Looking at Student Films

we looked at 3 students films and assesed the good points and bad points.

Student Opening One
The first film included some good ideas for example i feel the photos used on the tree were effective signifying a creepy horror atmosphere. However i feel the clip showed too much of the film for an opening it seemed rushed and more of a trailer. The film lacked continuity with the use of transitions this added the trailer effect and lacked being a succesful film opening.



Student Opening Two
The second film included some good ideas, the effects used for example on the stalker were suucesful in a added a scary worrying atmosphere. a high pitched non diegetic sound is used this also adds a scary atmosphere and keeps the audience on the edge. However like the first film i feel this opening contains to much of the film to just be an opening it also feels more like a trailer. Personaly this was my favourite opening from the three we watched mainly due to the creative editing techniques used i feel the had a strong effect on the atmosphere and created the horror genre well.



Student Opening Three
I think this opening was the weakest out of all three. This is because everything was slow paced and lacked entertainment, it didnt make you want to see what happened next in the film. However, this was the most continious opening out of all three and stuck to the guideline of a film opening. To improve this opening i think they should look closer to detail as there were some small mistakes, For example one actor was supposed to be dead but when the camera zoomed out you could see she was smiling.



This lesson was helpful because i know to make my openign continious and less like a trailer and also, look closely to make my opening the best it can be.