How have my skills developed between prelim and thriller?
Our prelim video was hugely limited. It was filmed in a media classroom and therefore we couldn't explore all the elements of a professional film, that we could use with our thriller. Our prelim was a useful practice for different elements of filming and it was crucial to explore different areas, ready for our thriller.
In the classroom, we had a lack of lighting to create any sort of mood or feeling in the prelim, and it was therefore hard to bring convey any sort of genre or storyline. Lighting is crucial to form shadow, helping to create a setting and location of some sort. Lighting colour helps to portray a particular character's personality. For example bright, colourful lighting represents happy, positive characters whereas dark colours suggest sinister, perhaps dangerous characters. In our thriller, lighting was the crucial element to make it the thriller genre. We decided to use neon strip lighting, to create the setting of a tacky rundown motel. This neon lighting also made the thriller a present day film, which determines the era to be modern. We also used an unusual brightness in the thriller, to present a ironic positivity, despite the fact it was in a room where a murder had taken place.
Thriller: We used the light from a film reel to create a 'heartbeat'
like rhythm for the beginning of the thriller- creating anticipation
Prelim: We used natural light from the window in our prelim
For our thriller we had taken the time to decide what angles we wanted to shoot from and how we would position the tripod etc. Likewise in the prelim, we had to decide on the shots to create a decent storyline: use of close ups, wide shots etc. In our thriller we could use a highly technical use of cameras, and with this advantage, we were able to use a crane (primarily down to the space we had in the media studio compared to the classroom). With the prelim being done in a lesson and the thriller being filmed in a day, we had more time to redo shots, and finish with accurate, perfect clips.
As our prelim was merely gaining experience using the camera and editing, and so it lacked any real Mise En Scene. We had to make do with what we were given: a classroom, and the actor's clothes they were already wearing. To film our thriller professionally we had to gather Mise En Scene together to present a realistic film. We used furniture that fitted the setting of a 'motel' and the themes of death and seduction e.g. We learnt from the adaption of props and setting from prelim, to the thriller how much it creates an atmosphere for a film, giving it a location and purpose.
Prelim: The actor wears his own clothing.
Music
Using found sound was much harder for our main task. We decided that if the music was unknown we could use it, and it really was crucial that our thriller had music in it to create the right setting. We chose a track that suited the flow of everything that takes part in the clip. The music and 1 lined up we gave to Lynne, differs from our original decision of having the thriller in complete silence. We presented Tobi with a cd: Burlesque and Beyond. The music on the album was jazzy and quite abstract, creating a seductive atmosphere perfect for the sexual tension in the scene. We inserted this onto the timeline and lowered the sound of the fan to create a jazzy atmosphere for our scene that was in keeping with neo-noir in The Last Seduction and Kill Me Again.
Meanwhile we continued to edit the thriller, we explored 20 different songs on the album, narrowing it to 10. we then presented them to us and we picked track 12. We then transferred the the music onto our timeline but the format was incorrect, and once the music was cut and pasted onto the timeline, we decided to add some extra noise and background sound such as cars and mopeds passing outside and the bustle of party near by
Prelim: We practised high and low angle shots
to demonstrate authority, or inferiority.
Thriller: We used a crane, exploring objects on a table,
to get a detailed sense of the setting in a small amount of time
As our prelim was merely gaining experience using the camera and editing, and so it lacked any real Mise En Scene. We had to make do with what we were given: a classroom, and the actor's clothes they were already wearing. To film our thriller professionally we had to gather Mise En Scene together to present a realistic film. We used furniture that fitted the setting of a 'motel' and the themes of death and seduction e.g. We learnt from the adaption of props and setting from prelim, to the thriller how much it creates an atmosphere for a film, giving it a location and purpose.
Prelim: The actor wears his own clothing.
Thriller: Our lead actress wore a glamorous dress and
makeup that included red lipstick to create the seduction of a thriller
Prelim: We made do with a classroom setting
Thriller: Our set was highly detailed to suite the genre and style
The Prelim
The Thriller
Music
Using found sound was much harder for our main task. We decided that if the music was unknown we could use it, and it really was crucial that our thriller had music in it to create the right setting. We chose a track that suited the flow of everything that takes part in the clip. The music and 1 lined up we gave to Lynne, differs from our original decision of having the thriller in complete silence. We presented Tobi with a cd: Burlesque and Beyond. The music on the album was jazzy and quite abstract, creating a seductive atmosphere perfect for the sexual tension in the scene. We inserted this onto the timeline and lowered the sound of the fan to create a jazzy atmosphere for our scene that was in keeping with neo-noir in The Last Seduction and Kill Me Again.
Meanwhile we continued to edit the thriller, we explored 20 different songs on the album, narrowing it to 10. we then presented them to us and we picked track 12. We then transferred the the music onto our timeline but the format was incorrect, and once the music was cut and pasted onto the timeline, we decided to add some extra noise and background sound such as cars and mopeds passing outside and the bustle of party near by
- Our tracking shots were long and took a great amount of time to sifter through them identifying any errors. We had an original plan of the cuts we would put together, and to begin with it was easy to play shots into the timeline. However,due to the lack of shots we had, we soon realised quite quickly, that some of the cuts didn't work together and so we were in a slight dilemma, as we didn't have any back up shots. We also realised that the angles were wrong, and wouldn't make sense when editing them together- when Lynne lifts her arm, the shot changed and the arm swapped round. To fix this, we had to result in zooming into her face for one shot, avoiding showing the body.
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