Filming Schedule- Miss Georgiou

Filming Schedule

It is essential to make a filming schedule before going out and filming our opening sequence as this guarantees the fact that we have organised times which are reasonable and achievable. A filming schedule also helps work out the times and how long we should take the record a particular part and helps us. For instance on the off chance that we needed to film a scene with appropriate day time lighting going out in the evening is not suitable to our filming and a filming schedule would helps us notice that and figure it out. A filming schedule also shows the roles everybody in the group has and shows that everybody has a set calendar to look at which would make filming much easier and would help much more in making a creative opening thriller sequence with no hassle or confusion involved.

Me and my group followed the vast majority of our filming schedule. By following the filming schedule meant that we had the correct group member on set for when they were needed and also meant that the equipment used were the correct ones. The schedule also made sure that we used the correct shots and used the iconography well to make sure it was most effective. The only issue that we came across when filming was that sometimes the filming date and time had to change as emergency matters had come up for some group members which they couldn't cancel. This meant that we could not get the filming completed on the set days we were hoping to have done them by. Therefore  instead of having a close-knit schedule we could of spread the filming days over a couple of days so we could have more time to do the same scenes another day if we had to miss a day out or if someone in the group could not attend that day. Aside from this error everything else ran easily and the filming schedule made the process much quicker, easier and flexible which meant everyone was happy and knew what to do when and where without stress, confusion or any problems.

As a group we followed most of the filming schedule however made changes. A huge change we made was the location as it was meant to be filmed in an isolated house however we changed it to film in the West Hatch drama studio as it was easier to access and it looked scarier and more thrilling than we would of made a bedroom. Another change we made was the fact that we did not film the shots in the dark as we were meant to for it to look conventional but we added in some lighting so that it looks more realistic and the audience can see the characters c=more clearly and work out what is happening even better. We changed a main shot which was the zooming in on the iconography used in the killings and we changed this because when editing it did not flow properly and we could not get the angles to match up so the scene did not flow or could not be edited well to flow. Some scenes needed more of a spotlight for some shots such as reaction shot to make the audience see the characters facial expressions better and more clearly but we also changed the times as we were meant to film it all in the dark at night time but we filmed some during the day for natural lighting that we later edited a bit to make it look more thrilling. 

To conclude,  from this post I learnt that the role of a filming schedule is very helpful as it sets a basic plan to let you know what to do, when to do it and where to do it but can not always be followed due to many different circumstances such as; weather conditions, lighting not being good and people not being able to film at the certain time. It is also helpful as it means that everything is organised which means no time will be wasted as it is all planned to near perfection. 

Production roles - Miss Miller

Production roles

Allocating each group member to different production roles are very important to create an organised structure to make the process easier to run smoothly without any bumps in the process. Each member in my group will be issued with specific roles so that everyone is a part of the team and everyone has equal evolvement in making a final successful thriller sequence. Assigning a role for each group member makes the overall task feel as it is less daunting and easier for a specific person to focus on a specific role. For a production of a film the main roles needed are; 

Actors- The actors are important to deliver the narrative of the film to the audience so are  a major element in making a film

Directors-  The directors has a role of managing the film to make sure everything is in place and being filmed how it is meant to be and to also fix any errors or misunderstandings while filming.

Director of photography- This role is to manage and control the stage and everything thats going to be recorded in a shot.

Editor- This role is to take the footage and fix it making it all look good together and run smoothly by adding effects, cropping clips, transforming frames and more stuff that leads to creating the final piece of the film.

Mise-en-Scene Co-Ordinator- This persons role is to make a plan of all the elements needed such as; lighting, iconography, costume, make up etc...

Music Producer- This role is to plan and make music that could be effective in a shot and that could be added to each scene to build suspense,tension and shock elements to the audience to make the film more conventional and intrigue them more.

Producer- This role is to manage everything taking place and happening and to control the production.

Screenplay writer- This role is to write the play and to extend the narrative. 

These roles are played by specific members in my group, as listed below:

Producer- Luca

Directer- Ciara and Sasha

Actors- John, Luca and Sasha

Director of Photography- Luca and Ciara

Music Producer- John

Screenplay writer- Sasha

Mise-en-Scene Co-ordinator- Ciara

Editor- John
We all chose to split the roles amongst the four of us as it would seem more fair and would be better than making one person do all or most of the work. Furthermore, some of us have experience with some of the roles above from other projects we done, like Ciara made a short film for her GCSE Media course.  

