16/10/09 Evaluation Of Filming

1st shot: Girl laying on the floor being beaten up by a gang of people, originally meant to be filmed in black and white with a grain effect to give the impression of it being a CCTV camera. This could have been improved if the victim hadn't been laughing, but we couldn't find anyone else to act in our film.

2nd shot: This was the shot that you're meant to presume resulted in the first shot. The audience should assume this is the preceding shot, and that the shot was a flash back to what happened before the actor gets attacked. This is the first sign that this film has a non-linear storyline. This shot is when the victim walks around a corner and first see's her attackers. This also didn't go to plan, as the actual acting was poor because the person who was getting beat up actually just got pushed by the bully.

3rd shot: The third, fourth and fifth shots are meant to be of the actor blinking to show them regaining consciousness, but these were not a success because it is unclear what is happening. I think this is because of what is in the frame, because it is the edge of a building it looks as if the screen has cracked, whereas it would have probably been more of a success if we had been filming something less jagged and misleading.

6th shot: This is a shot of the actor regaining consciousness fully, then standing up in a way that's meant to show giddiness. I think this was portrayed correctly. Shortly after this, another actor comes up to the camera, which is now being shot as if from the eyes of the victim, and questions if the victim is okay, suggesting there is something wrong. This would have worked better if the person who asked the question had had more concern in their voice. This is then repeated so that you're certain something must be wrong. The acting in this wasn't serious enough for the plot.

The 7th shot is of the victims hand going up to what you're supposed to assume is their face, then the hand lowering again with 'blood' on, so you think they're bleeding from being beat up. This was actually tomato sauce and I think this was a success. They then continue to walk and get concerned glances from strangers, then as they round a corner they see the person who initiated them being beaten up.

8th shot: You're meant to assume this is a flashback because after seeing the bully, there's a shot of the bully actually throwing a punch towards the camera (victim). This shot would have worked better if we had been able to edit the shot, and put it with a grain effect, so the audience's immediate reaction is that it's a flashback.

9th: This is the shot where the victim gets her own back, and hits the bully character back for retaliation. We did this shot in slow motion as this setting wasn't on the camera, and again this wasn't serious enough for the storyline because at the end the person getting hit falls over and then laughs.