The Accident Evaluation and Video:

The Accident Evaluation:

Presented above, is our final version of our short movie called ‘The Accident.’ Our original task was to learn the names of the different camera techniques and to work out which one’s fit suitably with the scenes we were about to film. This was probably the first time for any of us where we were given the opportunity to act, direct and edit our own original film. We were ecstatic to start this project, so we jumped straight into the task feet first and began shooting our film. Our first attempt to edit our film did not go as well as we would have hoped to, for the reason that as being new to the media facilities we weren’t sure what effects and techniques to use which would result in our movie looking far more professional and realistic. Due to our poor editing skills, the movie looked unrehearsed and messy; as each individual scene did not show any sign of continuity. Each section jumped scenes and was completely out of sync with each other.

Thankfully, our class teacher gave us the opportunity to edit our film for the second time, by doing so we were able to change the timings of the scenes so that each segment flowed gracefully alongside one another. This highlighted the use of continuity and it demonstrated that no time had passed during each scene. We were also able to add transitions and effects to our film, so we decided to go for a black fading backdrop which zoomed onto the screen at the beginning of the film and it gradually faded away towards the end of the film. One might say that by using this particular effect this has resulted in the film looking dramatic, possibly eerie and suspenseful.

Additionally, I believe that by being given a second chance to make changes to our film, we were able to use some of the transitions and camera techniques which we had learnt in class in the weeks before, and add this to the final version of our film. Thereby, our movie gave the impression of being professional and each scene began to run smoothly alongside one another demonstrating the use of continuity.