Final Thriller Production

Rough Cut - Miss Georgoiu

Rough Cut

Within mine and Nojus group we made a rough cut of our thriller sequence. This was an important step to making our thriller as it is final draft of what our thriller should be like. This is including editing and sound effects. Our rough cut includes all the music and editing that we will include in the real final sequence.  The credits for our thriller are also included. The feedback we received from other students in the class and both our teachers were taken on board.

After we had produced our rough cut it was uploaded onto you tube. Where students in our class and from the year group were able to leave there criticism and comments below. Including what hey though would make our final sequence better. We though we aught to take action on their suggestions as they were part of our target audience. Getting feedback from our target audience rather than Nojus and I picking out the flaws in the piece is a better idea as we would both have been bias to the bits we had created. For example if i had worked hard on a particular frame and it did not look good, I would not want to take it out as i had worked so hard.

On our final sequence we allowed our target audience to leave their feedback, their comments included what went well and what we could of done better. These comments were really helpful as now we know specifically what we should have done better and how we will be able to improve it. The feedback our our video was mainly positive the comments said that  they liked the way we added a filter to make the whole sequence give more dramatic effect.  From these comments we gathered that we could make our sequence more enjoyable for the audience by adding in background music this would have made the sequence easier to follow. After looking our our film we realised that there was a lot of silence this can be filled in with at least once piece of music playing in the background. Choosing the right music would make our opening sequence more conventional to the thriller genre. We will have to make this change before we upload our final piece. By taking on this criticism we will be able to engage more with our target audience.

Our feedback also said that the second half of our film was not as good as the first half. Unfortunately we had no time to redo the whole our the second half so we will have to make little tweaks and hopefully that will make a difference. The second half of our opening sequence lacked the originality that we produced in the first minute, thus failing to create as much suspense as the audience are able to predict.

Although we had some critism we had positive feedback for the sound that we used. Our feedback said that the second half did not make the audience feel that much suspense. We should have used different angles and have used better cinematography like we did in the first half. Both me and Nojus agreed that the second half of our thriller was had to compare to the fist section after the opening title is shown the sequence ors downhill. In order to make our sequence more thrilling we must change bits of the second half.

The feedback that we received after uploading our rough cut to youtube suggested that we need to improve our second half of our opening sequence, this would then engage our target audience. Our group needs to go back and improve our second half as the first half is more conventional and engages our audience more so that they will be more inclined to watch the rest of our film. This feedback has shown to me that we can still improve our opening sequence. Another negative comment that we received was that we could of added music to the suspenseful parts and professionally fade the music in and out instead of the music cutting straight out.
The changes we will make to our thriller sequence is that we are going to add background music to the places where there is silence. An example of this would be where Nojus is following the victim and in order not to kill the mood of the sequence we just left the silence. Our target audience thought this was abad idea.


In conclusion, the feedback we were given allowed us to rectify any mistakes that we had not noticed. Or that deemed to be unconventional to the thriller genre. By taking on the comments from our target audience we are able to see what they expect to see in a thriller movie . 

Group Meetings - Miss Gergiou

Group Meetings
In these meetings we discussed how vital and how important it is to have a meeting schedule as it allowed us to arrange times where everyone in our group was free. It allowed us to discuss the different micro elements and how they were important to our thriller. The discussions we had helped us communicate with each other in a way that made me and Nojus both understand what we were gaining from this process.
As there was only two of the in the group the communication was easy and there was not many people giving their opinions. However as there was only two of us it did make the filming on a whole hard especially when both of us needed to be in the scene.

From attending our group meetings we discovered that communication and planning are essential to making our finished product better, it worked as we didn't know how long all the filming was going to take so by meeting up al together and discussing what we needed to bring the next time we filmed saved confusion and time. By the time me and Nojus had met up around 3 different times we both knew what came next on the filming she dual.

