Thriller Final Edit

Evaluation - Thriller

From this project I have learnt many things, these including how to use GarageBand and how to use final cut pro. Although I know how to use final cut express I had never used final cut pro which is slightly different in a way that to do something it would be in a different place or a different place where the button is. From this I have learnt many things from doing my thriller.

As well as picking up skills for different programs I feel as if I learnt how to work well in a group, as the different jobs for the filming, editing sounds etc was shared between me and my partner, this therefore proving that within a group I can successfully work to the same ability as if I was doing it all on my own. I feel as if this has given me a great skill, which will prove to be very useful in the future, with both employment and any sort of educational purposes. From this unit I have proven that working in a group is not an issue, this is due to the fact that if there is something that my partner does not understand then I can help them to understand how to do things. 

Throughout this unit I think I have used my creativity a lot. This is due to the editing of the footage through final cut, and the sound effects through GarageBand. From this unit I have used many different programs, which prove to a certain extent that I know how to use these sorts of programs therefore meaning I can make a thriller opening to the best of my abilities therefore meaning that I can get the best mark possible. 

Overall I think that during doing Unit 23 I have built up many different skills that have been very useful in the entire unit. I believe that I have been able to work better in a group this unit, as I have grown used to working with other people. I think that this skill will help me loads in the next units to come. I think that i still have room for improvement in garage band, but to get better i will use things like youtube tutorials and I will ask the technicians for help.

Experimenting with fonts.

 We chose not to use this font as it was a bit too fancy and nice for the type of film it is.

We chose not to use this font as it is not clear enough at a quick glance to read the writing.

we chose not to use this text as it has a bit too much of a soft look for the type of film.




we chose to us this font as we liked the way it represented the film, and how it made the audience know that its not going to be a very happy romance film.

Legal and Ethical Issues related to my thriller opening.

Legal:

Copyright

Product Placement

Certification (BBFC)

Ethical:

Drugs 

Drinking

Sex

Racism

My film would come under the classification 12A this is due to there being graphic images created in the minds of the viewers after the person is being dragged into a hedge. I think that my thriller opening fits into this as there is not any blood and gore within my opening, I think that the bad stuff within my thriller is quite discrete but may be a problem when they think that it is a good thing to abduct people that are walking through the woods.


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Product placement is where products are added in to films and TV programmes to advertise products eg. phone companies, Phone brands, Shops etc


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There is no product placement in my film as me and my group did not feel that it was necessary for this opening. 

 Copyright is a legal document that protects ideas and pictures etc. from people claiming it as there own.

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Copyright is not an issue with my thriller opening as there is nothing within it that has copyright against it.

There is no reference to drugs, alcohol, sex, or racism in my film so i don't really have to worry about the ethical issues that could of been raised.

Jobs in Tv and film

Camera operator:

A person that operates a film or video camera for the purpose of recording a production to film, video, or a computer storage medium. A camera operator serving in an official capacity in the process of filmmaking may also be known variously as a cameraman, television camera operator, video camera operator, or videographer, depending on the context and technology involved.

Focus Puller:

 focus puller or a 1st assistant cameraperson, is a member of a film crew’s camera department whose primary responsibility is to maintain image sharpness on whatever subject or action is being filmed.

Lighting Director:

The job of a lighting director is to:

• decide on the equipment and crew required;
• instructing and overseeing the work of lighting technicians;
• liaising closely with the director and set designer;
• making decisions about the camera angles, positions and equipment required for scenes, which are then shot by the camera operator.

Director of photography:

A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). The title is generally equivalent to director of photography (DP), used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image.

Animator:

An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence

Stunt Person:

stunt performer, stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts instead of the actor or acress in the film or TV programme

Art dirtector:

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Vision mixer :

vision mixer (also called video switcher, video mixer or production switcher) is a device used to select between several different video sources and in some cases composite (mix) video sources together and add special effects

Sound recordist:

A production sound mixer, location sound recordist, location sound engineer or simply sound mixer is the member of a film crew responsible for recording all sound and sound effects on set during the photography of a motion picture, for later inclusion in the finished product, or for reference to be used by the sound designer, sound effects editors, or foley artists. This requires choice and deployment of microphones, choice of recording media, and mixing of audio signals in real time.

researcher:

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general any systematic investigation to establish facts.

continuity assisstant:

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commercials and programming sold by the sales and programming departments

special effects make-up artist:

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Composer:

A person who makes the music for the prgramme/ film eg. theme song

Location Manager:

the person who decides where the film/programme should be shot.

Foley Editor:

The Foley Editor, the Supervising Sound Editor and usually the Director and/or the Picture Editor attend a Spotting Session

ADR dialogue editor:

The dialogue editor assembles, synchronises, and edits all the dialogue in a film or television production. Usually they will use the production tracks: the sound that was recorded on the set. They will smooth it out in terms of volume and equalisation. If any of the production tracks are unusable they can be replaced by either alternate production tracks recorded on set or by ADR, automated dialogue replacement, which is recorded after the shoot with the actors watching their performances in a sound studio and rerecording the lines. Large productions may have an ADR editor working under the dialogue editor, but the positions are often combined. The ADR editor or dialogue editor also work with the walla group in films which they are required, providing the background chatter noise in scenes with large crowds, such as parties or restaurants.

Screen Writer:

The person who writes the scrips

Construction manager:

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Casting director:

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Health and safety consultant:

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Steadicam Operator:

A Steadicam operator can change from lowmode to highmode without any alteration. Dimensions are not limited to ups and downs

Grip:

Grips are lighting and rigging technicians in the film and video industries

Gaffer:

A gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution.