2. 9 Shot After
Production
Analysis
180 Degree Rule + Shot – Reverse - Shot
These three shots clearly show the camera not breaking the infamous 180 degree
rule, ensuring the audience would not be confused regarding the location of the
characters within the frame. However this confusion could have been beneficial for
the genre our preliminary task is based in, Psychological Thriller, but overall we felt
that as our task was short, only 1:33, it would not have been a sensible idea.
Also shown by these three shots is a clear Shot – Reverse – Shot, over a very
short period of time, enhancing the action and highlighting the fact that the two
antagonistic character are seemingly ‘superhuman’ as they just disappear.
3. 9 Shot After
Production
Analysis
Match – On - Action
Having already included the required ‘opening door’ match on action, our group
decided that it would be more imaginative to involve a different match on action
that would be suitable for our Preliminary Task. We created the dropping of the
needle over two shots which has, in my opinion, come out very well, being one of
the highlights of the clip.
These two shots show the required door match on
action.
4. 9 Shot After
Production
Analysis
Lighting
As a psychological thriller lighting was one of the most important aspects that we
had to take into consideration. This particular shot shows a very cold colour
temperature, possibly reflecting the nature of the character showing on screen,
which in-turn creates an enigma, a key characteristic of the psychological thriller
genre because the plot does not directly say that these two masked characters are
evil, however the lighting, costume and narrative would suggest that they are.
Also within our Preliminary Task clip, The key light is often flickering intensely,
providing cover for the characters to disappear, also creating an enigma, and
making it more visually interesting.
5. 9 Shot After
Production
Analysis
Personal Highlight
My personal favourite shot from our task is the opening shot. My opinion is that the
slow pan creates a heavy sense of tension, and brings into focus the large needle,
which evokes strong opinions of the character by the audience because of the
negative connotations that are usually associated with a drug dealer. I also believe
our composition of our frames was suitable too, with characters taking up most of
the shot, whilst revealing a little of the eerie setting shown by this shot;
Overall I believe our preliminary task has been very successful
and given the group a positive attitude as we head into the
main production.
