Trainspotting:

This is England:

This is England

Trainspotting

Trainspotting (1996) Iconic Shot

This is England (2006) Iconic Shot

Knock At The Door.avi

1 minute film taskHB.avi

One min film.avi

Activity 2 – Diegetic Vs Non-Diegetic sounds

This scene is an example of Diegetic sounds, the dialogue on the television depicting the eruption of chaos and zombies is crucial to the plot, and by the characters hearing this we can see their reactions.

This scene utilises non-diegetic sound, we can hear upbeat music because the characters are throwing records at the zombies but the characters themselves cant hear this music, this is also an example of contrapuntive sound as it contrasts to what is in the scene emotionally.

1 minute film task – the detective.mpeg

I am happy with the final product, I believe that most aspects were effective in conveying the horror theme of the short film, however there was definitely room for improvement.

Things I would change for next time:

-Lighting, use extra lighting to make subjects fuller, and to decrease noise in a shot.

-Sound, use the more professional mic combined with the clap technique so that audio isn’t shrouded over environmental sounds and white noise, and becomes clearer. I also want to gain sound effects more practically next time, as I wanted to make C’s voice sound like it was behind the door, and I couldn’t achieve that through editing, so instead I wanted to physically record my lines from behind the door, but ran out of time to do so. Another thing I would like to do differently next time is utilising sound effects and underscores more to enhance the mood of the scene, which I feel this film lacked.

-scheduling, have a more organised schedule for actors, and possibly choose cast with a freer timetable as to leave room for error and reshoots.

-Editing, I need to learn how to use Premier Pro more effectively and fluently, as I struggled to move large chunks of clips around quickly, and I should also get inspiration from other short films to see how they edit their films, what effects they use, how they make cuts seamless, etc…

-Cinematography, despite the hand held feel of the film adding human elements, I felt that the film could sometimes benefit from the camera being more steady, and to do this I should prop my hands and camera onto a moveable box I could take with me to film certain shots.