This video is our preliminary task and I feel that we have improved vastly since then as not only cinematographers but as creators as our storylines have improved since.
When looking at improvements one improvement would be the setting of our film. In the preliminary task we filmed in an empty classroom which is very dull looking, unrealistic and unprofessional. Whereas in our film the weeting was not only in and around a house, but also in an abandoned warehouse which gives the set a whole scary and sinister feel to it which made a massive improvement.
The next improvement i will mention is the higher standard of acting due to time limits. In our priliminary task we only had a short period of time to film for our task so we had enough time to edit the filming so we could only do a couple of takes for each scene. In our final film we had a much longer time to film and so we could have more takes of aone scene to ensure we got the best shots.
The next improvement would have to be our opening titles and credits. In our priliminary task we didn't really have alot of titles and where we did have them they were still and plain. The credits in our final film had a weird font to add to the whole genre of the filmwhich gave it a more interesting and scary feel which along with the flicker ,in the way a light switch would, would help the audience to assosiate the text with the warehouse and it's darkness.
The shots and angles in the preliminary task were quite similar and dull compared to those of the final film which were more adventurous. We had used alot of normal mid-shots in our preliminary task with no angles, tilts or any of the higher standard camera work that you would expect from a top thriller. In the final film there were a variety of differents shots for example close ups, mid-shots and long shots. Also advanced shots were used such as pan and tilt shots in the final film which had vastly improved the cinematography of our film. The use of point of view shots was a great idea as it makes the audience more aware of how the charcater must be feeling, making our thriller a best view as the audience can connect with the film.
In our preliminary task we used no colour filters or fades which was very amateur and it showed in the quality of the film. The use of colour in our final film was a great improvement as it keeps the thriller intersting and helps to show the difference in time zones within the film. When showing the flashbacks of the party we used a black and white filter which made the viewer aware of what moment in time they were in. This added an extra spark which we feel gave it the film that special feel that our preliminary lacked.
The sound was a huge role in the atmosphere of the thriller. The sound in the preliminary task was dull as there was none only that of which was the dialogue and one sound effect that was used to make the characters seem shocked. In our final film there was a great variety of different music to compliment the shots the audience can see and which would set the scene for them, you could tell when a different part of the scene was introduced by the music used. There was also an added sound effect of someone's heart beating to make the audience hear how scared the main character seemed to be.
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