As a group we chose to make me in control of the roles of; actors, music producer and editor. We all agreed on me doing these roles as I have the best experience with the editing software and music making software as I got an A* in my ICT GCSE course and also as I am doing an A level Course in ICT. The other members in my group are not as skilled with computers and feel as I would do a better job in editing as I would understand the key skills of using the software. Furthermore, I made a very conventional and successful opening credits which made my other group members realise I am good at using the software. The experience I gained was to know how to use Final Cut Pro X and learning where all the editing tools were and what they would do. I was also given the role of acting as my group all agreed on me being a good actor due to the fact that my acting skills were very good and successful when filming our group preliminary task.

The roles Sasha was given were; director, actor and screen-play writer. She was also given the role of being an actor as she also starred in the preliminary task with me which was very successful. Sasha also done Drama for her GCSE Course and done very well in it compared to the remaining two members. However, the main reasons she got picked for this role was due to the fact that she has the most and best experience as she has been in many productions and plays and also due to the fact that she teachers drama to little children in the summer. We gave her the role of screenplay writer and director as she came up with most of the narrative and put it all together to make it flow very well. Giving her both of these roles permits her to comprehend the story into more profundity, which makes it less demanding for her to imagine what we needed our thriller to look as though it was the way we would need it to be. Sasha played her roles very well as she knew what she wanted to happen and how she wanted everything to happen to speed up the process of recording which gave us more time to edit the film and add affects to it to make it look even better. She was very organised in each role she had however if we done it again she could of done her roles a little differently by letting other members also try contribute as much as she did however the fact that she took control like that was the reason we completed our thriller so well and as a team. 

The roles Ciara was given was; director, director of photography and MES Co-Coordinator. We all settled on this as Ciara knew precisely where to get props from and her knowledge of knowing what costumes she wanted the actors to wear. Likewise, Ciara is great with regards to make-up as she has had involvement with outfit make-up, this would advantage us with regards to shooting our sequence. We also gave her the roles of director as she would be good at helping Sasha do that role and also would do good in the role of director of photography as she knew exactly what shots to use at what moment and was very fluent in knowing what was to happen in the photography side of filming our sequence. Ciara played her roles well as she was good help to Sasha which made there roles easier and helped in the filming as everything was on track and running smoothly which helped us in the success of our filming. However, next time she could use the role she was given to her advantage by getting more involved and making sure all the filming was done on time and perfectly in order for us to have more time editing for our sequence to be even more successful.

Lastly, Luca's roles were; producer, actor and director of photography. We all decided to give him these roles as he was more willing to be the spare actor out of the remaining members that was not already acting. Luca was also given the role of producer as he was the best at filming and had the most experience with the camera. Luca was given the role of director of photography as he had the most clear understanding of what shots and what angles were meant to be filmed at what parts and as he was the producer it also made sense to give him both roles as they worked together. Luca played his roles well as his producing and filming skills were  very good which made it easy to edit as well and also he knew where to direct all the casting members in the different frames which made the filming quick, smooth and easy. This made the process of both filming and editing very successful and easy for all of our group however, next time he could try to think of the shots and the angles and the surroundings so we do not have to re-film any of it again after. 

I trust that our roles are suitable to each other as we all have involvement in what we assigned which is the things that made it less demanding when it came to filming and editing our clips. I think we did our parts to a great degree well as the majority of our iconography touched base on the account of Ciara, the characters hair, make-up and outfit were great. Directing and our screenplay went well as Sasha knew precisely what she was doing. My editing and music producing went well as we got the greater part of the camera shots we needed and incorporated into our group storyboards. Our producing and directing of photography which was done by Luca went extremely well and was a key reason why our thriller film was so successful. However, most importantly, mine, Sasha's and Luca's acting was very  good and successful as we all done very well and made the characters look even more real which made it easier for the audience to build a relationship with them.

Opening Scene Narration - Miss Miller

As a group we all evaluated each-others individual storyboards and compared the strengths and weaknesses of each one. We then discussed which parts of each members individual storyboard we were going to add to our final group one to help us as a plan while we are filming. This lead to us coming up with our final ideas for our group narrative. 

