Edit Shot List - High Angle Shot (Test Shots)

The reasoning for us using a high angle shot was to create the idea that the interrogation was being watched, almost as if there was cctv in the room. Thus helping us to follow the mise en scene of a crime thriller which props may include a tape recorder, table, chair and also cameras watching the on going procedure. This helped us to capture the true atmosphere of an interrogation.

Edit Shot List - Over The Shoulder (Test Shots)

In this shot we used an over the shoulder shot in order to gain detective Victor's prospective and view within the scene. We used this shot over looking Saeed to connotate to the audience that detective Victor looks down on Saeed and believes that he is superior to him. This is later evident within the opening with the way that detective Victor represents himself. In this shot we placed the lighting behind detective victor in order for their to be a tint of darkness over the character Saeed, connotating that there may be no hope for Saeed and is in a desperate position despite being innocent.  

Edit Shot List - Point Of View Shot (Test Shots)

In this shot we used a point of view shot (POV) in order to capture the true seriousness and tension in this scene. The point of view shot allowed us to capture Kasper's (detective Victor) emotion and anger, underlining the gravity and magnitude of the situation. We continued to use lighting within the scene even though it was low key and low lit, in order to allow us to carry on the darkness within the area.

Opening 45 seconds of thriller opening (Test Shots)

My inspiration for the opening of this piece came from the British thriller 'Britz', in which I viewed in my Media lesson. The opening of this piece was intended to give the viewer a natural insight into what the thriller opening may contain. However this is directly contrasted by the musical piece 'Death is the road to awe' written by Clint Mansell, which was written in minor key. Due to this, this allowed me to place the video and music into together, as the the music which is slow yet tension building follows the feeling of fear.

Opening Concept

The concept for our short media piece revolves around the interrogation of a young male who is involved with a conspiracy against his own country. This correlates with the concept board I previously placed on the blog. The short film is meant to give an insight into the stereotypes placed on young Muslims as well as ethnic minorities within the UK. However we have considered the script and idea and taken away any thing which may have been seen as controversial.

Within the opening 30 seconds we used a montage of the Woolwich attacks along with the news coverage that it attracted. The soundtrack 'Death is the road to awe' in order to set the tone for the film. We hope that with this the film will give off the effect of fear and tension that is necessary in order for the audience to adapt their own opinion. The song itself of sets an extremely tense and negative mood, which we believe in imperative for a thriller opening. All of this sets the viewer up for the next scene, which involves the interrogation.

This then follows where the innocent victim is interrogated by an apparently ignorant detective who seems to enforce his own negative stereotypes,  which eventually manifests itself...

Rough Cut Analysis

Here within the opening shot we believe that we did not sufficient lighting as it

is quite difficuilt to make out the characters facial features, as we were trying to give the audience an understanding of who the character is. In our next set of shoots we are going to strive to use the appropiate lighting in order to get our point of view across to the audience.

We also found our location to be quite poor as the boards we were using were not enough to hide the sorounding location that we were filming in, as the backdrop contradicted (we couldn't completely turn the lighting off as it would vastly hinder our filming process).  

Our Rough Cut (Test Shot)