Evaluation: Question 6 - Equipment

For filming the Thriller we needed:

Camera
Tripod
Lights
Battery
Charger
Tape

The camera is the main part of filming the Thriller as we need something to record the Thriller on we also needed a tape for the footage to be recorded on, if we hadn't had the tape then we wouldn't be able to store the footage on.

Here are images of the equipment we used

This is the camera we used to film our opening sequence on, because we was putting music over our footage so we didn't need to connect a mic to the camera. 

This is the type of light we used this when we was filming and recording in the dart room, this is to make sure we get the facial effects and build mystery to the storyline. 

This is the tripod we stood the camera on while recording, this kept everything level and not wobbly. We were able to move the camera left to right while panning. 

Evaluation: Question 7 - Filming Summary

Ben - Work In Blue

Ellie - Work In Red

Having completing the filming process of the opening sequence to a Thriller has been a massive learning experience. This has pushed our group to the max. We had to arrange days where we could all film as its a group task. We have all had a turn on direction, using the camera and editing. We have to be very careful when we filmed that we included the following:

Camera Angles:
Extreme close ups
Close ups
Medium shot
Long shot

We had to be very specific when it come to what we wanted out actors dressed in as the custom plays a massive part to the Thriller because if they do not look old enough or smart enough then the whole opening sequence wouldn't look like an opening sequence to a Thriller more like a low budget film. We   needed to make sure when filming we made sure we filmed it while it was on the tripod as a giggly camera is not professional when filming, we would only not sure the tripod when we was shooting a point of view of one of the actors as it creates more tension to the audience.

Before we started to film we made sure all the equipment we took out worked and there was not faults to it, other wise we would of had to take out different equipment or if we hadn't of found the faults until we started to film then we would've had to delay the day we were planning on filming. Before we we're allowed to take the equipment out we had to pay a deposit for the camera in-case any damage was caused then we had paid got insurance to cover any repairs is any damage was caused.

Overall we have developed as individuals and as a group. We have each developed our editing, camerawork and foley skills. This has greatly improved our film final cut. To improve our skills we have practiced when editing parity and our rough cut. To develop our skills we have looked though various different videos and practiced using Final Cut Pro/AfterEffects to add motion tracked title slates.

Final Cut Pro & After effects were the two main applications we used to create our opening scene. This enabled us to use colour correction, filters and add our motion tracked title slates.

From the making of Parity which was based around continuity we have developed and improved our overall editing skills which involves how to colour correct, add and seamlessly join two shots together without any continuity errors.

Below are screenshots of Parity and our final opening sequence to show editing, shooting, motion tracking and colour correction.

The above screenshots show how we have progressed and used various different techniques to further improve our final thriller. This continuity task has helped to develop skills, I have used colour correction as you can see the screenshots on the left have a green hue effect and the screenshots on the right show a dark, dull effect with minimal colour. These add drama and make the scenes more tense. Both Videos show match on action, shot reverse shot to show conversation and extreme close ups which are all present in most thrillers. These add normality to our opening sequence as we want it to be like other thriller films. We have used foley to create the sound of tying on the keyboard and the effect of chains rattling when they are around the young girls ankles. To add extra realism to our opening scene we have added special motion tracking twice first when the text appears when the paper is lifted again shown in the 5th and 6th screenshot when the mans legs go over the text.

Below are screenshots of Editing and what software I used to edit our final cut.

-Rendering the footage

-Getting sounds from YouTube witch was fine to use-We had to make sure we timed the music with the sound correctly-Fading in and out of the titles-Placing the titles so they would be shown when we watch it in Quick Time-Colour correction

-Adding soundtrack

Evaluation: Question 4 - Audience Profile

This question is about the target audience to our Thriller, the audience would, typically be 18-29 year old men as it's a Crime Thriller. Men enjoy watching Thrillers as they normally star men of their own age and can relate to what is going on in the film as men who star in Thrillers typically have a job working in a busy city, which is less likely to draw attention to the crime they're committing, as they will have to much of a high paid job to lose over crime.

The types of films that a 18-29 year old would watch are mainly thrillers, such as, Silence of the Lambs, Seven, Dead Man Down, Usual Suspect and Shutter Island.

