Analysis of Previous Students Work Powerpoint

Analysis of Previous Students Work

By Nick Webber

Name: Joel Mark Reasons

Planning And Research Level 3 M:15

Good quality of work over the whole research and planning but not alot of detail in areas.

Construction Level 3 M: 45

Good shots of editing for character titles, I felt that the pace of the shot lengths were too long and dragged, lighting was fair at points.

Name: Luke Mark Reasons

Planning And Research Level 4M:19

There is a lot of detail, which shows how aware they were of the task.

Construction Level 4M:45

The shots were okay, the editing, sound track and angles of shots were quite good.

Name: Louise Mark Reasons

Planning And Research Level 2+M:12

Good points, not a lot of tasks done well, not a lot of work but the work is presented well.

Construction Level 3M:35

Mise en scene was done poor, there was a clash with a old and new theme that didn’t work well, E.g. The iPhone 5 clashed with the old clocks. Good shot types and lighting was near to excellent.

Name: James Mark Reasons

Planning And Research Level 4 M: 19

Good detail, a lot of work clear & presented.

Construction Level 2M:26

Good opening, shows and editing is poor on the fighting, waste of time for the fight, pointless cause the audience don't care about the new characters.

I have discovered and analysis the ability to actually put shots types and editing into effect so that I can use this on my own construction, I have realised the importance of Mise En Scene is to a production, it can create or kill a scene/atmosphere, this can be easily seen with Louise’s opening scene, I felt that she wanted to create a detective crime thriller and her first opening shots expanded on this with the tilt shots of old clocks and classic furniture, even the sound suggested this as well. Then the atmosphere of mystery is destroyed by the modern phone. This creates a clash between old & new and this leaves the audience feeling lost in the setting and atmosphere, I should think more wisely when it comes to props in my opening scene .

What Have I Learned?

A repeating trend that I discovered was the clash between the music and the narrators or actors voices, this creates a problem because the audience can’t understand the narrator with the loud music playing over. When this happens continually through-out the scene then the audience loses all care about the plot and characters, this can be shown with Louise’s as you can’t understand the character while she is talking on the phone. In future I will make sure that I use the right editing techniques to ensure that the background music doesn’t clash with the characters.

Screen Shots

WWW (What Went Well)

The use of editing was used for the full effect of the title screens for the movie and characters, the construction shown many shot types like the title screen tilt from the blue sky to the house, I also liked the time period when the characters enter the house and it was sunset and when they lefted it was night, the I really enjoyed how the opening shot was also the final shot to tie up the scene.

EBI (Even Better If) Not enough shot types, some points became boring because of lack of movement of the camera. E.g. Angles

WWW (What Went Well)

The customers were used well to show the characters and there lives, the music wored wellwith the story and opening scene, who doesn’t enjoy a edgy song? The shots and the angles were used effectively to create a atmosphere and the timing of the shots were wisely picked. Editing was good at parts and help create a better setting of the movie.

EBI (Even Better If)

I felt that the music wasn’t used that well, the stabbing scene didn’t effectively work with the music, it didn’t sound dramatic enough for the actual action, again like the other opening scenes there is a clash of the voice and music, I could hardly hear or understand the mugger’s narrate

WWW (What Went Well)

The shots types in this opening scene is on point, combine this with the great lighting which creates a mystery atmosphere , the camera angles are thought out well to make a good effect on the audience, the costume also conveys a murder-criminal genre.

EBI (Even Better If)

Like I have said many times before, the props create a clash between the timing and setting of the movie, the iPhone 5 destroys all atmosphere at parts and I felt that the opening credits scene which illustrates the storyline is very large and the audience will become bored of that, the classic show me don’t tell me situation.

Screen Shots

WWW (What Went Well)

The time-lapse at the beginning of the opening scene was perfect with the music, it gave the setting to the audience and type of movie they’re about to watch, the narrating was good and gave us a sample of the story to come, the editing created a silhouette of good and evil with the contrast of black and white, this works really well with the narrator.

EBI (Even Better If)

The fight scene was very poorly done, the shot types were not varied at different angles and the scene did drag, the fight scene was also quite pointless because the audience doesn’t have a emotional connection with the characters so we the viewers don’t care who dies at this point, the narrating quality was bad with a slight echo in the background and also the sound quality in the fight scene was poor as well, a little bit fuzzy.

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