The Prisoner Final Cut

Here is our video which was made by the group and consisted of me, Craig Mullen and Peter Chivers. Throughout the production, we encountered a few problems. Some shots were missing which were so simple like actors entering the room or establishing shots which lack certain continuity elements (one including with me with my hands in my pockets but a second later I didn't). We also picked up a lot of diegetic noise when filming certain scenes s we had to think up a work around which we did by playing some music over the top. It in fact added a much better atmosphere to our film, creating a somewhat creepy and fearful tone as the character who is the integrator walks towards an apparently abandoned area which contains the prisoner. Also, our interrogation scene was nicely filmed by Peter which gave a very good atmosphere with the low angle, focusing on the prisoner while Number Two is in the background who is much higher to show the difference in power between the two. So overall, we did a decent job at filming our scene but simple problems like missing shots and less planning brought it down. It does however, show us what we need to improve on for our next project and make it much better then our last.

The Prisoner - Editing Process

We started editing our shots and sorting them into order of how we wanted our film to go but now we can see the various problems arise. Some simple shots are missing which have dramatically effected our editing but we are finding ways to reduce the negative effect its having on the project and some major continuity errors are popping up during cuts which are harder to fix without basically reshooting certain scenes. Still, you can't get it perfect everytime and we did give a good effort with some of our shots and acting hitting the mark. Tomorrow we will be finishing off the editing with fixing some of the problems we can and adding music to help increase the overall quality of the final movie.

Movie Progress

So far, we have taking every shot we needed for our movie extract and sorted through the ones we are using last lesson. In the editing process, we are focusing on getting all the scenes we needed cut to the desired length and will do the music and effects later on.

AS Media Video - Camera Movement Shots

Here is the video displaying all the various camera movement shots that were editied and taken by Craig Mullen, Peter Chivers and I, using a camera with a tripod attached. Some of the edits used in this movie was freezing some shots to display the members of the group and speeding up some of the slower shots that were taken.

AS Media Video - Types of Shot

Here is the video of shots made and taken by Craig Mullen, Peter Chivers and James Corker.

Tuesday 21st September

Managed to get all the clips edited and put together with rendering complete so now the video is running smoothly. We have the basic shots done with a few extra that could be used later on if needed, might need to add a couple of shots tomorrow in free period. Also to my group members, the camera and tripod are booked ready for tomorrow's lesson so make sure one of us picks it up.

AS Media Pitch

Type of Film: Thriller

Brief Description

A detective is on the case of putting away a major mafia boss and finally finds a witness who can testify against him, putting him away for life. When the court day approaches, the witness goes missing after the mafia boss puts a hit on him, causing him to flee. Now since there is a lack of evidence, the boss walks free but the detective doesn’t give up and sets off to look for the witness. Yet, so does the mafia, making it into a race against each other to see who can find them first.

Opening Scenes

The film opens with the detective talking to his partner about finally getting a break on the case and saying how it’s all over for the mafia boss, thanks to the key witness they found. It would track the detective walking calmly to the court room to await the trial. It then shifts to the mafia boss who is being led to the court room in a bright orange jumpsuit and handcuffs by a handful of officers. Instead of looking terrified at the possible chance of a life sentence, he has a smug grin of his face like he knows something no one else does.

The next scene shifts to the actual courtroom with the detective taking a seat in the stalls, watching impatiently as the judge, defence team and prosecution bundle into the room before being followed by a heard of people through the main double doors. A few anxious minutes pass until the mafia boss is marched into the room and given a seat next to his defence team. The detective looks at him with a furrowed gaze while he returns with a cocky grin, alarming the detective greatly as the prosecution calls the witness which makes up their whole case since all other evidence has “disappeared”. Yet, the room remains silent as everyone holds the breath in anticipation of the designated man to walk towards the witness box. No footsteps are heard for awhile when they realise he isn’t here. The defence lawyer stands up and requests a mistrial due to the fact that one person was there only evidence, with the judge grudgingly agreeing with a swing of her gavel with thunders around the room.

It then shifts to a couple of weeks later with the detective still hung up about the case going south until his phone rings. The unknown caller gives him a tip about the location of the old witness which the detective hastily jumps at, not wanting to lose him this time. However, little does he know that the mafia boss gets the exact same call by the same mysterious voice, urging him to do the same and chase down this loose end. Then the chase begins...