What went well in our production
For the forthcoming year, there are many elements I would like to keep the same, to improve individually and when we work together in a team.
Firstly, I believe that our opening two minutes for this year was produced at our highest abilities, especially as this was our first year producing an opening two minutes! This year has been a learning curve for me and my group as our production made us think of what shots would be ideal here and the techniques and special effects which would our production effective. We've learnt many things such as the use of match on action which we used many times throughout our film as it ensured high continuity, high effectiveness and made our film appear very professional. Match on action technique tested our editing skills, camerawork skills and our lighting skills, as the lighting had to be similar in all shots when using this technique. What also went well was the use of mise en scene of the clothing as they reinforced what we wanted to portray our characters as; for example, the use of the white top reflects purity and innocence of the protagonist, making the audience feel sympathetic for her. In comparison, the use of the stitched smile mask the antagonist is wearing makes the audience petrified and scares anyone due to the use of mise en scene. Also the selection of location allows the audience to associate and engage with the film even more as they can relate to the everyday places we used, making them feel even more uneasy when watching it. Finally, our editing was precise and accurate so that our film was very fluent and ensured high continuity, which made our opening two minutes very effective.
What would I have done differently/ improve and why?
Although our film had very positive feedback from our target audience there are a few things we would want to do differently to make our film even more effective and better. Firstly, having used an underwater camera to create a rippling effect on the low angled shot was very effective; however we could have made this short even more frightful. Due to the diegetic music of the rippling water it created an unnerving quietness, which is where we could have added something which would scare the audience even more. As the protagonist is looking down the antagonist could slowly peer over her left shoulder, making the audience feel fear and scared,but also sorrow for the girl. Applying this would then explain why the girl turns round and closes the door as she may have felt an ice-cold breath breathing on her. However, this is just an idea which we could have add to our film, to rise the tension and the fearful atmosphere. Due to the time limits we were given, made us think of how we would ensure the maximum effectiveness of creating enigmas, fear and continuity in this short duration. If we had more time we would have removed the black fade out transition linking the woods and the house location together. This is so the audience would understand how she gained the deep bloody gash on her hand. Finally, what we would improve is the slightly non-synced piano piece which was the only piece of negative feedback we gained from our target audience, which reflects the success of our opening two minutes.
What are we going to aim to do in your next production to improve our film-making?
Within in our next production we are going to aim to use more filming techniques such as dolly shots, master shots and many more examples. We would also try to use many different shots, as next year we are doing a trailer, which would allow us to use different camera shots, which we would try to make them as effective and as professional as we can. May targets for next year would be to do keep blogging regularly, use many effective camera shots and editing however still keeping the continuity of our production, and finally to gain precise and accurate editing.
Overall, this year I have enjoyed media contently as I have learnt many things which has developed my knowledge and understanding of media, which can see through my blogs and our final production 'The Woods'.
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