Planning a focus group
For our thriller we think its important to make sure we plan and use a focus group. We feel that this research can help us establish exactly what are target audience expect in a good thriller. We will plan our focus group around the target audience age, that being 15. We will also include a few ages above and below this. Roughly ranging from ages 13-18 this will help us see what the majority of young people are interested in.
Were going to set certain questions we can use to prompt some detailed and explanatory answers.
But also add in closed question so were able to establish definite answers when we require them. If this is proven to be successful it'll help the group establish what exactly we should have in our thriller.
We will also create our focus group through a film video and explain the findings to the audience what key specific research we have found.
Continuity error
Throughout our filming process one of our cast members had a hair cut, she got it cut short so you can tell that there is a difference which affects the shots that were previously taken. To overcome this we re-shot the previous scenes in which this cast member appeared in. We should of really thought about it but it didn't cross our minds, meaning it took up extra time re-shooting these scenes.
Another continuity error that we came across whilst filming the final shots was the tissue that wrapped around Amy's hand. This is noticeable as she has a bracelet on. We tried to work around this by keeping her hands out of the last shot.
The 180 Degree Rule
The 180 degree rule
The 180 degree rule is put in place when two or more characters or items are in the same shot. It is used to ensure that the characters or whatever is in shot stays on the same side of the shot. If anything is filmed the other way then this is known as crossing the line. This would be a whole different shot and would be called a reverse angle. When 2 characters are in the same scene/shot they must stay on the same side, looking the same way otherwise it will leave the audience disorientated.
Advertising Our Thriller
To advertise our thriller were creating a Twitter and Facebook page, were doing this as its a great way to publicize our film to a wide audience. Also because we ourselves fit into the target audience for our thriller, many of our friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter are at a similar age to ourselves therefore this is attracting the suitable target audience for our film.
Our twitter page to follow will be called @ChopProductions
and our Facebook page will be called 'Through The Window' Here are some screen grabs of the advertisement we created for our thriller. This was good, as it allowed us to appeal to a wider audience, from doing this now we feel that more people know about our film and this helps promote it. Fans and friends were able to see what the group were doing and could follow us by keeping up to date with when the release of the thriller would be etc.
Fro m using these social networking sites we've gained a larger audience, if in the future the same opportunity to advertise a company or product presented itself again, we would definitely uses these two sites to advertise.
Diary Of A Day Shooting
Day 1
We began shooting on Sunday the 11th of March. The group decided to shoot early in the day, we did this to try and fit in as much filming as possible and less cars would be on the road near the house so there wasn't any interfering noises.
First of all we met up at James' house in Doddinghurst at around 10 o'clock. Myself and Amy got changed into our costumes and put on our make-up. The boys were in charge of getting the required equipment ready. This was making sure the camera was charged and bringing the tripod. We set off walking at quarter past 10 and arrived at the location at about quarter to 11. We set up immediately and began to run through different shots, using the story board to refer back to.
Firstly, we briefed everyone and all said a variety of different ideas we could use for different shots to come up with the best idea for that specific shot. We were able to work well as a team and get things done productively. Also, the majority of the time we made valid and serious decisions. We decided previously not to write a script until after filming, we felt it was better to freestyle and talk as a group about what words could be said. This was a wise decision as we were able to come up with an easy-flowing natural conversational tone in the film.
I was in charge for filming the shots which James Pete and Olly were in. This included the establishing shot at the beginning and multiple mid shots of the characters talking. James was in charge of filming the characters individually, he did close ups of Olly and Pete and filmed myself and Amy.
For each shot we made sure we filmed for about an extra 6-10 seconds. We did this so we could edit out what we didn't need at the end. We also filmed multiple shots from different angels this allowed us to then pick the best shot for the particular scene.
Problems we had whilst filming were due to the overgrown vegetation. As the house has been deserted for many years we found a few places we'd ideally like to place the camera we couldn't, as parts of plants and weeds were in the way.
Another problem we had whilst filming was having to make safe pathways which we could run and walk through, this was time consuming and now we know next time we go to film we will have to have extra time for certain shots to have safe places to move in etc.
