Past Students Work

Straight Edge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5V5z9urV8s

I found the graphics used in this opening very effective. By them giving the definition it helps the audience get an understanding of what the film will be about. This was a good idea and the typography that was used was simple but in the same style as a dictionary. The voiceover that was also used was suited to what the graphics were showing and the way it was spoken with a informing yet up to date tone made it fit the genre. However i do think maybe the font could have been a bit bolder as this is the point where you want to catch the audiences attention as this is the title

I felt that this shot was very effective, as we can clearly see the theme of drugs and rebellion as where she is sitting on a window ledge shows the risk she takes. This shot is good as it sets the scene and introduces us to one of the main characters. I also think the use of graphics on the side were effective is they were noticeable but still didnt take the attention away from what was going on in the shot. However i do think the shot was a bit wobbly, so keeping the camera more secure would have improved the shot.

This shot is a effective example of match on action. This shows clearly how good the continuity editing was as it was so smooth and flowing that it didn't seem like the shots had been shot separately. I also found that the first shot was a bit unclear what she was doing, but the second shot made this much clearer as the shot was a close up but included enough in the shot to show us what she was pulling out from under the bed. However in the second shot i do think that where the credits were in white it was hard to notice when the white bed sheet was behind the graphics.

I found this long shot very effective as we can also get to see the location of where the shot is set. We can also describe this as a establishing shot as we get to see where they are and where he is walking to. The use of hand held in this shot at times seemed a bit messy, so i think a track would have made the shot clearer. However the hand held was effective as it felt like us as a audience are following him.

This insert shot was good as it went from being a closeup to an extreme closeup. I felt this shot was effective as we could clearly see what she was doing and by going in more closer we can see in more detail especially if the audience is unclear on what they are doing. I feel like this shot could have focused on something else, for example an extreme close up just on the card and the powder instead of it just cutting off the edges and still having all the props in the shot.

This example of a tilt was effective as it felt like we was watching him run up the stairs from the audiences point of view. The shot was good as we got to see where he was coming from and where he was running to and by using a tilt we could see all of this just by using one shot. I think maybe a hand held could be used of him running up the stairs like were seeing it from hes point of view instead of the audiences as this will make a bigger connection with the audience and the quick pace makes you feel like you would be in the same situation and helps show the action taking place.

This title i found was quite plain seeing as it was a black background with white text. However i think it made this effective as it fits with the title of the opening and the typography fitted with the theme of what was being shown in this genre. I think the title was also placed in a good section of the opening as it wasn't left to the end or wasn't at the very beginning. However i do think the title was shown for a bit longer than it needed to have been.

The pace in this shot was very fast and emphasized how much of a rush she was in. I felt that this was shown in a good way as you could really tell the speed of the shot. This shot also happened with no soundtrack meaning that more attention was put on the shot and we could really hear the diagetic sound clearly without it being drowned out by the heavy rock music. I do think that the shot was very effective because of the pace however where it was done so quickly it was hard for the audience to interpret what was happening.

This shot was good as we went from seeing one point of view to seeing basically the boys point of view. A track was used where we went from seeing a two shot/over shoulder shot into  a closeup of just the girls face with hes hand round her neck. This helps us see the boys perspective and because there is no sound its emphasizes  what you can hear in this shot which is him shouting at the girl. With the shot being of him having hes hand round her neck it shows us the theme of violence. Maybe using short takes instead of one long take we could show the action more and make it more jumpy because of the situation their in.

Battered and bruised:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT3uB9RTvuw


The transition they used for this logo was effective as it fitted the theme of rock. They used a zoom where the image would eventually zoom in to the center. However i think the transition was very slow and got cut early so this didn't have the same effect as if it was fast and zoomed right in to the center of the skull. However i think the typography and the name of the production company fitted with the soundtrack and what the opening was showing.

This low angle shot was effective as it gave a different view of him playing the guitar instead of it being a mid shot or simple long shot. I think this fitted it well as we could see all of him and it had the same effect as a long shot however this shot let us see hes facial expressions aswell considering he is looking down. However i think the positioning and the typography used didn't exactly fit the themes shown and it was more computerized looking than a font that would be typically used in a British social realism film. 

In this shot we are introduced to the other characters that will be included in the opening. This was a good shot as it shows most of the characters body language, however we don't get a chance to see their faces which prevents the audience from knowing what the characters are like. The spacing in this shot could have been better as they clearly haven't used the rule of thirds and the shot isn't well centered as there is more on the left than the right. 

