Shot Evaluation

As a group we watched various videos of previous continuity pieces from both our school and others, we then planned to make the shots simple and basic as it seemed to be the best formula to creating a successful piece with ease.

We analysed the use of several shots for our piece; 

• Close-Up Shot
• Extreme Close-Up Shot
• Mid Shot
• Long Shot
• Over the Shoulder Shot 
• Point of View Shot
• Two Shot

After having thoughtfully analysed the shots we planned to use for our piece we went out to film a first draft to give us further insight on how these shots would work favourably for our piece. Below is a sort analyses of some of the shots we used and why we used them.

Close-Up Shot

This shot helped us establish emotion from the victim in our piece as well as show specific props such as a pistol we later used in order to focus the audiences attention to these props.

Mid Shot
This shot helped us establish specific characters that are of lesser importance but yet allowing them to be implemented in the scene such as the 'henchmen'.

Long Shot
This shot helped us establish the scene where we filmed our piece as well as the characters within the scene but mainly to show the audience the type of environment the characters are in which is important for the audience to understand the atmosphere we are trying to perceive - Dark, Spooky etc.

Point of View Shot
This shot helped us to establish the distance between the characters in the scene which complemented the two-shot when establishing two characters, one looking at the other in fear, i.e - The victim looking at the henchman whilst being beaten.