Outset- Preliminary Exercise Official Clips

Outset - Preliminary (30+ Second Clip)

Aarun and Akash Official "Outset" Clip

Alan, Rehan and Taranjits Official "Outset" Clip

Evaluation (500 Words)

We prepared various things in order to create an established and well-thought out clip that would interact with audiences in the way we want it to be delivered. We created a shot-list (shot by shot plan on roughly what each scene should be and the actions needed). We also created a script which was used to deliver the storyline/synopsis of the content that is being shown as well as, to communicate a theme relating to the story line (in this case its time travel). Furthermore, we created a storyboard. This helped us greatly as it gave both the director and actors to gain a brief understanding of what the scene will look like and to create a realistic imagery of it. As we prepared a lot for the final clip there were some things that could have been better. One of which was the storyboard. The storyboard needed improvements as it didn't give a complete representation of what each shot was going to be like. The images showed needed more details to be added such as the background/setting as this is seen to be one of the crucial parts of film. Moreover, during the filming of the actual preliminary exercise, the voice of the actor (Rehan Ali) needed to be much clearer as majority of the feedback collected were that they ‘couldn't understand’ what was being said. As a result of this, for upcoming media work we have learned that if ever in this case where dialogue cannot be heard, amplify the voice higher so that it can be heard much louder than compared to before. Furthermore, we could have used a variety of shots ranging from establishing shot to tilt shot. This would give use (the creators) a clear understanding of what each shot could possibly look like and this is of importance for each individual as it teaches us the appropriate shots needed for the final exercise.

Strength of the final lip was that it delivered the synopsis as planned. We wanted the audience to get a better understanding of what the clip is about and to identify the continuous theme that the clip portrays (which is time travel). Another strength is that the variety of shots delivered were very much on point and came out great as there was no ‘shaky’ camera movements and the shots were recorded to 100% satisfaction. However, even though there were countless strengths, there were also some things that needed improvements. One thing that needed improvement was the resolution as well as the final clips aspect ratio. Initially, the aspect ratio was planned to be 16:9 however, during the final exporting of the clip, an error occurred stating that the footage couldn't be exported in its current format and therefore, resulting in a change in the aspect ratio. Moreover, another thing that needed improving was the lack of actions from other characters. Many viewers stated that the actors (Akash and Rehan) were too passive in the clip. They weren't seen to be doing much actions and this didn't give a strong connection to the viewer than anticipated. Overall, the outcome of the final preliminary exercise met with our expectations even though there were some minor things that needed improving/changing.

The use of the dolly shot of when the participant gets us as used exceptionally well. There was no shaky movements and the recording was smooth. Moreover, the use of blur helped deliver the scene from the participants perspective; acting like a point-of-view shot in a way. This is because the character has time travelled as shows traits of dizziness as eye twitches and constantly looks around, trying to find out his location. Moreover, the lighting present during the clip was really good. This was because as we were recording the exercise we wanted the viewers to see everything clearly and so the lighting was a vital part of this exercise. The light present in this clip (throughout) was high-key lighting as the lighting is seen to be natural according to the setting of where the clip is being taken place. The lighting is from the setting and therefore, it isn't portrayed as artificial. Finally, the use of fast-pace editing where necessary was used brilliantly. The fast pace editing created tension within the seen. In addition, the use of fast pace editing helped to contrast the tone of the clip as it is based all around the theme of ‘time’ and this was cleverly connoted through the editing used such as the slow pace shots as well as the fast pace shots.

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