The men who watch Thrillers would shop in high end retail shops and maybe go for a more designer approach when it comes to dressing themselves. Brands such as, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Hollister, RayBan, Superdry and Fred Perry. The types of shops that they will be visiting to get their clothes are, House of Frazer, John Lewis, Next, Tkmaxx and also Matlan. There are some higher market stores such as, House of Frazer and John Lewis where the designer brands are available, the lower market stores such as Next and Primark are where men can get smart clothes which able the low earning males can still dress smartly.


The audience of this Thriller would listen in on chat music, like club dance music as they will be in their peak part of their life and their social life will be in full swing, they will be old enough to be allowed in to clubs and bars. Therefore they will be listening to on chart and club dance music.

As the target audience would be very busy with work and traveling to and from work, but when they do have time they will watch things such as, How I meat Your Mother, Friends and Family Guy.

Evaluation: Question 1 - 9 Key Frame Analysis

Final Edit

Here is our final edit with corrected titles.

Evidence of Editing

These are screen shot of us editing the footage. We've used things such as:
-Rendering the footage
-Getting sounds from YouTube witch was fine to use
-We had to make sure we timed the music with the sound correctly
-Fading in and out of the titles
-Placing the titles so they would be shown when we watch it in Quick Time
-Colour correct


We made sure we saved it every half an hour to prevent losing the footage while editing it.

Pre final edit - without corrections

This is the final edit of our opening sequence to a Thriller.

Individual Rough Edit of Opening Sequence to a Thriller - Ellie Rackham

This is my rough copy of an opening sequence to a Thriller. There are a few improvements that I need to make such as, the shadows of the filming crew and other footage such as close ups of a couple of actors.

Omniscient and Restricted Animations

This video shows two types of narratives, omniscient and restricted. Omniscient is where the audience knows everything, but restricted is where the audience only know what the characters do.

http://goanimate.com/videos/0CjrCvUC50GU

This is a short clip of an animation video about Omniscient and Restricted narratives.

Target Audience

These are the types of questions I will be asking audience of Thrillers.

How old are you?
Do you enjoy watching Thrillers?
What do you like about Thrillers?
What Thrillers have you seen?
How often do you watch Thrillers?

I'm going to ask people within the target audience about Thrillers and also other people out of that target audience so that the target audience isn't necessarily 18-29, there can be other age range and gender who may enjoy Thriller, but the most popular target audience is men between the ages 18-29. I have also asked people out side the target audience to make my research more strong. Through this research I have noticed that there are many girls enjoy watching thriller between the ages of 16-18 years old.



The link below is a video of the target audience we have interviewed and also other people outside the target audience.

Story Board

Test Footage - First and Final Edit

Here is our test footage of our idea. It shows the rough idea and basis of our final opening sequence. It demonstrates camera angles, props and mis en scene. Like the office, case file and driving.

This video shows the first edit which included a backing track and sound effects, after discussing at watching back I decided to edit further and change around the sound and add a end title to enhance the overall opening sequence.

Filmed by Ellie Rackham
Edited by Ben Homewood

This second video shows my improvements through editing. I changed around some sounds and I make the "mystery sound" at the end longer and faded into the title of the film. I also added a footstep sound at the end to add tension. This will provide the audience with something they will want to figure out and get hooked onto.

Inspiration For Thriller Opening Sequence

There are many Thrillers which gave us inspiration are four films as their opening sequences have had an impact on out opening sequence.

The examples of the films that have given us inspiration for out Thriller are:
-Seven
-Falling Down
-Limitless
-Bourne Identity


Sevens opening sequences shows case files of a person and the brown file which will be shown in ours will be filed with slimier documents like that file had.

Falling Down opening sequence hasn't got any dialog, the suspense is built by the music and sound which we want to include in out opening sequence.

Limitless hasn't got much dialog in it, it has very little dialog, but we have come to the conclusion that the little to no dialog builds the suspense better to the Thriller.

Bourne Identity is also another Thriller which hasn't got any dialog with it. The music and sound as this creates more suspense and gets the audiences attention.

