Continuity Editing

When creating my project I had no experience of iMovie. After finishing this project I'm now confident using iMovie. I learnt how to trim and cut clips and edit them together to create a end product as shown in the video above. I also used different sound effects in my project, this was done by getting the sound file and putting them over the original. This project allowed me to use new equipment that I've not used before (Camera and tripod). When I started using the camera and tripod it made a huge difference to the quality of the movie.

WWW: Editing went well, I found it easier than other programmes to cut down the clips. Also the pace of the project was good as well. Small trailer but a nice pace for the audience to follow.

EBI: The props could be chosen better. The umbrella was a last minute addition due to the fact that we couldn't find a prop weapon. The ambient noise could be eliminated next time if we filmed after school.

Narrative analysis Todorov Theory

Narrative Analysis

Story: Vincent orders a hit on Frank and Frank get shot and killed.

Narrative: 

Shot 1: Scene is set

Shot 2: Showing the Hit man

Shot 3: Frank waiting for deal to with the hit man watching him. 

Storyboard

Storyboard

Camera and Tripod

When filming or taking photos for any project it is important to take into consideration where you are placing your subject in the shot.

Light makes up a lot of your shot and can add or take away the effect you so want. You also need to take into account the stability of your camera. If the camera is wobbling it will lead to the shot being out of focus or you could miss the subject of your shot completely. Mounting the camera on a tripod will lead to it becoming secure and will reduce movement when filming. You can adjust the legs on the tripod to change the high at which the camera records at. You can also use the handle at the top of the tripod to angle and move the camera.      

Different shot types are key for different shots. If you were filming a scene where it is far away you wouldn't use something like a close up, You have to know which shot you want to use for the scene before you begin filming/shooting. Otherwise if you turn up on the day and just wing it then you will end up with a rubbish shot as you have not thought about it in depth.

Film Pitch

I am creating a Gangster film set in the present day, titled "" which is in reference to the plot of the story. I aim to create the style of film following Good Fellas or Pulp Fiction, the classics, in an effort to have a large target audience, both young and old. The narrative of the film is as follows; A deal was made between rival gangsters, only for the promise to be broken by one of the partakers know as Frank, who plans to assassinate the other, Vincent. Little does he know, Vincent acquired this inside knowledge and decides to hire a hit man, to do the dirty work for him. The hired hit man fails to do his job adequately, and results in an intense chase scene.

Conventions of Move Trailers

After some short research into conventions of a movie trailer I have found these basic conventions.

• Music/ Soundtrack 
• Voice Over
• Intertitles
• Build of Pace (Usually the is a increase of pace in the trailer)
• Dialogue 
• Sound effects 
• Social Networks (Twitter, Facebook and Film Website)
• Non Diegetic and Diegetic sound  
• Character Introduction
• Name/ Title of the Film
• Release Date
• Classification of the move (U, PG, 12, 12A, 15, 18)
• Length of Trailer (Usually between 1-2 minutes) 
• Production Logos 
• Taste of a plot
• Institutional information
• Variety of Camera use  
• Variety of mise en scene 
• Genre recognition
• Creation of mood
• Building to a climax  
• Use of transitions