Music Video Analysis | Emmelie de Forest - Hunter and Prey

Music Video Analysis

TITLE: Hunter and Prey

ARTIST: Emmelie de Forest

RUN TIME: 210 Seconds

FORMAT: Narrative /Performance

SYNOPSIS

The music video is composed over a series of scenes in which we see a character, a young girl, running through various locations. Starting from her house then going outside through forests and other locations based around the scenery.
The video includes cutaways to a live vocal performance from the artist as well as instrumental drum backing from other musicians.  In the video we follow the artist re visiting the locations that the younger actors have done already, this can symbolise revisiting memories.
As well as cutaways and other cinematography manipulations there are plentiful amounts of visual effects throughout including the composing of lens flares and lighting effects.

LOCATION

The music video is set in a very idealistic setting that includes mountain rages, sea sides, green fields and big forests. The mountain range is included in one shot in the music video in which we see mountains in the background of a long shot featuring the main two characters. The sea side is including in a majority of the shots as it is where the two drummers are set, and we see the artist performing at this location throughout the performance with the exception of a couple of shots. Green fields are used in a few of the shots and the actors are seen breaking through reeds to get to where they are going too. This can symbolise what they are breaking through in life just to be together. Forests are used throughout the video ad the characters are seen to be breaking free of the previous location and bursting through he forest to escape something in the past. 
The first location shot is set with a depressing tone as the girl is trapped within the same life, it is clear she is suffering, then when she is rescued by the boy she is taken to the happy and up beat locations where they are seen running about and being happy.

RUNNING THEMES
There are multiple running themes throughout the music video. Including the correlation between the two characters relationship throughout. We see the characters go everywhere together which makes it clear that she is taking a companion with her to break free of everything in her past. There is a running theme of the characters appearing in positive places for example lots of the shots are on a beach or some kind of scenic location which promotes a positive and clear initiative, as the viewer we get the understanding that they are experiencing happy times in their lives in reflection from the negative atmosphere they used to be in. Additional running themes include constant reflection on past events and how they contrast to modern events and where they are at the moment.

NARRATIVE

The music video is based heavily on a narrative which is made on a character that is facing some distress or mis hap and is wanting to get away from that life style this is evidenced through the characters being seen in more brighter and enjoyable places later on in the music video which gives us as the viewer an overall understanding that the character has made a break from the life style. 
The narrative is confirmed through the songs opening lyrics that start, "My prison my cage", during those lyrics we see the character in a lonely and depressing setting with little to no aspirations. We then see a male character look through the window, the female character then smiles, and then it cuts to them out adventuring in the wild and exploring new areas that they have discovered. Throughout the narrative builds on those fundamentals and we see the two characters relationship build to be something greater then friendship, this is shown through the exchanging of presents and niceties.
The video keeps on throwing back to live footage of Emmelie singing which shows the viewer that Emmelie could have gone through what the character in the video also went through.

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The video starts of with a bold establishing shot in which we see the artist in a picturesk beach location overlaid with visual effects to make the setting more clear and abstract. Throughout the music video there is multiple uses of these shots which keep us grounded in remembering that the artist and music video is performances based.
Constant flash back shots as well as scenic ones keeps the viewer grounded in remembering that the music video is narrative driven with included aspects of live performance and keeps relating back to the idea of the overall piece.

Music Video Analysis | Sia - Elastic Heart

Music Video Analysis

TITLE: Elastic Heart

ARTIST: Sia

RUN TIME: 270 Seconds

FORMAT: Theatre /Role-play

SYNOPSIS

The music video that was created for the song "Elastic Heart" by Sia is based around a running narrative behind two characters who are pictured to be fighting and displaying different forms of emotion to each other. The music video is typical of Sia and can be seen from a very artistic perspective as oppose to a narrative video which could be seen much more story based.
We get the basic understanding that throughout this video the person is clearly dealing with trauma or some kind of addiction, in which one side of them is trying to break loose but the other is stuck in the same looping spiral.

The video has many different running themes and narratives throughout which I split up into four different categories to analyse.

LOCATION

The music video is based in an abandoned warehouse in which there is a large cage like setup and two characters are trapped within this cage in the narrative although, as we see at the end of the video, the girl character can get through the cage but the male character is trapped, from this we can understand that he is trapped in a never ending spiral of his ways or in a relationship or in any kind of never ending circle.

We can see minimal light coming through the top of the warehouse through small windows this tells us as the audience that little light is being put into the situation and not much sanity is being prevailed maybe.

