Final Opening Sequence (Final)

The Video and Mini Evaluation

This is the final cut of the opening sequence. I believe that I have enough of my own footage shot and edited in and that I conform to the conventions of opening credits quite well - the only change being when the title comes up but I've previously explained how I wished to maintain the twist (of Dan and Neil as friends) until the end. The static video effects are distributed more throughout the opening, which I believe makes the transitions into each clip much smoother.

I included the pre-credits scene in this version and I definitely feel that it was quite rushed unfortunately; there was a continuity error that I tried to fix by breaking the scene apart with the static footage - as I had with other clips such as the ending with Dan looking at the sunset. While it certainly complies to the feeling of disjointedness with the montage's use of static, I feel that the inclusion of the static in the interrogation scene is out of place; the interrogation scene frames the story as if Dan is telling it to the man in the gasmask, therefore the static doesn't make sense as I included it during the credits to link the clips as an indication of society's fall - as if the footage was damaged - acting as exposition. I could perhaps pass it off as if the opening credits were being recorded by the government and even their technology is corrupted after the outbreak but it doesn't fit the scene in my opinion, due to this I would re-shoot if possible however I don't believe it is.

Another point I would like to clarify is that Oscar isn't reading his lines off of the sheet of paper in the scene below. The paper was supposed to act as a prop, being the documents of the government official. In fact, Oscar didn't do his lines in the scene, I voiced and edited them in post myself as he plays the reporter too - which would be a continuity error. Notably, some lines have been altered in order to fit with the bobbing of his head, which indicates him speaking. The audio effects are really good in my opinion, sounding just echoed enough to show the effect of the mask on his character's speech but still being clear enough for the audience to hear.

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