Evaluation
1- When we were making our thriller opening, we wanted to create enigma. We created this by using restricted narration. This was so the audience would want to continue watching our thriller.
We saw this in the thriller openings we studied earlier in the course. When we watched these openings we saw thy used restricted narration when they wanted to create enigma. I saw examples of this in the thriller openings i studied in the first pat of the coursework ,and if used effectively gave enigma to the sequence. Examples i saw this in was Silence of the lambs where the protagonist was working for something, however the audience did not know what was happening therefore creating enigma.
I also studied The Bourne ultimatum. In this we see the protagonist running from the police when we have no idea what he has done for this to happen to him. We also didn't show the antagonist to allow the audience to be creative with who our protagonist is running from and also creating enigma for who the main antagonist is.
When filming we tried to make our actor keep his head down. This is so the audience would not see his face until he was found on the ground. This is to keep the audience from knowing much about him until they see what situation he is in.We also tried to keep the protagonist in the middle of the shot to make him the focus and seem the most important as he is crucial to the story line of our thriller.
Although our protagonist is a 'good guy' we used iconography and gave him in dark clothes as costume to symbolize that he has a dark past making the audience want to know how he ended up there.we used low key lighting to complement what was happening in the scene when our protagonist was in the woodland. This was as it was a dramatic scene and the low key light was complementary to it.
With hair and make up we used a minimal amount as our protagonist was meant to look like he was going about his regular day, however we did move his hair to the center more to cover his face making him more mysterious. We also used make up when our protagonist was on the floor. We used make up to make him appear more white to make him appear dead, also we used fake blood to give the same illusion.
B) For our titles we decided to keep it simple and start with our logo in white on a black background. This is so it is very clear who the producers are. It then fades to black and our first scene begins. On this we put the name of our thriller "Vengeance" this is so that the audience would be focused on the middle of the scene for our protagonist running over it. This could slightly shock the audience as it goes from being calm and peaceful to the chase starting. And as the chase begins the title fades into the shot diverting the attention of the audience to the chase.
In a later shot we used a POV. this is to make the audience feel more involved with the scene and see how terrified the protagonist would be and wonder how he got into that situation.
I took inspiration from seven when we were filming for the enigma it creates within the first few minutes. In this picture we can see blood and words coming onto the screen making the audience be confused and therefore creates enigma.
Once again, in the Bourne ultimatum we can see that the protagonist is running from the police. However the audience are unaware what he has done and therefore creates enigma. I took this into consideration and put it in our own interpretation within our opening.
2- In our opening we used a male actor as it was the most accessible to us to film as the protagonist was a group member, however we also thought it would be best to use a male character as it is a gender stereotype that males are more involved with trouble making therefore fitting in with our story line.
When selecting our protagonist we tried to choose someone who appeared older. This is where Callum came in as not only is he 18 he looks much older than others within our age group and due to his facial hair, we could make him look older with make up.
We made our protagonist look as if he was from the lower class as we dressed him in a hoodie and trackies. This was to make it look like he did not have much money and would therefore do regrettable things for money and could suggest this to the audience as they watch the opening. However by doing this we are assuming that people believe this and have social stereotypes towards people like that.
In our chase scene, we showed the protagonist entering a car and driving off. After this another car enters and is running from another person. In this you can see that the protagonist is running and is therefore the other person is in control of the situation.
Later in the opening we used a POV of someone in a vendetta mask who has appeared to capture the protagonist. Although we don't know if he is in a higher class, we inferred to the audience that the man in the mask is very much in control of the situation and has power over the protagonist like in the earlier scene. Also here we tried to make the audience feel empathy for the protagonist as he is in a hostage situation and also makes the audience feel scared because the protagonist is in a bad situation.
3- A company who would possibly distribute our thriller is an indie company as our thriller is a low budget distribution company. This means a smaller company could possibly advertise it for us. They could possibly get our film onto sites for indie producers or even a few small cinema screens or internet sites.