In our narrative we planned that the scene would start with a long shot of the abandoned house and no iconography would be used. The lighting used will be low key lighting and this will set the dark settings to scare he audience. During the first frame no actors would be present in the frame. The sound that will be used will be non diegetic and would be low rumbling. The editing technique used will be linking of section and in this first frame the shot will just show the location of the abandoned house. The next frame would be an extreme long shot of the isolated wooded area that the house is in. The iconography and actors would not be present in this frame. The lighting used will be low key lighting again to keep the dark atmosphere set from frame 1. The sound will be the same from frame 1 as the two frames would be joined together by linking of shots. This frame would show the isolated location and the house in the middle of it. Frame 3 would be a point of view shot however would be in a different location which would be the basement. The iconography used will be a rope and the lighting would remain as low key. The victim would be the only actor available in this frame. The sound used would be the same as the first two frames however just louder. The editing technique for this frame would be a jump cut. In this frame the girl would look down at her wrists and see she is tied up and held hostage. Frame 4 would be a close up still located in the basement the girl is being held hostage and the iconography would not be used or seen in this frame. The actors would only be the protagonist and the lighting would still be low key to keep the dark atmosphere throughout the sequence. The editing technique used would be continuity editing and this frame would show the girls body and facial expressions as she panics and is confused to why she is there. 

Frame 5 would be a close up of the iconography of the knife in the same location, the basement. This frame would show the girl looking around and spotting a blood covered knife on the floor. The actors would not be available as it is a close up showing the iconography and the lighting would still be low key lighting to keep the audience feeling tense creating an enigma for them. The sound used in this frame would be non diegetic and the editing used would be the Kuleshov effect to make the audience think and try solve what is happening or what has happened for the victim to be in this position. Frame 6 would be a mid shot in the basement of a dead man on the floor covered in blood which the victim realises. The sound used would be non diegetic and the low key lighting would carry on the dark atmosphere throughout which would be suspenseful and tense for the audience. The Kuleshov effect would be used again to create even more enigma for the audience making them think that the victim may be in the dead bodies position on the floor later on in the film. Frame 7 is a long shot in the same location of the girl being in a room alone with the dead body and the knife. This would make the audience weary of what is around her and the environment she is in and the sound use again would be non diegetic with low key lighting to keep the suspense and tension built going on till the very end of the film. Frame 8 would be a point of view shot in the basement of the victim as she breaks free of the rope. This camera shot would intrigue the audience more making them feel as they are in the characters shoes and understand what is going through her mind and emotions even more. The lighting would be low key and the iconography would be the rope in this frame. The editing technique would be a jump cut which would entice the audience and seek there attention more keeping them engaged and on edge of what is going on and what they are watching. 

In frame 9 the camera shot would be a long shot however would be zooming in. This shot will show the victim seeing a shadow figure in the mirror in the basement. The lighting would be low key to create tension and a spooky atmosphere and the sounds would be parallel to shock the audience and keep them suspenseful as they see shadows of the antagonist in the mirror that makes them feel scared for the victim. The editing used in this frame would be slow editing and the speed of this editing would slow everything down so more tension is been built and the audience feel more tense and suspenseful to finding out what is going to happen. Frame 10 is a zooming in shot to he mirror in the basement to show the girl making her way towards the mirror. The editing and lighting would again be same as the last frame for the same reasons and so would the sound. However in this frame both the antagonist and protagonist would be seen together. In frame 11 point of view would be used again as the victim finds a broken picture frame on the floor with a picture of her in it. This would be located in the basement again and would trigger a flashback so the editing used would be linking of shots again. The lighting would be low key with diegetic sounds to make it more realistic for the audience. The actor would only be the victim in this frame and the iconography would only be the broken picture frame. Frame 12 would again be a point of view shot however would be a flashback of her in her bedroom on Facebook and the iconography would be the laptop. The lighting in this shot would be natural to show it is realistic and she was at home doing what every normal teenager does before being put into the position of being a hostage as she is now. The editing would be linking of shots and the sound would be diegetic.

In frame 13 it will show the girl remembering that she saw an embarrassing video of herself and this would be shown through an extreme close up in her bedroom of the iconography used in this frame, her laptop. The lighting would be natural again and the sound would be diegetic of the video playing from her laptop to make the audience understand it more and think of it as more realistic as they would recognise the sounds. The editing would again be a jump cut to keep the audience enticed. Frame 14 would be a point of view shot of the broken phone on the floor, in the basement, with low key lighting to keep the audience intrigued and on edge waiting for a scare. The sound would be diegetic of the shattered glass again to make it realistic for the audience and the iconography in the frame would only be the smashed phone. Linking of shots would be used in this frame to link onto the next frame which would be frame 15. In this frame it would be another extreme close up of the laptop that the girl is on in her bedroom. This frame would trigger flashbacks of nasty messages being sent to the girl before she was captured and held hostage, The lighting would be low key and the sounds would be diegetic of the clicks coming from the laptop. Editing technique again would be linking of shots which would take us to frame 16 when a shallow focus shot is used to show that the girl sees a targeted photo of herself. In this frame the sound would be non diegetic and the lighting in the basement would be low key again just like all the other basement shots.

