Evaluating the Rough Cut

Ali Cicek

The Success of the title sequence as a whole... Overall, our title sequence looks like a original title sequence which is very

important. However, clearly, some of the order of the shots may have been uncertain. This is because our aim was to make cross cuts thought-out the title sequence. We planned to cross cut scenes from the science lab to the operating theatre all the way through. However, for example, in the beginning it was uncertain whether the character was in the science lab or operating theatre because he started wearing a lab coat after the science lab scenes, but the lab coat was usually worn in the operating theatre. In this section the cross cutting didn't really make sense as it was uncertain where the filming was located-in the operating theatre or classroom. So there was a confusion on the order of shots which could make it unclear for the audience.

We could say that not all of our order of shots were planned. For example, we started with the school building at the start which was planned but then we tracked the character for around 3 scenes, which we did not supposedly plan. But overall, the title sequence was the way we wanted it to look like. We also, had very important scenes missing that affected the order of the shots.

The Quality of the camera work... The quality of the camera work is mostly good and effective.

Some shots looked very professional because the camera was used very gentle and there was no shakiness or movement on the camera. For example, the classroom shots at the beginning were very smooth and it flowed into the film very gently.

However, some shots didn't look at a good standard. For example, the shot of blood dripping down the sink looked shaky and the reason for this was because we used the fig rig.

We used the tripod for the majority of the shots as this gave a smoother and professional look to the title sequence. This also enabled us to add creepiness to out horror film.

The variety of shot types used... Using variety of shots in our film was essential as in horror movies, we

could see different types of shots change the mood of the film quite swiftly. Some of the shots we used were close-up shots, medium shots, panning

shots and Over-The-Shoulder Shot. Etc.Panning shots

Follow shot

Over-The-Shoulder Shot

The use of lighting... Overall, we didn't use any extra lighting because we always

switched on the classroom lights when filming in the science class.

Some of our classroom scenes are darker or brighter than others because we filmed them on different days. The darkness in some scenes added effect on the horror mood of the film. However, some scenes still look a little fuzzier than others because maybe we didn't get the lighting perfect or actually added too much lighting.

We also used the natural sunlight instead of electronic lighting because it gave an effective look on the characters face.

The effective lighting from the sunlight gave the characters face a different look which made him and his face creepy. We used the blinds to do this and this is the only scene where we switched off the classroom lights. This also, is a very appropriate shot to use for the final scene.

Performance of the characters... I believe I acted very positively and strongly made it believable

that I was a teacher. I made it clear just from the start that I was a school teacher. My posture and gestures reinforced this.

The weaknesses I faced was that I was not very relaxed when acting. For example, I took very long to wear the plastics gloves because I was nervous that I was going to fail to wear the gloves properly, which I ended up always doing.

Managed to always Look like a teacher, that was very important.

The use of Mise-en-scene...

Locations: The science room was a perfect place to film our title sequence. This is

because the lighting, equipment and overall atmosphere in the lab enabled us to be as creative as possible. Also, we had the chance to use different types of shots.

Props: The props that we used added fear to the title sequence. For example the

scalpels that we used helped us to resemble the classroom into a operating theatre. Also, the scalpels helped us to change the genre of the film. The scalpels reflected fearful mood as cutting and stabbing is usually associated with horror and fear.

Also, the scalpels created an image which linked well with the name of our film; dissection. Other, props that we used, like gloves helped the audience understand that the character was a teacher or operator.

Costumes: The costumes that we used looked effective on the screen. The science lab

coat resembled an operator and the casual smart clothing of the character in the class made it obvious he was a teacher.