Completed Thriller:

                       

Evaluation Task 7: Looking back at the Preliminary Task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the final product

                             

Evaluation Task 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

We annotated our music video to show what we have learnt in terms of technologies from the process:



                       


The construction of this product was an interesting experience, due to the information techniques and skilled we learned when working with the software or with the cameras. On the shoot day, we used a Sony NX5 digital camera to capture the film. When filming, It is important to white balance because otherwise the colour temperature would not match the sensor in the camera and as a result the footage would have a blue tint. However, since we white balanced it correctly, the colour temperature of the camera created an accurate replication of the location and its lights, that was then only because we lit the whole garage because we did not have enough light for the shots due to the location of our shoot being in an underground garage. While shooting, we were aiming for the thriller's to display a variation of angles, as well as focusing on creating an interesting composition within the shots, using the different viewpoints and positions of the camera. Ben filmed the majority of the piece and he also got used behind the camera. I did a bit of filming however took charge in directing and checking the shots were effective. The process of filming for the day has given us all a lot more insight into cameras, their capabilities and what Is required when filming on set.

Furthermore, we then transferred the footage into final cut pro. Final cut pro is a piece of non-linear editing software, which allows you to create bins. Those bins are files, which contains the footage/rushes/ captured on the shoot day. Final cut pro enables you to put the footage, held in these bins, onto a timeline, creating the movie sequence. By placing the shots on the timeline,
as well as deciding what order they will be in, helps to structure the narrative, ultimately creating the story. We used various shots and angles to construct the full sequence and to try and ensure that it was as interesting as possible. The follow up step was to add sound. We edited the collected sound using multiple audio channels to compose both, diegetic and non-diegetic sound. We felt when editing would be when we learnt my most because although we had previously edited only once we were opened up to the use of sound effects and visual effects to help me create as good a thriller as we could with the footage, learning all this from the technology meant we were able to enhance our footage so it now becomes a visual spectacle instead of just a moving motion with no power.
(Done By Ben)

Evaluation Task 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Pleasures our target audience can take from our opening Sequence:

Genre

Our Thriller is a psychological thriller therefore attract people who like the unknown aspect of the sequence and the questioning of what is going to happen next. Psychological thrillers often incorporate elements from the mystery genre as well and feature intense action in the plot as well as in the characters' minds so people would enjoy the mysteriousness of our opening.

Narrative

The whole concept in the opening is about an Indie rock band rehearsing therefore men into this genre of music would really enjoy it. Woman who are interested in this genre would enjoy it as well but mainly the men domain as they dominate the rock industry. The story of Max getting beaten up unexpectedly would attract males as they normally enjoy violence in films more. Also the fight scenes that would be in the actual film would interest males as they think they are cool and interesting, adding some tension and drama.

Characters

The characters are in their teens and boys so people from the teen age bracket could relate to them and would enjoy watching boys their own age. Males may think the characters are cool and hip, maybe even some inspiration for them as they are talented, good looking and stylish. Females may be attracted to their looks and therefore enjoy watching them in the film. The attacker could be seen as scary and someone who brings tension to the opening therefore could be liked by males as they like this aspect. Females generally prefer the lighter hearted films however they would like the way our opening has a little cliff hanger and leave the audience wondering.

Social Groups

The indie rock band vibe and the characters involve all adhere to the stereotype and this is what we hoped for. They all dress and act stereotypically. Therefore males into music and rock vibe would enjoy the opening, technically speaking. Moreover, they are all young therefore Max comes across as even more vulnerable when getting beaten up but the attacker. People would feel sympathy for him and connect with him as a character if they have the same interest.

Titles

We had limited titles in the opening as we believed the titles would distract from everything else going on, like the music practising and the unexpected beating. Therefore we put the two very important titles at the beginning and then the title at the end. We displayed them in an interesting font that pushed on the 'cool' music side of it and was quite effective; it was a modern type font. We also made them white to stand out and so that the companies and title could be easily noted. The company could be a pre sold element, if the film were to have the right budget for it, therefore it needs to be noticeable in the titles. The actors names could also be however, as I mentioned, we didn't want to show them. On the same token, the title comes up shaking slightly when the shot cuts to black at the end of the opening and this adds to the mysteriousness of it and suspension. It also makes the audience feel slightly distorted.

