Finished version of our teen angst opening sequence - Opposites

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FriSQ0ig5P8

Evaluation 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FriSQ0ig5P8 - Final version of Opposites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2zqD8DiOyk - Preliminary task.

 

Camerawork
 

In our preliminary task our main focus wasn’t to demonstrate a range of camera shot but to use the 180 rule, match on action and shot-reverse-shot. We included a high angle. This shot was from behind the interviewers head and this made the interviewee look weak and vulnerable. In out feature film we wanted develop our camera angles and use a wide range of shot as from research I learnt, many teen angst opening sequences use a wide range of shot, in particular Easy A mainly uses long shots of character walking around a school grounds, this clearly shows the setting and we want to use this in our own opening sequence. Therefore, the majority of our opening sequence was long shots. However, we include several close ups in our feature film, when the main character Aiden, is getting in the car, this emphasises he is cool.

 

Editing

In our preliminary task our main focus was the 180 degree rule, shot-reverse-shot and match on action.  We use match on action when Alice opens the door and closes it, this is match on action as it is shot from two different angles. We used the 180 rule in our preliminary task, this was so the character maintain being on their side on the table and have a clear divide. In our preliminary task our editing was very basic, therefore we focused on progressing this in our feature film. We also used match on action in our feature film when 'Kate' is walking towards the camera and then walks away from the camera. We used shot-reverse-hot, this was to show the clear sides of the conversation. We didn't use shot-reverse-shot in our feature film as it was necessary as we had to separate voiceovers.  At the beginning of our feature film we used fast-paced editing to emphasise that Aiden was late, this also engages the audience as the fast-paced editing matches the fast-paced music.

Mise-en-scene

All of the characters will wear smart/ casual clothing. This is because the characters attend sixth form. Additionally, the clothing will be casual and modern, this emphasises that the characters are young. Our main prop in the feature film was the car, this is seen as desirable for teenagers to drive. Other props included in our feature film was the school lockers, this emphasises the school location. Our main prop in the preliminary task was the table, as this audience that Lois was interviewing Alice. The table helped show the divide between the authority in the preliminary task.

Mode of address

The mode of address in our preliminary task is more sophisticated as to represent an interview. In our feature film the only diegetic dialogue is the voiceovers. This voiceovers are in a monotone voice, this is to represent the thoughts of the teenagers.

Titles
 

We focused on using titles in our feature film. The name of our film is 'Opposites' this appears in the colours red and blue, this is to symbolise a magnet. The magnet emphasises the name 'Opposites' by the saying 'Opposites attract' therefore the audience can foreshadow that the opposite people (Kate and Aiden) will be together. The font of the title is biro, this is informal and messy and connote a teenager. The main title appears larger and central, when the camera pans towards the sky., the sky gives a plain background for the main title to appear on. The font of the main title is biro, this has a messy style which connote teenagers The rest of the titles appear in various ways, the actors names also appear in the font biro, however they are smaller and in different colours. Every actor had an allocated colour throughout the opening sequence, this was to make it clear to the audience. The creative ways of presenting the titles included, the name 'Ben Angliss' appearing as the car wheel rolled away. Additionally, we added the number plate with 'Lois Hutchinson' on this was effective, as the transition we used, made the transition smooth.

Sound
 

 In preliminary task we used on diegetic dialogue, this was emphasises the seriousness of the interview and additionally to make it more dramatic and tense for the audience.The non-diegetic music we used in our feature film was the songs 'Llena De Plena' which is similar to 'Fireball' as it is upbeat and has a catchy rhythm. Also, the song 'Bring it back' is similar to 'Bad Reputation' as it is edgy. Both of these songs are the music a teenager would like, as they are upbeat and edgy, this connotes a teenagers personality. 

Evaluation 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

The hardware we used:

 

 

My main role in the group when creating our teen angst  opening sequence was the editor. I sat behind the computer and done all of the editing. I has various other roles in my group for example, I create the story boards and was involved in planning of the film.

 

 

The computer was the main media technology we used. This contained the software we need for editing and helped with our research. To edit our sequence we used premiere pro, this was my second time of using it. During the editing process I learnt a lot, for example I learnt how to add titles. The program is easy to use and gave me the opportunity to play around with the footage and the audio until it was ready to be exported. Using premiere pro enabled me to add titles and still frames in the opening sequence. I was also able to speed up or slow down the footage. I was also able to detach the audio and add a voiceover. I learnt how to turn the music up and down so that the voiceover was easy to here. I also, learnt more about transitions, for example 'Ben Angliss' appears as the car wheel rolled away. Additionally, we added the number plate with 'Lois Hutchinson' on this was effective, as the transition we used, made the transition smooth. I changed the colour of the titles to make the person, for example every title in the opening sequence related to me is in pink.

I also created our production company logo. I created it on Photoshop. This was easy to create and has a simplistic look however it put across the meaning we wanted. For example; the clear image of the cinema indicts straight away that it is related to the film industry. I learnt how to curve the text so it curved with the cinema screen. The image is also is a point of view shot, therefore connects with the audience as they would be in the same position.

The main online tool we used throughout this process was blogger. It allowed us to upload our research and  planning. It also allowed us to display our ideas in various ways, for example including images. By presenting our work on a digital program, it meant that saving was easy, as blogger automatically saves and this meant that we wouldn't lose any work. I learnt that Blogger was a good resource to use as it allowed me to upload posts easily and amend them easily. 

We used YouTube to upload our footage. We also used YouTube to get the free music and sound effect in which we used in our opening sequence. This was useful as the music we originally planned too used was copyright, and the music we used from YouTube was non-copyright. I have learnt that YouTube was a good resource to use as it was easy to upload videos, additionally, it enables anybody to watch it.