Production log 4

Re-Shooting our investigation scene.

Today we re-shot our investigation scene because the lighting in the first scenes we shot looked too bright so we decided we would either re shoot the scenes at a different time of day when its darker or just shoot in a different area. We ended up deciding to shoot in the English staff room as it was easier to control the lighting in the room. The staff room also had a pin board and a large table where the detective could sit and work on his case. We got a number of creative shots such as over the shoulder and high angles looking over the top of George (detective). We only had an hour to shoot as much as we could so we had to be efficient with our time and setting up, so when harry and myself were setting up the pin board and the table, Tommy and George were shooting the scene of George walking down the corridor towards the camera. This worked well as by the time they had shot that scene, we had set up the scene in the staff room so we were ready for them to continue filming straight away. If we had more time i would probably try to film a few more random shots just in case we needed some fillers.

Issues with 2nd Screening

Issues after second screening

There were a couple of issues that we found out after our second screening that we will need to change during our next editing session. The first being the font we used, it was agreed that we could find a better font that suits our genre. The second issue was one of the scenes we used where Harry (The killer) was tapping the table which looked good but it was too quick compared to the soundtrack. The last issue we had was the lighting in the investigation scene. Our peers and teacher agreed that the lighting was too bright so in our re shoot we will need to choose a better time to shoot when its darker or find somewhere where we could control the lighting our self.

Feedback for second screening

Second screening Feedback

In our second screening we received more feedback sheets from our peers on things that worked and things that didn't work in our title sequence. Things we were told we need to improve were the fonts used. As only a few of my peers didn't agree with the font i will have to consider weather to go back into editing and find a different font that suites the genre we have chosen. A lot of my peers really liked the title at the end where the letters flashed in sync with the soundtrack so thats something i will be keeping the same for the final piece.

Like our first screening our peers said that the cinematography was good and they liked the range of shot we had used. They also liked the style of editing with the quick flashes that synced with soundtrack. Also like in the first screening my peers liked the use of the strobe light in Harrys scene.

Something that some of my peers said could be developed was there could be some more distortion to create a warped effect to make the audience feel they are in the mind of the killer.

The second screening

The second screening 

Our created soundtrack

The created soundtrack 

The soundtrack was created by Harry and George on Logic Pro.

The studio

Studio

The studio we have chosen to fund and produce our film is Warner Brothers. This is because they have made multiple thriller and crime films that have been successful so we have decided that they would be our best choice. Warner Brothers being a huge studio and being known all around the world means that our film should be well promoted and should be well marketed.

Director

Director of the film.

The director we have chosen for our film is Martin Scorsese. This is because he has successfully directed a lot of thriller/crime films such as ''The Departed'' (2006) which was very successful winning Academy award for best Picture and Academy Award for best Director and many more which made us come to the a decision to pick Martin Scorsese as the director of our film. It is vital that we picked a director that has a good reputation for thriller kind of films as he of most people will know best about what makes an successful thriller/crime movie and what an audience expects from it.