Evaluation of your Continuity Sequence

Evaluation of Continuity Sequence

Narrative

A film about two boys meeting up and exchanging a package for money.

Mise-En-Scene

The prop in our film was a bag of sugar which was resembling a bag of cocaine. When filming with the package we tried to keep it hidden as much as possible as you would in real life. It is an illegal substance so it has to be kept hidden. The exchange of the package was almost unnoticeable, the package was past over smoothly and the money was handed over.

When the boy received the package he walked back to his home (college) to take the drugs. I think that the way he walked back with the bag was quite unrealistic and could be changed if we were to do this task again. We didn't think this part of the film through properly and maybe next time he could have a backpack or something to hold the bag.

I think that the way the character took the drug was rather realistic and from the close-up of the drug getting sniffed, it looks fairly believable.

The hand over was taken with many different shots to show how smooth and discreet it was. The reason we done this with different shots is because from the first shot of the handover you can barley see the exchange.

Lighting

We set the camera up to match the lighting outside so none of our shots were under or over exposed. We used in ISO of 200 as it was a bright day and the aperture set too F11 and the shutter speed set too around 1/160 of a second.

When filming we didn't really focus on the lighting but it was mostly done using natural light from the sun when outside. When we were inside we set the white balance to auto so all the shots had perfect lighting for the scenario of the clips.

I think that if we were to do this again then it could of been a darker room where the character consumed the drugs and we could of used a light to shine on the character.

Different shot distances

We used a long distanced shot to show the fear on the boys face whilst walking with the package. From the way he is walking and looking out you can see that he is anxious of being caught. It is a long shot but as the character gets close to the camera it becomes more of a close up. The way he is walking towards the camera forces the viewer to wonder where he is going.













Camera movements

For the scene of the character consuming the substance, we used a tracking shot. We done this along with a pov & a close up. The reason we used this is so that the whole situation looked more realistic. We then used the character to tilt the camera up to show a blurry image. This whole scene was pov to make the viewers feel almost as if they are the people consuming the drug and going out of focus. I think that with these shots we maybe could of used a tripod to produce a more still film but what we done wasn't overly bad. We also included a dutch angle in the end to show how the character is dizzy and blurred.
POV - Consuming the substance
Track - Note moving from left to right (consuming the substance)

Dutch angle - Character under influence
Tilt - Camera lifting up, showing a blurred background








Match cuts on action

Throughout our film we used a few cuts. The reason we used these was to make the film more fast paced and look more professional. I believe that without the cuts the film would be too slow and boring. With these cuts i also think its a good idea for the viewers to see whats going on from different angles to feel more what its like from the characters perspective.

The first cut is right at the start when there is a shot of the dealer walking past the camera through the woods and then cutting to the character walking out of the woods. We done this to set the scene so the viewers can see where the character is located.

We also included some more such as the part when there is a close up of the boy unlocking the door and then cut to him walking through it, and when the boy walks towards the camera and then cuts to him walking away from the camera. All these cuts were used to cause tension and drama.

Summary

Overall i think that for the first little film i have featured in, everything turned out really well. I didn't shoot any of the clips myself by i tried my best to help Joe with camera angles and gave my input into everything i thought would be good, he agreed with most of my ideas and we all worked well as a group. All the shots, in my opinion, came out really well and there isn't much i could say needs too much improvement.