In The Red Opening Sequence

This is the final exam version.This differs from the draft version. In this version we have different credits, a different title sequence, sharper cuts, and a different soundtrack.

Attention to detail

We were all relatively happy with how things were going but after going through it very closely and analysing it we decided that there were some small cuts which needed to be made. We literally took no more than 2 seconds off of a few shots but the difference it made was unbelieveable. It made the film run so much smoother.

Showcase

As we were the first to complete our film, or at least be near to completing it we had a "show case" whereby we showed the class our film and they critiqued it. On the whole it went well, but we realised our credits still needed a lot of work and that the sound needed to be edited as some of it was inaudible. The main issue that was raised was that the sound was too loud at the start of the sequence. This was to be rectified in the second version.

The first rough version of our opening sequence

Editing was surprisingly easier than we had first thought it would be. We had well over 2 hours worth of footage which needed to be filtered down into the most suited and most effective shots. We filmed much of the footage from 4 or 5 different angles and shots on purpose, because we were not entirely sure what would look best and figured it is better to have more options. When editing we realised that in order for our opening sequence to remain realistic we had to use short and sharp straight cuts. When it came to sound we used a song called "Mike Lowery" by Skepta during our chase scene. This song is part of the underground music genre 'Grime'. This song made our opening sequence appeal to a more youthful audience, just like films such as Kidulthood.. Prior to this task we didn't realise how much impact sound can have, we developed a lot more apprecitation for the role that sound plays!
Below is our first draft of the film completed with sound.

In The Red Opening Sequence 1st version