Thriller Evaluation, Question 5,6: What have you learnt since completing your preliminary task. Also how did new technologies help out in the process of making the thriller film.

Since completing my preliminary task I have learnt how to create a more crisp edit, this allows the film to flow more and not have an unprofessional feel about it. This is due to the experience i gained from doing the preliminary task, as I now know where to apply transitions and effects. After completing the preliminary task I noticed that you cant over use camera angles, for example a birds eye shot, if as a production company use too many the film will be confusing and feel like its the same thing over and over again, making it boring for the audiences. The main thing is the plot, after the preliminary I learnt how to build tension and keep the audiences on the edge of their seat, which is vital for a thriller film, the cliff-hanger keeps them hooked.

New Technologies

In the planning new technologies helped us out as we were able to research other Thriller films on YouTube, to help with our shot selection. For example the car boot shot what is featured in Jackie Brown gave us real inspiration, as shown at the bottom. While shooting the thriller we used mobile phones to contact each other when filming is and where it is taking place. During shooting our cannon camera let us review our footage through the digital screen making it easier to see if we needed to reshoot a clip, this makes the filming process so much faster as we don't have to keep going back another day to reshoot. Finally during editing the clips where rather dark there for we used a colour editing tool to make all the clips brighter, improving the quality of the film.