Timeline

Finished Opening

 Here is our finished opening. Connor made some alterations to the fonts and added in another few shots we decided to film, it helps people understand the storyline more and we got very good feedback from the class and teachers. We are finally very happy with it.

Synopsis Planning

What we will need:

• Gold Chains, Sunglasses, Bandana, Snapback.
• Green Screen, Lighting.
• Room to interview in.
• Microphone.
• Recording Studio.
• Sink, Tap and Mirror.
• Brink Wall.
• Pathway, Trees, Greenery.

Characters:

• Keith Abraham Lovesworth (Nathan)

In this I will be playing a religious, eccentric character who cannot sing but has made it big in the music industry with his singing partner C.DOT (Connor). He is a calming influence on Connor and the two are completely different personality wise but when they come together and sing, something just feels right.

• Callum C.DOT Flewers (Connor) 

In this Connor plays an offensive, serious person who finds it hard to control is anger. He is the one that has the offensive lyrics which offends Keith's church but Keith overlooks this as he sees good in C.DOT.

• Costume: 

For myself, the group felt as if he needed to always look formal, with various white or black shirts and formal jackets as we felt this would represent me as a religious figure, in one shot i dressed in all black with a white dog collar and a gold chain with with the symbol of Jesus to represent me as a 'Vicar' or 'Priest' which hopefully some people will find comical. Connor decided to dress in lots of gold chains with various hoodies, bandana's and snapbacks to represent him being from the streets of London which people will also hopefully find comical because it illustrates that we are two completely different people from different walks of life.

• Location:

Our film opening will be located in various different locations such as recording studios, walkways, brick walls, interview rooms and an almost bathroom looking area.

• Audience: 

We have pitched our audience to be between the ages of 15 and 30 however not excluding any ages over the age of 30. We did not think anyone younger should be able to view this because there will be traces of drug abuse and offensive language also our group envisaged our fans being older than 14 years or younger as they would be too young to be around when we was big. The film certificate is 15. 

Titles Research

To research titles, Nathan had to gather information on films from our given genre and analysis them. To begin with Nathan had to research past films like 'Micheal Jackson's: This Is It', One Direction's: This Is Us' and finally 'This Is Spinal Tap', all of them being movie documentaries about famous bands, and even one of them being a mockumentary, the specific genre we are aiming for. Nathan studied all three of these opening sequences and what I found in common with them is that the titles are simplistic and it shows a back story which is something we are aiming for.

The Disciples Comeback Song

You see a snap shots of this song being recorded in the first 20 seconds of the opening sequence. Although this has been written, some of the lyrics might have changed slightly. The name of the song is 'Live For God'.

(Nathan)

Live for God,
Shake his hand,
Praise the Lord for this Holy Band,
Live for God,
Shake his hand,
Praise the Lord for this Holy Band.

Like a bird soaring high,
Reach to God and touch the sky,
Thank him for the life we live,
And a passionate prayer I will give,
Thank God for this land of heather,
I just wish that I could live forever,

Live for God,
Shake his hand,
Praise the Lord for this Holy Band,
Live for God,
Shake his hand,
Praise the Lord for this Holy Band.

He took my dreams and made them true honey,
Gave me the fame and the life and the money,
Showed me love and showed me pride and made me funny,
Everyday he clears my sky and makes it sunny,
His son was born in December,
And on the 25th we shall remember.

(Connor)

Comin' up from the hood man,
Where the druggys kill each other for a tin can,
Mad 8 year olds cruising with they hoods up,
Drinking special brew from their old sippy cups.

If a boy ever threatens me they better run,
Cos a gangster never leaves his house without a gun,
Always wanted gold chain and some grey goose,
Now i'm in the club with 'em i'll set 'em loose.

Keeping it thoro i've never been a fake sheep,
On my own style like the boys mobb deep,
You clowns fuck around and die today,
Shots through you like a mother-fucking x-ray.

People ask me when the next album gon' drop,
They want that mixture of tight rap and hip-hop,
Paired with Chief Keith and his mad pop,
Next album Disciples Back On The Block.

