EvaluationQ7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?For this production, I put a lot of time and work into the research and planning aspects. Doing multiple case

studies for inspiration was something which helped us establish the thriller conventions we also wanted to include in the opening of our thriller film.

This was progression from our preliminary task, allowing us to focus more on our own interpretation of the thriller genre, creating our own thriller opening which is inspired by others.

As I hadn’t used some of the technology before; it was good to try-out the equipment on trial-runs, practicing before shooting the real footage. I think our techniques of camera placement improved along the filming process, ensuring we met some of the thriller conventions of shots;

The cliffhanger of the thriller film opening was something essentially important to create both an engaging piece and something which didn’t feel too final, leaving the

plot open to be continued in the film. Due to a lack of plot-line structure in the preliminary task, having a more detailed and in-depth plot in our thriller film opening,

the process of matching up clips; cutting between the male and female sections which took a lot of planning to ensure the footage connects the two different scene

together. The idea of keeping the cliffhanger as strong but maintaining something the audience can be connected with and our genuinely intrigued in seeing the resolution.

Through this process of creating the production; it’s become clearer to me how integral the soundtrack is to a film, something that wasn’t included in the preliminary task. Having different soundtracks can completely

change the mood and tone of the piece. I haven’t edited music together properly before, so it was interesting to try it. Although it was quite a long-winded process to ensure the edit made the sound seem continuous, I think the outcome was worth it. The soundtrack working alongside the visuals, building intensity and adding

something more to just he diegetic sound.

During the process of filming the opening to the thriller film; I improved my camera work skills and developed a greater understanding how to properly use the camera. We used two cameras, having

to use them with tripods and on a dolly, and sound equipment.

like low-angled, slightly tilted and close-up shots. This is something we didn’t explore during the preliminary task.

Another important thing was to respond to feedback from my teachers throughout the research, planning and filming processes. Using knowledge from those with a wider range of experience in the thriller genre, having

feedback helped to guide our ideas, getting feedback where we can alter planning and research was important before the shoot. We refined our ideas as much as possible, trying to go thorough every detail of the clips, using

location and lighting example stills, in order to ensure the shoot would go as smoothly as possible.

EvaluationQ7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

After identifying our audience demographic, the next step was to allow them to watch our thriller film opening and get their feedback on it. It was incredibly for us to gain and collect feedback from our potential audience, this highlighted

what was successful about our rough edit of the production and what can be improved for the final edit.

I did this in the form of questionnaires, asking people from our audience demographic their opinions on the 2 minute opening:

This feedback was essential for the development and progression of my thriller film opening final edit, I aimed the audience feedback at

our targeted demographic; young adults.

The questionnaires would help highlight specific areas the

audience liked, or think could be improved.

The feedback group all agreed on the cliffhanger being one of the best features in the production,

reflecting that the ambiguity of the situation is a hook for the viewer.