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.