My Thriller opening rough cut survey
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Friday, 24 February 2017
Garageband
In order to create effective music, I used garageband so I could present the tone and atmosphere I wanted in my Thriller. With Garageband I tried to create an eerie tone with the music by overlapping multiple sounds together. I believed this would be effective as it would seem out of place and make the audience feel uncomfortable. This would add to the anxious atmosphere I want my audience to feel. However, I found that Garage band did not create the effect I wanted after multiple tries and so therefore I decided to find music off of Youtube. The music I found was very effective and impactful and so I will not be using garageband.
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Rough Cut feedback
I asked Alex, a class member, to watch the rough cut of my Thriller and give me feedback. I asked a class member to give me feedback rather than a random person because Alex is also making a thriller opening and so therefore knows the conventions needed in one. Alex know what to look for in a thriller opening and so I knew I could rely on him for valuable constructive criticism.
From Alex's feedback, I am confident that the narrative of my Thriller is quite clear. This is good as it is one of the most important things in my music video in terms of the audience understanding what it happening so as much tension as possible can be created. My class mate also mentioned that he liked the camera work we had used, especially the "zooming in and out". We used this shot to create the sense that someone was watching the girl and filming her with a camera. However, Alex said that more tension could be created by adding incidental music. This is when music is played to enhance as particular part of a scene of the atmosphere. Tension is one of the key things in my thriller opening to build suspense as it does not have any words in it. Therefore, to get an impactful incidental music, I am going to look on places like Youtube for anything that might create an eerie effect. Furthermore, I am going to use garageband to try to create some of my own music. By using garageband, I will be able to create certain tones through the music that I want to come across.
From Alex's feedback, I am confident that the narrative of my Thriller is quite clear. This is good as it is one of the most important things in my music video in terms of the audience understanding what it happening so as much tension as possible can be created. My class mate also mentioned that he liked the camera work we had used, especially the "zooming in and out". We used this shot to create the sense that someone was watching the girl and filming her with a camera. However, Alex said that more tension could be created by adding incidental music. This is when music is played to enhance as particular part of a scene of the atmosphere. Tension is one of the key things in my thriller opening to build suspense as it does not have any words in it. Therefore, to get an impactful incidental music, I am going to look on places like Youtube for anything that might create an eerie effect. Furthermore, I am going to use garageband to try to create some of my own music. By using garageband, I will be able to create certain tones through the music that I want to come across.
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Evaluation of rough cut
Analysing the rough cut of the thriller opening allows me to see what changes need to be made and what I need to improve on. In order to get a an understanding of what i need to improve on, I will evaluate sound, lighting and editing.
Our aim in the thriller opening was to create as much suspense as possible to maintain a certain enigma. In our rough cut the shots were atmospheric and tense, however some weren't very clear. In our feedback we were told that some shots (e.g the feet) were a little unclear and didn't look like it was leading to the same place the protagonist was meant to be in. Therefore, taking the feedback on board, we decided to re-film those scenes by making sure we have the feet clearly in the same setting as the protagonist. By doing this we keep the suspense going and do not create confusion for the audience. Furthermore, the shots of the feet were a bit too long. I think that varying between long short shots of the antagonist feet walking towards the destination will make it appear that the person is speeding up and so will make the viewer feel more anxious. Also, cutting between the protagonist and antagonist adds to this feeling and builds up the excitement
There was an absence of non-diegetic sound in the rough cut my media partner and I both agreed that sound will be best as it adds to the tension of the scene. Without music or sounds to add, the scene becomes a little bit mundane and harder for audience to stay focused on. As we have a younger target audience, we know that they will be seeking excitement and suspense in movies. Therefore, we have decided to add some sounds such as the creaking of a door shutting, whispering,screaming and heavy breathing. By doing this we draw in the attention of the viewer, however we don't want to use too many sounds and noises as that will make it sound and look overproduced.
Our thriller opening rough cut didn't really show a clear view on the antagonist background or where they have come from. The feedback from the rough cut suggested that we have some sort of back story in the beginning in order to give the audience a clearer understanding. We could do this by putting the antagonist in a normal environment leading up to the opening of the cupboard door to show that they have a normal life and therefore conveying that this person is normal. By doing this, we give the audience a feeling of suspicion and it also makes them feel anxious about the people in their everyday lives.
The lighting in our rough opening contrast greatly as it goes from being in a dark cupboard to a bright staircase. I think that the lighting should not all be the same but should harmonize together so they don't look so random and out of sequence. To do this I will make the feet shots a little darker in lighting so that they look a bit more in sync. Having said this, I don't want all the lighting to be the same as it will look quite monotonous.
To conclude, our rough shows the outline of the thriller opening but could be in much more detail. To do this we will edit the scenes so that they are more attention grabbing. Also, we will add non-diegetic sound to entice the audience. These things will make the thriller opening look more professional and therefore have a long lasting effect on the viewer.
