Evaluation Activity 7

Overlooking the preliminary task, I can see that as a group, we have made an improvement with our filming skills and editing techniques as we practised more and became familiar with how to work each piece of equipment. Previously, it took us three tries to create the preliminary task as we made several mistakes  yet the last one was successful out of the three however, we broke the 180 degree rule and because of this, we had to constantly remind ourselves of this rule whilst we were filming. Our teacher made us aware of this mistake so that we didn’t repeat it again in our final production. On the other hand, we were able to show match on action and shot reverse shot which showed that we knew what the task was asking for yet the shots still needed to be worked on as they didn't look professional/to a high standard.

 Looking at both of the outcomes, our final video of the opening sequence shows that we became more confident whilst filming as we used a variety of creative shots to make our production look appealing and interesting and we took several different shots within each scene so that we would have a broader selection to choose from whilst editing. In comparison to the continuity editing task, we weren't experimental with the shots types as this was our first practice of filming and this showed that we weren't as knowledgeable about how to use the camera effectively to create imaginative and artistic shots. Along with this, as being the editor, I became confident and assured whilst editing the final footage and I experimented more to see what type of effects that I could create and incorporate within our sequence. At the start, I found that I couldn't drop the footage into the timeline to edit however, I had found an alternative to do this: copying and pasting the footage into the timeline. From there, I started to select the shots that looked most professional and started to experiment with the effects that were on final cut pro to create the atmosphere of the thriller that we were looking for.
As the production progressed,we became more patient and tried to work around any obstacles that interfered with the filming.


The camerawork improved a lot from the preliminary task as we only used a minimal amount of shots for the preliminary. We took the advice that we were given by our teacher and online research to use a variety of shots, especially imaginative ones so that our production wouldn't look repetitive with the shots that were being used. For every filming session that we had, this was one of our main focuses so that we could create a successful outcome. This also was an advantage whilst editing as it meant there was a larger selection of shots to choose from whereas the preliminary task didn't offer this as there weren't many shots. The editing looked much better in comparison to the preliminary as we incorporated sound to create verisimilitude, different effects such as fading in/out to create a sense of mysteriousness and imbalance and several different camera shots that allowed us to show our understanding of what different shot types there were. We applied this knowledge so that we could portray the conventions of a thriller meaning that our target audience would be intrigued along with the production being successful.

Evaluation Activity 6

Evaluation Activity 5

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Evaluation Activity 4

Evaluation Activity 3: Part Two

Evaluation Activity 3

Evaluation Activity 2

How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

The Similarities/Differences Between Our Protagonist and 'Snow White'

1) The similarities of both female protagonists are: that they are under threat by an antagonist: 'The Stalker' and for Snow White: 'The Queen', who will later be defeated by Snow White. Both of the female protagonists are seen as vulnerable in the situation as they are shown to be easy targets. Looking at the image of 'Snow White & The Huntsman', the main colours shown are dark blues contrasted with the light in the background which is an element within the thriller genre. in the same way, we have tried to do this by using dark lighting and dark colours for the costumes for example, 'The Stalker' (antagonist) is completely covered in black clothing. The differences between the protagonist within our production and Snow White is that Snow White expresses her view vocally whereas our production doesn't contain any dialogue. This will make it harder to convey the emotions of our protagonist. The way we got around this obstacles was by expressing her emotions through her body language and facial expressions.



 The Similarities/Differences Between The Antagonists

The Similarities/Differences Between The Antagonists

The similarities between both of the antagonists are that they are wearing completely black clothing which represents the darkness and mystery within their characters. It also predicts what they will be like in the future of the films. The dark colours give a sense of imbalance. Looking at both images, the first one, the female antagonist is looking down at the subject and so is the male antagonist in our production. This indicates that the characters portray themselves as being superior, a trait which villains often show in thrillers. Again, like the protagonists, the antagonist in our film hasn't been given any dialogue therefore we had to portray his character more in depth with his body language. By not having dialogue helped us to create mystery with the character. In comparison to the 'Queen' in 'Snow White & The Huntsman', she was given dialogue which helped to depict the type of character that she was. By not having dialogue within our film did seem effective as we were able to integrate different sound effects to create verisimilitude in our opening sequence.

In conclusion, both our film and the comparison depicted the thriller genre in different ways. As our production didn't contain dialogue, we had to rely on the use of non-diegetic sound for majority our production.