Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 7, Shot Reverse Shot

Shot reverse shot is another continuity editing technique which again is used in conversations or when characters are looking at each other. It is used to show the reactions of character to speech or action. A shot showing what one character is looking at, this could either be a point of view shot or over the shoulder shot, is followed by a reverse angle shot of the character themselves looking at whatever it is, or another character looking at them. Shot reverse shot is closely linked with the 180 degree rule to retain continuity by not changing the audience's sense of location of the characters in the shots shown.

Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 7, Match on Action

Match on action refers to a film editing technique for continuity editing where the editor cuts from one shot to another, with a view that matches the first shot's action. A common example is a someone walking up to a door and reaching for the for handle.  This technique is used to hold onto the viewers attention, if this technique wasn't used the shot wouldn't flow and would give the audience a chance to loose interest, due to the slight cutting or continuity issues. We use this technique in our opening, to show Christa returning into the church.

Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 7, 180 Degree Rule

The 180 Degree Rule is a filming guideline that actors and actresses uses whilst filming scenes such as conversations. They should have the same left-right relationship to each other, with filming only taking place within the 180 degree angle established at the beginning of the shot. This technique allows the audience to have a greater sense of location in the scene in terms of what may be off-screen in some shots. For example, in King Vidor's The Big Parade, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-BvxzdOr4) the audience's viewpoint is constantly southward of the action. The soldiers walk front left to right when heading to the frontlines and then right to left when returning home, creating a sense of direction.

Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 7

Evaluation Activity 7 from Ella Sandison

Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

The Camera
The camera we used to film our film opening was a Nikon D3200. One main thing I learned about using this camera is that for a steady shot you will need to use a tripod. Millie and I couldn't gain access to one of these, so all of our shots were filmed handheld. Despite this giving a great effect to the shot as it makes the audience feel that they are 'the camera' or in the film. I believe there are some shots in our film that could've benefited from being filmed with a tripod, as there would have been a contrast between the shot types.

IMovie

Here is a photo of Millie and I using the Apple Mac for editing. IMovie is an film editing programme which comes on the Apple Mac computers. We used this software as it was provided for us at school. I learnt so many different editing techniques from using this software. One main skill I learnt was editing the sound on our individual clips, both diegetic and non-diegetic. We did this with the wind in one of our clips by either completing removing the background noise in the clips or adjusting the volume of the sounds we wanted to be ore noticeable. Another very important skill I learnt was trimming shots, this helped with continuity editing very much so. One example of this is when we did a shot reverse shot of Christa walking back into the church. We had to really focus on trimming these clips so they matched exactly in order to keep the shots flowing together.

The Apple Mac

Millie and I used an Apple Mac download all of our clips from our camera and edit them all as well. I also used the mac to conduct all of my research on studio logos, potential production companies and other thriller/horror films. We also used the mac to access YouTube which is where we uploaded our preliminary task and our complete film opening. Using YouTube also meant we could easily put a link onto our blogs so readers could easily access and watch them. Before studying media I had little experience with Apple Mac's so it took a while to get used to the differences between a mac and a windows pc. Despite this, I managed to get a hang of it quite quickly and use it to edit, research and produce my final film.

Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 5

Evaluation Activity 5 from Ella Sandison

Film Opening = Evaluation Activity 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

I believe that our film would attract an audience of 16-25 year olds, both male and female. However predominately female. Despite the that fact that figures show males are more likely to watch horror films, I believe our opening will attract more females due the fact we have a female protagonist.  who were into horror/thriller films. For example, they would be into TV programmes such as The X-Files. This programme is a American science-fiction horror drama, which is about an FBI team who try to solve paranormal phenomena. This is very similar to the theme of our film opening, due to the aspects of unknown phenomena.

They wouldn't shop in high street stores like Topshop and H&M. They would shop in small individual vintage clothing stores, such as 'Vintage To Vogue'. They also drive so this allows them to be specific with which theatres they go to, and they chose ones that show indie and individual films, such as our film opening 'The Anti-Christ'.

They wouldn't be interested in chart music such as Rihanna and Craig David, instead they would listen to indie artists such as Nirvana. They would have digital copies of songs on their phones but also be into owing CD's and vinyl's. They enjoy small level festivals and concert that show new alternative upcoming acts, that wont/don't feature in the charts.