Evaluation 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
From my preliminary task, I have learnt that it is important to take multiple shots and also to check the suitability of the shot after it has been filmed. This saved us a lot of time as one time our recordings disappeared somehow, luckily we had backups of the shots on our computer so we didn't have to re-film all of the shots we lost. Checking our footage also saved time as after every shot we would look back at it and check to see if it was ok and if something wasn't up to standard, such as lighting, then we would re-film the shot.
I have also learnt that editing is very important. Originally, I knew that editing was useful for putting shots in the correct place and that it is useful for creating various effects such as the quick cuts when the character is walking outside the building. But i now know that it can make recording easier as it allowed us to start recording earlier than we needed so that we didn't start too early as we could cut the first part of the clip off. It also gave time for the actors to get ready as we could start filming and they didn't need to start immediately.
We used match on action quite a lot in our project, an example of when we did use it is when the main character first leaves the classroom; we recorded him leaving the room and then recorded it again from the other side of the door so that it looked like one continuous shot.
Camera shots:
We used a close-up when the main character is putting his earphones on, this was to show the emotion that he is feeling once he gets out of the classroom - relief and happiness. We also used a long-shot to establish the scene on multiple occasions, some of these include: inside the classroom, walking through the corridors, etc. This makes the viewer feel more immersed in the film and the character as we gain an understanding of their situation. This is similar to the point of view shots that we used as they also allow the viewer to immerse themself as they are seeing what the main character is seeing. We used a slanted shot in one of the corridor scenes, we decided to do this as we thought it looked quite unique and would therefore attract our target audience due to it not being boring/clichѐd. Another camera shot we used was a tracking shot when the main character is going down the stairs; again, this is to make the viewer feel like they are a part of the film. The entire premise of our film was to show what it is like to have social anxiety which is why it was so important to us to make the viewer feel as though they are in the film.
Editing techniques
We didn't use many editing techniques in our film as we didn't feel as though it reflected the genre very well. However, we did still use a few. Some examples include: a black and white filter at the start of the film. This was to emphasise the sadness the main character feels when he has to interact with people. Another editing technique we used was a flash to white straight after the black and white filter, to make it transition to colour. This was used to try and connote the fact that the main character is happy when he doesn't have to interact with people. A similar technique we used was a fade to black, this was used before the actual scene started when the logo is first revealed. We used it to fade out the logo as we thought it was more fitting than just having the logo disappear. In addition, we used a series of jump cuts when the main character is leaving the school. This was just to make the film seem a bit more interesting as we didn't have many techniques before this. We chose it at this specific point as it is when the final music track starts playing and the cuts fit very well in time with the music. We tried to make the editing as continuous as possible, this was to make the viewer feel as though they were there with the main character and so that they could experience what it is like to be the main character.
Camera shots:
We used a close-up when the main character is putting his earphones on, this was to show the emotion that he is feeling once he gets out of the classroom - relief and happiness. We also used a long-shot to establish the scene on multiple occasions, some of these include: inside the classroom, walking through the corridors, etc. This makes the viewer feel more immersed in the film and the character as we gain an understanding of their situation. This is similar to the point of view shots that we used as they also allow the viewer to immerse themself as they are seeing what the main character is seeing. We used a slanted shot in one of the corridor scenes, we decided to do this as we thought it looked quite unique and would therefore attract our target audience due to it not being boring/clichѐd. Another camera shot we used was a tracking shot when the main character is going down the stairs; again, this is to make the viewer feel like they are a part of the film. The entire premise of our film was to show what it is like to have social anxiety which is why it was so important to us to make the viewer feel as though they are in the film.
Editing techniques
We didn't use many editing techniques in our film as we didn't feel as though it reflected the genre very well. However, we did still use a few. Some examples include: a black and white filter at the start of the film. This was to emphasise the sadness the main character feels when he has to interact with people. Another editing technique we used was a flash to white straight after the black and white filter, to make it transition to colour. This was used to try and connote the fact that the main character is happy when he doesn't have to interact with people. A similar technique we used was a fade to black, this was used before the actual scene started when the logo is first revealed. We used it to fade out the logo as we thought it was more fitting than just having the logo disappear. In addition, we used a series of jump cuts when the main character is leaving the school. This was just to make the film seem a bit more interesting as we didn't have many techniques before this. We chose it at this specific point as it is when the final music track starts playing and the cuts fit very well in time with the music. We tried to make the editing as continuous as possible, this was to make the viewer feel as though they were there with the main character and so that they could experience what it is like to be the main character.
What other editing techniques and camera shots did you include in your film opening that you didn't in your preliminary task -there is a lot more you could discuss.
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