2. 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
From filming our thriller opening I have learnt a great deal about the digital cameras. The main thing I’ve learnt
about the cameras is that they are not very effective at filming in dark locations, for example in a forest at dusk
which happened to be where we decided to film our thriller. This proved a problem due to the camera not being
able to pick up enough detail and making the shots appear very grainy.
From our production I have learnt that shot angles, movement and shot type play a vital role in creating
the right effect in a thriller. Our group realised we had to use a greater amount of high angle and low angle shots in
our thriller to emphasise the vulnerability of the victim and the power of the killer in our chase scene. We also
learnt that camera movements, especially speed of movement, effect the mood and atmosphere of the shot. For
example we found that the slow pan upwards