PRELIM MATCH CUT

Preliminary Match Cut

Dionne, Sammie & Myself decided to base our Preliminary Match Cut on Sammie walking into 'detention'. It begins with a close-up on the feet as she walks up the stairs and then a shot from in front of her. This took a while to film as we had to ensure continuity was there so consistency of the clip was clear.
The clip also varies with shots including, point-of-view shots, over-the-shoulder shots, shot-reverse-shot between Sammie & my conversation and a mid-close up shot to establish both of us in the shot.
It took just under the 3-hour session to film our clip, and only about 1-2 hours of editing as we had filmed each clip in order to editing would only involve transitions, match-cuts and sound.
Though the clip is quite short, attempting to stick to the story board can make it difficult to follow.

our practise match cut exersize

This was our first practise of a match cut. Our task was to film any situration as long as it included a match cut, this was our first exersize where we made a story bored and had to think of our own plans and actully film it. This gave us the first experience of making a story board and seeing how hard it is to fill up the shots. we had to do about 20shots, this sounded easy but as we tried to complete this task we relised how hard this was. This was useful because it gave us a chance to see how hard it was and how much thought our final product will need and hard work it will take.

This sequence started off with me, the main charactor, walking up the stairs its shows the back of me walking up. Then it goes to my point of view shot, looking out the glass to see the view.Then this is were the match cut was shown, as there was various shots as i go to reach for the door. This took many shots and i relised it was harder than i thought it was, espically when it came to editing as it didnt run as smooth as it could, so a cross disove was needed.Finally i walk into a room, where another charactor, christel was sitting we manage to do a shot-reverse-shot of me and christel talking. Trying to keep the camera on the correct side, following the 180 degree rule was hard and we kept messing it up as we relised after.when filming the final project, we will have to take into consideration that time is vital. This is because by the time the deadline came, we manage to do titles but the soundtrack was one beat played all the way through. This wouldnt be good enough for the final project to get full marks.

This was our first attemp of filming, we had to see how filming thriller works. This was because our overall genre has to be a thiller.We had a choice between a thrilling game of cards or a newspaper read. which we had to make it thrilling as possible. We choice a thiller newspaper read. We had to think about particular shots, camera movements and angles we could use to make this look as creapping, thrilling and instresting as possible. We chose; long shots, over the sholder shot,close ups, point of view shot,tracking and shakey hand movements. Which all lead to the overall sequence to be thrillering and built up suspense. To make it relistic as possible was a hard task, a thriller is a hard concept to create through camera, as there are many different ways in which you can protray it, we chose the typical sequence of someone being followed. This is the whole goods vs bad sub genre.

Newspaper Thriller Storyboard

This is a storyboard of Alima, Dionne, Sammie & My 'Newspaper Thriller'. I was the main character of the thriller - the person who is reading the newspapr - and Alima was the character who was in position as tension. Dionne & Sammie chose to film this shot...

KEY: LS - Long Shot, WS - Wide Shot, CU - Close Up, ECU - Extreme Close Up, MS - Meduim Shot OSS - Over-The-Shoulder Shot, SRS - Shot-Reverse-Shot, POV - Point Of View Shot


Picture 1This is an overview of the park of where the newspaper thriller is set. It is shown at a LS so that the audience are able to see everything. As first, we thought we would use panning to establish the whole park, but this consumed too much time and we thought the audience would get bored after only a few seconds without introducing anything!

Picture 2
This is a MS of myself walking with the newspaper, we used tracking to show my movements from the entrance of the park, all the way to where i sat down on a bench







Picture 3In this image, the shot is shown as a OSS so the audience have an idea of what i am seeing.. this image puts the audience in the same position as myself. To get from picture 2, to this picture, we had to cut-play-cut so that it would run smoothly. When we edited this, we had to allow continuity to take place.

Picture 4
This picture is very similar to picuure 2 as MS and tracking are also used here, however, in this clip, I am reading the newspaper

Picture 5
LS was used in this image so the audience are able to see I am simply sitting on a bench, reading the newspaper in the park. At this point, tension is not being built up.

Picture 6
This image was of a WS from behind the bushes; where tension begins. When editing, this shot was a problem because from picture 5 to this picture, the position of the newspaper had changed so we had not beared in mind 'continuity', however, we used a "dissolve" transition to show a change in time.

