First Cut Review

Cut
We first had to narrow down our clips to ones that were usable and without mistakes. We reduced the need to re-film any shots due to having several shoots of each shot. Despite making it time consuming in post production, it was worth it as it would have been more time consuming to go out and film again. We made the decision to go from very infrequent cuts at the beginning to quite frequent cuts towards the end to show a build up of tension and also to tease the audience that something eventful was going to happen.

Effects
We added a light blue filter to our project. This is to adhere to the convention of horror because it is a quite cold colour and the one thing we didn't want to do is make the setting look vibrant. Therefore taking away some of the natural colour was crucial. We are currently trying to decide upon which filters to use in our flashback sequence, as we don't want it to look to similar to the others in that you cannot know if its a flashback or not, but equally we don't want it too different that it looks out of place in the film. We could consider maybe a tilt shift or a shorter depth of field, as this could show that the killers memories are not too clear.

Sound
We tried to make our film tense and eerie but it was difficult to do because of the lack of action in the opening of the film. Therefore, we needed to try and add this with the use of sound, as sound can be powerful in films. A film that incorporates a great soundtrack is Interstellar (2014). Christopher Nolan worked with composer Hans Zimmer to create a soundtrack that emphasized the scale and mystery of the film. However, as we are so early in the film, and the audience had no clear understanding of what was going on at this point, we felt that adding music would be unnecessary. As a substitute, we decided that we should have frequent ambient sounds to maintain the intensity of the scene.

As well as this, we needed sound effects. We decided that we wanted a crow sound in the background that alerts the killer during his meditation. This is because crows are usually heard at graveyards and often symbolise death. Also, it is a very aggressive sound and it keeps the audience on edge.

We decided to remove the sound completely in the scenes that he was meditating in, as we believed this would convey that he was untouched by his surroundings and in deep thought. It also clarifies that he is meditating. The silence also helped with emphasizing the crow sound effect, as it is heard from silence. The sound returns as normal after this to show an awakening.