Evaluation- How have we progressed?

  Looking back at our preliminary task, you can see how much we have improved our camera work.

  This shot is from our preliminary task, it was an attempt at a match-on-action. In the video, it feels awkward because of the pause between the medium shot of Zoe putting her hand on the handle, and the close-up of her opening it.

  In the final film, we also used a match-on-action of someone opening a door. This one looks much more natural as there is no pause, and the next shot is of the door opening from the other side. I also tried to use the rule of thirds in this shot; the white door frame takes up one third and the hand lands on a line of thirds, meaning the eye focuses on it. This makes the shot more visually appealing.

  The preliminary task featured a panning shot of Zoe walking into the room and sitting down. It is boring because it simply follows the character in a medium shot. The panning wasn't really necessary because the action could have all been displayed in a single frame.

  The final film also features a panning shot of characters walking into a room. It is more effective here because it makes us feel more close to the characters. We are discovering what is in the room along with them. The shot also provides a contrast between the bright hallway and dark room. The shot was also too big to fit in a single frame.

  The dialogue in the preliminary task was accompanied by something in between a medium and long shot. It looked bad because it didn't clearly focus on Zoe due to the strange size of shot.

  In the final film, most of the dialogue was in shots similar to this. This is a better shot because the high angle makes the characters look vulnerable, and it is a two-person shot which is more interesting to the viewer. The use of lighting is also much improved because it contributes to the atmosphere.

  Here, we used an over-the-shoulder shot to show that Zoe is the main character. The shot it’s self isn’t that bad, but in the context of the video it is unclear because the previous shot is an over-the-shoulder of Bill. This suggests he is the main character and confuses the audience.

  The final film also features an over-the-shoulder shot. This one is more effective because Matt’s character has already been portrayed as the main character, for example he was the first one to walk into the house and opened the door to the candle room. The shot also helps us sympathise with the character because we are also scared and are discovering the room along with him. The length of this shot also helps us feel attached to the character.