Picture 7
In this image, I am shown a CU reading the newspaper. To get from picture 6 to this picture, instead of using 'zoom-in', we cut the tape and replayed from a closer postition. The point of this CU shot was to get the 'concerned'/'shocked' expression so the audience are aware something is to occur.

Picture 8
In this image, we used ECU so the audience can focus on the newspaper, this also gave us the oppurtunity to allow Alima, to appear without behind me without the acknowledgement of the audience.

Picture 9
Here we used a LS so the audience can see the appearance of Alima. I am "unaware" of her being there, so it builds up excitement for the audience.


Picture 10
This is an OSS so the audience sewe that Alima is seeing. During this shot, I realise the presence of Alima and I turn around, after spotting her...

Picture 12
..and begin to walk away from Alima towards another bench as I am aware of her creepiness.





Picture 13This image is of a LS of me jogging away from Alima. Dionne attempted to get my movements by shaking the camera whilst I ran so the audience would get an idea of how I felt. It is obvious that Alima is left behind, but what is to come, also builds tension for the audience.

Picture 14
This is a POV so the audience can be in the position of me running, they to are experiencing what I am going through which builds up the anticipation

Picture 15
This image is of me showing relief that I have gotten away from Alima, this is a CU to show my expression of content, which also relaxes the audience.. for now!

Picture 16
In this MC shot and POV shot, Alima jumps out at me which puts the audience in a position of wonder.. "How Did Alima Get There?"
Filming this shot was very simple, yet we had to use SRS numerous of times to show my reaction.


Picture 17
ECU was used to portray shock from how Alima appeared after I thought I had ran away from her. This builds tension for the audience as it leaves them with a cliffhanger.. "What Is To Happen From Here?"

Final Edit of Livetype & Sound Filming Practice

Alima, Dionne, Sammie & my task was to create a thriller clip based on a person reading a newspaper.

Initially, we were given the choice to create a thrilling atmosphere between individuals playing cards and idea's suddenly emerged into my head, however, I thought a more challenging task would determine whether we are capable of handling filming and editing for any situation.

When it came to creating our storyboard, it was not easy at all. Or minimum set aim was at least 16 shots, yet after at least 5, we had ran out of ideas. So to add more tension and shots, we included different camera shots which would help tell our thrilling clip from different angles.

After allocating roles, we took the camera outside into the park next to the college to shoot our video. As easy as it seemed from the basic drawings of our storyboard, filiming at first was just as hard as coming up with the nature of our clip. After getting used to using the camera, we began filming yet realised some of the clips we wanted to use from our storyboard was impossible due to the limited time of 45mintues to film and also the weather conditions.

We explored different camera shots such as long and wide shots, over-the-shoulder shots as well as point of view shows and many editing such as tracking, panning and blurring.

Over time, filming became frustrating for each of us, as conditions were cold and having to repeat unsuccesfull shots determined whether we'd have a long enough shot to edit.
However, we finally came up with a thrilling clip for a newspaper, yet the problems were still left to unfold...

When it came to editing, we realised that errors that we thought we could have 'magically' fix with the editing program were only possible with re-filming them. 'Continuity' was the main error, which we have taken into account to make sure we are aware of it when we come to producing our final Thriller clip. There is a shot of when i am shown at an over-the-shoulder shot of me reading the newspaper up high, however, the shot changes into a long shot with the camera from behind the bushes, yet the newspaper is no longer up high. To resovle this problem, Sammie & I decided to use a transition to show "time had passed".

Other errors included the appearance of props in our shots.. this, unlike the newspaper, is unable to be edited out, so we shall bear this in mind to keep all props out of the way.
Unfortunately, as we used a public area, we had to re-film many shots as careless people got into the shots, therefore, we will consider a better location for our final Thriller clip.

Our group did not get to import title sequences or soundtracks into our clip, yet we were able to mute out any sounds which were within the clip i.e, unwanted dialogue, and the win blowing, by locking it on the program and deleting it. Hopefully, we will have time to come back to editing the clip to add in a soundtrack.

The experience of filmig revealed that it is not as easy as 'A-B-C', yet it takes a lot of concentration, team work and dedication - one slip up is very costly! However, i did enjoy the experience of filming and starring in the clip, yet we can learn a lot from this first and only clip!

