Looking at the marking criteria we thought this group overall achieved well. They held a shot steady for several moments in most of the scenes. They also used a variety of shit distances, for example at the end they showed the close up of they boy who was kidnapped and crying in fear. There was also a lot of long shots when they boy left his house and drove off in his moped. There was also a use of mid-shots , throughout the filming in the house, a combination of all three of these shots enhance the filming and made it look more professional.
The material they shot for this task was appropriate to the convention to a typical thriller, as they built up suspense by using an isolated setting of the boys house , as his family had gone on holiday and he was on his own. Lighting used was limited, they used as little as possible to build up the suspense to make it appear very dark and gloomy. The use of jump cuts and music were effective in this clip as it helped create the mood of the dramatic enigma. Also they used a normal character as the protagonist , and the kidnapper as the antagonist , this clearly showed that the situation could happen to anyone , therefore it was more thrilling.
The editing was effective , with the use of jump-cuts, which made it apparent to the viewer of what was going on and what roles the characters played. We found that although they met the rest of their criteria , they did not really use any shot transitions and effects to enhance their film, this could have improved their grade if thy had done so. The sound and music could also have been improved as it was continuos throughout the entire film, and it would have worked better if they had changed in the different shots. However, they did use their opening credits very well, as it made the clip look professional and showed their creative skills.
Overall we enjoyed watching their opening clip, and thought they met most of their criteria's with a few improvements they could have achieved better.
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