For our task, we chose to swede the film Taken, a 2008 action blockbuster starring Liam Neeson. We thought the action-orientated plot would be great to spoof, and we shot the video over an hour in lesson time.
We needed very few props, as we selected scenes from the first half of the film that were mostly dialogue based with some action scenes thrown in. We tried to vary our shot types, using shot-reverse-shot and over the shoulder shots for scenes in which two of the main characters were talking to each other. Later on in the video angles were used to show the power and vulnerability of the kidnappers and their victim.
After we had shot several minutes of footage, we took it back to the computers to use Final Cut to edit it. Most of the footage was cut out; this was mostly due to retakes and outtakes, but the trimming down of scenes and the use of different angles was also a major cause.
We hope the final version of the swede captures the key scenes of the film and will be instantly recognisable to those who have watched the original version; with of course deliberate variations for comic effect!
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