Thriller

Our task was to create a thriller and then edit it. We were happy with the camera work, the shots we used that were most successful was the close up shots on the actions used. The camera shots used that didn't work was when we couldn't judge the size of the frame and fitting in all the characters in one frame. The editing was hard to start off with but then we practiced a bit and got the hang of it after. Our short film did make sense with a lot of changes to it because we planned out what shot was next and we managed to cut out some of the things we didn't need. For the mise en scene we learnt that you have to have a good plan to make things work and you have to know what you want to show the audience. It is also important to make sure that the mise en scene is specific. We did manage to create suspense by using the different camera shots on actions and the characters facial expressions. Something that we forgot to keep an eye on was to make sure that the characters heads were in the frame correctly. Some of the conventions we used from other thrillers were to create tension and drag out the story line to increase the suspense. I think that we could improve on this a bit more and use more conventions such as creating questions for the audience and trying to keep them on edge and wondering what could happen next. I think that filming was fun and you learn a lot more when editing because you realise how much of the shots you really do need. In the future you must plan what you are going to do in advance so that you don't end up wasting film and having a long process in editing it.