Criteria

Hey Guys!!

Alright, sorry I haven't done any blogs in a while but now I'm back on track.

Basically the other day we watched a few thriller openings filmed by other AS media students like ourselves. We judged them against an exam criteria, much similarly to the ones that real examiners would use. The first one we watched I thought was amazing. Good use of sound, creative variation of shots, nice editing. I assumed that this one would be well in the top marks ban of 48-60. Turns out it was, unsurprisingly, achieving a number in the 50s (I don't really remember what number to be exact).

The next one we watched, and I don't want to be too harsh since I've never made a film and this is their first attempt, I felt was a little bad. Sound volume drastically increased or decreased in random areas, the mise-en-scene to me didn't exactly say 'thriller', neither did the use of high-key lighting throughout. The white font on the titles didn't match well against a white wall too. However, I was then surprised to learn that this film too achieved very high marks.

Next, we watched a couple more. Each had what I thought were massive faults that would lead to low levels such as poor camera work, generic shot-types and overall material that didn't suit the target audience originally aimed at. However, one after the other I was shocked to find how harshly I had judged these as they all achieve decent grades.

Overall, watching these has made me more confident about making our films and has given me a insight into what I believe works and doesn't work. I should hopefully be back on track with posting regular content so stay tuned for more.