1. LOOKING BACK AT YOUR
PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU
FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE
PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL
PRODUCT?

2. • FROM OUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WE GAINED ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO USE CAMERA
SHOTS AFFECTIVELY IN THE RIGHT CONTEXT. FOR EXAMPLE THE 180 DEGREE RULE, MATCH ON
ACTION AND REVERSE SHOT. THE 180 DEGREE RULE WAS A RULE WE ABIDED BY IN OUR FINAL
THRILLER OPENING AND WE MADE SURE WE DIDN’T BREAK THIS RULE WHILST FILMING.
We had to film the protagonist crossing
the road in order to maintain the 180
degree rule as we couldn’t jump straight
into recording from the other side of the
road

3. • I FEEL THAT WE WERE FAR BETTER IN INCLUDING VARIOUS CAMERA SHOTS IN OUR THRILLER
OPENING AS OPPOSED TO OUR PRELIMINARY TASK. EXAMPLES OF THIS INCLUDE: A POINT OF
VIEW SHOT, CLOSE UP AND TRACKING SHOT. THESE WERE THE MAJORITY OF SHOTS WE WERE
UNEXPERIENCED WITH USING, HOWEVER WHEN IT ACTUALLY CAME TO FILMING WE LEARNT
HOW TO USE THESE EFFECTIVELY.
POV SHOT TRACKING SHOT CLOSE UP

4. • OUR EDITING IN OUR FINAL THRILLER WAS FAR BETTER THAN THE EDITING DONE IN OUR
PRELIMINARY TASK. WE USED MORE EDITING TOOLS WHICH WERE VERY EFFECTIVE IN MEETING
GENERIC THRILLER CONVENTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE A TENSE SOUNDTRACK – SOMETHING WE
DIDN’T INCLUDE IN OUR PRELIMINARY TASK. WE WERE ALSO TO CREATE A FAR BETTER TITLE
AND MAKE IT FIT INTO THE BACKGROUND; THE TITLE IN OUR PRELIMINARY TASK WAS TOO PLAIN
AND STOOD OUT LESS

5. • ANOTHER ASPECT OF OUR THRILLER OPENING THAT I FELT WAS BETTER THAN OUR PRELIMINARY
TASK IS OUR PRODUCTION COMPANY LOGO. OUR PRODUCTION LOGO FOR OUR
PRELIMINARY TASK WAS FAR TOO SIMPLE AND IT DIDN’T LOOK EXCITING OR ATTENTION
GRABBING. HOWEVER IN OUR THRILLER OPENING WE MANAGED TO CREATE A PRODUCTION
LOGO ON ADOBE FLASH AND THIS ENABLED US TO CREATE AN INTERESTING LOGO WHICH
INCLUDED MORE EFFECTS AND A CRISPER FONT TO MAKE IT STAND OUT.

6. BECAUSE WE DIDN’T HAVE A CLEAR SCRIPT IN OUR PRELIMINARY TASK WE WEREN’T ABLE TO
CREATE AN INTERESTING SCENE. WE ALSO HAD TO FILM A NUMBER OF TIMES TO GET THE
CORRECT PIECE OF FOOTAGE WE WANTED. HOWEVER, USING A SCRIPT IN OUR THRILLER
OPENING MADE A VAST DIFFERENCE AND MADE THIS MORE EFFICIENT AND CLEAR TO FILM. BY
PLANNING OUT COSTUME, SOUND AND LOCATION WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE CONVENTIONS TO
MEET THE THRILLER GENRE.

7. • I THINK THAT MY USE OF CAMERA SHOTS HAS GREATLY IMPROVED AS I AM NOW ABLE TO USE
THEM EFFECTIVELY TO CREATE MEANING. I ALSO NOW FEEL MORE CONFIDENT WITH THE USE OF
EQUIPMENT (E.G. DOLLY, TRIPOD AND LIGHTING) AND KNOW WHEN TO USE THEM IN SPECIFIC
SHOTS. FOR EXAMPLE I WOULD USE A DOLLY WHEN THERE’S A TRACKING SHOT IN ORDER TO
HAVE A STEADY FOOTAGE.

8. • I FEEL OUR END PRODUCT IS VERY SUCCESSFUL IN FULFILLING THE TASK SET. OUR RESEARCH
AND PLANNING ENABLED US TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CREATE A
THRILLER FILM WHICH WOULD EXCITE AN AUDIENCE. IN PARTICULAR, WE WERE ABLE TO
INCLUDE A SOUNDTRACK TO CREATE A SENSE OF TENSION (A GENERIC THRILLER CONVENTION)
TO KEEP THE AUDIENCE ON EDGE DURING THE WHOLE OF THE OPENING SEQUENCE.
• OVERALL, MY SKILLS WITH USING EQUIPMENT AND DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES HAVE CERTAINLY
IMPROVED SINCE THE PRELIMINARY TASK AND I NOW FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF USING THEM.