Basic Script - Connor's (C.Dot's) Interview

Before this interview there will be a shot of Nathan and Connor turning to look at each other after Nathan's interview

Mel - people might look at the two of you and think it's quite an unconventional partnership

Connor - [pause] what are you trying to say?

Mel - Well it's a gospel singer and a rapper

Connor - Thats racist and there is no placism for racism in the music industry

After the interview it then goes on to the first film Logo coming up and the titles will start..

Basic Script - Nathan's (Keith's) Interview

Mel - So what have you been up to since the split?

Nathan - Prison mainly, it was quite therapeutic really. I found Jesus, shared a cell with him. Lovely lad, hispanic, went by the name hey-zeus. [pause] In all seriousness though, i did find the church. i was born again.

Mel - Weren't you born again before the band?

Nathan - Yeah but this was more like an afterbirth

Mel - Have you been in contact with C.Dot?

Nathan - [looks into the distance] I wonder where he is now

Childhood Pictures

Over the last few days we had been watching various opening scenes for movies that relate to our genre and plot, one of the most notable being One Direction's 'This Is Us'. After the opening credits, a montage of clips of the boys growing up can be seen with photos of the boys at various different ages being displayed. Connor remembered an old photo album full of pictures of him at different ages.

Newspaper Article

Today my attentions focussed around creating social media which I could include in our film, i felt this would play a strong roll in showing our characters comedown from the peak of society, to just another failed band. Choosing a popular Newspaper: The Sun, I created the below article.

Shooting Schedule

Second draft

Here is our close to finishing second draft

Moodboard

In this particular lesson Nathan was assigned a task to make a mood board consisting of all the sorts of things we would either like to show in our opening scene or something just to give us inspiration to work from it. A lot of the images are from other documentary films such as One Direction's This Is Us and Michael Jacksons' This Is It.

Final Logo Choice

In the end, my group decided to go with this logo Connor created. We chose this because we felt the other logo gave off a very 80's inspired look with the colours that was used on them and one thing we are not, are 80's tribute artist. This logo represents us as a band, sleek, modern and pure. The white represents the pureness and the black background makes the writing stand out more; whereas the other colours on the background of the other logos do not make the writing the focal point whereas this does that.

Synopsis Planning

Synopsis Planning

What we will need:

• Gold Chains, Sunglasses, Bandana, Snapback.
• Green Screen, Lighting.
• Room to interview in.
• Microphone.
• Recording Studio.
• Sink, Tap and Mirror.
• Brink Wall.
• Pathway, Trees, Greenery.

Characters:

• Keith Abraham Lovesworth (Nathan)

In this I will be playing a religious, eccentric character who cannot sing but has made it big in the music industry with his singing partner C.DOT (Connor). He is a calming influence on Connor and the two are completely different personality wise but when they come together and sing, something just feels right.

• Callum C.DOT Flewers (Connor) 

In this Connor plays an offensive, serious person who finds it hard to control is anger. He is the one that has the offensive lyrics which offends Keith's church but Keith overlooks this as he sees good in C.DOT.

• Costume: 

For myself, the group felt as if he needed to always look formal, with various white or black shirts and formal jackets as we felt this would represent me as a religious figure, in one shot i dressed in all black with a white dog collar and a gold chain with with the symbol of Jesus to represent me as a 'Vicar' or 'Priest' which hopefully some people will find comical. Connor decided to dress in lots of gold chains with various hoodies, bandana's and snapbacks to represent him being from the streets of London which people will also hopefully find comical because it illustrates that we are two completely different people from different walks of life.

• Location:

Our film opening will be located in various different locations such as recording studios, walkways, brick walls, interview rooms and an almost bathroom looking area.

• Audience: 

We have pitched our audience to be between the ages of 15 and 30 however not excluding any ages over the age of 30. We did not think anyone younger should be able to view this because there will be traces of drug abuse and offensive language also our group envisaged our fans being older than 14 years or younger as they would be too young to be around when we was big. The film certificate is 15.

