Research & Planning: The Test

This is a test video that we created in class for our Advanced Media Portfolio, we used the college for our location and was put in groups to create this short story to establish what level were at. In our group we had to discuss a story, we decided a plot where a young girl walking home from her friends gets chased by a suspicious stalker who attacks and steals her bag. We were given a hand held camera and had a choice to use a tripod to shoot from different angles and heights, once we filmed all our shots we then imported this into iMovie to edit our footage, where we cut the shots and added transitions mostly fade to blacks and also effects to create a dark, suspicious atmosphere, for sound we used Garage Band however we run out of time to add the soundtrack, but we used the editing to lower parts of sound on the climax where the girl was tripped also edit it slower.


I think by creating this short film I got a understanding of how iMovie works more clearer however I've had experience with this software as I am an A2 Film student. I think that our stalkers P.O.V shot worked because we don't get to see who it is, but gives the audience an impression something isn't right making them anxious, the use of low key lighting and trees surrounded tell them that their hiding too.
However if we were to do this again, I would add more sound, as the lack of music or affects didn't create as much tension, also not add as many black fades as it was unnecessary. The climax i would of used a better camera positions and shots for the climax where she's tripped too.