PRODUCTION- EVALUATING THE ROUGH CUT

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THE SUCCESS OF THE TITLE SEQUENCE
Our title sequence was mostly and overall narrative, however the beginning part showcasing the character of the killer was discrete aiming for the killer to stay mysterious making the audience not know and want to know more about him. The order of shots make sense as it starts off with the main character which the film is about in his natural habitat (his bedroom) showcasing pictures on his wall and him searching things on Facebook and online. It then introduces the first victim on Facebook as he searches her name which then goes to her profile showing how she is going to a party. Then we see the victim in actual physical appearance at the party she was talking about on Facebook. The killer then starts to get ready to leave. This makes the order make sense as it appears that as soon as the killer saw the post he started getting ready straight away. It then ends up with the victim leaving then being stalked by the killer in the street going from interior to exterior making it seem more vulnerable in the lonely dark streets. 

The order of the shots were not the same as how we planned as we were planning to keep the shots in the order that we filmed it. So we ended up changing the part where the killer gets ready by placing it through the clips where the victim is at the party then leaving still in the interior location. Then when the victim is in the exterior location the killer is not shown in his bedroom any more suggesting he's left to go and get her after the last shot of him opening the door.

QUALITY OF THE CAMERA WORK
Our camera work was overall okay as most of the time we kept the camera steady and still using the tripod when we needed a shot to look clean e.g. when the killer was searching on the internet we used an over shoulder shot and wanted a still shot of him typing with the text appearing on the screen. In other parts with were moving with the camera using the tracking wheel so that it would reduce the shakiness of the camera. We also incorporated the backgrounds in most of the shots to show that there was changes of locations for the audience to also get the full effect of how the characters have travelled and how they ended up in the ending location. We also used the camera to give point of view aspects from the characters e.g. when the victim is looking at the phone and when the killer is looking at his computing and searching the victim.

VARIETY OF SHOT TYPES USED
We used a large range of CLOSE UPS in mostly the discrete scenes. We also used a range of TRACKING SHOTS when the victim is being followed to let the audience know and give an effect that this person is the victim that is going to be followed by the killer. Moreover we used CUT INS e.g. when the victim is checking the missed calls and messages on her phone the camera cuts in on a close up on the phone. 
Other shots used...
POINT OF VIEW SHOT
LONG SHOT
MEDIUM SHOT
OVER SHOULDER SHOT
EXTREME CLOSE UPS 
EXTREME LONG SHOT 

USE OF LIGHTING
The use of lighting was mostly dark in all of the locations to create a dark and mysterious for the audience as it is supposed to be a horror/thriller. In the killers bedroom we filmed in the dark but also used a flash light creating dark shadows so that the audience would still be able to see what was going on but with a dark background surrounding the object that is being filmed. When the victim is on the street we used the street lamps to supply us with light as the street was supposed to be seen as dark and creepy and isolated so that the victim seems more vulnerable to the audience.

PERFORMANCE OF THE CHARACTERS
The characters in our opening could not use dialogue so for them to be expressive of who they are and their purpose they used actions e.g. killer sharpening knife showing he's dangerous. Moreover the props and costumes used helped the audience identify who was who with the killer wearing all black and the victim wearing normal clothes dressed as a teenager.

USE OF MISE-EN-SCENE (LOCATIONS, SETTING, PROPS and COSTUMES)
We used all discrete locations where we thought none of the public would be as there was no need of any other people to be in the opening apart from the two characters. The locations also would help the audience know how the characters are being portrayed with mostly the killer e.g. the pictures on his bedroom wall. The props helped identify what the characters were like e.g. the knife for the killer and the phone for the victim. The costumes helped the audience identify the lifestyle of the characters e.g. killer in all black and victim in normal teenage clothes. 


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PRODUCTION- Analysing Strengths and Weaknesses/ Targets

STRENGTHS- I have used lots of research with lots of detailed analytical references and opinions/findings.

WEAKNESSES- Not much use of visual examples in every post. Some blogs may seem unclear for others to understand when reading.

THREATS- Lack of time management and organisation with completing some blogs. 

OPPORTUNITIES- Go back to old blogs and incorporate related images to give more a visual and interesting layout.


The 3 things that I can do to develop my blog is...
Firstly add more visuals e.g. pictures or gifs to make the layout look more colourful and become more involved with using different medians.
Secondly use more context relating to the audience so that people viewing the blog get a full understanding of the wanted effect needed to interest the audience.
Thirdly I could keep up to date with group blogs requiring video feedback of different opinions on ideas and target audiences for people to understand who we are targeting and why.