RUNNING THEMES
Right from the beginning we can understand that there is some kind of distress emanating from both of the characters, this is greatly increased by the swirling eyes (0:15).
The whole video has just one main running theme and that is a face of between two characters, moreover the characters represent a persons battle against something, as they are battling and showing lots of emotion. The child character, at times, is showing a more grown up approach to the subject where as the adult who is the route of the addiction is behaving erratically and non controllably to leaving the addiction behind.

NARRATIVE

There is no set narrative throughout the music video as there is a display of multiple emotions and characteristics throughout. The viewer cannot get an absolute understanding of who plays what and their relevancy to the narrative structure as everything is very abstract within the video. I believe this was done deliberately as that is Sia's style of music and that is a running theme within all of her music videos.
You can break down the music video to discover little narratives within it however and there are multiple examples throughout for example the older man plays a supportive role for the child entertaining her towards the end, but at the same time 

CINEMATOGRAPHY
The music video is shot in a very contemporary style as that gives the viewer a clearer understanding of the overall narrative and house style.
The producers decided to film the music video in this way because they had sufficient budget and crew to do so, they also said it presents a more clear view of the video and the meaning.
Although simply filmed the message is clear through how the video is shot that the characters are distressed and are looking for some sort of contrast and salvation.

Music Video Analysis | Taylor Swift - Blank Space

Music Video Analysis

TITLE: Blank Space

ARTIST: Taylor Swift

RUN TIME: 282 Seconds

FORMAT: Narrative Story

The video is compiled of separate elements that make up the overall music video, these elements can be split up into ten individual sections.

NARRATIVE

The Music video sees Taylor in a big house, with lots of glamour and exclusive items, along with who is shown as her boyfriend. From the rest of the video we understand that he is only temporary and there is always someone new.

From the narrative we get the understanding that everything is good with Taylor and she is in her dream relationship. Quickly that takes a bad turn and she is seen to go crazy and quickly let her emotions get the better of her and attack the man.

The video consists of 19 scenes compiled with multiple shots that makes the video. Throughout the scenes there were at least 22 hair and outfit changes for Taylor and 16 for the man, this shows us that Taylor is very wealthy and can afford lots of different clothes, it shows that Taylor can discard clothes often as well moreover this can relate to how the media presents her to be using her money and wealth to support and discard her relationships.

MISE-EN-SCENE

The mise-en-scene within this music video uses satire to reflect the media’s view on Taylor Swift and how she is portrayed. The prestigious house, clothes, car, and boyfriend are all part of an act that mocks the way she is represented within physical and social media, moreover the way she acts on twitter as well as how the press capture her. The large mansion suggests that she is very wealthy and has expensive clothing such as the expensive looking shoes that convey the image that she could be very materialistic and only soughts as after only the best products available. A grey sky is used from 0.48 seconds in the music video when there is a long-shot of her and the man walking outside of her mansion. This and her black dress further conveys her supposed ‘dark’, ‘twisted’ character that we see being brought alive later in the music video. The red lipstick throughout suggests that she is dangerous, red is classified classically as evil, and as you watch the video ahead you see her turn from very sweet and innocent, portrayed via summer clothing, into a very deranged and irrational person that makes snap decisions.  The red car that turns up at the end of the music video reinforces the red t-shirt syndrome, showing that whoever is driving the car is in danger and may reach the same fate as the others.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

The cinematography is introduced with a traditional establishing shot which also reflects the prestigious mansion-like building. This establishing shot shows an expensive sports car and therefore, the audience can assume that whoever lives here must be wealthy. There is a pan at 0.05 seconds which also graphic matches with the bedroom scene at 0.08 where Taylor moves her arm to the right, in the direction of the previous pan.

EDITING

The pace of the editing becomes faster as the narrative progresses onto Taylor Finding out that the man in the video had cheated on her. 1.54 - the shots become fast paced and more frequent . The use of animation at 3.00 could further represent the surreal way media portrays Taylor Swift.

SOUND

The only sound within this music is the non-digetic soundtrack. However, music videos such as ‘Rihanna - We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris’ has a one minute dialogue that sets the tone for the rest of the video. This therefore could reinforce that the music video is more of a short-story in that case. Rihanna – We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris.

LANGUAGE

If you analyse the lyrics from a first-glance view, you can interpret that the song is about getting into a relationship. However, in collaboration with the song’s music video, the song lyrics become a lot more reckless and encrypted.

