Editing

Today our group are editing the shots we filmed yesterday. Gracious working on the titles of the thriller opening. Louisa and Anissa working on editing the shots!

Pictures!

After a long wait, pictures are finally ready to be posted!

Having trouble with the tracking poles! 

After major difficulty we finally managed to get the camera, tripod and the poles sorted ready for filming.



Mr. Gibbs tracking shot.

 



 

 Props...

 

 

 

 

After filming, wasn't such a bad day at all...

 

 

 

 

Back to the classroom, n'awww Louisa...

 

 

Filming Process

After major difficulty with the tracking poles, our group finally managed to film the shots with Mr. Gibbs.
The main shots that were taken were the toilet shots and of Mr Gibbs walking past the toilets with the trolley.

Pictures will be on the Blog shortly.

Tracking Trouble!

First day back after half term and so resumes our second day of shooting!

We filmed all the shots that we needed Mr. Gibbs for and all of that took about half an hour. After battling with the massive tracking poles, the BCH - that is, Burntwood Crush Hour, of course - and a mega troublesome trolley, we think we've come out relatively unscathed and with a whole lotta footage!

Planning where the tracks will go

Setting up the camera; ready for filming!

Titles Research

Whilst researching some good titles, i came across a very interesting title;













i thought this title was different and suited our storyline. The colour red shows the love that the characters had for each other. Also the darker areas of the titles symbolised the darkness and mytery the relationship had.

Thriller Opening Research

Casino Royale 

As part of my thriller opening research, I chose one of my favourite films of all time; James Bond's Casino Royale. This film was to show the beginning aspects of 007, first love, how that took a turn on him, also how claiming the licence to kill can really play with one's mind. 

As the opening credits start, Bond has just beaten up someone in the toilets, as he picks up his gun, the antagonist that he just knocked out, gets up again  to shoot Bond. In retaliation Bond does the all time 007 classic, shooting at the audience, and the black rings are formed around him using editing. This is to show that he is a one man army, he stands out, and nothing stands in his way. Then blood is streamed down on the screen, also using various ways of editing, to signify the number of murders he has done whilst just starting his new career. This part of the sequence is black and white. showing he has no mercy in his murders.

I really liked the way they had done this particular Bond movie, as its shows the beginning of his career as a 007 Agent, and how the licence to kill makes him go crazy into killing people whoever stood in his way. 

The opening sequence gives the audience a insight on how the movie may be, for example the layout of poker cards, in each shot a different card is show, for example the King of spades to be Bond, and the Queen of hearts to show whom he falls in love with. 

Throughout the sequence they show Bond's rage for murder, he takes the licence to kill to a whole other level. 

The soundtrack used isn't the normal Bond theme track, its a different one to show how this is the beginning of how Bond was formed according to circumstances that happen during the movie. 

Se7en

One of the most distorting thriller openings is Se7en, I haven't seen this movie but after watching the opening sequence, it created a very dark and creepy feeling about this film. 

Throughout the opening sequence, you see various close ups of human parts, for example finger nails, or dead skin. This created a very distorting image, even though its human skin, and human parts, the image that was given from it made it look too disgusting to look at. The colours that were part of the sequence were dirty yellow, signifying human bodies, a very distorted colour, like damp colours. 

Also the title sequence looked like it was written, giving it a creepy feeling because the handwriting wasn't orderly lined. Giving it a darkness, and mystery behind it.

The sound used in the opening was a distorting soundtrack, made the audience sit on edge whilst watching it. like razors and knives, screeching all together. It really set my teeth on edge whilst watching it. 

Definitely one of the best psychological thriller openings I've seen till date. 

Thriller Opening Research

Black Swan

 

 

 

The opening scene for Black Swan is very dramatic, as Nina the main protagonist is having a dream of a dance sequence she wishes to fulfill in her dancing career.



In the beginning of the dance sequence, Nina is wearing a white dress dancing in a pitch black studio with only a spot light shone on her. This could indicate her innocence in her ballet career, as she seems lost in her dance routine. The way light is shone on Nina, you can't clearly see her face, therefore gives some sort of mystery behind her.

Sound used was dramatic orchestra, to create tension and suspense. Also to indicate her struggle whist danicng, showing her emotions.

After the main crescendo, Nina is relased by the Prince, and she walks off, becoming a blur on the screen, a white figure in a black screen, showing a journey, also how she managed to escape a struggle and safely leaves in peace. Like a swan.