AS and A2 Moodboard of ceative elements

Creative Elements

These are shots from our AS Foundation Portfolio production of an opening sequence. We used many creative elements in this production. Such as with the use of black and white in many of the shots to symbolise that this was happening in the past and gives it a more surreal effect. This method has been used in many films before but is still creative as it symbolises something that the audience can easily pick up on.

The close-up shot of the zombies eyes was creative as the use of contact lenses gives it an unnatural look, which links to the idea of zombies being unnatural. This was a creative element we chose to use in our research and planning as we thought it would give a good effect. We had not planned the smashing of the drugs bottle in our storyboards and shot list, but when our actress dropped it, it smashed. We decided this would be more creative and give a dramatic effect. The dutch angle shots are often used in the horror/thriller genre to create a more tense atmosphere, so we decided to use them in our production to re-create the same effect, making it more creative. We thought the shot from behind the tree was creative as it acted as a sort of point of view shot and gave a more sinister effect as it made it seem like the zombies were following and watching her. The make-up of the zombies was creative as it clearly showed the rotting flesh of the zombies and gave a good effect, even though we didn't use professional make-up techniques to get the look.

These are shots from our A2 Advanced Portfolio production of a music video. We used many creative elements in this production too. Such as the note to show that her partner had gone out. This was creative as our actor didn't turn up for shooting, so we had to come up with a creative idea to get around this man not physically being in any of the shots. The other note clearly signified that she was leaving him, so this creative idea helped us keep the narrative easy to understand. Again black and white shots were used to show that it was in the past and was creative as it clearly showed this. The shot of the clothes being thrown into the air and at the camera was creative as it gave a more dramatic effect to the scene and conveyed the characters frustration. The shot through the glass was another creative element as it gave a warped effect and symbolised the drinking that the character was doing. It gave a nice effect to the shot. The jump cuts were creative as they moved the narrative along quickly to go along with the pace of the music and made it more interesting. The editing that slowed shots down was creative as it fit to the tempo of certain parts of the song. The shot of the disco ball showed that our character was at a sort of club/ party and by including this shot it made it more creative.