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Analysis of other scenes

I have written a comparative analysis on 3 scenes, and determined whether those who created them, have used similar techniques and camera angles to what I used in my film. I will also look at whether the scene can be identified to the original movie, and what software was used to film each scene.

The first scene I analysed was retrieved from http://thatmediabuzz.tumblr.com/. This student created a scene from the popular teen movie “Easy A”. She used similar techniques to my video such as close ups and mid shot camera angles. She also recreated the scene very similar to the original one, so that I was able to identify the movie straight away. Unlike my film, you could tell this scene was shot from a camera instead of an IPhone, which meant her scene was higher quality and could be seen across the whole screen. Her film transitioned from shot to shot very smoothly, making it look very professional.

The second scene I analysed was retrieved from http://mjc84.tumblr.com/. This student created a scene from the popular family movie “Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone”. He used a continuous close up camera angle in the entire scene, which is different from the original scene, as I used a variety of different camera angles when filming my scene. The shots between characters did not transition smoothly, as it seemed to be edited with jump cuts, which made the scene look rushed and disjointed. In my scene I used two different actors, however he used glasses to distinguish the difference between characters. However, I was able to identify the scene with the original movie, as I know Harry Potter movies well, and the dialogue in this scene reveals that Harry is a wizard, so it is very popular. This scene is similar to mine as it is low budget, as it is shot from an IPhone, in a landscape format.

The third scene I analysed was retrieved from http://baileyrobertsonblog.tumblr.com/. This student created a scene from the popular action movie “Taken”. He filmed the scene in one long shot, using two different camera angles to keep the audience engaged. Having one continuous low camera angle shows how serious the scene is, and keeps the audience focused on the actor rather than having multiple shots, which is what I used when filming my scene. By zooming in on the actor, allowed us to feel the tension that was building up in the scene, along with the dark lighting that made the audience feel on edge, and in suspense waiting to see what was going to happen. The voice over at the end of the film, was exactly the same sound used from the original movie, which enabled the audience to identify the scene straight away. This scene was filmed using an IPad, which gave it low quality (similar to mine), which was quite rough, but at the same time gave it a more realistic and genuine vibe.

The first scene was more professional, and filmed with higher quality software and a variety of film techniques. It was also much clearer and easier to hear, than the other scenes I watched. The last two scenes were low quality, with not a lot of camera angles. However, I felt each scene I analysed was easy to identify with the original movie, and had at least some techniques that were similar to what I used when filming my scene.

Links:

Scene 1: http://thatmediabuzz.tumblr.com/post/126898521950/audience-response-was-easy-a-easily-identified

Scene 2: http://mjc84.tumblr.com/post/126366136801/i-chose-to-re-create-a-section-of-the-scene-from

Scene 3: http://baileyrobertsonblog.tumblr.com/tagged/taken-SMST102-bailey-recreate

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Responses to The Blindside video

I managed to get responses from a broader audience, so that I was able to gain constructive and honest criticism from anonymous sources, as well as from identified sources that were more positive and less critical. I made sure my responses came from active audience members that had all watched The Blindside and would therefore have positive connotations about the scene I filmed. The main pattern I got from my responses was how similar the reenactment of the original scene was. “Straight away I identified that this scene was from the blind side.” One of my anonymous responses said “The video was easily recognised as The Blindside due to the use of similar mise en scène and effective use of casting and accents.” Another responded with useful criticism as they said “videos filmed on a phone should always be filmed in landscape as it allows the use of a whole screen during playback”. 

My identified responses were also helpful, as I was able to recognise what I did well whilst filming my video. One of my responses distinguished the video by saying “there were smooth transitions between camera shots, which made it clear and easy to watch.” I was happy with this feedback as I spent a lot of time focusing on certain camera angles, and trying to make the transition from shot to shot as smooth as possible. Another identified response was from an audience member who could receive or decode the messages in a number of different ways, as they had a negotiated reading due the acknowledgement of the scene but with modifications reflecting of their past experiences. “I like how the close ups captured the emotion behind the powerful story from the movie, as the closed frame forced me to use my imagination as to what the character was thinking.” They also liked my use of techniques, by saying “The silence and lack of dialogue gave the film a more dramatic effect, which made me feel the emotion/tension between characters.” I was able to come to a conclusion that next time I was to film a video on my phone, I would use the landscape format, so that when the video is displayed on other media, it can fill up the whole screen. I also found that using specific film techniques enables your video to be more effective to your audience.