Video practice before the preliminary task

As we started to prepare for the preliminary task I chose to copy 'The Third Man'. We had to impersonate each camera angle and movement for two minute of the extract. We did every specific shot exactly when they were produced but put our own spoof and idea into it. Our own idea of a chase sequence was a chase abouta crazy boy chasing after a girl. Whereas, 'The Third Man' was a chase sequence came from the idea of a criminal being chased by the police.

Preparation like this will benefit towards my horror trailer because it will teach me how affective each camera shots were and how each shot can flow together in the trailer. It was best to analyse first before making the film trailer because if we went straight into filming we would have struggled because the trailer would have be amateur and poor. So we benefited in analysing other trailers to find out what would work best towards our trailer in each camera shot and transitions.

Chase sequences research

For our preliminary task we are producing a chase sequence trailer. In the beginning we were researching different chase sequences. Firstly, we did a textual analysis on an action chase called 'Alex Reid: Stormbreaker' from a year 12 exam. We research how affective each shot were and how it embed so well with each cuts. A lot of chase sequences have a lot of quick cutting editing with a variety shots being placed. This gave me more of an understanding on planning on how to complete a chase sequence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXERh3muJTk


Another video extract we looked at was a home movie addition of a chase sequence. This chase wasn't a Hollywood action movie but the home movie has some very good shots. These shots were very effective because they a had a lot of variety in their shot making and also had good transitions between each shot. With those attributes you have in your shots you can do a lot of good whilst editing the chase because you have so many option of views to choose from. The setting was very good because they kept their shots in the dark because this gives the audience the affect that something bad could happen. The story is that this man kills this other man that was chasing him. But in fact the guy that was chasing him was only giving back his keys.


Another extract we took some notes at was 'The Third Man chase'. 'The Third Man' was produced in 1954 just when filming started to become a huge hit. 'The Third Man' film establish many shots that people never knew was possible. Every shot they took it had an affect and a different view of the chase. Every shot were so good each of some blended in so well nicely in the chase. In my opinion it set the bar of how many views a camera can perceived if a single action and this video was ahead of its time.