Going into the edit suite after filming

Today we went back into the editing suite after filming our thriller and Matt refreshed us on how to use the editing programme 'Adobe Premier Pro'. He reminded us of how to find our clips, which are in the rushes section.
The aim of this session was to view all our videos and put the ones which we thought were the best in the timeline and left the ones we didn't like in the rushes folder. Previewing our clips was really interesting and we were lucky enough to not have any problems with the receiving sound on the day and the clips were all in focus.
Matt told us that the channels audio was merged, therefore atmospheric sounds and direct sound cannot be split, making it difficult to change certain bits of sounds in post production.
Throughout the beginning of filming, the shots were quite dark and got lighter the further on the sequence went. We may be able to fix this in post production and lighten the contrasts but in general it is easy to deal with.
The plan of action in the future is to cut down most of the clips and take our favourite bits out to put into the final cut.
I am very excited to getting to edit and finish the thriller and see the outcome of it.

Preparation for evaluation questions

1. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Film distributor - responsible for the marketing and selling of a film.

20th Century Fox: seem to distribute many thrillers/suspenseful films. Including Taken, where there is a scene of Liam trying to buy back his daughter.
- High budget distributer
- Target audience: 8-80 years old
- Shares idea with sex trafficking in 'Taken'

New Line Cinema: popular for distributing psychological thrillers, releasing Se7en and The Butterfly Effect.
- Low budget distributer
- Target audience: 18-34 years old
- Shares idea with psychological terror in our sequence.

Warp films: small British institution.
Realistic distributor as targets British audiences and doesn't have high budgets.

Dead Mans Shoes:

Made on shoe string budget, crime, drama, thriller. Distributed in the UK. Common themes with our thriller.

2. Who would be the audience for your media product?

Target audience: 20-30 year olds (mature theme)
Location of audience: Western mostly, America, UK, some parts of Europe and Russia because sex trafficking is a first world problem in the Western world.
Hobbies and interests: appealing to people who love rollercoasters, having adrenaline rushes and film fanatics.
Education needed?: Yes most likely because people have to understand that the girls are trapped in there for a reason, the storyline is not pointed out for the audience.
Income: Would be interesting for people with average/higher incomes because the rest of the sequence will be dealing with money, could be attractive.

Doing Hair & Makeup on the Shoot Day

This was at midday when we were touching up the girls makeup as it had slowly slid off during the shoot, but we did not do them up too much, as we wanted continuity and for their appearance not to change drastically halfway through the shoot.

For eye makeup, bruises and scuffs, we used my Makeup Revolution Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette. It is a shimmery palette so was shiny on the shoot, but made the effect of their faces being oily and not washed, which was an upside. We provided all of the makeup used on the shoot.

Shoot Day Part 2

For a daylight effect, we got a studio light and covered it with blue filter to make the light seem more realistic into the container.

The models were well made up with bad, smudged makeup and we told them to scruff up their hair to look less pristine.

 

One of our actors, Mike (who was the trafficker) in his costume.

Shoot Day

On the 11th of January we shot our thriller. It went really smoothly and we got all the shots we needed. Everyone was on time/early except one actress who came 20 minutes late. We used a Black Magic Mini URSA to film our thriller with a 4k lens.

Shooting schedule

We have had the confirmation of the shipping container and our shooting date is the 11th of January 2017.

We are planning to start filming at around 10:45am and are hoping to be finished by 4pm, with an hour lunch break at 12:30.

Organising set design/props

Our group has collected recycling throughout the Christmas holidays, therefore leaving us with many empty water bottles and wrappers.

The group has decided that I will be the one who brings in the blankets and pillows for the ground of the container, so I will bring a big plaid blanket and a couple of small, grimy pillows.

We will be scattering these props around the container to show a messy area and showing that the area has been lived in.

On the day we will be helping clear out the container and remove all unnecessary items from it to create a good set.