2. Throughout the production of our thriller
We learnt a lot about editing when using the Mac
opening we used programs such as
computers. The editing equipment allowed us to
iMovie, photoshop, polyvore, blogspot,
enhance the effectivness of our thriller opening
YouTube, mindnode and photobooth.
through the effects, transistions and cuts we were
able to add to our film.
When using iMovie to edit our thriller video we
faced various problems. For example we were
When editing our thriller opening we used effects
unable to import our background music from
such as ‘Old World’, transitions such as dissolve
iTunes, but solved this problem by saving it to our
and allowed us to change the contrast of some
documents and importing it straight from there.
scenes. These effects were useful for creating a
Also we encountered problems saving our work
suspensful and creepy atmosphere in our
on iMovie as saving our animatic was
opening. Aslo, using the Mac, we were able to
unsuccessful. As a result we had to redo the
find and import music to appear in our thriller
editing of our animatic.
opening.
3. Using a tripod when filming helped
Using a tripod when filming allowed us to us to create a realistic film opening
film realistic and stable shots. We used and allowed us to film creatively
two tripods, one short and the other tall, and effectively.
that were helpful filming various camera
angles and shots.
We encountered a problem when filming our final thriller
opening as we found that one of the legs on our tripod was
broken. To overcome this problem we placed our tripod
against various objects in order to keep it stable.
4. The lighting equipment allowed us
to create a creepy, suspenseful
atmosphere when filming our thriller
opening. We used the lighting
Our lighting equipment constantly throughout
equipment included filming, using various angles and
two types of lights, a techniques.
smaller light and a
bigger light.
We encountered problems
when filming as we found
that our large light was
broken, constantly
flickering. To overcome
this problem we used the
flickering of the light as a These two types of lights allowed use to use
technique, allowing it to the three-point lighting technique which we
add to the tense used to add to the realism of our film and to
atmosphere present in our cast shadows, adding to the tense
thriller opening. atmosphere of our thriller opening.
5. We used the Flip camera to film our animatic as
it is easy to use and import, whilst still allowing
us to film effectively.
We used the Flip camera
when filming our animatic.
A negative aspect of using a Flip camera is that
it limited our ability to focus on characters and
to use various camera angles and shots when
filming.
6. The camera allowed us to
effectively film camera The camera angles and shots the
angles and shots. In our camera allowed us to film created
thriller opening we used an effective and realistic mise-en-
the camera to film shots scene.
such as close up, medium
and over the shoulder
shots, to pan, zoom and
focus.
We encountered problems when using the
camera as when filming our thriller opening we
accidently filmed over previous footage we had
filmed. As a result we had to film our previous
footage again.