News & Current Affairs Events

"Iranians rally to mark Islamic Revolution "

Tension can be obtained from this clip because, from the first 12-seconds of the clip the enormous crowd are running towards one direction. Though the narrator summarizes the cause for this, the audience are still in wonder as to what is happening. Each clip is shown for minimal seconds yet this also creates tension as it shows there is a lot to show; the audience are also eager to find out what is really going on. There are a lot of close ups on people's hands and high angle shots to put the people within the clip in a vulnerable position. It reveals to the audience the context of the clip and the diegetic sounds of people cheering adds to this tension.
There are many shots within the clip, for example at 0:27-0:29, when the camera shakes along with the movement of the person filming which draws the audience in to the clip. They too feel as nervous as the people within the clip feel and they are put in an uncomfortable position as the camera uncontrollably shakes. At 0:53-1:01, kidnapped soldiers people are shown at a close up which allows the audience to have empathy but also creates questions as to 'what is going on?'


"BBC News Severe Weather Storms Batter UK"

Strangely enough, this too can create tension. Throughout the short 2minute clip, each presenter warn the audience of the severe weather conditions which has left people unable to leave their homes, and those already out, will have troubles reaching wanted destinations. This creates tension as it leaves the audience feeling some what 'trapped' in the surroundings there are in. The variables - in this case the weather - is a natural occurring event, so escaping the situation or stopping it is impossible! and so the audience find themselves unable to escape.
The clip, from 0:50-0:59 reveals overpowering waves of the sea "attacking" two individuals who are standing on the coastline. It creates tension for the audience as they too feel power-less because they know that if they were in the same situation, they too would get "attacked". There are many shots of abandoned cars which have been driven into trees, buildings and even each other which continues to establish the idea of the audience having no control.
There are close up shots of hugh trees positioned in the middle of the road as drivers attempt to 'swerve' around them which worries the audience of the dangers this can cause - this creates tenion as they question whether, if in the particular situation, would they be able to cope with having to risk their lives to continue of their journey(s).

The art of the title sequence

ART OF THE TILE SEQUENCE

DAWN OF THE DEAD

The Dawn of the dead title sequence builds up suspense as soon as its shown. the theme is scary/uneasy . this makes us as viewers feel suspicious of whats going to happen next or in the movie. the sequence starts of with a black background and small red writing in the corner . then we get to see a short clip of people after that we see the black background with red writing again. the same thing happens repeatedly. however after the first clip is shown we see images that flash and then the plain background and writing comes back. these images are very gruesome. they consist of blood and gore which are quiet disturbing. after this the name of the film (the title of the film) appears. this writing is much bigger than the writing that was shown before and it is in the center on the screen but its still red and on a black background. the writing blurs out like as if its blood on our television screen. then we see a short clip of soldiers then the writing comes back. the writing shows names of the people within the movie. we see more images and short clips of people getting heart and with this there is a voice over. there is digetic sound of screams. we then see the president being questioned about "the people" and his answer is he does not know. this makes us feel even more scared because we expect the president to know whats going on. we then see people getting shot buy guns and a lot of people getting killed. we see people running for their lives. we also see women and children. we see a clip of the news being recorded and being shown on live television. soon after there is a non-digetic sound of a man singing at the beginning it sounds like he's talking then soon after it turns in a song. we see a ambulance van getting blown up. we see clips of people all around the world. the same thing happens everywhere. This is what builds up the suspense because we know that there is no were to escape. that there is no help for anyone. this is what makes the title sequence very effective. it leaves viewers with a thrill and a suspence of whats going to happen in the film. This is a good tecnnique of bringing viewrs in.

Skills Audit: Livetype & Soundtrack Pro

During this lesson, with the help of Marisa, we learnt how to use Livetype and Soundtrack Pro which will help us with editing our final Thriller clip.

The thriller title sequence, which includes 'directed by, produced by, starring, etc', is essential in our thriller clip as it is worth 60 marks.

Initially, we were shown where to type in the title, and it would appear on the canvas. We were also showed how to change the size of the whole word or individual letters. We were also shown how to change the font and to add colour to the writing. We were introduced to different transitions for the writing and different positions, including straight or diagonal.

Marisa then showed us how to add textures - which is the background that the title will be placed on - to clips. There is a drop-down, which allows different types of textures to be used including, 'Business', 'Drafting' & 'Liquid'.

Effects, such as 'Drop & Bounce', 'Bouncy' and 'Jumpy' can also be used on the word(s) used on the titles to add more emphasis and to attract the viewers.

