final piece

Our final media piece was due in on the 1st April. Our piece would have been ready for this date, but unfortunately amber (main editor) became ill. We rescheduled for completely finish it for the 6th April, which meant we had to come into school during half term. This was the perfect opportunity we needed to try boost up our grade, which meant we couldn’t afford to waste our time.


Amber and I started on the main problems which needed improving. I had previously already fixed the titles, which meant that already used nearly a minute of the time so we got to work on the second minute, which after our first draft discovered needed the most work done to it. We elongated shots and replaced a few and the piece slowly started to piece back together again. We chose to take out some of the shots with the different locations and different couples as we felt it confused the piece and ruined the continuity, after that the piece immediately began to flow better. Sehb then got to work with the sound, which we decided to simplify to make it sound more professional. We also adjusted the sound levels, making it easier to listen too, also to build up certain parts where it reaches the crescendo.


By the end of the day we were so close to finishing it, but there were still one or two little problems that could be tweaked, mainly the sound.
Amber offered to come in the next day to come in for a couple of hours to completely finish it, unfortunately though I wasn’t able to make it, but she was able to completely finish the film, and we are all happy with the outcome.
I feel it looks far more professional now, due to the rearrangement of titles and the simplified sound.


Critique - good and bad
- Good use of music – builds up tension well
- Good misenscene, effective with genre
- Lighting poor at times – could of been improved
- Good POV shot
- It’s too much like a trailer
- Good misenscene and props
- Realistic narrative, although could of built up more suspense before drowning shots
- Last shot of hand is very effective
- Music at beginning should be louder
- Great shot of protagonist stroking picture with his thumb
- Confusing! Who are we following? Which character?