Paranoia

Paranoia Edit:

This edit is the first time we used the professional cameras. As you may be able to see, we managed to follow the rules and film from the correct angles but we never focused the camera, This can be used as one of our 'EBI - Even better if' for when we do our filming for the final task. Another EBI would be rule of thirds and depth of field. these two techniques both involve focusing on an object whilst distorting or bluring out another. As i have mentioned we never focused the camera therefore that technique was not used.

Some of our 'WWW - What went well' would be our camera, framing, angles and composition. We used these techniques throughout our filming to make the character in this video look paranoid. this involved making sure the camera was level and following instructions on the sheet of what angles to use. Using these techniques we managed to complete the task by creating suspense and mystery throughout. 

Match on Action

Match on Action: 

Editing a scene with various angles to save jump cutting and confusing the audience.

if you didn't use match on action it can confuse the views as the scene would not make sense eg. a personal walking down the stairs, you can jump cut by jumping the scene to various points down the stairs to make the sequence go faster but this confuses the audience as it looks like the viewer jumps down the stairs. To make it look more professional, we used match on action. Using the stair scene as an example, match on action involves the camera person to film the person walking down the stairs in various angles so when it is put together, the editor can use the various angles to make the sequence go faster but not confuse the audience. We done an example of match on action in the video above.

Involves: filming the same scene in various angles with the same action

Why use it: it looks more professional than jump cutting.

Se7en Edit

My Se7en edit is the first edit me and my mentor completed using Final Cut. We completed the task by cropping images and videos provided to design an opening that creates suspense and mystery. As it was our first task using final cut, not everything is amazing and edited correctly. What we did managed to do was insert text to match the theme of the frame the text overlapped. We also managed to add a filter/effect over the whole sequence which was called 'Bad Film' so it created suspense and mystery. 

Identity - Review

Identity Review - Charlie Potton

Malcolm rivers is a psychotic killer awaiting execution. His Psychiatrist, Doctor Malick has discovered a journal belonging to rivers and written in the diary shows why rivers committed the murders. With this evidence coming forward, a new hearing takes place (on a stormy night) so that doctor Malick can try to spare rivers by showing the judge the new evidence. Meanwhile a group of strangers find themselves stranding in the Nevada desert by a remote motel. There is; Ed, a ex cop now a limo driver and his client Caroline, Timmy, his stepfather George and mother alice. Alice is seriously injured after Ed accidentally ran her over as she watched George change their flat tire. There is also Prostitute Paris who was at the motel and was the cause of Georges flat tire. Newly weds Lou and ginny and a police officer Rhodes (who was escorting a Prisoner) were also at the motel. The group then plan to stay the night at the motel but then they later find out they have a murderer living amongst them. Killing members one by one he leave behind the room keys starting with room 10 and counting down. 

At the hearing of Malcolm, The Journal revels that Malcolm suffers from dissociative identity disorder harbouring ten personalities. Malick brings forth one of Malcolm's personalities, Ed, (Who is the Ex Cop and Limo Driver at the Motel) which means the events occurring at the motel are occurring in Malcolm’s mind. Hearing the events that are happening at the motel, Malick informs the ed personality that he must find and kill the hostile personality to prevent Malcolm from being executed. At the motel, ed believes the personality of Rhodes (The police officer) is the murderer and sacrifices himself to kill Rhodes, this then leaves only Paris alive. 

When Malick tells the judge that the homicidal personality is dead. the judge decided to place Malcolm in a mental institution under Malick’s care. Malcolm is then driven to the institution but in his mind, Paris has driven to her home town in florida and during her journey she discovers the room 1 key. As she turns around she discovers a young boy named Timmy standing behind her. Timmy is the true homicidal personality and has caused all the deaths at the motel. Timmy then finishes the task by killing Paris.

Now driven by only the personality of Timmy. Malcolm strangles Malick and the transport van runs off the side of the road. 

This film I believe is a brilliant thriller film, it creates mystery and suspense by not knowing whats happening and only finding out the killer at the end. I like the fact they didn't make the killer predictable, for example in some films the killer is normally the prisoner or the bad guy, but in this film the killer is the little boy. I would defiantly rate this film at least a 4/5. 

Perfect Thriller Location

Charing Cross Station 

Mind Map