1. The Thriller – how we progressed
By James Muir

2. PLANNING AND RESEARCH
 We researched are target audience because in the prelim we didn’t really have a specific audience
therefore we needed to do some research into what audience are normally into thrillers and we found out
that 18-35 year olds should be our target audience.
 We researched into our storyboard because in are prelim we didn’t really think about it and we made
a quick decision where as in the final film we knew it had to be a good story otherwise it wouldn’t work
so we created a digital storyboard on how the final film is going to be like and in this storyboard we
included the shots we were going to use in detail compared to the prelim we didn’t go into detail.

3. THE CAMERA WORK
 In our final film we included a lot more close ups because in the prelim we received feedback that
there was not enough close ups and it is’nt detailed enough therefore we decided to include close ups in
our final film.
 In the final film we also used tracking whilst the actress was on the way to her office however in the
prelim we didn’t use any tracking, this was because we didn’t really know how to track safely.
 In the final film we also used panning from a distance to get shots of the scenery however in the
prelim we tried to do panning but we didn’t do it with a tripod so it was very unsteady and shaky so
didn’t look very good. In the final film panning we used a tripod so was much easier.

4. LIGHT COMPARISON
 As we filmed our final film outside and inside we used natural
light at the start where as in our prelim it was just set in a room so
we used the lamp light. Where we set are final film we used an
office and in that office there was around 5 light switches so we
could have some on and some off to make the lighting better
where as in are prelim we only had 2 lights so it would be either
dark or very bright.

5. SOUND COMPARISON
 In are prelim we used music from youtube and didn’t create it ourselves because
we were not that confident with soundtrack pro and we ran out of time. We decided
to get a james bond soundtrack from youtube. We improved this in our final film by
creating are own sounds with included non diegetic sounds and foley sounds. We
used soundtrack pro because we had learned to use it properly and according to our
footage that’s how we decided what sounds to use such as the knock on doors.
Compared to our prelim we just used diegetic sound even though it was quiet, this
didn’t really our prelim any good.

6. EDITING SKILLS
 In our prelim it was pretty basic when it came down to editing we just selected clips
and put them together but we still edited however not in detail for example we didn’t use
any cross cuts or match cuts even though we tried to it was just a case of that we didn’t
have the right camera shots to do it. Compared to our final film we didn’t really have as
much footage but it was the editing process that got us through it as we used transitions
from each scene and we also used cross cuts and match cuts. In the editing process of are
final film we used final cut pro same as we did in the prelim however in the final film we
went in to much more detail and included a range of transitions and also titles and also
the sound we editied whereas we didn’t in our prelim.

7. M I S E E N S C E N E C O M PA R I S O N
 In the prelim our mise en scene wasn’t really good as we were not organised and didn’t have a proper
location, we wanted a casino setting but instead we used a classroom. Also the costumes of the prelim were not
any good as we were just wearing normal casual clothes and not a suit or tux which you would expect normal
poker players to be wearing. Compared to are final film we took a lot of consideration into are Mise en scene
because we knew where we went wrong and this made it easier. In the final film we needed a good office so we
managed to contact an owner of an office and use that for the day as we didn’t want to use a college office as it
was too small. The office we used was perfect. Also for costumes we improved a lot, we got the main character
who was a detective to wear a suit which made her look like a detective instead of wearing normal clothes we
needed her too look well dressed. Final film props were also perfect as they were already in the office so we made
it look as real as possible. The one problem we came across was in the the prelim and that is that the sunglasses we
were using broke so we had to improvise and still use them but it didn’t really look right. We didn’t have any
problems with props in the final film.

8. THE TITLES
 We researched the conventional orders of a typical thriller opening as we did not
include titles in are prelim. We done this by the use of youtube and teaching materials on
the candi blog. We found the order and then included titles onto the final film. In the final
film we used narrative titles where the titles of the film come up whilst the film is still
being played, we decided to do this because it creates a flow to the film as we didn’t think
stand alone titles would have this effect. When doing the titles for the final film we had to
change the font size and colour, we changed the font size because it didn’t really stand out
and we also had to change the colour because at first it was blurred into the background
and it was hard to see when receiving are feedback.