Further Development ( During editing stage )

Whilst doing our editing we encountered many errors for example, we couldn't use the 'speed up' effect which we intended to do at the beginning of our clip on the part where the girls are entering the alley. This effect could not be used as it created too many pixels which made our video quality look low so we decided to eliminate this effect.

Analysis of Sound

In our opening scene we analysed sound from other thriller and horror films like black swan and blair witch. Considering the sound from Black swan we realised they had used piano's and violins. This is very effective for thriller/horror films as it builds up suspense and keep the audience anticipated of when the sound is going to finish and something will happen. The music is starts of calm and suddenly the violins come in and the pitch begins to get higher. The fluctuation of sound shows there are ups and downs and it's very unpredictable. The Black Swan original sound track is very effective and melodious to listen to. 


We had also decided to use the piano to build up suspense. Whilst exploring on garage band we had found wind sounds, screeches and heart beat sounds. The heart beat sound I felt was one of the most effective as the audience can empathise with the heart beat. 

Location shots

This are the location shots of our original plot , we now have changed the location. This is apart of our development stage as we have initial and final shots.

Preliminary task

Preliminary  Task

We had done a preliminary task as a class. Through our preliminary task we had shown the 180 degree rule and match on action.

We insured that the 180 degree rule was conducted well as we moved the camera over the female characters head (Miss Bennet) and the 180 degree rule was on the other side now.

The match on action was on the male character, it was carried out by when Danny rings his mum to share his joy of getting such good grades and at that point theres a match on action on the phone.

The preliminary task would have been even better if the camera was not wobbling and there was no sound in the background. 

Part 2) Shooting Schedule -- FINAL

Now that we've changed our locations a new shooting schedule had to be made.

Date/Time	Scene	Int/Ext Day/Night	Shot descriptions/ Summary	Location	Characters
SHOOT DAY 1
12:00- 12:50	First insight to kidnapper Location shots	Ext/Evening N/A	Match on action on kidnappers feet and his route N/A	Alleyway/field N/A	1 individual N/A
SHOOT DAY 2 12:00- 12.50	Girls walking into alley	Ext/evening	Girls walking into alley. Camera switches to point of view shot of kidnapper. Girls argue . One gets kidnapped. Other girls acknowledged that they've lost their friend. Tension built up through fast pace shooting and suspense filled music.	Alley/Field	3 girls 1 boy

Part 1) Shooting Schedule -- FINAL

Date/Time	Scene	Int/Ext Day/Night	Shot descriptions/ Summary	Location	Characters
SHOOT DAY 1        28/03/11
12:00- 12:50	The route of our shooting.	Ext/Day	A walk covering the location which we'll be filming in. The route of our project. We decided to do this to help us with any planning and evaluationg.	Heath Park	N/A
SHOOT DAY 2 12:00- 12.50	Location shots of routes	EXT/day	Exploring the route once more.	Heath park	N/A

Case study and feedback on rough cuts

Graph to show feedback given to my group of rough cuts and recordings

1)    Has the recording been done properly?

2)    Is the camera moving a lot?

3)    Has the 180-degree rule been used properly?

4)    Is there a variety of shots?

5)    Would it be more effective if there was sound?

My first question which I had carried out was pleasing, as the recording had been done properly and the majority people I had asked felt it had been done properly. My second question was about holding the camera properly and to see whether it was moving a lot. More than half the people said yes, my camera was moving a lot which was quiet disappointing; however, it helped my group realize the importance of keeping the camera in position and not moving it around a lot. My third question was based on one of the most important rules which must be conducted properly to insure your recording is done properly, the 180 degree rule. As we are all aware the 180 degree is to insure the camera is kept on one side and doesn’t cross over the angle of 180, unless the camera moves along with the camera person to make the 180 degree rule go on the opposite side. Approximately 20% people had said the 180-degree was not done properly. My fourth question was based on the variety of shot we had used; only 10% of the people felt that we had used a variety of shots. As this was a rough cut from our initial ideas it was a way of making us familiar with the camera and how it works. It would have been great to score top marks on each question. But as we did not we are now aware on what we need to improve through analyzing this graph. My last question was about sound (non digietic and digietic) and every single person who had taken this questionnaire felt that our opening scene would be much better if there was input of sound. In conclusion, as a group we are aware of what we need to improve, input and output in our opening scene to make it as effective as possible.

Case study: Working Title Films (Bridget Jones Dairy)

Working title films

Working Title Films was co-founded by producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radcliffe in 1983. In 1992, PolyGram became the company's corporate backer. Working title films had their major break through on the release of four weddings and a funeral. Working title films and the British film council had realized that not many films had been produced for the ethic groups and for specific target audiences. Therefore, working title two was abolished and had many breakthroughs such as; Billy Elliot, Love Guru, Ali G In Da house etc.

Distribution and Marketing

The use of synergy in the film Billy Elliot was beneficial for the song and film, they both benefited each other. Whereas Bridget Jones dairy was marketed well and by having an American actress Reene Zellweger it brought across huge controversies on whether an American actress will be able to carry out a British role. However it was conducted out very well and Reene is yet still renowned for it. Working title films distributed Bridget Jones through Universal pictures. Also the male characters in this film are also very renowned actors and the use of well known actors is another way of distributing and marketing the film. As many of the other WTF Hugh Grant, was also casting in this film. However, this time he was not the innocent guy, he was seen to be the ‘play boy.’ The reason for this could be due to the controversies with having affairs with other women; this would help the audience relate to him better. Another way through which WTF distributes their films is through posters, newspapers, magazines, trailers etc. They even have a website now therefore people are able to access their website to see the latest WTF films.

As the first part of Bridget Jones dairy was such a success it made it easire for part two. In comparison to part one the second part of bridget Jones was not advertised as much as the first one, however, it was just as successfull.