Evaluation of peliminary exercise

We finally finished filming the preliminary exercise, and edited it to make it into a movie not just a bunch of clips. using Adobe Premier Pro CS4 I was able to create it the way i wanted it to be. Whilst filming we had to make sure everything was the same so we didnt make any continuity mistakes. I think the hardest part was trying to keep the camera in the same type of angles and trying to keep it stable. It was really hard whilst filming trying to keep it still as it would either rock on the tripod or you would accidentally knock the tripod or camera. There were many faults as we were filming. Some parts from the filming were missing and we need to make it as if we were using continuity. 
whilst filming we tried to hard to keep the filming all at the same angles and tried to use some movement but it was harder trying to move using the tripod. If you used the movement on the tripod, the tripod would either rock or we would have trouble trying to move the camera along.
whilst trying to film it was hard becuase we would film in one place more than once and when filming there were people moving around inbetween and tryin to get the shots the same and keeping the mise-en-scene all the same was so difficult.
also whilst editing trying to keep the editing going with the wonky angles and terrible movemets of the camera was a difficult task.

in this scene the angle is different to the rest of the scenes. The camera is not straight and it makes the editing harder to join it to the next scene. 
We filmed the scenes in one day so keeping the actor the same was easy but trying to keep the background alike was much harder.
In the video the sound isn't the best but that was because the sound recording on the video camera wasn't the best.
What went well was how we worked as a team and got our preliminary exercise done to a reasonable standard.

conventions of opening scenes

The purpose: the purpose of a film opening is to show action and immidiately grab the readers attention. The film opening is to give you the genre of the film, you will most likely see the protagonist (the hero) or the antagonist (the villan).
Timing conventions: most film openings are around 2 minutes but big blockbusters are around 5 minutes
Set the scene: at the beginning of the film it intrduces thge scene by showing you the location, year of setting, e.c.t.
Introducing the key characters: the film usually starts by showing you the protagonist, antagonist or a side kick.
Introduce pre plot or beginning of the narrative it establishes the scene.
Key credits: the credits that show the company logos and the director.
Usually starts with an equalibrium usually starts with a key event.

Codes and Conventions in an opening scene

In the opening of a film to allow the viewers to know what genre it is they have to use various codes whether it is the technical codes, symbolic codes or written codes. At the beggining of StreetDance 3D they use the camera techniques like using an establishing shot to portray where the film is set. They have took a shot of the london skyline to show where the film is set.

It doesnt only happen in realistic films, it also happens in animated films. In Finding Nemo it shows the ocean where they live.

All the codes all help to create the convention. the convention is where it tells the viewer what genre it is within the first few minutes. In fast and furious the car scenes tell you that the film will be about cars and action. where as in a western the dusty plain and the cowboys would tell you that it is a western.



Codes and Conventions

Codes:
Media students identify three categories of codes that may be used to
convey meanings in media messages:

TECHNICAL CODES, which include camera techniques, framing, depth of field, Mise en scene, editing,  lighting and sound;

SYMBOLIC CODES, which refer to objects, setting, body language, clothing and colour.
WRITTEN CODES in the form of headlines, captions, speech bubbles and language style.
Conventions:
Conventions are the generally accepted ways of doing something, and in the case of media texts, they are generally accepted patterns of code that communicate a particular message.
There are general conventions in any medium, such as the use of quotes in a print article, but conventions are also genre specific. For example, in Westerns fights scenes are generally shot from a low angle, the setting is usually dusty and desolate, and even the sounds used within the scene are conventional, such as castonettes, or some sort of whistle.

Main Exercise

the main titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of 2 minutes.