Linear and Non-linear animations

Linear and non-linear by ellie.vicky.ben on GoAnimate

This is the link to our animation on linear and non-linear. We used an on-line website called goannimate which is a free website to make short 30 second long clips about different things.

Health and Safety of the location

The locations health and safety is mainly fire safety but there are also other things to make the office safe enough for filming.
 The emergency numbers for everyone would be:

Ellie: 999 - Police, Ambulance and Fire (emergency services)
Ben: 999 - Police, Ambulance and Fire (emergency services)
Vicky: 999 - Police, Ambulance and Fire (emergency Services)
Actors: 999 - Police, Ambulance and Fire (emergency Services)

There will be fire exits around the building which will be easy for everyone to access. There will be an alarm which will alert the emergency services which will then send out the right services.

This is am image of the the fire exit and the rules you should follow when exciting the building, to make safer and quicker for the people to exit.

The red box is for setting the alarms off before the smoke has alarmed the drill. The assembly point is where we would have to get to so the emergency services know who's left in the building. There are also escape stairs for us to get out of which unlocks when the alarm is triggered.

There are also other health and safety in the building, such as,  in the kitchen, there will be a sign where the kettle is as it's boiling water, therefore being a hazard. There will also be a first-aid kit in each room incase of a cut.


The main thing that could occur is most probably a fire, as this could occur at anytime. There are many health and safety areas at a work place. The main emergency number would be the emergency services, as they will be the people most likely to be able to help. 

British Film classification

In the Uk Films have different rating to prevent younger people watching inappropriate material. This was formed in 1912. This is divided by age classification like U, PG, 12A, 15, 18 and R18

This shows the age of films. As Thrillers normally contain a lot of violence and fight scenes. Our opening sequence will not have much violence included in it so therefore it will be suitable for everyone to watch.

Call Sheet

Here is our contact information, this allows us to iMessage each other to plan and discuss media studies

Ben Homewood

Email address: ben.homewood@live.co.uk

Ellie Rackham

Email address: ellie.rackham@hotmail.co.uk

Vicky Smith:

Email address: vicky_121_@hotmail.com

Production Schedule

For our opening scene we will include a production introduction that will show the production company. This will be shown at the beginning of the opening scene followed by the 18-20 title scenes that will be shown throughout the opening scene.

We will be using Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro. Here is an example using Final Cut Pro:

This is a screenshot of our production schedule for filming the opening sequence there will be another on for the editing one as we edit the footage ourselves.

Film Inspiration

There are many Thrillers which gave us inspiration are four films as their opening sequences have had an impact on out opening sequence.

The examples of the films that have given us inspiration for out Thriller are:

-Seven

-Falling Down

-Limitless

-Bourne Identity

Sevens opening sequences shows case files of a person and the brown file which will be shown in ours will be filed with slimier documents like that file had.

Falling Down opening sequence hasn't got any dialog, the suspense is built by the music and sound which we want to include in out opening sequence.

Limitless hasn't got much dialog in it, it has very little dialog, but we have come to the conclusion that the little to no dialog builds the suspense better to the Thriller.

Bourne Identity is also another Thriller which hasn't got any dialog with it. The music and sound as this creates more suspense and gets the audiences attention.

This is a collection of films which have inspired us for our idea.

Assess list (filming equipment)

The filming equipment we need to film the footage on.

-camera
-tripod
-tape
-camera battery
-camera wire
-camera bag

The camera is so we can record the footage on having a built in mic makes it easier when recording the footage as we will not have to bring more things with us.

The tripod we will be using so the camera can stay still making the footage more clear and better quality.

The tape is so we can store the footage somewhere and also we will be able to transport it easier. 

The camera battery is so we don't have to charge it while filming. 

The camera wire is so the footage can be transferred easily from the tape to a computer then edited. 

The camera bag is so the camera will not get damaged when getting to the filming destination. 

We will be getting this equipment from school as they will be providing this all for us, it's our task to plan, research and film an opening sequence to a Thriller.

This is all the equipment needed to film the opening sequence to our Thriller, making an asset list is key as it almost acts as a tick off list of the things we will need to make sure we will be needing to film our opening sequence.