First trial at editing (preliminary task)

Final Ident

Explain Why I created this ident...
what it means...
what it signifies ...
what inspired me ...
what it connotes...

Genre Importance, Genre and sub- genres

Genre Importance

Genre is important to the viewing audience because people have different opinions and different tastes in the show they watch.

It will be helpful to me because it helps me to understand my target audience and it helps grab our target audience's attention.

We will not break any conventions because it is easier.

Genre and sub-genres

Our initial choices of genre are crime drama and comedy. 

Comedy.

Positives	Negatives
It is not very expensive to create	It is very difficult to  make people laugh
Easy to find props	No access to professional locations.
Not a lot of risks	Difficult to find actors who are funny

Crime Drama

Positives	Negatives
Easy to write a mystery script	Very difficult to find suitable locations
Easy to act mysterious	Very risky to use props without causing suspicion.
Easy to find props	Editing techniques and camera angles are difficult.
We can control how the viewing audience  interprets the opening scene. For example, we can show them that a crime was committed but not who committed it.	A lot of risks if the weapons are real.

We have chosen to do crime drama because it is easier to write a mystery script and it is easier to make the audience see what we want them to see. (preferred reading.) 

Ident

By Tavanna 

preliminary task analysis.

Preliminary Task

What role did you take? What did you learn from it?

In the preliminary task, I was the camera person and the editor of the film opening. I learnt that these these roles possessed a high level of responsibility. For example, as a camera person, I had to follow certain rules and conventions in order to make the video decent. Another example is that with editing, things might not always go according to plan. The best thing to do is to persevere, even if it is until the last minute. I also learnt that you have to work with the equipment that you have and not focus on what you don’t have.

Did your group carry out adequate pre-production (script and storyboard)?

My group carried out pre-production. We wrote a story board with a few topics of what to speak about.

How did this affect the production?

This affected the production in a positive way  because we knew exactly what we had to do. Because the roles were already discussed and distributed in the pre-production.

How effective was the camera work?

The camera work was appropriately effective. I think this because it was quite pleasing to know that the video portrayed was clear to see with minor vibrations as it was handheld and we had no experience whatsoever.

Were all areas required executed well (match on action, 180 rule, shot reverse shot)?

All the areas that were required were executed well. I think this because they are very noticeable to the ‘media eye’.

Is the continuity editing clear? Continuity editing was not clear because the cuts were very noticeable.

How would you improve the preliminary task?

I would improve this preliminary task by making it a bit longer and more interesting.

What skills will you need to acquire before the production of your own film opening?

The skills that I need to acquire before the production of my own film opening are mainly time management,analysis and editing skills.

by Tavanna

The name 'Dynamite'

Link: The name 'Dynamite' .

First go a camera person script for our preliminary task.

Script

Action	camera shots and angles	Why These angles/shots?
An establishing shot is shown.	low angle shot	to show that the place is of high standard.
Character B is shown waiting for character A.	close up	to show the character’s face expression.
A person is seen walking into the building. This is character A.	long shot/ mid shot	to show the action of the character.
Character A sits down and greets character B.	Two shot	Two shot that two people are having a conversation
The characters have a casual conversation. This is an improvisation.	180 degree rule, over the shoulder shot, shot reverse shot. Close up is used when character A asks character B what team she supports	To emphasise that both  characters are having a conversation
Character A looks confused because she doesn't really know any football team.	close -up	to show the character’s face expression.