Feedback on draft edit thriller opening

We got feedback on our draft edit of the thriller opening to allow us to make certain changes to areas of the sequence that we would not have originally have seen. Everyone commented upon the lack of music however we did originally put music on but we are unsure on why this isn’t working. Another comment that was made was the sight of a finger over the lens during the 30/34 seconds mark; these shots will have to be re-filmed as it looks extremely unprofessional.  Another class mate said “I think you need to sort out the credits, Daisy’s and Rosie’s ‘starring’ names look good because they’re towards the side of the screen but Tom’s is in the middle which looks a little odd.” There were also comments made about the lack of some production company’s names, directors, etc. this can be easily altered through “Adobe Premiere Pro”. There were also suggestive comments made about the ending scene by making more of the sequence by trying to start with a pan or tilt in the garage.  

Thriller Draft Edit

Editing day one and two for thriller

Editing day one

Today we begun editing we started with our woods section as we knew we were going to re-film the last “abduction” scene. We uploaded our thriller to the computer and went through each shot carefully and decided upon which parts were wrong and couldn’t be used, we then put each shot into order and gave it an appropriate name. We then started cutting certain parts of shots to make the whole sequence look more professional, further though the editing process we made a decision to add a cut reverse shot in of both a close up shot of myself and daisy feet walking and a long shot of myself and daisy running. I believe this was a good decision as it creates tension and atmosphere within our thriller before sound is even put in.

Editing day two

On our second day of filming we entered each clip into “Adobe Premiere Pro”, this lesson we had to complete the editing process this consisted of making changes, cropping, transitions, entering sound and finishing the credits. We started by cropping certain shots to make them work better within the sequence, after we looked at music and choose three different music tracks to go with certain parts of the sequence. We had a look though the thriller and decide we wanted to use a dissolve transaction from the credits to the start of the abduction scene as a straight cut didn’t look correct. We finally finished off with the opening credits which took little time.

Filming day one and two for thriller

Filming day one

Today we started filming our thriller, we had originally planned to film at Bramcote and at toms grandmas but we decided to change our location as Bramcote was further than we wanted to go, so we decided to film at a closer location (school woods and run down building) which was also perfect for what we wanted to achieve. Once we got to the woods we spent the first 15 minutes on deciding what order we were filming in and the best parts to film in. we completed a number of test running shots and then performed the real running shots from both behind myself and daisy and in front. We then went onto close ups of each of our faces to show our reactions to what is happening. Once we finished each of our shoots within the woods we went to our second location which was an old run down building however when we got there the entrance had been blocked off therefore making it impossible to get it, this was a huge set back in our filming day as it meant we had to re-consider a new location. As a group we discussed areas such as the school barn, class room, drama room etc. we decide to go to a class room as we thought it would give us more privacy and we could move tables and chairs out of the way. We then started to film as originally planned and everything went well, however when we watched the shoots back it looked extremely unprofessional as you could see other school tables and chairs as well as cabinets and shining light though windows. So we all agreed we wanted to re-shoot at a better location which was within my garage.

Filming day two 

We decided to re-film certain areas to improve our thriller opening. We went to the school woods and set up the tripod and camera and then created a panning shot to show the setting and atmosphere of the woods this part is going to replace the establishing running shot which we quickened which became poor quality.

Another section we re-filmed was the last abduction scene we arrived at my house and got set up in the garage, we made an area in which would work well for the particular shot we wanted to achieve. This included a small tight area with dim lighting; we had props such as planks of wood, covers and tape to cover our mouths. I believe this scene is a lot better than our other attempts as there are no props that suggest we could be in a garage rather than a rundown building.

Filming Schedule

Date: 4th March 2011

Location: Bramcote

Props needed: String, Tape, Chairs.

Actors needed: Myself, Rosie, Tom.

Order of shots: We are going to film all of the outside shots first in an order which is easiest for us. We will then do the inside shots also in an order best suited to us.

Risk assessment

Risk	To what/ who	Risk level and how to prevent the risk
Weather risks to camera-	The camera equipment	Medium risk We cannot prevent the weather however we will take precautions to protect the equipment such as umbrella’s and a protective casing for the camera.
Damaging the camera and tripod-	The camera equipment	Medium risk As we’re shooting within the woods Damaging the camera and tripod comes at a medium risk due to the fact it may fall over, having unstable surroundings. Ways to prevent this would be to make sure the camera is securely placed and screwed onto the tripod.
Losing equipment-	All equipment	Low risk Losing the equipment would be of low risk as it will stay in contact with one of use throughout the filming process.
Falling over during the running scene in the woods-	Cast and crew	Medium risk This is of medium risk as the woods have unstable grounds and surroundings, during the running scenes this may become a risk for either me or daisy. To prevent this we should walk through the area we are going to be shooting in and take away any hazards.