Report

Come Die With Me 

Report

Looking at the feedback it is ideal to improve the criticisms we got in order to maximise the effect of the production. We learnt looking back at the film that there were various things we needed to change in order to create a good quality production.

Cinematography

For cinematography we received good comments which consisted of good camera movements, pan demonstrated when the protagonist was walking up the stairs this suggests that the camera movement was good and this was a consistent feedback throughout the class. The type of camera angle we have used is fairly good as one of the groups objectives was to make the protagonist anonymous at the beginning of the trailer and this is done fairly well in order to engage the audience as the audience want to find out who the character is the camera angle is good to keep interest from the audience. There were some good quality shots suggested by the class which is great for the group as it suggests the group are able to capture important scenes.

In contrast to this the consistent factor which affected the good quality shots was lighting and filming into the lights takes the attention of the characters and their props and clothes, this makes the production seem poor. Some of the camera shot were blurry which reinforces a bad production and this needs to be addressed by the group. This could be due to the poor camera movement as the camera is not motionless. Another down fall was the attention to detail as a group we want the audience to focus on the protagonist however the background is far greater and the protagonist comes out of zoom therefore the attention from the protagonist is drawn away which not ideal.

Mis en scene

There was only one character therefore this allows the audience to stay focused on the character. The clothing used was also good high heels suggests dominance being taller just she is the protagonist which is true and she has status and this inspires others to want to be like her. The setting of using a school allows the audience to know who is going to be involved in the film and the audience like knowing what is going to happen. The use of a school allows people to identify with the characters as they are in similar situations studying at school.

The drawbacks of mis en scene, this is clearly not shown therefore as a group need to show in more detail the aspects of mis en scene. More suggestions have been made in order to make mis en scene more visible examples are props such as nail file, lipsticks and hand bags. There are other props in the scene which should not be in the shot this consists of litter and bags on the floor.

Lighting

The good comments for lighting consist of bright “lime light” this suggests attention seeking this is good as the light allows the audience to notify who the dominant characters are. On the protagonist who tells the audience the protagonist is important and popular. She inspires people to follow in her footsteps.

The lighting is to bring in some scenes this draws the attention away from the audience furthermore it makes it less clear to see the actors as the high key lighting creates a silhouette as a result this makes it difficult to see the actors. The lighting in some scenes is out of balance and over powers because it is too bright again making it difficult to the actor’s expressions. Also the group filmed towards the light making it difficult to pick out expressions and other important props.

Sound

The song which is chosen as it links to one of the selected genres comedy, the sound is clear an allows the audience to hear it easily. The song that is also used it good as it makes the audience anxious to find out who the main protagonist is. The song also reiterates this which keeps the audience engaged.

There are no diegetic sound therefore it does not create a variety. We should consider a wider range of more music in order to target a create audience by using a particular music the audience may like. The scenes next time could include some dialogue to keep the audience engaged.

Conventions matching audience

The audience are able to connect with the film as the film genre is a hybrid of genres and contains comedy we have many to feature a seen in order to create humour. From the bully being put in the bin, and when the protagonist says strong. However to some people it is not clear and they find it difficult to see the comedy element, we now need to show thriller in order to fulfil that side of the genre.


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