Preliminary Task- The Delivery Guy

We finally finished our Preliminary Task.

During the Preliminary task we had to successfully show that we could include and use: 

• Match on Action 
• Eye-line Match
• Shot/Reverse Shot 
• 180 Degree Rule 
• Attempt Graphic Match

And had to follow certain Guidelines when making the short film:

• Character A walks toward a closed door.
• Character A enters through the door and crosses the room to where Character B is seated. 
• Character A+B exchange a few lines or dialogue. 
• Either Character A or A exit the room.

While Filming we tried to add all the components of a thriller but also a bit of comedy so the examiner could see that even though a thriller is serious it can have a comical air
We filmed all of Tom's shots first as Ryan's Role/character comes later on but during toms we tried doing a fade from black to the image with the blinds although while editing we couldn't leave the opening just of Tom as we wanted Toms and Ryan's dialogue to be answering each other but you can still see it slightly.
Then we did a Graphic match with Toms watch and the Clock on Ryan's "Office"wall we think this was a good effect,not only because we had to use this filming technique,But because it shows an urgency that Ryan needs the Package Tom is in possession of and it hints to the Audience/viewer that the package is something important or how it is referred to and in that case already tells us that this is a thriller.
I also really like when Tom is walking down the hall this we used as a build up of tension.
At 1:34 we used a overhead shot to highlight what the package is and in this case trying to make the audience feel a anti-climax and make it laughable as they realise the package is a sandwich not any type  of drug or anything illegal that we earlier hinted with words such as "It"and other references this is the comical aspect as well as Tom's reaction.
There are times when we must be critical of our own work within The Delivery Guy that can be highly criticised based on the camera shots, use of music and factors we could not of controlled:

1. The first criticism we see is at 0:27 in the clip we could say that this is a bad use of continuity as the wrist watch is unusually still as the actor has just moved it, this could be easily seen as a different shot but this is also not a major criticism in is more minor.
2. The second Criticism which is noticeable is in between 1:09 and 1:10 in this shot there is a foot that comes up behind the character in the corner this is something we couldn't edit out of the shot because we weren't able to film it again as we only realised the foot when editing otherwise we could have taken a another shot.
3. The third criticism we can find is with the diegetic sound within 1:28 and 1:30 of the clip it suddenly turns off but we don't see character B actually turn off the music this is again a minor detail but it is also a big detail as it is noticeable to the viewers it tests continuity of the film/ music 
4. The forth criticism is that our actors / my group members started laughing at the start of the conversation this is unimportant as we are not being marked on the acting but we have to take into account that is this had happened in our thriller opening it would be unacceptable, unfortunately we couldn't edit that part out as it had our conversation within it.
5. The fifth and final criticism is my own camera skills with 1:58 and 2:12 the smooth tilt I was trying to achieve was actually done really poorly it was hard to move the camera and that is why it moves inconsistently but at the time we thought the shot was good but now watching over the clip I wish it was smoother