Filming

We have now managed to finish the filming process and capture all of the footage onto the Mac and start editing. We have filmed the footage at five different times...
1. Shots of Hayley walking - camera tape was dirty which meant some of the shots were pixelated and quite blurry. We managed to use a few of these shots however the majority weren't usable.
2. Second attempt at shots of Hayley- new tape which meant the shots we filmed were much clearer and generally of better quality. However on this day the weather was very different to the first day of filming, this has meant we have had to edit the shots in order to look similar to those we already had.
3. Shots of the stalker in the 'shed' - for these shots we used a tripod so they were clear and steady. In the shed the light was also quite good so we were able to use that to our own advantage and create a certain atmosphere. When uploaded onto the mac we decided to darken so of these shots in order to make them seem more dangerous and eerie.
4. Final filming attempt- the weather was again very different to the second attempt however it was more similar to the first attempt. These shots were again of Hayley but we felt it was necessary to have the stalker in some shots with Hayley. We discussed this idea as a group and felt shots like this would link the two characters together. Although these shots were good and usable we had a slight problem with some of the footage being filmed over by accident, but we still had some shots we could use.
5. After watching and putting together all of the footage we had, we felt we needed a close up of Hayley in order for the audience to establish an emotional connection with her. As we didn't have this shot the group filmed during a free period. These shots were what was needed to finish the opening.

Editing

While editing our opening, we have decided to use particular transitions in particular places to represent different ideas. When the victim is in a scene we have tried to make the footage lighter to portray her as innocent and display to the audience that she is the victim in the situation. We have also used the dip to white transition to show this innocence, however when we put the transition in we could not get it to the exact white that we wanted to. For this reason we have looked at using different transitions such as fades and dips, although these aren't exactly what we planned to use they help to create a flow of action within the opening.
When the stalker is shown we have attempted to use darker editing. We have tried to achieve this darkness through lowering the brightness of the shot and changing the contrast. This has meant the scene is overall darker and therefore more eerie and seemingly more dangerous.
During the filming process we had to film on two seperate days. Although we tried to get similar weather conditions, we were unablke to achieve this exactly. For this reason we have had to edit some shots in order to achieve similar weather conditions. We have found that when we have edited some shots e.g. changed brightness and contrast, that the shot becomes a bit jittery and less smooth flowing.

Titles

Questionnaire Results - Q7

In question 7, almost half of respondents chose the font Charles S for our thriller film. To see the fonts mentioned, please click here.

Questionnaire Results - Q6

In question 6, every person asked chose 'Intense' as the correct mood for a thriller film; noone chose happy or sad.

Questionnaire Results - Q5

These are the results for question 5 regarding the most suitable location for a Thriller film. The pie chart shows that an Abandoned House and Forest/Wooded area was the most popular. Noone chose the location of a Summer Party.

Questionnaire Results - Q1+2

These are the compiled results for Q1 and Q2. As you can clearly see, the majority of those asked expected a Thriller film to include suspense.