In frame 17, the camera shot would be a mid shot in the basement of the victim turning around and not seeing the killer in her sight. The lighting would be low key again as they are in the basement still and a dark atmosphere has already been created to intrigue the audience and engage them more. The sound would be a non diegetic climatic sound to entice the audience and build more tension and suspense to keep them on edge wanting to find out what is going to happen next and if the victim is going to get hurt or not. The editing technique would be a jump cut to engage them even more. Frame 18 would be an extreme close up camera shot and the editing would be a reaction shot to show the audience how the girl is feeling. The reaction shot would clearly show the audience the girls facial expressions and would help the audience understand how she is feeling more clearly and makes them feel more sympathetic towards the victim. The sound would be silence to build up more tension to the audience and keep them on edge more waiting for a jump scare of something to happen. Frame 19 would be a low angle shot of the victim in the basement running up to the top of the stairs in a low key lighting environment so that the setting is dark and scary. The sound would be suspenseful music and would grow as she runs up the stairs. Only the victim would be seen in this frame and the editing technique would be faced paced editing to built on the tension and suspense of the girl running away from her death trying to escape the killer. Lastly, frame 20 would be a mid shot in the basement of the girl opening the door and getting stabbed by the killer standing in front of her outside. The iconography used in this frame would be a knife and the lighting again would be low key to show it is dark spooky and scary outside. The actors included in this frame would be the antagonist and the victim and the sounds would be dietetic stabbing sounds and diegetic climax music to build up tension and shock the audience more when the victim gets killed as the antagonist jumps out on her. The editing technique would be a jump cut so that the audience gets intrigued into it even more and experience one final jump scare before the victim gets killed and it finishes. 

To conclude, I believe our opening has the elements to include all the conventions of a thriller film. We, as a group, attempted to consolidate the ideas of typical thriller conventions for example, low key lighting. We thought to incorporate this idea as it underlines the iconography of the young innocent girl making her appear to be brighter on the grounds of what she is wearing. In this case we made the young girl wear a white costume. This will make her be portrayed as looking pure and vulnerable and therefore will add to the already established relationship between both the audience and the characters in the light of the fact that it will make the audience feel more sympathetic towards her and they would not want to see her get hurt. 

Planning group storyboard - Miss Miller

Planning group storyboard 

Planning a group storyboard is important as it brings together all our group members ideas and combines them into one finalised storyboard. This means that we can work straight from this storyboard and use it when filming as a fundamental structure. This will shorten the time spent filming as we have a shot by shot plan, allowing us to put more time into editing the film instead of filming it. My group and I have all sat down and spent time analysing each group members individual storyboards, picking the best bits and putting them all together to make a final plan we could all agree on. We did this through swapping our ideas  and evaluating each of our individual storyboard plans.

As a group we created a storyboard on the grounds that we needed to choose what our best thoughts and ideas were from our individual storyboards and it helped us tie up loose ends and put it all together. It also dealt with any confusion with specific parts of the narrative, for example; how it was going to end and what editing techniques we needed to add within our opening thriller sequence. We have included specific parts from every group members individual storyboards, for example; what sounds we needed  to use to go with the visual pictures, what shots we needed to match the event taking place in the scene, where the location of the shot will be taken, the iconography that will be used in the scene and shot in particular, the actors that will be in the shot and a short and brief description of the narrative and what will happen in each frame and shot.

Our storyboard was not the exact same as my individual storyboard as it started off showing the audience the setting first. This thought originated from Luca's storyboard. This portrays the victim as being vulnerable and powerless as it creates tension for the audience because it makes them aware straight away that the genre of the film they are watching is a thriller due to the fact that it shows the isolated location of the house. We, as a group, decoded to use Luca’s idea as it builds a relationship with the audience from the beginning to the end because the idea is conventional to the thriller genre as it creates a sinister atmosphere and gets the audience feeling suspense and tension and expecting something sudden to happen. The frames after are also conventional to the thriller genre as it creates an enigma to the audience making them want to find out more about what is happening or going to happen to the victim. This idea came from all of the group member’s individual storyboards as we all had the same idea however the idea of having a young victim and a isolated setting came from the film, ‘The Strangers’. This film inspired us as it started off by showing the audience a couple who were tied up with the antagonist standing opposite them indicating that he was about to torture them. It showed the location when the victim in the film got hurt and it showed that nobody was around to hear her screaming which portrayed her as an easy target to the audience as there is no escape. As a group we decided to use the same idea in our opening thriller sequence as it had conventional elements of the thriller genre such as; establishing shot for location and low key lighting throughout to create a sinister atmosphere which both kept the audience enticed into watching the rest of the film.

