audience feedback

The people i have shown my thriller opening to all said that they really liked it and that it was a really good example of a thriller. My mum and dad both said that they really enjoyed it and that it was really well made for students. They also likes the whole enigma of the envelope and that it made them want to watch more. My dad especially liked the scenes where we was beating up jack in the cellar, he said that the location we picked to film was a good choice as you cant tell where it is, its a mystery. A few of my friends in the rugby academy said that it was really good and they enjoyed it but said that the scenes of where the envelope is exchanged were very dark and it was hard to see the envelope being exchanged. They also said that the build up to the exchange could have been longer but they still enjoyed it.

Screening

below is the finished thriller opening which i have shown to my family. i have shown it to my parents and my grandparents who are obviously not apart of my sixth form and are not apart of my media lessons. so when i showed them the opening it would have been the first time they had seen it. i showed my mum and dad via the Xbox one through the YouTube app so it was on the TV. i also showed my grandparents via iPad. my mum and dad already new about the thriller before it was finished as my mum help me secure a location to film. i told my grandparents speaking to them when i saw them. as well as showing my family i have also shown my friends, as most of the my friends attend the same sixth form as me i showed them on the computers at school, but my friends that do not attend the same sixth form as me i showed them through my smartphone on the YouTube app.

Finished Thriller Opening

Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at you preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned from it to the product?

during the preliminary task we included 180 degree rule, which is where you should stay on the same side of the room. also in the preliminary task we used eye line match, where Danny, the suspect, is looking up and the next scene shows the clock so this tells us that Danny is looking at the clock. a match on action was used and also a other the shoulder. the match on action was when jack, the police officer, is walking through the door which carries on to the other scene. as the other the shoulder was when Jack and Danny were having the conversation. if i was to compare this to my thriller opening i believe that we learned in the preliminary task we placed in our opening, in our opening we used the 180 degree rule when we filmed in the cellar and out side we only filmed on one side of the room and on one side of the street. we also included a match on action, which we used when you see jack walking down the stairs and then in the next scene you see jack walking off the last step and carry on walking very makes it look like jack never stopped walking. Just like the preliminary task we also used an eye line match in our thriller. this is when Danny is looking at something and then the next shot shows the exchange taking place and jack walking away with the envelope and then a close up shot of Danny watching again. we did not include an over the shoulder shot due to the fact that there wasn't a conversation in our thriller.

during the preliminary task out quality of shots were very good. we moved the camera fluidly and steady, this is because everything that was filmed was filmed on a tripod so this made the camera steady and easy to rotate. where as in our thriller a lot of our shots we had to do holding the camera, as we did a lot of hand held filming i think that the shots were very steady and very well held, there was only one shot where i think that camera work was not its best, this is when jack is dragging jack to do the water boarding. 

the preliminary task did not include much sound apart from, the sound of the clock ticking which i edited in and the dialogue. comparing this to out thriller opening we used diegetic and non-diegetic sound. for example in our thriller we had a soundtrack, dialogue and we also used some diegetic sound which we picked up when jack stepped on glass, with this we used a sound bridge as well.

 the costumes and props in our preliminary task were not planned, as we was in class at the time we recorded it also as it took more than one day to film some parts on the preliminary task people are wearing different costumes. However if we compare this to our thriller, we planned our costumes in our production meetings. we decided that we was going to have dark casual clothing, for example black top, black jacket, dark colour jeans. we also made sure that we wore the same clothes when we was filming.

lastly the lighting in our preliminary task was very bright as we was in doors and used the lights in the classroom, but if we compare this to our thriller the lighting in the scenes of the cellar are very good as it is inside. However the scenes we shot outside were rather dark but not too dark, to an extent we wanted it to be dark so that the white envelope stood out but we also wanted to see the people exchanging the envelope, this was hard to see as it was too dark you could only make the outline of the actors.

designing and making title sequence

In our film James Casal made the title sequence. this Means that James was choosing the order in which to put everything in.

1. Stone age studios presents
2. A film by James Casal
3. Starring Jack Fraser
4. Danny Canary & Jack Reardon
5. Directed By James Casal
6. The Collection.

We made the titles, by first going onto the title tab on top of the premier pro program.
Then you press default still,
Then you can choose to rename the title if you want,
Then a small window will appear, in this you can choose to change the text size, the font colour then you close the window and the title should appear. Finally the box below should show you the title and you can drag and drop it into where you want it on your timeline.

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Designing And Making An Ident

Our ident was made using premier pro we took an image from Google of the evolution of the human being and decided to call it Stone Age Studios. we took a sound effect of a monkey screaming and used it as background noise, so when the film starts if the viewer is not pay attention the loud disorientating sound will catch the attention of the viewer. we used the name Stone Age Studios as the thought as the picture show the evolution of the human and it starts at the Stone Age we thought it went well.

