Pre-Production

What used during pre-production!

Blogger

YouTube

Storyboarding

Art of the Titles

DSLR cameras

Mac computers

Blogger Used to collect information and

research towards out final thriller opening.

We were able to create and post our preliminary and 1 minute tasks which

allowed us to work on our skills when using the camera’s and final cut pro to edit it.

We were also able to collect information on things like film

certificates which allowed for us to decide which age group our thriller opening would be appropriate for.

We were also able to post research on other thrillers and we also compared

thrillers to see which were more successful and why.

Our blogs allowed for us to access all our research and information at

anytime. We knew that it was stored and safe and we could always look

back on it during the actual making of our thriller opening.

DSLR cameras

During pre production we were given such tasks as the prelim and one minute film. This allowed for us to learn how the cameras worked.

During these tasks we were also able to learn such things like

setting the white balance and learning about the rule of 3rds.

All this new information allowed for us to get better shots when

filming.

We also learnt the 180 degree rule and also how to use

different angles to make a viewer feel on edge or to

create suspicion.

Through being able to have the cameras at such an early stage we were really able to get used

to it and understand the different setting and how to

zoom and focus which meant we were much more prepared when it came to actually creating our

thriller opening.

Mac computers Throughout the whole process leading up to the final thriller opening we used Mac

computers to produce all our work.

The Mac computers were very helpful as we were able to use software's such as photo

booth, audio recorder and final cut pro to edit videos.

During pre production we were able to get used to the computers and to explore the

different software's that could be useful to us in the later stages of production.

In pre production we got a chance to actually edit our prelim and one minute film tasks.

Again this allowed for us to learn new skills and allowed for us to become more confident when

using the software.

YouTube

During our pre production we used many different sites to either collect or present our research and information.

One site we used was YouTube. Through this we learnt how to upload our own videos so that we could look back on

them when creating our thriller opening.

Through YouTube we were also able to watch other thriller openings to see

what makes the best thriller, from this we collected information and took

some ideas so that we could create a good thriller.

YouTube also allowed for us to watch film interviews and director videos

which gave us insight into the different stages of production and what element are important when creating a thriller

e.g. music to build up suspense.

Art of the Titles Another site which was used was Art of the Titles which allowed for us to search

up different film openings.

Through this site we were able to see which thriller were better than others and

we were also able to pick out what we should think about when creating our

thriller.

This site also showed us that we can show our thriller within 9 frames which gives and insight to what the thriller opening consists

of.

After looking at films on this site we were able to have an idea of what we may of wanted our thriller to look like or a few

ideas to our storyline.

Storyboarding

Before being able to film our actual thriller opening we had to plan out what we wanted our storyline

to be and what we actually wanted to film.

The use of story boards really allowed for us to plan out our ideas so that we had a clear script to follow

when filming instead of filming everything we thought looked good.

The storyboard was also helpful in a sense that it was like the 9 frames of the art of the titles but in

more detail.

In addition when creating the storyboards as a group we all had to come together and bring all ideas to

create one product so the use of mapping everything out in still frames really helped.

ProductionThis is where we actually filmed our thriller opening scenes. We used the DSLR cameras throughout all filming as we wanted the high quality that we could later edit on. Through the production stage we were able to use all the research and information we had gathered to try and create the best thriller opening. We used the rule of thirds but we actually broke it to make the viewer feel of edge a bit and to give the thriller more suspense. We also used close ups so that it was clear from the beginning who one of the main characters was. We also filmed CCTV shots, for this we actually used real CCTV inside a shop, this meant that everything looked more real and believable, we were able to get shots from above which established where the character was but also gave the sense that the character was being watched by someone. Over all the production stage was very successful as we were able to capture enough footage that we could put together to create our final product.

Post-Production

After we filmed all of our footage we had to go back sit down and think about which videos we were going to use and which we were not. This took a while but in the end we selected the best shots we had and put them all into final cut pro so that we were ready to begin editing. The editing stage took a long time as we had to make sure everything had a flow to it and that there was a story being told and not just a loads of clips put all together. We also had to find the right music to suit the footage and the right music that would also build suspense and have the viewer on edge. During the editing process we also had to include company logos which we had to create and credits of who the director, producer and actors were. This we found challenging as we were unsure of when to have the credits pop up and in which style of writing to use. Overall this stage of production was what really brought our final product together as it was the final stage where we editing everything we had filmed.