Directors evaluation

In our evaluation, we include screen grabs of relevant events during our film opening. We also have raw footage and bloopers in which our audience can see how much we developed during the making of our evaluation. We also have logos from relevant institutions and have included some of the adverts from movies that we have taken our inspiration from showing the audience how our opening differs from other films as well as the similarities.

Evaluation of our film opening- The Site (including finished film)

Our finally completed project

We have changed and hopefully enhanced some aspects of our film opening. We started by syncing the music to the video showing that some core points in the clip will be enhanced and made more creepy. For example when the audience see's the stalker for the first time, from behind the girl, there will be a loud bang which begins a unbroken flow of music until the end of the shot.
Another aspect that we have changed is when the message comes up on the social networking site, at first it was too far to the right and it wasn't readable so we zoomed in a centered it more and now it is perfectly eligible.

Me and my group also did some more research into titles and we found that the internet is usually linked to the colour blue. In light of this, we changed the colour of all of the titles from white to a deep blue/purple. We couldn't have pure blue because it looked quite immature and not as clear as a darker colour against the black background.

To evaluate our piece and list the reasons why we did certain things, we will make a green screen production or a voice over showing who are target audience is and what would we do if we had the chance to do it all again,

We have changed and hopefully improved some aspects of our film opening. We started by syncing the music to the video meaning that some key points in the clip will be enhanced and made more jumpy. For example when the audience see's the stalker for the first time, from behind the girl, there will be a loud bang which begins a continuous flow of music until the end of the shot.
Another aspect that we have changed is when the message comes up on the social networking site, at first it was too far to the right and it wasn't readable so we zoomed in a centered it more and now it is perfectly eligible.

Me and my group also did some more research into titles and we found that the internet is usually linked to the colour blue. In light of this, we changed the colour of all of the titles from white to a deep blue/purple. We couldn't have pure blue because it looked quite immature and not as clear as a darker colour against the black background.

To evaluate our piece and list the reasons why we did certain things, we will make a green screen production or a voice over showing who are target audience is and what would we do if we had the chance to do it all again, etc. 

The Site progress

The first edited clip.

So far, we have just got to grips with the software meaning that the production process will hopefully speed up from here. The footage began with the company logo being still normal text that matched all of the other titles. Now it has improved massively. The logo is animated with it's own font using 'Jack Story' from DaFont.com. The titles are also animated using inspiration from the popular TV show Supernatural. This has made them more interesting to watch and paired with the music, it sets the scene for the audience and they get a brief idea of whats to come.

At first the raw footage was glitchy and there were some beginners mistakes for example, the actors coming out of role and the camera operators uncontrollably shaking when recording. However when we began editing using Premiere Pro, we steadied each shot so they were perfectly still and we arranged them in an order confirming that the story line made sense and that each shot flowed into the next without the use of adding a dip to black meaning that the editing is simple but effective. 

Our group mainly created the film opening on Adobe Premiere Pro but the animation of the titles and logo, was completed on Adobe After Effects. To place them all together, we just imported each aspect that we wanted to include in our opening then perfected them all so they fitted into the sequence nicely.

However, we have come across many difficulties. Most of them have been over come but few of them still pose a problem. For example, one that we have succeeded is the fact of getting used to the software and editing technology. The first time we came across tech, we were totally oblivious of what to press and what each of the icons did to our project. Now though, with constant practise, we have all learnt enough to get us along at a steady pace but we are still learning. On the other hand, one of the biggest problems we have come across and are still working on is the fact that one of our shots are too short meaning that the story moves on a bit too quickly than it should. I have tried to slow down the duration but it has caused the speech to change as well. I then tried to cut and copy relevant bits and put them together but this lead to multiple shots one after another corrupting the continuity and made the audience feel uncomfortable. We are still addressing this problem but it has developed our knowledge by widening our imagination to other options when addressing a similar problem maybe even improving our work long-term.