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Sound Design

As part of our research into sound for our thriller production we listened to an opening soundtrack of a thriller and noted how it made us feel. The process of synesthesia is when sound educes an emotion, the aim for us is to give our audience the authentic feeling as if they could put themselves in the characters positions. Individually we created a ‘Word It Out’ on the picture is a list of words which could be associated with my thriller, this is useful as it help to visualise what sound could be implemented without actually hearing it.

Soundtrack we used:

My Word It Out:

The sounds we may use for our thriller:

‘Dark texture’: Could be used for background noise to fill in gaps when walking.

‘No answer pensive drone’: Maybe be used before a suspense build up.

‘Percussive drums dystopia’: Drums could be used to emphasise a point in the thriller.

‘Sinister string FX drone’: Should be used when suspense in the thriller needs to be high and the audience are at the edge of their seat.

‘Tension build up to disturbing pulse’: Used to create an eerie atmosphere and set the scene.

‘Where Am I’: Could be used where white noise gaps need to be filled or when walking inside the fort.

 

Both Diegetic and Non – Diegetic sounds are crucial in a films success this is because it adds a whole new layer to the otherwise lack luster video parts. Integrating soundtracks as well as sound non-diegetic sound effects can make the audience relate and empathise with story in a more profound way.

Draft 2 (Edit including titles)

Our draft 2 included titles which we researched by watching other thrillers to use as a guide and inspiration. We also planned our titles e.g. when and what they would display and then we created them using After Effects.

In the feedback we have gathered it is reassuring that the font and animation look good and fit well with our thriller, however the titles may need to stay on for longer on the screen as they change too quick. The main title idea of the ‘RIP’ coming on before the whole title is good.

Targets:

  • Ensure the length of all of our titles are visible for a sufficient amount of time.
  • Make sure the titles are placed in positions that can be easily read.
  • All the names need to be in bold and the job titles need to be in lower case.

We also received other feedback from our peers:

  • Make use of a different effect for the opening shot

  • Employ more interesting animations for the titles
  • Have the main title on screen for long enough

  • Maintain the final shot for longer

Titles Design and Production

Here are some of the possible fonts we looked at using for our thriller, we looked specifically at  some handwritten ones on dafont.com we then decided that something more modern would look so we looked through other fonts on After Effects as well as dafont.com. These fonts made the shortlist we decided something simplistic would be good so it wouldn’t distract from the main action too much.

In the end we decided that it our thriller best suited the fonts that were default on After Effects. We chose this font because although it’s simple it  fits in well and doesn’t distract at all from the action in the thriller. The font we chose was in plain black and it used a typewriter animation purely for effect I do not believe it connotes danger however I think this is a good decision as when it comes the the main thrilling aspects of the thriller the audience will empathise with it more.

Please scroll on the document below to see a screenshot of our titles:

Please scroll on the document below to the tools we used in After Effects to create our titles:

Out of all of these fonts we decided that it would be best to use one of the default fonts that was on After Effects. We did this because we felt they were extremely simple but effective.

Titles research and planning

The researched we conducted into titles involved us looking at specific aspects of titles in thriller productions. We created a timeline of the titles that were in thrillers and when they appeared; we also took note of the design, animation and positioning. We did this bit of research so when it came to creating our own titles we could take inspiration and ideas that looked appealing in other thrillers.

Please click on the image below to see our titles timeline:

Please scroll on the documents below to see our research into titles on different thrillers:

The list of titles that will be in our thriller:

  • A film by – Becklsey Wild
  • Star – Gemma Langlois
  • Star – Reece Ferdinand
  • Star – Adam Guille
  • Star – Sam Coley
  • Film title Triple 6
  • Casting by – Caitlin Robilliard
  • Star Olivia Le Friec
  • Star – Laurence Plevin
  • Star – Beth Ozanne
  • Costume design by – Ewan Smith
  • Visual effects by – Alex Gill
  • Screenplay by – Lucy S.Davis
  • Director – Tom Misselke

 

Draft 1 (Edit including transititions and filters)

Our group produced the first draft in which it showcased our thriller with narrative sense and a basic editing:

We also received feedback from our peers, this included things they thought were good and things we should seek the improve on. You can see the feedback in the document below:

I can see from the feedback that the match-on-action was good and the montage at the start was effective and delivered a purpose.

The feedback also gave us some targets we should aim to achieve:

  • Add colour correction to make it more mysterious
  • Shorten the walking shots to create more pace
  • Make the shot of Reece waling to the door make sense
  • Possibly try and use a different shot instead of the pan since it’s unsteady

Editing Process

Screenshots of our editing process in draft one and an explanation for why we used them are listed in the document below:

 

 

 

Additional planning documents for shoot 2

We created additional planning documents for the day of re-shoot. Due to spaces that needed to be filled in our narrative sense, we decided to opt in to re-shoot parts of the thriller. By re-filming our final piece will make more narrative sense as well as tell more of a story with more reaction shots etc. We will use this planning document on the day so we ensure we film all that we need to do.

Please scroll on the document below:

Production meeting agenda for re-shoot, please scroll on the document to see it in full:

Rough Cut (Basic edit of narrative)

In our groups we created a rough Cut (basic edit of narrative) which includes the shots we’d like to include in our final piece. The rough cut allows to see any points were we may need to re-film a shot or make changes due to unforeseen mistakes made whilst filming. The rough cut did outline some errors we made whilst filming for example a car was in shot which was bad mise-en-scene, some shots were a little lack luster and could do with a re-shoot.

Targets:

  • Our missing shots need to be filmed well and quality needs to be on the same level as our first filming day.
  • Film more reaction shots on the day of re-shoot.

Shooting Day Evaluation

On Tuesday the 29th of November; Caitlin, Becksley and I traveled to Fort Richmond to film the opening sequence to our thriller. In this post I will discuss some high&low points of film day as well as some targets for future filming.

  • The weather was sunny however it was very cold, it was forecast 6 degrees however the wind made it feel more like 0 degrees.
  • We ended up changing the way we filmed the ‘666’ dice roll which made it easier to film and in my opinion better.
  • Our group did however forget to allocate someone to get the ‘game board’ which meant we had to exclude this shot from the final cut, luckily it was not detrimental to do so.
  • I was perhaps a bit disappointed with the mise-en-scene on the day, it was a little lack luster however we had some well filmed shots and other elements of filming day were also good e.g. we followed our plan well to a certain extent.
  • Overall the whole filming process went relatively smoothly, we also added a few more shots to ensure good narrative sense.

High points of the day:

  1. Had more shot ideas on the day to build on our narrative.
  2. Filming went relatively smoothly with little fuss and confusion.
  3. We followed our plan well.

Low points of the day:

  1. We forgot the game board so we had to improvise.
  2. Our original plan to film the dice roll proved to be too difficult to we ended up changing it to a more simplistic idea.
  3. We were starting to rush filming towards the end of the day as we were worried we were using up too much time.

Below are some photos of us filming our thriller as well as a few screenshots of my favourite shots:

Close up of door handle:

filming-1

Close up of dice:

filming-2

Me and Caitlin about to film a shot in the main room:

filming-3

Over shoulder shot of Reece pulling room:

rope-pull

Canted angle of corridor:

canted

Shot of fort:

fort

Risk Assessment

It is very important that we understand the risks that are involved with working under ‘remote supervision’ during filming day, therefore we have filled in a risk assessment sheet which is complied with the ‘possible risks’ related to filming at our location and the props we have chosen to use. These risks are then followed with procedures in order to prevent them from happening; you can see this in the document below.

Please click on the image below to see the ‘risk assessment sheet’ in better detail:

risk-assesmenty

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