Editing/ Film Style

We used fast paced shots and a lot of movement in the music practice section so that the shots could flow with the music and it just makes the opening a lot more exciting. We cut to closeups of the musicians faces and instruments so that the audience could clearly see whats going on and highlight the grungy parts of the seen, setting the film. It makes the opening seem a bit like a music video, and they generally aim to make the song even more impressive by adding an effective music video with cool shots and colours. We were sort of aiming for this but less false as we had in mind it was a practise and there needed to be some sort of dullness to it. The shot looking at the phone got the point of view of Max and it worked because the audience would've liked that feeling of fear Max would've felt. Moreover, when shooting from behind the two characters at the end, Max and the attacker, tension would've been built as there is dramatic irony at that point and the over shoulder shot shows this. Max's vulnerability is at it's highest point and the audience would have sympathy for him.

Conventions 

We used quick cuts, tension and fast pace shots in the music practise bit. We also used loud rocky music which made the film seem a bit darker. The quick shots also built up the suspense and pace of the opening. When Max goes outside, the audience have no idea what is going to happen then the minute the shot of the attacker comes on, the eery deep music is playing and then audience can feel the suspense rising and know something is going to happen; it's very mysterious. However, they don't know why and what Max has done. They just see the baseball bat draw behind Max's head and they wait for the hit but there is a black out and then the distorted title comes on.

Evaluation Task 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

The target audience of many thrillers usually consists of adults. This is because it might include a lot of violence and some psychological issues that can be disturbing for younger audiences - especially in psychological thrillers - as well as some thrillers are more intellectually demanding. The genre is slightly male skewed, although the target audience consists of men (51%) and women (49%). However, different sub-genres have different target audiences:

• For Psychological thrillers (more for our thriller) like 'Memento' are more intellectually demanding, therefore the target audience is about 25-45 years old.
• Cross genres like Horror thriller and Action thriller which are less intellectually demanding attract a younger audience (teens) because they want instantaneous excitement.

We aimed for the target audience to be around the 16-30 year old area. This is because of the interviews I managed to do and what I learnt from them is that our thriller would be enjoyed but almost any age group however I noticed some of the, around 20 year old, girls enjoyed the psychological side of films and then men enjoyed the action as suspense mostly. A lot of the younger age of girls enjoyed chick flicks and not really thrillers as such so the amount of teenage girls for our target audience would be limited- they would need to be quite tom boyish or really into the psychological side. Saying this they did like the idea of thrillers so it doesn't mean they wouldn't want to watch it at all. However this is a generalised view of all the different ages. From what I got from my researched, I found different social media pages of the certain people I could imagine enjoying my Thriller.

What hooks a certain type of audience into Thrillers:

Editing e.g. quick cuts, fast pace and camera angle changes, music that gives tension and is played when appropriate. It can be to do with lighting, especially the use of shadow. mirrors and stairs are also conventions of thriller movies. The codes and conventions are mainly what the audiences expect to see within a thriller this includes all types of thrillers, such as cross genres such as action, adventure, sci- fi etc. What audiences expect to see is what producers need to include in attracting their audience. The codes and conventions within a thriller mainly allows a female protagonist to be a victim of a dominant male character, this enables the audiences to familiar themselves with the stereotypes as females who are always vulnerable dependent victims, and the dominant male figures as being dominant. Psychological thrillers play with audiences minds by manipulating a character.

Target audience for my Thriller:

16 - 20 year olds

 This kind of girl looks appropriate for my target audience as is young, outgoing and research shows that the younger girls enjoy the excitement of a thriller and the wait for the end. Our thriller has suspense and an anticipation. Although this kind of age group like the rom coms and chick flicks, I think our thriller will suit well and will be suitable for girls this age, but maybe not as much in the early 20s category though.

This boy is a perfect example of one of our target audiences as he is a typical teenage boy who would enjoy the violence, suspense and action of our thriller and would appreciate the whole concept. He would also like the music in the product and would show an interest in the visual effects.

21-25 year olds

 In my research I found that males dominant the audience range for thrillers therefore I believe this guy would be a target as he seems hard core and very much happy about watching some violence however also enjoy that mental side of the film.

This male is similar and into music. He is actually part of the Pandora Fox band we are using for our media product and therefore would appreciate the film. Not only that, he would also love the action and perhaps scary side of things.

 

26-30 year olds


Our thriller would most definitely suite this age group as it is exciting, has violence, music, drugs and suspense. The older categories didn't really show interest in our kind of thriller as I found they liked more of the old types of thrillers and don't show interest in the visual effects of things. Therefore this age group would be the limit and this kind of family guy would definitely like my thriller.






