Editing and Camera Work.

Camera work: 
It is important to use Establishing shots in the start of a film so that the audiences are able to see where the film has been placed. This is why we have used various establishing shots so that the audience can see that the setting is in the middle of nowhere with no one around to help them, this helps to add to the tension of the film.

We have also used point of view shots which allow the audience to see what the characters are seeing which I think that this is an effective piece of camera work. We have used a lot of this because we think it created an edgy feel to the film,

We have used close up’s to show the characters faces which lets the audience see their emotion. It lets the audience see that something is about to happen, for example when there is a close up on to Laurens face you are able to see that she looks distressed which would suggest that something is about to happen.

Long Shot’s show the audience the full picture, meaning that they are able to see everything that is happening. We have used a long shot when all 3 characters are seen running towards the gate at the start of the film, you are only able to see their outline as it is dark but can see their whole bodies running towards the camera.

Editing: 

We have used Final Cut Express to complete all of our editing, this allowed us to not only place all of the film together in a way that flowed well, but also to use various different techniques and effects. The effects that we used helped to created a feel that there was danger and that the creature that is after them  is scary.

One of the conventions of filming that we have used through editing is flashbacks, at the end of the 2 minutes the film shows the audience that before the characters began being chased they were having a nice day out, which I think is effective as it allows them to see that they are ordinary people which adds to the unusual circumstances that they have been placed in.    

We have broken conventions by not using a lot of cuts within the film, fast cuts are usually used to create tension but using this technique we have used a mixture of music and cuts. The reason that we did not use a lot of fast cuts is because we thought that it was important for the audience to be able to see the location at the start of the film so that they are able to get a good idea of the surroundings, and see they the characters are far away from any civilization.

The font that we have used for the titles that run thought the two minutes is Courier, the reason that we have chosen this font is because we think that it gives the impression of an old type writer which shows that what is going to happen could be something to do with the government, or another important organisation, they are after the creature that is chasing the characters, this shows how dangerous the creature is. We have added an effect on the titles called ‘Bad TV’, this makes the screen look as if it going fussy, and because the film is meant to be filmed on a handheld camera it shows that the camera has broken and is not always reliable.