Analysis Of Previous Students Work

Screenshots, WWW & EBI

James PowellWWW- James used a sound bridge of a bell to introduce the titles and to cut to the opening scene. He put a lot of effort into editing as his opening scene was a time-lapse of the setting for the movie opening. Good camera movements were also used as a track down was used to fully display a statue, as well as this track down was used to show character 2 holding a weapon which created a more dramatic effect in correlation with the non-diegetic voiceover and music. A range of shots were used including mid shots and long shots, also a zoom in was used to go from a unfocused shot to a focused one making the scene clear and adding a revealing effect. Finally they used editing to make scenes appear as an illustration which made the film opening look more professional.

EBI- The camera movement was more stable during the fight scene and that they changed the day to film the fight scene due to rain overpowering their voices on the microphones making the voice quality poor, the duration of the fight could have been reduced as well so he focus more on cleaner camera movement and shots.

Louise NicholasWWW- Louise showed a good use of camera movement using a side track, track up and track down. She also used a fade in editing so the subtitles for her opening would fit into the scenery of the scene playing. She also showed creativity by using a reflection of a mirror to display her actions and used to subtitles to give history to her narrative. Louise also used lighting to add an effect of mystery to the tunnel section of the scenery.

EBI- The camera movement was bad and left shots out of focus. She also repeated the use of the clock and after a while the item had little significance. The subtitles could have been cleaner and lasted a longer duration, as well as this she could have focused more on editing to darken the colour slightly to make the opening more mysterious and also she could have refined a few clip transitions.

Luke AkersWWW- Luke showed great skill in his camera shots and movements. A good amount of mid shots were used as well as long shots. An over the shoulder shot was also used in correlation with a track forward movement to give the feeling of walking with character 1. A two shot is also used to display a relationship between the victim and attacker, this is combined with a long shot, displaying the characters and environment. A low angle is also used when the third character is displayed, showing him to be further within the hierarchy. Luke's editing is very good as well as all the clips sync well along with the non-diegetic music.

EBI- More camera movements could have been used, as well as more angle use to display power across each character.