2. In our preliminary task, the camerawork was
done quite well, considering we used multiple
camera angles and the shots were still and not
handheld, unlike some of the shots in our
thriller. The camerawork was very similar but I
believe that as we added handheld shots, it
made our thriller look more realistic.
In the prelim we used only 4 static shots,
whereas in our thriller we used handheld,
panning shots, tracking shots, and some still
shots as well.
In the prelim, because the camera shots were
all static, and were shot in one small room,
there was no atmosphere of action or any
thriller related imagery, whereas in our thriller,
we had multiple locations and camera shots,
which enabled us to create the sense of
action and a thriller-based film.
3. Mise en scene was definitely more effective in our thriller, as in
our prelim, we did not have any props or costumes. In our
thriller we used costumes and props that helped identify and
personify the characters in order to make themselves fit in
more and become more realistic.
The use of locations within our thriller was far better than that
of our prelim, as in our preliminary task, we filmed the entire
sequence in one room, therefore the atmosphere was bland
and boring. In our thriller, the locations we used were
throughout an entire school, which backed up the idea of an
action packed high school massacre thriller.
The actors used in our thriller were more believable, as in the
preliminary task we had simple actors with no real
personalities. In our thriller we had actors who each had a
specific and understandable personality, which helped
address our film to the audience.
Mise en scene was definitely more advanced and developed
in our thriller, as we allowed the mise en scene to relate to our
viewers in order to make them keep thinking of what would
happen next in our thriller.
4. The editing in our thriller is far superior to
that of our prelim, as we did not include
any effects or transitions in our prelim. In
our thriller, we used transitions and both
video and audio effects. We believe
that the editing that was produced in
our thriller was very well done.
We used three different programs in our
editing (Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas
Pro and Adobe After Effects) which
allowed us to add different and unique
effects to our thriller to make it look
better.
Muzzle and
lighting effects
Fade transition
5. By using Adobe Premiere, we could
allocate each individual clip that was
recorded, and change the position of the
footage in order to match the storyline of
our thriller. We were also able to find
footage that we did not need to include,
therefore we cut them out. Adobe Premiere
also helped us to find out exactly how long
our thriller would be, as by positioning of the
footage allowed us to know exactly how
long the footage should last for each clip,
therefore we could organise all of our clips
together in an efficient way.
6. Sony Vegas is an editing software that allows
for easy title sequencing, inserting video and
audio effects and also positioning and altering
clip lengths. We used Sony Vegas to add our
title sequences, and change the font style and
size. We also added fades to our clips using this
software. The ending few seconds of the thriller
were made with this program, which was the
black screen with the title ‘Blacksburg 32’ on it.
The audio effects such as the screaming and
gunshot sounds, as well as the non-diegetic
music that we used for the killing scenes and
the basketball scenes were added and edited
with Sony Vegas.
7. Adobe After Effects is an editing software
which allows for importing video effects in
an efficient way. We used this program to
add the muzzle flash effects and the
lighting effects for the gunshots. This
program was helpful, as we could import
clips that were already exported on the
other editing software, therefore we could
add the video effects and render the
footage again to make the final video.
8. The use of sound was far more effective in our thriller than our
prelim, as all the prelim sounds were diegetic. In our thriller we
used non-diegetic binary oppositions of sounds in order to
create a sense of mystery and intenseness. We also used sound
effects of gunshots and screaming in order to make our thriller
sound more realistic.
The use of sound in the preliminary task was all diegetic
dialogue, which did not portray any sense of action.
In our thriller we used a variety of sounds, such as non-diegetic
audio effects such as the gunshots and screaming, and also the
use of contrapuntal sound with the non-diegetic classical music
and the non-diegetic fast paced metal music.
The sound used in our thriller was far better than the sound used
in our prelim, as the sound in the prelim had no purpose or
meaning to the audience, whereas the sound in our thriller
added purpose and meaning to the audience, and also added
a sense of action and a thriller-based film.
9. We had acquired different teams from our
preliminary task to our thriller, and I believe that the
teamwork was very good in our thriller groups, as we
listened to each other and took in any considerations
made by members of our group. I also believe that
we all helped to ensure that we all played a role in
our thriller, so that it would be the best thriller we
could possibly make, and thus I believe that we did a
great job addressing that.
Different team members also used different editing
software to edit different parts of our thriller, in order
to combine them as a whole. This helped us out a lot
as different people specialise in different editing
programs, therefore we could merge all of our
individual skills in order to produce a great thriller.
