Within my 2 minute opening, i feel that i effectively used a wide range of shots, such as close ups, wide angle and low angle. Throughout various screenings we had we identified a range of different camera shots which i took inspiration from and hoped to replicate within my own work. My opening included a lot of different shots all cut closely together, as we watch the main character 'Amanda' walk in to her living room. The succession of shots that i included i wanted to demonstrate an element of exposure and focusing, for example shots that focus on her feet whilst her shoes are coming off, or her hand she opens the living room door. I wanted them to look very clear and be tightly edited together. I believe that this is a strength of my opening as i think i achieved this.
There were a few things in my project that didn't go entirely to plan, however it is good that these things happen so that i watch out for them more carefully next time and will not make these errors again. There were some continuity errors within my opening, for example as "Amanda" is looking at the photo of her father, the close up shot that i got of her picking the photo up (whilst in the other shot she is on the phone) she uses the wrong hand in the close up to pick the photo up, whereas in the main shot that same hand is being used to hold her mobile to her ear and the photo is in the other hand. Moreover, something i also thought i could improve was the main shot that i cut between during Amanda and Marks conversation. Mark was slightly cut off during some of it and he changed positions and i believe a straight shot looking direction at them would have probably been better. Something else that in hindsight i would have liked to have done, would be to add an extra scene showing Amanda leaving the house, as at the end of my opening Mark cannot find Amanda and it is inferred that she has left their house, however after watching it back i believe that it comes across as very ambiguous and an extra scene may have explained it better. Also another continuity area that i made was during Mark and Amanda's conversation, the living room door is open in one shot, closed in another and then back to being open.
Through writing my script, i changed the story many times, adding in different characters, adding and deleted certain scenes etc. Mainly this was due to me telling too much and not showing enough, as identified by Steve Coombs in one of our feedback sessions. The main change i did was the introduction of Dave's daughter Connie, because it allowed me to add in extra scenes where Amanda meets her sister, this opened the door to have less dialogue and more 'showing'. Overall i believe that the storytelling unit for me, was a success. I learnt a lot about technical aspects of television and can now confidently identify control the Sony camera, as well as this i have learn't to correctly format and write a script, using the golden rules identified by screenwriter Steve Coombs. I hope that i managed to demonstrate this learning within my own work.
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