Institution

The Island Def Jam Music Group 

The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American record label group formed in 1999 when the Universal Music Group (UMG) merged two of its daughter companies Island Recordings and Def Jam Recordings. In 2011, Motown Records was split from the Universal Motown Republic Group and was subsequently merged into The Island Def Jam Music Group. Barry Weiss served as Chairman and CEO of the company.^[3] As of February 2014, artists on the IDJMG roster included Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Kanye West, 2 Chainz, and Iggy Azalea.On April 1, 2014, it was announced that Island Def Jam will no longer be running following the resigning of CEO Barry Weiss. The label will now be reorganizing Def Jam Recordings, Island Records and Motown Records all as separate entities. Being as our film is about a singing duo who is as big in the music industry as Rihanna and Kanye West, my group thought it would be ideal for our film to distributed by our 'record label' and a lot of films that are produced by music companies we have taken inspiration from, for instance One Directions movie and Lady Gaga's tour movie. We took a lot of our creativity from these two films in particular. One of the main reasons that we decided to chose this distributor is because they have had precious experience in producing films like ours. 

Interscope Pictures

Interscope Communications (also known as Interscope Pictures) was a motion picture production company founded in 1982 by Ted Field. Its divisions included Interscope Records (which was founded in 1990 as a joint venture with Atlantic Records).

Film Certificate

For mine, Connors and Melanie's film 'The Disciples: Back On The Block', we had to decide what film certificate to give it. When in the planning stages for our film, we decided that giving it an age rating of 15 would be most appropriate as from the outset we chose that our film will involve some traces of drug abuse and some scenes that younger viewers may find offensive, such as when Connor raps in the beginning of the open sequence, a swear word can be heard and generally his language when rapping is considered offensive. After doing some research i found that drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. I believe we do not do this however we do show this openly and talk about it.

Shot List

When filming we wanted to include as many different shots as we could. Here is a list of the shots we have chosen to film and hopefully include in our opening sequence:

1. Close up of Connor
2. Close up of Nathan
3. Panning shot (right to left) of Connor and Nathan in recording studio
4. Long shot of Connor standing
5. Mid shot of Connor sitting
6. Medium shot of Connor at the mirror
7. Close up of Connor looking in the mirror
8. Close up of hands by the tap
9. Medium shot of Connor washing his face
10. Close up of chain on tap
11. Close up of chain in sink
12. Medium shot of Connor and Nathan (at church)
13. Extreme long shot of Nathan walking towards the camera
14. Panning upwards of Nathan standing
15. Panning downwards/ birds eye view of Nathan lying on the grass
16. Close up of stepping in a puddle
17. Close up of Nathan's face
18. Long shot of Nathan walking towards camera
19. Close up/ panning left of Connor and Nathan

We will be adding more shots and we may not include all of the shots listen above in our film opening.

Possible Opening Script

Keith's Monologue when being interviewed.

'As the new generation, my artistry and my faith and creativity is nothing to do with making it because we had kind of already made it, right? I mean when we were playing for nothing in the church it was still like we have made it, we still felt like we were superstars. I look out into that crowd and im like when the fuck did this happen? How did this happen? Who created this? Because I didn’t create this, its for sure, it must be God, its for sure Jesus because it is'nt me because im not ridiculous enough to think for a second that I am not powerful. We woke up one day and we were like, we made it… it worked... I told so many people for so long that I was a star and but I wasn’t and one morning I woke up and the delusion was real. I get to live my dream I get to hopefully live the dream in a way that inspires other people to live their dreams. I always knew it was my destiny but I didn’t know what destiny meant until I saw my fans, God and C.Dot until I saw the birth of the The Disciples. We are destiny, the fans are the truth and they are my reason for waking up in the morning to Moses my pitbull. I'm still the same person that I was, before all of this happened I still walked down the same streets, go to the same Church, I drink my camomile tea with extra shot of basic.'

