Audience Feedback

We posted our video on to youtube and posted the youtube link onto facebook so people could comment on our opening sequence and give us feedback about how we did and what we can do to improve it. Unfortunately we didn't recieve many comments on youtube or facebook but we did get a few which were postive feedback.

Here is our facebook comments we recieved..

Although one of the comments doesn't really say anything about our video in particular it still is a positive comment which as a group makes us feel good and confident about our opening sequence. The other comment is also positive and it says that our storyline is good and that our music fits well with whats going on and helps to make it flow. This is very postivive for me as i chose the song for our opening sequence and it also gives credit to all of us for managing to edit it so the song would flow nicely. Also, we put a lot of thought into the storyline so its nice that other people think it is good aswell.

The above comments are from youtube. There are once again both positvie and one of them also states how the music flows with the clips. Sam comments on it saying he really likes it which is very postive as it shows that he does actually like and isn't just saying it.

Overall i am pleased with the comments we recieved but i just wish we had more comments. I am going to continue to try and get more feedback as it would help us massively.

Problems/Errors

From planning to editing we encountered some problems, some we were able to put right but one or two we couldn't.

The first problem we had was planning and agreeing on a genre to do in our opening sequence. Originally we thought about using the horror genre but changed our minds because horror is quite a wide genre and we also thought it would be hard to set the right tone and darkness in our opening sequence so we got over this problem by choosing the action genre.

One problem with filming we had was that the day we filmed it was quite windy and the wind got into the microphone and basically took out the rest of the sound in the clip for example dialogue. This meant we had to go back and re shoot some of our clips until we were happy with them.

One problem encountered in the editing stage was that the clips were filmed in HD and they wouldn't work on the computers we were using to edit which means we had to render them down to AVI and we lost valuable time doing this but the AVI clips looked good so we weren't too bothered about the time loss.

Another problem in editing was the fitting the music soundtrack to what happens in the clip, we managed to do it perfectly and got the change in music spot on to the kick start of the motorbike. But, for some reason or other after burning our clip onto the dvd we noticed that there was some background noises in the clip that we didnt hear in the editing stage and also the sound seemed to have become quieter even though we made it loud in the editing stage. This is a problem we couldn't rectify because we had already burned the clip to a disc.

Also, I think that our opening sequence would have been better if we had more credits instead of just the credits at the end and the beginning. Looking back I think we could have put credits in stating our names and also a film distribution for example Film4. This would have made it look more professional and therefore better.

Overall, I believe that the opening sequence I helped to create was a sucess. The things we did well was work as a team, come up with different ideas and try to merge them into one idea and also i believe our ability to use a camera and edit were very good.

Looking back on it now there are some things that I would change if i had the chance. First of all I would sort sound the sound problems and then I would re arrange some of the clips as I believe that it would make the story look clearer and also more believable to the audience.

I am very proud of what we acvhieved. WELL DONE BLOB PRODUCTIONS!

Character Representation Analysis

In our opening sequence there are two characters:

• Aidan Bryan (AC) - The Chaser


• Callum Ramsey (CC) - The Target
  
  

Aidan's character is somebody who is trying to get an important document from Callum's character. We needed to make AC look threatening and intimidating but we wanted the audience to see as little as possible of his face. This was obviously going to be quite hard but by managing to achieve this we have ensured that AC is a character of mystery and suspicion like in Dirty Harry's opening sequence. We put AC in dark clothes i.e. black shirt and black trousers, this made him look like smart and intelligent but also threatening. We also placed a bag over his shoulder that implies there is something in his bag, maybe a weapon which also gives a sinister edge to the character. We wanted AC to represent the 'typical baddy' in an action film, so we wanted to make him come across as a baddy but one that is determined to get the job done and maybe subverting the stereotype and making the baddy come out on top. This is Aidan's Character...

Callum's Character in the opening sequence is somebody who is being hunted down because he has a document that someone else wants. We felt it was important for the audience to see that CC had been caught off guard in the opening sequence so that is why he was put in casual clothes i.e. jeans and a hoody and trainers. Also, the laid back demeanor of CC shows that he has two sides to him. The first side is that he is laid back which is represented by the clothes he wears and the second side is a side which sees him spring quickly into his action which is represented by the motorbike and his ability to get away quickly. This laid back approach by a character in an action movie is not something you see often in movies so we thought we should try it. Also, we didn't want CC to come across as the good guy in the opening sequence because he has stolen a document and this is so the audience don't get too emotionally attached towards him. This is Callums Character...

