Sunday, October 7, 2012

BLK: Homework 3 Continuity Sequence

This is my group's (very) short film based on the themes of accidents:
Positives:
I think we have a good establishing shot, as it instantly gave a sense of setting and character, and when you see the shot of the door you can tell someone is going to come out of it which conforms to our expectations, and the fact the actress walks out of frame raises enigma and makes the audience wonder where she's going.
The pan we did in Shot 2 was successful, and the camera movement added excitement and a sense of pace.
The 3rd shot was successful as we used a tilted LA CU which jolts or disorientates the viewer and helps create a sense of danger and of falling.
Our shots went from Wide to Mid to close so there were no sudden movement, which made it easy on the eye and coherent for the audience.
The final shot helps to convey the actor's emotions because it is a CU, and the penultimate shot reveals the second actor well, as he surprises the audience which mirrors the actress's experience.
The colour scheme and lighting in all our shots was consistent, so it did look like it happened at the same time, and gave a melancholy feel to the sequence, reflecting the accident but not the romance which takes place.
 
Negatives:
We often didn't get a match on action, for instance in shot 2 the actress walks the same distance again, and we see her stop slightly at the end of the shot.
Unfortunately in our 4th shot it wasn't clear that she was falling so this may have confused the viewer. Also in that shot we didn't cut quick enough, as after the actress falls someone else comes out of the door and the camera moves towards the sky, which means the shot loses its focus and is a little confusing.
In our final shots we broke the 30 degree rule as we didn't cut the penultimate shot quick enough to prevent this happening.

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