We thought that our storyboard was designed well and used it as a guide to making our film clip. However, due to a lack of actors we couldn’t pursue all our ideas on the storyboard and ended up changing some parts of the story. This did mean that our film clip wasn’t as effective as we could only have one suspect.
Acting
Most of the acting in our murder mystery was done very well and helped our film clip come across more believably. Although, Emily, who played as the mysterious girlfriend, had a tendency to look at the camera and alongside this she forgot to get rid of her gum, so our efforts to make it look like we were in a hugging moment weren’t as effective. It made it seem a little unrealistic and would be something I’d focus on more when filming our actual coursework.
Selecting shots and Angles
We decided to start our piece with and establishing shot of me at the locker retrieving a weapon, to set the scene for our audience. I think this was effective for our piece so the audience get a sense of what action is going to happen and it started off our film clip well. With the fade in effect, this also gave an effective impression to the audience and they get a flash back of when I first gained the weapon from Jordan. We also made it a low angle camera shot so we could see my emotions as I looked at the weapon alongside the flashback. Alongside this we also did shots on when the camera would zoom into me as I am sprinting to meet Emily. When I arrived she would notice me from her Point Of View (POV shot). Another effective shot was when, once I had been killed our cameraman (Jack) got a shot of me lying down, however the camera was position in between leafs so it looked like someone’s POV, I thought this was very effective. After hugging Emily she stabbed me, here Jack followed the camera around up as I collapsed, another effective shot in my opinion. I think our choice of shots and angles were selected well and would use similar techniques in my coursework.
Editing Decisions
I personally thought our editing was very good. Our murder scene was quite na unexpected death for the audience therefore the editing made it even more nail biting as the audience thought I was the murderer. At the beginning of the scene we used a fade in effect which showcased me scrambling through a locker franticly, this also lapped into the flash back of when I first gained the weapon from Jordan. Once I had gained the weapon, I ran out of the door which then skipped straight into my feet with the low camera angle. After running around the corner, I met Emily. She would notice me from her Point Of View (POV shot). Another effective shot was when, once I had been killed our cameraman (Jack) got a shot of me lying down, however the camera was position in between leafs so it looked like someone’s POV, I thought this was very effective. Here the editing was very good as once I had been dragged to my death position, Emily retrieved the weapon from my bag and ran, but whilst running it was a POV shot but from someone else. This also is when I am laying down near the steps and someone see’s me through the leaves. So in the end I believe our editing was very successful.
Use of mise-en-scéne
I was quite pleased with our choice of location and setting. To start of with the lockers, this was very good as it was a very good storage area for the weapon. Also around the back of the D+T block where I met Emily and was murdered. Here it made a very mysterious and unknown felling making our scene very dramatic. Both of the areas suited our story line really well as was creepy, mysterious and unexpected for the audience. However we didn’t plan our props very well as a group. For our actual coursework this is something I will definitely change as it affects the authenticity of the clip a great amount. Our weapon was a ruler instead of a blade. However, the lighting was good because we were outside near the D+D block, which made it authentic whilst creating an atmosphere.
Use of Sound
There is not much sound in our clip, only the background sound is heard. However, when I’m running there’s a track that’s makes me seem that I’m in a hurry. I would next time add more music especially when the murderer is approaching. Overall, I think our murder mystery piece turned out quite successful and I was happy with the end result. I especially like the choice of location and some of the camera shots. However, when we do our actual coursework, I will focus a lot on editing, choice of props and choice of actors. I will also make sure we ease in and out of each scene and the music in them.
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