Main Task

When it came down to filming our opening scene for ‘Suspect 7’ all four of us found it hard to all come to a time we were free to film the scene.  Now only that but cause we were borrowing schools HD camera we also had to revolve filming time around when that was free.  In the end we found that filming over help term was the best solution, this would also give us a slight break before going back into college to begin filming.

On filming day we all met at my house and gathered everything we needed to film the opening scene.  These things included props, microphones, cameras and mise en scene.  After we gathered everything up we headed over to college to begin filming.  Once we were there, Ashley started to set up the camera and sort out the Bema that we were borrowing off a friend.  Whilst Ashley was doing that me, Phil and Josh had a wonder around college to plan our running rout and at the same time think about where the camera could be positioned and shots we could use.  This picture below that Phil managed to put together is the rout we ran when filming.

Our main task is based around a spy thriller, with a chase scene at the start of the film to get the audience on the edge of their seat right at the start of the film.  When I came to using the car it made our film look more realistic as most spy thrillers have fast posh cars in them, such as James Bond.  When it came to using the car we didn't really think about what it could be used for, we basically just put it in there just because we could.  This was a bad thing really as it made no scenes. Once we had the panning shot of the car it just vanished and it was never seen again throughout the 2 minute opening scene.  When we come to re shooting the scene we will make sure we do one of two things. Get rid of the car completely or use it more and write it into the storyline more so it has a meaning.

Another problem that was spotted out after the film had been rendered and put online is that Starring is spelt wrong as I forgot to put another “R” in it.  Another thing is that we had put the credits last and not during the open scene. This made it look to the audience like a movie trailer and not an opening scene.  So during the re editing process we will be changing the spelling, double checking it and making sure we have the credits during the scene rather than at the end. I may use after effects to make the titles.

When it comes to adding things into the piece we really want to add more effects into the piece so it looks more realistic and professional. These things could include slow motion or little effects using adobe after effects, these little extra things we could put it will really boost the look of the opening scene and keep people interested throughout the film.

When filming our main task we tried to add as many camera angles in as possible, without cramming everything in just because we could.  This was done to gain as many marks as possible and use them effectively.  Below are just a few of the shots we used during the Main Task.

	Tracking Shot – (0:27 – 0:31)
	Low Angle Shot – (0:52 – 0:54)
	High Angle Shot – (0:58 – 1:03)
	Long Shot – (1:04 – 1:07)
	Close Up Shot – (1:11 – 1:16)

In conclusion looking back at our main task I am extremely happy with the result even though there were a few mistakes, we are able to sort all of these out in the re edit.