Here is my completed Continuity project video. In terms of what I think about it I do enjoy certain aspects about it, yet I still have a number of problems with its composition.
AS LEVEL CONTINUITY PROJECT - Clean Start from David Smith on Vimeo.
Firstly, I find that the music at the start makes it a little more interesting to watch by appealing to more than one factor. However, there is a noticeable change in the screenplay and exactly how we recorded this part. Originally the main character would walk down a hallway with different shots from a moving camera, we found this too hard to achieve and so we decided to shorten this sequence on the day to save time for editing. The original idea of having the character talk on the phone was also scrapped as it seemed very dull and lifeless when it was actually placed in the piece.
Secondly, the continuity portion of the piece is relatively well done except for one noticeable error I only noticed a short while later. Due to editing a particular editing problem involving clip timings, we see our main character start a piece of dialogue, sit down and then in the next shot he once again sits down, I would have removed this had I noticed it earlier but it slipped my mind. The rest of the features hold up moderately, such as the action matching with both the doors and with the money exchange regardless of the dialogue error of stating "Can I borrow a five" where upon the other character hands him a twenty pound note.
Compared with last years attempt however I find this to be a much stronger piece as we kept a straight forward approach instead of veering the focus halfway through production.
0:00 - You might want to aim to get the tripod angled a little more straight (unless you're going for a kind of "film noir" effect
ReplyDelete0:03 - The autofocus is a little distracting. Not much you can do about it with the Prakitas; you just need to be aware. Also, watch out for the white-balance; this seems to change a fair bit during the shoot. If you're filming in different locations, you might need to adjust it at certain points
0:07 - The continuity when you are going through through the door works quite well, although you may have cut a fraction early (or late) between shots
0:08 - The music probably fades out a little quickly
0:15 - The dialogue at the end of the shot before you sit seems to get lost
0:19 - The continutity error you mention is pretty blatant... Maybe worth re-editing that moment?
0:24 - It might have been worth shooting this sequence as shot/ reverse shot? You should look for opportunities to demonstrate your ability to construct edited sequences; certainly you need to avoid these long takes if you can
0:34 - The action match works quite well
Overall, you've managed to include all of the continuity elements (just) although I would like to see you being a little more adventurous, if you can; certainly you should make sure that your final piece demonstrates a little more slickness in realisation.