This is our completed thriller opening called The Revelation. It was filmed at the Red Hall in Bourne and was directed by Beth Pattison, camera work by Jessica Hammond and features Mia Shaw. Some of the sound effects are from freesfx.co.uk
Wednesday 18 December 2013
The Revelation
This is our completed thriller opening called The Revelation. It was filmed at the Red Hall in Bourne and was directed by Beth Pattison, camera work by Jessica Hammond and features Mia Shaw. Some of the sound effects are from freesfx.co.uk
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Feedback From Early Cut of Opening
During the editing process we created a rough cut of the thriller opening to show other media students for them to let us know how to improve and what parts of it they think are effective. We have not yet added sound or music for this cut, and it still has to be shortened at the moment.
- A suggestion was to cut down the time of the opening by getting rid of a lot of the outdoor shots. These take up a lot of time and are not essential. Also by getting rid of them it will be a more concise opening and will get to the climax sooner but still have time to build enough tension
- There is a pause before the girl decides to enter the door. An idea was to have a reaction close up on the girl's face as she thinks about whether or not to go into the house. Another place where a reaction shot could be effective is when the girl has entered the house and is looking round in a concerned way. We could put a close up of the girl's face in here so we know her emotions at this point
- To put a filter effect over some of or the whole of the opening. This can make the film look more old-fashioned, which would be fitting with the style of the doll, house and dress that the girl is wearing. Putting an effect on the film that may make it slightly darker may also make the blood look more realistic
- At the moment we have a panning shot that goes across the table so that the audience can see all of the items that are on it. This is a shot that takes up quite a lot of time, and someone watching pointed out this almost gets rid of the tension because it lasts so long. They put forward the idea of splitting the clip and putting in lots of short freeze frames of the rubbish in the room. This will build up the pace of the editing and will also reinforce the point that this place is very untidy and dirty
- A suggestion was to cut down the time of the opening by getting rid of a lot of the outdoor shots. These take up a lot of time and are not essential. Also by getting rid of them it will be a more concise opening and will get to the climax sooner but still have time to build enough tension
- There is a pause before the girl decides to enter the door. An idea was to have a reaction close up on the girl's face as she thinks about whether or not to go into the house. Another place where a reaction shot could be effective is when the girl has entered the house and is looking round in a concerned way. We could put a close up of the girl's face in here so we know her emotions at this point
- To put a filter effect over some of or the whole of the opening. This can make the film look more old-fashioned, which would be fitting with the style of the doll, house and dress that the girl is wearing. Putting an effect on the film that may make it slightly darker may also make the blood look more realistic
- At the moment we have a panning shot that goes across the table so that the audience can see all of the items that are on it. This is a shot that takes up quite a lot of time, and someone watching pointed out this almost gets rid of the tension because it lasts so long. They put forward the idea of splitting the clip and putting in lots of short freeze frames of the rubbish in the room. This will build up the pace of the editing and will also reinforce the point that this place is very untidy and dirty
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