PRELIM TO FINAL PRODUCT COMPARISON

SHOT COMPOSITION

Over the course of producing my opening my skills have developed a lot. From my prelim you can see that the camera isn't straight and the shot isn’t composed very well at all, this means that overall the quality of the shot is poor. After developing my skills and using products such as final product my final product has better shot composition than in my prelim, this is because I have considered how I construct each shot and only filmed specific relevant elements, unlike my prelim. Also using final cut I have been able to edit my shots to make sure that they are composed perfectly and look professional.

HOLDING A STEADY SHOT

Over time my handling of a camera has improved as well, In my prelim you cans see that there no use of a tripod and there is blurring as the camera is moved far to quickly, this makes the shot look bad and unprofessional. When I filmed my final product I used a tripod to capture my shots to ensure that my camera is steady throughout to make my product look tidy, professional and well done. Final cut also helped me with this because it allowed me to remove any blurring from any shots which further enhanced my product.

LIGHTING Between my prelim and final product I have learnt how lighting effects a film, as its part of mise-en scene I can use it to make my product have a more professional look to it. In the prelim you cans see that the lighting is bright and this represents the mood of the setting and the atmosphere, this was not what I wanted for my own product, when filming my own product I had to consider the fact I was outdoors so I picked a day when it was overcast and dull because this is what represented the mood I wanted to create in my product and because it was all natural lighting I had to be careful when filming to make sure it looks the same in every shot. For parts of my I did use normal lights but this didn’t have much affect because I was filming underwater and a bright light was what I needed to illuminate the setting.

LOCATIONSOver the production of my final product I have learnt the importance of location’s in a film and how they are key to genre and narrative of a film. In my prelim this was done poorly because I just used the first place available which was the classroom that I was in, this was poor because there was lots of background noise and other people around in the background that were not meant to be in the film. However as my skills have developed for my final product I considered location more highly and looked around thoroughly for a good location to film in. Eventually I found a place that was perfect to reflect my genre and it had great filming locations for different types of shot and using software such as final cut I have been able to edit parts to make it fit more appropriately, such as the shots in my bathroom.

ACTORSActors are key to any film and something I have had to consider throughout my production. In my prelim the actors were not considered very well and their acting skills were not great, this meant that the overall quality of the film was low, also there was not much time to come up with a script so therefore it seems rushed and simple. After some research I decided that to fit in with the key forms and conventions of my genre I didn’t need a script so it was easy to cast my character in accordance with my genre so that I got the correct effect when filming, also I considered costume to make my actor fit the part to perfection.

INTERTITLES Intertitles are important in distinguishing who and what was involved with the making of a film. In my prelim there are no titles at all which makes it look unprofessional. To improve on this I researched into film openings to see what they used as titles and especially my genre of film. After looking into this I found what I wanted to make and made the titles that are in my product. To do this I used Photoshop which is how I managed to get the professional look on my titles. Using titles makes my opening look so much more professional and more appealing to my audience, it also distinguishes it as a film opening and not an actual scene from a film.

SOUND

Sound is very important in films as it can set the atmosphere and make certain parts of films work logically. In my prelim there is only the sound that was recorded at the time on the video, therefore there is lots of unwanted background noise ruins the actual dialogue of the tow actors talking. In my final product I have used both diegetic and non-diegetic sound to make my product professional and realistic. I have used different sound effects for different locations, this means that any background noise that was initially recorded can no longer spoil the footage. I made my own soundtrack from garage band which allowed me to get a professional edge on it because I am not a musical person, therefore my product appears more professional and constructed in good order.