Storyboard for artifact 1

Evaluation of my first artifact

After filming my artefact, I realised it did not show a over the shoulder shot or any movement with the camera. After deciding to retake my artefact I inputted these, making it seem as if the consumers were actually there watching the piece from the position of the camera.Our piece shows the person coming in, sitting down opposite another person, then two lines of dialogue. It has an easy flow, but it has some sharp cuts but they do not affect the film. It stays within the 180 degree space and so won’t confuse the audience. If I were to create this film with proper filming equipment, I would use a camera crane, so the shots while at the table wouldn't be blocked by a head. I would also use audio recording devices so the sound quality would be higher, and then the recorded audio could then over lay the film.

Choosing the genre for my second artifact

I began to look into different genres of films and their code and conventions. I found two genres which I have decided to look into in more depth: Crime and Thriller.
After looking into the sub-plots and genres:
For Crime, I found:

1. Mystery - Focusing on the actions of a detective or sleuth.
2. Thriller - Characters normally more accustomed to danger, set in exotic locations.
3. Film Noir - Normally Black & White, used to show moral ambiguity, sexual motivations and an overall pessimistic tone
4. Drama - Normally looking at more in depth feelings and motivations of the major characters.

For Thriller :

1. Mystery
2. Film Noir
3. Tragedy - Normally showing a character's downfall by a flaw or wrong judgement.
   
   After finding that the two genres I was investigating overlapped, I decided I should look more into typical films in their genre.
   Thriller - The Bourne Identity, Phone Booth, Jurassic Park and The Da Vinci Code.
   Crime - The Italian Job, The Bodyguard, I-Robot, The Da Vinci Code and The Dark Knight.
   I have decided I am going to follow a mystery style crime films, like Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Miss Marple. Although newly released films tend to feature more action, I am deciding to move away from the Thriller aspect due to some of its conventions being more complex to create without a vast budget, but my film will still feature some aspects.