience how someone is killed instead of a standard shot from the side or at the same height as the killer.
The opening sequence overall, I believe, makes the audience ask questions and want to know what will happen next. It doesn't reveal much about the film that follows, but in a way this is a good thing as it makes the audience want to stay and watch more. It has met my expectations and as a group we have shared responsibilities and ideas, not letting one person take control over everybody else.