My group, Signal Cinema, consists of Kerry Boyne, Jessica Mccullaugh and myself. My group has regular group meetings to discuss and plan our opening sequence. These group meetings are essential to have as they allow us to transfer opinions and have a clear idea of what we have done, what we will do and what we need to do. Our first meeting took place on 13th October where we agreed and decided on a group narrative by discussing ideas and concepts that each group member had. We then reflected on these ideas and decided on a final narrative for our opening thriller sequence.
On the 24th October my group planned the opening sequence at more detail. We created two sheets to help us plan and decide what to do. The first sheet was split up into four sections so we could think about the four diffwerent aspects of our opening sequence. We brainstormed ideas for Mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound and editing. On the other sheet we discussed the inspirations we had gotten from other media sources, the target audience we would want our sequence to be, codes and conventions of the thriller genre we would like to include and the representation of our two characters.
On the 10th of November we watched a short video clip from The Woman in Black before discussing at further detail than our previous meeting what editing techniques we would like to include in our sequence. Watching the sequence from Thw Woman in Black allowed us to see what editing techniques were successful in a thriller film. We learned that the timing of shots is effective as it adds creates suspense if a shot is slowed down. This makes the audience nervous and anxious, keeping them engaged. Filters are also effective to use because they manipulate the mood and atnmosphere of a shot by altering the colours and lighting slightly. They can help to create a look that is unnatural and eerie which makes the audience expect that something eerie and unnatureal will occur soon.
Our next group discussion was focused on the use of sound in thrillers. Again, we split an A3 piece of paper into four sections and labeled them: diegetic, contrapuntal, non-diegetic and off-screen. Under each of these headings we brainstormed ideas of these sound types we could include in our sequence. We also discussed when we would include these sounds, how they would help the audience relate to the characters, what effect they have overall and how they are conventional to the thriller genre.
On the 12th November, we discussed the representation of characters in our opening sequence by divinding an A4 piece of paper into two halves. On one half we brainstormed and wrote down ideas about ouur antagonist and on the other we wrote about our victim. We wrote about the background story of the characters, their age, what they would be wearing, whop they would be played by and their gender. We decided that Kerry would play our victim before discussing who could play the antagonist.
Meetings and discussions are important to carry out because it makes planning the final production easier as each group member can clearly see what we have already done, what we need to do, what we need to improve and what else we should consider. I think my group worked well together because we all had several different ideas to share in each meeting.
ReplyDeleteThis post demonstrates some understanding of why group meetings are essential to carry out. You have made a start in explaining the various meetings that you and your group have had. However, you need to include your planning sheets and your group meeting table within this post, to support the points that you have made.