Evaluation of Preliminary Task

Evaluation Of Preliminary Task

For our preliminary task we created a short film that links to the subject of Horror and thriller. Through this task we used a range of shots, sounds and editing aspects that helped us create the film overall, each member of the group had a role in each part of filming editing and costume etc. There we a lot of aspects that worked well in our film and this helped build to the tension in our scenes, for example the first shot is a canted angle following Flynn walk down a corridor, this creates a sense of unease to the audience and possibly shows that Flynn is the victim in the film. This shot is used for around 6 seconds, this was a good length to have that specific angle because it wasn’t too long to become natural angle but wasn’t too short so that is still created an uneasy feeling.

In the next shot we see an over the shoulder shot of Flynn looking at me through a gap in the door, this was effective because with the walls and door divided us, it creates a barrier between mine and Flynn’s character because through the door is my world where I am in my psychotic world and then Flynn’s on the outside in the real world which soon cross paths as Flynn steps into my world. Then cuts to a low angle shot, this shows my dominance in the world how im a big powerful figure. In the shot you see a bag in the background, this at first seems like it should be there, however in the next shot we see that it isn’t, this was a mistake that we missed out on while we were editing, this was bad continuity on our part, however this helped us because we now know what to look out for when filming our final task.

In the next shot is an extreme close up over the shoulder shot of Vans ear, we did this so that it hides the mystery behind Van of who he is and what his intentions are, also we did it this close because we wanted to sort of hide my face because secretly it’s actually me talking because you see my mouth move a bit under his ear, this confuses the audience because we wonder why he is talking as well.

Then begins a point of view shot where were in the eyes Flynn as he walks into the room, He is looking at me then quickly pans across the see the horror of Van hanging from the ceiling, The shot of the feet is effective because it clearly shows what has happened and brings the horror into the film and starts to make the audience uneasy. The camera then pans quickly back to realise that I have disappeared from my chair. This makes the audience worried for Flynn.

There is then a mid shot of Flynn backing away from the chair because he starts to get worried, the door quickly closes behind him, this was effective because with the door closing it now shows that Flynn is now trapped in this room with the killer and he can no longer escape. Then there is a shot of the door slamming shut from outside of the room, this makes the audience feel helpless because they are no longer their with him to help him escape from me, the camera then goes to a close up of Flynn through a window, this brings the emotion of the character forward that you can see the fear in his face which makes the audience sympathize for him. Then I appear behind him, this is very daunting that the audience know something that Flynn doesn’t however they are powerless to help him, then I lunge at him however you do not see anything happen due to a sudden black out, this leaves mystery for the viewer wandering what happened to him.

The door then opens again slowly leaving the story untold to the viewer about what’s happened and what will happen next.