Prelim

This was the prelim that I completed at the start of the course in order to test editing and camerawork (match-on-action and 180 degree rule, for example). I achieved this by keeping to the 180 degree rule as well as including shot-reverse-shot during conversations between characters and I also achieved match on action by showing characters leaving one room and entering another through several different angles.

Final Cut

This is my final cut. In the end, I decided to add a camcorder effect to some of the scenes in the video in order to show things from a different point of view. The idea behind this was that the killer was filming some of the things he was doing which gave the film overall a more sick and twisted feel. After showing my film to an audience I received quite a lot of positive feedback; compared to the rough cut the audience responded better to my final cut because it was easier for them to follow (plot-wise). They said that the camcorder effect gave the film a creepier effect; one person said that the transition between real life and camcorder scenes made them jump. If I was to complete this task again I would definitely work on the fluidity of some of the shots and I would also try to make the camera less shaky and incorporate better lighting.

Animatic

This is an animatic - narrated by me - of my storyboards. This was created so that I could discuss my storyboards in greater depth.

Recce Shots

This is the living room where the sequence starts. It establishes the fact that what is happening is taking place in a house and shows everything from the point of view of the killer. It can also show that there is something very wrong with the house because everything is silent and it is quite dark.

The kitchen is where the majority of the shots take place. The kitchen fits the story quite well as it again, establishes the fact that what is happening is taking place in a regular house and adds an element of domesticity to the setting. However, the kitchen is also an eerie place as it is where the killer goes to clean his tools; one of these is a large knife which would often be found in a kitchen, adding to the relevance of the setting.

This is the landing. It is fairly simple looking and I used a tracking shot to follow the killers movements throughout the house. This allows us to see that the dead girl is definitely in a bedroom because we view the killer's journey throughout the house and into the bedroom.

This is the bedroom where the killer leaves the victim, we used low key lighting to represent the darkness of the room and left some items laid around (such as make up and paper) to give it a 'lived in' feel. This fits the character of the young girl.

This is the shirt that the killer wore. I used a black shirt to represent his 'evilness' and also to show anonymity. The black also acted as some camouflage for the killer against the dark places in the house which added to the suspense of the film, giving it a horror effect.

This is the shirt that the victim wore. I bought a normal white shirt and stained it with fake blood to give it a morbid effect and make it look like she had been massacred. I used a white shirt because the blood showed up the best against that colour, it also symbolises the innocence of the victim.

Feedback on Rough Cut

Feedback - Rough Cut

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This is feedback I received when my rough cut was viewed by an audience. It was important that I wrote this feedback down because it provided a lot of constructive criticism which eventually helped me to make improvements to my final cut.

Rough Cut

This is my rough cut, when I come to edit it properly I will include some jump cuts to give the sequence a more fragmented feel and show passages of time. I will also include titles showing the film company logo, the actor's names, the director and other crew's names and the film title itself. The scene in the bedroom will also have a CCTV effect (black and white with details of date and time in the bottom right corner).

Test Music for Opening Sequence

This is the test music for my opening sequence, which I used GarageBand to create.

Storyboard

These are my original storyboards that I drew in order to refer back to during the filming of my opening sequence. These proved to be useful because they showed me which angles to use as well as movements when I actually filmed my sequence.

Shooting Schedule

Shooting schedule

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This shooting schedule was made so that I could refer back to it when I needed to know which shots to use where, which lighting needed to be used and which actions needed to be taken by the actors in each particular scene.