How did we record and edit the test shots?

As the other members in my group were acting within the piece I took it upon myself to direct and edit the film. To edit the footage I used the program 'Movie Maker'. Thus this allowed me to cut and edit particular parts of the footage in which I was able to record.

I then took advantage of the soundtrack from the film '28 weeks later' known as 'In the house, in a heartbeat' by composer John Murphy. Due to the tension that and suspense that the soundtrack was able to create due to features such as a minor key and repeated phrases. This allowed us to slowly build tension until the climax of the short film, due to these qualities we eventually added this composition to our piece.

What shots did we use?
Wide shot: This shot established to the audience that the character seemed to be running in order to save or look for someone, with the audience beginning to question who is he looking for?

Medium shot:

Low angle shot:
This shot aided our attempt in trying to create suspense, as the audience could not see the characters face thus there being a sense of mystery.

Titled panning shot:
These shots allowed us to further increase the tension as the audience is still unaware of who the character is and what their intentions are.

Extreme close up: Here we used an extreme close up of the character pulling on their gloves, signalling that they apparently are up to something sinister.

Wide shot: In this shot the character's figure can be witnessed however they remain hooded. Due to the previous shots only showing different parts of the character's body we decided to finally reveal the character's full frame to the audience, still retaining a sense of tension without revealing the character's true identity.

Blurred close up shot: In our final shot we used a blurred close up shot in order to retain mystic and tension as the character's face is not completely revealed and the music also begins to increase in instrumentation thus leading to the climax of the film.

Preliminary Task

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Edit Shot List - Low Angle Panning Shot (Test Shots)

The reasoning for our extensive use of this shot is to slowly build suspense as the camera slowly pans upwards, slowly revealing the identify of the character who is detective Victor. There is very low lit lighting in this phrase in order to create further mystery and suspense as the audience is not fully aware of the characters features and cannot thoroughly see his face. We believe that these shots helped us to follow the mise en scene of a conventional thriller as the use of low lit lighting and slow panning helped to create mystery and suspense.

Edit Shot List - Medium Shot (Test Shots)

Here we used a close up shot of Saeed with his hood up in order to give a sterotypical representation of our youth today. The audience are unable to see the whole of the characters face, but are just able to see a side shot, with the scene also containing lowly lit lighting

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.