Commentary on Filming Editing Process

During the filming process, we found that we had more room to perform the diverse range of shots and angles that we have included in our storyboards. We found that we kept more to our filming schedule and no arguments were generated unlike the previous filming attempts.

After we felt we had successfully flmed all the shots we planned to film, we uploaded our footage on to the Mac computers for editing. After a quick analysis of the general quality of the footage we could already tell that the images were much clearer and of better standard compared to our previous attempts on the last filming session. This was mainly due to the fact that we were filming indoors and had access to artificial lighting.

We began to piece together and select the clips that we wanted to include in our opening. We found it difficult to choose between clips that were taken two or three times which looked very similar but we usually came to a mutual decision on which was the best.

The clips quickly began to flow together as we added music to the background. We had to find a piece of music on the internet which was free to use and not copy righted. It took us a while to precisely trim the beginnings and ends off of clips and scene that were unnecessary but once we completed that we went on to the titles.

After our initial storyboard planning we already had a good idea of where we wanted our titles to go. The hardest bit of the editing process, I felt, was choosing the fonts, transitions and positions for titles as this is the opening sequence the title specifics are an important part of each scene.

We decided to use "New Line Cinema" as our main production company, this was because during our research we found that a lot of thrillers or similar films to our plot had been created by New Line Cinema. It also made our opening look more professional and realistic.

AS Media - Neil Kumar and Charly Luck @ Yahoo! Video

Significant Developments in the Thriller Genre

A big development that has affected films recently is the investment towards 3D motion pictures. Aided by special glasses, the films enhance the illusion of depth perception by using a special motion picture camera that records the footage as it is seen from two perspectives. 3D films have existed in forms since 1890s but with recent dynamic developments in digital media and high definition imagery, 3D films are becoming more advanced, more realistic and more spectacular. In some respects this can be seen as a bad thing as film makers are spending less attention to detail when writing the story then when they are making it, the storyline could become less imaginative than it could be. Seeing as these are relatively new developments people will still go and watch the film even if they normally wouldn't be that interested in the genre, just to see the 3D motion. This can be shown with recently released films such as The Final Destination 3D (Final Destination 4) which earned $27.4 million in the first weekend even though it had bad reviews from movie critics who were more interested in the story than the imagery.

Another big development is the use of CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) this is used for visual effects, usually because it's more controllable to create graphics on the computer such as explosions or gun fire. It can also be used to add crowds in the background, which can be shown in the film "300" where 300 men fight a whole Persian army, instead of hiring masses of people, the majority of soldiers shown were actually generated on the computer using green screen technology or chroma keying. This is where two images or frames are mixed together in which a colour is removed or made transparent to reveal another frame or picture behind it, making it seem as though it is in the same scene.

Recent developments in the quality of digital media, as with 3D footage, has meant that CGI effects have become more realistic and also more subtle, sometimes you may not even notice an effect but with out it the scene would not be the same. It has affected Sci-Fi and fantasy genres greater than Thriller films as they can portray characters, objects and actions which aren't possible in real life to perform.

Target Audience and How we Intend to Appeal to Them

We decided that our target audience would be teenagers to middle aged adults, probably giving our film of a UK rating of 15. This is because we think that our plot is one that teenagers can associate with as it could happen to them or someone they know and we feel it could be an eye opener for them. However, we also felt that it was both intriguing and inspiring enough to appeal to an adult audience.

Institutions Producing Thriller Genres

New Line Cinema

This production company was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, therefore making it a part of one of the major American film studios. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was New Lines first successful series, even though that is more of a horror than a thriller the company has also produced quite a few successful thriller/suspense films. These include:

• 15 Minutes
• Se7en
• A Man Apart
• Birth
• Willard

New Line has also collaborated with other companies, for example Castle Rock Entertainment in the production of "Fracture". They do not distribute their own products, they contact other studios to distribute their films overseas.



Newmarket Capital Group

This production company was founded in 1994 by William Tyrer and Chris Ball and has grown from a private film finance to one of the leading producers and distributors of films in the world. It has produced many thrillers such as Donnie Darko, Prom Night and Memento. They have also Distributed major film releases such as "The Passion of the Christ" which had a total lifetime gross of $611, 899, 420 worldwide.