(Pre Production) Evaluation of Past Student Productions

Within our first lesson of Thrillers, were had to evaluate different pieces of work, we discussed what worked well, why it didn't it work well, any improvement that could of been made, and anything that could of been made differently.

The first opening sequence that we evaluated was "The Parallel Touch, The group seemed to have adapt in its technical capabilities, has it managed to hold a shot steady, and effectively has well, also the framing of the shot was quite varied and was done appropriately has well, its diverse use of shot selections and distances matched the genre of thrillers, however it could;d of used some more risky shots such has P.O.V to capture the characters feelings The editing was fairly appropriate wit music that matched the narrative also the use of titles enhanced the audience understanding of the plot-line and matched the genre. However more types of editing could of been used such has short duration shots to create a moral. In terms of Mise en scene, the location was fairly appropriate with the desolate park and the dark lighting which emphasised the suspense of thrillers. The sound was also very good and the jumpy effects improved the thriller, however it became very repetitive and dulled down the meaning.

Deadline was the second opening sequence that we analysed, it had some effective camera techniques with tilting, close ups which helped to provide a knowledge of what was going on, the framing was also effective has it provided an essence of the thriller genre, however more variety of shots was required to create more tension. The editing was very effective, with the rewinding of the tape to create more meaning and also originality, also the music was appropriate has it was upbeat and changed rhythm in accordance to the narrative. However it didn't quite match the conventions of a thriller and the use of titles didn't fit has it became too frequent and random.

Withheld was the final extract that we analysed, it was an effective piece with quite alot of different shot selections, such has close ups, pans, tracks and zooms, these all provided to the codes and conventions of thriller and also provided optimum suspense and tension. The us of Mise en scene was well selected e.g the phone and the time element created a sense of panic and confusion , the only downfall was the location, which instead of a park, maybe a doorway would of been a more appropriate selection, the use of editing was highly effective and provided suspense of the audience, more sound elements would of enhanced the conventions of the genre.

What Have I Learnt?

From watching the different extracts I have acknowledged that my use of of editing must be appropriate and apparent to the viewer also my framing of shot selections must have diverse in order to meet the conventions of a thriller.