For this objective we learnt about what goes into a sequence to make it a montage and what techniques you would use to make a montage. We were aligated groups in which we had to make our own montage, we decided to base our montage on ‘buying something from a vending machine’ we accomplished this by using one camera and following a story board we designed before hand. We had to include these to complete our assessment criteria;

• Holding a shot steady
• Framing a shot
• Shooting a variety of shot distances

Below is the story board we used to help create our montage:

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This is our final montage piece.

Strengths of our montage:

• We followed the success criteria well. We did this by using a variety of shots which were all steady.
• The shot transitions worked well and made the montage interesting.
• The music gave the montage a exciting feel.

Weaknesses of our montage:

• At 0.24 seconds into the montage we created a jump in music which brings down the montage and brings attention onto the clip.
• We couldn’t follow the story board successfully because of circumstances that meant we had to change it, such as the bottle becoming jammed in the machine which lead to me shaking it and making it come free.
• We should have planned the story board better to make the shooting easier.

I have now learnt the importance of a good story board and also the right editing techniques to use when creating and planning my Thriller.