editing day1

Today we have put all our clips onto Adobe Premiere Pro, we have all our clips put into chronological order. Next time, we have to create a title sequence for our thriller opening. Right now our piece is actually 5 minutes long and that is double the restricted time but in our next editing day we can cut all the unnecessary clips we included.

we fount it difficult to look for the perfect editing tool to use within the film so we tried most editing tools but most of the time it was dissolves we used as it made the filming seem more professional.

editing day2

now we have made our title sequence on the end, we have our near finished version of our opening and we have also found our non - diegetic music and have put it throughout the piece so it's ongoing. We have also managed to cut our opening to 3 minutes which is also too long, we had extra time in our piece because our point of view shots were too long, we learnt that once the audience have established what we're trying to show (that I'm following someone) then that shot doesn't need to go on for any longer. We have also put the credits on the beginning of our opening and chose the font/size 

making the title

this is a screenshot from our film of our title.

we thought this title was effect because it was just bold and thick.

it stands out from everything.even though the background is dark and gloomy

the outlining of the white gives the effect of the light and makes the black inc the main focus.

it also goes over our ident and it matches the ident because the ident was only black ink in water

so we basically just decided to some quick but effective thinking and came up with this.

designing ident.

This is my groups studio ident which we filmed today. We came up with the idea of being called "Black Inc" which is why we then decided to use black ink in our ident to enhance the effect of the name. To do this effectively We poured out  black ink into a glass of water in front of a white wall whilst having to zoom in extra close to capture the right moment of the inc infusing itself into the water at the right time.  we played it in slow motion. When  editing we will add the title of "Black Inc" to make it seem more professional

this student ident is perfect for our group as i believe it matches what our film is.which is a powerful and by the boldness of the ink makes it effective.it could actually be a ident as it looks very professional.

2nd day filming

2nd day filming.

Today was the day kemique finished of filming the last part of our thriller. this where the mother is en route to the school. As the mother starts to walk home the father appears out of nowhere.the space used in this shot is big.this is so we can use different parts of the building to film where the characters in the film will be walking.

3rd production meeting

3rd production meeting

Today kemiqueDorcas and Tanya worked extremely hard getting work done. Kemique was drawing up our story board whilst i had finished off working on some blogs i had to catch up on.




Dorcas filled in the location visit sheet with incredible dedication. kemique filled in the shot list and risk assessment.










Dorcas finished of some of her blogging and used the computer for most of her task.  For this we also tried to finish some of our group work of the computer like shot list, costumes and props. 

1st day filming

This is my groups studio ident which we filmed today. We came up with the idea of being called "Black Inc" which is why we then decided to use black ink in our ident to enhance the effect of the name. To do this effectively We poured out  black ink into a glass of water in front of a white wall whilst having to zoom in extra close to capture the right moment of the inc infusing itself into the water at the right time.  we played it in slow motion. When  editing we will add the title of "Black Inc" to make it seem more professional

We also filmed with Dorcas's little brother who played the son "Micheal." We filmed a variety of shots of him walking down the stairs. This included an extreme close up of his feet whilst walking down the stairs as well as a long shot from him walking behind the banister.

the birds

The classic thriller 'The Birds' tells of a wealthy woman named Melanie Daniel's who follows a potential love interest to his home town in Northern California where lawyer Mitch brenner spends most of his weekends with his mother and younger sibling. which comes under an attack of vicious birds soon after her arrival.killing and maiming residents and forcing them to hide inside boarded up home.A seagull attacks Melanie as she is crossing the bay in a small boat, and then, Lydia finds her neighbour dead, obviously the victim of a bird attack. Soon, birds in the hundreds and thousands are attacking anyone they find out of doors. There is no explanation as to why this is happening survival becomes a priority.

The Birds directed by Hitchcock shows a variety of  elements of the thriller genre.  the opening includes a usual every day situation which would happen in real life as main character goes to the pet shop to pick up a previously bought bird which seems like a normal thing for someone to do. A  peculiar  man comes in to buy a bird but his intentions wasn't really to buy the bird which raises questions to the audience,which is a convention of the thriller genre and gets them involved. When the woman takes 2 love birds to An enigma is introduced when the woman buys two love birds and takes them to the man’s apartment this is when an enigma is presented.The fact there is no is no soundtrack in the opening sequence shows that this thriller is different and eliminate itself from other thrillers as this is seen as the un norm as usually thriller always have non diegetic or diegetic music to enhance the thrill of the movie. This will make more suspense in the film due to the fact that you never know when something bad is going to happen are there is no clues which makes the thriller more exciting to watch as it keeps you on the edge of your seat at all times.

unknown.