Animatic for The Collection

First Draft/Evaluation

This is the first draft of are thriller opening. There are many things wrong with this first draft, we had to take some things out and replace them with some other clips. For example in this draft you do not see the scene where jack walks down the stairs and steps on the glass we added this as we wanted to build up the integration scene. we also decided to add the shots of jacks phone to see who he was talking to, which happen to be a mysterious man named Rodriguez. finally we added a scene where Danny is watching the exchange of the envelope so the audience knows how jack knew about jack having the envelope in the first place.

Storyboard

In this we have got a collection of pictures used in this storyboard for the film we are going to make.

First day of Filming

In the first day of filming we have chosen the location, its in the cellar pub this is where the victim is tortured, on our first day of filming we have successfully finished the whole film, this is because how much time we have spent filming. Furthermore, during the first day of filming we have gone from the celler of the pub to near an alley way where the package is then dropped off to Joey. We have spent a lot of time and effort into making this film and after we shall hope to get all of the editing finished ready to view and make sure it's all up to date and in check.

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Third Production Meeting

In this part of the production, we have finished the film and we're just looking at the film making sure everything was to its best level, furthermore we were also deciding on how to edit the film and what parts we need to cut out of the film and what parts we should leave on.
During the third production stage we also decided whether we should leave the film ending as that or change it around.  We decided to keep it the same because we think it will look better.

In this picture we was watching out film, making sure everything was good. We all agreed that our picture was decent and there was nothing that had to be changed. Apart from a few edits we all likes the film.

Editing 1

Today Ayush and James have finished the editing of the film, during the edit they have cut out all the swearing and all the scenes where something hasn't gone too right. The editing was the hardest bit of the film this is because me and James are not very good with the technology but as time carries on we shall get better. Even though the editing didn't take so long Ayush and James agree that the film is looking really well.

In this Ayush and James were editing the film, it took them a while trying to get rid of all the bad scenes. During this they also made the studio idents for the film.

shooting schedual

Day	Scene	Location	Equipment	Costumes	Props	Cast +Crew
1 2	1 2	outside Inside cellar	tripod camera boom mic Tripod camera boom mic	Ayush, M.fisher - casual clothing Jack and Danny - blacked out clothing, jack, ruth clothing	Phones cars Water Gun Cloth	Jack Reardon Ayush Bhatt Jack Fraser Jack Reardon Jack Fraser Danny Canary

Costume and Props

Costumes and props

Costumes and Props

Character Name: Joey (Jack)
Costume: Jeans, Black jacket, Black leather gloves	Props: Bucket water, cloth
Character Name: Myles (Danny)
Costume: Black jeans, black shoes, leather gloves and black bomber jacket	Props: cigar
Character Name: Harry (Jack)
Costume: Black jeans, Black hoodie, Black cap.	Props: N/A

Location Visit Sheet

Location Visit Sheet

Location Visit Sheet Programme Title: 12 hours Writer: Jack Fraser & James Casal Producer: James Casal Director: James Casal Date: 21/03/2015

In our thriller opening, we will be filming in the cellar of havering well pub. Also other scenes will be filmed at the front of Robert clack school next to the alley way, in between the golf centre.  Access to location via: Rush Green Road, Romford, Essex RM7 0QA Name and number of location contact: In the cellar of the havering well pub

Health and Safety Issues to note: -  Steep stairs -  Getting cut from broken glass -  Over drowning

Potential Filming Problems : ●      Lighting, camera memory, battery life

Additional Notes:   It will be inside underground so their will be no weather difficulty’s.

Introducing the group

Introducing the group


In our group we have 5 people,
they are
James Casal
Danny Canary
Jack Fraser
Jack Reardon
Ayush Bhatt

The camera man is James who is doing all the filming also, he's also playing a small role in the film,
Jack Fraser, Jack Reardon and Danny Canary are actors in the film, Jack Fraser is Joey who is the thug in the film, Jack Reardon is Harry who is the victim in the film, Danny Canary is Myles who is the henchmen of Joey.
Ayush is doing the editing for the film alongside James.

This is our camara man James            This is danny canary an actor

















This is our co editor







                                                                               This is our actor Jack Fraser


This is our other actor Jack Reardon

cinematography

This short clip shows all the shots that can be used when filming. these shots consist of, long shot, medium shot, close up, extreme close up, point of view over the shoulder shot, low angle shot, high angle shot, crane shot, rolling shot, pan shot, tracking shot, and the tilt shot.

long shot- this shot is a locked shot which means there is no camera movement of any sort, they are usually used to show the actors or actresses surroundings.
medium shot- this is one of the main shots you see in filming, they are used for dialogue sequences and they allow the viewer to pick up the characters movement and gestures.
close up- close up is used to focus on a person or an object.
Extreme close up- extreme close ups are very similar to a normal close up but a lot more closer.
point of view- this is shot is used so the audience can see what the actor or actress can see.
over the shoulder- this shot is used to show a conversation between two or more people.
low angle- this shot is used to show how powerful someone is.
high angle- this shot is used to show how weak and vulnerable someone is.

