Feedback on Rush

This is our rush again, and Mrs Blackborow gave us some feedback on how she thinks it went which we discussed as a group:

• The girl needs to be walking faster in the shots
• The outside shots are too dark so we decided we need to set up an extra porch light or film earlier on when it is lighter (although if we film earlier it will be hard to keep continuity between the shots as it will get darker whilst we are filming) - however she liked our change of angles throughout that section
• The closeup shots at the beginning of her waking up are too still and we need more variation in our camerawork at this point - so we plan to use more varied types of shot and we plan to include more tracks and pans as well to introduce movement
• There should be a longer shot on the alka-seltzer fizzing in the glass

After this feedback as a group we also discussed some more points which we feel we should include/improve upon in our actual shoot:

• At the end of the sequence the girl shouldn't be dragged out of the frame, but rather the last shot of her is the kidnapper's hand on her face and then the title would flash up on a black/blank screen
• The hallway shot of the girl leaving her room and walking down the hallway should be moved to a slightly different position - we can move the camera into a doorway which gives us a better view of the hallway to make this sequence run smoother in the editing
• The credits should possibly go over the action rather than on a title screen to keep the opening moving at a steady pace
• There should possibly be a closeup on on the girl's face when she is being grabbed by the kidnapper in order to show her expression more

- Steph

Meeting: Thursday 29th November 2007

Who attended: Nick, Stephanie, Zen

In our meeting today we discussed our test footage which we have edited into a rough version of our opening. From this opening (below) we have found a few shots which we are going to improve and decided on some editing techniques.



Editing techniques:

1. At the end of the opening the main character is grabbed from behind, we think we might either cut it before her head leaves the shot or else we will put it into slow motion.
2. We have decided that for our titles that having the titles over the action would look good. This is because there isn't much action throughout and therefore isn't a need to break it up.

Shot changes/problems:

1. The shot of the main character walking down the hallway is at the moment too broken up, so we decided to take the shot from a different angle in Rebecca's house to be able to see her coming out of the room and walking down the hall way.
2. The outside shots were too dark and so we have decided to start shooting earlier and also use a porch light to give more light to the door way to be able to see the action - also for this section of the sequence we really liked the variety of angles and positions of the camera so we are definately going to include that as it is quite disorientating.
3. In the close up shots of the glass, alkaseltzers and the cigarettes it looks like a still shot/photo so the actress needs to move more to show there is movement in the frame.
4. With the close up on the glass the shot itself is too long, but we need a longer time to see the fizzing alkaseltzer, also in our rough edit we had a continuity problem so we need to include a shot of the girl picking up the glass before she puts it down.
5. When the girl is grabbed from behind we thought that perhaps we should specifically have the girl putting her hand out on the wall (there is already some of this in the shot) and it gradually moves out of the frame in the slow motion.

As Angela wasn't at this meeting (she was off of school ill) we will make sure that she agrees with all of the things that we talked about and ask her if she has any ideas as well.

-Steph

Weather Conditions for Test Shoot: 23rd November

Friday: sunny, Max Temp: 7°C (44°F), Min Temp: -5°C (23°F)
Max Temp: 7°C (44°F)
Min Temp: -5°C (23°F)
Wind Direction: NNE
Wind Speed: 14mph
Visibility: moderate
Pressure: 1023mb
Humidity: 70%
UV risk: low
Sunrise: 07:29GMT
Sunset: 16:03GMT

So looks like ok-ish weather, folks? =)

-Angela x

Shot List

Section 1:

1. Blank Screen
2. Low angle, with camera in road but to the side, with a pan as the car approaches
3. dot dot dot...

To be refined at meeting today..

-Angela x