The
change from the preliminary task to the actual thriller opening was a big step
up as we were able to put a lot more time and effort into it to make it more
how we wanted to, with the planning of such jobs as location finding and fonts
we were able to make it more personal to how we thought it should be. With the
time we were given we were able to go research potential areas in which we
could film in rather than just in and around school. This made it able to also
get a wide range of different shots types as well, using long alleys or high up
places like we did in the shot going up stairs. with the final location ending up to be Anglia Square, we were able to look
around and already plan shots we would take before we even started filming,
which was great help when planning. More time meant we could also go into more
detail with areas such as casting and props, with casting we could get people
from school who we knew were talented in acting. Sam was a key
example because he is currently taking A-Level Drama and was able to
create some fantastic emotions which look perfect for the effect we were trying
to create. With a bigger area to film in meant we could get a lot of variety in
are shots, we could also start to use small details of the location to really
create excitement and variety in the film. To do this, I added a shot reverse
shot of the protagonist running down a ramp to the subway and coming round the
corner of a railing. While running down he places his hand on the
railing and shortly after, the shot returns to him.
Shot
reverse shots are a great way to keep variety in a scene
when there's not much else you can do, they also help to build on the
tense the scene might have, for example by showing just how tight he's holding
onto something and maybe if he's shaking etc. shot reverse shot is also used at
the beginning where it shows the terror on his face, cuts to the tight grip of
enigmatic bag and then back to his eyes. Shot reverse shots are very commonly
used and are very smooth if done correctly, an example of a brilliant shot
reverse shot comes from Double Indemnity with the insurance rep
Walter, starts flirting with Phyllis. Alot of the research we did come
from various thrillers and noir films including Double Indemnity which was
very influential when thinking about lighting for the thriller, for
example with the use of the sun coming through the venation blinds
into the dark gloomy room.
When we first started the planning for the thriller opening, it required
alot of team work to organise and prepare the things we needed to do. Although
at times it was hard to get things right and agree on things, it made the whole
thing very much easier and making anything is always better when done by more
than one person. In terms of my edit, i think overall it went alright, in the
early stages i was getting feedback all saying sort of the same thing which was
to fix the sound and remove any wind you here and i very much agreed with it.
the wind was a huge problem when it came to editing as nearly every shot
had loud pieces of wind recording in it which was very of putting when
watching, when planning though we decided to bring a second camera which we
would use a microphone with to record background sounds and non-diegetic
recordings to crisp it up. i think overall the most important thing i have
learnt when filming and editing is how to keep an interesting fast
and exciting pace in it. With the edit i did, the whole opening was basically a
chase and so keeping a good pace was key to making it intense and wild. I think
the way mine does it by having alot of movement in the shots and even using a
shaky cam effect in some shots as well as tilt shots.
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