A way to have this done is to go to events such as indie wire and pitch our thriller to distributors. However by doing this it would make us lose a large percentage of the revenue generated by the thriller. This means that we could decide to advertise it on our own. This would mean there would be less awareness about our thriller but more profit would be made as a private distributing company would not be needed to be hired.
Companies such as dog woof. Another way it could be distributed is through websites which allow users to watch it for free however, it would spread awareness and allow merchandise to be sold to generate revenue. Examples of this consist of YouTube,Vimeo and Netflix which allow people to possibly get awareness.
4- When creating our opening we were targeting a more mature audience as our plot is quite complex and is filled with enigmas making the audience have to think what is happening rather than it being plainly given to the audience. However it could be targeted towards teens as it has a minor amount of gore or violence meaning the age rating would be lower compared to if it did have violence in it.
We were not targeting any gender however it could appeal to men more as it has some action with a chase and has some blood and gore within it which may not appeal to women contrary to what men could want in a thriller.
We were going for something along the lines of the Bourne series as although it is a thriller it still has some instances of action to keep the story fresh and keep the audience engaged. I also took inspiration and targeted people who liked the night manager as is had moments of action and a lot of restricted narration and enigmas much like our opening.
5- When making our film we took into consideration what would make people want to watch and continue to watch our opening. Therefore we came up with something to get the audience hooked and then left an anonymity to the protagonist making the audience want to continue watching. This can be seen by our car chase at the beginning and the close up of the protagonists face with blood on it as he wakes up making the audience wonder what he is going to do making them want to continue watching.
We incorporated flashbacks throughout a long shot of our protagonist laying on the ground. This is to make the audience want to continue watching to see what happens next. Throughout this we used a heartbeat sound to make them think he is still alive as he is crucial to our opening.
The way we used costume was to dress the character in a way in which the audience could relate to him therefore making the audience be more able to relate to him.
6 - Since we began creating our film i have learn much about the technologies used in the production of a film. To begin, before we begun, i did not know much about the cameras used. However now i know about white balance, ISO, and what F scale is. This gives me a greater understanding of the difficulties of using cameras and how to use them the most efficiently.
I also had to use the MACs to edit. Before this, i had not used MACs and it was a learning experience to use them to edit our opening. I learnt how to use garage band and final cut pro. I also learnt how to use Photoshop when we created our logo which the skills could be transferable to other areas.
I also learnt how use the audio equipment. This involves setting up the mic and the right sound level and hooking it up to where it is needed.
7- Since our preliminary, we have had changes to our group since a person left. This meant there was a larger work load placed on each person within the group. However, this meant each persons input could be more involved with the development of the thriller opening. This also meant we had more preparation and less trouble with meeting up and filming. It also meant each person had to use the equipment more and do more meaning our understanding of the equipment was higher than if there was more of us.
Each person in the group was responsible for different parts. For example Tony was our camera man as he does photography meaning he will know more about cameras and who they work than others in our group. Me and Callum were responsible for the sound editing, we searched the internet for copy right free sounds and music to use within our opening. We used multiple websites to find these sounds. We also attempted to make some Foley sounds however we found sounds which sounded better on the sound websites we used.
When doing the preliminary we used rented equipment from the media room. This meant that we were unfamiliar with the equipment and therefore couldn't use it to its fullest potential and we came across some issues with it However in our final piece, we used our own equipment. This meant we knew how to use it and that we would be less likely to face any problems with it.
In the prelim we had a large issue when our audio equipment did not pick up any sound. This meant that we had to do Foley sounds for the whole thing which made some of the dialogue seem out of place.due to this we decided to go overboard with mics. We had 2 mics one on the camera and one held by myself to record ambient sound.
In our opening, we used flashbacks this was presented by Tony putting a vignette boarder on the shot so that the audience would know when the flashbacks are happening so they don't lose track of what is happening. When we were filming we went through different settings. This meant sometimes the brightness was dramatically different, This meant that in post production we had to adjust the brightness of the shot so we didn't break continuity. Also, the duration of the film was much better. This is due to the management we had when filming. We had a much clearer idea of what we wanted to produce in our final piece compared to the prelim and reaching the required time unlike in the prelim.
