Constructing the Production

We had found the perfect actors and we went ahead with the filming. We all agreed on the final plans and on the actors and settings that we had chosen. A few things were changed from what we had previously drawn out on our storyboard. The reasons for this were because some of the ideas that we had down were not possible anymore and we had thought of an alternative that we could do. Filming was not too difficult as we knew the angles that we wanted and also where we wanted to shoot so that made things a lot easier.
Overall the planning process was the hardest because it was hard to think up a good storyline and to stick by it. Even though parts that we had planned changed it was good that we had a rough outline of what we wanted to achieve.


Appropriate Technical Competencies

Shots
To hold a shot steady whilst filming we used a tripod and this meant that the shot was not shaky or un-focused.
When we were framing a shot we had to enable the right components were in the shot. There had to be the correct items and people in the shot.
We made sure we used a variety of shot distances and this enabled us to create different moods for the audience. It also meant that we could maybe create suspense in areas where it was needed. We made sure that all the material that we filmed was appropriate to a thriller. This would make our film better and also make it relevant to the genre that we were trying to achieve.

Editing

We had to make sure that the editing that we did was appropriate also. We made sure we used fades,cuts and the right transitions in laces where appropriate. This made the film seem more like a thriller also. The editing was very important to the feel of the film. We varied the shot transitions that we used so there was no repetition and we also made sure that the right effects were used.

Mise en Scene

The mise-en-scene that we used had to be appropriate to the way we wanted the character to come across. the appropriate items had to be in the room and the use of colour in the room and any posters had to be used if necessary.
When sound was used we made sure it fit with the action going on in that scene. For example the music at the end had to be the correct tempo so that it fit with the murder if the music was to fast or slow the audience may get confused.
We also had to be aware of the lighting that we wanted to create. the lighting is very important for the feel that the scene has on the audience. We had to make sure that if we wanted the scene to be lighter we had to face the camera the same direction as the light. in our case we used natural lighting in the majority of the movie.

Storyboard Creation

When we were creating the storyboard we had to follow certain steps. What we did is below:




Step1..
The first thing that we had to do was to finalise the ideas that we had for the movie and then come up with sketches of the different parts for each scene.


Step2..

We then had to scan these sketches onto the computer and give them appropriate names so we knew what order they were in on the storyboard.


Step3..

We then had to add the images to the storyboard in the right order and title each of the scenes and where the appropriate image came in the movie.


Step4..

We then had to write a small description next to each of the images explaining what was going on in that particular part of the scene.


Step5..
Once this was complete we could print our storyboard and use it during the production process.