Evaluation of the Morris conspiracy

Evaluation of The Morris Conspiracy

Our preliminary was supposed to be a test of how well we could film a certain scene, shoot various camera angles, and edit to create a short piece of whatever genre we saw fit. In our group we had 4 people and we all had a role in the production whether it was acting, editing or filming we all did our bit.

First of all the mise-en-scene of the production was never going to be perfect with limited time and a restriction with where we could go, we had to film the most modern part of the school. It was supposed to look very modern, up to date and very professional; this is because our production’s plot was of a conspiracy in high places, like in a business or even the government and so we needed it to look to very expensive.  It was also meant to feel very confined and claustrophobic, and that was achieved by shooting in the narrow corridors and the stairways.

The costumes were fairly similar in what the looked like, because everyone in the group were portrayed as professionals they all had smart wear on (shirts, ties ect) and this helped add to the feel of the characters we were portraying.  Also  because of this the assasins at the end of the production also looked a lot more menacing which was enhanced by the sunglasses they were wearing.

I believe the main strength of our preliminary was the editing that had put it together, because the shots flowed really well and the music was very much in sync with what was happening and the movement of the characters. Another strength was the acting as even though it was slightly shaky it was still very much solid.

What I would improve is the camera angles because we needed to include more variety in what we shot and how we shot it, and also we need to properly script where someone was going to stand and where they were going to go, because in one instance we had a character collide with the camera, so better storyboarding was needed. Finally I would want to include better scripting because some of the lines were not very good and I can definitely see an improvement if only I had put some more time into it.