Music (Jenitha)

                                   

 

                             

                             

The music that we used for our scenes were found on Youtube and are uncopyrighted. The music is very mysterious and suspenseful which adds to the mood of the scene as it creates the idea that something big is soon going to happen. The first music didn't add tension or a suspenseful element as we expected it to when added into the scenes, so we decided to not use it as all. However, the last two musics fit in very well with the victim being followed and builds up the suspense and when used with the scenes being shown, the music makes it come across as very suspenseful and added an element of danger to it, just like we wanted it to. 

Construction Post: Shotlist (Maria)

 We produced a shot list before we went out to film our scenes so that we knew exactly what shots and what type of shots we needed to take. We also linked each action and shot to our storyboard to make sure we keep to the basis and plot of our thriller as this idea is what came back as successful from our audience feedback. 

It also speeded up the editing process as we took 3 takes of each action and wrote down which was our favourite so we knew exactly which take to use when it comes to editing. It also became very useful as it made us as a team very efficient as we knew exactly what type of shot (e.g long shot, close up etc) we wanted for that scene without wasting any time. We also noted down the length of time each action would take roughly so that we would stick to the two minute guidelines and make sure we did not under film or over film. Some props we used such as the dog were only available to us for a short space of time so the planning process needed to be organised in order to make filming successful. 

Construction Post: Thriller Moodboard (Jenitha)

Montage of production ideas of props, possible lightings, costumes, settings and colour schemes we can use. Mostly decided to stick with a light theme in lighting and colours and a darker theme for the costumes for a more thrilling atmosphere.

Potential Logo 2 (Jenitha)

LOGO IDEA 2 - Eagle Studios 

As we have artistic expertises within our group, we speculated and after some consideration decided to use this to our advantage and granted Maria the opportunity to showcase her freehand drawing talents. Maria experimented with drawing multiple designs including a bear, hawk, owl and an eagle, she concluded that an eagle presented a simplistic yet professional prospect. So I have gone with her idea of an eagle and sketched out two pictures on word document using the drawing tools. 

         

Potential Logo 1 (Jodie)

LOGO IDEA 1 - Roundwork Productions

This logo was designed using an online photo editor, befunky,com, I had a plain white background and then started to play around with different fonts. I chose with the font called "capture it" as every time you place it onto the canvas the effect changes.
"RoundWork Productions" is a simple, easy to remember company name.

Construct Post: Filming Prep (Jodie)

UNHINGED PLANNING & PREPARATION:
We plan to film the majority of our thriller opening over the course 2 days in February half term, as these are the only days everyone we need is available. We are planning on using the first day to get all of our main filming done, and the second day to add in any missing shots and final touches.
We will be using a series of around 3 locations, all within walking distant of one another. As we want to use a dog in our opening, we have asked a friend if we can take her our with her for a few hours to film a couple shots. 

DATES & TIMES:
4PM - Thur 19th = Cameron's House/Whitton Area
4PM - Frid  20th = Cameron's House/ Whitton Area

ACTORS - CAMERA CREW:
Teenage Girl - Ciara Nolan
Stalker - Jodie Turini
The Dog - Molly 
Camera - Maria Kinash
Director - Jenitha Parameswaran

ORGANISING A DATE & TIME:
We organised our filming days and times by texting the group and asking actors that we needed what days they were free. We also sorted out our locations through texting and calling close friends, here are some examples of a few of the messages. 

Construction Post: Costumes (Jodie)

Costumes and make-up play an important role in the drama, character creation, visual aesthetic and even practical elements in a production. Ideally costumes should help the audience understand the nature of the characters.


Main Character:
For the main character's costume we wanted to keep it fairly simply and use items of clothing we already owned. We want her to appear like an average teenage girl, therefore we dressed her in casual on trend clothes.

We chose the following outfit:
- Black Jeans
- Green Parka
- White T - Shirt
- Trainers



Stalker Character:
As the second female character is presented as someone who is a stalker, we dressed then in all black clothing, to give off a mysterious, edgy vibe. We want the character to be like a shadow, blending into the night sky, only to be seen when she wants to.
 The outfit consists of:
-  Black Jeans
-  Black hoodie 
-  Black T-shirt
-  Black Trainers 
As we want the character to come across as creepy we will not show her face at any point during the opening, the black hoodie will be oversized covering the character entire face and identity, she will appear like a ghost.