This week we have edited the first section of our film (this is stills 1-8 on my storyboard). We decided to do long shots of Joel and his pictures to introduce the character, while adding the 'darkest child' soundtrack over to create an eery feel.
At first, we experimented with drone to see what effect this would have on the tension of the piece. We agreed this added tension but didn't create the professional style we wanted to achieve. So we decided against this.
For this section, we use a mixture of the interior and exterior shots. We introduce the girl, Lucy, after opening credits have finished. She is only seen for a short period of time (0.3 seconds), which frightens the audience as this new character is shown. We thought this way of representing the characters was effective as we began our film with slow-cut pictures of Joel peacefully drawing. The lighting is warm and he seems innocent in that way. This, contrast with the sudden flash of a picture creates unease. This is effective because the audience are lulled into a false sense of security with the character Joel, and are then frightened by Lucy. Yet, at the end of the opening they see it is actually an opposite feeling towards the characters.
We experimented with text and the way we would lay out our opening credits. We opened the film with a black screen, where the name of our production company would fade in and out before the film starts. As our production team is considerably smaller than that of a professional team, we listed our names (including Joel as an extra actor) at the start of the opening. These four names have fade in and out transitions. This calming effect helps create the security we wanted to achieve at the start, as it is calming and continuous.
We decided the title of our film should fall at the end.
At first, we experimented with drone to see what effect this would have on the tension of the piece. We agreed this added tension but didn't create the professional style we wanted to achieve. So we decided against this.
For this section, we use a mixture of the interior and exterior shots. We introduce the girl, Lucy, after opening credits have finished. She is only seen for a short period of time (0.3 seconds), which frightens the audience as this new character is shown. We thought this way of representing the characters was effective as we began our film with slow-cut pictures of Joel peacefully drawing. The lighting is warm and he seems innocent in that way. This, contrast with the sudden flash of a picture creates unease. This is effective because the audience are lulled into a false sense of security with the character Joel, and are then frightened by Lucy. Yet, at the end of the opening they see it is actually an opposite feeling towards the characters.
We experimented with text and the way we would lay out our opening credits. We opened the film with a black screen, where the name of our production company would fade in and out before the film starts. As our production team is considerably smaller than that of a professional team, we listed our names (including Joel as an extra actor) at the start of the opening. These four names have fade in and out transitions. This calming effect helps create the security we wanted to achieve at the start, as it is calming and continuous.
We decided the title of our film should fall at the end.