We then see a shot of each character which is followed by their name with the credits. This shot is good as we finally get to see the faces of the characters, however they use the same closeup of each one which is a bit repetitive. The typography also takes the attention away from the shots as it is bold and is placed right in the middle of the shots and a better font could have been used which was much plainer and would have had a better effect overall.

A high angle shot was used to look down on one of the guitar players. I think this had a good effect on the audience as it could maybe show that the character is seen as quite weak. However the shot doesn't really have any meaning too it and i think even though they've used different shot types its still showing the same thing. The same thing in this shot is with the graphics and the use of typography weren't the most suitable and takes the attention away from 

This mid shot of the two guitarists hugging was quite a simple shot and was positioned in the center and they used the rule of thirds well. However they have continually used mid shots which makes it quite boring for the audience. This shot shows something that isn't typical of a British Social realist film as they are showing themes of happiness which isn't normally shown in this genre. I also think the shot could have been more interesting and maybe have used a different angle rather than sticking to a simple mid shot. 

This long shot sets the scene and the location of where the people are. They used a pan from where they walked straight down and turned, this show was clean and was very smooth. However the shot was done in one big long take which made the shot quite long and unnecessary as the shot could have been cut. For example they could have used a jump cut  to break up the action and speed it up making the pace a bit faster. However the fade out transition was quite successful as it then faded into the title of the film.

A good shot reverse shot was used were the two guitarists were walking into the park. We first see a shot from behind, then in front and then it returns to us seeing the back of them. This shot was effective as they used the correct editing and it matched well with the use of continuity editing. 

This shot used at the end, was a hand held shot which was taken from a low angle. This shot fitted well with what was being shown and the fight scene that was being taken place. However the show was very wobbly which made it seem quite unrealistic, if they could have improved this a better shot could have been taken. For example a master shot where we see the whole scene, instead of it being seen from our point of view. This would make it seem more realistic  and would help show the theme of violence much better.

Fish Tank Case Study

Themes and Situations:

In this film we mainly see themes of violence, alcohol and sex. This is shown through mainly all of the characters that star in the film, even the kids. We often see the mother in scenes where she is seen as a sex object as she is connected to many men and some scenes even show her having sexual intercourse. However we also see the younger kids doing similar stuff and this shows that they have probably been influenced by their environment and surroundings. For examples we see the youngest daughter smoking with her friend while the eldest daughter on-looks and also is seen drinking alcohol. We also see her getting older boys to get her alcohol which shows that she is underage and what she is doing is illegal. This is typical of a British social realist film as it follows most of the themes and situations which would be found normally in this genre of film. Due to the large amount of violence and use of drugs we can class this as a good example of a British social realist film due to it clearly showing the hardship of life and danger. 

I would mainy use these themes of violence and drugs as these are very typical of a British Social Realist film and i would show this through the actors and the props that they will be using.

Representations:

In this film we see clear stereotypes and representations of all of the characters. We see the eldest daughter as quite a strong minded character and is very dependent on herself and doesnt let people tell her what to do. Her sister is also quite similar as she uses the same language as her and treats her mum with little respect. However the mum is seen more of a lonely character who relys on men to keep her company and to fulfill her needs. The male character that we see who stays with the mum trys to fix the family up by getting them all together however this changes when he develops feelings for the eldest daughter. All of the other character follow typical stereotypes of people living around this area as they all drink, they all smoke, the children like to cause trouble, they are uncontrollable and the women are all seen as sex objects and overall quite weak and rely on the men.

Stereotypes we see:

-Kids act older than they are
-Kids go against the law and dont care
-Men see the women as weak 
-Women are seen as sex objects
-The kids have little respect

These stereotypes are typically shown in a British Social realism film and I would mainly use the representation of kids been uncontrollable due to the themes of violence and drugs as this would be easy to show through the characters actions.

