Critical Analysis of Edited Sequence

Critical Analysis of my Edited Sequence

When I looked back at my edited sequence, I noticed several mistakes that could have easily been avoided.

At the beginning of the video, I and the rest of my group where in such a rush to make a title sequence, we did not have much time to add in much detail, hence the basic opening. Also if I was to do it again, I would have made the opening title shorter as I think it goes on for too long; the only reason this is, is because we did not know how to change the length of time the title was present.

The next problem I spotted when I watched the video back was the transition between the first and second scene. I changed the position of the camera between the scenes when the second was meant to continue straight after the first, so I had to add in a fade between the two so it was less noticeable.

A problem I noticed during the fight scene, apart from the bad acting, was how a third person holding the camera was needed for when I fell on the floor. The lack of a third person limited our edited sequence in my opinion, as in this scene the camera needed to be faced towards the floor, however half of what happened what cut out due to the camera being on the tripod with no one positioning it.

A scene which I thought wasn't as good as we intended is the scene where Daniel is hiding, and the camera turns to look for him. When we filmed this we wanted it to be a POV shot of a search scene, however I think the fact that we didn't use the tripod in this part makes it looked messy and rushed. This shows me that we should look over our footage more carefully straight after recording it, so we can see what scenes weren't as good as they could have been, and we can change it.

Furthermore, I think the scene where Daniel is running away could have been a lot better, however it was fairly rushed. We attempted to do an over the shoulder shot, however we were both running, which made it hard to keep the same camera position throughout the whole scene. Also, I noticed that I should have placed the camera on a tripod in this scene, because using a tripod would have made the shot a lot more steady and less unprofessional than holding it in my hand. Another error in noticed in this scene was the fact that you could see my holding the camera in the reflection of the window, which shows how we shouldn't hold back on re-filming scenes that didn't go perfectly.

In the final scene, I think the end faded abruptly after Daniel placed the box on my head. This is because I accidentally lost some of the footage at the end of that scene, and to make sure that it didn't suddenly end, we added a fade out effect.

Something else I would have changed is how we did not have any music in the entire sequence. If I were to add music, I would have added a short horror music clip at the beginning title sequence and the end credits, to add suspense and tension to the film.

Overall, I think that if we took more time to plan the sequence and build a storyboard, the film would have looked less rushed. I've also learnt that when a scene is filmed, we should check for any mistakes, and re-film if anything did not go the way we wanted it to.