Our thriller
underwent several changes through group discussion. We decided to film multiple contestants - rather than just one - preparing to film themselves. I want to see how much we can say about the characters who the film will center around. We felt that we should
focus less on dialogue in order to direct our attention more to what we can see through the language of film - e.g. Mise en Scene, ambient music, camera shots, etc.
We also made considerable progress in planning our storyboards. This allowed our group to get together and put a lot of mutual thought into what kind of shots to use and where. I was very keen on the idea of using a lot of nice close-up shots and not to be afraid to get really close up.
I found, as we discussed the shots, that I would like to be the cameraman for the final shoot as I'm interested in photography and incredibly anal about lazy camera shots.
I found, as we discussed the shots, that I would like to be the cameraman for the final shoot as I'm interested in photography and incredibly anal about lazy camera shots.
We sketched out the different shots using storyboard templates. I want to try to create an ominous and disturbing atmosphere using very little dialogue and very little plot but lots of interesting camera angles and filming techniques.
Storyboarding is a very effective method of planning the sequence of shots in a film. Personally, I found that it was a good way for all of us to communicate our ideas clearly. The only downsides of storyboarding being that it somewhat limits you when it comes to actually filming and requires a certain degree of artistic skill. However through our courageous use of stick figures and messily scribbled close-ups, we actually came up with some nice ideas and I'm pretty pleased with the group's efforts and creativity.
