The Rough Cut

Here is the rough cut for our film!

          After watching the video, I could immediately tell a change in the effectiveness of the film's mise en scene. The lighting remained consistent throughout the entire shooting process, which will make color correction much easier in post production. Josie and I still have some things to fix in our opening, such as the differences in the Stalker's costuming and the jump cuts that include other students. I think that the addition of sound over the clip will help set the tone for the film and enhance the jump scare placed at the end of the scene, I'm really happy with the footage we captured! Today in class, everyone had a chance to show their rough cut to another student, and was able to receive feedback on what is great and what could be improvised in the rough cut.

Below is the peer reflection for "Look Who's Stalking?":

1. What is the setting (time and place)? How can you tell?
PHS, Modern day (present day). It is at the school, smartphones. “Push to start” car.

2. Who are the character(s)? How can you tell?

The first is an innocent girl and a super creep that is following her. I can tell because these are the only characters that are focused on.

3. What is the movie going to be about? How can you tell?
A guy that creeps on girls, the film establishes that there is a guy following a girl which implies that this has happened before and may happen again.

4. What genre is the film? How can you tell?
Mystery/Thriller. The lack of any climax and the ellipsis after man appears in the car do not just tell the viewer what is happening.

5. To what extent is it readable as a film opening?
The film starts out as a normal day for the main character and we are given an idea on what the film will be about. And the bell can be recognized as the sudden start to a movie.

6. Overall, how might the clarity of meaning in the video be improved?
There’s some shots where it goes from people being there to no one being there (jump cuts).