During the process of constructing our final product, we were shown a variety of technologies and equipment, we were also taught on how to use them. Our group was able to grow accustom to the new equipment and we were able to use them for constructing our final product for our thriller opening.
What type of technologies and equipment did you use to create your opening to a thriller?
- Camera: Canon DSLR
- Camera lens
- Tripod
- Apple product: i Mac computer
- Software: Final Cut Pro
Canon DSLR
Standard Lens
iMac
Final Cut Pro
Filming Process
The filming process took one day to finish. Also the amount of time the filming took to complete was around 3 hours.
First we filmed the shower scene and we first decided to film the shower head as an establishing shot. Then we came up with the idea that we should use the camera lens to un-focus the shot then slowly focus it to reveal the shower head. After, we filmed Ben in the shower with a low-angle shot. We filmed Ben shaving and added over the shoulder shots and close up shots of Ben shaving.
After his shaving scene, we filmed Ben getting ready and a close-up of his hand putting on his watch and after that we filmed Ben going down the stairs. Also, we filmed Ben walking into the kitchen were he first examines a sharp knife then he quickly drops it and picks up a butter-knife. We also filmed him preparing toast and him putting on the butter and after that, we filmed a scene of Ben eating the toast.
When that scene was finished, we moved on to filming Ben putting on his blazer and is walking towards the door. We filmed Ben nearly tripping over something, we did a low-angle shot of him looking down and smiling. After this, we filmed Ben picking up a bag and leaving out the front door and after the door is shut, the camera slowly moves down and reveals a dead body, which is played by Morgan. We focus on Morgans eye and slowly zoom closer to his eye.
Problems during the filming process
One problem we faced was the shower scene, as we could not use the tripod to film, as it would not extend upward. However, we were able to get past this problem as we got a chair and used it to increase our height and get a good shot of the shower head.
Another problem we had was the shaving scene, as we needed the camera to have a close-up shot of the face as Ben was shaving however, we could not hold the camera without getting in the shot. We over came this problem by placing the camera inside a cabinet slightly above the sink to capture a shot of Ben as if he was looking at a mirror.
Editing Process
Our group learnt that editing takes time and precision. As we needed to ensure our opening met the criteria for a great thriller opening. We found many effects useful when we were using Final Cut Pro on the Apple Macs.
- One of these effects we found useful was fade in/out effect. This effect allowed us to easily transition our production logo to our distribution logo, and from that to the opening scene of the thriller.
Fading out Fading in
- Also, an effect that was useful was the slow motion effect. The slow motion effect allowed us to slow down scenes such as the character smiling and letting out a small laugh, this would have an effect on the audience as it would make them feel uneasy. This has an effect on figure and expression from 'mise en sein' as it highlights the characters expression and shows that he finds something amusing. This would be a surprise to the audience as they did not see him showing any type of emotion other than a serious look.
- Another effect we used was the image stabilizer effect. This effect allowed us to stabilize our shaky scenes and it made them still and more clear. We used this for the shower head scene as it was one of the most shaky scenes and it made the shot better.
Problems during the Editing Process
- During the editing process we faced problems of shaky scenes in our opening and did not know how to fix them. We then came across image stabilizer which allowed us to stabilize some scenes to make them clear.
- We also faced problems with the music. Our group had put in the music 'Tip toe by the window' during the film process and during the editing phase we found out it was copyrighted, and we could not remove the music. However, we overcame this problem by decreasing the volume of that music and adding in another music, which was not copyrighted, to cover up the original music we used.
- There were problems with the logo's. We had to make our own logos, as we created logos using images that were copyrighted so it could not be used. But, we made our own logos, using Microsoft Power-Point. We had to change the old production logo to a new one.
Old Production Logo
New Production Logo
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