I reckon the older females would enjoy something like our thriller; based on our interviews like the action and the reveal of the end. They also showed interest in quite psychological and suspense filled films so therefore my thriller would be great for them.

Evaluation Task 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

The distribution stage is when the finished film is distributed and screened in cinemas and released to home video. For my Thriller I would imagine it being an independent Hollywood film as it has little action and is a dark little story line. I couldn't imagine this being distributed by a company like Warner Brothers Pictures as they go for the more out there, action filled films. Because we didn't have the budget of a major film we couldn't really go for a big hit Hollywood film anyway.

Donny Darko is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller drama film, written and directed by Richard Kelly. The film Is about a teenager, seeking the meaning and significance behind his Doomsday-related visions. This could well relate to our film as ours is just on the journey of one boy in psychological film. The made a worldwide box office profit of $7,301,393 and had a budget of 4.5 million dollars. This is quite a large budget but nothing compared to films released by Warner Bros. Richard Kelly could be used to direct our film as he has directed other films such as Domino, Southland Tales and The Box. They all seem to be some sort of psychological thrillers therefore he would be experienced in this film. The actors in these films are pretty well known and in my thriller I would consider having main actors as this would boost the distribution and marketing stage. However this would mean our budget would be raised significantly.

Newmarket Films was an American film production and distribution company. It was found in 1994. They released Donny Darko and could imagine them releasing ours and may be interested as they have released films of a similar budget and story line to ours. 

Our thriller naturally leans towards the Hollywood way as it has the typical setting a boy in a garage, anything could happen, he could get trapped, you can imagine the typical sliding doors etc. Therefore we tried to steer away from this concept as much as possible as we clearly don't have the huge budget sufficient for this type of film. This included removing the whole drug concept, the entrapment and all the typical factors a Hollywood film company would like to distribute.

If we were to go down the British film company route I think that the film Irreversible would be a good one to base our ideas on as it has the elements of crime our thriller has; based on Alex, the protagonist, who is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. It made a worldwide profit of $792,200 and had a budget of 4.61 million Euros. This is a very similar budget to my previous researched films. Irreversible was distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment and I think they would be interested in distributing our product. The other films in which they have distributed are similar to ours budget wise and structure.

Evaluation Task 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups

Our opening title sequence mainly involves 3 musicians and then an attacker at then end of it. The whole concept of the thriller is based around a band conforming to stereotypes in terms of age, gender and style. All 3 of the band members are from a social group of teen males who are generally chilled, laid back and easily aggravated. They are also white middle class boys in a band which is quite stereotypical. This is typical of a teenage indie/rock band and therefore the characters adhere to this specific stereo type.

The setting of our piece is based in a very grungy garage created through the use of beer bottles, empty cans, cigarettes and old musical instruments. This setting allows the characters to adhere to their stereo types as we are trying to create an atmosphere of chilled vibes and a rocker kind of area. Males are generally more interested in this band domain and therefore we haven't used woman- we didn't want our piece to represent that specific girl teen social group as that would create a completely different vibe and the audience would perhaps feel more sympathetic towards the girl when she gets beaten up and therefore would create a completely different message in the film. Moreover, the setting allows for the nature of the typical rock band life to show through as they would be more likely to leave things around and not feel the need to clean up. Whereas woman are typical known as more tidy and careful with their things. The lighting used was enough to lighten up the place and get rid of the dull natural lighting we originally started off with but it wasn't too much just in case the grungy nature of the garage was destroyed. We used strip lighting on the floor far infront of them and to the sides of them so that their facial expressions and movements were noticed. It also made the shots more aesthetically pleasing to watch. We use many establishing shots to fit all the typical aspects we want to show in one shot e.g. the empty beer cans, the cigarettes, the takeaway menus etc.

We dressed Max in an ordinary white T-shirt, black jeans and boots which means he was adhering to the indie band stereo type and he suited this well. We were also able to capture a lot of shots of Max drinking alcohol, showing what typical boys drink -beer and as much as they can of it. He is playing a teenage character which means he is shown at an age that can be vulnerable to the threat of the attacker and therefore the audience would sympathise more with him when they see him get beaten up. The use of technology also shows his age and generation as nowadays more and more people become vulnerable on their phones as they cannot do anything about who contacts them. There is a danger in this element and means we need to be more careful. Moreover, the advance technology means an ability to track people down and find you. When Max went outside we panned from right to left which is uncomfortable to watch as it's not natural therefore it shows his vulnerability. We also took a while getting the shot of the attacker creeping in from behind, first filming max walk outside and then Adam walking behind him about to attack. When editing these shots together we used sound affects to highlight the danger. Adam is an older man in the video but due to his minor role we just used our teacher as this was the more logical and easiest option at the time. However if we were to shoot the film properly we would use someone around the age of about 20 or so. This would make it look like Max is a weaker character as people his age are even able to be a danger to him.

