Question 7: Looking Back On Your Preliminary Task, What Do You Feel You Ha e Learnt !n The Progression From !

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Team$ork
Team$ork %laye" a &ig %art in making our thriller o%ening, 'ol" 'ase, a great %ro"uction &ecause together, $e $orke" strongly as a team an" share" res%onsi&ilities (or use o( e)ui%ment* This $as "one so that $e coul" all get a (ell (or the e)ui%ment an" un"erstan" ho$ the camera $orke" an" ho$ to use the tri%o"* From the %reliminary task, one o( our mem&ers in my grou% change" &ut it ma"e our grou% stronger as ! alrea"y kne$ this %erson (rom high school so he (itte" in $ell* ! $as an actor %laying Henry Lime as $ell as sharing roles, setting u% an" taking shots (rom the camera as $ell as a"+usting the tri%o" to make a ariety o( angles to shoot* We all %ut our o%inions an" i"eas together an" $e "eci"e" on $hat $orke" $ell an" $hat "i"n,t (it in* With (antastic team$ork, $e $e a&le to $ork e((iciently $ith goo" i&es $hich is im%ortant in our (ilm &eing ma"e to the &est o( our a&ility*

'amera -kills .n" /sing . Tri%o"

0y camera an" tri%o" skills ha e im%ro e" an" ! am no$ ery con(i"ent in taking "i((erent shots an" can %er(orm in taking many "i((erent camera shots an" (eel %lease" $ith them* !n the %reliminary task, ! un"erstoo" the ty%es o( shots an" ho$ to create" an atmos%here $ith the shots* For e1am%le, the %reliminary task in ol e" a heate" con ersation an" using shot re erse shots, $e $ere a&le to %ortray the anger in the characters* To make the shots to a greater )uality, using a tri%o" is im%ortant so shots are not %oor )uality &eing han" hel" an" unstea"y* ! also learne" that to get a "ecent tilt shot, the tri%o" $as essential $hich $as &ene(icial as tilt shots are generic in thriller (ilms to create con(usion an" "isorientation*

This is a shot used in the preliminary task which was a still zoom used as an introduction to the conversation

This is a tilt shot made from adjusting the camera on the tripod to add a reference from The Third Man

/sing 2eneric 'on entions

During the %reliminary task, there $as no nee" to use generic con entions so $hen it came to the thriller, ! $as ne$ to all o( this* !n or"er to achie e a goo" )uality o%ening, ! ha" to use generic con entions so that au"iences $ere a&le to i"enti(y the ty%e o( (ilm it is* This in ol e" "oing e1tra research in or"er to esta&lish the ty%es o( con entions* For e1am%le, claustro%ho&ic s%aces are a thriller con ention $hich suggests &eing tra%%e" $hich $asn,t use" in my %reliminary task, &ut ! learne" a&out them $hen con"ucting my thriller*

Sophie is trapped in a corner surrounded by bar to make her seem trapped and locked away with no escape. This shows small space and claustrophobia which is a generic convention.

345 Degree 6ule

!n (ilm making, the 345 "egree rule is the gui"eline (or the on screen &et$een t$o characters* For each shot in the scene, there is an imaginary $hich connects the t$o characters together an" this line is calle" the a1is* !n my %reliminary task, this $as im%ortant (or me to learn &ecause there $as a con ersation &et$een t$o characters $hich in ol e" me using shot re erse shots* ! ha" to kee% the camera on one si"e o( the line an" stick to this, i( not, ! $oul" &e &reaking the 345 "egree rule* During the %reliminary task, me an" my grou% &roke the 345 "egree rule an" $e ha" to re shoot %art o( the con ersation* This $aste" some o( our time "uring this task &ut ! see it as a goo" thing &ecause ! learne" $hat it is an" ha e it can &e &roken* ! took this kno$le"ge into the thriller o%ening task an" ma"e sure ! ke%t all shots on one si"e at all times so ! "i"n,t &reak the rule*
This is an image of what the 18 degree rule looks like. The right side is the correct side and the red side is breaking the 18 degree rule.

!m%ortance O( The 'li((hanger

.s similar to the generic con entions, there $as no cli(( hanger in my %reliminary task so $hen ! &egan to look at thrillers, ! realise" ho$ signi(icant the cli(( hanger is to a thriller (ilm* !t is the %art that lea es the au"iences stunne" an" thinking* !t makes them intrigue" an" $anting to $atch the $hole o( the (ilm an" this makes a success(ul (ilm &ecause i( %eo%le an" $anting more, it sho$s they ha e taken an" interest in the %ro"uction* !n my thriller, 'ol" 'ase, the o%ening en"s $ith -o%hie &eing &ack into a corner $hich a""s to the generic con ention o( claustro%ho&ia an" you see her "ro% a necklace* !t is not clear that she has &een kille" an" it makes the au"ience $on"er $hy she is &eing attacke" $hich lea"s to unans$ere" )uestions*

