Soundtrack

Here is a link to a sound track that i have worked on by using the Garage Band software. This is what the Garage band software looks like , on the left we have got the instrument tracks being used which are a Rock kit , strings ,flute and a bass guitar. The drum kit was used to create low heartbeat sounds to create tension and movement in the piece, the strings were added to create the classic thriller sound track.
The flute was used on a test track at its normal pitch however it didn't sound right at all in the setting of the piece making it sound slightly medieval and not modern like the film that we are creating.I lowered the pitch of the flute to make it lower than what it could naturally sound ,creating a pedal drone beneath the strings also building tension and adding depth to the mood.






     http://soundcloud.com/alevelmediamax/film-song-media
 - Here is the link to listen to the soundtrack which i have added to a website called Sound-cloud so that i can put the music onto my blog.

Storyboard

Storyboard images are usually sketches that simply and clearly show a shot by shot view of the film, they are displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing the film. This cuts down setup time, the caption area shows dialogue text, shot durations camera angles and movements as well as prop and scenery notes. 

Animatic

This is the Animatic that our group has created for the planning of our final film. Animatics are animated storyboards. They are used for various purposes such as previewing scenes of live-action films before they are shot. You'll also find animatics in the pre-production stages of animation and in the video game industry.

Trombone Shot (Dolly Zoom)

Above is an example of the dolly zoom effect is an unsettling in-camera special effect that appears to undermine normal visual perception in film. The shot tracks forward and zooms out at the same same time in order to do this, mainly to show a sign of warning or distress from the charceter.World renowned director Alfred Hitchdock is said to of made the technique famous in his film Vertigo, it was used by Steven Spielberg in Jaws and ET.

Title Sequence

This is the title sequence that I have been working on for the past couple of days, it will be included in our thriller opening.

The font used was imported in from dafont.com a well known free font site, i used the website as i didn't feel as though any of the fonts from Final Cut Pro were as effective as some of the ones from here.

The main idea of the title sequence was too make it looks as though someone was writing out the letters it from a typewriter and so my first search consisted of looking at all the typewriting fonts that were available on the website. 

There were a few different ones to choose from and the search included the following fonts:

All of the fonts look pretty similar but I was drawn towards "Mom's Typewriter" as I felt as though it was the right density and therefore clear enough to be used in the film, I feel as though it looks very raw and edgy similar to that of our film itself.

Upon changing the name of our Film i had decided to change the font inwhich we would use for our opening titles, in order to fit in with the overall theme of our thriller. After reviewing many different shapes and looks of fonts, I had finally decided upon using one from a website called Fontspace which like Dafont offered a wide variety of different font styles. I had chosen one called Sketchpipes which for me looked the most effective as it was very much subject specific because of our film name being 'Pipeline'.

Foley Work

In todays lesson we learnt about foley work which is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in filmmaking. For example here i've used a drinking glass and repeatedly hit it with a wooden spoon.

I then edited it in Final Cut Pro to make it sound like a church bell, I did this by lowering both the pitch and speed.I feel that the clip sounded very realistic and lifelike to that of a real bell and will definatley considor using Foley work in our own Thriller.

Final Film: Pipeline

Here is the final cut of our thriller film, now called 'Pipeline' after discovering that the film name 'Contaminated' was recently used for a big budget film.



Because of the change in name we had to add a few extra shots into film in order to fit in with the theme ie. adding the close up of the character poisoning the water pipes with an unknown toxin.