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Also, In the preliminary task we had an issue when editing. This is because we had to decompress each video file we wanted to use as it was too large of a file. Luckily we learned from this and compressed all of our files before we needed to edit to save time and be mpre productive in our editing sessions.
I also studied The Bourne ultimatum. In this we see the protagonist running from the police when we have no idea what he has done for this to happen to him. We also didn't show the antagonist to allow the audience to be creative with who our protagonist is running from and also creating enigma for who the main antagonist is.
When filming we tried to make our actor keep his head down. This is so the audience would not see his face until he was found on the ground. This is to keep the audience from knowing much about him until they see what situation he is in.We also tried to keep the protagonist in the middle of the shot to make him the focus and seem the most important as he is crucial to the story line of our thriller.
With hair and make up we used a minimal amount as our protagonist was meant to look like he was going about his regular day, however we did move his hair to the center more to cover his face making him more mysterious. We also used make up when our protagonist was on the floor. We used make up to make him appear more white to make him appear dead, also we used fake blood to give the same illusion.
B) For our titles we decided to keep it simple and start with our logo in white on a black background. This is so it is very clear who the producers are. It then fades to black and our first scene begins. On this we put the name of our thriller "Vengeance" this is so that the audience would be focused on the middle of the scene for our protagonist running over it. This could slightly shock the audience as it goes from being calm and peaceful to the chase starting. And as the chase begins the title fades into the shot diverting the attention of the audience to the chase.
C) In this screen shot from our opening, you can see that the protagonist lay seemingly dead or extremely injured. This makes the audience wonder what has happened and therefore created enigma.
I took inspiration from seven when we were filming for the enigma it creates within the first few minutes. In this picture we can see blood and words coming onto the screen making the audience be confused and therefore creates enigma.
Once again, in the Bourne ultimatum we can see that the protagonist is running from the police. However the audience are unaware what he has done and therefore creates enigma. I took this into consideration and put it in our own interpretation within our opening.
2- In our opening we used a male actor as it was the most accessible to us to film as the protagonist was a group member, however we also thought it would be best to use a male character as it is a gender stereotype that males are more involved with trouble making therefore fitting in with our story line.
When selecting our protagonist we tried to choose someone who appeared older. This is where Callum came in as not only is he 18 he looks much older than others within our age group and due to his facial hair, we could make him look older with make up.
We made our protagonist look as if he was from the lower class as we dressed him in a hoodie and trackies. This was to make it look like he did not have much money and would therefore do regrettable things for money and could suggest this to the audience as they watch the opening. However by doing this we are assuming that people believe this and have social stereotypes towards people like that.
In our chase scene, we showed the protagonist entering a car and driving off. After this another car enters and is running from another person. In this you can see that the protagonist is running and is therefore the other person is in control of the situation.
Later in the opening we used a POV of someone in a vendetta mask who has appeared to capture the protagonist. Although we don't know if he is in a higher class, we inferred to the audience that the man in the mask is very much in control of the situation and has power over the protagonist like in the earlier scene. Also here we tried to make the audience feel empathy for the protagonist as he is in a hostage situation and also makes the audience feel scared because the protagonist is in a bad situation.
3- A company who would possibly distribute our thriller is an indie company as our thriller is a low budget distribution company. This means a smaller company could possibly advertise it for us. They could possibly get our film onto sites for indie producers or even a few small cinema screens or internet sites.
A way to have this done is to go to events such as indie wire and pitch our thriller to distributors. However by doing this it would make us lose a large percentage of the revenue generated by the thriller. This means that we could decide to advertise it on our own. This would mean there would be less awareness about our thriller but more profit would be made as a private distributing company would not be needed to be hired.
Companies such as dog woof. Another way it could be distributed is through websites which allow users to watch it for free however, it would spread awareness and allow merchandise to be sold to generate revenue. Examples of this consist of YouTube,Vimeo and Netflix which allow people to possibly get awareness.
