The document provides an analysis of two film scene summaries created by a student - "Abandoned" and "Dark Days". For "Abandoned", the student used basic shots that did not look professional. In contrast, the shots used for "Dark Days" were more advanced, with techniques like low angle shots placed more suitably. The analysis indicates the student improved in their technical skills and understanding of shot composition between the two projects.

1. Question 7
Arlington road – preliminary task
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Dark Days

2. Both frames show the name of the film. ‘Abandoned’
shows us using a shot which is a long shot which makes
the whole corridor be seen to the audience, it is a very
basic shot. ‘Dark Days’ shows us using a more advanced
shot; a low angle shot. The name Abandoned appears as
the first frame whereas Dark Days is our last. This simply
shows that for our final project we had researched where
it is more suitably placed. Abandoned also shows that we
were unrealistic with the editing, Dark Days is more
professional.

3. The first shot shows an extreme close shot which is used
to show the characters ‘emotion’ but here shows the
detail on the statue. The second shot is a mid shot. This
shot is used to show the characters waist up to give a
different shot and perspective on the character. We
haven’t edited/changed the first shot but in the
second we have used an effect to slightly blur the
scene as in the film it was to be a party and a shock for
what the character was to see and find so this gives a
sense of realism and an insight into what the character
was feeling.

4. In the Arlington Road shot we used a lot of editing. We
shot through the fence to relate to a psychological
thriller and turned the walls red to connote blood. It
doesn’t look realistic and looks amateur. In the Dark
Days shot we used an extreme long shot to fit the
whole body of the characters in and a more relaxed
appropriate effect for the scene.

5. In this shot we used a low angle shot. We also
completely edited the shot to give an effect of an
x-ray. Compared to the Dark Days shot it’s not good
and doesn’t look professional. In this shot we used
an ‘over-the-shoulder shot’. This gives the audience
a chance to see what the character is seeing but
also how she may feel as the next shot is a close up
of the text she is typing. The effect is in black and
white which is appropriate for the scene.

6. Here are both the almost final shots in each film. The
Arlington road shot shows an elevator rising, this gives a
sense of the end and the darkness is an effect given.
The second shot shows an effect we used to connect
both shots. This effect helps to smoothly progress each
shot onto the next shot.