Planning Editing Styles- Miss Georgiou

Planning Editing Styles

The importance of editing

Editing ensures that each shot smoothly flows into the next one and that a film has a flowing rhythm. Editing also ensures that when filming, you do not have to start filing from the point that you need (you can start filming earlier so that you do not cut too much off of the beginning). It also shows the audience when the pace of a scene increases or decreases. Editing also means that a sequence of shots that may not make sense can be rearranged to look like a normal scene. Editing is needed to cut the beginnings and endings of each shot if they are too long so that only the best bit of the shot is used. Good editing improves the quality of the film even if the footage is mediocre.

The editing types of editing styles I will include in my thriller

I will use the fade editing style because it will show a decrease in pace which shows that the main idea of the scene has changed.

I will also use the dissolve editing style to allow me to put different angles of the same scene into one shot. This would be suitable and effective for the murder scene because we filmed 3 or 4 different angles of the murder itself including a birds eye view shot, a close-up and a medium-shot. By using the dissolve editing technique, the angles will all be syncronised when putting the shots together.

I will also use the jump cut editing style to show different angles of the killer (Liam) chasing the victim (Daniel) because it can show two short clips and have the same effect as showing one long clip. They are not noticeable which makes the film more look more authentic.

How these editing styles will help to make my thriller more conventional

The fade cut effect will ensure that each cut flows smoothly into the next. For example, the killer chasing the victim would show them in different parts of the road.

The dissolve effect allows the audience to see how the victim is murdered by showing different angles of the killing which is often a common feature when showing a murder scene in a thriller film.

The jump cut effect will help to make my thriller conventional because it will enable

Thriller Screenshots

Group Storyboards- Miss Georgiou

Group Storyboards

Each member of the group contributed towards the creation of our storyboards. Daniel created the images drawn by using our narrative description which was wrote by Liam. The remainder of our storyboards were wrote by me as I am the storyboard organisor. These storyboards will be essential in the making of our thriller film.

All of the shots in our storyboards were filmed but we had to add more shots because there were not enough for a 2 minute opening sequence.

Planning mise-en-scene- Miss Georgiou

Planning mise-en-scene

Settings & Iconography

Set in a house at the end of the road (my house) because it allows Daniel to run around the corner and for him to appear in a different location but the inside filming is inside Liam's house because it is easier to make the room dark.There will only be one person in the house at the time to show isolation. The iconography used will be the laptop or computer that the victim will be using which fits in with the theme of technology. Also, a hidden camera is found by Daniel's character which leads to him running away in shock which leads to a key convention of a thriller film, a chase scene.

Costumes, Hair & Make-up

The killer will wear a red mask to hide their identity to leave the audience puzzled. The mask has one eye hole in it and covers the whole of the killer's face. This means that the audience do not have any clues as to who the killer is. The killer will also wear dark plain clothes because dark clothing connotes the idea of a dark and evil character. The killer will also wear boots because they infer that he is dominant which is a convention for an antagonist in the thriller genre. The victim will wear normal/casual clothing and trainers because it makes him look comfortable before the equilibrium is disrupted.

Lighting and Colour

Black and red will be used throughout where possible as they are common colours in thriller films.

The main room in the scene will be dark with the light from the screen of the laptop. This is a key convention of thriller films called low key lighting. The sequence that is filmed outside will have street lamps on so that the characters can be identified, but it is still dark due to the time of day that we filmed (18:00 onwards).

Facial Expressions and Body Language

The victim will be shocked, frightened and confused to show that he is worried. The victim's body language will indicate to the audience that he is scared and helpless. The killer would have his facial expressions hidden due to the mask. However, the killer's body language would suggest to the audience that he cannot be stopped, he is dominant and that he has a lot of willpower.

Positioning

The victim will be central in a lot of the shots to show that he is the main focus at the beginning of the film. The killer is shown in the corner of many shots to show that he can see and he is chasing the victim. The killer will not be central until the final few shots of the opening (which show the murder and suggest a rise in his power/dominance).