bible belt rough cut evaluation

BIBLE BELT/ROUGH CUT EVALUATION

BIBLE BELT/ROUGH CUT EVALUATION

By Omar Marah

Success

As a whole, I personally believe that our title sequence has been very successful. Despite the fact that we lack sound layering and adequate special effects alongside with transitions, our title sequence is still able to set the tone and codes and conventions for its genre. Both the shots we included and the order of the shots allow the viewer to get a clear understanding of what the title sequence and film is about.

Many of the shots we included that made our title sequence came from Ersilas garage. The dark colours and the use of different appliances such as the light switch as well as the tables and props we had available were able to create the creepy eerie effect we wanted. I was able to get us access to a church In which we were able to record many shots that matched seamlessly and provided the religious connotations we needed. The churches, the nature walk and the dry cleaners allowed us to create different settings that were set outside as well as get interior shots (of the church and the garage)

One problem that hindered the success of presenting our title sequence was that we did not have enough shots to include in our title sequence. This is because our main source of inspiration was from the move seven in which the title sequence consisted of 100s of different shots. This means that in order for our sequence to reach the 2:00 minute mark we will have to re-record many new and different shots. However, although this may take long it will allow us to get some more new cool shots in which we can use to our advantage.

Sticking to the story board was very important as it set the foundations for our title sequence. In our first half of the title sequence, we were able to stick to our story board as planned, we were able to show off our antagonists setting, his shack/shed of operations. In his base, we were able to include all of the planned mis-en-scene, this included of items such as ornaments, jewellery, drawings, newspaper articles, the bible, the globe and candles. Towards the second half of our title sequence, we decided to include a few different shots that were not originally planned. An example would be the interior of the church and the inside of the laundrette. This is because after asking the Priest and taking a look inside, we realised that we were able to get the right religious connotations whilst maintaining the overall setting being in America.

Camera Quality

Personally, I feel as if the quality of the shots are very good. Most of the shots we included within our title sequence were very clear and focused maintaining the high definition quality throughout the sequence shots that were out of focus were done intentionally in order to get that creepy, eerie feel we felt was needed for a psychological thriller.

Many of the religious shots had to be really clear as they consisted of information that would set the tone of our title sequence. An example would be the recordings of the churches and the bible quote we included. Another example would be the globe, we had to ensure that the shot was as clear as possible as the locational setting of our film is in the Bible Belt Region of America. This shot had to be clear so that the globe is readable and the viewers can clearly identify that the location is in America- In addition, you can see the main characters hand setting the location providing more context.

Shot-Types

We used a variety of different shots in our title sequence ranging from cut ins, to close ups and wide shots. During our recording we were able to experiment with many different angles and shots in order to decide what worked best for our title sequence. An example would be in the garage where we ranged from many close ups and panning shots when recording the ornaments. Other examples would consist of us experimenting in the Church with many panning shots and different angles.

Close up

Cut-in

WIDE SHOT

Panning shot

TOP-DOWN Angle

Medium Shot

Performance of Characters

We chose our title sequence to be discrete as it worked well with other films in our genre, we followed the typical convention of having no characters as we wanted the film to provide the least amount of context as possible. We wanted to ensure that the only information the viewers could grab from our title sequence was that it was set in the bible belt area of North America and that it was based around religious connotations.
We did however, break the convention in one part of our title sequence where you can see a white hand pinning a location. This was the only time we needed an actor and he suited the role as the bible belt region is normally surfaced with white supremacists.
The only other time a person is featured in our sequence would be
when Dianas feet are shown, this it to create the
effect of tension and to make it more eerie.

The use of Mis-En-Scene

Our title sequence was heavily based on Mis-en-scene. Most of the filming had a huge variety of props which benefited the production of the title sequence. Prime examples of props and mis-en-scene would be when recording shots in the garage.
We used many props such as a globe(this replaced the American flag as we were able to clearly pin point the location o being the bible belt and not the whole of America), many ornaments and jewellery, candles and the bible- this all contributed to capturing the eerie look in most thrillers whilst setting a sinister atmosphere.
When filming outside, we decided it was best to record a numerous amount of locations. Examples would include two churches in crouch end(one in which we managed to record the interior), a dry clearers and the Finsbury Park Parkling walk.
The Modern churches and dry cleaners were able to provide the viewers with a bible belt looking location.
A problem we faced recording in crouch end and Finsbury park is that they are both very busy places, this meant that it took a long time to record our wide shots that would later feature in our title sequence.

Use Of lighting

Throughout our title sequence we used lighting in various different ways to set the atmosphere as well as provide us with adequate shots.
We made use of the dedo-light(a form of equipment) in order to record shots in the dark. The dedo-light allowed us to create many shots that provided the idea of a killer watching or analysing the area. An example would be the light shining over the children drawings on the church wall. I assembled the dedo light, allowing us to get some really intense shots inside of the garage as well. We used it for certain scenes where the lighting wasnt perfect. In addition, we made use of candles to create a more sinister, eerie effect in the garage, as candles are usually related to something being eerie in our film genre.

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