4- When creating our opening we were targeting a more mature audience as our plot is quite complex and is filled with enigmas making the audience have to think what is happening rather than it being plainly given to the audience. However it could be targeted towards teens as it has a minor amount of gore or violence meaning the age rating would be lower compared to if it did have violence in it.
We were not targeting any gender however it could appeal to men more as it has some action with a chase and has some blood and gore within it which may not appeal to women contrary to what men could want in a thriller.
We were going for something along the lines of the Bourne series as although it is a thriller it still has some instances of action to keep the story fresh and keep the audience engaged. I also took inspiration and targeted people who liked the night manager as is had moments of action and a lot of restricted narration and enigmas much like our opening.
5- When making our film we took into consideration what would make people want to watch and continue to watch our opening. Therefore we came up with something to get the audience hooked and then left an anonymity to the protagonist making the audience want to continue watching. This can be seen by our car chase at the beginning and the close up of the protagonists face with blood on it as he wakes up making the audience wonder what he is going to do making them want to continue watching.
We incorporated flashbacks throughout a long shot of our protagonist laying on the ground. This is to make the audience want to continue watching to see what happens next. Throughout this we used a heartbeat sound to make them think he is still alive as he is crucial to our opening.
The way we used costume was to dress the character in a way in which the audience could relate to him therefore making the audience be more able to relate to him.
6 - Since we began creating our film i have learn much about the technologies used in the production of a film. To begin, before we begun, i did not know much about the cameras used. However now i know about white balance, ISO, and what F scale is. This gives me a greater understanding of the difficulties of using cameras and how to use them the most efficiently.
I also had to use the MACs to edit. Before this, i had not used MACs and it was a learning experience to use them to edit our opening. I learnt how to use garage band and final cut pro. I also learnt how to use Photoshop when we created our logo which the skills could be transferable to other areas.
I also learnt how use the audio equipment. This involves setting up the mic and the right sound level and hooking it up to where it is needed.
7- Since our preliminary, we have had changes to our group since a person left. This meant there was a larger work load placed on each person within the group. However, this meant each persons input could be more involved with the development of the thriller opening. This also meant we had more preparation and less trouble with meeting up and filming. It also meant each person had to use the equipment more and do more meaning our understanding of the equipment was higher than if there was more of us.
Each person in the group was responsible for different parts. For example Tony was our camera man as he does photography meaning he will know more about cameras and who they work than others in our group. Me and Callum were responsible for the sound editing, we searched the internet for copy right free sounds and music to use within our opening. We used multiple websites to find these sounds. We also attempted to make some Foley sounds however we found sounds which sounded better on the sound websites we used.
When doing the preliminary we used rented equipment from the media room. This meant that we were unfamiliar with the equipment and therefore couldn't use it to its fullest potential and we came across some issues with it However in our final piece, we used our own equipment. This meant we knew how to use it and that we would be less likely to face any problems with it.
In the prelim we had a large issue when our audio equipment did not pick up any sound. This meant that we had to do Foley sounds for the whole thing which made some of the dialogue seem out of place.due to this we decided to go overboard with mics. We had 2 mics one on the camera and one held by myself to record ambient sound.
In our opening, we used flashbacks this was presented by Tony putting a vignette boarder on the shot so that the audience would know when the flashbacks are happening so they don't lose track of what is happening. When we were filming we went through different settings. This meant sometimes the brightness was dramatically different, This meant that in post production we had to adjust the brightness of the shot so we didn't break continuity. Also, the duration of the film was much better. This is due to the management we had when filming. We had a much clearer idea of what we wanted to produce in our final piece compared to the prelim and reaching the required time unlike in the prelim.
<-- Vignette Also, In the preliminary task we had an issue when editing. This is because we had to decompress each video file we wanted to use as it was too large of a file. Luckily we learned from this and compressed all of our files before we needed to edit to save time and be mpre productive in our editing sessions.
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