IDEOLOGY

The ideology of Taylor Swift is conventionally teenage relationship troubles. However, after bringing out her new album ‘1989’, her ideology has seemingly changed slightly. She was quoted saying that she wanted her new album to be about being free and not being tied down by things such as relationships is reinforced by her hit single ‘Shake it Off’ that came out on 8th October 2014.

INSTITUTION

Taylor Swift is a singer/songwriter from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee when she was just 14 and was signed to the independent label Big Machine Records. Creating her first hit album at just 17.

AUDIENCE

For this specific music video by Taylor Swift, I think that her target audience is for those who create false representations of her such as: the media and certain characters within society. It highlights a very prestigious lifestyle that can only be obtained through money.

REPRESENTATION

There are distinct representations of both men and women in this music video. The woman is represented as a clingy, attached ex-girlfriend who is also slightly insane.

Working Between Premier and After Effects | Research

Way 1 Old School
Click on File, export Media choose the correct format and sequence settings and open in after effects.
This is the traditional method of importing files into after effects and was discovered before the Dynamic Link Methods.

Way 2 Dynamic Link Connection
ALL WORK MUST BE SAVED IN PREMIER BEFORE USING THIS METHOD

Lasso all clips in the sequence you want to export. Right click, replace with after effects compilation.

Save place for After Effects project. All sets up perfectly sequence is the same etc.

Way 3
In premier highlight clips that want to be copied across in premier, press ALT and drag up to  a new line to create duplicate clips.

Lasso the duplicates over to After Effects and still retain the original clips.

Way 4
Drag and drop sequence from premier directly across to after effects. Gives single footage item. Everything you change in original will sync across the same.

Way 5
Import like any other asset. Double click and import into after effects. Choose sequence to import.

Visual Effects Explanation | Adobe After Effects

In my film I had three main visual effects. I will explain how they were compiled in the following paragraphs.

Visual Effect 1 - Fire from Right Arm

This effect was vital in my film as it made up all the three effects in my final sequence. The effects was originally compiled by alternate sources and was stock footage free to use under the creative commons license. When I added it to the sequence I made sure the correct ratios were met when re sizing and scaling the effect. I then added stock fire sound footage which was found from freesounds.org.
Overall the combination of those 2 sound effects made a great looking and sounding visual effect.

Visual Effect 2 - Smoke Rising from the Head

I originally came up with the concept of this idea as soon as we had decided on the sequence. I was quick to find a YouTube tutorial on how to create the smoke and carried out my plans using the After Effects plugin 'Partical Playground' Which is renounced for creating smoke effects. After carrying out the work with Partical Playground and getting the settings perfect I then downloaded the royalty free sound effect from a royalty free sound website. I combined the two perfectly to create the final effect which worked effectively in my film.

Visual Effect 3 - Fire from Palm of Left Hand

Precision with placing this effect was absolutely essential as it was the difference between the film being great and okay as this was the main effect that stands out to the viewer. I made sure when collecting an choosing the stock footage that it was good and complied with the theme of the film. Furthermore the sound choice was essential as well so I spend a good deal of time looking for the appropriate sound effect and when I did it worked excellently and was suitable for the main Visual Effect.

Research | Composing Music for Films

5 Point Guide to Creating Great Music for You Film
Engage Yourself
Start by watching the film once, to discover the story, then watch it again, and you start seeing different things, the rhythm of the film, the video editing, and the other details..

Live the life of the product
Have it play in the background while you're doing other things. Your brain will still get used to it more, it's far more efficient than we think.

Watch it without the sound
Play it again now without the sound completely: another dimension will be revealed. It may talk to you more than with the sound. You will get to see more details as well, or notice other things, if it's very still, or very fast. The style of filming and video editing will stand out more. Your brain will not be distracted by the sound (and our ears are far more sensitive than our eyes), so it frees some space for your mind to focus on the images and the image detail.

Select the instruments or select the atmosphere
The instruments are chosen depending on the atmosphere. It might be instruments you've never used before. At this point, the video will dictate to you what it needs, hopefully.

Immerse Yourself
Let the film take over. Like an actor suddenly becomes his role, and lives, breathes, eats, sleeps and talks like his character. The images will inspire you to do the rest.

Reference:
http://www.wikihow.com/Compose-Music-for-Film

Case Study Questions
Describe how Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the music for the Dark Knight?
Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan worked together to create the soundtrack for the The Dark Knight film. Christopher Nolan started off the process of this creation sending Hans Zimmer still images of the visions that he had thought of in his mind of what the character would be like. Hans Zimmer reviewed those images and then began to put together a great amount of sounds that he thought may work when compiled. Christopher Nolan then listened to all of the sounds, intensely and greatly. Which caused the two of them to come together and decide on what worked well and what to do next.