Mise-en-scene:

In this film we see a typical mise-en-scene which is found in British social realist films. The mise-en-scene is mainly based on a block of flats in Barking where it is rundown and the atmosphere is quite dull and dark as there is little hope for most of the people living on that estate. Props are the main thing that helps us set out what a character is like, from the props that are used in this film such as alcohol, cigarettes and weapons we can tell that the characters are quite rebellious, and they don't care about their health and are out for danger. For example we see the eldest daughter take a hammer to use it to break free a horse and we also see her use a massive rock. All of the characters are wearing similar clothing as they all live in the same area and follow the same trends. The eldest daughter is normally dressed in a grey tracksuit, with gold hoop earrings or a polo shirt. Whereas her mum is more known to wear skimpy clothing like the yellow dress she wears in the party scene which contrasts the typical tomboy look that the daughter has. The first scene where we also see the girls dancing provocatively on the estate they are all wearing vests and jeans with their belly's on show to try and get the boys attention who are watching on the sidelines.

The Mis-en-scene used in this film was very typical of a British Social realism film as it was set in a run down area where we see flats, lots of kids, small and cramped conditions. This will help emphasis the class and status of the characters that would be shown in a typical film.

 

Music and sound effects:

In this film there is little sound effects, and who only really here diagetic sounds. For example we here screaming on the estate, cars driving past and music that they are listening to the scene. By using this in most British social realist films it creates verisimilitude as this is what you would expect to hear in those scenes. The thing we hear regularly would be the choice of songs. The songs used were either hip hop, R&B or rap which fitted with how the women danced in the film. This is quite typical in a British social realism film as the people in Britain often listen to that genre of music the most.
It wouldn't be very realistic if there was any use of sound effects, so i would definetly stick to the use of diagetic sounds which keep the British social realism stick. I would also use typical and up to date music as this will show the era and emphasis what the characters would be into and set a certain mood for the film. 

Camera work and editing:

The camera work and editing used in most British social realist films are very basic due to their low budget. However sometimes this can look effective and reflects what life is like for the British people being shown in the film. Most of the edits we see are fades or just simple cuts which makes it seem like it would make it quite boring. Considering the amount of action that takes place in the film the takes are quite long and more could be done to follow the action and make the pace faster and better from the audiences point of view. A range of simple mid shots, longs shots, closeups are used as these help introduce characters and establishing shots set the scene and location. Non continuity editing was used as there was so much action within most of the scenes and if continuity editing was used it would be too clean and flowing, and it would be then less effective to the audience.
This film had rarely any shots that were complex and it was mainly left simple, i think i would do similar shots as it reflects the hardships and makes the audience seem more connected to whats going on. I would make the editing at a minimum with just using fades and dissolves as this will create a dim atmosphere.

 

Dialogue:

In a typical British social realist film we expect to hear alot of offensive language and this was done regularly in this film. The eldest daughter who is seen the most in the film refers to people as bitch, and uses foul language (e.g.fucking,shit) which emphasis her aggression and hate towards some people. Words such as "skanky", "pikey" are used alot and this shows us that they are labelled as this due to where they are from and the way they look.  A good example that is shown at the beginning of the film is when Mia says: "Can you give Keeley a message for me? Tell her I think her old man's a cunt!" The way the people speak is very similar as they all use similar speech and talk with a similar accent. They all have stereotypical ways that someone living on an estate would live as they have little respect and don't care what people think of them. They all have quite a chavy way of speaking and they aren't subtle and often shout to get their point across. Compared to the Irish man who lives with the family who is actually living 2 lives, he speaks with a softer tone and hes accent makes him different from the other characters in the film. This is typical in a British Social realism film as this is exactly how people would speak in this region of Britain.

The dialogue used in this film would be a good way as it represents that area as being chavy and reflects how the characters will act. I think i would use a chavy aggressive tone, or quite a stern deep tone of the voice where they would use slang that is typical in this generation and i would mainly incorporate words in such as "bruv" and "snake".

Fish tank secondary research:

The film was directed by Andrea Arnold

The production companies involved in the making of this film was:

-BBC films

-Uk film council

-Limelight Communication

-ContentFilm

-Kasander Film Company

http://industry.bfi.org.uk/filmfund

The film was mainly aimed at teens and young adults of a British culture. The film reached this niche audience through its realistic use of dialogue, mise-en-scene, themes and sound effects. With the good production of the film it created a good and accurate perception of what  the British region is like for the audience. However it would be quite difficult for a mainstream global audience to be able to relate to the situation and themes as much as they could with a  Hollywood film.

