Continuity Task

Continuity task final edit from morrighan humpleby on Vimeo.

The continuity task was completed in order for us to practice both the Film Noir conventions (lighting, music, costume, props etc) and various camera techniques including the 180 degree rule and match on action etc. This also allowed us to recall/learn how to edit using iMovie. For myself, it was only recalling due to the editing I did during my GCSE Media Studies course.

After having watched it ourselves and then presenting our work to a focus group (consisting of our class peers), we became aware of some areas for improvement. These included:

• Mise-en-scene; Ailbhe (our actor whom played the 'girl next door' character) was wearing converse because we didn't prepare more conforming shoes for that character. This was the point most recognised by our focus group.
• Non-believable acting; A few of the sheets we handed to our focus group commented that the acting was too 'wooden'and therefore non-believeable. This is due to the rush of organization as we didn't have long to plan and complete this task, and so we didn't have time to find more professional actors.
• Fluidity; Another issue brought up a few times was that the beginning didn't flow enough and peers suggested that we could improve by making faster cuts at the beginning, which we then took into account and adjusted on iMovie.

All of the above points will be considered when Eloise and I begin the process of creating our opening title sequence.