Date	Action	To be done by	By whom	Discussions
19.10.15	Deciding the group narrative	15.12.15	All members of the group	Different ideas were discussed with all member of our group. Eventually we combined all our ideas to find a suitable narrative
12.10.15	Planning the opening sequence	15.12.15	All members	In this meet up we discussed how the opening sequence would be set out. Including where the credits will be placed
23.10.15	Planning mise en scene	15.12.15	All members	We though about what areas of mise en scene we will fatuous on for example characters and iconography
24.10.15	Elements, example, and sounds created	15.12.15	All group members	We decided that we will remove all of the sound from out clips and edit in our own sounds that will exaggerate what is happening in the scene.
02.11.15	Planning sound	15.12.15	Nojus	We looked at the footage we had filmed and came to the conclusion that all our sound we filmed did not sound as good as they could.
23.10.15	Planning editing	15.12.15	All group members	We discussed that we would use an ‘ash’ layering over our work to make it look more conventional to the thriller genre.
05.11.15	Planning Credits	15.12.15	All group members	We both though of different names that we would use for our credits to make it less repetitive and make it look better
13.11.15	Planning characters	15.12.15	All group members	We spoke about what characters we will need in each individual  frame and who would be filming while all the characters are in one frame.
20.11.15	Group story board	15.12.15	All group members	In this meeting we decided to add all of our story boards to come together and produce one final story board that will reflect a bit of all of our work
26.11.15	Filming schedual and risk assessment	15.12.15	All group members	We developed out filming schedule and risk assessment to ensure that we could stick to a time frame and that there would be no confusion with meeting times and what props needed to be brought.
27.11.15	Filming the thriller	20.12.15	All group members	This is when we started to film our thriller we decided we needed to redo some shots which keep us behind our filming schedule sometimes.

Production Roles - Miss Miller

Within the film industry and creating a film, the best way to manage a production team is by allocating specific roles to each person as it will make the whole process more organised. By doing this way if everyone is doing their own job it will make everything less stressful this means that each person can specialise in the area they are focused on.

These roles include:
- Producers
- Directors
- Actors
-Director of photography
- Music producers
- Screen play writers
- Mise en scene coordinators
- Editors

Our group was different from the rest of the others, as there was only two of us we did our best to allocate the different rolls between us. The director was the main role that we allocated, the director is given the job of planning out and arranging times for filming. This was easily done as there was only two of us. We both made sure we had planned in advance where we were meeting and at what given time so this role was shared between the both of us. The directors job is also change any ideas if they do not look as good as they were planned to be in order to achieve the best possible role.

The producers role is to make sure the characters are playing their roles properly and making sure that the filming is going to scheduled. This role was once again shared between the both of us as we both made impute to the filming process by changing scenes and frames of the original idea. In our opening credits we are going to use made up names to make the credits more interesting rather than repeating the same two names.

The roles of characters had to adapted as there is now only two of us in the group. The characters are now played my only Nojus and I. The killer will be played by Nojus and I will still play the victim. The role of the actors is to follow what the story board plans. Making sure they are ready for the next frame they are in. These are the people that the audience should be able to relate to. The actors role is to follow what the director says and to preform as if they were really in that position in order to make their performance believable.

I was given the job of finding the music and sound effects that need to be added in. As the editing was all done on Nojus computer I found the sounds for him and he added them in. I am responsible for making sure the sound is in every scene that it needs to be in. I was able to find music that created suspense but also allowed Nojus to give his own opinion and ideas on the sounds I had used.

As there is now only two of us in our group we had to change the narrative of our piece on short notice. This accounted for me and Nojus becoming screen play writers. We both shared the responsibility of writing the new story for our thriller. We had to change each of the frames of our story boards and then filmed around that. This job involves making sure that the story is followed throughout filming and is made easier as this is also the directors job.

The next role I took on was the mise - en - scene co-ordinator, this means I had to plan what props needed to be brought in for the filming that day. For mine and Nojus' sequence we needed a knife that had to be brought into school. This also includes the costume and make-up we needed. My role was to also make sure Nojus and I were in the right positioned when we were being filmed to make sure the shot looks exactly how it did in the storyboard.

