Account of shootday
and the some small things throughout the film. For example in the Basement we filmed at the floor was bumpy and thus we weren't able to track the villain walking into the prep room so instead we did wide shots and over the shoulder shots quick cutting in between the two. These shot choices allowed us to build the tension up to the torture room and was therefore extremely effective in our film. We chose to quick cut between shots especially for the target audience in order for them to feel on edge and a sense of fear. Other than this change nothing else was changed.
The costumes and
props we chose for our thriller film were specific and all had a certain
connotation. Firstly, our toolbox this was filled with knifes, hammers, saws
etc this demonstrated to the audience that our villain is a psychopath killer.
Furthermore, we also gave the girl duck tape and ropes which connotes the fact
that she is captured and in need for help. Moreover, the pink jumper we gave
the girl orchestrated to the audience the girl’s vulnerability and innocence. Additionally
to this the villain used a knife to execute his kill we did this in order to
link to other thriller films and how they kill innocent girl like in Scream.
The knife also insinuates a sinister feel to the villain. Lastly, the villain
is in all black we did this for 2 reasons firstly, it demonstrates the villain
is hidden away and keeps himself on the low second of all it links to the
villain in Reservoir Dogs and thus we tried to make our villain similar to the
one in the film.
Our actors were
also picked for a specific reason, first of all our actress Rachel Newman she
is part of our group and also acted in our thriller. This was because she has
blonde hair and is a teenage good-looking girl. With her being blonde it
demonstrates her vulnerability, which the target audience will find intriguing
and relatable. Also the fact she is a teenager gives our thriller social
realism which people find interesting. Our other actor was a male who although
isn’t the scariest looking he still has years of experience in acting thus he
is able to play the role of psychopath and a killer to make it more realistic
for the audience.
On the day of
shooting we used an outdoor lighting kit we used this lighting kit as we filmed
in a basement, this basement was dark with no lighting thus we had to use the
lighting kit. We used the lighting kit not just for light but also for great
effect in our film especially for the torture scene. We also took from other
thriller films how they used their lighting and tried to replicate it. For
example in Scream in the opening sequence they use outdoor lighting in order to
spotlight the girls boyfriend being killed adding to the tension and fear in
the film. We tried to replicate this by using the lighting kit to spotlight our
actress being killed we hoped this was effective when filming our opening. We
also used the lighting kit to brighten up the prep room this illustrated and
conveyed the mise-en-scene in the room with the boxes and stained dirty walls
highlighting this room is used for gruesome activities
When filming of
course we considered the sounds the audience will be hearing even before
editing it. We made sure we had a couple of core sounds in our filming, firstly
the sharpening of the knives in the prep room by the villain doing this the
tension of the opening sequence was further strengthened and increased
throughout. In addition, we also made sure the girl being tortured was
screaming to show how she is frightened of him, this also gave the villain
authority and power as it orchestrates how scared she really is. By getting our
actress to scream it will mean it sounds extremely realistic and it saves us
less time by adding a voice over when editing.
I played a huge
role in production of this opening sequence, from filming to ideas the whole
lot I contributed massively to if I wasn't there on the filming day the whole
thriller would of gone to the bin I was constantly filming different shots
within filming. I also set up and positioned the outdoor lighting kit,
spotlighting our actress for effect. However, it wasn’t all down to me and my
group played a huge role in helping out. I’d say I’m the most important figure
of the group not only my great filming skills but also my editing skills are up
there with the best.

Overall I was
extremely happy with our filming on the day. However, I was more pleased with
the mise-en-scene captured rather than the actual core shots taken. I felt that
we did not shoot enough so if anything that would be one thing I would change.
Apart from that small thing everything else we did that day I was very pleased
with and wouldn't change anything else.
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