We were there for around an hour as some of the members of the group had arrangements, in this time we were able to film about a third of the film. This was productive work and we got what we needed to get done.
Day 2
On the second day of shooting we arrived at the location at around 1 o'clock to start filming. We firstly, got dropped to james' house where we made some fresh new fake blood and myself and Amy got changed into our costumes, we were also very aware that the boys were wearing the exact same costumes on the previous days of filming to make sure no continuity errors were made.
We ran through shot after shot perfectly, re taking them a couple of times so we could select the best shot available. We also tried shots in different compositions so when we began editing we could again choose the shot most suited for the thriller.
Problems which occurred this day of shooting were placements of the camera, because the house has been deserted for a long time parts of floor in the roof were missing and there were dangerous bits of sharp flooring and bricks around, therefore it made it harder for us to place the tripod onto a stable surface.
Positively most actions went to plan, we were able to shoot the shots we wanted and we got it done in a reasonable amount of time, we had no errors of fault with equipment and everything went smoothly. We've now finished all of the shots we had planned for our thriller, but we need to see how much time we have for the thriller, if we are a little short we may have to go back to the location and add in a few more shots. Vise verse if its too long we will have to shortened some shots.
We began shooting on Sunday the 11th of March. The group decided to shoot early in the day, we did this to try and fit in as much filming as possible and less cars would be on the road near the house so there wasn't any interfering noises.
First of all we met up at James' house in Doddinghurst at around 10 o'clock. Myself and Amy got changed into our costumes and put on our make-up. The boys were in charge of getting the required equipment ready. This was making sure the camera was charged and bringing the tripod. We set off walking at quarter past 10 and arrived at the location at about quarter to 11. We set up immediately and began to run through different shots, using the story board to refer back to.
Firstly, we briefed everyone and all said a variety of different ideas we could use for different shots to come up with the best idea for that specific shot. We were able to work well as a team and get things done productively. Also, the majority of the time we made valid and serious decisions. We decided previously not to write a script until after filming, we felt it was better to freestyle and talk as a group about what words could be said. This was a wise decision as we were able to come up with an easy-flowing natural conversational tone in the film.
I was in charge for filming the shots which James Pete and Olly were in. This included the establishing shot at the beginning and multiple mid shots of the characters talking. James was in charge of filming the characters individually, he did close ups of Olly and Pete and filmed myself and Amy.
For each shot we made sure we filmed for about an extra 6-10 seconds. We did this so we could edit out what we didn't need at the end. We also filmed multiple shots from different angels this allowed us to then pick the best shot for the particular scene.
Problems we had whilst filming were due to the overgrown vegetation. As the house has been deserted for many years we found a few places we'd ideally like to place the camera we couldn't, as parts of plants and weeds were in the way.
Another problem we had whilst filming was having to make safe pathways which we could run and walk through, this was time consuming and now we know next time we go to film we will have to have extra time for certain shots to have safe places to move in etc.
We were there for around an hour as some of the members of the group had arrangements, in this time we were able to film about a third of the film. This was productive work and we got what we needed to get done.
Day 2
On the second day of shooting we arrived at the location at around 1 o'clock to start filming. We firstly, got dropped to james' house where we made some fresh new fake blood and myself and Amy got changed into our costumes, we were also very aware that the boys were wearing the exact same costumes on the previous days of filming to make sure no continuity errors were made.
We ran through shot after shot perfectly, re taking them a couple of times so we could select the best shot available. We also tried shots in different compositions so when we began editing we could again choose the shot most suited for the thriller.
Problems which occurred this day of shooting were placements of the camera, because the house has been deserted for a long time parts of floor in the roof were missing and there were dangerous bits of sharp flooring and bricks around, therefore it made it harder for us to place the tripod onto a stable surface.
Positively most actions went to plan, we were able to shoot the shots we wanted and we got it done in a reasonable amount of time, we had no errors of fault with equipment and everything went smoothly. We've now finished all of the shots we had planned for our thriller, but we need to see how much time we have for the thriller, if we are a little short we may have to go back to the location and add in a few more shots. Vise verse if its too long we will have to shortened some shots.
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