7) Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the product

We have learnt alot from our preliminary video in order to prepare us for our final thriller "Possessed". In our preliminary thriller we had less time to plan and execute our film also we had less skills for example we did not have much knowledge about different camera shots and different editing techniques.
In our preliminary video we did not create an ident which introduces the film and sets the scene and atmosphere immediately. Whereas in Possessed we created a company called fantasising productions which would introduce our film accompanied by scary music and a thrilling background. Our preliminary did not feature titles either which make the film alot more proffessional.

From these pictures you can tell the development of skills on the software finalcut express. In the preliminary video when creating titles they are simple and there is not a smooth transaction between text changes. Whereas in the titles of Possessed you can see a more proffessional use of text.

Also in our preliminary video the sound is not at all continuous. The sound changed as the camera moves whereas in Possessed the sound is continuous and reflects the environment that Sid is captured in. There is a scene in the preliminary video were Harley immediately stops crying as soon as the camera is moved off of her, this si not realistic at all. Also in our film posessed we have thrilling diagetic and non diagetic sound running alongside eachother which is quite sophisticated and builds a better atmosphere.
In Posessed I have used a greater variety of editing techniques which makes the film look alot more proffesional and realsitic.

This is an example of a dissolve in Possessed, this links two scenes together one from the past and one from the present.

I have also used black and white effect in my film to give the effect that the film has been set in the past.









From our preliminary video we learned that mis en scene is very important in a film. So in possessed we decided to set the film in a dark place where people would be scared of, we used props such as blood and sick to make our film relastic.

In this picture Sid is wearing dark clothes to show that he is unhappy and is in a dark place. He is in a dirty room which is dimly lit this shows that it is not a pleasent place. The sick also looks realistic and shows that Sid is not in his right state of mind and is not enjoying his time.