Evaluation Task 7:

Looking back on your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learn't in the progression from it to the product? 

During our prelim we did simple shots and stuck to the sheet which showed us the shots to use. During our thriller we did several different shots such as movement shots when we followed along the strings and then we also panned alone when the main character walked towards the door. These movement shots are effective in our thriller because we have used them to build tension.

In the prelim there was no mise en scene, there was just one main object in my case was a rubix cube and a chair. In our thriller, we used quite a lot of mise en sceneto create the setting and to make our thriller look how we wanted it to. For example, we used lots of rubbish such as cans, carboard and bottles to be spread around the tent. We had a tent which had lots of strings and cans attached to it and we boarded up the windows. These all created a home like environment to show that the man had been living there for quite a long time and shows how he has adapted to living there.

In our thriller, our editing was much more effective. We cut on movement to ensure there was no jumpy movements. The editing in the thriller was also more smooth.

In our thriller, we decided to use no soundtrack or sound through the majority of it. When trap goes off there is the sound of the bells and there is a slight increase of a sound when the man is walking towards the door. There is also the eerie creak of the door handle when it is turned. When the title comes up there is a faint background sound. The fact that we have no music at the beginning allows the audience to question the string and the tent, it also allows them to focus on what they are watching.

During the editing of our final piece i learn't how to put the final piece into 3D which really improved the opening sequence because it improved the visual effect of the white string on the black background. 

I think during the filming i was best at giving directions to my other team mates and offering my ideas. I also enjoyed the filming, however when it came to my go at the following the string it took me several times to get a smooth run because a slight bit of movement created a jump in the shot.

From working with the other people in my group i have learn't that if you have a good idea to speak up and to mention it to them because this idea can angle of lost of other new good ideas.

For some of the shots we had to position the camera in different places:

Too get the inside tent close up shots of our main character, we had to bring the camera and tripod into the tent in order to get a good close up. This was quite tricky because the tent we were using was a small one and the camera was to close and we couldn't focus, however, we figured it out and got the shots.