Callum is dressed in a typical 'indie' outfit therefore adhering to his stereotype in this aspect; he is wearing a cool blue shirt, black jeans and hip trainers. However normally drummers have the long crazy hair just like the drummer from Pandora Fox, where we got the song from (my brother). For this reason he is subheading to his stereotype as Callum has brown, straight hair. It is quite long just not as crazy as an indie rocker bands drummer. When we filmed the drummer shots we wanted to try make them fast paced in the editing side as it makes it more dramatic. He is a teen aged character and gets irritated when he messes up and Max gets angry at him. This is adhering to his stereo type as teenage boys are more likely to get frustrated with things then girls or any other age especially temper. With the lighting we really had to try get his face lit up as it was beginning to hide in the dark a bit and his facial expressions were getting lost. When he does mess up we had to link the sound track with his actual playing in the shot so we had to work on the blend of it and the flow. It ended up being quite successful and you could see his typical teenage strop. However, the quick shots and fast pace meant he looked energetic, cool and passionate although having a relaxed facial expression- he had commitment as well as being chilled and talented, knowing what he is doing.

Alfie, as well as the others, conformed to his stereotype as he wore a white t-shirt, black jeans and a large brown coat. He also has sort of spiky hair which goes very well with the indie rock band vibe intact he probably adhered to the stereotype the most. He is a teenage boy and definitely came across in the shots as more laid back and relaxed then the others. He was also quite awkward as he wasn't involved in the others' arguments and wasn't paticularly interested. This trait can also be quite a stereotypical thing as boys tend not to get involved in peoples business if it isn't their own. We were able to capture quite a few shots of him drinking and jamming on his guitar by himself to highlight the characters intentions and little care of what is going on. You can tell he cares about music and is pretty good at it as he just gets back to playing his guitar when they stop. He goes along with the nature of the band as he is relaxed and kind has a 'go with the flow' attitude.

Overall I think our thriller definitely adheres to the indie band stereotype and also the age and gender side of things as they are all boys playing in a band, jamming in a messy garage, with beer bottles scattered everywhere and cigarettes around. Also they are very chilled and relaxed. The vulnerability in Max highlights their age however the attacker would realistically be around his age as well. They all conform to trends as their costumes prove this, also helping to identify the age of them.

Evaluation Task 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

                         

Editing 4: Final changes

We made a few changes to the rough cut. We had to add the titles and we had to clean it up a bit in terms of the length of shots and use of shots.

When adding the titles, we first of all came up with the idea of showing them through the music section as we felt it would flow well with the shots. We tried it and then realised we could only use a certain amount of titles and only some of the actors, some of the roles and thats it. We didn't want to run the titles into the section after the music at all as we felt we didn't want to distract from the tension of it and we thought it would ruin it so we didn't put anything in the final bit. However, we decided something wasn't quite right with the titles during the music as they just didn't quite fit so we just decided to cut them all together and just include the Film Company's at the beginning as well as the title, Cadence, at the end. We used a specific font that we felt went with the rest of the eerie vibe and at the same time, cool teenage look. It stood out and was effective so that's all that matters. We made the title emerge with a distorted affect and this made it more creepy and effective as it kind of put the title in the audiences face but in an unusual way and distorted way. This way worked best and there was nothing during the sequence in which the audience would be distracted by.

We also changed the order of the final section of Max walking outside as we decided it would be better for the audience to see Adam first and then put the shot of Max zipping up his jacket and walking out. It just made Max seem more vulnerable and added more Dramatic Irony.

We then uploaded it to Youtube and it was done! Our piece was complete!

Research into the order of opening titles

Because our opening title sequence is more of a music video kind of thing to begin with I don't really want to be using names and titles at this point as it will distract away from the movement and happenings. Also, when the music stops I would rather not use it then either as it will be quite a tense moment in which titles will just distract from. Therefore I will only use the '(NAME OF THE STUDIO) PRESENTS' and then (NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY). It traditionally should go onto to saying who is starring in the film and the casting directors (etc.) however I don't want to put this in our opening title sequence as it will ruin the vibe. Maybe we could try putting the titles during the movement of the band playing and put them in cool positions and ways on the screen to try fit in with the vibe however the more we can avoid this the better.