What was the process that Hans Zimmer used to come up with the music?
Hans Zimmer started off by creating many different sounds that could be considered the sound for the joker. He created a nine hundred bar recording with hundreds of different sounds. He then refined the sounds to only a few that he really thought would work. Hans Zimmer came up with the idea that the music would be mayhem wherever it was taken. He wanted to use a fresh approach, defining the character in one note but found that two notes went well with each other. This was the sound of tight strings that get tighter and tighter but never break, this sound was created using a cello.

What was Hans Zimmers intention when making this soundtrack?

Hans Zimmer didnt want to create a 'summer blockbuster', as he thought that it would be very dull and lifeless. He wanted to put something out that people would truly hate. He consulted with Christopher Nolan about the nature of the sounds, discussing the idea of a razor on strings to cause extreme sense of tension. He wanted to get the feeling of the character with the music without it making much of a difference to the rest of the music.

What qualities did Hans Zimmer want the music to have?

 He wanted to make it something twisted and to suit the film's house theme, which was seriousness, he also wanted it to give a sense that the Joker is always there. He didn't want the music to be screaming, he wanted it to be like a whisper, as a sinister theme. 

How do you feel about the final score and explain why you feel it works/doesn’t work.

I think the final score is very engaging and serious, it attracts the viewer in very well and explains the narrative well. As well as this we can get an idea of the genre /type of film and the characters involved. For example there is a very biased lean towards the sinister genre in the music.

Final Video | The Shattered Looking Glass

Attached is the Final Video that is hosted on Vimeo.



Tom Adams Project 1 from Long Road Applied Media Diploma on Vimeo.

Meta Data | Adobe Premier | The Shattered Looking Glass

The enclosed screenshot summarises all the clips that were in my final project archive. I labelled all the clips accordingly including the DUD clips. I found this useful as I could constructively plan my lessons and I knew what had been done.

Screenshot of labelled clips

Research | Recording Foley Sound and Sound Effects

Foley Artists

Foley Artists are people who record Foley Sound for a video or piece of Media. More famous Foley Artists record sounds for Movies the majority of the time. A good example of a Foley Artist would be Ben Burtt who created all the sounds for the Starwars films as well as the Wall-e movie by Disney Pixar. 

Creation Order

In order to create Foley Sound a few essential stages are needed, these include putting yourself as the recorder into the mind of the viewer and imagine what the viewer would like to see. Then you would need to choose the appropriate set for the sound as well as the props to create that sounds. It would then be recorded and put into audio editing software. From there it would be in the post production stages and be taken onto the film editor.

Key Skills and Qualities Needed

To become a Foley Sound recorder you need many attributes you need to have the creative ability to be able to decide on each of the props you will use as well as the set dressing which can be put towards the recording. Alternatively another attribute needed is the persistency to retain a healthy outlook on the project, especially when things are not going to plan in the long run and the ability to amend previous mistakes. The ability to work fast is also essential.

Creating Original Material

It's important to create original material rather then relying on previously produced material because you can trust your own work and sources, you know how it is produced. Rather then getting your audio samples from an unknown music library and source. You cannot trust how they are made or their quality.

Example
Sound Creator Ben Burtt talks on how Starwars films are made.

Research | Recording Ambient Sounds and Dialogue

Recording Ambient Sound
Definition
Ambient Sound means the background sounds which are present in a scene or location. Common Ambient Sounds include wind, water, birds, crowds, office noises, traffic, etc.

Specific Example
Wall-e the film by pixar is main composed by multiple sound effects that require computers and composing sounds and then editing them through a computer system. Ben Burrt who created all the sound effects for the Starwars saga movies was employed and assigned by the Wall-e Movie creators to make all the sounds in the Film and he recorded all the effects himself also. He had previous experience with the equipment and knew what he is doing. The absolute majority of the sounds were recorded purposely to then be digitally edited.



Hard Cuts in Ambient Sound Recording
Hard Cuts in Ambient Sounds are sounds in the Ambient sector that dramatically change quickly moreover they are not encouraged to be used in Ambient Sound as it can distract the watcher and often confused. However it can be used effectively in some films but rarely.