My group thought it would be a good idea to include various shots of me walking round a city, sitting in different places and just shots of me in various locations. This was all inspired by watching a opening to Lady Gaga's MonsterBall DVD. It will occasionally go back to the interview which will include myself as Keith and Mel as the interviewer from HBO

Song Lyrics

From the start of the production we always knew that we wanted to make a song to accompany the production. Even though we couldn't sing well if we wanted too, it is intentionally bad. This adds to the characters persona's by showing to the viewer the reason why our characters are on the slope to the bottom. Sadly, we didnt get to use the song in the final film but i felt it should be uploaded due to the effort (or lack of) put into it. Here is The Disciples comeback single: Live For God.

[Lyrics]

 [Keith]

 Live for god,
Shake his hand,
Praise the lord for this holy band,
Live for god,
Shake his hand,
Praise the lord for this holy band,

 Like a bird soaring high,
Reach to god and touch the sky,
Thank him for the life we live,
And a passionate prayer ill give,
Thank god for this land of heather,
I just wish that i could live forever,
COME ON

 Live for god,
Shake his hand,
Praise the lord for this holy band,
Live for god,
Shake his hand,
Praise the lord for this holy band,

 He took my dreams and made them true honey,
Gave me the fame and the money,
Showed me love and made me funny,
Everyday he clears my sky and makes it sunny,
His son was born in December,
And on the 25th we shall remember,

 [Connor]

 Coming up from the hood man,
Where the druggys kill each other for a tin can,
Mad 8 year olds cruising with they hoods up,
Drinking special brew from their old sippy cups,
If a boy ever threatens me they better run,
Cos a gangster never leaves the house without a gun,
Come from the city repping shit like everyday,
Cos you know in chelmsford that we get paid,
Keep it thoro I've never been a fake g,
On my own style like the boys mobb deep,
You clowns fuck around and die today,
Shots through you like a motherfucking x-ray,
 People ask me when the next album drop,
They wanna hear that chart motherfucking hip-hop,
Paired with chief Keith and his mad pop,
Next album diss-ciples back on the block,
Go ahead Hit em up Keith

 [Keith]

x 2 Live for god,
Shake his hand,
Praise the lord for this holy band Live for god,
Shake his hand,
Praise the lord for this holy band

Feedback (first draft of The Disciples)

Our feedback was very pleasing as most of it was very positive. Here is what some of the feedback said.

1. Can the genre of the film be identified and how?

Many people could identify our film genre being a documentary by the opening which was very pleasing. However some people did say that they thought it was a mockumentary which it is almost bordering but people still knew it to be some sort of documentary which was good.

2. What went well?

Most of the feedback said that the editing was 'outstanding' and that the concept was very good. Also we were told many of our shots were good too.

3. Even better if?

Many people did not like our interview but that was because it was not filly edited. I now think that we are going to take it out of the film opening and put something else in instead.

4. Does the film present an adequate enigma?

Most of the feedback said yes 

The average of the overall grade was between 40-50/60

First draft - The Disciples

Today we showed our first draft to the class, it was not entirely ready as we felt we did not have enough time to make it perfect, we were happy with the outcome but we will still be making a few changes and alterations

Risk Assessment

Planning Stages

When planning me and Connor were trying to decide on which title would look the most professional as we were trying them out on the opening scene. We decided on one that did not have any colour on it as we thought if we used that then we could put any colour as the background if we wanted to.

Production Diary

Here is our production diary, we kept a record of what we did day to day for 2 weeks whilst we were planning, filming and editing our opening sequence of our film, The Disciples. This will be useful for us to look back on as we can see what we did wrong and also what went went well and how well we used the time given to us to film.
We had already been assigned our groups and i was put into a group with Nathan Lorenzo and Connor Healey.

Previously we had created 

10th November
We had previously made individual film pitches which we were able to show  to our group, we then decided on one of the films to make an opening to. We decided to go with Nathan's idea which was about a once famous duo called The Disciples who were a major musical hit back in the day and now making a comeback. We all decided that this would be the best idea to film and would be the most fun to plan, film and edit. We had to make sure the film pitch was perfect and make any alterations we though it needed before we were to present it to the class in the next lesson.