The film had a very low budget and was mainly funded by different companies. This meant that their marketing strategy was very simple and didn't have much to it. The film was nominated for many awards, and was shown at several film festivals such as Cannes. The film was only marketed through posters which meant the film was only distributed into few cinemas in Britain.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232776/awards?ref_=tt_ft

Film 4

In the Looking for Eric trailer we can clearly get an idea of what the story is about. The characters in this are represented as older men who don't have much of a life and spend their time watching football and drinking beer. The main man in this film is represented as a bit of a loonatic as he imagines that he can see the famous footballer Eric Cantona. The film is set in greater Manchester, we can see this due to the location of the homes and the accent that all of the characters have. This film has a range of British cultural references such as the football team Manchester United which is mention alot throughout the trailer and the use of the soundtrack played in the trailer is a British song making it more appealing to a British audience. Overall the film has a few aspects where it is like a typical Film 4 film. However the film has a relatively happy ending and there is only one part in the trailer which shows a use of violence which is normally found in a Film 4 film but isn't used half as much as other films. The trailer also shows a run down area that its been filmed in which is quite typical in a Film 4 film and this emphasizes the urban feel of the film.

In the Submarine trailer we can clearly get an idea of what the story is about. The characters in this are represented as young teenagers whose lives revolve around love and being in relationships with the opposite sex. The main character in this film is the boy and he is represented as quite weak and the girl is made to seem more powerful. The film is set in Wales and this is shown through the country side locations and the strong welsh accent the main boy has. In the trailer we see a few references to British culture for example they boy is laying on the floor listening to the French Crooners and one of the men out of Arctic Monkeys had made 4 of the songs that were found in the film. This film doesn't exactly fit with most other Film 4 films, as it had few themes that a Film 4 film would contain. The film only shows themes of run down areas whereas nothing else was shown that is typically seen in a Film 4 film. 

In the Four Lions trailer we can clearly get an idea of what the story is about. The characters in this film are represented as a racist group of young men who are very strict to their religion. This is shown through their use of language (e.g. use of Urdu) and their appearance and clothes that they wear. The film is set in Sheffield and two of the characters go to a terrorist training camp in Pakistan. This is shown through the characters strong Sheffield accents and their use of Urdu. In this film there is a lot of cultural references for example the use of police shown quite regularly, the marathon, and references to war and terrorism in the UK. This film is a typical Film 4 film as it has references to racist topics such as all Muslims being terrorists, violence is used frequently in the trailer by the use of bombings and a fight scene and the language used shows the aggression of the characters. This film especially is a risk, as its story line is a touchy subject with most British people due to the terrorist attack in London. The run down areas that the film is set in also creates a good atmosphere for the audience and represents their lives as down and more urban.

In the Hunger trailer we can clearly get an idea of what the story is about. The main character in the film is seen as a trouble maker due to the shots shown in the trailer. This film is set in Ireland, we can tell this from the strong accent the characters have and the locations show in the different shots. In this trailer there is many uses of  cultural references such as the police,it being set in a prison and the voice over of Margret Thatcher. This film is a typical Film 4 film as it shows the use of violence, urban  and rough life due to the locations of the film and the topic of politics and British life. This hints at a typical Film 4 story line due to its themes and topics that are shown which can inform the audience about events that have happened in Britain in the past.

In the Attack the Block trailer we can clearly get an idea of what the story is about. The characters are seen as a group of young hood rats trying to defend their estate from being attacked by aliens. In this trailer we can clearly tell that its set in South London. This is shown due to their use of language and how they speak in conversation. This is also shown through the location it is set in, as the council flats show the urban areas of Britain. In this shot we get cultural references such as the police van, the typical run down area and the references to Xbox and Fifa.  This film is not a typical Film 4 film due to the use of special effects and it being a Sci-fi film. However some themes shown in this are typical of Film 4, such as the themes of violence and the urban area the film is set in. Film 4 took a risk with making this film due to its different genre and special effects which have never been used in a film 4 film before. However this still was a good film due to the large audience it appealed to, because of the use of language and slang by the characters.

In the Inbetweeners Movie trailer we can clearly get an idea of what the story is about. In this film the characters are seen as a group of uneducated,sex hungry boys. The film is set in West London and the holiday resort Malia. The scenes that are set in West London are typical as they are set on a road full of houses and a school, and the characters use of language and the way they speak is typical of someone from that region. There are many British culture reference's such as one character wearing a England shirt, them going to a British school and the music that is played when they are at the club.  This film isn't a typical film that Film 4 would produce due to the locations it was filmed in and the story line was used. In some ways it has similar themes such as the violence and the language but has few themes that are typical of Film 4.  Film 4 took a risk with creating this film however it produced a good boxoffice income and was a hit in the UK film industry.