The frame on our next page of our storyboard starts if with showing a dead individual on the floor with a knife. It then portrays the victim as being powerless as it shows her being separated alone with the person. As a group we chose to use this idea, which originated from Sasha’s storyboard, as it clearly helped set the genre of the film to the audience and then lead to them having brief ideas about the narrative and what is going to happen after which connects them and interests them straight away to find out more. Iconography appears in every thriller film. Most the times it is shown through being a weapon and the fact that our frame started off with the knife it foreshadows events that may take place later on in the film. We, as a group, got our knife inspiration from the film ‘Halloween’. In this film the killer is shown taking a knife then using it to kill the innocent female victim. This inspired us as a group to add into our own thriller as it implies that someone is going to get seriously hurt or in fact die. Using these ideas in these frames means that the audience will understand the narrative clearly and the will get engaged straight away from the beginning, The knife and dead body both being shown makes the audience assume that something bad has already happened and another one is about to take place in the thriller.

The frames on this page start off with a shadow off the antagonist being seen by the victim. As she then starts to walk towards the mirror to see if its him she sees a broken picture on the floor which triggers her some flashbacks which remind her how she become a prisoner and got to that place in the first place. Luca came up with the idea in his individual storyboard of the mirror and not just using a curtain to hide the antagonist as it was more conventional and more of an individual and unique idea. Luca idea will be used as it crates more tension for the audience a cracked mirror foreshadows risk and something dangerous that had already occurred. His inspirations came from the same film used before, ‘The Strangers’. The film ‘Shout’ inspired us to make the sound we are going to be using, a parallel sound as it creates more suspense as the audience expects the victim to die. Parallel was used in this film when the victim was strolling towards the antagonist and as a group we decided to use it in the same aspect and same scenario. Using parallel sound will make the killer appear to be scarier and more overwhelming, which will worry the audience about the victim’s safety. The next two frames are from my storyboard; the broken picture frame and flashback make it easier for the audience to understand the narrative and the plot. The editing techniques used in these frames are linking of section. This makes tension for the audience because they become more endangered in the film and they begin to feel sympathetic for the victim. Linking of section was used in the opening film "Final Destination" when the powder connections to the victims death. As a group we have additionally used linking of sections to create the same impact as it makes the audience think how the shots and flashbacks are going to connect to her death.

Our next page for our storyboard is when all the flashbacks start to occur which put together all the pieces for the audience to help them understand how the victim became a victim in the first place. The flashbacks occur when she is pm Facebook and sees an embarrassing video of her then puts up a status trying to justify what happened and to tell people that it was not her. She then in the isolated room sees a phone on the floor then another flashback occurs to show the messages she was receiving on her phone threatening her from an anonymous person. These ideas for this part of the sequence all originated from my own individual storyboard and, as a group, we chose to include it in the group storyboard as it is an fascinating way of linking the story together for the audience for them to understand how the victim became targeted and became a victim in the position she is in now. This helps the audience build a stronger relationship with the characters as they can put themselves in the victim’s shoes and feel more sympathetic towards her. To create more of a natural scene and make the audience believe that it is realistic and they are experiencing what is actually happening in the film we decided to use dietetic sound od the laptop/ phone and the glass when the victim steps on it. The diegetic sound of the glass additionally makes more of a sinister atmosphere for the audience as the sound of the glass sounds hazardous and infers that the glass is sharp which can be used to harm the victim and hurt her. The glass also foreshadows occasions that are going to occur later on in the sequence. Diegetic sound is used as a part of all thriller movies to create suspense, tension and shock for the audience. We also used the techniques of linking of shots for some of the frames along with jump cut and shallow focus for when the victim sees herself on the floor in a targeted picture. A jump cut will entice the audience and intrigue them into what is being shown on camera for them to want to willing watch the rest of the film to see what will happen. The use of the shallow focus used will show the main object in full focus whilst the rest f the shout is blurry and out of focus which would again engage the audience more and keep them on the edge causing an enigma for them to think about and work out throughout the film. 

