Breaking the 180 degree rule

We break the 180 degree rule multiple times in our opening. Whilst not something we had initially planned, this was a calculated choice on our part. The break comes during the P.O.V shots. It was done to show that the attacker was other to the girl, that the camera was showing a different viewpoint, and it was therefore necessary to break the 180 degree rule to show.

Questionnaire plan

I am planning a questionnare asking people if they like action films, their favourite type of protagonist, their favourite genre, etc... I am hoping ask this to a range of ages and demographics, so that my group has a better idea of what the target audience for our film opening should be.

Downloading bar

We had some difficulty in finding images of a single downloading bar at one percent, and then that same downloading bar at a hundred percent; especially ones without copyright. This was one of the reasons that filming was delayed. Eventually we had to take existing pictures and edit them to create our idea, and we ended up with two bars that looked perfect for our opening.

Keeping shots the same

Because we filmed during many separate days, we had to be meticulous in the location of our filming, making sure that we had the exact same point in the path for all the different shots. It was also difficult as we had to re-film the shot where Kira is knocked out many times, and we had to make sure that there was continuity with the close up shot that preceded it.

Location

We decided to film our opening at Oakwood Park as it had the sense of remoteness that was crucial for our idea, but it also had fairly flat paths for Kira to run down, so there was less danger of accidents. The long path gave the perfect background for our long shot, and the park is not that busy, so we weren't often interrupted by members of the public.

POV shots and Luther

When we were editing our opening, we realised that the girl getting attacked was very out of the blue, so we decided to have a counterpoint by having some shots from the attackers POV, which would hopefully help to build tension. This is an idea that was inspired heavily by an opening of an episode of Luther that we watched and used early in the course for storyboarding practice.

Downloading

We have run into a slight problem when filming, as our opening includes shots of something downloading, and it is proving extremely difficult to find pictures of a 1% download and a complete download that have identical download bars, which we need for the continuity of our opening.

Shots 2 and 3

During editing, we decided to deviate from the storyboard by switching the second and third shot as there was better continuity and it looked a lot smoother.