Continuity Exercise Evaluation

I'm going to evaluate the short sequence that we planned, filmed and edited in class ours we planned for 2 lessons filmed in 1 and edited in 1 and a half so in total we planned for 2 hours, filmed for 1 hour and it took us 1 hour to edit the video is below and the evaluation is below that. so I hope you enjoy.


I'm going to review the following things in this video:

Continuity: we used a fade to red cut in this to signify death. we also used a wipe transition of one persons eye to another we used this to add suspense and to show we could put transitions not knowing the fade to red was a transition. we divided by the 180 degree rule where the camera is only suppose to stay on a 180 degree axis and are not suppose to cross this line as it may confuse the audience watching the sequence. everyone liked the fade to red but where not sure about the other transition and why it was there.

Camera work: in one of the scenes the camera was jolting around but the next scene it was still because we had decided to use the tripod because my arm was shaking so much. this balanced it out and from then on we used the tripod. in one scene where we filmed above I had to hold the camera aloft on the tripod that is why  there was a few shakes. nobody picked up on the camera not being still and that we didn't go over the 180 line.

Mise en scene: in one of the scenes you can see the man gulp down this can show he is anxious to receive the and to see what is inside. the woman smirks as she knows what is inside and what is coming this can show she is a very cold and calculative person. we didn't use any additional lighting but it could of helped because in one shot you struggled to see the mans face. we had very good actors who could maintain focus and keep to the task. everyone complimented the acting but spotted where the person feel against the wall before falling after being stabbed.

sound: in ours we didn't want to use sound but had to, because we had to prove that we could put sound in by our teacher. That is why the footstep are out of sync as they are a default that are on the Mac's. If given more time we would of gone out and recorded our own footsteps and crumpling of paper because there were no sounds so it looks like the woman is smirking for no reason but she is actually smirking because she knows what is coming and because she is about to kill him. everyone noticed how bad the footprints where but complimented that no sound added to the suspense of the sequence but would of been better with static noise rather than a soundtrack.

media work

weakness
as it shows someone struggling to lift something. showing that they are weak

greed
it shows someone keeping all the money to themselves.

poverty
shows someone begging for money with the traditional look of a beggar with no shoe on.

fear
shows this as the person getting hit is scared as he is hanging onto the pole showing hes clinging on for his life.

purity
shows the puddle of water that is pure as water symbolizes purity

friendship
two people talking as it is what friends do. 

love
shows 2 people holding hands. this a traditional thing that people
in relationships do.

danger
shows a warning that something is dangerous as it is in big writing
to make it stand out.

desire
the car shows that people desire this car but cannot afford unless.
they work hard for it so it is a aspiration of a car people would want but
may not be able to afford 

loneliness
shows someone sitting alone with head down
this shows the person is depressed in being lonely. the hoodie shows
he maybe bullied and is trying to escape.

wealth
as you can see the person is looking at the money.
with a facial expression saying that he is better than the person
and that he don't need the money and looks disgusted that the
person is offering him it

strength
the person is lifting the weight with ease.
the camera is at a low angle to show that he has more power
and is stronger than everyone looking at the photo.