Terror Plane Coursework Evaluation: Question 6

2. Pre-Production
Celtx – We used the software package ‘Celtx’ in order to create the script for our production. This is a specialised piece of
software with the main purpose of being used for script-writing.
PS – We used Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 in order to create the floor plans of our production. By using Photoshop instead of
other technologies such as paint, we were able to create a very accurate representation of our settings.
Word – Microsoft Word was used by our group in order to create the shot-list for ‘Terror Plane’. It was vital that our shot-list was
completed to a high standard in order to be able to accurately follow it whilst in the production process.
Pages – Apple’s Pages was used in order to produce the schedule for our filming. This was vital to knowing when and what we
were going to film each scene.
Google Chrome – Chrome was used in order to research other films of the same genre as ours. We used Netflix in order to
watch film openings to gather plans and ideas for our production. We wrote down in explicit detail what was included in the film
openings so that when it came to producing ours, we had a good idea of what it should look like compared to others. We also
used Wikipedia in our production in order to research how the thriller genre originated and what is conventionally included.
Scanning – We used a scanner in order to put our drawn out storyboard onto our computers. We needed to scan our storyboard
so that we could then upload it to our blogs.

3. Filming
Canon 7D – We used a Canon 7D DSLR in order to capture the first half of our production. We used this camera due to being the best that we could obtain.
Canon 600D – We resorted to using the Canon 600D after the 7D fell off the tripod and broke. The advantage of using the 600D was the swivel screen which
is attached to it. This meant that we could move it around in order to create very artistic shots which we would have been unable to capture with the 7D’s
stationary screen.
Fluorescent soft boxes – The soft boxes were used to add lighting into our settings. This made a massive difference as in many of our scenes, the natural
lighting was appalling which meant that the soft boxes turned out to be very useful.
Reflectors – The reflectors were used in the production of our film in order to radiate the faces of our actors whilst filming. This made our film much brighter and
more professional looking.
Zoom H4N – The Zoom H4N is the audio recorder that we used to capture dialogue and diegetic sounds in or film. These included sounds of taps, walking,
and doors.
Green-screen – The green-screen was used in the car scene of our production in order to project moving images onto to create the effect of movement.
SFX – We incorporated an orange filter on our production in order to create an atmosphere alike the Islamic scenery of which we are aiming to reproduce. We
also added the split screen effect which allowed us to feature two frames on screen at once.

4. Editing
Premiere Pro CS6 – For the video editing part of our production, we used
‘Adobe Premiere Pro CS6’. This allowed us to edit our video at a very high
quality and meant that we could make ‘Terror Plane’ exactly the way we
originally intended.
Twixtor – We used twixtor in order to slow down one of our frames. We
slowed it down in order to match the corresponding frame.
Logic Pro X – We used logic in order to create the non-diegetic soundtrack
for ‘Terror Plane’ alongside adding in the diegetic audio including zipping
and dialogue.
After Effects – We used After Effects in order to chroma key. This is the
process of green screening.

5. Evaluation
Whilst filming the scene in our production which required us to move a car into place, the tripod with the camera on top fell over due to high wind speeds. The Canon
7D was then unusable due to the shutter assembly breaking. At this point we had to re-evaluate and then find a way of transporting an alternative camera to the set
that we were filming at. The Canon 600D that we used from this point on proved to be beneficial in some ways due to the swivel screen This allowed us to produce
very angular shots in our film which we wouldn’t be able to produce with the 7D.
Originally we planned to film our interior airport scenes in Bournemouth airport, however we were unable to get permission to film at Bournemouth airport due to health
and safety issues. Their reply was as follows:
“I’m afraid we currently do not have the resource to permit to this filming, but wish you every success with this project.
Many thanks
Marija McGuinness”
This was a major set back for our production as it meant that we had to find another way of incorporating airport scenes into our film. We got the footage we needed
by mingling pieces of stop footage together with our footage. This made it look as if we were filming on location when in reality we never even se foot in the location.
We encountered another issue when we planned to film interior shots of our airport at Poole Dolphin Centre due to being turned away at Bournemouth Airport. We
ended up being denied permission here too. In the end we decided to film our interior airport scenes inside Magna Academy Poole. We did this very carefully and did
not exploit our location. This was done by angling the camera in such ways so that the viewers would believe that the location is nothing less than an airport.