G321 Evaluation Q7

8/7/2019 G321 Evaluation Q7

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Q7: Looking back at your preliminary task,

what do you feel you have learnt in the

progression from it to the full product?



Camera Work

One of the biggest differences we noticed as a

group between the preliminary task and our final

G321 film opening was the camera work. Althoughangles and framing were important in the

preliminary, they were even more crucial in the

final opening.

Mise en scene played a very important role in thefilming process. We had to ensure that every

single prop visible in the frame was meant to be

there, and that every prop which was visible

conveyed a certain message to the audience. For

example, in the character Stacey Munez’s room,

we displayed a range of flowery and pink objects

around the room (such as the flowery lamp) to

portray her feminine and girly side, as well as a

range of geeky items (such as the animal noise

alarm clock and Bunny Suicides poster) to reflect

her nerdy identity.



We used each prop to our advantage, and in Stacey’s case, the props were used as an enigma code to

hint at her secret identity. Although mise en scene was considered in the preliminary, it played a

more important role in the opening as it was used to introduce the audience to the characters byreflecting their personalities through objects in the frame.

Another important aspect of our opening was camera angles and movement. The main difference

between the preliminary task and film opening project is the that in our preliminary, we focused on

using as many camera angles and movements as possible to show off our abilities and technique.However, in the G321 film opening, it was more about using the appropriate camera angles and

movements to convey our chosen genre.

Although there are no particular camera angles or

movements used in comedy film openings, there

appears to be a consistent theme that uses certaincamera shots throughout the opening.

An example of this is Napoleon Dynamite (2004),

where the theme of the opening is food and sch-

ool related items and the main shot type used is extreme close-up. Our film will have the theme of getting ready for school, and our main shot type will be extreme close-up/close-up. We chose the

shot type as it causes the audience to focus on a particular point of interest as oppose to paying

more attention to other surroundings.



Some examples of using extreme close-ups are when the character Bob is fastening his belt, Stacey

is applying mascara and Tom is slipping on a fingerless glove.

The theme is evident in the opening through the

characters’ actions, such as performing every day tasks

like Stacey brushing and straightening her hair, and

Tom putting on his white socks.

Another difference between the preliminary andopening is that in the preliminary task, we ensured

that we used match-on-action, shot-reverse-shot and

the 180° rule. In the film opening, we did not use any

of these techniques.

The reason we did not use these shots is:

• The characters are only seen for seconds at a time,

and do not stay in the frame long enough to continue

an action. This means that match-on-action is not

required.

• The characters do not interact with each other until

the very end, so shot-reverse-shot could not be used

• Each character is seen individually, not in

conversation. This eliminates the need for the 180°

rule.



Planning

A huge part of planning our opening was researching our genre and looking at generic conventions used within

comedy. To do this, we compared comedy openings, created a title sequence timeline and put together a mood

board on comedy ideas and thoughts. We found this research useful as it gave us insight into what type of

conventions are used to create a comedy, and what type of ideas form these conventions.

Another part of planning was the preparation of our filming. We created a detailed storyboard, a rough and final

version of an in-depth shot list and an animatic storyboard. Because the planning was so detailed and we knew

exactly how each scene would be shot, the filming process was a lot smoother and easier to carry out.

Conclusion

Overall, I have learnt how important planning is and how much easier it makes the filming process. Although the

preliminary task was also planned well, planning was more important in the making of our film opening as it had a

huge impact on how it reflected the genre and how it was interpreted by the audience.

We also found that we feel more confident with equipment as we had more time with the camera and have

practiced camera movements, such as panning.

We feel as a group that our end product was successful at fulfilling the task of creating the opening 2 minutes of a

film as we made sure to use the correct conventions and ideas, and planned our filming time and contentefficiently.

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