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.

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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

Our second day of filming

Yesterday we went out to film the attack scene of our thriller. We used Cineworld and a block of flats as our locations. Our aim was to clearly identify the distinctive tattoo on the killer's hand, as well as the appearance of the victim, Ed. We plan to use our footage as the protagonist's memory of the event.

The filming session went well, as we captured a wide range of different shots. The idea is to edit the attack to show hints of it to the viewer. By doing this it will suggest that the memory is faded. Additionally, a characteristic of thrillers is that little of a murder or assault is shown, and this is something we wish to adhere to.

The lighting for the filming was the natural daylight, to make sure there is clarity to our footage. However, we plan to apply a black & white effect to the footage in post production to set it aside as a flashback. We may also add a dark finish to the film to give a grittier feel, as the attack is a grim event.

There will be limited dialogue in this scene. This is because it is representing Micheal's memory, and as he suffers from amnesia, he is unlikely to remember exact conversations.

One of the aims of this scene was to not allow the viewer to see the attacker. We achieved this by having him dressed in black, with a hood covering his face. We also had shots of him following Ed and Micheal, and by having his back to the camera, it suggested the killer was looming over the two friends. By using close ups, we allowed the viewer to distinguish the identity of Ed the victim. Further still, close ups were also used on the distinctive tattoo on the murderer's hand, to clearly show that Micheal could remember it, and also as it proves significant in the next scene. The design of the tattoo is very similar to the signature of the killer in the thriller Zodiac. As Zodiac was one of our inspiration pieces, we are using the same design to pay homage to it (see above).

Jonny Hucker, James Seymour, Danny Chiverton

Our first day of filming

On the left is the room we decided to film our police interview in at Long Road College

Today we began filiming our thriller opening. We completed our police interview scene, filming in a spare room at Long Road College, as it looks similar to a police questioning room. So the location reflected dark feel of the scene, it was dimly lit. The main character Michael - played by James Seymour - was seen to be under pressure and on the spot by our lighting was a single table lamp. In addtion, the lamp it shining directly at him, much like a spotlight. This shows the viewer Michael is isolated and is the focus in the scene. It also reflects the pressure that is on Michael, as he is the only witness of the murder of his close friend, and is forced to remember any traces of evidence.

We also captured plently of footage using a mixture of shot types throughout the scene. We took large amounts of film so that we are able to edit it later and have a wide range of shots to work with. As he is the director of our project, Danny Chiverton wrote up a shot list to make sure he could get all the types of shots he wanted. Additionally, by working through Danny's storyboard, we could ensure we stuck to the narrative and the actors - Jonny Hucker and James Seymour - were aware of what was required. We found it was useful to have a set plan of what we wanted to film and what the actors were required to do. Futhermore, we were able to experiment with other shots which we felt at the time were useful for the project.

The dialogue was used to set up the narrative of the thriller by making the the story and the mystery of the film known, which is a common feature of thrillers. The script, written by Jonny Hucker, establishes the story by highlighting Michael's amnesia and the stuggle for him to remember an unkown killer. Michael displays confusion under questioning to show he is suffering memory loss. The objective of Jonny's script was to drop hints to the viewer of what the mystery of the thriller is. This was achieved by emotive acting from James, making it clear that Michael truely can't recall the incident. Michael's stuggle is revealed when the detective says he is the suspect of the murder, followed by James preaching his innocene. This forms the mystery of our thriller.

Collectively we feel that our first day of shooting went well. We are confident we will now be bale to move on to film our other scenes before the deadline. We next plan to shoot the murder scene and the scene at the train station.

Jonny Hucker, James Seymour, Danny Chiverton

film title

after a group discussion we have all agreed on a name for the film. the name we have chosen is ''Amnesia"". we believe this to be an appropriate and fitting name to our film as one of the main factors of our film and fits the style of the film perfectly. As well as this, it is simple and easy to remember which will work to our advantage.

We have decided to go for an unclear font which will get the viewer to work hard to understand what the title says. We went for this idea as it represents one of the characteristics of amnesia, this being that almost everything is unclear.

