Analysis of Past Student Work

We watched a final thriller project from last years AS work.

Whilst watching we considered the mark scheme and how they applied to the project. The overall impression of the sequence was fairly poor, as it included unsteady hand held camera work showing that the tripod was unused. They also failed to show many of the aspects related to the Thriller theme, such as violence, being fast paced, and misinformation. On the whole the opening did not set the scene for the rest of the film as it did not form questions in the viewers mind. The setting was acceptable but could of been improved as there was no use of shadows, lighting, or darker shades to suggest project theme. A flaw in costume occurred when the "killer" was shown putting on grey gloves and then after wearing black gloves, this is a failure in continuity.
There are, however, some good aspects to this sequence, they showed a variety in shot distances including a close up of the bathroom door handle and a gloved hand coming around and a long shot of climbing the stairs. Through editing the meaning has been kept apparent, and is able to be understood but the theme is still questionable. The introduction titles were used appropriately and were clearly readable. The music was applicable to the theme with an overall eerie sound, although the music did not always link to the actions within the project.