Soundtrack Pro is the program used to produce our own music as we can not use other soundtrack other than ours. Marisa showed that we have different beats from different genres including, 'Urban', 'Jazz' and 'Cinematic' to use as soundtrack. We played around with the program to get used to using it and we were also told we are able to import our final soundtrack into our clip so we can use it on the Thriller clip

skills audit: livetype and soundtrack pro

In todays lesson, we got shown various programs in which we would be using after editing our final footage in final cut. We got shown how to use:live type and soundtrack pro.

Live type

Livetype is a program we you can put your titles on your footage. This is vital because a prepotion of the final mark come from titles. you can do a number of differnet things with your font; change the colour , size,patten, background,effect. this will be added on after we have completely finished editing our footage on final cut then to finish it off.

the next program is the soundtrack pro, this is a program that alters sound. this is another vital program because in our awarded marks a soundtrack made by us is something needed. This program has preloaded sounds that you can play around with them, this includes: swapping them around,adding more in and making them longer and shorter. we had to play around with them and we had to to try make some soundtrack, this was practise as we will have to do this at the end.

ART OF THE TITLE SEQUENCE DAWN OF THE DEAD

ART OF THE TILE SEQUENCE

DAWN OF THE DEAD

The Dawn of the dead title sequence builds up suspense as soon as its shown. the theme is scary/uneasy . this makes us as viewers feel suspicious of whats going to happen next or in the movie. the sequence starts of with a black background and small red writing in the corner . then we get to see a short clip of people after that we see the black background with red writing again. the same thing happens repeatedly. however after the first clip is shown we see images that flash and then the plain background and writing comes back. these images are very gruesome. they consist of blood and gore which are quiet disturbing. after this the name of the film (the title of the film) appears. this writing is much bigger than the writing that was shown before and it is in the center on the screen but its still red and on a black background. the writing blurs out like as if its blood on our television screen. then we see a short clip of soldiers then the writing comes back. the writing shows names of the people within the movie. we see more images and short clips of people getting heart and with this there is a voice over. there is digetic sound of screams. we then see the

Skills Audit : Livetype and Sound

We were given a tutorial on how to use the programme Livetype and Sound. We were told the programmes would be used to add titles to the final project of our thriller title. We were shown how to use fonts, how to change their size and the angles they are in. Once we had come up with a main font title we decided to put a background behind it. We decided on a background that suited our font. Once we had layed the the title and the font on top of each other the final project began move around as it would in a real film. Then it was finished. After the main title was done we tried to a background sound behind it. I found the adding the soundtrack quite difficult because i did not know what soundtrack to choose and also the process was hard for me to understand.

Intro to Cameras & Health and Safety Tutorial

Before we were let outside with the cameras we were given a tutorial on everything about the camera, from how to turn it on to how to stand it on a tripod. The aim to today's lesson was get to grips with the cameras and how to edit our own footage as a practise for when we do our thriller. Also the fact that the cameras were extremely expensive meant we had to have very good knowledge of the cameras or else thing could go horribly wrong. We we first shown the basics of how to turn the camera on and off using a button on the side. How to slide in the battery and insert the memory cards were also some of the basics which we learnt. Once we had our cameras on we were shown how to use basic functions such as zoom in and out (a technique which was not recommended). We also went over the basic rules of filming such as where to position the subject and the rules of the screen. Once we given our tutorial we then were given briefs of what to film. We then headed outside to film our work using eveything we had just been taught.

How Is Suspense Created In The Thriller You Watched In Class?

The thriller that my class watched was a film called 'No Country For Old Men' . Because i wasn't there to watch the whole fim i decided to write about how suspense is created in the film 'One Hour Photo' . The film is a Psychological thriller about a photo techincian who develops an obssession with a family. An example of suspense in the fil is when Sy the technician played by Robin Williams has a dream, in which he was isolated, dressed in all white in an isle that was all white. This at first portrays peace and tranqulity as he is just standing there with his eyes closed as if in a state of meditation. Then there is an extreme close up of his face with his eyes yet again closed and the audience is still led to believe that he is at peace. The peaceful music in the background gets faster and louder indicating something is going to happen, then he suddenly opens his blood filled eyes. He then starts screaming as blood squirts out from his eyes, then suddenly he wakes up from his dream.
Another example of suspense within the film is when he appears the hotel room to confront the cheating husband. Sy has a gun and the audience is led to believe that he is going to shoot the man and the woman he is cheating with. The shot then goes on to show the man's worried wife and the police who are trying to catch Sy before he does any damage. The scene goes back to the hotel room and we can see that he has not harmed either the man or the woman as we would have believed but he in forcing them to take compromising images, to show the mans wife so she can end the marriage.

