Evaluation of past student production

The name of this production is P2-42 Proving Ground, it has a consistently excellent holding a shot steady, the framing in the sequence have a intreasting angle, it have a range of camra angle. the selecting mise-en-scene it include different type of lighting, the different between outside and inside.

the non-diegetic sound, soundtrack to create tension on the protagoinst face and when she looking at the tv. a really good editing skills show the diretor name and filmmaker name.

it have a no evidence to suggest is the opening of a film, it have a limited evidence to show codes and conventions of the thriller genre.

Opening sequence from The Stranger 2008 by Bryan Bertino

The Stranger 2008

In this opening sequence they start with a narrative, telling the audience about crimes happening in U.S. in each year.

we can see the typography is used orange the meaning for orange can be found in nature in the changing leaves of fall, the setting sun, and the skin and meat of citrus fruit. therefore it may mean the crimes have happened is a natural thing that always happen.

It start with a linear narration about the crime then we can hear a non-diegtice sound of turning on car, then we can see real footage showing house in America, a car passing by using a restrictive narration, tracking to show the movement and a long shot.

The way they show the house it give a enigma code to the audience, or may be is where the crimes happened.

We notice is a real footage by the colour and the quality of it.

Then a non-diegtice came in we can hear a victim speaking on the phone with the police, it give idea of what's the film about.

Then we have a extreme closed-up of a crash window in a car and showing two boy through the hull.

A low-angle shot showing the two boy walk in to a house, a montage editing is used, showing different in the house, knife with blood on it, rose around a ring case,a record player playing, a big splash of blood and gun, show it in close-up shot.

overall the editing is using fade.

The sub-genre of this film include crime, romance and horror.

Evaluation

The conventions in this thriller genre, is about a deal between two character but they have not meet each other before, and there’s some one want to find out what are they dealing, so they find a killer to kill one of the protagonist, they the antagonist replace the protagonist to visit the other character.

During this opening sequence we have used different narrative techniques, we have used omniscient narrative to show the audience what’s happening in the surrounding within the characters, showing protagonist talking on phone and showing the area within the shot.
We have used a match on action showing the protagonist talking on phone and antagonist flowing her and the antagonist open the door and go in the room. Using shot reverse shot showing two characters talking in the office and by using a 180 degree rule.

In this thriller we editing diegetic sound (protagonist screaming), using non diegetic sound, soundtrack to create suspense and tension. We have used a natural lighting.
We have used a simultaneous action to create a suspense.

Phone Call Project

Phone Call Project

Evaluation

In this project our task is to shoot and edit a sequence in which two characters speak over the phone, arrange a meeting and finally meet.
I was working with Rihanna and us both working really well together.
During this project I think what went well in our project where we have a really clear storyboarding, good plan on the location and the editing.
The things we could improve by using tripod steadily, using a range of camera e.g. low / high angle, eye-line match, cut-away etc. and the next time we do our thriller film, no zooming.
The bit we use a match on action is when the two characters talking on the phone, the shot reverse shot and 180 degree editing rule is used when the two characters finally see each other, and when they talking.
Over all I really enjoy this phone call project because I get chance to work with different people, learn how to used a tripod and know how to used imovie to editing video.