Feedback On Rough Cut

After showing Hannah our 'Rough Cut', she gave us some constructive feedback on how we could improve it for the final cut. Hannah gave us the following advice:

• Remove any unnecessary background noise such as non-cast members chatting or shouting.
• To obey the 180 rule.
• To change some shots in order to achieve smoother continuity.
• Move the titles so that they are not consecutive.
• Take out shot which jumps from scene to scene.
• Take out swearing/unnecessary language.
• Remove duplicated scenes.
  

In order to improve our first attempt at the opening sequence, advice and guidance must be taken advantage of.
We're sure that the tips given will improve our final cut and improve our grade.

--ROUGH CUT--

This is the rough cut for our film opening to 'The Grifters'.
From recording data, we uploaded the footage then edited it into the correct sequence order. We have also incorporated a few effects; black and white in some scenes (which we have recognized as a convention in many crime caper films), and slow-motion editing in appropriate places.

We are aware that there is much work to be done in order to make it a successful presentation; this includes titles that are required, and other editing to be done will make it appear to be a more professional sequence.

When watching our rough cut back, it appears we have a couple of scenes which have been duplicated. In the final cut we will correct this, maintaining continuity. There is also mild swearing, which we will withdraw.

Rough Cut Analysis

We have successfully completed filming our rough cut, though we faced some problems which we did our best to resolve. Firstly we originally planned to film in the Fitzwillam Musuem in Cambridge and so we sent an email to the museum asking for their permission to film there. However they didn't reply. So we decided to film on college grounds in the F Block, where we found a large painting which would do the job.

We also decided that as we only filmed in two different locations we had to increase the variation of shots and camera angles, examples ranging from 'POV' to 'over-the-shoulder' shots to provide plenty of match on action. With some clever editing by Ali, Matt and Rob we managed to overcome this problem.

For each scene, we took about three shots, even if we felt the first take was adequate enough. This made the task of editing easier as we could then have a range of angles to choose from.