James Seymour

Shot list

shot 1- p.o.v medium shot walking towards Edd. ( memory)
shot 2- close up of eye ( Michael in police station )
shot 3- medium shot of Michael with head resting on table.
shot 4- close up of Michael with heads resting in hands.
shot 5- p.o.v medium shot from Michael looking as policeman walks in.
shot 6- p.o.v medium shot from policeman
shot 7-over the shoulder medium shot. ( memory )
shot 8- counter shot ,over the shoulder of Michael and edd. (memory)
shot 9- close up shot of Michael staring (memory)
shot 10 - close up of tattoo (memory)
shot 11- p.o.v medium shot from policeman of Michael.
shot 12-p.o.v medium shot walking towards Edd. ( memory)
shot 13-p.o.v medium shot from policeman of Michael.
shot 14- long shot of micheal and edd (memory)
shot 15- close up of legs walking (memory)
shot 16 - reverse close of legs walking away.(memory)
shot 17- p.o.v shot of micheal staring at ed. (memory)
shot 18- p.o.v medium shot from policeman of Michael.
shot 19- p.o.v shot of Michael as edd gets hit.
shot 20- close up Michael whith head in hands from ground angle.
shot 21- close up of tattoo (memory)
shot 22- p.o.v shot of Michael as edd gets hit.
shot 23- p.o.v close up shot of Michael running falling to the ground.
shot 24- black screen
shot 25-close up of micheals eye.
shot 26-p.o.v medium shot from policeman of Michael.
shot 27- close up of drawn tatoo
shot 28-p.o.v medium shot from policeman of Michael.
shot 29- medium shot of micheal walking down street.
shot 30- p.o.v medium shot walking towards Edd. ( memory)
shot 31- long shot of micheal sitting down at trainstatoin.
shot 32- close up of michels face.
shot 33- p.o.v medium shot of micheal looking at man.
shot 34- close up of mans hand with tatoo.
shot 35- close up of tattoo (memory)
shot 36- close up of micheals face.
shot 37- long shot of micheal folling mysterious man.

danny chiverton

Mise-en-scene

We have decided to have Michael to be a middle class citizen. we decided on this as we want the viewer to be able to relate him and the majority of our target audience will be middle class. we have also selected our location out side a cinema down an alley as this is also a similar place to where some of our target audience could hang out. we chose to film ed being killed during the day. we chose this as we feel this would be a good contrast from Michael being in a dark room to being in the sunlight. as well as this it will make the audience think and challenge them.

here is a picture of what we want Michael to look like


James Seymour

Lighting and effects

Our scenes will involve variations of lighting. During the police interview scene, the lighting will be dark. This will reflect the mood of the scene, which is the grim discussion about the murder of Ed, Michael's best friend. This sets the tone of the opening, ensuring the viewer is aware that the production is a thriller.

The flashback sequences we will use natural lighting, outside the Cineworld complex in Cambridge. The added effect to set aside the flashback from reality will be the use of black and white colouring. Not only will this ensure the viewer is aware this is a different from the interview scene, but also adds darkness and a grim feel to the scene as it is recalling the murder of Ed.

Our final scene at the train station will be filmed at the Cambridge train station. We will use the natural lighting to provide an everyday feel. By filming this scene in the daytime, will contrast the dark emotions that Michael feels after being told he is a suspect for his friends murder. This goes further to highlight the fact that he is on his own in his depressed thoughts, as the real world is not shown as dark and mysterious.




This clip from Memento shows the effectiveness of using black and white to create a dark theme for the protagonist, aswell as a flashback.


Jonny Hucker

This the effect we will use when creating our interview scene. the idea that you don't see who is doing the interviewing so the focus is completely on the character. This emphasizes the isolation of the interviewee, and shows he is under pressure.

danny chiverton

Script

Script for our thriller opening

Policeman: Whilst you were asleep, we've got nothing
Michael: How long has it been again?
P: 6 months. Doctors said it's a miracle you're alive. You're lucky just to have amnesia, boy.
M: Who did it?
P: There's not a single lead. The attacker's still unknown. Michael, what can you remember?
M: (Draws tattoo after flashback) This, the killer had that tattoo
P: So, what we gathered was you and ed went to the cinema and an indecent took place on your way home, correct?
M: Yes, i think...
P: (Pauses) Our problem, Micheal, is we have no witnesses, no leads, nothing but a tattoo. Micheal, we've only got one suspect.
M: (Alerted) Who?!
P: He's sitting right in front of me.
M: (Stunned) What?! No, no way
P: But how can you be sure? You can't remember anything, Michael.

Jonny Hucker

Story Board

these are in reverse order but we have a copy in our folders to use when shooting


danny chiverton

Costume

Michael is our lead character and he will be wearing normal clothes so the audience can relate to him. He will be wearing the same thing through out because it acts as his uniform this is a trate many film noire films have a there lead character. This picture is from the film Brick, in this the lead character where's the same clothes through out, and normal clothes so the audience can relate to him.


