Evaluation of Feed the Fish

In my preliminary sequence one of the biggest strengths was the match on action. During the sequence there are two examples where math on action is used effectively: both when character one is seen entering a door. Match on action was used in order to speed up time, and did not create any “dead space”.

Another feature in the preliminary sequence was the use of special effect at the end where character 2 turns into a completely different person. This not only creates enigma for the audience, it is also used for a comical effect, and helped my group and I to understand how to use “Final Cut” more effectively than just cutting the shots and outing them together.

The use of framing and camera work during the preliminary sequence I felt was of a satisfactory standard, sometimes during the filming we did not ensure enough shot were taken so it prolonged the editing. We made an error of using jump cuts on more than one occasion, which will not happen in the final piece.

I felt that if we were more organised with the filming times it would have allowed us to use the same location, as we filmed on different days which meant that not only did Characters 1 and 2 change costume, but we had to change room edit it to look as if the locations was the same room.

The use of music in my preliminary sequence created a comical effect, due to the fact that the music was very energetic, however it was too atmospheric for the time being created and the visual.

Overall I think that there were some strengths in the opening sequence, such as the special effects and that we used different camera positions, however I feel we needed to use different music for the visual and better preparation would have meant no costume changes.