Previous A2 Work Analysis

Firstly i think that the film is very well shot and has a high quality feel to it. The acting is very good and also the storyline creates an enigma for the audience throughout. The first point i would like to raise is regarding the lighting used in the scenes. I felt that they could have used a more variation. I felt that there was too little of the lighting in some of the scenes making it hard to see what is going on. Also when he comes home you notice that he leaves the door open. I felt that this wasn't very real.  You never see the door close in the end. I also felt the end was quite ambiguous which from my perspective is not good as i prefer with films to have a clear ending to them. It could also be interpreted as quite sexist due to what, supposedly the girl is doing with the food and also laying out the clothes. This is something which did not affect my viewing or opinion of the film however some others could find this quite sensitive. 

Misconception Fine Cut

In this post i am going to be analysing the imperfections within our fine cut for our short film. Firstly i think that there are a couple of shots slightly out of focus. The first one which i spotted was when Nathan and Eliza enter the apartment. Although this can not be addressed now the shot is still usable. The second point i noticed is that some of shorts in the dialogue scene in the living room do not quite cut due to Nathans character moving slightly between shots, again there is nothing we can do about this since it is after filming also this is quite a tough cut to make upon doing shot reverse shots for the dialogue. Upon further analysis we found that the handheld shot walking down the stairs is good however slightly too shaky. We can rectify this by using some camera stabilising within Premiere Pro however this may not work or may decrease the verisimilitude too much for myself and the rest of the crews liking. Moving on into our final cut we need to add in some music and add in credits to the film and then we will be finished.

Misconception Music For Nathan's Scene

               

My group and i think that Berlioz is an appropriate choice for the shot of our character, Nathan, who has just killed his girlfriend and is having a drink while listening to the music. The music reflects the character Nathan and his evil choices.

Misconception Rough Cut

The first point i want to bring up in this rough cut is when Eliza goes to open the car door. It is slightly out of time between the match on action shots which is something we need to rectify going into the next cut. I also think that in the car it could also be made lighter as the scene is quite dark however this adds to the mood of the film which is good. The next scene i want to address is when the couple are entering the apartment. Firstly this shot is slightly out of focus however this was the only shot we did from this angle. I believe the main problem with this is that the lighting is slightly to dark so it will need to be brightened within premiere pro for our next cut. In the handheld which follows the couple downstairs i think that the camera is shaky to begin with. We need to adjust the length of this shot in accordance with another angle shot on a tripod to increase the quality of the film at this point. Moving on to the first shot of the couple in the sauna i think that the scene could be made slightly brighter however this could cause the film to become slightly grainy. When Nathan comes upstairs and turns on the speakers we need to add in the music which we recorded in the apartment. Moving to when Nathan's hiding the body and he runs upstairs, we need to add in a sound of the buzzer going off as Lily enters the building. After this has been done we need to add in a title sequence for the film.

Misconception Day Of The Shoot

Overall i thought that the day of the shoot went very well. By starting at 10am it gave everyone a chance to arrive to the first location on time. We started off be running through the lines with the actors, giving them a chance to relax a bit and get to know the crew. We then moved on to shooting the first scenes on that location which went well, we experimented with different shots and angles to give us lots of content to work with when it came to the editing stage of the film. After we completed the shooting of our first scene we moved on to the next location which was about half an hour across London. Everyone arrived at the next location on time. We started off by running through the lines for the next scene we were going to film and took a lunch break at this moment as well. The shooting for the next scene also went very well with the crew working well together tho get everything prepared together which was need, for example preparing the sauna and the costumes for the next scene. After this was filmed we thanked everyone for their handwork and let them know we would be in touch later with details of the final cut and premiere of the film.

Advanced Poster Analysis

In this post i am going to do an advanced analysis of a poster from another film falling into the thriller category/genre. 

The film poster i am going to be performing this advanced analysis on is Prisoners. Prisoners was a film about the abduction of a mans daughter and his daughters friend. The father takes matters into his own hands to find the girls. 

The Poster:

As you can see on the top left of the poster they have used lots of Star Billings to highlight the calibre of the actors and actresses playing roles within the film. 

You can see how they have highlighted each of awards the actors have been associated with or won. This can give the audience encouragement as they can see that the actors and actresses have seen quality in the film otherwise they would have not signed up to the film.

In the main title of the film on the poster the "O" has been filled in with a maze. This creates a connotation for the audience of mystery. This is used to draw in audiences who are fond of this sub-genre. It is also a slight hint at the narrative of the film which is another enticing factor for audiences.

If you look just below the title you can see the films tagline featured. This is small enough to not stand out but large enough to be noticed. It gives the viewer of the poster the feeling that it is always there. Almost nagging them, constantly making them aware of what the main point of the film is about. 

They have featured the release the date of the film at the bottom of the poster which isn't necessarily the best place to put one of the most important elements of the film however they have counteracted this problem by displaying the release date in a white font. There reason for doing this is that it stands out to the viewer of the poster clearly.

Pictured above is the films title taken from the movie poster. It has once again been displayed using a white font. As i mentioned previously the selection of this font colour would have played a big role in the prominence of this element of the poster. It also creates a link between the film title and the release date for audiences to latch onto.

Coming back to the overall outlook of the poster, they have chosen to use a still from the film featuring one of the main actors. The reason this has been done is to provoke association of the audience with this actor. The actor, Jake Gyllenhall is very well known. This can also be interrupted as a connotation of quality due to the success of previous films this actor has appeared in.

I would also like to mention the colours in the still which has been used as the backdrop for this poster. It has a very desaturated look which is quite typical of a thriller film. It also feels quite moody which is another connotation of a thriller film.

Ideal Music

In a world where copyright didn't exist or we had the budget to use whichever songs we wanted in our film i have selected these few for use in our film.