Task 21 - Evaluation of Practical remake

Evaluation of Remake 

During the process of planning and decisions, our group decided that we would do a remake of the Gone Girl opening title sequence. It was quite difficult note and draw each different type of angle shot as it had to be precise and exactly like the original film. This was time-consuming as we had a to record a lot of different locations which required a lot of drawing on the storyboard. So, as results of insufficient time, we did not include enough detail in the planning. However, filming was easy as it included simple locations and props for filming such a Newsagent, a tower clock and street signs which were easy shots to film and it was not very time-consuming as they were around the corner of the school.
One thing that was most successful about the filming process was the different match cuts we used towards the ending scene which included the mysterious man looking left to right before going inside.  In addition to this, we also managed to get different angle shots of the things  we filmed. For example, the panning shot of the tower clock was hard to film as the tripod was not positioned at the correct position most times but we managed to replicate the shot at the end. This made the final product look proffesional and realistic.
However, one negative thing was that most of the clips we recorded were quite shaky at times which was a limitation when it came to editing. This is because we did not use a tripod all the time which we realised was essential during filming. However, we resolved this problem by slowing down the video to make it look still as the title faded in. This improved the quality of the video when played.
When it came to post-production, it took the longest to finish. This involved deleting unnecessary scenes with bad angle shots, including transitioning text and video effects/adjusments such as lowering the brightness and contrast. One positive thing about the editing of the tile sequence was the audio features such as the eerie soundtrack as well as the voice recording that made the video stand out more and made to look like exactly like the actual title sequence. The voice recording was a success as we lowered the pitch to make it sound like a man as well as adding extra effects such as echoes so that it sounds creepy and foreboding.
 When it came to including titles, it was quite easy as they were all the same size and font with the same transitioning effect, fading in and out. This meant that all we had to do was copy, paste and rename the texts each time we created a different title. We decided to keep the font all the same size except for the title and the two main actors at the beginning. This is to replicate the original title sequence to make it look convincing enough for a thriller genre. As for the placement of the titles, it was quite easy positioning them as most of the titles were at the left or right of the screen.
Overall, the final product was a success despite some limitations we had. If I were to do the task again, I would put more effort on the planning such as the storyboard by including more detail about shot types. I would also make the titles last longer as each of them seemed to have different durations which affected the quality of the title sequence.