Evaluation of Continuity exercise

In my continuity editing piece i had to include:

the 180 degree rule

the rule of thirds

Match on action

Shot reverse shot

I used the 180 degree rule throughout the piece so the shots would be consistent and from the same point of view every time a scene is shot. I used the 180 degree throughout my piece. One of the main shots that i used where you could clearly see this, was when the two Hench men were pushing him down the corridor and into the room. When he pushes down on the door handle i made sure that the handle was seen on the correct side for the audience so that it wouldn't confuse them.

I used match on action in my piece to make the piece flow. I did the shot where Gurtej opens the door and the shot continues to when he pushes the door open and they all enter the room. This shot shows a continuous flow between the two shots, we had to make it accurate so that the first shot of him opening the door was at the exact same position as it was when the door was flung open.

I

 used a shot reverse shot in the conversation between the two characters. This shot had to go from one shot of one character to the shot of the character that he is talking to back to the exact same shot that was used before. In my scene i used the shot reverse shot in the conversation; I had a shot of the "boss" which went to a close up of the other character and back to the same shot that was used previously.

I had to make sure that throughout my piece I used the rule of thirds. This meant that the eyes had to be a third of the way down the shot and i had to make this consistent so the eye line is at the same level for every character that was in the scene. Even if i used a long shot the eyes had to be at the same level as it would look better to the person that is watching it if the eyes were in line the whole time.

When filming this i found something’s quite challenging. Some of the shots that we had planned to shoot in the pre-production stage we were unable to use as they didn't fit correctly or they was just too difficult to get right. I think that some of the shots were quite vague even though we used a variety of different shot types, as some didn't really turn out how we expected them to. The location that we used in our production was meant to be a dark room, we had a problem with that as at the time we filmed it was still light outside and that there were no blinds on the windows so light still got through. We wanted the room to be dark so it was more mysterious for the audience and it would have fitted our storyline better. If we got too shoot it all again, i would have made sure that the windows were covered or that we shot more in the evening so that the light wasn't as bright as it was and we could create a good eerie atmosphere.

When i came round to edit my piece i also had some issues. Some of the shots that we had previously filmed didn't really fit in with what we was trying to show, this meant that the continuity of my piece was not as precise as it could have been. I found it quite difficult to make the editing exact, for example if a shot was too long i would either crop it too much or not enough so there was always a space before or after the shot which made it less flowing. Some shots had dialogue missing so i had to edit the audio onto another shot to make more sense for the audience. If i got the chance to edit my piece again i would have maybe re done some shots so that the editing process was easier for me or i would have taken more time to make the editing more precise and so that my sound effects or dialogue matched with the shots.

The strength of my piece was that we used a lot of creativity. In the brief we was told what we had to do, as a group we developed this by creating a better storyline behind it. Instead of them walking into a room, sitting down and conversing with the other character we made the characters more specific and gave them a more interesting role to play. When we was planning our scene we created a storyboard, this helped us to plan what shots we were going to film, the edit, the location, the dialogue, the lighting, props and any background sounds. By doing this it helped us go into production with an idea of what we wanted to do, if we didn't plan this we would have been a bit lost and i don't think it would have been good. As we had to use new technology such as I movie on the mac's we had to learn from scratch. I think using a HD camera was much better as the shots were clearer, and more defined which makes it better for the audience. When i came to do my editing i found the software quite difficult at first, but then realised that it was making my work look alot better as i could try and make it as precise as possible with the new trimmer on I movie.

The weaknesses of my piece were that the location that we had planned to use wasn't as suitable as we had hoped. We wanted to location to be dark so we could create a scary atmosphere for the audience. As there wasn't blinds in the room and it was still light outside we couldn't create that atmosphere that we wanted to which may have confused the audience. I think we made our piece creative but at the same time we had our downfalls as we couldn't shoot all the shots that we wanted to in our pre-production stage. By having to alter shots so they would work made our actual scenario for the brief not as successfully as we had hoped. By having to use new software on the macs, it took me longer to get used to how to use different effects, trimming clips, adding in audio and adding in graphics. In my editing i think some of the shots weren’t as clear as i had hoped them to turn out. If i could have had the chance to spend more time on some of my editing i could have made it more precise or even selected a better order for the shots.

