The camera shot list includes things like angle, shot size and movement that will be used when we are filming the thriller opening scene as a group. When filming this helps the person dealing with the storyboard, the directors and the camera operators so that there are less problems. Also creating the shot list saves time when filming and allowing the group to be more organised.
The shot list allowed the group to see what sizes, angles and movements that we could use in the thriller production. The shots enable us to select different ones to make the affects more interesting.
Cinematography In the thriller production that I will produce with my group I plan to use different cinematography techniques to make my production conventional to a thriller. Firstly, I will use close-up, this will be used when the main character Amani is staring at his sisters dead body. This will show how he feels and his fear of what happened. The shot captures the characters reaction and emotions. Also long shot will be used to show Amani and his sisters dead body in the same scene. This shot allows the audience to see the whole scene and the characters. Medium shot will be used when Amani wakes up in the room and we can see his body moving, trying to move. This allows the audience to see the struggle the character is going through.
High angle shot will be used when Amani is walking up the stairs and we see him from the top of the stairs bending down to touch the blood that he has noticed. The iconography in this scene will be the blood which shows that something has happened and makes the audience wonder and making them want to watch more to see what will happen next.
Panning shot can be used when Amani walks into the living room as he tries to find out what is going on.
Editing Editing is another important section in the process of producing our thriller opening. We aim to use different editing techniques
Fade to black is when on shot moves into another shot in an edit and does not confuse the audience.
Reaction shot: thinks she sees something
Slow editing: when clips are put together at a normal pace and this is to create fluency
Sound
Diegetic sound: sound, which is part of the film world. e.g music from a radio or jukebox.
Non diegetic: sound , which is not part of the film world. e.g. soundtrack, voice overs.
Off the screen sound : you can hear the sound but you can see where its coming from.
The purpose of the preliminary task is to learn different techniques on how to operate and use the two cameras to film the opening of the thriller. During this task different people had different roles for example Gizem and Amani were the two characters in the 30 second filming. We had the chance to use the cameras and experiment by using various camera techniques. Which includes angles, sizes and movements.
The 30 second clip allowed use to see how we work together and use software's which would be useful when we start to film the opening scene for out thriller.
We decided for our 30 second clip to take place in school. In this scene the two characters are talking about how their subjects are going and what they find difficult. In this scene we discussed what techniques we could use which made the scene more effective, for example the point of view shots and over the shoulder shots. We also acknowledged that there would be a variety of editing techniques in which we could add to the footage.
From the preliminary task we learnt that there are many different essentials that we had to consider in order to make our thriller conventional to a thriller genre. Some of the shots that we tried in the clip allowed use to see how it would look before the actual filming process. From the preliminary task we learned that we should give about 4 seconds before the scene actually starts, this gives us some footage that we can crop out or edit at the end. This would allow us to have a better opening scene at the end.
In addition there were some difficulties that we have faced in the preliminary task. In this task we had some scenes that started too early and some scenes started too late. I think that this was a communication problem between the actors and the camera operators. This problem was solved near the end of the scenes as we planned to give four seconds filming space and allow the characters to start after this time.
Furthermore, we were effected by the external factors. For example during the filming we had some students coming into the classroom to collect things. This effected the filming as we had to stop because of the sound. In this case as a group we had to be patient and concentrate on the task. These scenes were edited and taken out.
After the filming of the 30 second filming we had to edit the shots by using ' Final cut pro' programme. This allowed us to experience how to use the new editing techniques. The main editor was Hazal in this task but the task was shared by other members of the group to help Hazal and make group agreements on what looks better. This task enabled Hazal to develop her editing skills before the actual thriller scene task. This means that we will save time in the future when editing.
Conclusion:
This task has been essential in creating our thriller because of a number of reasons. I'm now aware of the major difficulties that we might face when carrying out the filming and editing process for our thriller opening. I was able to use different angles and sizes when using the camera. I think that all of the things that we have done in this task allowed me to have a clear understanding of what I could use.Based on this task we were able to see if the locations of the thriller production is suitable.
