Evaluation-most common positives and negatives

Postives:

• Good use of credits
• Use of soundtrack fitted in well 
• Lighting causes ominous atmosphere

Negatives:

• Running scene was too long, repetitive
• Music could have faded in
• More shot types could have been used

Final Cut

music for the forgotten

This is part of the second half of our music for our thriller opening. the first part of our music is a beat we found on youtube and then we cut it down to fit in well with our film. The second half of our music is a bit more creepy because of the fact the scenes on our film are a bit dark and gloomy. We also found the clip of music on youtube and then cut it down to again fit in well with our clips. We chose our music carefully so that it would all fit in with the scenes we had filmed.

Feedback from our class

Group 64

• Good use and range of camera shots and angles
• Music was really good and fit in with what was on screen - until it stopped
• Titles were well placed and looked good.
• Narrative was good.

Group 66

• Good use of camera work and editing
• Soundtrack was well suited for the genre
• Shot were well framed
• Opening credits were well positioned in the frames of the shots
• Very good shots of the book pages etc

• Soundtrack just needs finishing
• Storyline wasn't yet clear

Group 61


Clear understanding of the protagonist, as it is easy to spot she or potentially somebody like her will be victimised at some point throughout the film
good use of music at the beinning, ut should fade out instead of suddenly stopping.
Plot a bit unclear but camera shots make it eerie like a thriller.
Good flickering effect when the shot is of the man in the window.
Effective use of lighting and camera angle when showing the man peering through the window. Use of shot makes him look powerful, whilst the dark lighting gives a vague look leaving his identity a mystery.


Group 62


There is lots of good shot types, the music really creates atmosphere and suspense, and good use of thunder claps throughout to back up production name. Mise-en-scene was thought about well, good location, and costume. Good use of transitions, allowed the sequence to flow. Created innocence for protagonist character and leaves the viewer with questions of who is the figure in the window. Good use of credits, made it look proffessional, could of had more detail- produced by, directed by ETC. Good use of natural lighting whilst outside- rainy day so fitted the genre. inside where the antagonist was standing, the lighting was limited- one candle- this created a contrast between the two characters.
keep up good music standard.
Beth and Lauren

Rough cut of our Thriller

The second half of our music will be put on next week before the final deadline!

Day One : Filming

Today we arrived at our filming location at 4.00pm and it appeared that the caravan which we planned to film in had been removed from the location. We were then very worried about where we would next film, however in the same field there were some abandoned stables, which had windows and doors and therefore appeared suitable for our criteria. Here is a picture of the stables:

Firstly we filmed our actress (Emily Coppen) jogging along a creepy lane, using mid-shots from front and behind, we found it fairly difficult to make sure that each shot flowed onto the next smoothly because she was moving. Overall we feel this part of filming went very well but we have not yet looked at the footage. We filmed each shot at least three times to ensure that we could get a perfect shot.
We then moved on to filming the stable and having Emily run past the stables, looking scared. We feel that this was the hardest part of filming because it was difficult to make her look scared but not have too much of a close up on her face. It was also difficult to create continuity here as she had to stumble a little and then keep running.
Next we had to film our actor (Nick Griggs) standing in the window, looking scary and mysterious. We did this using a zoom to close up shot, because it made the viewer feel uncomfortable of how close the camera got to the man in the window. We found this quite easy as our location was quite scary anyway and the shot worked well with the atmosphere.
Overall, we feel that the filming of day one went well, however we have not yet seen the footage! Also the weather was extremely cold, so we should plan to be more prepared for the cold on filming day 2.

Call sheet

This is our call sheet for the filming of our thriller film. The call sheet basically shows the different tasks needed to be completed and the times and dates of each task. It also shows the people involved with filming, e.g directors, actors etc. The call sheet should be followed closely to allow enough time for each task to be completed properly.