Analysis of past pupils work

The Catalyst

This past thriller had a very professional ident as the colours of the font matched the sky in the background.  However, I think it would have looked a little better if it included some sort of animation.
The start of the film draws the audience in as the character is seen breaking into a house by using a knife.  This is a very good way of making the audience want to carry on watching.  As the film progresses the speed and action starts to increase.  By making it fast paced the audience will be intrigued by what will happen next.  The continuity editing is also very well done, however when the man shoots out of the window you can see buildings in the background but the person he is shooting is in a completely rural area.  Although, i did think that seeing through the gun was a very good way of seeing what was happening.  The music also fit the thriller well as it made the whole thing very mysterious.  All together I feel that it was very well done but a few changes could have been made to make it an excellent start to a thriller.





The Routine

This past pupils work was very well done.  The ident at the start was well done and looked professional as well as all the shots throughout.  Continuity was well done all the way through the thriller, there were no errors with different objects or mistakes with costumes.  The start of the thriller was very unique in the way that it would replay the character's morning routine and the way the editing sped up showing how it never changes.  This was very effective and when it was different all of a sudden, people were aware that something bad was about to happen.  The music at the start was able to show how everything was normal and happy by the way it was upbeat, but when the music no longer played it also gave the effect that something was going to happen.  Moreover, the camera angles from when the character is thrown to the floor are very well done and the way the background changes.





Waking Up

This opening to a thriller wasn't the best as they had edited as if it is a trailer to a thriller.  I didn't think the scenes went together very well and so I thought continuity wasn't all that good.  However, the actual camera shots were well done.  If the pupils had made the continuity better then it would have made more sense and the audience may want to carry on watching.  However, I found it disjointed.
However, the ident was professional and The design was very unique.