We have decided on the costumes for out protagonists, and these will contrast what we have chosen for our antagonist.
We don't want our protagonists to look fashionable with the latest trends etc, as this is very cliche and we are trying to avoid stereotypes as the very concept of the film is that the protagonists have stolen something, which is normally associated with their counter part.
The protagonists costume will be items such as old sports jackets and over-sized jumpers, something like the pictures below:
I have been reasearchin what costume we should have for our antagonist. We want him to seem very sinister so a black theme would be appropriate. However, we want him to be more fashionable and sophicticated than the classic 'bad guy', and costumes such as the one for the antagonist in 'No Country For Old Men' where he wears an unfashionable black turtle neck have in my opinion become a cliche for this sort of character.
For these reasons we have decided on a black denim jacket and black jeans, which will create the sinister appearance.
For the footwear, we have decided to choose work boots as these are practical and suitable for the task that our antagonist is to undertake. We want him to seem experienced, and if he were to be walking around muddy areas in trainers this would not give that impression.
Synopsis and Rationale
For my AS opening sequence I wanted to create a product that represented a more realistic and less glamerous view of crime in the UK. This opening sequence follows an average city worker making their journey home. It has a voice over which makes the audience think that the character we are following is a hitman. When he arrives home, it is revealed that he is infact not the hitman and the person who was talking is waiting for him in his house. We realise that the person we have been following is actually the hit.
Areas of Success Working independantly was one area that we succeeded in, as we were able to do most of our project without the need of help from people outside our group. The preliminary task helped us learn about the techniques and processes involved in our final task, which meant that we had a decent understanding of what we had to do when we started our final production.
Our use of equipment was another area in which I think that we succeeded, as we had high quality equipment such as the Canon 600D DSLR camera. We used this to the full extent, making use of the features such as the manual zoom to create the focus pulls. Our understanding of the equipment and software that we used allowed us to be creative, and without this understanding our final production would not have been as good. Areas of Improvement
Our time management is an area that we need to work on for our A2 production, as both the shooting and editing took longer than we anticipated, which meant we finished close to the deadline. If we had managed our time better, we would hae been able to improve some of the shots that we didn't like as much as the others.
Audience Feedback
The feedback from our audience was positive, and the most common comment was that the voice over and soundtrack worked very well with the visuals. They also liked the use of depth of field and focus pulls.