Advantages of Filming on Scene
The Advantages of Filming on Scene is that you can achieve the filming of all Ambient Sound within the shot and not worry about going to a license free library or a chosen library to collect these sounds. Moreover this means that you achieve what you wanted within the shot from the get go.

Recording Dialogue
Looping
Looping means replacing spoken lines recorded on set or on location with audio recorded in the studio. This technique is used the majority of the time in voice over, moreover it is used effectively in films that deliberately need it to work.

Ambient Noise in Shooting Conversation Scenes
Ambient Noise is important in Conversation Scenes as it puts context into the scene and what the viewer is watching moreover if a film has a dialogue scene and there is no ambient noise it will be very alienated and inappropriate as the viewer will be confused.

Location Shooting Difficulties
Location Shooting shooting sounds can often be hindered because of the weather conditions at the time. These can be best avoided by adjusting your schedule to accommodate for these conditions, also for the correct time of day for traffic as an example.

P1. Use of Music | Legal Considerations

Rights of Use
Publishing Rights
The publishing rights to a piece of music is the person who gave permission for the recording to happen. It could also be the producer or the lyrics writer if that applies to the piece of music. These are the people you should contact if you wish to use the piece of music in your film, moreover you are more likely to get a response about using the music from the Publishing Rights holder rather then the artist themselves.

Recording Rights
Recording Rights is given to somebody who wishes to create a cover of the original song or an alternative version based around the original, recording rights can be obtained form the Rights Holder. The Rights Holder is the producer or the person that arranged the original recording. The Publishing Rights holder can also be contacted.

Clearing Music
Clearing Music for use in your film is a fair simple process if you contact the right people. Contacting the right people will get you the quickest response. To get Clearing you will need to seek permission from the Rights Holder these are the Composers of the music and the Lyrics Writer, if applicable, if you contact these people you are likely to get the quickest response.

Using Music After the Composer Dies
If the Composer of the music has been dead for over 70 years after composing the piece the copyright would have expired, this means there is no need to seek clearance for the composition. However you will need to obtain clearance from Rights Holder in the recorder.

Incidental Music
Incidental Music is music that is played in the background of a film to enhance the atmosphere or create a particular atmosphere. Moreover it can be added to create a mood or tension in the scene.

Creative Commons
Definition
A Creative Commons License is music that was created that can be shared, majorly online, and modified by the downloader. Some music is specifically made to be distributed under the Creative Commons License and some music is made into Creative Commons music.

Existence
Creative commons exists to protect artists from random people stealing and using their music on random bits of Media. Especially if that bit of Media gets shared through the Press without proper mention to the Rights Holder it could be catastrophic for the Artists and people involved with creating the music.

Different Types of License
Definitions from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Attribution 
CC BY

This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered. Recommended for maximum dissemination and use of licensed materials.

Attribution-NoDerivs 
CC BY-ND

This license allows for redistribution, commercial and non-commercial, as long as it is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to you.

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 

CC BY-NC-SA

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms.

Attribution-ShareAlike

CC BY-SA

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial purposes, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. This license is often compared to “copyleft” free and open source software licenses. All new works based on yours will carry the same license, so any derivatives will also allow commercial use. This is the license used by Wikipedia, and is recommended for materials that would benefit from incorporating content from Wikipedia and similarly licensed projects.

Attribution-NonCommercial 

CC BY-NC

This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

CC BY-NC-ND

This license is the most restrictive of our six main licenses, only allowing others to download your works and share them with others as long as they credit you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.

References:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/music-rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons

Your Choice of Music

Title: Clean Soul

Author: Kevin MacLeod - Incomptech

URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/2013/Clean_Soul_1793

PROOF OF USE:

I chose this piece of Music because I felt it completely fit the genre of the film that we were filming. Moreover I had used the soundtrack originally in my Animatic so I knew it was the right  choice. The music was a great choice because I felt it fit the scene well and explained the narrative to the viewer, it was also engaging and made the viewer feel like they were engaged and involved with the story.

Audio Analysis | Submarine Clip

PURPOSE

The purpose of the music is too set a clear narrative, for example with every activity change in the clip there is a change of style to the music, When there is an uplifting moment the music reflects that. From the music the viewer understands that Oliver is trying to decipher the stories that he is telling himself and through this he is hoping to understand more about himself.

Additional purposes include making the transition between each story obvious, moreover making sure the audience knows that there is an adjustment between each style and story within each of the little narratives that are featured.

The clip from Submarine is made up of multiple little flashbacks and is subdivided through a story, this helps us as the viewer gain a greater understanding of the narrative.

