How did you attract your target audience member?

A way in which I could advertise this movie is through social media, as people the age of my target audience tend to use social networking sites more then other age groups.

My thriller will also be attractive to my target audience because of the fact that it is full of tension and keeps the audience at the edge of their seat. This is done through features such as the music, the story-line etc. As my main character is an ordinary women, a lot of my viewers will be able to empathize with her, even males as they will be able to recognize the character from people they see in everyday life. the age of my character is between the ages of 26 and 34, which is not the age of my target audience however, I believe my audience can relate to my characters personality along with her daily routine. My character is also living in modern times which my viewers will also relate to, the is shown form the modern day technology such as the phone.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

From doing this project I have learnt many different skills such as how to use the equipment for filming, e.g. reflectors (to fill in shadows and cast light where needed), lights (to remove shadows or create silhouettes), cameras, dolly's (to create smooth tracking shots), and tripods (to keep the camera steady).
 I have also learnt about different types of shots that could possibly be used e.g. tracking, panning, extreme close ups, mid shots, low angle shots, high angle shots etc. I have used many of these shots in my final project or in planning, I have also used a lot of the equipment mentioned as well. Some of the skills I have developed whilst filming and others I developed previously from my preliminary task and camera practice.
There are also many technologies that I have used whilst editing my footage in final cut such as colour corrector which was used to ensure that all of my shot matched each other (lighting-wise). I have also used after effects to embed my opening credits within my footage.

To create my backing track I used garage band which enabled me to select music loops and incorporate loops on top of one another. I was also able to add effects to my loops which I could fade in and out.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Since my preliminary task I have developed a lot more skills and have learnt more about the film industry that has enabled me to create my thriller opening. for example I learnt that it is hard to record good quality sound from the form the camera especially dialogue, therefore I did not record any of my sound whilst filming and did not include any dialogue in the film, instead, I included Foley sound from garage band which sounded very realistic and was also very good quality.
From my preliminary task I also learnt about lighting as I made many mistake with lighting which recording my preliminary task, for example, I filmed a character whilst there was a bright light behind but no light in front of him, this made it very hard to see the character. From this mistake I learnt that the lighting needs to be balanced.
I have also used some of the techniques that I used in my preliminary task for example, in the first shot of my preliminary task, the camera tracks a characters feet which I felt created anticipation as well as tension because of the fact that the audience cant see the characters face and wants to know who the character is and what hes doing. Because I liked this shot, the first shot of my thriller opening also doesn't show my characters face to create further mystery. However I did this in a different way as instead of a tracking shot where only the characters feet were showing, I used a high angle shot where only the characters hand were showing.

Shot choice

I chose this shot to highlight to the audience the importance of the phone. I also thought this shot looked interesting as and conveyed the characters feeling (unsettled) by the awkwardness of the shot and the fact that the characters head isn't in the shot. This shot also creates tension by hiding the characters expression.




I chose this shot to convey how my character is feeling (disorientated) it also creates tension and mystery as the shot is not steady.
An example of a similar shot to this is in the "Bourn" films, where it was used to exaggerate the hectic situation.

Script

Scene 1 (At C1s home)

Character 1- Walks towards the front door and unlocks it, and then enters into the house.

                  - After entering the house, closes the door and takes coat off, then walks towards the                                kitchen door.

Scene 2 (In the kitchen)

Character 1- Walks toward the kettle and makes herself tea. 

                  - Holds the teabag up and blows on it before leaving the kitchen.

Scene 3 (In the living room)

Character 1- Walks into the living room with her tea and puts it down on the table. Sits down on the sofa and sighs with stress.

                  -Feels her phone vibrate which causes her to sit up and look at phone.

                  -Stands up and exits the room leaving her phone on the chair (face up)

Scene 4 (In the kitchen)
Character 1- Walks into the kitchen and towards the cupboard
                   - Opens cupboard and takes out some pill until she suddenly turns around (because she has hear a noise) then leaves the kitchen

Scene 5 (In the living room)
Character 1- Walks slowly into the living room cautious and afraid. Looks around as if trying to find something, Then suddenly looks towards the chair and gasps, then walks over to what she is looking at (the phone) with a puzzled and scared look on her face.

Editing process

First Draft

From the footage that I have obtained from filming, I found that the continuity isn't completely accurate and the transitions from some shots do not match due to lighting problems (between 29 seconds and 31 seconds). I also haven't completed the sound and backing track for my film but I will be working on the music and foley sound, and I will also get rid of the current sound.
I am going to film 2 more scenes for the opening. The first will be of the character walking towards her house from out side. The other scene will be of the character hearing a noise from upstairs and walking towards it into darkness.

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