Presenting the thriller pitch

Because 3/4 members of my group was abscent in the lesson before, we was unable to build a plan to our thriller. Thus, within our double lesson we spent the first half brain storming ideas.

we had discussed what our audience should be; i proposed that because all successful thrillers are films in which their audiences can accurately and efficeintly relate to in our to be able to be drawn into their worlds, if you will, and consequently i proposed the initial idea that we should depict our thriller about someone watching a film. This of course would be a basic narrative. We took this idea of having a very relatable plot and put it with the thriller plot we decided upon.

the plot is that a girl wakes up, obviously startled. the first shot will be a POV and then she will explore the mysterious room that she is being kept in.

As the opening unfolds there are glimpses or flashbacks portraying her life prior to this event- in each shot there is a figure in the background that most importantly stays unrevealed and does not draw attention.

eventually the girl investigates a shrine of sorts in the room and begins interrogatingly observing the photos in which makes it evident that she had been followed.

As she finds the door, she puts her head against the door to listen if anyone was on the outside. Unbeknownst to her, her stalker stands bizarrely on the other side



this was our developed storyline from our initial idea.

our initial idea was scarcely the same plot however, it was far too extended.

instead of being within only one room, she was in a complex, the opening would feature three rooms, one of which is in a flash back. And instead of the stalker being revealed at the very end..he is a recurring character throughout. watching her from windows for example.


Our main camera angle will be OSS because this connotes the same feeling and message we wish to be in our thiller- the feeling of being watched.

I believe we should have at least one unusually unique shot angle however the overall shot angle variety shall stay mundane or rather, conventional as an unusual angles may effectively split the audiences focus.

I have also decided that our credits could be portrayed on the photos rather than being done on the editting session.

The preliminary film exercise

During this second task I felt as a group we did exceptional because we planned every type of camera shots, match cuts, and the Mise-en-scene. To help us do this we used a synopsis and a storyboard and planned every stage.

The main purpose of this exercise was to make us get used to using match cuts which we might need to use on our upcoming thrillers. A match cut is basically a cut in film editing from on scene to another, in which both camera shots match which show a continuity of action.

The first match cut we have is of character ‘B’ reading a book at this point we also used a point of view shot showing that she is reading. we then have a side view of character ‘B’ turning to the next page. We then cut to character ‘A’ the camera is behind character ‘A’ as he is walking down the corridor we then have another shot in front of character ‘A’ so there is continuous movement from both angles. In this next scene alone it has about 5 different types of match cuts. We then cut to a medium shot of character ‘A’ just about to enter the room, there is also a medium shot of ‘A’ entering the room. After that we have a low angle shot of character ‘A’ sitting down on a chair. Then an over the shoulder shot of character ‘A’ then finally we also have an over the shoulder shot of character ‘B’.

From doing the first and second practice filming exercises I have learnt to do match cuts, make successful shots from awkward angles, use different types of camera shots, But most of all learning how to edit our clips using final cut pro.

Personally I think we did follow the forms and conventions of real films because in our clips we used match cuts, different types of camera shots and angles just as real films. I know that real films use artificial lighting to create moods and enhance images but our clip mostly used natural lighting. As all films they must have a location and ours was set in the college. Actors in real films tend to were makeup so they look more photogenic which I think our clipped lacked. In all films editing must be involved to make adjustments and corrections in this case electronic rearrangement of pictures and sounds which our clip uses and professional clips.