Final Piece.

Use of micro-elements in our thriller.

- Conventions through Editing

From our feedback we noticed that the most people found the build up of suspense very effective through the use of music and quick shots. However they found that the other shots and editing also created some confusion as well as the music being to short out and cutting out towards the end.

- Our use of Transactions also helped create a good sense of false security abd the flash of the kidnapped girl was also effective.


- Conventions through Mise-en Scene

Our location appeared very secluded providing a good sense of helplessness and suspense for the audience.

- Dolls helped to create a web of intrigue and helped to create enigmas the audience to solve.

Camera work

Due to lack of time and a change of idea - we never organised a shot list so our filming and editing didn't work so well as planned.

We included alot of pan shots in our opening in order to make the most of our location. We also included a small amount of close ups on characters faces in order for the audience to notice characters facial expressions.

We could of used more close up shots in oder to limit the amount of information given to the audience- creating more curiosity and suspense.

Cinematic Terms:

Long shot:

a camera view of an object or character from a considerable distance so that it appears relatively small in the frame, e.g., a person standing in a crowd of people or a horse in a vast landscape; variations are the medium long-shot (or mid-shot) (MS) and the extreme long-shot (ELS or XLS); also called a wide shot; a long shot often serves as an establishing shot; contrast to close-up (CU); a full-shot is a type of long shot that includes a subject's entire body (head to feet)

Close Up:

a shot taken from a close distance in which the scale of the object is magnified, appears relatively large and fills the entire frame to focus attention and emphasize its importance; i.e., a person's head from the shoulders or neck up is a commonly-filmed close-up; a tight shot makes the subject fill almost the entire frame; also extreme close-up (ECU or XCU) is a shot of a part of a character (e.g., face, head, hands) to emphasize detail; also known as detail shot or close on; contrast to long-shot (LS)

Opening Titles:

the presentation of the 'opening credits' (as an introduction to the audience about the film and including selected important members of the production) is known as the opening credits sequence; sometimes it is superimposed on the action, but often exists as static letters on a solid background; since the closing or end credits usually list the entire cast and production crew, the opening credits sequence is usually positioned to set the mood of the film, and sometimes even lacks any credits except the film's title.

Tracking shot:

a smooth shot in which the camera moves alongside ('tracking within') the subject, usually mounted on a dolly, in a side-to-side motion (relative to the scene or the action); also known as following shot; sometimes used interchangeably with dolly shot, pull back (pull-out, push-out, widen-out or push-back) shot, track back or track in (or push-in), or zoom shot; see also Steadicam.

more feedback on our final piece

How effective is the build up of suspense?

- music and editing successfully builds up suspense, but unsure about ending.

-Because of the music use, the build up of suspense is really effective.

-Very effective, but confusing.

-A lot happens, the music is tense builds a little suspense but it is ruined by randomly stopping st times or it being quiet.

-Very confusing but the shots did look good. music was good but cut out.




HAVE WE USED TRANSITIONS WELL, WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THEM?

-Good choice of transitions early on in the sequence, e.g. fades give false scene of security and good effects used e.g. flashes.

-Good use of fade in and out transitions throughout, and variety of shots.

-Transitions are effective especially the flashes of the girl being kidnapped.

-The transitions are good especially the one at the start which fades the two different settings.

Feedback On Our Final Piece

does the opening catch your attention?

Yes.
Not that much because there is a lot of confusion. I think the audience would like to understand some parts before carrying on.

Can you describe what happens in our thriller?

Location is set.
Character has been captured.
Kidnapper is about to attack/torture her.
Location is eerie.
Characters footsteps are introduced.
Girl- Sense of mystery.
Victim is presented in state of shock, at being kidnapped.
kidnapping?

Have we used mise en scene effectively?
Loction creepy.
Dolls effective- creepy.
Effective location- very secluded.
Beleiveable in the middle of knowhere.
props added to confusion and mystery of place.
Hung baby?
Location moldable?
Dolls disturbing.
Use of dialect building effective.

Opinions

What do you like about the thriller?

- visuals were effective

What people didn't like

- Music stopped half way through
- Whole thing was quite short.