My first film

my first film

what we did well?

we used natural light in the first scene creating a bold outline on the first actor who walks forward also we kept him in the middle of the shot telling the viewer he is the main character. in the second shot we kept the actor in the centre of the scene again however this time we followed the first actor over the shoulder keeping him in the scene and doing a long take. in the second scene we used lights over head to help set the scene (second actor at vending machine). in the third scene we did a close up of the handle of a car as the car thief came to steal the car this allows the audience to understand straight away what is happening in the scene, we then slowly came out of the close up to a wide shot of the car thief and the car establishing to the audience that he is stealing the car and he is trying to do it quickly. we also used natural lighting in the third scene which brought out the natural shine/reflection of the car/windows making the scene look real to the audience.

what we could have done differently?

I think next time I would try to use different shots and more shots in one scene to help present a continuous sequence of film so that the  scenes all put together will look like a continuous piece of footage. I would also try to add various lights in different places to try and bring out the characters more this is because in the three scenes we did it is very dim and looks miserable especially in the second scene the footage is not meant to be presented in this way. I would also try to stick to the continuity line when taking various shots of the characters talking. i would also re try every scene more than once with different camera shots and angles.

what could be better?

I think that the lighting could be better because the  scenes looked to dark and dim and that hides the characters from the audience which is not good. the amount of shots in one scene could increase a little so that the scenes last longer and give the audience more of an idea of what the area the scene is based is like and also allows the viewer to get a better look at the characters. the scene should be in a better location and we could have put in a long take where we follow the characters.