12 October 2012

Preliminary Task With Avraj & Ryan: An Evaluation


For the first of the two preliminary tasks I was involved with, we decided to go for a more cinematic approach than the brief alluded to. While retaining the requirements, such as the door opening shots that are featured in the opening scene, an element of shot-reverse-shot, and match-on-action featuring heavily throughout, we expanded on this concept, crafting a storyline in which a professional hitman takes out a thief via sniper rifle.

With this storyline, we had plenty of opportunities for interesting and exciting camera shots, which we pieced together in post-production to create a fast-paced sequence of action. Some effects were added in editing, such as lens flare as Avraj traverses the stairs, and colour-graded the bathroom sequence into high-contrast black and white to create a noir-look, a la Casino Royale. Music and sound effects are something that we found was successful, as it provided the intensity and drama that aided the sequence.

Something we can have certainly improved upon is the dialogue, which was improvised, resulting in slightly wooden performances, from myself in particular. There are also some shots that seem out of place, for example the shot of the birds upon the telephone wire, which we intended to expand upon, but never did.