Final Version

This is the final version of our film.

Rough Cut 2

Second rough cut

What we will work on next:

• We have decided that we will use the soundtrack in a more sophisticated way; we will use the stems of the music in order to layer and build up the sound. This will bring more emotion, tension and drama to the opening and will also make the shots run smoother by embedding any disjointed audio and video.
• Following this idea of layering the sound, we will begin the melody when the ident is shown. This will follow through the sound bridge and build throughout the walking sequence.
• We are going to alter the ending by including further layers of sound to increase dramatic effect and prevent it sounding too empty.
• We may also slow down the ending slightly in order for giving it room to breathe.
• We need to alter the jump cut transition from the second flashback back to the present.

Final Ident

After our experimentation, I put graphics on top of the footage as well as rotating it to fill the frame, speeding it up further and fading the film to black.

'Mirror Image Productions'.

Work In Progress

This is our first rough cut of our thriller opening. 

Audience feedback: 

• Comments on how the colours and lights in the street looked beautiful and cinematic.
• The audience liked the shallow depth of field of the camera lens.
• They thought the flashbacks were crafted well as it was obvious what they were. (A separate event rather than it being part of the same scene.)

• The audience suggested that the first soundtrack should be continued throughout the first flashback, as it felt that the beginning was building up to something which then stopped instead of coming to a climax.
• They thought that the jump cut from the second flashback back to the present should be edited so the hand comes into the frame as the other leaves; otherwise it jolts and looks slightly wrong.
• The ending is slightly unclear. (Though this is due to the fact we are unfinished - the addition of soundtrack and the voicemail will make it clear).

What we are going to work on:

•  Experimenting with the soundtrack; lengthening the first track, and playing around with the volume of the third track to achieve optimum drama and suspense.
• Clear up the sound - remove all diegetic sound from clips and import all recorded sound.
• Sort out the ending; fit the phone ringing and the voicemail to fit the visuals.
• Edit the golden hour flashback - edit the colouring in order for this scene to look sunnier and warmer.
• Import the ident and include the sound bridge at the beginning.
• Begin to work on graphics and end title.