Sound track

I didnt have a clue how to create a soundtrack so i am now really please i have learnt. using soundtrack pro i was able to create a soundtrack that was perfect for our thriller, it did take along time as i changed it several times, i listened to almost every sound on the programme to ensure i picked the right one. I added the video to soundtrack pro and matched the sound up with the video. At times i felt no sound would be more effective for example as the thriller begins, its complete silence, also as Tara gets out of the bed its silent, i did this to create a tense atmosphere, this built on the Ssuspense and the loud sound that enters really shocks the audience. The sound track is very slow and spooky it also increases in volume and decreases at appropriate times. I used both non digetic and digetci sounds to create a realistic and effective thriller. The soundtrack fits really well with the thriller and it really enhances the frightening atmosphere.

Hostage

We have finally finished are film, Im extremly pleased with the final outcome and feel we have worked to our full potential. When we began shooting and editing i wasnt sure if the final outcome would meet the brief and actully be scary but to my surprise the thriller was thrilling and scared many members of our class.  I have learnt alot from creating this thriller, i now no how to create a soundtrack, how to add titles, ho to matchcut, how to put a whole film together and how to use many new programmes. We did have some diffuclty when edidting and at times it was stressful but i feel it was all worth it as im so happy with the final piece. 

Filming one

We took out a camera and tripod and set off to my house to begin filming. As we had previously cretaed a list of sots we was able to start straight away. The first shot was of tara waking up in her bedroom, we used this to shock the audience, the thriller starts off in complete darkness and silence, all of a sudden a lamp is turned on a tar sits up, this was a really effective way of introducing the thriller, we then continued shooting tara as she made her way around the house, using as many differents shots as possible to ensure when we got to edidting we had alll we needed. My favourite shots of tara included her close up, i found them extremly effective as they were shocking, frightening and strange, i knew they would shock and scare the audience. When shooting rudo, we decided to do same of the same shots as Tara, this was because we wanted to cut from person to person, to show that rudo had been there before. For example i filmed Tara opening the door and then filmed rudo doing the same. when editing this art, i matched them up and cut them really short to create a scene that showed taras hand the rudo's then again and again.  We used this several times to show the audience exactly were the intruder had been, we used a mirror to re val the intruders face, we shot Tara and then rudo in the same place. When editing we flashed from face to face. This was really effective as it creates a tense and shocking atmosphere, it was also a brilliant way for us to introduce the abductor. This is one of y favourite parts in the whole thriller  as its extremely intense and introduces the audience to the abductor, its terrifying. When it was my turn to be shot i got into character immediately as i knew it would show in the film. My first scene was of me in bed, begin woken up by the abductor, i used my facial expressions to show my shock of being woken up and my terror of the abductor. I was also filmed sitting in a dark room tyed to a chair with tape around my mouth, this was to show the audience were i had been taken by he abductor. we showed this part in a flashback to allow the audience to learn more about the thriller. When i was tied up  the only way i could show how i was feeling was through my eyes,  i got into character and felt it worked extremely well.

Filming

We were put into groups and told to create the begining of a thriller. My group included me and 2 other girls, tara and rudo, the two girls i had previosuly worked with when creating the crad game. in a group we decided the thriller should be based on an abduction, an effective name for the film was the hostage as we felt it sounded extremly frightening and exciting. the thriller was to be based on a young girl waking up to find her whole house empty and things to be in a mess. As a group we wrote out a list of effective shots we would use, we also took on differnt roles. i played the gilr who got kidnapped, tara played the girl in the house and rudo took on the role of the abductor. We cast it really well. we decided to shoot the thriller at my house as it fit the set brilliantly, I have lots of flights of stirs in my house and tara needed to use them to show herself running around franticlly looking for her sister.