Changes to our locations

- We decided as a group that the pre-planned locations were not quite suitable for what we wanted. The biggest change of all being the use of the train station. Due to the fact that we were unable to gain permission to film there, we decided that it wasn't worth the hassle and we were stretched for time. We used other locations such as the plumpton tennis court clubhouse which provided a good place to film a dark and damp setting.

- The current location shots will be changed to fit the actual footage but until then the current ones are inaccurate

Title editing - David Duffy

- We have completed our title sequencing, we have chosen to keep them simple to allow us to incoperate them into our film easily

- We chose a plain but non-boring font that isn't cliche, the text themselves do appear into our sequence but do not actually give any infomation about the narrative of the film - the white text does not provoke the viewer in any way and it is not designed to

- We have used fades to introduce each of the titles, this hopefully will mean that the text will not ;draw too much of the veiwers intentions as the titles bear no other significancxe other thatn to show who was behind the making of the film. Although having said that the title that actually presents the name of the film 'The List' is supposed to grab all of the veiwers intentions as it is in a shot of its own

- Although we were considering using the methods of Sual Bass, which would involve having a title sequence tottaly seperate from the narrative but still related, we decided that this would be very difficult given our lack of expertise of the advanced parts of final cut pro. This would have also eaten into our restricting two minute time limit

More Editing - David Duffy

- Over the last few days we have completed the all of the required filming (only a few extra shots were required to be filmed on Monday and we have put our sequence together in a way that satisfies us

- We have used final cut pro for the majority of our editing process, we originally used imovie but the effects and transitions on that program were not sufficient for our needs

- We have put together an opening which we believe makes good use of close ups to disturb the veiwer, we are also relatively pleased with our depth of field as we have used shallow depth of field where we saw fit, although we would have preferred to make more use of long to extreme long shots to introduce a bigger variety but with a two minute limit we were restricted. And bearing in mind that this is only the opening of the film and we should make it seem that way, so it is good that we didn't make the mistake of creating simply a catalogue of shots in two minutes

- We think that our opening does carry enigma and raises questions to the veiwer that would be answered in the rest of the film

Shaun of the Dead Inspiration - Chris Forrest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8C6fMyRQM8 - 4:20.

There are several sequences in Shaun of the Dead that show a number of shots being played simultaneously at a fast pace, giving a sense of rythym. It is effectively used as it shows the daily routine taking place (brushing teeth, toilet etc..) so the audience get an understanding of what the character is doing, in the space of a couple of seconds. We are aiming to incorporate something like this in our thriller opening, so the routine taking place doesn't become tedious but the narrative is still clear. The fast paced cuts between shots may also create tension and enigma as we don't see much of the character and their actions.

Title Sequence Analysis - Taxi Driver - David Duffy

- Opening shot is taxi driving through the smoke - provides early enigma eg, who is in the taxi and why is the car significant in the film.

- The use of smoke also suggests that the driver has something to hide

- The colours of the titles are yellow - relates directly to the actual taxi, film maker has used low key lighting for much of the sequnece to help create the dark and sinister atmosphere - also the use of red lighting when we see extreme close ups on drivers face suggests that the driver is a dangerous or angry man

- Enigma is created through the use of restricted narration as there are many extreme close ups of the drivers eyes which stop the veiwer from seeing the rest of the scene

- Also extreme close ups are usually designed to unerve the veiwer, being so close to someones eyes may seem disturbing to some people

- There is also a use of depth of field to create enigma as the veiw out of the car window is not useful for the veiwer as everything outside is blured and out of focus - this perhapes shows the drivers isolation from the rest of the world. This is useful for our sequence as we have planned to use different depths of field in our opening to create suspense. Also the question of where the setting actually is comes to mind when watching this sequence

Todays Editing

- We have managed to get over half of our thriller opening edited, although this does not include title editing and also music. However we have already established ideas about our title sequences

- We think that we have done well with our use of extreme close ups and depth of feild, further filming may be required

Train Station update

- We have decided to exclude the train station scene from the main of our sequence, however it is still possible that we may use some brief footage from there. We have made this decision becuase of the difficulty in getting permission to film there