Ed, Michaels friend who died , will be wearing normal clothes , nothing to make him stand out but be more something to make him look like a victim.



killer- will be wearing dark clothes symbolising he is a bad character.we never want to show the killers face because this builds tension through out the film to who it is.


Danny Chiverton

certificate

After a long hard group discussion we have decided to opt for our film to be rated at a 15. Our film will involve some of the attributes that are needed to contribute towards a 15. For example, Dangerous combat techniques such as ear claps, head-butts and blows to the neck are unlikely to be acceptable. There may be no emphasis on the use of easily accessible lethal weapons (in particular, knives).

James Seymour

film analyses

In many way Sunset Boulevard is very similar to our film. they are both based on trying to find a murderer and involves deaths of other people throughout. They are both thrillers as Sunset Boulevard does not show any of the deaths and we don't intend on showing our either.

The music in the film is constant and very eerie. The music symbolizes to the viewer that something isn't right and gives off creepy vibes to the audience. The music is old and classical which can have a great affect, especially when it's is relevant to the film. Stereotypically, older music has more mystery and can be scarier.

The editing is very clever. It is done in black and white this could be because colour TV didn't exist when the film was made or they wanted to give the film a unique edge that makes it scarier and makes the audience watch the film harder. They are some very good shots used. For example, when they show the dead writer dead in the water from the bottom of the pool. This is great because it gives you an idea of what the man looked like and any injuries he injured from his death.

I am a big fan of the mise-en-scene used in this clip. The black and white effect lets the audience draw their own conclusions on clothing and scenery. Also, the location used is fit for the film and doesn't confuse the viewer. Finally, the accents used by the actors are very plain and bland which means the killer could be anyone as none of them have their own ego's or characteristics which you would usually associate which a killer. I really like this as it gives mystery for the audience and doesn't give away the killers identity.

James Seymour

Story Board

Danny is currently working on the story board. The point of the story board is to put across our idea best as possible. Danny is the best artist in the group hence why he has chosen to do the story board. As well as getting our film idea down on paper the story board also allows us to experiment with different shot types and, as a group, decide on which ones we believe work best and are most appropriate to the film or scene.

James Seymour

Inspirstions

Our opening has elements of film noir. This is because the lead role is a victim in a violent attack, and suffers from memory loss and flashbacks. In the genre of film noir, the conventions are similar. Like film noir, our film is set in an urban space, with a gritty feel. We also have included a tragic event - the death of the lead character's best friend - which is another element of film noir. Furthermore, there are aspects of the surreal, for example the flashbacks which the main character experiences. Additionaly, the main character is alienated, as he is on his own after his friend has been killed and he is becoming a suspect.

Specific films which have inspired us re Memento and Zodiac. These are also psychological thrillers, and the aspects of memory loss in Memento and the strive to find a criminal in Zodiac have inspired us to incorporate these elements into our opening. However we feel we have created an original opening with some influence, but overall we have come up with a completey new idea.

Jonny Hucker

script

In our lesson today we are making the script. our main aim is to incorporate the main aspects of the film into our script. Jonny is writing the script as we believe him to be the best man for putting these aspects across to the viewer. Our target audience is late teens to late twenty's. we believe this to be the best age group as they can relate to the characters as they are of a similar age. The three characters in the film are Ed, Michael and the police officer. Ed the best friend of Michael and he is shown dieing during Micheal's flashbacks and gets killed by the murderer. Michael wakes up from his comer and is being interviewed by the police officer. He is the only one who has any idea of the killers identity. The interview scene involves the police officer pleading with Michael to try and think of anything he can remember from the night of Ed's death. in the end, Michael can only remember a tattoo but the police officer isn't convinced and Michael is revealed to be the only suspect.


James Seymour

Colour

We have decided for our first scene in the police station for it to be very dark. we decided on this as it is appropriate to the scene and sets the tone for the audience. When the flash backs occur we decided on black and white colouring. We chose this as it will clearly set it aside from the current modern day interview that is occurring. At the train station we have gone for a more gloomy scene as this represents the mood of the characters and the feeling of the scene, we may choose to add thunder when he discovers the tattoo.

James Seymour

Location

We have chosen a number of different locations for our thriller opening. Firstly, we will film the police interview in the photography dark room. We chose this as we believe it will set the scene the way we want it to and will give express the tension to the audience. Moving on, we have also selected the alley ways next to the cineworld campus. We decided on this as the alley ways are appropriate to the scene and practical as it is close to Long Road College. Finally, we would like to use the train station for when the tattoo gets re-discovered. This is ideal as we (James, Jonny and Danny) all catch trains and it is also appropriate as the character is leaving from the police station to go home.

