For this question, I wanted to take another unique twist on the vlog and so I did a live-commentary 'Director's Cut' whilst watching over my film opening using Camtasia. In this video, I discuss the forms and conventions used and whether they have benefited the film, positively or worse, negatively.
For those who are having trouble to hear or understand my voice, there is script printed below:
Hi guys, this is Anthony Fissler from Group 8, here. It's been a long and stressful process filming our thriller, but finally, we're finished. And what better way to take a break then to do my first ever 'director's cut'. In this video, I'll be talking about the norms and values used by our team and whether or not we followed or challenged the conventions of your typical thriller film, I hope you enjoy.
Firstly, In all film openings, it is vitally important to include: a good title sequence, clear picture, mise-en-scene and sound best suited to the film's genre. Typically, thriller films would depict the inevitability of something bad happening - death for that matter. However, we thought we'd take a unique twist on the conventional opening and jump straight to the death of who was to be believe as our lead protagonist, Cara. This was achieved with a mix of non-diegetic conversation and spine-chilling sounds created on Soundtrack Pro. Personally, I think that the title sequence is the key feature for a successful bit of film. Though, the design/graphics for titles are equally important, I think a film's first impression IS based on the order of appearance during a title sequence e.g. is the film's theme relatively sane or distorted perhaps. Looking back at the research conducted before filming, the actual structure of a film would go: Production company, distribution, lead actor and etc. The film Enemy of State, starring the Fresh Prince of Bell Air, himself, Will Smith, doesn't actually comply with the norm of modern-day action-thriller films and lists: The actors, casting, music, costume design and so forth, first. Though this enforced the fast-pace nature of the film. I think it was subtitle for our group to play it safe and stick to the generic title sequence held by the majority of films, today.
We included intertexuality in our film. Taking influence from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. We incorporated the idea of the female character's death, during the shower sequence. To show a clear reference to this film we placed Cara dead on the floor and used a close up to enforce this idea of intertexuality.
In conclusion, considering how different our film opening was to others, I think this film has highlighted the innovation and willingness our group had to offer - In fact, I think our target audience will love this feature because we're it highlights the fact we're daring enough to challenge key features that impact the overall impression of a film. And for with that said, I'd like to thank you for watching and to look out for other videos!
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