!m%ortance O( Planning

Planning my %reliminary task in ol e" me creating a story&oar", making a shot list an" other %ieces $hich are nee"e" to make a (ilm* ! learne" ho$ im%ortant it is to create a thriller (ilm as ! &egan to un"erstan" that costume, lighting etc nee"s to &e consi"ere" an" it ga e me a hea" start $hen ! &egan to (ilm $ith my grou% as $e all kne$ $hat $e nee"e" an" the ty%es o( shots $e $oul" "o* From %lanning, $e also kne$ our shooting sche"ule an" the e)ui%ment nee"e" on each "ay* Without %lanning an" consi"eration, the (ilm $oul" ha e taken a lot longer an" the )uality $oul"n,t &e a goo" &ecause con entions $oul"n,t ha e &een (ollo$e" to a high enough stan"ar"*

!m%ortance O( 6esearch
There $as not too much research nee"e" $hen making my %reliminary task* 6esearch is one o( the most essential as%ects in creating my thriller o%ening an" ! learne" this early on* Doing case stu"ies ma"e me realise that ! nee"e" to i"enti(y the "i((erent con entions (rom "i((erent as%ects o( the mise en scene an" lightings an" soun" $hich ! $as a&le to "o e((ecti ely* When it came to (ilm my thriller o%ening, ! took all o( my kno$le"ge into my (ilming an" e"iting, an" ! un"erstoo" that $ithout "oing research along $ith e1tra (in"ings, ! $oul"n,t ha e &een a&le to create a (ine o%ening* For e1am%le, ! "i" a case stu"y on 7sse1 Boys $hich sho$e" me the use o( locations &eing im%ortant as it can create" isolation an" also sense o( claustro%ho&ia $hich contri&ute" to my un"erstan"ing o( thriller con entions* ! also "i" another %iece o( research on The Thir" 0an $here ! create" another case stu"y $hich generic con entions an" (rom this, ! learne" the im%ortance o( camera shots an" costume $hich ! a""e" into my thriller* . minute in to 'ol" 'ase, there $as a tilt shot o( my character, Henry Lime, similar to Harry Lime in The Thir" 0an $hich $as an interte1tual re(erence use" $hich $oul"n,t ha e &een %ossi&le $ithout %lenty o( research*

!ere is an image of the isolated marshes in "sse# $oys which helped me understand from the use of research% what aspects of a thriller create generic conventions of a thriller.

!m%ortance o( 6esearching . -oun"track

The use o( soun"track $as a ne$ %iece o( research ! ha" to un"ertake &ecause it $as not use" in my %reliminary task* We only nee"e" to (ocus on this %art a(ter the (ilming $as com%lete an" me an" -orrel (oun" (our soun"tracks $hich $e listene" to $hen e"iting* We "eci"e" that a(ter listening to each %iece on $hat $e e"ite", $e %icke" a %iece $hich $as names ,Prison,* This $as %icke" &ecause it (lo$e" $ith the e"it an" also create" an unner ing atmos%here $hich can make the au"ience ner ous an" (rightene"*

.u"ience .n" Tutor Fee"&ack

Throughout my %reliminary task an" all the $ay through my thriller %ro"uctions, ! ha e &een recei ing constant (ee"&ack on all o( my $ork (rom %lanning to research* This hel%e" me an" &ene(ite" me a lot &ecause ! $as gi en lots o( %ositi e (ee"&ack $hich ma"e me (eel goo" a&out mysel( an" moti ate" me* Ho$e er, ! $as gi en lots o( %ointers an" re isions to make, $hich %ushe" me to s%en" time making t$eaks so that ! coul" achie e to the &est o( my a&ility* 2i ing me hel% $ith $ork ! "i", it hel%e" me in %rocess o( making my (ilm so ! coul" remem&er $hat ! (orgot an" nee"e" to im%ro e an" a"" it into my thriller (ilm o%ening, 'ol" 'ase* For e1am%le in my 8ackie Bro$n case stu"y, ! $as a" ise" to ha e another look at the cli%s o( 8ackie an" 0elanie so ! coul" e1%lain more a&out them an" the similarities an" "i((erences &et$een them* .lso, ! recei e" au"ience (ee"&ack (rom %eo%le $ho $atche" my thriller o%ening $hich hel%e" me as ! kne$ $hat ! ha" "one $ell an" $hat ! coul" "o to make my o%ening that little &it &etter*

& piece of tutor feedback on my 'ackie $rown (ase Study

7 aluation
!n my e aluation (rom my %reliminary task, there $as ery little to $rite com%are" to my e aluation* This $as &ecause ! $as ne$ to many o( the technologies an" the $orkloa" $as a lot less* ! learne" (rom my %reliminary task an" (rom my %lanning an" researching my thriller, ! $as a&le to go into much more "etail an" a"" e erything ! ha e learne" throughout my (irst year in me"ia* ! am a&le to e1%ress $hat my thriller %ro"uction has to o((er an" e1%lain $hat ! $ent through in or"er (or me to %ro"uce this* 0y e1%eriences count an" using this in my e aluation sho$s ho$ (ar ! ha e come (rom my %reliminary task, to (inishing o(( my e aluation a(ter my thriller %ro"uction name" 'ol" 'ase*