Research into previous as media work

killer This is an opening scene to a film called  killer created by two as media students and received a grade C. From looking at this i felt the use of the hand held came was really effective when used it gave a really good effect and made you as the audience feel part of the film like you was there with them becoming involved in what looks like an horrific event, but i feel that although it looks good for some parts , where as others it was not needed and they over used it making the film look armature and unprofessional . It was good that It was easy to identify the genre of the film with it applying very well to the codes and conventions of a thriller there was dark lighting, key colours black and red ,the eerie fast paced music complemented the scene as it matched very well with  what is going on. I think it would be even better if the titles that where shown where more interesting i think they where very simple and in some ways boring . As its a title sequence the actual  titles are very important and could have been improved on. From looking at this tittle sequence has given me the idea to use hand held came if able when making our title sequence as ours is also a thriller i feels it gives a really good affect works well add to the atmosphere and involves the audience  The Edge
The first thing i noticed where the titles and the way they where included into the scene like the production name on top of the building , this was also good because the building also has a significance in the film. with the other titles following the leading lines within the building this works well because they are current thought the film . This all would of been created in editing showing they where very well planned  from the start they new what they wanted before they had even started filming  , when making our tittle sequence i know we have to be aware of everything we want to include as it will be much harder to add in after and could affect our grade . I though this idea was really creative and original and shows the high use of technical skills they have. when involving our group production and titles i also what to do some thing very creative and different and really like this idea and think we would be able to take parts of it and make it our own.The use of close up where used well we where able to see a clear expression on the characters face and this told us allot about what was going on idea of the characters personality . I really like that they didn't just use students or people of the same age they actually went out and really thought about who would be relevant for that part and had a good idea of the characters profile and personality i Think it worked really well and some thing I have not seen in any of the as openings i have watched by as media students.
dumb found dead
From the start I was very unsure of what was going on and found it very confusing to watch . struggling to understand what was going on and the characters in the story where hard to distinguish who they where and at times it was very hard to hear what they where saying as the music drowned out there voices making what was going on even harder to understand, so to improve would need to make sure that the story line and what is going on is made clear to the audience in order for them to understand and make sure that voices and sounds are able to be heard easily this could have been done in editing as this is some thing we had to do with out preliminary task changing the pitch to mach certain sounds louder  . I think the change in the back ground music worked  really well and showed the audience that it was an action comedy with the change to a playful song also allowing the music to match with the scene but they could of made it flow better i feel there is a jump between the two and could be made better making it more enjoyable for the audience .some thing i would like to use is how the title linked very well to the film when (DUMB found DEAD) appears on the screen it is followed by gun shots that we are able to see this could be a connotation to what will later happen in the film and the representation of danger and death i think this works really well and when making our title ensure that ours also links in with our film and apply to our codes and conventions to our chosen genre.