First part of editing.

During my first section of editing, i wanted to have the first part of my film opening completed but without the titles in place as i decided to leave them to the last part of editing due to the difficulties i found when doing my proliminary task.

I began cutting my first sequence of shots which was the different angles of the feet walking through the forest. i chose this as my first sequence as it starts to build the enigma as it has not yet shown who the character is, where they are going and why they are in the forest. then i began to cut and put my fast cut editing sequence in place, this was hard to cut the right timings in order to make the "flashback" like sequence effective. i thought this was successful when establishing the character as well as building the enigma and creating tension. however, i soon became confident using this type of editing. for this fast cut sequence i also decided to use the sepia effect in order to reinforce the idea of a flashback. at the end of the fast cut sequence which establishes the character, i decided to add a shot of the knife at the end in order to make a clear link between both the knife and the main character while still creating the enigma.

This is an example of my jump cut scene with 

the use of sepia to give the flashback effect and establish my main character.

I then began playing around with my different shots of my main character walking through a forest in a way so that it still managed to build the tension for my audience as well as carrying on to build the enigma. the choice of shots i used such as medium and long shots at a high angle or eye level in order to portray the main character as vulnerable and alone in the iscolated location of the forest. this creates a clear contrast against the fast cut sequence, but at the same time its clear that its the same character due to the bold colours of the costume that was chosen for the main character.

Then i started to use the other clips i had in order to outline the ending of my film opening so i knew which types of shots i stll had to get in order to make the opening complete and run smoothly. i had placed a couple of shots of my main character sat alone on a bench towards the end of the film opening, therfore i had to get a shot of the main character walking towards the bench in order for the sequence to make sense to the audience. i also wanted a long hold, extra close up shot of the main characters eyes in order to portray the character as dangerous. in my second stage of filming i also wanted to get the sequence of establishing my second character and the tense argument between both characters.

i thought my first part of editing my film opening was successful as i had established my main character, begun to build the enigma, and created a large amount of tension for the audience.

First Part Of Filming

In my first part of the filming stage, i found it was quite successful. i had in mind to try and get as much filming completed as possible in order to begin the editing work. i wanted to get a rough idea of the type of shots i would need to film and even re-film when doing my second attempt of filming.

While filming, the location of Oddicombe forest fitted perfectly as the weather was windy, damp and slightly foggy which therefore fit the genre of "thriller" as it created a negative impact for the audience as well as creating tension. due to the weather conditions, it made the forest more horrific looking as it was wet and muddy which made the leaves and twigs stand out more, making them look more effective as well as creating emphasis on the dreadful weather conditions. I liked this effect as it gave a clear link to a typical thriller film such as "the Blair witch project" which uses strong, negative weather and deserted locations in order to build the tension and create enigma. on the other hand, filming in these weather conditions was difficult as it was hard to keep the camera steady in the wind, also it was difficult for my actress to walk without slipping due to the ground being so wet and muddy. I overcome these problems by taking a couple of the same shots in order to find the perfect one.

This is a photo of the location we chose to film in. it successfully fits in with the thriller conventions of a deserted area.

I made it my first priority of filming to get my main shots completed such as establishing the main character through using a fast cut sequence of different shots/angles of the body. I aimed to concentrate on keeping these shots low angle in order to portray the character as powerful and intimidating. I did this due to my background knowledge on types of camera shots and angles and how it portrays the character to the audience. once i had got a variety of shots for this sequence i then decided to geta variety of shots of my main character walking through the forest which would be used to create the emphasis on the tension and start buliding the enigma, when doing these shots i used high angle and eye level shots in order to portray my character as innocent, vulnerable and posibley even lonely. this creates a contrast to the fast cut sequence and makes the audience sympathise with the character instead of viewing her as negative. In the next couple of shots i took i emphasised the idea of being vulnerable and alone, i done this by taking a variety of high angle shots of the character alone on a bench in order to make it look as though she was thinking about the past.

This is an example of a point of view shot which has been used in order to make the character appear vulnerable.

However, as it got later on in the day, the forest started becoming darker and therefore make it difficult to film in as there would be time gaps in the filming. For my second stage of filming i had to:

• Get a close up shot of the main characters eyes
• Get a long shot of the main character walking towards the bench
• Film the sequence of the conflict between the two characters
• Film the sequence to establish the second character