Thriller Movie rough cut 2

Thriller Movie rough cut 1

Day One Analysis

For the first day of filming we decided to film the opening sequence in Finsbury park. This is because our main location was in morden and it was too far to travel and film within 1hr and 45mins. We decided to film outside Muhammeds house as we knew that there was a path up to his house. After a few hours of filming we managed to film the whole outside sequence however when we had the chance to edit it together we found many problems. The main issue was continuity, the different shots of him on the phone were either too close and to far from the actor so when we merged them together it became too confusing. The clip above is of one of our outakes. Due to not re watching our footage before leaving , we didn't realise that Muhammed was in the background and because we cant crop him out, the clip is couldnt be used. That was one of the vital clips of the opening scene and so we decided to re film the whole sequence again at the real location. The reason that we chose not to film that particular scene again is because of the change of weather. 

However, we did think there were some good shots and ideas with these clips. For example by filming in this particular location we got a clip of tracking along a brick wall (shown in the video above) We thought this was effective as we thought that we could add the title sequence onto it.

180 Degree Rule (unfinished)

The 180 degree rule is one of the main rules when filming. This rule is used to show continuity with the clips. It is the rule that when filming the camera should always stick to one side of the actors or the main focas. If the camera is to go pass to the other side of the main focas it will disorient the scene. It will look unclear and confusing. If the camera was too cross to the other side it would be classed as 'Crossing the line" causing a reverse angle.

Production Schedule

Thriller Storyboard

This is the storyboard for our thriller, and we will try and stick to it the best we can. There may be some changes but we will evaluate those changes as we go on.

Props

This is some of the props we are planning to use in our Thriller opening. Anna and Nabilla went out and gathered all the equipment needed for the opening. The candles are going to be used in the bathroom scene, placed around the bath. Also we may use it around the house to make it seem more scary. The deep dark red is going to used as our blood in our scene. The black book is going to be used as the bible that he is going to refer back too. We are planning to print out the cover and stick it on the black book to make it seem more realistic.

We found this black robe when we went down to Camden to go buy some props. We thought this would of been perfect for our thriller as it was long, gothic, hooded and scary looking. However it was too expensive and didn't fit our budget. However this is the kind of robe we are looking for.

On Set

En route to Location 101:

Day 1 of filming:

Overall, our first day of filming was pretty good. We got the shots that we needed even though it was ridiculously cold but we worked through it. We may have struggled in the beginning (issues with the locations) but in the end everything went well, here are some pictures:

Prelim Shot by shot

In Our first shot we are going to be using a long shot of our antagonist at a supposedly at a cafe or any outdoor enivroment. 

The next shot is a wide shot of the second character opening a door. This shot would be very short to establish what is going on.

There will then be a close up of the door knob and we will see Ali's hand opening it.

A long shot will then be used to show Ali going through from the other side of the door.

We will use a medium close up of Mohammed's face.

A medium close up is then used to show whats happening

Over the shoulder shots are then uses continuously to show their conversation about the investigation. 

When they go the leave, a long shot will be used as Mohammed goes to kill Ali.

Planning

180 degree rule

In filmmaking, the 180° rule is a basic guideline that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.

Prelim Video Without Sound Analysis - unfinished.

Prelim Video Without Sound Analysis - unfinished.

In or groups we where given a short time to complete the task of filming a short extract of two people walking into a room in the genre of a thriller. In my group after many alterations and decisions we concurred with the idea of a police man and a relative of a victim related to a crime meeting up to discuss the case. As we started filming we found some difficulty in setting up the camera and deciding where to place it but after we got aware of the problems they where quickly solved the filming as a whole went well. We then went on to edit where i cut and added effects such as slow motion we did not however add any sound which leaves it unfinished. As a whole i think we portrayed the idea intended well enough and i have learnt enough of this prelim to take my experience on to our real intro film.

180 degree rule

"In filmmaking, the 180° rule is a basic guideline that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. We want to stick to this rule in our filming as we have already done it well in our prelim video."