From the clip we get an understanding that Oliver is telling a story and reflecting on past events, he is using the events to his advantage as he is trying to understand and identify events within himself and his life.

ELEMENTS

The clip is made up of multiple elements and overlays, these including a short makeup of individual clips throughout along with some overlaying music to narrate the video.

Oliver is trying to find is identity and purpose. The music reflects this as it is restless and busy, and presents the story as very fast paced, this is effective as it is clear that many thoughts are going through Oliver's head at this time.

The music demonstrates and amplifies the typing action and accompanies Oliver though out the stories that he is telling. It matches the meaning of his letter and intentions despite the visuals being dark and vulgar. 

MEANING

The stories told are about people's bad times in life and how they have gotten through them. The meaning behind the music is that the music its self is explaining a narrative to the viewer. The developers of the film have put a lot of thought behind the sound track to the piece and how it can assist in telling the narrative

Audio Analysis | Detailed Notes

Music helps the narrative to build and music helps the overall structure of a piece. Moreover music helps with the story telling and narrative within a clip and helps the viewer uncover and discover more of the narrative behind a piece.
Music helps to generate mood and atmosphere moreover it triggers an emotional response within the viewer that would not be able to be transferred through other content, video as an example. Music informs the viewer about the location and time that the video or other content is set within. Music can be based around a character and their personalities these are called Character Motifs and can be reoccurring within a piece. Diagetic sound is ambient sound within a shot that has not been manually handled or tampered with. Non-Diagetic sound is sound that has been added in post production moreover sound tracks and sound effects may be added, these would be Non-Diagetic sounds.

Audio Sources Sheet | The Shattered Looking Glass

Audio Mapping Sheet | The Shattered Looking Glass

Our Progress in Media | 4th Feb 2014

We made this progress today.

Fundamental 30 Minute Task | The Shattered Looking Glass

Self Project Review | Appraising the Rough Cut

There are now as an individual many aspects of our project to consider - audio, special effects and the overall quality of the sequence. Through this extensive synopsis I hope to work through said elements.

Audio
Dialogue
The dialogue featured in the film is very strong and it is hard to fault. It is fully audible throughout with virtually no non audible sections. Sometimes certain lines can be repeated unintentionally in the film for example in a different shot or worded differently.
Sound FX
The sound effects in the film were subtle although showed through more clear to the viewer at certain times. The majority of sound effects featured were to fulfil the realness of the special effects and therefore make the film more complete.
Music
The music in my rough cut is subtly slotted behind the footage which gives the sequence a real narrative and expresses the true expressions and feelings of the characters through to the viewer via the music.

How I intend to improve element
I intend to improve the Audio by reshooting the shots this will improve the dialogue quality recording. I aim to add more sound effects to the composition which will improve the overall quality of the piece and add more finesse to the final product, these special effects sound effects will be most likely to be in the video special effects section to add more realism to the clips.

Special Effects
The special effects in my film are very basic and not very realistic. I would like to improve these as they do not express the narrative of the film well and leave the viewer disappointed wanting more from the film. They fit well into the story line and explaining narrative as it fits well into the discussion between the two characters, They are just done not to a high standard which means they are not expressing the narrative well.

How I intend to improve element
I intend to improve the special effect in which there is a really obvious mask around the flame. I will improve this by creating a raw special effect composition rather than importing video and creating a mask. This needed to be done in my opinion because it looked very amateur to have a flame with a mask around it and it could of been done better.

Sequence
Set Dressing
The Set is Dressed accordingly in the film. There are multiple elements in the background which make it seem like it is set at the front entrance of a college. We ensured this to retain realism in the piece. We ensured to film near an entrance path as well as car park to achieve this.
Acting
The Acting in our film I feel was good although at certain parts that slipped for example the last shot where they are seen running away. That could of been acted better to reveal more about the story line and characters.
Composition
The composition is laid out logically as it makes clear sense to the viewer furthermore we ensured that it was laid out well and structured accordingly so the view knew exactly what they were watching.
Editing
The editing in my rough cut I thought was very basic although covered all the major bases of editing that it needed to. For example all the clips flowed in an appropriate manor that makes sense to the viewer watching. Although fundamental expectations were met more technical aspects of the editing were not achieved. For example there were places where Continuity Editing needed to be implemented at the beginning of the film and that is very obvious when they are walking.

How I intend to improve element
I intend to improve the sequence by paying more attention to the way that clips are laid out so they make more sense to the viewer.