PRODUCTION- Evidence Audit

PITCH FEEDBACK- Savannah

Obsession Rough Cut- GROUP 29

RESEARCH- Sound for our Opening

Sound ideas
In our opening we know that the sound is going to be vital to creating a tense, creepy atmosphere that is typical of the thriller genre. We considered the amount of diegetic and non-diegetic sound we are going to use for our opening and how there were going to be recorded and placed into the opening.

We decided we are going to use more diegetic sound to build up the tension of the opening and there will be gaps of silence to create and eerie atmosphere and the music in the piece will be minimalistic but high pitched to give a chilling effect to the audience.

Non-diegetic	Diegetic
The sound of a heart beating.	The sound of the keyboard typing and the clicks of the mouse and the computer running whilst in the man’s room.
Tense slow,high pitched music to build up tension.	The sound of the clock ticking whilst in the man’s room.
Impact noises/sound effects when titles enter.	The closing of the door when the man is leaving his room to the party.
Enhanced version of Car door opening.	The sound of the man breathing when the man is following the girl.
Opening non copy righted soundtrack	Muffled sound of music and talking from the party when we cut from the man’s room to the outside of the house where the party is being made.
	The footsteps of the man and girl when the girl is being followed.
	Background sound of the street when the girl and man is on the street.
	The party music being played.

However there will be a bit of music played in the background that will be a high-pitched that just add a chilling undertone. We will also dub a lot of the diegetic sounds for them to have more of an impact and create more of a building soundscape as the narrative progresses. There will be short hard impact sounds when a credit appears and a sound of typing as the animation of the words are being type. The music in the background will then increase in volume and intensity as the opening’s narrative comes to a climax when the serial killer is following his victim.

PRODUCTION- Third day of Filming- Sabina

What went well?







What could have been better?

PRODUCTION- Second day of Filming- Savannah

Filming exterior Walking/Car Scene

What went well- Everyone turned up on time for meeting and collecting the equipment. By the time we arrived at the location it was the right type of lighting for the night scene that we planned. We successfully got to use a car in our opening for when the girl is being followed which we thought would be a problem with accessing. We got to film all the shots we needed for the film involving the car and when the killer interacts with the victim. We used a different amount of shot types from long distance to extreme close ups and cut offs for when the car is following. The recording equipment was handled properly and carefully taken care of from when we kept it overnight until the next day of also filming.




It could have been better if- We brought the correct lighting equipment as it was very dark to see and the quality became more unclear. This could have also been solved by using a street with more street lamps so the audience would clearly see where the character is and determine the surroundings. It would've also been better if we correctly planned how and the character would be placed in the camera frame so directing should've been better as we wasted time organizing last minute. There was multiple frequent interruptions with the public with people occasionally walking down the street and background noise of people talking. To improve this we could have found a even better remote location where there would be less interruptions. We didn't do much takes of the shots that we needed just in case in editing we thought we could use a better version.

PRODUCTION-The first day of filming-Elijah

The first day of filming

Our first filming session was at my house and we got many shots for the beginning of our opening. We made sure that we got a number of shots so we can have a large collection of shots so we can make a series of match cuts to create that jumpy atmosphere we want to create.  When we started filming the lighting was too bright as we wanted to create dark imagery for the beginning of the opening so we closed the curtain which was letting in the sunlight but then it was too dark so a flashlight on our phones was needed and this gave the right to give the creepy mood. The biggest problem we faced was keeping he continuity of the shots knowing exactly where the items was on the table to make sure that they don’t seem to have magically moved from a different angle. We wasted some time at the beginning of our filming session as we didn't have the pictures of the victims ready to put on the wall. This meant that we needed to print them out before the shoot and waste time having to cut them out and stick them onto the wall.

We could have improved our filming process by having had the pictures that needed to be stuck on the wall prepared before the day of the shoot. We could have also had a clear shot list in order to be able to quickly and efficiently film all the shots  
checking them off as we go along, whilst also knowing that no shot was missed give us more time to film any spare shots or new ideas that come up whilst filming.

Overall I feel that this was a good day of filming as we got a lot of good quality shots displaying the mood we wanted to capture and we got a lot of different shots from different angles to create a good sequence of match cuts for the first part of our opening.