Production Journal
16th March: FILMING DAY 1
Today, we began filming. We stuck to our schedule, and met in the correct place, with our props, actors, and camera all in place! Filming started a bit bumpy, but really took off and went extremely well. We got some great shots, and as director and actor, I only had to direct one other actor. Of course, it is hard to direct shots and getting the exact right camera location, but with the groups help we got there in the end. We filmed in lots of different locations, many of which didnt make our final piece, however we had lots of fun, and successfully filmed all the shots we needed to complete our opening sequence. I didn't anticipate finishing filming in a day, but having done so meant that we could dive straight into editing!
17th March: EDITING
With filming going so well, we decided to edit the next day. I found that working as a team helped a lot as we bounced off of each other extremely well. We used Sony Vegas to edit, as we all had basic knowledge of the programme, and with a little help from youtube, we all expanded our knowledge of the software. We decided to use Mad World as our backing music as it really did add eerieness to the sequence! Editing went extremely well, and we had our first draft within the day.
20th March: EDITING
Having found out we could not use copyrighted music in the piece, we had to begin a long search online for uncopyrighted music. Eventually, we came across a couple of melodies that we really liked, and somehow found a way to put three together. We combined a piano piece, a choral piece, and a strings piece together, and had our final score. We put it with the video and it still created the atmosphere that Mad World did. We also decided to change the colour of the drop shadow of the credits font. We made it a vivid yellow so that the crimson writing really stood out. This looked a lot better than in draft one.
21st March: BLOG
Today we put everything onto the blog. I didn't realise how much we had actually done! After about three hours of uploading, and playing around with fonts and layouts, we eventually had a near completed blog.
24th March: AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
THEY LIKE IT!!!! Even though we did gain some criticisms, the majority of people who watched our video liked it. I'm so proud of the final piece, and I wasn't too concerned about whether people would like it or not, but when I found out lots of people did like it, and some even suggested we make it into a short feature film, I was well and truely chuffed. Maybe through the coursework I have discovered a hidden talent... Probably not, but still, the main thing was that we had some good positive feedback, and some constructive criticism. A happy audience is a good audience!!! PROJECT FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!
8th April: DEADLINE DAY
Today we submit our coursework. I've learnt so much during the process, and I've had so much fun. I hope you enjoy it :)
Today, we began filming. We stuck to our schedule, and met in the correct place, with our props, actors, and camera all in place! Filming started a bit bumpy, but really took off and went extremely well. We got some great shots, and as director and actor, I only had to direct one other actor. Of course, it is hard to direct shots and getting the exact right camera location, but with the groups help we got there in the end. We filmed in lots of different locations, many of which didnt make our final piece, however we had lots of fun, and successfully filmed all the shots we needed to complete our opening sequence. I didn't anticipate finishing filming in a day, but having done so meant that we could dive straight into editing!
17th March: EDITING
With filming going so well, we decided to edit the next day. I found that working as a team helped a lot as we bounced off of each other extremely well. We used Sony Vegas to edit, as we all had basic knowledge of the programme, and with a little help from youtube, we all expanded our knowledge of the software. We decided to use Mad World as our backing music as it really did add eerieness to the sequence! Editing went extremely well, and we had our first draft within the day.
20th March: EDITING
Having found out we could not use copyrighted music in the piece, we had to begin a long search online for uncopyrighted music. Eventually, we came across a couple of melodies that we really liked, and somehow found a way to put three together. We combined a piano piece, a choral piece, and a strings piece together, and had our final score. We put it with the video and it still created the atmosphere that Mad World did. We also decided to change the colour of the drop shadow of the credits font. We made it a vivid yellow so that the crimson writing really stood out. This looked a lot better than in draft one.
21st March: BLOG
Today we put everything onto the blog. I didn't realise how much we had actually done! After about three hours of uploading, and playing around with fonts and layouts, we eventually had a near completed blog.
24th March: AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
THEY LIKE IT!!!! Even though we did gain some criticisms, the majority of people who watched our video liked it. I'm so proud of the final piece, and I wasn't too concerned about whether people would like it or not, but when I found out lots of people did like it, and some even suggested we make it into a short feature film, I was well and truely chuffed. Maybe through the coursework I have discovered a hidden talent... Probably not, but still, the main thing was that we had some good positive feedback, and some constructive criticism. A happy audience is a good audience!!! PROJECT FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!
8th April: DEADLINE DAY
Today we submit our coursework. I've learnt so much during the process, and I've had so much fun. I hope you enjoy it :)
Audience Research Questionnaire
Q1: Are you: Male or Female?
Q2: Are you: Under 16, 16-21, 21-30, 31+?
Q3: Do you visit the cinema: once a week or more, once a fortnight, once a month, once every three months, less than once every three months?
Q4: Would you prefer to see a film at a cinema, and then buy it on DVD, or would you rather it go straight to DVD release?
Q5: Can you name three thriller films?
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3.
Q6: Out of those three (if applicable) which was your favourite, and why?
Q7: In one sentence, what makes a good thriller film?
Q2: Are you: Under 16, 16-21, 21-30, 31+?
Q3: Do you visit the cinema: once a week or more, once a fortnight, once a month, once every three months, less than once every three months?
Q4: Would you prefer to see a film at a cinema, and then buy it on DVD, or would you rather it go straight to DVD release?
Q5: Can you name three thriller films?
1.
2.
3.
Q6: Out of those three (if applicable) which was your favourite, and why?
Q7: In one sentence, what makes a good thriller film?
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