Grabber Slideshow

Representation of Character

This is a screen grab I decided to use of

our main character. I used this shot as I think it represents her as independent even though she is autistic. I think that the picture from the film 'Forrest Gump' reinforces this as it is also has an autistic main character who is independent.

Entry Nine: Audience Feedback

In our screening, we gave out a questionnaire sheet to the audience to fill out for feedback. We asked:

Was the genre clear and were there obvious conventions used to show it?
Did the narrative intrigue you and would make want to continue watching?
What did you like the most about the opening?
What did you like the least?
What could we do to make the opening better?

After our audience screening, we received a mixture of feedback. Most of our audience said that they were not sure what our genre was, so we now know that we need to make sure that our genre is clear to the audience.

However, the majority of people liked the opening and did want to continue watching the film, they also liked the variety of camera shots used. We were also told by the audience that they thought the music fit in with the film.

The feedback we got back on what they liked the least. The lighting for the tracking shot of the shoes was dark and needs to be made brighter. Also, the scene where the character is arranging her makeup went on a bit too long so we have to make that shorter. A few didn't like the shot of the stairs as the camera was wobbly.

To improve on our opening, we need to remove the Cast heading as a part of our credits and need to make sure all the credits are in synch. Our title of the film, IMHO (In my Humble Opinion) people thought it looked more like a logo than the title. We also need to add in the rain music into the shot of the puddle.

Entry Eight: The Editing Process

We started the editing process by capturing all our footage using Final Cut Express.

After this we sorted our footage into bins. The real editing started when we were selecting the 'In' and 'Out' point of the clips we wanted to use, we then dragged them into the viewer and this meant that they were all put into the timeline :)

At this point we had to think about how we were going to cut the clips, add transitions etc. We watched our footage multiple time to see where we could change things and make our film better. There were parts where I felt the a shot was too shaky or too dark so I would change it and then watch through it again. Re-watching footage is key! We then added the music to the film and checked if it suited the narrative. It went well~!

Mia and I then left it to Nyasha and Rianna to do titles...our work was done.

Entry Seven: Leveling Your Mark

Level 3:

This shot establishes Rianna as a character as we do not see her until this shot. We also feel that this shot is well framed and the mise-en-scene represents and is appropriate to the genre (Social Realism).

We thought that we could improve the shot by making it steadier, as it is slightly shaky, due to the fact that we filmed it using handheld camera, but as we have filmed the whole thing using handheld camera, we feel it doesn't effect the flow of the film.