Editing

During the editing we used many different softwares including livetype to produce are logo and titles for our opening. The group found it easy to create the titles, but it was harder finding the effects we wanted to make the Title look " scary".

While using final cut express to add the finishing touches to our opening. we used different effects such as strobe, color corrector and view finder; to make the killer scenes look as if they were being viewed from a cctv camera.

Finally we used sound track software to produce back ground music for our Dance scene as we had used a existing song, which we didn't have the copy rights for.

Test Screening

Before we do the final draft of our opening sequence we our going to do a test screening for the other groups in our class. This will enable us to get feedback from the various groups and let us know if our film has fit the genre we wanted it to, whether it will entertain the audience and what age group it appeals to.

The questions we have asked in the test screening survey ask the sample audience they're opinion on the different aspects of the film.

Above is a copy of the test screen survey that we will give the sample audience to answer. 

Filming

The opening sequence for our film is designed to be within the thriller genre. For inspiration we looked at films such as "Scream" and "I know what you did last summer" and looked closely at the camera angles, plots, lighting, mise-en-scene and dialogue.

During the week we spent filming we experienced the following difficulties that made it tricky to stick to the initial filming plans:

- Availability: The building most of our opening sequence was being filmed in was not always free when we needed to film. Although we realized this and had it in mind when creating the filming schedule it was still a major inconvenience. To overcome this we had to arrange in advance what days we would be using it to film in.

- The Weather: Another difficulty we overcame was the weather. We had not expected a snow storm the weekend before we were scheduled to start filming. This meant we could not start to film until the snow had cleared for the sake of continuity. However we used this time to get more prepared for the filming so when we could start it wouldn't take as long as we had estimated.

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Clerks Opening Analysis

Today, we watched the film "Clerks" and analysed it. We looked at mise-en-scene, camerawork, editing, representation and sound.

Mise-en-Scene
- Locale (New Jersey, Suburbs)
- Props
- Era (Early 90's)
- Costume (Casual, working, shirt over tee shirt)
- Lighting (Black and White, Morning)
- Acting (Underplayed, understated)

Camerawork
- MS framed by counter
- CU on work activities
- External shots on store

Editing
- Continuity/ Montage (Cont.)
- Match on Action (Sign)

Representation
- Social groups (Working class, mid 20's, manual labour, hourly paid, no benefits, educated)

Sound
- Diegetic (Phone, dialogue - not much)
- Non diegetic (music - fast pace, guitar, rock)

Video Clip

We analysed the above clip from the opening scene of "Scream", and decided to use it to help us in our own production. We took inspiration from the lighting, music and camera angles and interpreted it into our own film. This helped us make the film as "Scream" acted as a template for us to use.