The last page on our group storyboard is when the victim gets chased and killed by the antagonist. All of these frames are in the same setting, basement, and iconography is only used in the final frame when the antagonist sytabs the victim. The setting and iconography on this page is very conventional to the thriller genre as it shows the audience that the items they saw before which triggered the victims flashbacks were all foreshadopwing what was going to happen to the victim at the end and it all came true. The lighting is low key and runs on throughout the sequence from beginning to end to create a sinister, dark and scary atmosphere for the audience to be intrigued by from the beginning till the end of the thriller sequence an the only actor is all of these frames is the victim who is joined by the killer at the last frame when she gets murdered by him. For the first frame the sound used is non-diegetic and a climax sound to entice the audience into getting shocked as a suspense is being built through the sounds. The next frame is silence, which builds tension and suspense for the audience and keeps them on edge waiting for something to happen and the victim to get hurt. The frame after this uses suspenseful music as the girl runs up the stairs to build on the tension anticipated by the audience and the sound in the final frame is both non-diegetic and diegetic. The non-diegetic sound would be the climax sound and music and the diegetic will be the stabbing that takes place of the girl. This will build up the suspense and tension and finally shock the audience when they hear the diegetic sound, as they would know the girl has been stabbed, as they would know what it sounds like in real life. The order of the camera shots are; mid shot, extreme close up, low angle and mid shot again and all these shots will show the positioning of the character which would show the audience what is happening as they will see more background and not just the victim. The close up would show a reaction shot which would make the audience feel more sympathetic for the feelings of the victim and the low angle would make the victim look smaller and more vulnerable and weak to the audience which would make them feel even more scared for her safety. Different editing such as; jump cut, reaction shot and fast paced editing will be used to develop on the suspense and tension being built. 

In conclusion, I believe that looking at my storyboard the audience will be able to easily understand the narrative of our thriller and easily relate to it as it is realistic and conventional to the thriller genre. It is conventional to the thriller genre as it creates tension, suspense and shock to the audience which will also build on enigma which will interest them more and engage them into wanting to happily watch the ret o f the film to find out more and what will end up happening. As a group, we all worked together very well to decide what should go where to make it flow and engaging to the audience and not boring and we all mixed it together by including parts of all our individual storyboards in our group one. It shows great planning and use of; camera shot, location, iconography, lighting, actors, sound, editing and narrative description. We created more of a sinister effect to scare the audience more by using a basement instead of just an isolated house as it is dark and dangerous in there and all the audience will know what it is like in a basement which makes it realistic and relatable for them. However, we ended up changing some things to make the group storyboard better and to make our product more conventional and more successful. Originally we used curtains for the antagonist to hide at and for the victim to spot him behind but we ended up changing the idea to using a cracked mirror as it is less cliché and more unique which would engage the audience more, scaring them to watching the rest of the film to find out what happens next and also to make it more conventional and relatable to the thriller genre in order for the product to be a very good and successful one.

Risk Assessment- Miss Georgiou

Risk Assessment

A risk assessment is important to plan around any risks that could take place. A risk assessment makes sure that hazards that are on set or could harm anyone are prevented and reduced so no injuries occur. A risk assessment also means that an area is made safe enough to work in so that no one is hurt. It also makes the crew-members aware of the risks and hazards. By already planning a risk assessment it means that it won't interfere with our time filming but also reduces the risks of crew members becoming injured. Being aware of the hazards on set means time is not wasted and people are not in risk or danger of getting injured.  

As a group, when managing the equipment, we remembered about our risk table and we followed it well doing everything it told us to do to ensure we are all safe and no hazards are available. We were all mindful of the risks and comprehended well into knowing what we have to do if something did happen. We likewise knew to be careful around set and we had other choices and methods we could follow in the event that we didn't feel that the hazards were reduced and somebody in the crew had a chance of getting hurt. As a group we also took after guidelines and knew about any risks that could of occurred. We followed the risk assessment well and this helps prevent any injuries that could of occurred or been caused. When we was filming, we encountered one problem which was the weather as it was raining and this would damage the camera. This would affect everyone taking part in the sequence and the impact of it is very high. To prevent this, we shot for the most part on sunny days and days that we knew it wasn't going to rain. This kept any harm to the camera furthermore didn't keep us from recording. However another option is to hold an umbrella over the camera and his would prevent the camera from getting wet, This would be helpful as it doesn't prevent the on-screen characters from filming and it also protects the camera from any damages that may occur.

In conclusion, risk assessments are essential in light of the fact that they stop the actors and the crew members from getting hurt or injured from any risks. They additionally make the team mindful of any potential risks that could be any harm to anyone. The risk assessment additionally helps the group to be more watchful on set and to prevent them from harming themselves. It additionally highlights risks that individuals didn't realise that were actually risks and this make a more secure and better environment for the crew and actors to all work in together. Making a risk assessment has taught me to have a back up plan, to prevent any injuries and mistakes and also what to do if anything bad did happen therefore, I feel as I have learnt how to stay safe and how to prevent any serious harm to me, my group members or anyone around us. 

