Preliminary Exercise Evaluation

Preliminary Exercise Evaluation

The video starts with a blank black screen for the first four seconds where a non-diegetic gunshot sound can be heard followed by the non-diegetic sound of a deep breathing.  The effect of a blank black screen dramatises the following scene and creates mystery allowing for questions to be raised. The first shot is a low angle close up shot where the girl opens and runs through the door and down the stairs. The camera tilts following the girl as she runs down the stairs. This tilt camera movement was difficult to perform because it had to be in sync with the girl running. The following shot was a wide long shot of the girl running down longer stairs. The transition from a close up to a wide shot would have been very recognisable and would not have nicely flown however, we were able to hide this by making it into black and white.We decided to add a black and white effect to the video to hide any poor use lighting as it tricks the eyes and flows well into the next shot, as well as that it also adds to the thrill and suspense and sets the mood.

When filming this video, we followed the 180 degree rule to a certain extent. the 180 degree rule is keeping the camera on one side of the action and we deliberately broke this rule during the conversation shots; this is because we aimed to film an over the shoulder shot with both characters. The positive effect of filming this way is that it allows us to present both characters, showing their speech, facial expression and the direction that they are looking at. It also creates a cinematic tension with the scenes which fits the thriller genre presented in this video. We also filmed some close up shots (e.g. during the conversation) and this was useful as it emphasises the characters facial expression and highlights the genre of thriller.
There two 'going through a door scene' which helps with plot of a girl running away from something as it makes it seem that she has been running for quite some time. The repetition of the breathing reveals the mystery of who was breathing,shown in the beginning of the video. this also help to reveal the storyline.