Project 5 - Continuity BLK

Our task in this project was to create a continuity sequence, so that everything looked smooth. We had to keep in mind where the actors were situated, the background activity and where the cameras were placed if we were to return to that spot.

What worked:

• As an establishing shot, the first shot is successful in creating a sense of location and space.
• The sudden change in distance from shot 1 to shot 2 could be thought of as successful as it disorientates the audience and confuses them, as are the characters themselves, looking for each other.
• Although there was this sudden change, after there was a consistence from LS to MS to CU and in between to keep the audience immersed in the story and not confuse them too much.
• We used cross-cutting to let the audience see two different actions happening at the same time at different locations. 

What didn't work:

• Shot 1 and 2 (the sudden change in depth) could be unsuccessful as it confuses the audience more than necessary and as the genre isn't horror or something that would potentially disorientate the audience on purpose to set mood, if we were to do this again we may choose to do it differently so it's more fluid from one shot to another.
• The first establishing shot could be too revealing for the audience, and could potentially ruin the surprise of the ending as they already know what is about to happen. On the other hand, this could be thought of as dramatic irony and be successful in that sense.
• There are some people walking past in some shots that ruin the sense of continuity in this sequence, and there are also some gaps in the dialogue.