Nojus individual role was editing. He chose this as it is the element he is most comfortable with doing however when Nojus is not in school I use the lessons to input my own editing skills. The role of he editor is to input all of the raw footage onto final cut pro in order to fasten up and add effects to any given frames. The editors role is one of the most important as they are in charge of the final touches before showing it to the audience. As editing is one of the most important roles this was the only individual role given to Nojus. I feel by doing this the roles were allocated fairly to make sure he was not doing to many difficult tasks at once.

Despite having to change groups which meant changing our entire narrative, me and Nojus were able to take on all the roles involved when making our final sequence. By taking on these responsibilities me and Nojus have worked more as a team which will reflect in our final product.

Filming Schedule - Miss Georgiou

A filming schedule is used to show each member of production prior to going out and filming as it ensures the group on the agreed time which has been disused among all members of the group. It also gives the group a realistic target of how much we should film in a given time. It also gives each member of the group an idea of what props need to be brought. It shows who needs to be at the location of filming at what time. By doing all of this it enables our group to be organised and not confused as to who is doing what.

This was the filming schedule that our group had put together, whilst filming we used this as a rough guide to what scene needed to be filmed. The first four shots of our opening sequence we followed using the filming schedule. We examined what each location and iconography said and made sure we had the props ready for the shot. Although we followed the first four shots of the schedule, Nojus and I felt that to make our sequence look better there should be more shots of the planning room to make it seem more authentic. This didn't mean that we needed to change our whole filming she dual it just meant that the following shots were delayed until me and Nojus thought we had enough shots to make the opening as good as it could be.  

Fortunately our filming schedule didn't hold any time slots which was a positive for me and Nojus as we were not rushed to get certain shots filmed straight away. The positive from this was that when we had planned to film at a certain time and the room me and Nojus were using was already engaged, we did not panic an fear that we were behind schedule. For me this is a good thing as it meant that we didn't have to rush our filming to make sure we didn't not fall. If we had tried to get all the shots over and done with quickly it could of ruined our sequence as the shots may look awful. 

Shots that weren't included in our filming schedule that we had to add in were shots of the creep coming down the stairs in the 'basement'. We felt this created suspense, and made the opening look better as all you could see is a shadow coming down the stairs. As the face is unidentifiable it made the shot look more conventional to the thriller genre. From creating the filming schedule It has become apparent to me why they are used during filming and even if you don't stick to the schedule it is better to have one as it means that the production team has a guideline to follow. 

