Peer Feedback...

1. Describe the type of camerawork which has been used. Do you think it's effective? Why?
There was a good variety of camera shots including; high angle, mid-shots, close ups and zoom in. The close ups help to build tension throughout out opening. The tracking shot helped to convey and establish the location. Our point of view shot was clearly showed from the characters perspective.

2. What type of sounds have been used? Does it work well with the visuals?
The diegetic sound (speech) was at the right volume and was very clear. The soundtrack went well with the visuals and helped to create tension throughout.

3. How has the mise-en-scene been constructed? Does it have an impact on the genre?
Props: you can easily tell what type of character she is! Props included wine, phone, straighteners and the sign. The lighting outside could have been a bit lighter in order to see more. However the inside lighting was said to help convey the thriller genre and make it mysterious.

4. What editing techniques have been used?
Clear credits and good shot transitions. Also fast editing which helped create tension.

5. Can you think of any constructive criticism?
We could have drawn tension a bit more as it lacked it certain places. This would have helped to build up to the main event. There could have been more thought put into the whole editing process eg. credits and title sequence.

6. What was the most effective element of the production?
The use of mise-en-scene worked well eg. props, costume and location.
Also, the sounds and shot types were good!

FINAL VIDEO

Choosing a Soundtrack

This is an important step when creating our final piece, we plan to use a soundtrack to build tension and create atmosphere. This will set the scene for the video while contrasting the visuals as the girl is in normal surroundings at the beginning of the clip. Only at the last few seconds does the audience realise what has happened in the narrative which will explain our choice in music.

We plan to use tense music to emphasise a change in the girls thoughts making the audience expect something is going to happen. The music we will use will quicken with the narrative showing an increase in pace and therefore building tension to contribute to the thriller genre.

We will use YouTube to find a song as it is easy to access and can give us a range of soundtracks to choose from.

External Feedback On Rough Cut

PROS - The video has good continuity throughout while there was a good range of shot types so far.

IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE: 
- The videos sound levels change throughout, we plan to add a soundtrack to aid the transitions, therefore showing better continuity.
- We have yet to add titles and effects and plan to add these at a later stage.
- The group commented that we had no suspense, we put this down to it being a rough cut and we aim to build tense up as the video progresses.

Feedback On Rough Cut

Camerawork - Medium shots when girl is getting ready with a short close up of the phone calling.

Mise En Scene - Props were phone and straighteners while the lighting was dark and mysterious which fits the genre.

Editing - Shot duration and cuts worked well between shots and transitions were good.

Comments - Good use of shot types, can tell the sequence is a thriller even though it is only a rough cut. We could improve the sound by making the speech louder and adding a sound track.

Feedback from group P233 

ROUGH CUT

What We Have Learnt From the 'How To Prepare For A Film Shoot'

From the presentation we watched called 'How To Prepare For A Film Shoot' we have learnt many things which we aim to use for our filming to ensure we can use our skills to the best of there ability as well as developing them further. We now know that missing steps could be crucial to our final production, we plan to maintain organisation while being well prepared.

Step 1 was script writing which we aimed to make as detailed as possible, covering all elements that will feature in our film. We learnt that we did not need to include camera shots here as we could use this simple plan to decide shots from later on making it easier for as overall. The advice was just to let all our creative ideas flow, so this is what we did.

Step 2 was to set the scene. This was about walking our production through from start to finish.  We were also able to change the script in places where it doesn't run as smoothly as intended.

Step 3 was the location recce, this has helped us to identify problem with the location for shooting. This was a check to see if Jamila's house was suitable for what we wanted to put across on camera. We checked that we were able to use are intended camera angles, for example we have an exterior shot looking onto a bedroom window, we have now ensured that we are able to go forward with this while taking into account the distance the camera will be from the character at all times. There will also be less restrictions as we know what time of day the sun sets so will aim to film our scenes from then and when Jamila's family will be around the house causing disturbances.

Step 4 was a digital storyboard, this worked well to portray a visual insight into our narrative so we can later refer back if needed. We found this was more useful than our drawings on our original storyboard.

Step 5 the shot list we produced allowed us to be creative with the range of shots we plan to use as well as decided how we could use this to build up tension to add to the thriller genre. This also created a basic guideline for us to follow on the day of filming. We may decided to add shots on the day if we think they are needed.

Step 6 due to us all living in different locations we are not able to produce test shots beforehand, we will run our script through on the day and make sure everything is correct before filming.

Step 7 finally we produced a shooting schedule which was useful for checking when everyone is free to film. We also decided on the times we would meet and how we would get to the chosen location.

Overall we hope that our careful planning will equal a successful final video!