Evaluation of film

Mise en scene
The clothing we chose in the making of our film introduction was vital to show the audience the actor's identities. To show Lacey's role as a teacher we dressed her in smart attire. This included a smart white shirt and black skirt, but we decided to dress it down with a cardigan to suggest that school is over, so the attire can be more relaxed. We had her with her hair tied back and natural make up, again to show her as a smart teacher. One mistake we made in the making of our film introduction was when we re-filmed the beginning of our film introduction. This involved us forgetting to put glasses on our actor, when she is seen wearing glasses in the rest of the introduction. We did not realise this until we after we had finished the editing and if we were given more time we would have re-filmed it if we could.

Another actor we had to give a character to through the attire was the psycho. We dressed this actor in a white lab coat so it would seem like she had just escaped from a psycho ward, which is explained by the newsreader. We also messed this actor's hair up so she looks more scruffy and added a hint of craziness to this character. The last actor we dressed appropriately was the newsreader. Her attire was similar to the teachers, she wore a smart suit jacket with a shirt and had her hair tied back. This gives her the stereotypical look of a newsreader that we wanted to achieve.

Editing
The editing process was the longest process in our eyes, but was worth it to achieve a successful end product. We gained continuity throughout our film by carefully editing each shot so they flow smoothly from each shot to the next. The only effect we added was the fade to the next shot after the newsreader had finished her report. We used this effect to show the change in setting. We also had the point of view shot when the psycho is running up to the school. This shot is very jerky to add suspense and add a hint of creepiness to the shot. The little editing we used was to keep the suspense throughout and save the audience from getting confused.

By Abbie Hawkins