This document summarizes a student's re-evaluation of their AS coursework creating a title sequence for the thriller or horror genre. They chose thriller but incorporated horror elements. Their sequence followed a man searching for a rumored killer who ends up being followed by the killer. They received positive feedback on their editing transitions. Issues included poor planning of filming days, a rushed feeling from cutting their long sequence down, and very poor audio quality due to using a microphone casing without the microphone. To improve, they will focus on proper planning, different shot types, high quality audio, and preventing the sequence from feeling dull or dragged out.

1. Re-EvaluationAS COURSEWORK

2.  For our AS coursework we had to
create a title sequence for either
the thriller or horror genre.
 My group chose the thriller genre
because the ideas we already had
suited that genre more.
 As the production went along we
started to incorporate elements of
the horror genre to make the
sequence more ominous.
 We came up with a basic plot that
a man would go into the woods in
search of a rumored killer but
would end up being followed by
the very person he was looking
for.
 We added an aspect of
supernatural thriller at the end of
the sequence by having the
person he was looking for be a
doppelganger of himself.
‘INCOGNITO’

3.  Overall I think the sequence came
out looking how we wanted it to.
 The plot was interesting but
wasn’t too complex.
 We built tension well throughout
the sequence through use of
different camera angles e.g. POV
and through use of soundtracks.
 The sequence ends on a cliff
hanger as it would then transition
into the rest of the film where the
viewer would learn more about the
plot, therefore making it an
effective title sequence.
 I experimented in editing with a
new style of transition that ended
up being some people’s favorite
part.
 We met our deadlines.
WHAT WE DID WELL

4.  The name ‘Incognito’ was a mistake, at
the time it was good because our initial
idea was to have someone with an
underlying personality that was evil. We
had been using the name for so long that
we decided to keep it but now all it does
is make people think of those browser
tabs.
 Filming days weren’t the best either, we
usually didn’t have the full group there
and we often ran out of time before we
could finish, this would mean we would
have to do more days of filming than we
needed.
 The length of the full sequence was
originally somewhere around 3 minutes.
Cutting this down was extremely difficult
and looking back at the 2 minute version,
I’ve noticed how rushed it feels.
 Sound was our biggest issue, we had
borrowed a professional microphone from
the school but it turned out that the only
thing we were given was the casing for a
microphone. We didn’t have enough time
to get another one so we filmed with the
inbuilt microphone and the audio came out
WHAT WE DID WRONG

5.  Microphone – I will make sure that I
get a microphone that actually works
this time but if I cant get one then I
will make sure that I make the edited
sound more authentic or maybe use
foley. I could also do things during
filming to help the audio e.g. shield
the mic from wind.
 Make sure I have a lot of time to film
– I don’t want to rush any part of
filming this year so if I get an actor I
need to make sure they are available
for the amount of time I need them to
be.
 Different shot types – I want to make
more use of push-in shots as well as
use a stabilizer in any shots that
require a lot of movement.
 I have 5 minutes to fill this year and I
don’t want the sequence to be dull or
dragged out just to fill that time frame.
At the same time I don’t want to go
over like I did last year so I will need
HOW I WILL IMPROVE