Evaluation

Evaluation

Our preliminary exercise started with a sequence of clips of one of our main character going up stairs. The sequence of the one of the main characters going up the stairs was 15 seconds long. In the edit we used 4 clips. When we see the character for more than 4 seconds we notice that the character represents the main protagonist. The first shot we used was a medium shot which was tracking back. That shot lasted for 2 seconds which leads us to the next shot which was a high angle long shot, which lasted for 1 second. In that shot the camera followed the main protagonist. However, after that shot went for a medium that also followed the main protagonist, which lasted for 5 seconds. The next shot was a very important shot, because if we did this shot using all still movement we would have to use 3 shots and capture all the footage that we got in this tracking shot. The shot tracked right which first focused on the railings first which focused on the main protagonist; we end up on the right hand side of the main protagonist which is a contrast from where we started. The title “The Interview appears at the end of the sequence. We used these shots because it first set the scene and it also showed the emotion of the main protagonist. And also showed what he is wearing because clothes give the audience a clue of what kind of person he is.

After that we have an over the shoulder shot which shows a character in a shirt and he tell the main protagonist that “she will be with you in a second”.  Then after that it shows the main protagonist taking his bag and responding to him with a “thank you”. We quickly move to the original over the shoulder shot as the character nods and leaves. We soon notice that he is not an important character. The shoot moves back to a shoot which was the over the shoulder shoot but we see our main protagonist waiting nervously. We move to a medium shoot of the main protagonist waiting nervously. We filmed this shoot we the camera out of focus and then it turns into focus and focuses on to the main protagonist. After that we see a close up of a person wearing high heels. The audience would assume that this person is going to be someone important and that they are going to be a good looking female. After that we go back to the pervious shot of the main protagonist waiting nervously.

We now see who this girl is as we have a close medium shot of the girl opening the door. Then we see a reaction shot of the main protagonist reacting and is now acting more manly. After that we see a medium shot of the girl coming and then an over the shoulder shoot of the girl sitting down and dropping her folders and then we have a shot which gives us one match on action. The match on action is the girl dropping her folders. After that we have a long conversation and we see a lot of over the shoulder shots and some medium shots of them talking and we also we one close up of the main protagonist looking down and he seems very nervous.

One thing I did notice was the focus during the conversation when I was editing. In one of the over the shoulder shots we see the face the person not really in focus. That made it hard for me and made me worried. At the end we used that shot a lot.

The music was something that I wanted to test out and I also had a theory. My theory was that pizzicato strings music makes senses more funny and it also gives the audience  a clue to what kind of scene it is going to be.

WWW: Great editing, music works well, good script.

EBI: Bad focus one shot. Broke the 180 rule but disguised it well.  

 

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