Planning opening credits - Miss Georgiou

Planning opening credits

Opening credits are important at the beginning of a thriller film as it has a purpose. The purpose of opening credits are to help the audience identify the genre of the sequence and give them an idea of what is to come in the rest of the film. This can be identified by the font, colour and the style of credit. I analysed the opening credits to the film Se7en and noticed that the order of the appearance was; Production company, main actors, title of the film, other actors, producers and director. The colours used was red and dark which represented darkness and evil and also portrayed death and blood which engages the audience straight away from the beginning. The font was spooky as it was jagged and slanted which led the audience to assuming that it is linked to the antagonist and the killer is unstable and troubled. The background was black and the writing was white which contrasted between good and evil portraying the victim as being the white writing and pure and innocent and the antagonist as the background being dark and dangerous. All of these used made the film even scarier and a better experience for the audience to watch it all as it had them enticed throughout because it had created elements of shock, surprise and suspense which kept them excited and on the edge of their seats waiting to find out what else is going to happen. This opening thriller sequence was conventional to the thriller genre as it had tense music which created suspense for the audience from the beginning and also showed weapons which leads the audience to noticing there will be death and someone will be harmed in the film. This opening sequence also had a hidden identity for the killer as it kept showing his hands when preparing a death for the targeted victim and not his face which created an enigma for the audience and made them more engaged into wanting to watch the rest of the film to find out what happens and what the killer looks like.

My opening credits for my thriller sequence was very conventional to the thriller genre as it had a black background which portrayed evil and danger which straight away would entice my audience into wanting to watch what happens in the rest of the film. The font text was called bloody lust which was conventional as it looked like blood dripping which would make the audience assume that there will be a death and a lot of blood in the film therefore would make them watch the rest of the film. 

The text colour was white so it matches the black and red however to also portray the victim showing the audience that the victim is good and pure and the antagonist is dark and evil from the black background. The positioning was towards the middle but however to the left a bit so it was not straight in the middle which would make it original and boring. The fact that it was towards the left made it more engaging as there was more space on the right which lead the audience to assuming something else was going to pop up in the opening credits to scare them from the beginning. The strengths of my opening credits is; that it is conventional to the thriller genre so it would spook the audience and engage them straight away in the opening sequence and the colours used are relatable to the genre as well as it engages the audience and makes them understand more as they predict that there will be violence and death in it from the black and red colours used so they get more thrilled and look forward to watching the rest of the film more. 
The weaknesses of my opening credits are; the fact that it is very cliche to the genre and predictable so the audience don't feel as excited and also the idea is not very unique and original so the audience may think that it is going to be boring and like every other thriller film so they do not watch the rest of it. Overall, my idea is very good and conventional to the thriller genre however is not very unique and is cliche to other thriller films but still matches the type of thriller film we are making.

Sasha's opening credits for her thriller sequence is very conventional to the thriller genre as it had a black background and white sharp riggedy writing. The black background portrays death to the audience which creates suspense and keeps them on the edge of their seats waiting to find out what happens next and the white writing is the opposite colour which portrays good and evil to the audience. 

The font was called old evils and was white which is conventional the the thriller genre as the white portrayed it being pure and innocent like the victim however the fact that it was sharp and rigged makes it spooky and more conventional to the thriller genre as it looks in danger and damaged which could portray the victim as being hurt and cut like the font. The positioning was towards the bottom right so it was not straight in the middle which would make it original and boring. The fact that it was towards the bottom right made it more engaging as there was more space on the left which lead the audience to assuming something else was going to pop up in the opening credits to scare them from the beginning which created shock, suspense and surprise. The strength of Sasha's opening thriller sequence was the fact that it was extremely conventional to the thriller genre as the two colours black and white being used together made a clear example defining that there is going to be antagonist and victim. The way the font is makes the title look more interesting which draws the attention of the audience and makes them want to watch it more. However, the disadvantages of Sasha's opening thriller sequence is that; it may be a bit cliche and not original which will bore the audience as they would assume this thriller is the same as every other one so they would not be that excited or interested into watching it all. Also, the fact that it does not really have any other colour in it other than black and white may come across as a little bit boring to the audience and may not entice them straight away engaging them into wanting to watch the rest of the film. Overall, her idea is still conventional to the thriller genre and matches the type of thriller we are making.

Luca's opening credits for his thriller sequence is called friday the 13th and is conventional to the thriller genre as it had a black background which portrayed darkness and red font which portrayed blood and death. This would straight away engage the audience and make them want to carry on watching what will happen in the film as they would of thought from the credits that there will be danger and a lot of jump scenes to make their experience of watching a thriller film a better experience and more thrilling. Luca used different fonts in different parts of his opening credits but in his main part he uses the same font as me which was called bloody lust. 