Both of these characters in our opening sequence could be seen as both bad guys and good guys and this is what we intended to do as it kind of subverts stereotypes about action movie characters and them having to be one or the other.

Storyboard

This shot is going to to be the first show the audience sees in our opening sequence. It is a camera panning across a cartoon strip showing what happens in the rest of the opening sequence. It then zooms in to on of the boxes to show the effect that its literally going into the story. The comic book might also interest younger ages to watch on.

This is an establishing shot of the house being used in the opening sequence. It shows the front of the house and it will also show Aidan walking towards the door.

This mid shot shows how unaware Callum is of what is about to happen as he is sitting on his sofa watching the tv. This makes the audience think he is a normal guy.

This behind shot shows Aidan knocking on Callums Door. The Shot will be from behind to disguise Aidan's face.

This shot is of Callum rushing through the house to grab his motorcycle helmet and the important document to make his getaway. It has a variety of shots from Extreme Close ups to tracking.

This shot shows the determination and the mystery of Aidan's Character as he peers through the door to look for Callum.

This will be a tracking shot following Callum on his motorcycle up the path. This is the start of Callum's Getaway and the chase.

This is going to be a mid shot of Aidan getting angry as he didn't catch Callum but it also shows he knows a shortcut.

This is another mid shot showing Aidan jump over the gate and it also shows his shortcut.


This is a long shot showing Aidan chasing Callum down a long road. It reveals to the audience that the shortcut has worked.




This is a close up of Callum getting off his bike so that the foot chase can begin. This is a turning point in the story.




This is an extreme close up looking through the motorcycle wheel to show Aidan has found the bike and that he knows Callum is now on foot.




This is a two shot and it shows them both running through tunnels which shows how close they are and that the chase is hotting up and possibly coming to an end.



This over the shoulder shot shows Callum has tripped or fallen and Aidan has him in his sights.



This close up shows the audience that Aidan has retrieved the important document ... but will he kill him?

Risk Assessment Sheet

This risk assessment sheet was done before we filmed our opening sequence so that we knew we could be safe as we knew where the possible risk of accidents and hazards could happen.

It states we are filming in Etton and Peakirk. We wrote down the possible risks in both of these places for example Callum falling off a bike while riding it in peakirk could cause a serious injury to him. Also, we wrote that Aidan could trip over while running around in peakirk which could cause serious injury.

In Etton, we stated that the risks would be the same as they were in etton because Callum went on his bike and ran and Aidan ran again.

We also stated that if an unexpected serious injury was to occur while filming then we would ring the emergency services.

Re Filming

After getting into the editing process and rendering down all of our clips we realised that some hadn't been rendered correctly or that they were missing for some reason. We thought that instead of trying to edit what we had, that we should go back to our first location (Callum's House) and re shoot some of the clips.

Also, while we were re shooting we decided that we would try and shoot new clips that we could add in to our opening sequence so we filmed a couple of new clips.

All of our re shooting and new filming went well and when we rendered them down to AVI's they looked a lot better than our original clips so have decided to go with them instead of our old clips.

Obviously there were a few problems when it came to continuity on our re shoots but we discussed this problem before filming and got the characters in the same clothes and used the same props in the same way as before. Luckily the weather was similar to the day we originally filmed so the sky in the background of some shots looked the same and it would be hard for anyone to realise the change.

When looking at our original clips we thought that we could change the motorbike clip because it didn't really work. When we re shot this scene, Callum kickstarted the motorbike and we got a close up of this and we also got Aidan in this clip so it showed that he was still looking for Callum. Also, when we took the close up of the kickstart into the editing phase we realised that it would be the perfecrt opportunity to start the quick paced music at this point. I decided on using Kasabian - Club Foot as the chosen song because it has all the credentials to make a good action song and the lyrics fit in very well with our opening sequence e.g. "chase down an empty street."