Pictures to be used in the evaluation

Final Version Of Our Thriller Opening

this lesson-credits

this lesson we will be re-doing the credits. from the feedback we received last lesson we now know that the credits need to be on screen for longer. people felt they came on and off too quick and didn't have enough time to read and understand the credits in full. we also aim to change the font and style of our credits. we have chosen to change the font to fit the style of the genre a bit more. this will mean we will want it to be slightly unclear but still legible. with the credits being unclear this could also fit to the film title ''amnesia'' meaning a lot of things are unclear in the memory.

James Seymour

Plan for the Next Two Lessons

We aim to improve our credits, as this was the main focus of the criticisms we received. We we wish to make the credits slower, and change the font to represent the mood of the opening. A way of doing this could be to make the words blur in and out, to echo the distortion of the footage. Making the title credit visually more impressive is important us to make it stand out to the audience.

We are also contemplating adding a voice-over to improve the clarity of the story line. However, we are unsure if this is the right thing to do, as we did not get any criticisms on this aspect. We shall try this but we still feel it may not be needed.

Jonny Hucker Danny Chiverton

Feedback

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This group said they liked the music, representation of memory, the story line, camera shot variety and sound effects. They gave no criticisms.

u1-35

This group said the editing and camera shots were amazing, there was a good plot, the music was good and they liked the black and white effect. The criticisms they gave were 'the sound was a bit random' and the credits were too fast.

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This group said the flash from black and white tattoo to when he sees it in reality was good. They also liked the music and suspense. However they felt the credits were to fast.

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They felt the editing and shot were very good as well as music and acting being realistic. they said 'The flashback scene when Danny is killed is very good', they also liked the story line. They gave no criticisms.

After reading these comments we have a wider knowledge of what we need to do to improve. we will alter the credits as we had planned. we also add more sound to increase suspense.

Danny Chiverton, Jonny Hucker

Rough Cut

Soundtrack and Ident

Last lesson, we finished our soundtrack for our thriller. Jonny made the soundtrack sound dark, by using a prolonged drone throughout. The dark sound sets the tone of the opening, and the viewer is shown the dark thoughts of the main character. Also, by adding in sharp high pitch noises during the flash backs gives them an individual personality, which helps the viewer see that they are from the past. The distorted sounds let the audience know something isn't right which helps built the mystery.

In the same lesson, we also managed to create our ident. We used the production name "Gunshine"and used a recoiling shot gun with "Gunshine" firing out, along with a gunshot noise. The title of our production company is fitting with our film as it represents death and hostility, which the protagonist is a victim of.

James Seymour, Jonny Hucker

Credits

during today's lesson we have been working on the credits for our opening. the credits are as follows:

A Gun Shine Production Presents
Starring- James Seymour
Jonny Hucker
Danny Chiverton
Costume Design by James Seymour
Production Design by Jonny Hucker
Film Editing by Danny Chiverton
Original Music by Jonny Hucker
Produced by Josh Burr
Directed by Danny Chiverton
Main Title- Amnesia

James Seymour

Soundtrack to our opening sequence

For our thriller opening, we want to use a soundtrack that will produce a dark atmosphere, as our opening is very atmospheric. A good example is this opening for Minority Report, which uses drones to give an intense and dark mood. This is something we wish to recreate in our production, as the music is an essential part of setting the tone of our opening. Also, by adding re verbs, and distorting the music, we will be able to enhance the feeling of confusion and give the flashbacks a personality.

We chose this type of sound as we believe it will be most effective at putting the audience on edge. This will leave the audience unaware of what to expect, making them concentrate more and will give them the incentive to watch on and try and make an understanding of the plot.

James Seymour and Jonny Hucker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOm_mbsvtuI