We finished editing our video today adding subtitles and picking a good font that fits in with the genre of our film , so yes eventually we finished after a lot of rethinking and reshooting. 

Storyboard

We have produced a new storyboard for our reshoot AGAIN we have made so many storyboards for this film but this is our final one!

Shot 4- zooming out from the screen which has the video of her being tied up
shot 5- pans across keyboard and mouse while the phone rings and you can here the person on the other end

Shot 6- close up on text as it pans across computer screen- message will be like we have her, do not call the police

shot 7- Pans across the phone then back across keyboard

shot 8- Diagonally pans across screen

Throughout this the conversation carries on

So this is the film we made and got audience feedback on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2IMEZRGaq0&context=C48cd6b8ADvjVQa1PpcFMnhLDBgC0m0tFVT6mvigZZ18eeZMDE6OQ=
We have to decided to alter the second part completely( baring in mind this is not our finished video)

Feedback questionnaire

The other day we got our feedback from the A2 media group who watched our film and filled in the questionnaire we created. 

The first bit of our opening got much higher marks than the second part, we had already expected that to happen.

These were the questions we asked and we tallied them up and came out with a score which had the most for each.

1. Did the opening appeal to you? 4
2. Did the black and white create suspense? 4
3. Was the monologue clear? 4
4. Did the monologue create suspense? 4
5. How successful was the montage? 1
6. How successful was the cutting and walking shot? 2
7. How was the positioning of the credits? 2
8. How effective was the sound? 1
9. Did the ending make sense? 1
10. What is your general rating of the opening? 2

General overall opinions were good to help us work on what to do next

Good points about our film were-

• Beginning is really good, Beginning is better than the second part
• Kettle noise is good
• Good title positioning
• Good cutting effect when walking up the street

Things that weren't too good-

• Tension is spoiled when it starts the montage
• montage music is too upbeat and happy, sounds like a 'children's nursery rhyme type song'
• The second bit just doesn't fit

So we have decided on changing the second part as the feedback is not that good for the second part.

We have come up with a few ideas 

- Kindnapping

- filming dark alleyways

- 999 call

Feedback

So today we got our feedback from our film and we are just in the process of rethinking and analysing our feedback sheets from our questionnaire which was very helpful.
I will be putting up what people have said were good and bad and any improvements we can make. Also i will be putting up the first draft as soon as it is uploaded to youtube.

Planning

Genre: Thriller

Narrative:  

A girl is tied up in a chair in a dark room (light swinging overhead)                                                                                                                            

We hear a narrator speaking over the scene (non-diegetic)                                                                     

Then we hear a kettle boiling and it cuts to a breakfast scene                                                                          

The same girl is getting ready to leave  the house                                                                                                 

The girl then leaves and walks down a street

Script:                                                                                                                                                                      Narrator, “I always wanted to be a hero. Ever since I was little. Not a super hero like Wonderwoman or Catwoman, though there clothes are pretty cool. But someone that mattered, someone who had made a difference and left there mark in history. What I didn’t realise then was...........................................I would need a hero.”    

Roles of Group:                      

Adam Bennett = Sound                                        

Jess Palmer = Camera Shots                                                         

Laura Shackleton = Mise en Scene               

Joseph Elton = Editing

Shooting Schedule:                   

Tuesday 21^st February – Recording the monologue (double lesson)                               

Saturday 25^th February – Filming all shots (all day)                   

Monday 27^th February-Friday 2^nd March – Editing  (lessons, frees, lunch and after school)

Risk Assessment:               

1.Dark room , be careful when moving around.               

2.Moving in and out of buildings be careful of steps.                                                                         

3.Kitchen, be careful when using electrical appliances and boiling water, keep the camera away from water.                                                                                

4.Outside, be careful of vehicles when crossing the road, be prepared for weather-don’t get the camera wet, if icy or wet be careful of slippy surfaces.                       

5.High powered light, be wary of hot bulb. 

                                                                                                                                                                                          

Timeline

Here is the timeline for our planning stage (click to view bigger version)