Evaluation of run through

Evaluation of run through

There were many good and bad points to our run through but there were mostly bad which means we can now film our opening sequence adding in all the parts we missed out or did wrong. 

Firstly, we filmed the whole run through incorrectly. We used an iPhone where we should've used a professional camera, with a dolly and tripod. Also we didn't do enough cut scenes or walking scenes to the next killing. As a result of this, our run through didn't flow very well as we see Itamar in a different part of the school just after killing someone. By adding in scenes of him walking to the location of the next killing it adds more suspense and makes the scenes flow better. By using a phone we sometimes recorded in portrait which meant that it looked distorted. As well as this we didn't include any classical music as it would've created a more comical effect as it acts as a juxtaposition to the murders. By not using a camera with a tripod it means that when you are tracking the walking of Itamar, the camera shakes a little as the phone is a lot more sensitive as you can't balance it as well. Also when we film the real opening sequence we will use an actual gun and special effects to make it more realistic so the audience believe the people are really dying rather than Itamar's hand. We can also add more editing techniques like blood and we will be more careful that when people fall and die they will make it more realistic. On the topic of actors, we will recruit a better main antagonist rather than a 17 year old boy which again makes it look like a real high school massacre. However, when we chose the people to die in the run through we chose some good actors. For Example, Mrs O'Connor was a very good actor and made her death more realistic. We also left out a scene where after the massacre, the main antagonist walks into a classroom where it looks like he is about to kill the teacher (who is on their own). When we film the opening scene we will make sure the main killer is fully dressed up in his suit and gloves again to make it more real. We are also gonna include a wider variety of camera shots such as over the shoulder. close ups and wide shots. Lastly, regarding editing we are going to enhance the gun shot sounds to add more tensions and make each killing more dramatic.