Preliminary task- Evaluation

As a group we have previously planned and then produced our preliminary task to our interrogation scene for our opening. To plan how we were going to film, we first had to create a story-line, to do this we planned out a storyboard. Also, we wrote a script ensuring we included any stage directions, shot types, character directions, character lines etc, this made the whole filming process alot easier, as we had our prompts. As a group, we planned our preliminary task very well, and in depth therefore when it came to filming our sequence we were very prepared and had an vast understandment as to what to do.

When filming we used black stage curtains around the scene, making our sequence look very professional and film noir like. We chose to make our sequence have the theme film noir as it looks very effective and it fits to the genre of thriller films very well, creating mystery and suspense throughout. Using a variety of different shots and camera angles to ensure our piece is as professional looking as it can be. We carried out match on action, whereby the character of Scarlett exited via the door, we stuck to the 180 degree rule and also the shot reverse shot, without breaking any of the rules. Tahnee was the lighting technician during the course of the filming along with being the camera woman, Georgina played officer Scarlett and James played Jim.

Georgina edited the footage using final cut pro, she had to piece it all together, and added the black and white effect to our video ensuring it fit the 'Film Noir' aspects. She also put a backing track of classical atmospheric music behind our video, again creating more suspense.

Overall, we feel our piece is very effective, as we chose correcting lighting and themes to fit the thriller brief, which then creates suspense and mystery. If we were to carry out this again, we would have held the timing longer for some of the scenes, for example the picture of the victim, as this was a very important aspect to our sequence and we did not capture the importance as we should have.