Technical Audit Of Bait Tutorial

In Today lesson we went into the computer room with the Macs and given a tutorial of how to use a programme called 'Final Cut Pro'. Afterwards we were given a selection of clips which we then had to put in order to tell the story. The clips also had to be edited so that they flowed because they werent in order and there were some outtakes on them. To cut the clip we had to press 'I' to import where we wanted to start the clip and 'O' for where we wanted to output the clip. Once we had edit the clips and put them in order we tryed to add a soundtrack to it to complete it.
I found this whole excercise quite enjoyable because everyone had there own idea of what the next scene was and what parts of the clip needed to be cut, making everyone's scenes different. Even though i enjoyed the excercise i also found it quite difficult because once i thought i had got the right sequence there was also another way that seemed right !

Defintions Of Suspense

Suspense - a state or condition of mental uncerataninty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or an outcome. Usually accompanied by a degree of anxiety.
Suspense can be described as a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety. It is often used to describe an audiences perception in dramatic work. Suspense may be created in situations when there is a lead up to a big event or dramatic moment.

Intro to camera & health and safety tutorial

In today lesson, we had an induction to the camera and health and safety tutiral. This was before we was allowed to go out and film practise clips.We got shown the basics of the cameras such as; turning it on, putting in our memory cards( 2 16gb ones) taking in and out the battory, opening the shutter. We had a presentation to go with the tutiral, this showed us how to safety use the camera. Such as; not using the camera in bad weather conditions as they cost a lot, up to three thosand pound.We also got shown the tripod this is a object which holds the camera, allowing you to pan with out shakey movements. We got told not to using the zooming function as it hard trick to pull of but we still got shown it just in case.Another useful tip we got shown was watching the footage back that you previously film, this would save a lot of time because you can check if your footage is what you wanted. This was benfical; so we dont loose our footage, damage the cameras or do bad shot and film in bad lights which would waste time .

Technical audit of bait tutorial

In today's lesson (26th of january), we got showed how to use a program in which we would be using to editing our film opening,we will be making .This program is called final cut.I will explain what i got shown.






We got shown some prefilmed clips in which we had to play around with(edit) to make a flowing sequence. We got showed how to use various short cuts on the program which would shorten the editing process. One thing i learn't was pressing `I` on the key board for input and `O` for output. Another useful tool that i used a lot during this editing session was the razer cutting tool, this allowed you to cut from your output and delte particular parts in a scene. I know this tool is going to be a very vital part of my editting process.We learn't how to drag the clips on to the story board and order them. We learn't how to put sound and effects on to the clip this will also be helpful.We all had a set amount of time to order these clips and see who came up with the most flowing sequence, i know this will be very important and helped me alot for editing.

The art of the title sequence

'Se7en '
'Se7en' is a thriller film, the titles are senif fonts which look very like a childs handwriting. This shows the creppy genre it is trying to protray. The titles say the producers, stars, and any other people to do with the making of the film. The size of the writing is very small, and there are distrbing pictures in the backgroud for example, a man cutting his fingers and turning pages of a book. The narative in the opening sequence does not make sense when first watching it.The format of the title sequence is font on a plan background,with a bit of nartative, this is why it is so successful compared to other title opening. It manages to draw viewers in beginging. The editing is very quick and theres alot of fast shots and close up used. Which gives the viewer only a quick view of whats going on and gives it a mistorious feel to the film. There is alot of things that appeal to me in the sequence this is, the way the colours are very bold, stand out and really highlights what is going on in the sequence which creates tension and surpense.

thriller sub genres

Thrillers and sub-genres

A thriller film is a film that creates suspense,adventure and tension which can have a good person and a villain.
There are many sub-genres to thriller some of these would include;

Action thrillers-James bond,

Conspiracy thriller-three days of the condor,

Crime thriller-seven

Disaster thriller-the earthquake

Drama thriller-the prestige

Legal thriller-agency

Physiological thriller-the talented Mr. Ripley

Religious thriller-The Da Vinci Code

The thrillers that inspire me at the moment are; action thrillers and physiological thrillers. Action thrillers inspire me because there not only filled with loads of suspense but there filled with action and adventure in a fast entertaining plot.Physiological thrillers because they play with the viewers mind and can be scary as well as filled with suspense which leads to a complicated plot .

