Preliminary exercise evaluation

The plan helped us to carry out this task as we had a clear understanding on what the characters need to say and the shots that are required for the clip to be effective. We struggled with some parts as the script was done later than expected making it harder to know what was needed to be done. This made it difficult as a clear story line wasn't produced meaning not all shots were planned in time. When the script was produced it was easier shooting the clip as the characters knew what dialogue to say and we had a clear story line to follow making the shot-list and story board easier. The shot-list helped us with the clip as we had a chronological order to do things in which made everything easier to do. The problem we had was that certain clips had to be shot again as there were people in the background of the clips and this didn't look professional.  The story board was also effective as we had an idea of how the clip would look and how each shot would be effective, if something didn't work we would have been able to seen with the storyboard so we could change this or play around with it which helped us get the order of clips. On the other hand the storyboard needed improvements as it didn't give a complete representation of what each shot was going to be like. The images showed needed more details to be added such as the background/setting as this is seen to be one of the crucial parts of film.

The thing that I found to be the most effective in this clip was the camera shots that were taken; they worked well with the effects and music that was played alongside it. The dolly shot that was used was effective as it showed all 3 characters and made the situation more dramatic as the focused changed from the main protagonists to the villains. Another strength of this is that the varieties of shots delivered were very much on point and came out great as there were no ‘shaky’ camera movements. The effects that were used worked well with the idea of the main protagonist waking up in a daze figuring where he is and what is going on, this was useful as the audience can identify something has happened previously in order to get to these scene where the protagonist wakes up. The low camera angle that was used fitted well with the scene as it provides the audience with the knowledge that the main protagonist is the one who possess power which was identifiable later on through the clip. The acting of the characters was also realistic and was if something was going towards as the clip progresses.

There were also some negatives in this clip; the main weakness was that the clip didn't follow the brief at all meaning we lost marks. This was crucial as in the actual task following the brief is important. Another weakness was the distortion on the clip and the music that was played over the dialogue in the scene; it made it harder for the audience to hear what was going on meaning the story line is also harder to follow. There should also be no music played when the characters are talking if not minimal so that the characters are understood and the dialogue is then clear. Although the effects used at the start of the clip where useful it was overwhelming where the first few seconds had just been consistent edits. The dialogue was also a bit short meaning a clear understanding of what was going on was clear but could have been in more depth if a few more sentences were added towards the dialogue.  The location could have been changed to make the scene more effective rather than being inside. A few more camera shots would have been beneficial as it would give us more of an option to add more shots that could have provided a more realistic feel to the clip.