The sophistication of the planning and preparation for the Preliminary task was much simpler than the main task. In the preliminary we were already given storyboards with the script on them, there were only a few shots we had to do, close up, wide shot and over the shoulder. In the preliminary task everything was very specific it just gave us the chance to get acquainted with the camera and how to film. However, when planning and preparing the main task we were not handed anything and had to do everything ourselves, we had to figure out what worked, what didn’t, how we would film things, if everything made sense, would our target audience like our thriller etc… We had to make sure that our thriller would be appealing to our target audience, for example we had to make sure that we were casting people who would appeal to a larger audience. We were creating our own film therefore every group member need an equal amount of task that needed to be done. Storyboarding was a long process because we had to be as specific as possible so that we film everything needed so that one editing comes we will not be stuck. In our main task we didn’t not stick to a few shots we did many and experimented which took us all out of our comfort zone, the hardest were the pan shot and the over head. Editing the preliminary task was relatively simple we just had to follow the story boards exactly however the main task was more difficult for example we didn’t not have a script and all sounds came in during the editing process.
For making a successful thriller storyboarding is a key element however it is not the only element, casts lists, prop lists, set design, costume lists, lighting requirements etc.. Firstly we needed to figure out exactly what we needed, who we needed, when we needed it and how we needed it. Then we needed to find where to get everything and how much it will all cost. In our preliminary tasks we did not need to worry about any of this because it was a very simple set and there were no props. Then we needed to think about were we would be filming our thriller, we decided on the studio because it would be easier to manipulate sound and lighting. The main task took a lot of preparation because the more we planned and the more specific and organised we were the easier are shoot day will be and then we would not have to change lots of things and we would not have to worry about anything else apart from making sure our filming was good and that all our camera shots were good.
There was a major improvement in the use of camera from the preliminary to the main task. In our preliminary we were still learning how the camera works how we need to film where as in the main task we already knew how to use the camera and how to film however we push past our boundaries and experimented with shots like panning, major close-ups and handhelds. Since our preliminary task we have been able to be more confident in our filming and we have also been able to apply the rule of thirds to a lot of our shots. In the beginning of our thriller our shots do not give away the narrative to much so intended to builds tension and make the audience want to know what happens next to keep them at the edge of there seats. It was more difficult to make sure that everything made sense in our thriller because the audience does not have any help from a script because there is no dialogue only sounds effects. The main task is better in showing off our skills in filming because every single shot has a meaning behind it, every close up was picked for a specific reason. We kept to the 180degree rule so that our audience would not be confused.
The use of sound from the preliminary to the main task has improved greatly, in our preliminary we did not have to add any other sound apart from the recorded dialogue however in our main task we did keep the heavy breathing of our main protagonist but we added in sounds by using the soundtrack pro. The soundtrack of our thriller, much like the thriller in general, was to build tense atmosphere. We also added in the sound of bricks clanging together to attract the audience’s attention towards the window to make them believe that our thriller would be based around what it outside that window. Our main protagonist then falls threw a door into a room of pitch blackness by using the sound effects of smashing class and a table falling, which we had recorded on the day of out shot, we made the audience believe that when our main protagonist had fallen threw the door he had smashed into things on the way making them fall of and break.
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