Questionnaire Interpretation

Looking at our answers from our questionnaires, we have interpreted the answers and put them into pie charts so that they are easy to read.

Do you prefer a thriller with an unrestricted or restricted narration?

 

 



From this we can see that restricted narrations are obviously the more favoured type of narration, which is very useful and reassureing to know since we have done this for our film.

What director do you think influenced the genre the most?

Looking at the results, we can see how alfred hitchcock was said to bhe the most influenced director of the thriller genre. This information can help us get an insight into what it takes to make a good thriller by researching Hitchcock films and how thery have been constructed.

Whats the best age rating for a thriller?

This was quite an interesting one. We can see that the majority has voted 15+ rather than 18+. This is so that the younger generation of film watchers will be able to enjoy the film and makes it open to a more accessable audience. With this knowledge we can make our film more enjoyable for a wide audience and avoid unnessesary violence or explicity content.

What makes a great thriller?

From this we can see how a good plot seems to be most vital to creating a great thriller film. With this information we can interpret pur film and make sure that what we include is engaging  and interesting for people to watch.

Mainstream vs indie

When looking at whether thrillers are better off on a mainstream or indie production, we got quite mixed results. As you can see, a lot of people were just as unsure as they were sure that mainstreasm was the way forward. Regardless we have decided to go for a more indie film since it is an easier procduction to carry off and is more favoured within our group.

Multi generic or not?

When looking at whether a film should be multi generic or not, our results seemed to show that a thriller is much better off when its just a straight up thriller rather than mixing it with a comedy or adventure genre for example. This is useful as we agree with this as well and think that our film is very effective sticking to the main conventions of a thriller.

 



Audience feedback

Today we showed our media group our film so far, to obtain feedback and constructive criticism on what's good and what can be changed. For example, we got some feedback on whether we should use sound/music to add more suspense to our film. We gained the knowledge that it could be a good idea in the scenes with no talking to fill the space. We also got a good piece of advice to add more of a flashback transition out of a flashback into the present moment.

Editing

Today we have started to work on editing our film and make corrections to scenes to make them look the best they can. We are using Lightworks to edit and produce our film. During editing we are going to make colour corrections our footage as well as certain high contrast filters to add mood and atmosphere to our film. We are also going to add a lot of transition editing between the flashbacks.

Filming Finished!!!!!

After spending a lot of time deciding what our location for the present day scene, we found a suitable clearing in a forest near leigh woods. During the half term we headied up there to film. We had some problems whilst filming, such as the freezing cold I had to endure whilst lying down in the mud covered in fake blood. Also occasional showers meant we constantly had to be careful of getting our gear wet. After setting the scene up we got some fantastic footage that will make up the majority of the film. The next step for us is to now begin editing our scenes together, to create our final finished product.

Flashbacks completed

After deciding the location, we have now been out and successfully filmed the flashback scene in the building. This now only leaves our scene in the woods and we will have finished all filming for our final film. It took quite a lot of effort to find this location, as well as actually getting into it and we hope the quality/variety of the location will pay off with some good marks.

New locations

Over the past few days me and the group have spent time researching and looking for a new location to film one of the flashback scenes. After a few ideas were thrown about, we managed to find our new location. This one has great lighting and is derelict enough for the ideas to work in the scene

Issues

Last week when trying to film the next scene in our real piece, the abandoned building we were going to use for a flashback scene had been boarded up with no way in. This seemed a problem at the time but it has now allowed us to rethink our story as well as finding a better location. With our updated ideas, we will be able to present more advanced use of camera as well as a better setting.