Treatment

Treatment

Group Roles James Casal - Camera man Danny Canary - Thug Jack Fraser - Thug Ayush Bhatt - Boom mic Jack Reardon - Hostage Chelsie Shepherd - Hostage Cinematography: Extreme close up Establishing shot Medium shot POV shot High angle shot Low angle shot Mise-en-scene: Car Thugs in blacked out clothing, leather gloves, masks. Hostages in casual clothing set in a cellular buckets of water chair weapon Sound: Diegetic sound Non - Diegetic sound Off - screen sound On screen sound Editing: Eye Line match Match on action Straight cut

Title: - 12 Hours Tag Line: - Times ticking...

Synopsis: At the start of the filming, a man is walking down an empty road, and a car come out of no where hits the man in the head, puts a bag round his head and throws him in the back of the boot, then the car drives off. We then see the outside of a rough garage. The next scene is pitch black with the sound of breathing. Its inside the garage, and a shaking light shines. Two men approach the tied up man and demand for the missing money. The man does not agree. One of the men, punches the interrogated man, throws him to the ground and pushes his head in a full bucket of water. The mans head lifts up and spits the water and blood from his mouth. His girlfriend gets pulled out and and the man says tell us or she dies. You see the mans head shaking and then the man shoots the girl.

Key Genre Conventions:

2nd production meeting

This is our second production meeting.
In this meeting we have decided who is playing what part, and what he is doing in this film.
The camera man is James Casal, he is en charge off what shot to have during the film, James is also doing the editing for the film making sure everything is on point.
Danny Canary is playing a henchman in the film he's name in the film is Myles he's job is to basically be a worker for Joey who is played by Jack Fraser, he is the one who's package went missing and is going furious. The poor victim is Jack reardon who is playing Harry, he was meant to receive a parcel but unfortunately it was given to James who is playing (Rodriguez ). Finally our the final person in this group is Ayush, he is helping James do the editing for the film, making sure James is doing his job well.

Titles

Before the start of a film, the company who has produced the film will be introduced. an example of these companies would be,

• Dreamworks
• paramount 
• lions gate
• MGM
• warner bros 
• columbia 
• 20th century fox
• disney 
• Universal  

At the start of the film they following is;
1) Production company presents
2) A film by ... the directors name
3) 2 main actors names
4) Title of the film
5) Other co-stars
6) introduction of;
- costumes
- music
- producers
                                                                                 - designers
                                                                                 - editing
                                                                                 - cinematography
                                                                                7) Producer
                                                                                8) Director
                                                                                9) Title of the film

good examples of films would be,

The Terminator

seven 

Panic Room 

Shot List

Shot list 

Shot List
Scene	Shot Number	Description
SCENE 1   SCENE 2	14 30	Opening scene, mid shots, establishing shots of the environment Mid shot of the road, where M.Fisher, is walking, in the same shot a car enters. Then a steady cam of the thug kidnapping M.Fisher. Plus editing pace gets faster. A straight shot of the car leaving. A straight shot of a black screen, with heavy breathing. Low angle shot on a light  high angle shot on M.Fisher tied on his knees  use of eye line match, when M.fisher looks up, High angle on the two thugs  master shot of M.Fisher on the floor and the two thugs and showing the room they are in a straight shot of where the money is close up on the man straight shots, low angle and high angle of fast editing of shouting at the man  straight shots of thug hitting  birds eye view of man on the floor and poors water over his face

First Production Meeting

This is my groups first production meeting.
In this meeting we discussed what we are going to do, got to planning how everything is going to be set out, who is playing what part, in this meeting we put the basics of our initial ideas together. The thriller film we are making is called '12 hours' this involves a mysterious beaning delivered to the wrong person and the person is then tortured because the parcel has gone into the wrong hands.
In the next production we are assigning the character names as well as who is playing what part.
We would hope to start filming by the 21 of march and then continue to do the editing by the 25 of March. Our next production meeting will be on the 18th of March.















In this picture we were in the classroom just discussing all our initial ideas, putting all our things together.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: James, Jack, Ayush, Danny Location: Havering Well Pub

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
Potentially bang head on roof of the cellar we will be filming in	Danny maybe Jack	3	1	2	danny will need to pay attention whilst in the cellar. we will remind danny everytime we enter the cellar.	Yes
The weather could change as it could become really cold and snow so we could slip on ice.	Everyone	1	2	1.5	wear suitable footwear to reduce the chances of slipping over.	yes
could fall down cellar stairs as they are steep	Everyone	1	3	2	pay extra attention when walking down the stairs so we can reduce the chance of falling down the stairs.	yes
could trip over any wires trailing around	Everyone	1	1	1	tie the wires together with string or gaffa tape them together to reduce the chance of tripping over.	yes