11th November
This lesson we presented our film pitch to the class as a group and we asked people to give us  feedback on what they would do differently and what they would change to make it better, we then used that to  make out film pitch perfect so we knew exactly what we were going to be filming.

12th November
Today we looked at films that were similar to the ones that we would be making the opening to. We has 3 films that we thought were most similar to our film that we wanted to make, these three films are One Direction's 'This Is Us', Michael Jackson's 'This Is It', and also one other 'Spinal Tap' which was most like our film as it was more of a mock of a band rather than a serious film about singers and their travels. We focused on how the titles were presented and how they opened the films and noted down anything that would help us with ours.

13th November
We carried on looking at similar films again today and continued making notes on anything that we could include in our film opening.

14th November
Today we were all individually working and keeping our blogs up to date and making sure our lap charts were up to date too.

15th November
[weekend]

16th November
[weekend]

17th November
We all wrote in our lap charts all of the tasks that needed to be done in order to prepare and plan for the film, we then split these up so we all had a equal amount of work to do.

18th November
We were all getting on individually with our tasks given to us, I was doing audience research whilst Nathan did market research and Connor started making a script.

19th November
This lesson we were carrying on with our tasks and we also came up with the name for out film - The Disciples Back on the Block. The Disciples being the duo that is making a comeback.

20th November
Today we were all doing another one of the tasks we were all set. Nathan was doing the institution task and Connor was carrying on with the script that he was previously working on. I was making the storyboard for our film opening which I found quite challenging.

21st November
Today we were all making sure our blogs were up to date and had everything it needed on there.

22nd November
[weekend]

23rd November
[weekend]

24th November
We started filming today as we felt we had done enough preparation to be able to start shooting.

25th November
We were carrying on filming and I made a few alterations to the storyboard I had previously created as we wanted to change a few things as we were filming.

26th November
We spent today finishing off all our planning for the film opening individually and making sure we would be prepared to film for the next few days and know what we are filming.

27th November
We were filming for all of today's lesson, we found it quite easy as the shots we had to get were easy to film indoors.

28th November
We were filming again today, this time it was more difficult as we were shooting outside and we found it harder to get the perfect shot without being interrupted.

29th November
[weekend]

30th November
[weekend]

1st December
We were filming again today and making sure we had all the shots we needed and making sure that they were perfect for us to start editing.

2nd December
Connor started to edit the footage today, we used the green screen to film another part of the opening and Connor was working on some edits that would be included in the opening.

3rd December
We had started adding in the footage to the Premier software, me and Nathan went out to film again as we were not happy with one of the shots that were taken so we did that whilst Connor stayed inside editing and creating more edits.

4th December
Connor continued editing and me and Nathan were catching up with our planning that we missed and also making sure our blogs were up to date.

5th December
Today was the first deadline for the first draft of our film opening, unfortunately we had not got very far with our first draft but the teachers and peers were all very impressed by how well edited and timed it was.

6th December
[weekend]

7th December
[weekend]

8th December
After receiving feedback from the first draft we started making changes and making the opening scene more completed than before which was one of the improvements that needed to be made.

9th December
Me and Nathan we continuing with any research we missed before and Connor continued editing.

10th December
We all made sure our blogs were up to date today.

11th December
Connor got a lot further with the editing and the opening was nearly complete, me and Nathan we making sure all the shots were there and telling Connor if there was anything wrong with what he had done.

Blog Reflection (1)

 Technology - Have you learned new online programmes for showing off work? Have you tried new premiere effects that you haven't told us about

I have learned how to use Prezzi which is a programme for presenting work. You can add pictures and present information in different ways and make the themes different. I think by using this programme i has given me another way to present my research in a different way other than powerpoint and just a normal blog post. Another programme i have learned to use much better is premier, i felt really comfortable using it when doing my Juno task and my Prelim task and i even got used to using some of the effects that can enhance the look of the video.

 

What mark out of 20 is it so far?

