final draft opening sequence of forsaken

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construction 4

After we had completed the first draft we were able to see which shots we had to re-film or add in to make sure the meaning of our opening sequence was easier to understand. on the 1st of march we went back to jacks house during period 1 and 2 to shoot shots that will be added into the dream sequence in order for the suspense to build up as a bigger climax since we realised that the dream sequence was too long and made it harder to make it fast, due to this we managed to film two more shots that were added into the dream sequence in order to allow for fast paced editing to be used and create tension. Once these shots were completed to the standard we wanted them to we returned back at school for period 3 and reviewed the shots to see how we were going to edit them into the dream sequence.

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Then on the following Tuesday we imported all of the shots onto the MAC and opened up adobe premier pro which is where we edited the shots together to make sure that they were relatable to the storyboard which we created,  once we had edited in the shots which we wanted we got rid of the shots which were wrong or outtakes. after having edited in the shots and making sure we had them all we decided that we would add in title sequences and have the title 'Forsaken' at the end of the opening sequence.
in terms of editing we shortened down shots to add emotion and mood to the opening sequences since shorter shots usual contrast that there is something about to happen however we mislead the audience into believing this so that throughout the opening sequence they would be on the edge of their seats, we also attempted to make shots appear less shaky especially the shot where billy (the main character) is reaching down to pick up the bottle, the way in which we attempted to do this was by putting warp stabiliser over the top however this did not work as well since it zoomed in on the shot making it look distorted.

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We then filmed on the 5th February at jacks house for p4 and p5. throughout this filming session we fined the majority of shots without any faults, we filmed in the location of the living room and kitchen. When filming these shots we used a tripod to ensure that the shots were steady and didn't seem as if they were jolting, for example when i am walking away from the radio we used a tripod to make sure that the shot stayed in focus without the camera shaking. on the 6th of saturday we filmed the rest of the shots upstairs and done other shots in-between of object which we can cut to in order for the sequences to build tension which is ideal for a thriller.

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To start off our opening sequence we began filming on the 2nd of February in DH2, the reason why we chose this setting was becasue of the low key lighting which helps create mystery as the audience will wonder who it is and why they are there. the use of a hoodie also hides the identity of the character to build suspense in the dream sequence.  I believe that this filming session went well since we got all of the shots that we intended to get done without being very time consuming.

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This was our first draft complete.

final ident for opening sequence

This is our ident for the openingn sequence of our film, the reason why we chose this layout was because the hand and eye create a mystreious and unatural feeling which links to the opening sequence as the genre is a thriller. also the sound of the water dripping creates a suspense atmosphere since it carrys on throughout  at a high pitch non stop leading the viewer to feel distressed and on edge.  finally through using the eye moving it makes the audience belive that something is going to happen and makes them become gripped to the screen.