Video elective evaluation.

Setting.
The action takes place in Leeds on a journey from Leeds College of Art to a home that the main character lives in. Due to the fact its outdoors it creates quite a cold, wintery atmosphere and it contains a lot of suspense. It generates an 'alert' mood because the journey keeps you wondering constantly. The setting influences the understanding of the film in the sense that you can see Emily walking through university grounds and because its dark you can certainly hazard a guess to where she's going. The general lack of colour or type creates a sinister feel and a negative atmosphere. 


Costume and make-up.
What people wear effects our understanding because it can define characters or create an impression of the style of story. Stories such as little red riding hood are generally linked to the little red hooded cape, so what people wear can be embedded in our minds too. In our film the red coat is significant because this is how the character is recognised. Costume, hair and make-up tell the audience that the character is well groomed so maybe this is one of the things the stalker likes about her. There are no significant changes to her look throughout the film. 


Performance. 
Throughout most of the film the characters face can't be seen, apart from once when she turns around near the beginning. This tells us that she is almost certainly unaware that anyone is following her, apart from the split second where it looks like the stalker has been caught. She moved at a normal rate, possibly speeding up slightly due to falling darkness. The stalker moves as though creeping. Emily has quite a distant attitude and the stalker is persistent. The only time there is interaction is when she turns around. She acted as though she wasn't being watched at all which is exactly what we wanted. 


Lighting. 
Lighting and shadows create a cold and mysterious atmosphere due to how they fall in the darkness. The lighting in the film is quite hard and this keeps the audience on edge because it creates the idea that the stalker could be easily caught. The light is coming from both a high and low angle through car headlights and also streetlights. The colour of the light has no real significance. The light changes in the sense that theres more or less depending on what part of the journey Emily is on. 


Camera position. 
The camera is both close and further away from the action depending on the type of shot we were looking for. The significance of close ups was to show how close the stalker sometimes was throughout the film. The angle was generally low because it was as though the stalker was hiding. It effects the understanding so the audience can see it from the stalkers perspective. The camera was quite often tilted which just made each frame more interesting and also impacted upon framing positively. 


Camera movement. 
The camera both panned and zoomed during certain frames. Both of these things show the audience that the stalker is keeping a close eye on Emily and just generally makes it more interesting to watch.


Shutter speeds and exposure. 
The footage was slightly underexposed but this had a positive effect on the film because it added to the atmosphere. This was due to certain areas of the locations being quite dark. 


Editing and post production.
The editing has effected the film in quite a positive way overall. It has picked the pace up generally but the storyline still makes sense and isn't too repetitive to watch. We've used a range of both front and back shots to tell the story, this is so that the film has a mixture of elements and keeps the audience interested throughout. These shots also include main sections of the journey so that the story runs smoothly. The pictures relate to the music because it looks as though Emily is walking in time to it and the whole atmosphere links to the quirky tune. We have included end titles just for a little bit of professionalism and also a faded boarder around the whole of the film because it then gives off the impression that the stalker could be watching through some sort of binoculars, adding to the whole idea of being followed. This narrows the image slightly but the main elements can still be seen.