Directors Commentary

 As well as our final product, we also edited our film and added in a directors commentary to discuss hidden messages within our film that may not be immediately clear to the audience. During our commentary we speak about why we used certain shots, angles and editing techniques and what they represent in our film. For example, we speak about the way taht the majority of teh shot of 'Shell' are from a high angle, and this is to make Michelle look more vulnerable. This suits the storyline as Michelle is persuaded to do the 'Ouija Board'.

In addition to this, when showing the actors name in our opening, we edited it to make sure that they are parallel and in time with the beat of the music. This is to make the opening appear more professional.

We have also used a panning shot at the beginning of the clip to fully introduce the setting and to build up a suspense, it is a slow panning to allow the audience to get a full view of certain aspects of the location, for example, important things such as the red hand prints across the wall.

During the commentary we also speak about the lighting that is used in the shed, the shed is blacked out and only candles are used. We used limited lighting to foreshadow the limited hope for the characters.