Sound

Sound is one of the most important features in a thriller movie it can produce Tension, fear , dead and a lot more.

In the opening sequence we are going to produce is literally no sound so we have to create the points from above with music.

But now back to Sound underneith i will list a few of the most impotant types of sound.

Diegetic Sound: Sound that comes from a person or object in the world of the movie and seen within the field of vision.

Ambient Sound: Background sound belonging to the diegesis but not always in the field of vision.

Non-diegetic sound: Sound the comes from nothing within the field of vision and has ben added in afterwards in the editing process.

Synchronous sound: Where the sound is synchronised with the object emiting that sound.

Asynchronous sound: This is where the sound track is deliberatley out of sync with what we see.

Sound effects: Sounds added to the visuals in editing. They may be naturalistic.

e.g: the sound of traffic outside the window added to a shot filmed in a studio

Dialogue: The sound made by characters talking to each other. Sometimes this is re-recorded in a studio with the actors attempting to lip-sync to the footage: this is called foley recording.


This video illustrates how important the right choice of music is:

Final Cut Pro 10

Final Cut Pro 10 is a video editing app for OS X from apple. 
It was released in 2011.

Final cut pro 10 (FCPX) is an all new application, written form scratch.

It supports up to 5K resolution. During import it can analyse footage and audio for automatic sorting into groups such as close-ups, medium shots and two shots. 

What was great for my movie because i had all the different shots i recorded already sorted so I haven't had to worry about it. 

Overall i would say that FCPX is a great software for the production of movies, from hobby amateur producer to professional Hollywood movie, it can be used by everyone. 

So far I haven't faced any bigger problems with the software. 

Garage Band

Garage band is the software we are using to produce the music for our opening sequence. It is a application for OS X and iOS that allows users (us) to create music or podcasts. It is develped and sold by Apple Inc. 
GarageBand's music creation system enables useres to create multiple tracks with premade MIDI keyboards, pre made loops, vioce recordings, and an huge varitiy of instrumental effects.

We are going to produce the song we gonna put over our opening sequence in Garageband (Non-Diagetic).
I haven't got a idea at the moment in what way I want the genre of the song to be, but I will figure it our pretty soon I guess.
I can alrady say that i want the music to be in a dark and scaryfing tone, because that should be the very best for my opening sequence.

In the picture above you can see the user interface of Garageband. 
The interface is of a good design and easy to use in my opinion.
During the preliminary task I was able to get my first expiriences with the software and I thought it is quite easy to use.

However I'am looking forward to produce my own peace of music, which really should be interessting.

Producing Our Movie

A couple of days ago we started to film and produce our movie 
we already have 95% of the shots we might have to add a few more because of the editing but we are not sure about that yet. 

The Picture above shows the main location of my movie the most of the scenes are filmed in here. I really like this location because it looks quite scary and in several thriller movies/series i really like the protagonist tortures/kills his victims in his garage as well so i think thats quite a nice idea.

As you can see on that picture its not the biggest garage but for my use it was definitely enough and i quite liked it because the lighting in there was perfect for the shots I've done in there.



I used a lot of props in my sequence the main ones you can see in the picture underneath there is for example a knife, the fake blood we have used, different torture tools, a flashlight and a few other things.

On that picture you can only see the things I've used to illustrate that my protagonist tortures someone.

One of my favorite props was the fake cocain we produced it looks quite realistic and in the shoots it just looks awesome. 

Overall i can say that i really enjoyed the progress of filming all the different shots i have in my movie it happened once that i was inspired by the moment and just filmed a shot that was not on the storyboard and that one is now the first shot in my movie.
I already started to edit my movie and got all the clips in the right order in final cut pro 10. 
At the end of the filming process i can say that i haven't had a big problem during the entire progress of filming i actually really enjoyed it. 

Media that has inspired me 2.0

Recently i got inspired by different forms of media i spend a lot of time with watching different Tv programs e.g Dr. House, Breaking Bad, House of cards etc even if some of the series do not have anything to do with a thriller movie it was still good to see how you can use several camera techniques and sounds.

I really enjoyed Watching Dr house and i got some great ideas what sort of shots i want to use in my opening sequence. 

And it was great to see how they have used sound, in my opinion Dr house is one of the series that uses sound the best to express different feelings.

Another Media product that inspired me was the movie Batman the dark knight. 

Literally everybody know this movie and i watched it again recently and overall i have to say its just a great movie and i was really inspired by the acting of heath ledger, he has to play the rather crazy role of the joker and he just acts so strong. I think the great acting in this movie is one of the main factors why it was so successful.

Classification Guideline

U: The U symbol stands for Universal. A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. However it is impossible to predict what might upset a particular child, especially at this lower end of the category range.

 

PG: Pg stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scene may be unsuitable for young children. A PG film should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older.

 

12A and 12: The 12A requires n adult to accompany any child under 12 seeing a 12A film at the cinema. This is enforced by cinema stuff and a cinema may lose it license if adult accompaniment is not enforced for children under 12 admitted to a 12A Film. Accompanied viewing cannot be enforced in the homes, so the 12 certificate remains for DVD/Blu-ray.

 

15: No one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a 15 rated video. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age. 

What might i see in a 15 rated film: 

• strong violence
• frequent strong language
• sexual nudity
• drug taking

18: Films rated 18 are for adults. No one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema. No 18 rated works are suitable for children. 

What sort of issues might i find in a 18 film: 

• very strong violence
• strong horror 
• strong blood and gore

• strong portrayals of sexual activiy

I think the movie that I'm going to produce would receive a 18 rating because i have 

• strong horror 
• strong violence 
• drug taking
• strong blood 

in my movie and the most of that points are in the 18 rated category.

Angle and Movement

Angle

High Angle: a shot from above which points down on the action, subject may appear small, insignificant, or threatened. 

 
Low Angle: a shot taken from below and pointing up at the action, implies power resides in the subject. 

Straight-on or eye level shot: Camera is on the same plane as the subject, may imply normality or equality.

Canted Angle or Canted Framing: is a view in which the frame is not level, either the right or left side is lower than the other, causing objects in the scene to appear slanted out of an upright position. Canted framings are used to create an impression of chaos and instability. They ate therefore associated with the frantic rhythms of action films, music videos and animation.

Movement

Pan: A camera movement with the camera body turning to the right or left. On the screen, it produces a mobile framing which scans the space horizontally. A pan directly and immediately connects two places or characters, thus making us aware of their proximity.
The speed at which a pan occurs can be expoited for different dramatic purposes. 
 

Tilt: A camera Movement with the camera body swiveling upward or downward on a stationary support. It produces a mobile framing that scans the space vertically. Its function is similar to that of pans and tracking shots, albeit on a vertical axis.

 

Tracking shot: A mobile framing that travels through space forward, backward, or laterally. A tracking shot usually follows characters or objects as it moves along the screen. Contrary to the pan, which mimicks a turning head, a tracking shot physically accompanies the entire range of movement. It therefore creates a closer affinity whit the character or object moving.