If i had the chance to do this again I would have re shot some of the shots that i had put in my final piece, which would have made it look more flowing and continuous. Some of the shots also had some mistakes where the characters weren’t in the same position as they were in the previous shot so it didn’t match as well as it could have. I also think next time i would have picked a more suitable location due to the lighting not being correct and how we wanted it or we could have filmed it more into the evening instead of after school. I think if we did this we could have built the atmosphere more and so the audience could have a better understanding for what the back story was.

Continuity Editing Exercise

The scenario of this exercise what to create a scene where a character would open the door, cross the room and sit down opposite another character where they will exchange a couple lines of dialouge. We could pick our own scenario on who the characters are and why they were there to help make this exercise more interesting. For example the character could run into the room instead of just walking or the people could be talking about a specific topic while they are in the room. This was good because as a group we could be as creative as we wanted to be with it.

Rule of thirds- splits the picture into 6 small boxes, the rule is that the person or animals eyes should always be in line with the first horizontal line that you see on the grid. This also means that all characters should have the same rule of being on that line this means they have eyeline match which makes the continuity appear much clearer.

180 Degree Rule- is when two characters are being shot having a conversation that the camera shouldnt go beyone the 180 degree mark as this means that the shot can be interpreted differently and it will look like the people have changed positions or that they may be looking from a different view.

Match on action- is when a cut is used between two shots to show a strong relationship and helps the work flow better instead of there being lots of cuts and stops. 

Shot Reverse Shot- This shot is mainly used in a conversation format, this goes from a shot of one character to the other and back to the previous shot.

 

The key media skills that had to be used in this piece of work was to succesfully use the rule of thirds continually through the piece of work, the 180 degree rule so it was the same point of view so it wouldnt confuse the audience, a scene of match on action and atleast one part which included shot reverse shot. i had to make sure I included all these shots to make sure I could get the best possible grade.

I planned my piece with my group member Akif, we decided on a scenario that we could use which would fit to the task we was given. We had to create a storyboard which would help us to plan out all the different shot types we would use, the sounds, the lighting, the camera movement and a small description of what will take place in the shot. We then gained another team member who was there to help with the filming process, he played one of the characters which stopped us from having to find someone else to play that role. Having that extra team member helped alot as we could share our ideas and he could give us feedback from what he thought of it and so we could make improvements before we started to film.

I think the grouping was succesfull as we was all determined to get our work finished to the best of our ability which made it easier as we could help eachother out and we would listen to eachothers opinions on whether the shot type was right and if we was including all of the different methods that had to be included in our filming. My main role was to film as both of my group members were playing the characters which was the easier option to do. I think if i did it again i would have worked with the same people as eventhough one group member joined us later, we still made sure he was involved and he had as much input as we did. Sometimes i found it hard to concentrate as when we worked together we got distracted but as a group we made sure to stay focus when we had to film certain shots and the facial expressions had to remain serious.

Instead of creating a scenario that was just a character walking into the room sitting down and talking, we created something that was a bit more exciting and not as boring.We decided on creating a peice where one boy plays the character of someone who has been in jail and has been taken out by a group of men that want the money back that he had lost by getting caught by the police. We used a different location which was set up in one of the classrooms in the school, which was rather large and just had a desk and chair in the corner of the room. We tryed to make the room dark and we used a lamp to try and light up the room. We wanted to do this to make it seem like the man was being interegated like you see on police programmes.This wasnt as succesfull as we hoped because the room was lighter than we expected and we couldnt block the windows in the ceiling. I think the lamp did create a good affect as we didnt really want to show the "boss's" identity so we used cut aways to create a character for the audience but so not too much was given away. The characters were dressed up in casual clothing but the "boss" wore a shirt, trousers and tie, this created a feel for the audience which showed that he was a bit dodgy and was superior to the other men that were working for him  We tried to use a variety of shots which would make it seem better compared to it being similar shots throughout. We used high angle shots, mid shots, two shots, long shots, close ups and extreme closeups to show our camera skills as a group.

Having a storyboard helped us to get an idea of what we wanted our scenario to look like, eventhough some of the shots we changed as they didnt fit as well as we hoped them to. We stuck to all of our original shots apart from a couple that we couldnt shoot. Some of the camera movements that we wanted to use we couldnt as they didnt look right and didnt make sense in the order we wanted them, so some of the shots had to be altered to fit our scenario better. Overall i think our storyboard helped us alot, as we could go into filming without having a lot to think about and as we had decided on the structure and the way we would film it we could film it without worrying about what we would have to do next.