Suspense definition.

Suspense

Suspense is when there’s a feeling of uncertainty of what could happen before a dramatic event. Suspense happens building up to a dramatic event with tension being part of the primary emotion felt as part of the situation. For example when someone is going to get killed in a thriller or horror, music is usually played to show to the viewers that something might happen, this is suspense which leads the viewers to want to watch more and watch on.

Analysis of a thriller opening

Analysis of a thriller opening


The thriller clip opening I will analysing is “ Déjà Vu” . It starts with “distance” sounding music and slowed down movements of women, while the men in sailor suits drive in. The music starts playing and its starts of sad music, as the names come on the screen the movement in the scene gets frozen . A small to medium sized white font comes up surrounded by a box, the white is the same a the sailor suits that the men are wearing. This is in a busy urban seaside town setting. They use tracking,medium shots and follow the men as the all get onthe boat, this makes the viewer wonder why they are getting on this boat. Then an establishing shot of the sea and the port showing the settings as the sad music is still playing. The music gets faster and so does the camera movement as all the men rush to get on their boat. Everyone seems very happy to get on this boat maybe to happy? This causes a lot of wondering and suspense there are various shots of the men getting on the boat. The first digetic dialogue is when the captain of the boat says “ can’t believe there on time for the party” .This is big build up for a party meaning the audience knows something is going to happen soon because of the music. As the boats leaves the port a fake plateau is used, this is when a doll is dropped and the audiences first perception is that a baby is being dropped over the edge. This is shown as a bad moment, a faded scream is used. Then happy music is played to make the audience think nothing else is going to happen while the suspense builds up to something else .Parallel editing is used now showing two situations at once, a man looking around the cars and the party builds a lot of suspense. A sound bridge is used to show the digenetic music coming from the car radio. A mid shot is used to show the boat leaving. It switches from scene to scene as it lets the audience know something else is going to happen but we don’t know what is going to happen. The editing gets fast as it shows the happy scene and the man realising there’s a bomb in the car. Pyrotechnics and CGI is used for the explosion of the boat.

No country for old men

Write a short description of how suspense it created by Coen brothers in
“no country for old men” ( 400 words)


“No country, for old men” is a crime thriller directed, produced and written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, and distrusted by paramount vantage. Thrillers like to build up situation to the viewers to create tension and suspense thought-out. The scene starts off with opening credits , this is a black screen with written names, there was no music during this. Then the film shows shots of the desert with a voice over, again no music, saying a story about this guy. This created suspense because the story mentions’ about this person and it makes the viewer thing what is going to happen next. The next big build up to suspense is the first kill, this starts off with a shot of a man on a telephone as the man focus, in the background we see a man moving towards him but as he isn’t the man focus we don’t see to pay attention. It slowly zooms into the man on the telephone then the man behind him gets his handcuffs and strangles him this is the first kill of the film. The lack of music in this scene allows the viewers to really focus on the situation and the slowness of the zoom in creates a lot of tension and suspense to what happened next. Lastly another scene that creates a lot of suspense, is a scène where there’s a chase of a dog and the man in the river as they swim along the river not being able to catch each other until one gets out the water, the chase as no music, finally then man gets out of the water and so does the dog then man is trying to get the bullets in his gun the dog is catching up to him then he shoots the dog, as the chasse was so close we did not know what the outcome would be so this created a lot of suspense to the audience, and sadness when the dog is shot.Through out the film, the lack of music is used, still allowing the film to create suspense. Generally music is used to create suspense so this is a tricky technique used, but obviously worked because it was a successful thriller.
This is the scene where the dog dies ,

Film font.

Ghost ship (2002)
The font in this film, appeals to me because its medium size, white and clear to see font. The serif fonts suggest that its a serious or scary matter shown in the film. If they would have used sans serif fonts on the cover. It might not have bin taken seriously or might have bin considered a joke which takes away the scary aspect.The colour of the font is white. The title is Ghost ship, the white could be representing the "Ghost's" that are shown in the film. The font is fading into the water, this shows that the film is scary and is to do with a ship.

