Thomas Hutchinson 1733
Claremont Fan Court School 64680
I worked with Charlie Slorick 1770 and Alexander Wain 1779
Editing: I decided to take the lead in the editing of our film. This was mainly in choosing what stayed and what was cut from the film. In also made the decision to have the flames singled out from the rest of the film to make our film unique. I edited the soundtrack together to add suspense and pace to the film. I also took charge in managing the requests from our director, Alexander Wain as in our group, I was the one most experienced with the editing software we were using.
Camerawork: I stepped back from this role and made sure that the shots we were getting were in focus and that we had a variety of different shots with different angles of the same scenes so when it came to editing we had choice. Charlie Slorick took the lead for this role as we felt he was the most experienced person to take it on. I did contribute and film some scenes and help film some scenes.
Directing: I put forward some initial ideas for our film opening, however, it was Alexander Wain. He wanted to do something related to The Godfather (1972) and we agreed with him and got to work. When it came to filming I did take on role of telling our actors where to be and how to act their part in the scene, however, I did make sure that Alexander was on board with the decisions we were making.
The final production piece can be found here
Sophisticated film opening that playfully acknowledges film noir conventions through visual codes (such as detective roles, clothes and props), stylish sound codes (non-diegetic music, use of silence), subtle editing (monochrome coupled with special effects such as the cigar flare). This production is rich in detail such as three individual co-production idents (Tom's being the splendid Ignite Films), creative attention to camera angles and focus pulls, convincing settings (marina and boat), creation of local newspaper and last but not least, the hook that marks the cliffhanger at the end of the opening sequence.
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