StopMotion - no longer within film

Upon watching 'Flight' as a whole production with the StopMotion sequence implemented within the narrative, it became clear that this appeared to be a separate entity from the rest of the short film. It did not flow with the footage which I had previously shot, resulting in the film not looking as professional as I desired it to be. The fact that the StopMotion idea was implemented towards the end of the production further portrays this feel of distance to the rest of the footage. If more StopMotion footage was used throughout the whole film then I feel that what we shot could have been very effective. However, due to the fact that it is introduced as the production ends, it almost feels as though it is an unnecessary "bolt-on". Also, when we tried to edit the photographs within Adobe Premiere, they became more jumpy than desired, as the transitions between shots were not effective.

Due to the reasons given above, we have decided to use the footage which we had previously incorporated within the film. However, we have no longer cut the footage up to give the impression of animation and distortion, due to the fact that our audience research suggested that this was the weakest element of the film. The colour and lighting within the scene is more effective than the StopMotion, due to the fact that it links for effectively to the rest of the film and does not appear to be separate. The use of positioning the camera through the stairs is also very visually appealing, and adds and element of enigma to the sequence.  The scene is also a lot smoother, due to the change in editing techniques.