EXTENSION: Fonts Used By Films Which Appeal To Me

From looking at the title of this film, 'Dorian Gray', you can tell that the theme of the film is of no comedy but of a serious matter. The serif font - which has the extra detail at the end of each stroke of every letter - adds a more formal atmosphere to the film and suggests it is more suitable for older viewers. The title shows the reflection of the yellow effect from the image it is on which adds character. Also, as it is more or less transparent, it comes across as fragile and therefore important for the viewer.
The title is positioned in the center of the image towards the bottom. This demonstrates the importants of the title and also, the dominance of the man shown on the image as the positioning of the title suggests he is 'Dorian Gray'.

Intro To Cameras and Health & Safety Tutorial

Before going out with the camera's to practice making a clip, a tutorial about using the camera's appropriately and health and safety was given to us. Step-by-step, we learnt how to use the camera: how to turn it off and on, how sit it on the tripod - and to lock it into place, how to record a clip... re-watch it after making it and how to delete it. We also learnt how to use the features of the camera i.e - zoom and focus.

Equally, we learnt the health and safety rules, as well as warnings! We were told not to use the camera's in the rain or any bad weather conditions as it may damage the technical device - £3,000 is not a small amount! We were also asked neither to change any settings on the camera as it may cause a loss of clips or the functioning of the camera nor to touch the lens as it leaves fingerprints which may interfere with filming.
The tutorial was beneficial for us students to know how to use the camera, as many may not have been introduced to one.

Technical Audit of Bait Tutorial

During today's lesson 26/Jan/2010, with Andrew we learnt how to use the program for editing clips. Using approximately 10 clips, he demonstrated to us how to take out unwanted parts to create one flowing clip. He also introduced to us new keyboard shortcuts to use the program such as Space - Play/Pause, 'I' - Input and 'O' - Output.
Input is used to select where you wanted the edited clip to start, Output is then used to select where the clip should finish. On the program there is a storyboard where all the edited clips, as well as soundtracks and effects, are placed. When the input and output have been selected, it can be dragged to the storyboard and played to view on the canvas.
Individually, we attempted to edit the different clips inorder to make a story which would make sense. Trying to find the clips in the right order was hard enough, let alone editing!
However, this was an enjoyable and new experience which plays an important role in our coursework.

No country for old men

The opening credit in silence then the voice over takes over already gives a good vibe of suspense. This indicates that we do not know whom that character is weather they play a good role or a bad role.

There is the build up to the opening of the car door. The door is hidden by dust this is the good technique used that creates suspense because of the anticipation of not knowing who is going to come out of the car.

The Cohen brothers create tension as well as suspense in the beginning of the movie.
The man in the foreground is on the phone but the camera zooms in to focus on the killer. This creates suspense because we know the killer is there but the other character does not know.

The delayed chase sequence and close timing before the man shoots the dog. This creates suspense because it drags and we do not know if the man is going to bee killed by the dog or the men chasing after him.

Parallel editing – showing events in two locations both reaching for same point. This creates tension because we as the viewer want to know what is happening in both parts and it makes us anxious to find out what going to happen next.

The tracking device – when the red light is blinking it means that the killer is coming. This makes us scared for the character and makes us feel involved with the movie.

The mysterious and unexpected plot is always going to keep the audience in suspense and it did. I was so keen on finding out what happens at the end because the film was as if was a cat and mouse chase and the story could change at any minute. This is what kept viewers in suspense.

Suspense

Suspense creates an atmosphere whilst watching a movie. It motivates the viewer in wanting to know what is going to happen next. Therefore, in other words it keeps the viewer watch the movie.Suspense builds up tension. With suspense, there is always a twist to the story. This makes in more interesting. You just do not know what is going to happen next. Suspense also creates doubtfulness. This makes the viewer unsure and uncertain. Suspense is also very anticipating. In addition, a situation built up from suspense is quiet mysterious, which makes it exciting.

Suspense

Suspense creates an atmosphere whilst watching a movie. It motivates the viewer in wanting to know what is going to happen next. Therefore, in other words it keeps the viewer watch the movie.
Suspense builds up tension. With suspense, there is always a twist to the story. This makes in more interesting. You just do not know what is going to happen next. Suspense also creates doubtfulness. This makes the viewer unsure and uncertain. Suspense is also very anticipating. In addition, a situation built up from suspense is quiet mysterious, which makes it exciting.