During the lesson on 29/01/2013, we viewed as a class past productions from various schools that were exceptionally good.
One of the productions which we watched was a Zombie/horror film which included various techniques that could be incorporated in our own production.
This opening from 'Nine Mile Point' has various techniques used to reinforce its genre in order to create a mood.
One technique which we believe is noteworthy to replicate was the added effects form Adobe After Effects. Which included the animation of a power plant to draw the audiences attention in.
In addition to this there is a medium shot which focuses its rule of thirds on a wall placing the characters shadow, forming a unique way of displaying the plot. This technique could be emulated in our production however, a minor flaw would be the fact that we may want to film during the dark.
Finally, the use of credits in this is very effective as it is minimal yet striking whilst having an expanding affect to introduce the film.
Another production done by previous students was last years group 8 - Damnation.
This example, was by far the most impressive as it used a range of techniques to reinforce its genre and capture the audience.
One technique I found really effective was the pull focus used to draw the attention of the audience into the film.
The cutting rate was also really effective with rapid changes from fast to slow to create a montage effect especially when making the photos. I feel this could be replicated with an antagonist making weapons whilst cross-cutting to the protagonist in order to create a parallel narrative in two lines of action.
The titles in damnation were particularly effective as it was rather similar to that of Zombie land where the credits are positioned as if they are in the world of the film. Which is effective during the panning shot with the scissors. I believe this is a key technique that could be replicated in our own production using the same software being Adobe after effects.
In conclusion, we watched a fair amount of clips in class however, these two held the most potential to emulate some of the techniques especially the construction of damnation in Adobe After Effects with the use of titles within the film. There are definitely techniques that can be taken away from this exercise.
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