James Seymour

Ideas for our thriller

Our idea is about a man who is being interviewed by a policemen. We learn that he has been in a comma for the past 6 months after being attacked by a man. He learns his friend has died who he met that day by this anonymous man that attacked them. There is a series of flash backs that reveal this. The policemen says in the interview the only thing the main charcter muttered that day when we found him was a description on his tatoo. the policemen then shows the man a picture of this tatoo he described on that day. This then triggers a fragment of a memory. The police then say we haven't found the killer who they have no description of besides the tattoo. The man in question is then told as he was the only person there and he is in line to become a key suspect.
The man then leaves the police station upset and confused he goes to the train station, and there's a lot of fragment of memories as he tries to remember the incident. Then, before he boards his train, a man walks past him and he sees this tattoo, but not his face. This same tattoo the man that he described killed his best friend had. He then pursues him because it might be his only way to clear his name and to seek revenge.

Danny Chiverton

Analysis of a thriller opening

In this opening for Memento, we are given an insight into the plot and the characters and how these are estbalished in the opening sequence. Through the mis-en-scene, we first see a man holding a photograph of a murder scene. Straight away we are give clues that is a crime film that the man holding the picture is likely to be solving the crime and he may be studing the scene

Further in, we then begin to see that the events are edited to play in reverse. This gives us the impression that the events are being looked at in retrospect, or thought over. The viewer gets the idea from this that the film could be about a memory of the killing. Confusion and mystery is also created by the events playing in reverse, hinting that the film is a thriller.

As the clip continues, we see the protagonist kill the man in the photo, suggesting that he may in fact be a criminal, and the film could be about him getting away with the crime rather than trying to solve it. The victim is killed when they are down on the floor, suggesting they are vulnerable and where targeted as opposed to a gunfight scenario. This now sets up the mystery aspect of the film, as we as the viewer are left confused as to why this murder has happend, why the killer has taken a photo and what the motives are. The film is now depicted as a crime thriller because of this mystery estbalished in the opeing 2 minuets.

The music throughout is dark, and eventually, dies down until there is very little sound besides sound effects. At the point of the music dieing, we are shown the full events of the murder, begining with the scene in more detail than the polaroid photo, and ending with the firing of the gun. The music ends when the viewer first gets the impression that the protagonist may have commited the murder, as he is at the scene rather than looking at a photo of it in a different location. This therefore helps ensure the viewer is left confused by the outcome of the opening scene, as the music is conventional, until the true turn of events is presented.

Jonny Hucker

Our thriller and the conventions of the genre

The above image is from Zodiac, showing the attempt of an everyday man trying to solve a crime

Our chosen sub-genre for our thriller is a crime thriller, with elements of internal psychological thrillers too. Our thriller opening - which is yet to be titled - is about the uncovering of the murder of the protagonist's friend, and the opening sets up the struggle of solving the mystery and brining the killer to justice. The protagonist is suffering for memory loss due to the attack, and after years of not knowing the identity of the murderer, a lead is finally made when the main character recognises a distinctive tatoo which is the only memory he has of the incident.

As this is a crime thriller, certain conventions will come acompany it. The general conventions are that there is an unsolved crime, which the main character has a close realtion too, and strives to figure out the mystery themselves. This makes our thriller convention, however it may be less conventional because the main character is not a detective, but is a fellow victim of the crime which he wishes to solve. The plot draws parralells to the thriller Zodiac, as the main character is on a mission to discover the killer despite not being part of the investigation team. Our thriller will also have some internal psychological thriller features, because of the involvement of memory loss as a key part for the reason of the mystery. Conventions seen in this sub-genre of thrillers are a stuggle to overcome the issues with the mind to solve the mystery in question. An example would be the film Momento, which uses memory loss of the main character as a constant obsticle in uncovering the truth.