This font was conventional as it looked like blood dripping which would make the audience assume that there will be a death and a lot of blood in the film therefore would make them watch the rest of the film. The colour of this font was also red which made it look even more like dripping blood which was a bit cliche but conventional to the thriller genre. The positioning was towards the centre yet however to one side a bit so it was not straight in the center which would make it boring. The way that it was towards the left made it all the more captivating as there was more space on the right side which lead the audience to expecting something else was going to appear in the opening credits to startle them from the earliest starting point of the film. The strengths of Luca's opening credits is; that it is conventional to the thriller genre so it would frighten the audience and entice them from the beginning and the colours used are relatable to the genre as well as it engages the audience and makes them understand more as they predict that there will be violence and death in it from the black and red colours used so they get more thrilled from the suspense and tension being built and look forward to watching the rest of the film more. The weaknesses of Luca's opening credits are; it is very cliche to the genre and predictable so the audience don't feel as intrigued and the idea is not very unique and original so the audience may think that it is going to be boring and like every other thriller film. However, Luca's idea for the opening credits of our opening thriller sequence is a very similar idea to mine and his idea is very good and conventional to the thriller genre and matches the type of thriller we are making however is not very unique and is cliche to other thriller films. 

Ciara's opening credits for her opening thriller sequence is also conventional to the thriller genre as it had a black background which represented death that will take place in the film. Her background also portrayed misery which is relevant which is conventional to the genre and matches the film as the victim is going through an emotional dilemma as she is getting cyber bullied and kept hostage. Her font colour is white but she will be changing it to red which suggests blood and indicated certain symbolism to the audience of death and agony. A strength of Ciara's opening credits is that it is conventional to the thriller genre, as it is bold and in the centre of the screen which engages the audience, it also makes it clear that it is the title of the film. Ciara's weaknesses with her opening credits is that the text style doesn't relate a lot the the sequence in spite of the fact that it is conventional, it doesn't have a unique factor and doesn't excite the audience for them to be locked into the rest of the film. It likewise doesn't create an enigma or sense of mystery to entice the audience even more as it is only red text with a dark background and nothing else. 

In our opening thriller sequence, we will be using Sasha's font style as it is the most conventional and not as cliche to other thriller films to bore the audience. We are using my colours and Luca's positioning as; Luca's positioning doesn't cover the images that it is going to be played over and my colours are the most conventional and matches our thriller narrative the most. The colours I selected to use are the most conventional to the thriller genre as it is mostly black which represents; evil, darkness and danger and this straight away makes the audience feel as they are getting into a sinister atmosphere and the fact that the writing is white made it stand out and made it very clear for the audience to read as it was straight in their face which could of made them assume that the film is going to be jumpy and bold just like the thrills in the opening sequence. The first credit that will show up will be the name of our antagonist, as he will be the main character in the narrative that causes all the danger, the least seen character and the most important character in the opening sequence. The same goes for the other main character, the victim, that is included in the opening sequence when are first seen on the screen their name will go with them. We think this will make it clearer and easier to understanding for the audience to identify which actor is portraying which character.The next credit to appear will be the title of our film which will be big and bold so the audience can easily identify what the film is actually called. The name of the director will then appear with the cast and crew members names following it which will show the audience the importance of the people involved in making our opening thriller sequence. All our credits will be projected on one page one after each other so the audience can see them all at once quickly and remember some names instead of lots of different pages portraying different credits which would be longer and bore the audience which would mean they would not remember any of the information. 
Actors- 
John (Antagonist)
Sasha (Victim 1)
Luca (Victim 2)
Camera crew- 
Luca and Ciara
Directors-
John and Luca
Producer-
Jamie
Music- 
Ciara
Costume, Hair and Make up-
Sasha and Ciara
Executive producer- 
Harry and Molly
Company name- 
Suspense Productions

To conclude, when watching a thriller film opening credits are very important as they tell the audience what they will be expecting throughout the film through the; company name, font style, colours and the positioning of  the credits. Opening credits also engage the audience into the film by the way the style of the text is utilised. For example in a thriller film the style of the text is rigid which interests the audience as they are aware a death is going to occur. Opening credits inside of a thriller film create tension through the colours that are being used and the way they can be positioned which could infer insecurity and weakness. Opening credits in a thriller are also vital as it tells the audience what the title of the film is and the title could also hint what the story is about and what the crowd may hope to find in it.