 

I would say that my blog is about a 13/20 because i need to catch up on some of the work but the work i have done is detailed and well presented, however i do want to add more pictures and images to make the blog look more interesting and so it is not all just writing.

Where could you be a little more thorough or a little less complacent?

 

I think most of my blog posts are thorough and i have gone into much detail in them to make sure i understand what i am talking about. I think to help me understand anything i am unsure of i can apply the theory i have done to the media or films that i watch so i know how to use all of the theory in the right way and so i know what i am talking about.

Is it fun to look through?

 

My blog is definitely interesting to look through but i need to add more images and videos to make it more fun and appealing. I would like to have either a photo or video to go with every blog post so i know i still need to add more. The information i have is well written and the images and videos i have at the moment vast differences to make sure i dont always focus on one genre to apply my theory to.

Is the learning journey (blaaaghh) evident?

 

Where i have had to do film pitches and planning for a task i have definitely tried to apply the theory i have done to my work. I like to add it in to show that i understand it and know how to use it in the correct way. I think i still have a lot to do and i need to look back on my work and make sure i understand everything i have written.

Three targets to improve blog - research or planning (have you thoroughly covered all key media concepts - forms and conventions of your film , audience, institution, representation

• I need to make sure my blog is kept up to date all the time.
• I need to do the work when it is given to us or as soon as i can afterwawrds.
• I need to make sure i apply the theory and make sure i understand what i have been taught fully.

Titles task

Expelled Movie Titles

 Title 1: lasts 5 seconds

 Title 2: lasts 4 seconds

 Title 3: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 4: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 5: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 6: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 7: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 8: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 9: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 10: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 11: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 12: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 13: lasts 3 seconds

  Title 14: lasts 3 seconds

  Title 15: lasts 3 seconds

  Title 16: lasts 3 seconds

  Title 17: lasts 3 seconds

  Title 18: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 19: lasts 3 seconds 

  Title 20: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 21: lasts 3 seconds

 Title 22: lasts 3 seconds

Title 23: lasts 4 seconds

Audience Research

Here is my presentation on audience research. I have discussed the target audience and also looked at other similar films and their target audiences.

Storyboard

Final Movie Pitch

The Revenge Plan - Individual Film Pitch

Student film Evaluations

Today we watched a series of openings that students had done in previous years, we were also told about the levels that we can achieve with our film openings. Then when we were shown the film openings and we were told to give them a mark and a level and say what we liked and did not like about them.
This is what mark is needed to achieve a certain level:

• Level 1: 0-23 marks
• Level 2: 24-35 marks
• Level 3: 36-47 marks
• Level 4: 48-60 marks

Below is a list of the openings that we watched and next to them i have given them a grade and said what i thought was good or bad:

Roses are Red - 40 (Level 3)
titles were very creative
the music was not very appealing and got a little bit boring
the genre was not clear as the ending was confusing

Gemini - 45 (Level 3)
genre was clearly a thriller
the actors did not look old enough which made it confusing
i was confused at who the film would be aimed at (target audience)

My Mother & I - 28 (Level 2)
i found it very confusing and i did not know who the characters were supposed to be
very short and not much of a storyline
not too sure about the genre if it was a horror or thriller

The Edge - 55 (Level 4)
the music was fitting well with the genre and the acting
looked very professional and the titles were very advanced
has actors of a different age which made it seem more realistic

Prelim - Peer Evaluation

The feedback that we were given has been concluded into a few small points about Pivotal for each title. All of the feedback has been useful as i can use it to strengthen my performance for the next task to make sure it is at a high standard.

Was the genre evident? How, what conventions did they use?

Genre was Thriller which was quite clear as it was quite dark scenery and was tense at times

Sometimes the genre looked like a horror as it seemed a little bit scary

Did they include all shots including dialogue, match on action and tracking? Which shot did you like best?

Most of the shot were used but not all of them. There should have been a few more close ups and the high shot didn't really look high enough. The best shot was the match on action as she opened the door and walked into the room as it was clear that it was a match on action and it was also well filmed. The close up of the 'meeting in progress' sign was clever too.

