From the very get go the thriller sequence was organised, planned, shot, edited and created a lot more seriously than the prelim task. No matter which branch of creation the thriller was a lot more difficult in every task which came with it.
After several weeks of deciding, choosing and planning our thriller idea we still needed to create the storyboard. We did none of this for our prelim task. So not only was this difficult but it was all new to us.
When it came to the thriller we created a more sophisticated visual interpretation of a narrative than the prelim task. We did not have any dialogue in the thriller sequence where as in the prelim we had only the dialogue to tell the story. Storyboarding was very useful as it allowed us to create a rough sketch of how we were going to film our movie without actually taking out a camera and filming. It allowed us to see possibilities which never even existed with the prelim task.
When shooting day came upon us we had a lot more time to try things out and film certain shots. Compared to the prelim we had a lot more freedom. With the prelim task all we were advised to do was take wide shots then medium shots moving onto close shots. In the thriller we used Point of view shots, high angle, and low angle shots, and follow on action shots.
We even had shots which were shot on a different location and then followed up by a shot, shot at another location. In the prelim we had no extra lighting we would have to use the lamps in the room were as in the thriller we had to use the sun light for the natural feel that we wanted. As for sound, which we did not think about either in the prelim, we recorded footsteps in the grass to put on with the killed walking and we used the crunching of dead leaves for the running sequence of the victim.
In post-production we edited our shots together so that we created an intense, high-paced thriller. We had plenty of shots to use, most of them we deleted. In the prelim we barely had enough footage to create the sequence.
We used our point of view shots, for whip-pans from the killer to the victim and vice versa. And we used footage of different parts of the victims’ body to create audience interest by having the shots change from feet running to whole body to arms. Or any other type of variation. With the prelim task we did not even considered having the shots orientated in a way to keep the audience interested but with the thriller we accepted this concept wholeheartedly.
When editing we used Final Cut Pro just like with the prelim task however this time we had to incorporate Soundtrack Pro and After Effects to make the movie. We cut the footage pretty much into short fragments and put them together in a 2 minute opening sequence. With that we also added music which helped build tension and intensity. It provided an aural support for the visual footage and highlighted the action of the sequence.
After several weeks of deciding, choosing and planning our thriller idea we still needed to create the storyboard. We did none of this for our prelim task. So not only was this difficult but it was all new to us.
When it came to the thriller we created a more sophisticated visual interpretation of a narrative than the prelim task. We did not have any dialogue in the thriller sequence where as in the prelim we had only the dialogue to tell the story. Storyboarding was very useful as it allowed us to create a rough sketch of how we were going to film our movie without actually taking out a camera and filming. It allowed us to see possibilities which never even existed with the prelim task.
When shooting day came upon us we had a lot more time to try things out and film certain shots. Compared to the prelim we had a lot more freedom. With the prelim task all we were advised to do was take wide shots then medium shots moving onto close shots. In the thriller we used Point of view shots, high angle, and low angle shots, and follow on action shots.
We even had shots which were shot on a different location and then followed up by a shot, shot at another location. In the prelim we had no extra lighting we would have to use the lamps in the room were as in the thriller we had to use the sun light for the natural feel that we wanted. As for sound, which we did not think about either in the prelim, we recorded footsteps in the grass to put on with the killed walking and we used the crunching of dead leaves for the running sequence of the victim.
In post-production we edited our shots together so that we created an intense, high-paced thriller. We had plenty of shots to use, most of them we deleted. In the prelim we barely had enough footage to create the sequence.
We used our point of view shots, for whip-pans from the killer to the victim and vice versa. And we used footage of different parts of the victims’ body to create audience interest by having the shots change from feet running to whole body to arms. Or any other type of variation. With the prelim task we did not even considered having the shots orientated in a way to keep the audience interested but with the thriller we accepted this concept wholeheartedly.
When editing we used Final Cut Pro just like with the prelim task however this time we had to incorporate Soundtrack Pro and After Effects to make the movie. We cut the footage pretty much into short fragments and put them together in a 2 minute opening sequence. With that we also added music which helped build tension and intensity. It provided an aural support for the visual footage and highlighted the action of the sequence.
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