Evaluation Task 1)

 

The first shot we have used is a tilt downwards we have done this to show the surrounding to the location on where we are filming this is done because it would give the audience an idea of where we are filming and what to expect from a typical film. In this shot we have also included the production company name we have done this to show on who the film company is and by this the audience may have recognised the film company name and think on what is expected to come! We decided to go for a simple font that was easy to read, as we didn't want it to serve as too much distraction from the sequence. This shot is a very long shot. We decided early in pre-production that we wanted to have slow cutting at the beginning and slowly build up to fast cutting at the end. This will create a build up tension with the audience which will keep them watching the film.

The second shot is an stabling shot of the location with the killer sat in the centre of the shot. It is an extreme long shot as this shows how isolated he is within the scene however also giving the audience more of a location on where they are in the starting opening. We used titles again in this scene with the same font which is clear this show's consistency and in the bottom right it isn't in the focus of the shot so it is a good location on where we have chosen to put the text. Also we have started to add a tint which is on majority of our clips. This then makes a convention of horror and makes the film have a more eerie look to the shot's which also affect's on how the audience feel's.

This next shot is now a tracking shot that the killer from him sitting on the log, to walking towards the body. We decided that this would be the best shot to have as it is still early in the sequence and we highlighted earlier that we wanted infrequent cut's at the begging. We also thought this would then help the scene flow which was a good result as it did. We then decided on that once we knew the direction which he was going to be walking in that we would stop tacking as it emphasised the scale of the forest and looks to the audience as if he is isolated completley.

The next shot is also a tracking shot. This time however we follow the killer in a medium close up. This has been done to give the audience an idea on how he look's from a side on view and to really make the audience think can this guy be a killer? We also decided it would be better to be closer to the killer now because it removes that sense earlier on that he is alone, as this shot doesn't show isolation. Also with this shot we have a vignette in all of our shots excluding the flashbacks as we felt that this added a spooky effect and also give's the edge's on the shot a dark feel which could make the audience tense.

The next show is a low angles shot that shows the bloody hand of the victim, with the killer walking towards it in the background. The focus changes from the killer in the background at first , to the hand in the foreground and this was to show a change in the focus of the sequence from the killer to the body. We decided to use a low angle shot as this shows that all control is with the killer and there is no hope for the victim. The fact that the killer is out of focus the nearer he is to the hand connotes that the events that caused this are unclear to him and this also makes the audience to then be able to watch more of the clip to find out what has actually happened.

However this shot is a quite a high angle shot which gives us the perspective on what we then see from the killer. This again show's that all control is with the killer , as this is a point of view shot. This is also the shot that reveals the body to the audience which makes the audience wonder what happened and to get a description of the dead character. We made this a long shot to show the whole body in the shot and to also give the audience the feel of where this is located. Which is basically the middle of no where.

This next show is an over shoulder shot this is to give the audience a better view of the murder to the killer. This also helps bring some perspective to the audience as to where the killer is in relation to the body. It also hides the emotion of the killer and , as a result helps the audience realise that he really is isolated.

The next shot is of a zoom in of a blood- stained hand , this build's up nicely to the flashback and the zoom in could represent the zoom in to reality. We decided to put the camera at an angle so that the body is visible however is out of focus. This helps the audience anticipate that the killer is thinking about him. This shot is short in length as we wanted to use fast paced editing to represent a hint of panic. Also, the fact that the body is behind the hand out of focus makes it clear to the audience that he is guilty of the crime however makes the audience think on who's the blood could be?

 

The next  shot is an extreme close up of the killer's eyes and represents that it was indeed a flashback and was formed from the memories of the killer. The close up also emphasizes his emotions at this current moment of the scene.