Jonny Hucker

Analysis of a thriller

In this example of a thriller opening, we see the use of the 4 micro elements that create mood and tone of a typical thriller.
we see this through mis en scene, that suggest minority report is set in the future, this is due to technology that doesn't exist today. This is typical of a thriller, and typical of a Steven Spielberg film. Thrillers are usually dark and the opening has a significant impact to set up the rest of the film. This is done well here where questions aren't answered, this is something we are keen to replicate as it's a formula that works with thrillers and keeps audience's guessing and intrigued.
The editing is really inspiring as it differentiates present and future, something we want to do with our thriller, differentiate past and present.They do this by using black and white, and distorted images that aren't clear. Theirs quick shots which add tension.This is very typical of a thriller as i mentioned it adds tension and leaves the audience guessing.
Theirs great use of sound in this clip which emphasis, different times for instance, there's quite trippy and distorted sounds to show the future. this compliments the editing to create the confusion and tension in the clip. we have a distinction from the fissions and the office of the f.b.i. This is a trait of a thriller to use sound to set the location and using sound to create suspense and tension. we hope to create this when editing our thriller sequence.
When looking at cinematography in this clip there's clear use of close up's to give away information that is key, for instance the knife, this tells he audience theres going to be a murder. We hope to do this in our thriller. There's medium shots to show key characters and show more location.
When studying this clip we see other key features that make a thriller, for instince the setting of the a future law and enforcement center. This is very typical of thriller, using police e.t.c They also involve murder and action, this is very typical of a thriller, and something we want to use in our thriller. Something that is also key in a thriller is a male lead on the hunt for the trouth, in this clip we distinguish this as tom cruise and Steven Spielberg makes it clear that he is the character we identify with.

What Is a Thriller?

Sub-genres of Thrillers

Psychological thrillers
These are often split into two further genres of internal and external psychological thrillers. Internal psychological thrillers is the idea that the protagonist is suffering from issues caused by thoughts of paranoia, memory loss and insomnia or other feelings. These complications of the mind playing tricks on the character then has an affect on and drives the narrative, for example the memory loss of the lead character in Momento strives him to find the murderer of his wife.

External psychological thrillers are the idea that the character's mind is effected by those around them. This could include complications about identity or reality and an example is the Bourne Identity, in which Matt Damon's character is part of a mystery about who he is, and why he is part of such a mystery.

Political thriller
This type of thriller often has a similar theme of conspiracy and corruption. These themes are incorpated into the government, and ideas of the government working against the public with the mystery being the unravelling of the conspiracy. Other related themes are the inclusion of government agencies, secret missions and assassinations. A good example of this type of thriller is All the President's Men, in which the conspiracy of the "water gate" is investigated.

Crime thriller
Crime thrillers include the ideas of unsolved crimes and the struggle to either solve the crime or escape justice. These variations are due to whether the protagonist is the criminal or a detective. Zodiac is a good example of how unsolved crimes are used well to drive the narrative of a thriller, as the main character strives to solve the crime of the zodiac killer. An opposite example of this is Dog Day Afternoon, where we see the struggle of Al Pacino's character stuggles to complete the crime of a bank robbery and ensure a safe getaway.

Action thriller
The sub-genre of action thrillers is often confused with action films, as what is one persons action thriller is another persons action film. Key differences are that action films are driven by action set peices. In Die Hard I, the story is linked by each big set piece, for example the shootouts in the offices, the large C4 explosion, and the final gun fight where the character Hans is killed. On the contary, The Bourne Identity could be considered as a action thriller. This is because the narrative is intellegent and has more depth, with the mystery surrounding identity. However Jason Bourne is still forced to use violence, adding the element of action.

Overall, there a many sub-genres of thrillers. In many cases, these sub genres overlap, but the above are the four main sub-genres. Thrillers also have codes and conventions. Codes are the meanings that are created by the film, and if a thriller is seen as conventional, then it is following the norm established by other productions in the genre. All thrillers though have a common theme of a mystery. The viewer is given peices of information as the narrative progressed which lead to the uncovering of the puzzle.

Jonny Hucker

Preliminary Task Evaluation

Continuity editing is when you maintain continuous and clear narrative action when editing a piece of film. An example of this in our film is that the people in the shot are walking in the same direction. This makes the sequence smooth as each shot flows nicely.

180 degree rule states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. For example if the scene is filmed from the left side of one character it should be filmed on the same side for the other character. This is so the viewer is not distorted. We stuck to this rule in our preliminary task during a conversation between two characters, as the camera is always on the right side of them.

Match on action connects two shots together by having a character finish an action in the second shot begun in the first shot. An example of this in our piece is when Danny kicks the door. Firstly we show him kicking the door open from the corridor, and then have a shot of the door swinging open into the room. This seamlessly links the two shots into one motion.

Shot counter shot is when a sequence is filmed in a meeting of two characters. It shows one character after another in the form of two separate shots. We use this in our film when Danny confronts James in order to show that they are talking to one another.

After our first prelim, we learned that it is important to keep the continuity of a scene. We have demonstrated this in our latest film by cutting our shots so that the editing seems 'invisible'. The attention to continuity I think has made our most recent task more professional from the first.

Jonny Hucker

This lesson we will be deciding our location and the story line for our pre lim task. we will be writing a script and also working out who's playing what part, including who will do editing and who will be camera man.

James Seymour