Unknown is Thriller film made in 2011.


Unknown fits perfectly in the psychological Thriller genre and i'm about to tell you why.

Unknown is a Thriller about a man who wakes up from a coma and then discovers that someone has taken his identity.no one believes him, not even his wife. With the help of a young lady he tries to make it right a prove who he is to everyone.
this fits the sub genre of a psychological thriller because its main focus is on the stability of the main characters(Liam Neeson)actions and their actions they take amongst themselves which changes the behaviour of the other characters behaviour.


The elements of typical Thriller are the Hero and the Villain that are known from the beginning.

Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) is a resourceful hero and it it shown by the way he is unarmed but yet he finds something around him that would help him fight or something to protect himself.

The villains in the film all  have the right equipment needed to try and get away with taking this mans thriller but in the end still loose the fight against Dr. Martin Harris which shows that this fits the thriller genre because the villains usually always loose in the end no matter what has happened during the film.

Other things what make Unknown a Thriller film is fast pacing which make the actions happening more interesting and put the audience wondering what's going to happen. This is shown in many scenes but one of them is when Dr. Martin Harris and Gina (Diane Kruger) have just had a fight at Ginas apartment and they have left the house but they now are being chased by the villains.This is also incorporates the idea of drama.the mental and emotional state of the characters is much more important than the physical.

Suspense normally happens when the audience are put on the edge of their seat and then they are given a clue which makes them suspicious about something or someone. This is used when Dr. Martin Harris has finally got his passport with his picture and his name and now all he need to do is prove to the rest of the people.


Unknown start with the couple (Dr. Martin Harris and his wife) travelling to Berlin. The opening scene shows how everything is normal and their travelling is going but then there comes the point where he forgets his suitcase which distracts the scene which is a red herring. Later on he has an accident which makes him lose his identity and that's what makes the movie more interesting and builds up suspension for the audience. Throughout the rest of the movie Dr. Martin Harris tries to get get back his identity and prove to the rest who he actually is.
This appeals to the audience as it has loads of action and suspects. This leave the audience wanting to know more and trying to find out what happened to his identity.


the main theme of this film is reality this is due to the fact this film is controlled by the the villain( antagonist ).the antagonist motivation is not knowing the difference between reality and fantasy which helps them produce their sinister plans.this links to the mind and lets the antagonist to have control  over the protagonist through confusion which will ultimately lead to a build up of fear






Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell and Didier Van Cauwelaert
Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January Jones

shooting schedule

story board

introducing the group.

introducing the group.

tanya(on the left)-plays the mother in the film.

me and kemique(left) -kemique is the director of the film and also is the camera man

                                                                                                       .me &dorcas(on the right)-dorcas is the camera man at certain times.

me and dorcas again.

me-i also take part being the camra man and editor.also i play in the film but you cant see my face.

Introduction meeting.

sound excercise.

this is my groups sound exercise.(tanya)a pregnant lady ends up getting robbed by deja (me) . The pregnant lady is then helped by someone whos passing by (Kemique). 

Extreme close up of me

this is one of the camera shots we have used in our film.this is a extreme close up tanya.we have used this close up to enhance the effect of how much pain she is.by using this extreme close up the audience get an idea of how much pain this pregnant lady is in and we feel sorry for her.

 however as a group we have a few editing errors.this is when i pushed tanya to the floor the use of camera skills was bad as when tanya ends up on the floor i am no longer around.this is wrong because then in the end i end up being back there again. This cut in the filming and we should avoid doing this but editing two clips with directly come after another thus make the film seem as though it flows smoothly.

the sound of this film is excellent as the digetic sounds match what is going on,for instance the screaming and the speech going on between the two characters in the film. I believe that we successfully added the off screen sound of the ambulance to the film as it matched what is going on for when kemique called the ambulance.a Many companies do this instead of having the added cost of hiring of an ambulance because this will be seen as a less expensive way of doing things.