opening sceneration

Thriller Opening Sequence Explained

In the beginning of our thriller there is going to be a short section that is been shown as a dream, this dream is very important in understanding the rest of the opening. This shot we be shot using mid shots and long shots, there is also flashes of colours to let you know that it is not real life and that it is a dream. there is also music in the background which is carried out through out the whole clip. Next there is a close up of the victim asleep on her bed and wakes up to the dream that she just had. there is then another mid shot that pans the bed when you see her wake up. Then she gets out of bed and walks down stairs to get herself a drink of water. On the way down there is a Point of View shot of one of the mysterious men in a mask watching her  walk down stairs. then the camera changes to a long shot so that you can see her walking and also the mask through the window. Next is a close up of Yeliz getting a bottle of water form the fridge and we placed the camera inside the fridge so that we could capture her facial expressions. The shot then changes to a long shot of her pouring the water to then change to another POV shot of her looking into the cupboard window. This is when she sees the first man, she sees a reflection but when she turns around there is no one there. As she goes to open the glass door the phone rings. There is then a mid shot of her walking towards the living room were she answers the phone. the camera changes to a long shot which is placed on the the shoulder of a killer. this is to show that she is vulnerable because she has no idea that he is there. When she answers the phone she was told to look outside and right infront of the window was the second killer. she then runs upstairs scared but all of a sudden all of the doors upstairs shut and locked themselves but not far behind her was the killer but she kicks him down the stairs. Next she runs back down the stairs and out the door. There is then a 360 pan of Yeliz who then sees her dream in real life right in front of her then the title comes up. through out the scene there are credits and music.

Group Storyboards

Group Meetings

Week one
Met to discuss narrative and possible location me, Arthur, Orçun. Talked about potable camera shots while thinking of the conventions. Decided on location and date to start filming (oct 26).

Week two
Met a day before filming to arrange the mise to save tim
e next day. Me, Sam. Arthur and Orçun discussed editing techniques we could use. Started filming.

Week three
Relocated the thriller as felt could be better. This delayed things as we had to edit the narrative and shots used. Thought additional actress was needed so started looking. We all changed ideas about costume so Arthur and Orçun searched for a mask.

Week four
Got mask and other actress, started filming. All were their. Didn't get a lot done but finalised the camera shots for the first 3rd of the production. Filmed first scene, came up with idea for dream.

Week five
Half way through film now, Sam unavailable so just us four. Deadline is closing and we're a bit behind time. Filming slows as disagreement over shots in the kitchen.

Week six
Thriller filmed but not edited. Behind time and rushing to complete by the deadline. All working to Finnish In time. I organised pictures I took of us working over the whole time ready for my presentation on it all.

Filiming schedule

Filming schedule

Date	Length	Reason
7th November 2012	2 hours	Going through the whole story so that the actors know what they are doing and then we know where the cameras should go and we also tested lighting.
8th November 2012	3 hours	We filmed the first 2 pages of our storyboard and we had many attempts but got what we wanted in the end. We had some trouble thinking about how we would make the reflection without seeing the camera but we got sorted that out
14th November 2012	3 hours	We filmed pages 3 and 4 and we completed it very easily. We are very happy about the footage we got.
15th November 2012	3-4 hours	We filmed the last 2 pages of the storyboard.
21st November 2012	30 mins	We filmed started filming the outside scenes but it got to dark so we had to wait for our next meeting.
22nd November 2012	1 hour	We filmed all outside footage and any other footage that needed re-doing.

Risk Assessment

when filming there are always risks that can occur. in some extreme cases there can be fires and lighting can fall but in our small scale production you can see that there are fewer risks but at the same time there are risks. this is a table to show some of the risks that could occur and that we have to make sure don't happen.

Audience Feedback

Audience Feedback

Why is audience feedback essential to carry out?

Audience feedback is very essential when creating a film or a clip as it is used to collect constructive criticism which allows you to improve what you have made. It can be used to help people understand what they have done wrong and it gives them a clear guideline on what to improve and how to improve.

Where did you screen your production?

We screened our production on Youtube so that we can all see comments and responses of the audience. This is also a very good way to get a large range of people to see it, opening it up to all different styles of editors to give their responses.

How did Youtube help?

Youtube helped us a lot as it gave us instant feedback which allowed us to edit the clip faster and sooner. This helps us get it out quicker allowing more feedback which we would use to change it. Also the comments and feedback will not be biased as they do not know us and there are a lot of professionals that are out there. The range of people is also a lot wider as there are millions are users worldwide.

Feedback we received

We received a range of feedback that was very helpful to make our thriller better. We were told to increase the brightness slightly as it was to dark at parts because we made it darker while editing. we also did a little colour correction to make colours stand out and also change some colours to create a effect. Also the sound that we had inserted was slightly out of time and also to loud and to quiet at parts so we then changed to suit the level of the film. The length was also to long so we had to cut parts out and edit the speed of certain clips. Also we hadn't included certain clips and this made the story of the clip not make sense so we had to put in the dream at the start so it made sense.

Reflection

If i could do the thriller again i would some of the outside parts in the dream and real life outside parts so that it made a little more sense to people

opening sceneration

Our opening scene has been planned out so that the audience know that something bad is going on in the background and but at the same time the woman hasn't got a clue until the end. this is the way we have planned the camera shots and the props that have been used. for example one of the camera shots is in the kitchen and you can see one of the killers but the woman doesn't. the house is going to be dimly lit so that it creates shadows and makes the place look a bit more creepy. Then you see both of the killers but they are masked with a German WW2 gas mask and this creates mystery and puts fear into the character and the audience. we have also used reflections and parts that make the killers look like Yeliz is going crazy.