Editing Process

This is the sequence so far of the opening. All of the footage has been used and most transitions have been added. What's left to do is find a soundtrack that fits in and to add foley sound.

Editing: Titles

This is part of the process of editing for our thriller 'Two Minds'. Once we had cut and ordered the footages we needed, I worked on the adding the titles onto the film. I followed the conventional order of title sequence - something which we had researched previously. 
I experimented with different fonts and colours. Although red did seem a bit weird, that was the only option we had to go for as the colours black and white were not visible on top of the film; red seemed to be the next best suitable colour. 

I also began to add transitions to the texts and clips so it does not seem too straight forward and boring

Editing: Choosing & Editing Clips

Once we had selected the clips which we thought were suitable to use, I began to edit them. I put the clips in order then cut them in order to make the thriller flow. I also looked at where it would be appropriate to add sounds whilst doing this.

Filming: On shoot vlog

This is a short snippet of the day we were filming. 

Filming: On Shoot Photos

The filming process went well for us as we managed to record all the footages we needed. We managed to use various shot types and everyone had a go at filming

By being able to film everything on the day, we reduced any continuity errors which could've occurred if we filmed on separate days. 

Setting up the tripod and camera

Our very own special camera man

Both the camera men working well

Filming - Props

The props which we had originally intended to use had changed because we did not think it would have much of an impact in the thriller. Therefore, we decided to use props which created a better context; such as a telephone, letters and flowers which would create a more realistic and office-like atmosphere. Most of these props were already in the office which we decided to film in.

Newspaper article we created

Diary

Flowers used to add an atmosphere that the office belongs to the detective

Objects to make it look like a real office

Letters

Adding small props like hand cream and calculator helps to make the office seem more realistic

A Desk

Files

Computer

Pitch Feedback

We received some useful feedback from the class about our thriller idea after we pitched our idea.  One of the main criticisms was that the production company we chose was too big for our film as we are an independent movie. Therefore, we should opt for a smaller and low budget production company such as Rooks Nest Entertainment and Wild Horses Film Company.

We were told that the plot for our thriller was a good idea and that there is not much to improve on. However, the storyboard which we created was not clear and the class did not have a good picture of what we going to do for the opening; so we decided to elaborate and explain our storyboard more clearly whilst we did the pitch.