Evaluating Past Thriller Openings

In our lesson, we decided to look at 6 different past thriller openings from 6 different groups in a certain year. We did this so that we could learn about the different ideas; see what things are going to look like once we have completed the task. It also enabled us to see the mark scheme, and gave us an opportunity to mark the videos so that we could see what we needed to do to get the highest possible marks.

We watched 6 different thriller openings and these were called:

-Final Fate

-Root Cause

-Revelation

-Domino Effect

-Room to breathe


http://youtu.be/-GbJ5Vlzk3U


-Unrequited love


http://youtu.be/GeIdkbi8q5E

Because we marked the openings ourselves, we got to see firstly what we thought they would be. Our group found that we got certain ones spot on, and others were completely wrong.

In the mark scheme, I discovered what kind of things our thriller opening would be marked upon. There are 4 mark bands, and we’re planning on achieving either a level 3 or a level 4. To achieve these, we must do the following bullet points either proficiently or with excellence.

·         hold a shot steady

·         frame a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate

·         use a variety of Shot distances

·         shooting material appropriate to the task set

·         selecting mise-en-scene including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;

·         editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer

·         using varied shot transitions and other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set;

·         using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;

·         Using titles appropriately.

I think my group will be able to achieve this as we can work well together and all bring different values into the film. We all can achieve something well, and this means we can feed of each other’s ideas and achieve the highest possible mark for what we want to do.