Shot	Date & time	Location	Content /Action	Shot type & Duration	Costume/ hair/ make up	Iconography	Personnel	Equipment
1		Planning Room	Audience see a zoom out of the killer’s planning board of the murder he is going to commit, a picture of the victim is seen	Extreme Close-up Duration: 2 seconds	N/A	Pinned up photograph of the victim	Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
2		Planning Room	Audience see more of what the killer is planning to do to the victim	Close-up Duration: 1 second	N/A	Pinned up photograph of the victim, String	Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
3		Planning Room	Audience see more of what the killer is planning to do to the victim	Close-up Duration: 1 second	N/A	Pinned up photograph of the victim, String	Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
4		Planning Room	Audience see more of what the killer is planning to do to the victim	Mid-shot Duration: 1 second	Antagonist: Dark hoody that covers head/face	Pinned up photograph of the victim, String, Knife	Antagonist Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
5		Outside of the school	The audience see where the narrative will be set and what the character’s occupation will be	Establishing Shot Duration: 2 seconds	N/A	N/A	Camera person, Location Manager	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
6		Outside of the school	The audience are introduced to the victim, tracking shot shows that she might be being followed	Tracking Shot Duration: 6 seconds	Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	Victim’s Bags	Victim Camera person, Location Manager Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, Tape / memory card
7		Inside of school	The audience see the victim arrive at school, walk in and swipe her id, gives a sense of normalcy	Over the shoulder Shot Duration: 2 seconds	Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	Victim’s bags, Victim’s id	Victim, Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
8		Inside of the school, in a hallway	The audience see the victim walking to the toilet down a hallway and is soon followed by the creep.	Low Angle Duration: 2 seconds	Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card Creep: School uniform, grey suit, white shirt	N/A	Victim, Creep, Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, Tape / memory card
9		Inside of the school, in a hallway	The audience see the creep corner the victim as she comes out of the toilet in order to talk to her	Low Angle Duration: 3 seconds	Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card Creep: School uniform, grey suit, white shirt	N/A	Victim, Creep, Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
10		Inside of the school, in a hallway	The audience see that the victim is uncomfortable in the situation and wants to get away from him, as he is creepy, and she is frightened of him	High Angle Duration: 3 seconds	Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card Creep: School uniform, grey suit, white shirt	N/A	Victim, Creep, Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
11		Inside The school, coming down the hallway	The audience see a point of view from the perspective of the killer as he comes down the hallway where the victim and creep were	Point-of-view Duration: 3 seconds	Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card Creep: School uniform, black suit, white shirt	N/A	Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, Tape / memory card
12		Outside of the toilets, inside the school	The audience see that the creep has been murdered on the floor, it seems that the victim has killed him yet the audience are not know	Shallow Focus Duration: 2 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform Creep: School uniform, black suit, white shirt	Knife	Creep, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
13		Outside of the school	The stalker has discovered the body of the creep and looks shocked	Low Angle Duration: 2 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform Creep: School uniform, black suit, white shirt	Knife	Creep, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
14		Outside of the school	The stalker looks around and spots the victim from afar.	Over the Shoulder Duration: 2 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	N/A	Victim, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
15		Outside the school	The victim looks over her shoulder and begins to walk away, as she knows the killer is near her	Mid-Shot Duration: 2 seconds	Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	N/A	Victim, Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
16		Outside the school	The killer begins to chase after the victim in order to get answers for what she did	Long shot, Cantered Duration: 4 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform	N/A	Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
17		Outside of school	The killer turns the corner to see that there is no one there and that the victim has escaped	Deep focus Duration: 3 seconds	N/A	N/A	Camera person, Location Manager	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
18		Outside of school	The killer, while looking for the victim, is hit from behind and knocked out	Zoom in Duration: 1 second	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform	Blunt object	Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
19		Outside of school	The killer is recovering from being hit on the head, some time has passed since he was hit	Steadicam with canted angle Duration: 2 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform	N/A	Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
20		Inside the school, in the hallway, stairwell	The killer has returned to see if anyone has found the killer’s body but it isn’t there anymore, but a calling card is	Long shot Duration: 3 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform	Calling card on the floor	Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
21		Inside of the school	A close up of the calling card is shown so the audience can see it in better quality	Extreme Close-up Duration: 1 second	N/A	Calling card on the floor	Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, Tape / memory card
22		On a street, isolated and far from the school	The killer picks up the trail of the victim and manages to find out where she went	Shallow focus Duration: 3 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	N/A	Victim, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, Tape / memory card
23		On a street, isolated and far from the school	The killer is about to grab the victim and bring her to justice	Longshot Duration: 3 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	N/A	Victim, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
24		On a street, isolated and far from the school	As the killer grabs the victim, she turns round and stabs him in the chest instead	Tracking shot on the victim Duration: 1 second	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	Knife	Victim, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
25		On a street, isolated and far from the school	The killer lies on the floor and starts to get up as he delivers his final line	High Angle shot Duration: 3 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer	Knife	Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
26		On a street, isolated and far from the school	The victim prepares to execute the killer as he is on his knees, she replies to his comments	Mid-shot Duration: 2 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	Knife	Victim, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
27		On a street, isolated and far from the school	The victim stabs the victim again to finish him off as she taunts him, her dialogue suggest the killer wasn’t alone	Zoom-out Duration: 3 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	Knife	Victim, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card
28		On a street, isolated and far from the school	The victim walks off unharmed by the ordeal while the killer lies on the floor dying	Deep focus Duration: 4 seconds	Killer: Darker suit as a school uniform, wearing a hoody rather than a blazer Victim: School uniform, white blouse, black skirt, Id card	Knife	Victim, Killer. Camera person, Location Manager, Props/ Make up/ hair artist	Digital camera, batteries, tripod, Tape / memory card