Task Eleven:Creating Pace with Cross Cutting

For this task I was asked to film and edit a short sequence in which two characters are approaching each other from different locations. Therefore, to achieve the task I became the camera operator as well as director in our group, also Daniel and Basra were acting.

Synopsis

The post production storyboard explains what we will film in the simplest way, but as the task requires cross cutting, I will edit all the clips apart from one as a cross cut. The cross cut involves the walking of both Basra and Daniel, also when both of them take their bags off to get ready for a fight where they give each other nasty glares. In addition, the clip which does not have any cross cutting is the high five that they give, instead of actually fighting because it was building up tension to something extremely normal and unexpected.

  

Evaluation

The advantages of this task is that as a group of three we were able to show a build through misconception, and while the cross cut occurs I was able to show that the actors had walked from the exact position each time. There were good close ups and as the wide shot showed the music faded towards the end as they did not end up fighting. However, there are many disadvantages such as before uploading the complete video one of my clips being the high five had suddenly vanished. Hence I had to use the previous clip, which was recorded and it shows Daniel looking straight at the camera. Additionally, when I looked at the camera when we practiced where Basra would walk from it was fine, yet when we began recording rather than turning from the corner he walked ahead and already being in the shot. Also there were background noises of something clicking plus talking, but the talking does slightly work in our favour as it could seem realistic that other students are in the school. Another point is that when Basra walks Daniel should have been in the shot, however as my first time being camera operator and director me as well as the group did not realise that Daniel disappear yet reappear, thus when this clip was edited the viewer will perceive it as disorientated. A further disorientated part of the video is to why the bags were left on the table once they walked off. As I have said before for another task I would improve the disadvantages if I were to do the same scenario, also I would have two different locations as ours was in one location, even though it could be interpreted that Daniel and Basra have just left their lesson, or came into school from home from two completely different directions etc. Maybe I could have placed a split screen effect as both were doing the same actions, then it qould have changed from the split screen to the wide shot of them getting closer to give one another a high five quickly. Despite a tiny aspect of the task not being met, overall it was very successful in the sense that it was a simple scenario ro cross cut with. Plus the advantages and disadvantages are roughly balanced so it was minor mistakes.