Our aim in the thriller opening was to create as much suspense as possible to maintain a certain enigma. In our rough cut the shots were atmospheric and tense, however some weren't very clear. In our feedback we were told that some shots (e.g the feet) were a little unclear and didn't look like it was leading to the same place the protagonist was meant to be in. Therefore, taking the feedback on board, we decided to re-film those scenes by making sure we have the feet clearly in the same setting as the protagonist. By doing this we keep the suspense going and do not create confusion for the audience. Furthermore, the shots of the feet were a bit too long. I think that varying between long short shots of the antagonist feet walking towards the destination will make it appear that the person is speeding up and so will make the viewer feel more anxious. Also, cutting between the protagonist and antagonist adds to this feeling and builds up the excitement
There was an absence of non-diegetic sound in the rough cut my media partner and I both agreed that sound will be best as it adds to the tension of the scene. Without music or sounds to add, the scene becomes a little bit mundane and harder for audience to stay focused on. As we have a younger target audience, we know that they will be seeking excitement and suspense in movies. Therefore, we have decided to add some sounds such as the creaking of a door shutting, whispering,screaming and heavy breathing. By doing this we draw in the attention of the viewer, however we don't want to use too many sounds and noises as that will make it sound and look overproduced.
Our thriller opening rough cut didn't really show a clear view on the antagonist background or where they have come from. The feedback from the rough cut suggested that we have some sort of back story in the beginning in order to give the audience a clearer understanding. We could do this by putting the antagonist in a normal environment leading up to the opening of the cupboard door to show that they have a normal life and therefore conveying that this person is normal. By doing this, we give the audience a feeling of suspicion and it also makes them feel anxious about the people in their everyday lives.
The lighting in our rough opening contrast greatly as it goes from being in a dark cupboard to a bright staircase. I think that the lighting should not all be the same but should harmonize together so they don't look so random and out of sequence. To do this I will make the feet shots a little darker in lighting so that they look a bit more in sync. Having said this, I don't want all the lighting to be the same as it will look quite monotonous.
To conclude, our rough shows the outline of the thriller opening but could be in much more detail. To do this we will edit the scenes so that they are more attention grabbing. Also, we will add non-diegetic sound to entice the audience. These things will make the thriller opening look more professional and therefore have a long lasting effect on the viewer.
Friday, 10 February 2017
Thriller opening filming location
THRILLER OPENING FILMING LOCATION
We will also be filming in a park because it is an open space where normal everyday people go. We decided to film in this location as it is not too out of the ordinary and therefore it will seem realistic that our protagonist should be in such a location as we are presenting her as a ordinary person. This is so we can make the atmosphere as realistic as possible for the audience so they could easily envision themselves in the same situation.
(Apologies for the video being sideways)
Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Marketing
How would you market the thriller?
If i was to market my thriller opening there is a range of different techniques I would use to ensure that it has the best distribution and therefore a wider audience. The main marketing technique I will use will be social media as this allows the thriller opening to be forwarded and shared on sites like Instagram and Facebook. This method is quick, low budgeted and easy to get a film known to people around the world. This is viral marketing. Social media also fits in with my target audience as that age group will be more prone to use it more. As well as social media, I will also put posters up around the places where my target audiences are likely to be, e.g a shopping center. This is so people that don't go on social media as much will still know about the film and also so that the film can also be considered by people that are not in our target audience. Little adverts on social media sites, such as YouTube, will be a good and effective way to market a film as the advert will tend to be repeated on different videos and therefore it will stay in people's minds. Digital technology seems to be the most effective and reliable way of marketing a media project as technology seems to be vastly taking over things like magazines and newspapers.
Stranger Things used similar marketing to this. Since it is an online show, they made sure to used a lot of online marketing so that they could reach their audience. Some of these things were...
Having the music streaming Spotify match their users with the Stranger Things character they have the most psychological affinity with.
Having one of the character favorite's from the show host a Netflix binge show with PlayStation offering attendance to it as a prize
If i was to market my thriller opening there is a range of different techniques I would use to ensure that it has the best distribution and therefore a wider audience. The main marketing technique I will use will be social media as this allows the thriller opening to be forwarded and shared on sites like Instagram and Facebook. This method is quick, low budgeted and easy to get a film known to people around the world. This is viral marketing. Social media also fits in with my target audience as that age group will be more prone to use it more. As well as social media, I will also put posters up around the places where my target audiences are likely to be, e.g a shopping center. This is so people that don't go on social media as much will still know about the film and also so that the film can also be considered by people that are not in our target audience. Little adverts on social media sites, such as YouTube, will be a good and effective way to market a film as the advert will tend to be repeated on different videos and therefore it will stay in people's minds. Digital technology seems to be the most effective and reliable way of marketing a media project as technology seems to be vastly taking over things like magazines and newspapers.
Stranger Things used similar marketing to this. Since it is an online show, they made sure to used a lot of online marketing so that they could reach their audience. Some of these things were...
Having the music streaming Spotify match their users with the Stranger Things character they have the most psychological affinity with.
Having one of the character favorite's from the show host a Netflix binge show with PlayStation offering attendance to it as a prize
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