Marking my film in relation to the mark scheme

Editing and camera work - Continuity was generally very good. However, nearer the end of the film when the girl looks in the bath there is a slight jump due to the 30 degree rule.

Mise en Scene - The  props, especially the Diary enhanced the film as it gave it a scary atmosphere to the film. The costumes looked realistic as this gives off the illusion that it could happen to anyone. The make up on the GHOST was particularly good as it created a sense that the GHOST has been dead for a while. The setting was a ordinary house and therefore, helps the audience to engage with the film.

Sound - There was good use of non-diegetic sound, this heightened the tension.

Titles -  The group did not need to focus on titles as much as we were but the titles in the book were effective as they strongly related to the film.


Lighting - The lighting was excellent how they made the lights flash on and off which gave off an eerie feel to the film. The set was well lit so you can see everything that is happening.

Genre - The film is appropriate to the sub-genre as it included many conventions of a GHOST film.

Marking our film


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Editing and camera work-
We've made a framing error here because the shot below apparently doesn't match up the shot coming  up next. But overall, we've done a great job in maintaining the continuity of our film, we've even made use of various shot types like shot reverse shot. In terms of editing, it's quite well done except there is a slightly jumpy bit.

Mise en scene- 

Costume wise the girl's dress doesn't match up with the theme since she isn't the victim in the film so she is not supposed to be wearing white dress. But this is because we wanted the costume the girl was wearing to be matched up with clips in the title sequence while we wanted to enhance the boy's vulnerability by making him to wear white pyjamas. Apparently, we've made a little mistake here.

Location we picked fits the theme and helps us to appeal our target audience which is teenage boys and girls.











Sound- Sound in title sequence is good which sounds like a lullaby. But sound in the film could be bettered by putting emphasizes in the critical moments, for example, when the girl starts appearing in the film. In general, the sound is appropriate though it doesn't create the atmosphere very well.
Sound over is very well done as well.

Titles- Title sequence is quite well done since the use of family footage matches the theme and the way the editing makes it jumpy just helps creating the mysterious mood. Good use of sound and special effects, makes the title more interesting.

Lighting-
No much extra lighting has been used in the film. No error has been shown in terms of lighting since every scenes are clearly shown.

Genre- Conventions of the genre have been well used, like swings moving on their own, white mist, children's evil smiles.