Past Student's Work

South Paw:

South Paw was a good opening sequence it had a lot of good strengths such as the camera language was good it was sharp and the editing was done fairly well, it gave me a good introduction to what it was about, but a couple of the weaknesses was that the camera technique was not very good and that the story line was very hard to get.

When then had to give them a level  we thought was suitable I gave it a 30 which was a level 2 as it met most of the requirements needed for level 1 and had a little more to get a level 2. We then got given the actual marks each sequence got South Paw got a 34 which is a level 2 which was the same level I had given them.

Fast Life:  

Fast Life was a very good opening sequence as the music used was suited towards the storyline, Fast Life had many strengths such as the graphics was used correctly although it was a little fast but it was good, the original piece of music used suited very well and it also had a very c;ear storyline, however few of the weaknesses was that they used to many long shots and also the sequence looked incomplete and the music was very loud, you couldn't hear the dialogue being spoken clearly.

When then had to give them a level we thought was appropriate, I gave them a 21 which was a level 1 as it had met all the requirements needed for a level. We then got given the actual mark they got Fast Life got a 32 which was a level 2. 

Damaged Goods:

Damaged Goods was one of the best opening sequence I saw because the camera language used was very good and sharp and the storyline was very clear and you could clearly see what was going on one of the weaknesses was that the lighting was very bad it was hard to see some of the footage and also at the beginning of the sequence they used a technique called smash mouth open music it did not really go with the scene.

We then had to give them a level I gave Damaged Goods 47 which was a high level 3, when I got given the actual marks Damaged Goods has gotten 57 which was a level 4.

Suffocation:

Suffocation was a good opening sequence the lighting they used was very good it was clear and you could see everything that was going on, There graphics was on point it was used correctly and  was not to fast you could read it and also the music they had used went well with the sequence the only thing that was weak was there storyline which was very confusing.

We then had to give them a level i gave them 33 which was a level 2 as it met both the requirements needed to achieve that level we then got given the actual results the got suffocation got a 42 which was a level 3.

Bridges:

Bridges opening sequence was well filmed the camera techniques used was good it was a very clear shot, the music used suited the sequence well but the storyline was very confusing I couldn't tell what it was, but the camera angles and location they used was very good and the lighting was good you could clearly see everything properly.

We then had to give a mark I gave Bridges a 23 which was a level 1 I gave this because it show the basic requirements needed for a level 1, we then got given the actual marks they had Bridges got a 29 which was a level 2.

Drained:

 Drained opening sequence was very interesting they had a good use of camera shots and the music they chose was very suited  to there work and there graphics was done well. One of the weaknesses was that the storyline was not very clear, it hinted out to what it was about but was not very clear.

When we had to give it a mark i gave it a 36 which was a low level 3  but when we got given the actual results they got given a 58 which was a level 4.

Maze:

Maze was one of the good opening sequences I enjoyed because they had very good camera language and good camera shots, they had a variety of shots which kept the audience intrigued, they had a good use of graphics it was used correctly and we was able to read them , the only weaknesses I found was that the music was to loud you couldn't hear the dialogue and that the genre of the music did not go well with the storyline.

We then had to give them a mark i gave Maze a 48 which was a level 4 it had all the requirements needed for all the previous levels, when we got given there actual marks Maze had gotten 56 which was a level 4.

By doing the peer assessing work it gave me ideas on what I should and shouldn't do when it comes to doing my own opening sequence , it also made me more aware of baring my target audience in mind and how to keep them interested and not bored.

1 Good opening Sequence Analysis; Damaged Goods

Graphics for there production , this shows that its a British production as the British flag is on

there logo and that teas is popular in Britain.

        

Extreme close up is emphasising what she's doing , and this makes the audience more aware and curios on what she's doing and what will happen.
This was well executed as its showing a girl putting make up on and its emphasising that she is getting ready.

This close up denotes what she's wearing this hints at the storyline of her  being a prostitute this connotes that she is doing this to make money, therefore by connoting herself as a prostitute shows she is not that well off.

Graphics title the title connotes the story line as damage goods show that someone has been broken in ways that are unthinkable and have always been brought up by being surrounded by negativity, yet they can be perceived as beautiful and intelligent , she knows that she cant escape this life therefore making her fall into they cycle of those who have brought her up.

 This long shot connotes that she is leaving her house, this was a really good shot but the only thing that ruins the shot was the lighting as it was shot in the dark it was hard to see what's going on, my only improvement for this shot would be to be to film this scene when its still a little light outside and where its a little dark.

This mid body shot connotes that she is knocking on cars, and you can tell this is a big part of the storyline, also this mid body shot shows her body language and shows us what she is doing.









1 Bad Opening Sequence Analysis: Bridges 

In the beginning of the opening sequence there was no music and that was fine and good, but as the scene goes on the music just jumps in straight away and ruins the moment of the sequence, to improve they should have done a build up towards the music so at least the audience knew that it was coming.

This over the shoulder shot and mid body was well executed, and the graphics typography was good but the graphics was to fast it didn't give the viewers enough time to read them, my improvements for this scene would be to make sure that you leave the graphics on for more than a few seconds.

In this scene when the music is playing, he takes of his headphone and the music cuts off completely, my improvement would be to let it play out by lowering the volume of it, till no one can hear it.

I thought this was show was done really well but overall the sequence was very confusing as the storyline was very unclear and very confusing which made it hard to follow what was happening, my improvements for this would be to make the edit more sharp and make the storyline clear.

The typography for there title was very suited to what it was about and when I got the storyline the typography suited it but the title didn't relate to it as well as it could have.

 This was a good 2 shot it clearly shows two people talking the only improvements I would make is that they need to speak up and at a more easier pace so that it gives the audience an idea on what your saying.