Construction Post 10: Looking back - reflections on our final outcome

In the end, I am absolutely delighted with the final outcome of our opening sequence. All things considered, with the seemingly huge task of re-writing a huge amount of the storyline and re-planning location, documents and props, I feel it was a massive success and testament to the good organisation and hard work we put into completing the project to both time and standard.

Our original brief

Taking the brief into account, I feel that we met every aspect specified (besides the length which admittedly is a little longer than usual). For instance, our video and audio were both original ideas produced by our group and tailored around feedback from the 15-24 year old target audience, and our primary & secondary target audiences were clearly indicated through the storyline, characterisation & representation of our sequence. 

If I were to re-do the sequence, I would perhaps leave more time to focus on its grading and aesthetics. Although colour was generally good, I thought that some shots were still a little different colour-wise, and I'd also had a very general idea of how I wanted the sequence's grading to appear rather than a specific concept which maybe could have been worked on with a few more references. Additionally, we included some adventurous shots, such as a POV from the window and inside the bag, though maybe we could have included one more - especially as we had to cancel a "CCTV-type" extreme long-shot as it wasn't practical. Overall, though, I'm more than happy with the finished product, and I hope that you feel the same way.

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