Test shoot reflection

Our test shoot was partially a success, and definitely good as a learning curb. The idea translates fairly well to the audience, however I believe that the fight scene itself needs more work in being quicker. The idea was under two minutes but I believe that we could afford to make it a little longer as it only came to 1 minute 30 seconds.

We need to make our sequence longer in the beginning to heighten tension e.g doing a tracking shot of them man’s feet when he is walking to the elevator, as well as the woman’s. 

I also believe that we should work on cutting angles between motions to make it look more effective. However, I do think that the sequence is the right pace as it starts slower in the beginning and speeds up in the fighting, although this could be faster, and then slows down for the revelation at the end. 

I think that in order to make the idea more realistic/ professional there could be some work on the dialogue to make the conversation seem more natural and less robotic. This may also make the idea more clear to the audience.

The use of close ups are highly effective, as it shows the characters facial expressions which help create tension, 

however I think that the tension can be made further through the use of more clips at the beginning of the shot, like the pressing of the elevator, or more close ups of the woman while she is walking. 

Also, the tracking shots used in the lift work well during the fighting sequence, however I believe that we can use more angles from the other side of the lift to make it seem more chaotic and disorientating. I also thing that we should have more over the shoulder shots.

One thing that doesn’t work is the repeated hitting of the head against the lift wall. Maybe there should just be one hit and them the man can be put on the floor, otherwise it looks unrealistic. 

I also think that we should cut him touching the blood behind his head as this would not happen; there would not be enough force in her pushing his head.

Although I do think he can look disorientated. I also think that the dialogue between the two needs to be developed further.

Things that do work however consist of the tracking shots in the lift and the close ups of the actors faces, as well as the close up on object or things for example the letter. This is because they look professional and are interesting. 

I think that using a shot-reverse-shot from the man’s eyeline to the letter also works well as it shows us what he is looking at.

Overall I think the test shoot was very helpful in physically showing what the violence may look like, and also to show us what angles work and how long the shoot would last for. Therefore, it is highly beneficial in the quality of the end product.