How did Camera, Editing, Sound, and Mise En Scene work together?

The editing was very good and very clever as there was a few effects on the clips. The strobe lighting at the end created a good effect. Some music could have been added and there was quite a lot of background noise which could have been edited out. Most of the camera shots were good but some were at an angle or not still which could have been done better.

Script and Story?

The story was confusing as it was not clear who the people were and what they were doing. It could have been clearer. The script was good but there could have been a little more dialogue as there was not a lot but the dialogue they had was good and well planned out.

The average score ranged from 30-40 out of an overall 50 which i was pleased with.

Prelim - self evaluation

Self-evaluation

Who did you work with and how did you manage the task between you?

I worked with Nathan Lorenzo and Jack Beeson. Jack filmed all the clips and Nathan was the main character and I was a secondary actor. We were assigned a genre and ours was thriller, which we were all happy with but we knew it would be a challenge to film and make sure it is not conveyed as a horror. We discussed the basic outline of our story and made sure we kept with our theme the whole way through, they key was not to be too over the top and create a tense atmosphere so we could make it clear to the audience that our theme was thriller.

How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use? What theories did you try to take into account?

To plan the sequence, we made a storyboard in which we made different scenes and discussed where we would put the shots that were given to us to make the scene more effective, we also made a script to make sure we all knew what we had to say and at what time. We had to think about what we would do throughout the prelim task to make sure that our thriller did not become a horror as we were told that it was hard to convert into a horror from a thriller. We thought about the lighting and the location of where we would be filming as it had to be relating to our genre all the way through. We also used a Prezi presentation to document the filming and the storyline to show how we had planned and used our time.

What technology did you use to complete the task, and how did you use it?

We used the school video cameras and tripods to film and complete the task. We used a phone to create the flashing effect in the last scene as we thought it looked very effective and then we used the computers and premier to finalise and perfect the task. We added sound effects and video effects to our videos, which enhanced the original footage and made it seem more like a thriller.

What factors did you have to take into account when planning, shooting and editing?

We needed to make a tense and dramatic atmosphere which was very hard to do during the day as it was very light in most places that we went and we wanted it to be dark. We had to find the perfect places to film too as we had to be in the right setting to convey our genre. When we were shooting, we had to find the best lighting and whereabouts it was and where would be best to film, we had to shoot may scenes more than once for multiple reasons like, something in the shot was missing or we couldn’t stop laughing. But once we took the roles seriously we got it done much quicker and it was much easier to film. When editing, I found it a little hard as when I had previously used premier I did not use some of the effects I used this time round so I found it a little more complex to work with but once I had added effects I was much more comfortable with using the software.

How successful was your sequence? Please identify what worked well, and with hindsight, what would you improve/do differently? What did others say about your production?

Overall I think the sequence worked well. I was happy with the end result and most of the feedback received was positive. If we had more time I would have liked to film in a different location and a different time as we wanted it to be dark but most of the time it was very light in our scenes. Also I would have made the dialogue much better as I found we needed more to explain what was going on in the scene as we were the ones that thought of the story and understood it, we assumed everyone else would, but it was actually quite confusing as we were told in our feedback so I would have added more dialogue to help people understand the scenes more. I think our group worked well together and we could easily select roles in the task. I was very happy with the shots we go but although we did not capture all of the shots required I was very happy with the ones we did film.

What have you learnt from completing this task? Looking ahead, how will this learning be significant when completing the rest of your foundation coursework, do you think?

I learnt a lot from doing this task as it really showed me how difficult it is to film the perfect shot and how many details and aspects need to be thought about and included. It has definitely helped me feel more confortable with using the premier software which will be very useful. It also made me realise that I need to use my time more wisely when filming and editing. Instead of messing around and not keeping up with everything, I need to be on top of everything and make sure I take all of it more seriously. And instead of putting off the planning of it all, I should have done that first and made sure that everything was figured out and where and when we would be filming. But overall I really enjoyed making the video and was happy with the outcome.