Evaluation and Feedback

My video is on You Tube and therefore I received a lot of feedback through the comments:

In terms of my evaluation of myself, I think I could've used a bit better camera work, although many of the shots were quite intricate and well thought out, some of the shots are overly shaky and some of the angles could have been perfected a bit more. I think not using a soundtrack and the simple and short appearance of the title "The Warning" was good because it creates lots of tension in the scene.

Preliminary Task Final Piece

This is the final result of all my Preliminary Task work, give it a like and subscribe to my channel to get my Opening Sequence video which is due in the next few months.

Shot List

Project Title: The Warning

Staff: Jack Wallace, Sulaiman Khan

Scene	Shot type	Day/Date/Time	Done	Location & brief description	Resources reqd: Eqpt & staff	Comments
	Wide Shot			Mansion, Establishing where they are both sitting	Suits, Gun (Optional) Table
	Close Up			Mansion, Showing the facial expressions of each character	Suits, Gun (Optional) Table
	Over The Shoulder			Mansion, Showing conversation between the two characters and also to show the protagonist exit	Suits, Gun (Optional) Table

Preliminary Task Script

INT.MANSION.DAY.

PROTAGONIST walks to door, opens it, walks through and enters ANTAGONISTS' office. The ANTAGONIST is clearly angry. The PROTAGONIST sheepishly sits down. There is silence; the PROTAGONIST is sweating and clearly anxious which soon deteriorates into terror as the ANTAGONIST continues the silence and holds his stare.

Antagonist: Morning Johnson

Protagonist:(Quivering) Morning Boss

Antagonist: Do you know why I've called you in here?

Protagonist: (Stammering) Uh-um-ah cos I lost the shipment boss

ANTAGONIST laughs

Antagonist: No...... (Shaking head) Oh no, you are sadly mistaken, Johnson

PROTAGONIST stammers out an unintelligible sound in an effort to speak

Antagonist: No, you see, you've been working here for six months and, I've only had two shipments back from you, and on my watch, that's not good enough.

Protagonist: (Stammering) Oh-uh-I-I'm-I'm sorry boss. It-It wont happen again. The third one w-wasn't my f-fault

Antagonist: You see Johnson, your lucky I'm in a good mood today, so I'm gonna give you, one last chance. So if I get another screw up from you again, I'm gonna break your legs, drag you to my warehouse where I'll have your family locked up, then, I'm gonna have them chopped up and fed to my dogs while your watching, then, I'm gonna drench you with gasoline and I'm gonna fuckin set you on fire and I promise you Johnny I'll be listening with joy at your painful screams, oh yes..... So, are we clear?

Protagonist: (Clearly Terrified) Uh-Uh- Yes sir, of course boss. W-won't happen again, I promise

Antagonist: Good...... NOW GET THE HELL OUT OF MY OFFICE!

PROTAGONIST gets up and scrambles out of the office. Scene cuts with the shut of the door.

Preliminary Task Synopsis

Protagonist walks into the dining room of the antagonist. They exchange strained pleasantries and the villain then goes on to calmly warn the protagonist not to cross him and that if he does he will be "Taken Care of." the protagonists leaves the room scared out of his mind and shaking.

To get the 3 rules of continuity editing in to this sequence I'm going to use shot reverse shot while they are speaking. Also I will use match on action while the protagonists is entering and exiting the room. I will use close ups on the protagonist to show the tension and worry on his face and also emphasise props such as sweat from worry on his face.

Location: Kiddington Hall Dining Room

  

Props List: Suits, Gun

Equipment: Camera, Tripod (Possibly)

Cast:

-Antagonist

-Protagonist

-Bouncer (Optional)

Preliminary Task StoryBoard

I drew a storyboard for my preliminary task. First I did the sketches, then I scanned them onto a computer and finally I cropped the paper a bit. Storyboards are useful because it means everyone on the set is aware of the general outline of the the scene taking place, this saves time for the actors and we know which cameras to take in

Choice of Soundtrack

There is no soundtrack in "The Warning." This is to create tension and to focus more on the dialogue which is taking place in the scene. Having music could possibly soften the authority of "The Boss" because it slightly takes focus away from what he is saying.

Character List

The first character is "Johnson," a lowly Mafia employee who is in charge of drug shipments for the company. He has lost two shipments for the company and has been called in by "The Boss" to be given a warning that if he screws up again, there will be serious repercussions. He's played by Joe Wallace who can look ver helpless and soft at times so he fits the role well

The second character is "The Boss" who is a Mafia don and has called in his useless employee to give a personal warning that his work needs to improve. He's played by Kasim Khan who has quite a hard and imposing face and also a lower voice which holds more authority.

Ideas for Preliminary Task

180 Degree Angle

The 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character will always be frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first. If the camera passes over the axis, it is called jumping the line or crossing the line. (Wikipedia)

A good tutorial video about 180-degree rule:

Shot Reverse Shot

Shot reverse shot is usually used when two characters are engaged in dialogue together and the cameras show the face of the person speaking in the conversation switching when each person starts talking.

Example from the Stendhal Syndrome:

This is an example of Shot Reverse Shot from the film The Light Sleeper: