Ok, so today we watched a few past AS thriller openings and attempted to mark them based on what we thought was appropriate. Generally the trend was that we tended to give the piece a lower mark than what they actually got. So I don't know whether this was because we're just harsh or is actually a lot harder than it looks.
Many of the pieces to me, lacked a lot of continuity between shots, the editing and the sound, and so made it look jerky and unfinished. Roughly, we tended to give a whole level less than the examiner gave them. However, we didn't look at the grade as a whole as we didn't see their blogs, which, of course makes a significant impact on their grade.
This is one of the examples we watched and I actually thought all aspects of this - camera work, editing, sound and mis-en scene - were really effective other than one. To me, this came across rather boring, and yes I know this is only the opening, but I think the saying about judging a book by its cover, is really rather relevant here, and think the opening is a crucial part, as the audience will decide whether to carry on watching or not. However, the bits I especially liked was the editing. The focus pulls, flickers and blurriness all added to the creepy effect, which I'm guessing was their intention. I also thought the continuity and pace made the clip as a whole look more professional and so not making it look like a school project.
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