Here is a typical order of titles in an opening:

• (NAME OF THE STUDIO) or (NAME OF THE STUDIO) PRESENTS
• (NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY)
• POSSESSORY CREDIT/S
• STARRING
• (FILM'S TITLE)
• FEATURING or WITH or ALSO STARRING
• CASTING or CASTING BY
• MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY or ORIGINAL SCORE BY
• PRODUCTION DESIGN or PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• EDITOR or EDITED BY
• DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• PRODUCER or PRODUCED BY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
• BASED ON THE BOOK (PLAY, GRAPHIC NOVEL etc.) BY or FROM A PLAY/BOOK BY
• BASED ON THE CHARACTERS BY or BASED ON THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY
• (SCREEN) STORY or STORY BY 
• WRITER(S) or WRITTEN BY or SCREENPLAY or SCREENPLAY BY
• DIRECTOR or DIRECTED BY

This is the 'Spectre' Full Opening Title Sequence with the "Writing's on the Wall" Theme. I think we our Thriller opening will be able to relate to this opening as they both begin with music. In this opening sequence it is clear that they haven't tried to use any sort of credit to begin with because, as I mentioned, it would clearly distract the audience away from all the intricate detail and clever shots going on in the back ground. This opening works well as they have used a song already made well know as it has been written and sung by Sam Smith and then they have used it. This means the audience is immediately in captured in the opening as the song is popular and enjoyed so people want to listen to it. It is a very graphic opening and works really effectively as it is abstract and engaging.



The following opening title sequence also begins with music playing and effective shots to flow with it however they use the titles during it and it works pretty well. They also use the name of the studio and then name of production company before it even starts which could potentially be a good option for us to do. This also builds up a bit of suspense as there is just darkness and then suddenly the music begins. We could maybe just leave the title of the actual film for the end when it is dark but then leave the dramatic music playing still to make a big thing around the title as this is what the film is based on and makes the audience wonder what is going to happen. The shots used in this opening are unusual however they work well

This opening title sequence Is very different to ours as animation is used and a whole different concept is taken on however I do like the way they have displayed the names of the producers etc. as they have really emphasised who did what and I do think this is quite important. As the main character walks through his journey the other actors and producers are created around him and different scenarios happen around him which I think works really well. It makes you want to see how the film is going to carry on and at the end of the day that is what you are aiming for with an opening title sequence. This paticualar one draws you to the star characters who create a pre sold element in the film. For example, Leonardo Dicaprio is like from his other works and  therefore people will watch it for him.



Editing 3: Final Week

On these final few sessions Ben worked a lot on the sound affects of the beating and we both decided on how to finish it even though we didn't have all the completed shots we originally wanted due to our time restriction problem. We also had to fill in the gap between the track and Callum playing drums as we wanted this to blend well enough to sound as if Callum was actually messing up. We had sound from the track and sound from the camera and ended up creating a crazy drum break that blended well. 

With the beating up bit, we had to play around with the different sound affects as individually I don't think they were that realistic to use. Therefore we needed to put more then one effect together to great the gruesomeness and unpleasantness the character would be experiencing. The sound affects were in a folder called 'Hurtwood raid'. Adding sound would change the mood and tension in the opening as it would really demonstrate Max's vulnerability, especially the deep drone sound that we put in when Max looks at his phone- it added more drama.

We also boosted the spoken dialogue as Max's voice was quite quiet and didn't get picked up that well. Moreover, we added a reverb to the track as it sounded too clean and polished, not like a teenage band were rehearsing it, to begin with. The little actions of the actors also needed to be enhanced, like Alfie drinking the beer, Max's foot steps walking out and the sound affect of the phone ringing. This made the whole concept more dramatic and effective. We also wanted to make it sound like it was being played in a small room and this made it sound less like a finished song by a professional band.

We also had to add 'audio transitions' so that the sound didn't sound fake and choppy. The sounds then faded well into one another and the shots automatically looked better as they became more realistic. Here is our rough cut from the end of this week before our final little changes:

                       

Editing 2: Editing the clips session

To be able to make the band look like they were actually playing the instruments we had to sync the track with their playing. When we came to do this we realised we hadn't made a clear enough play back for us to be able to link the shots and the track. However, we managed to find a section where the singing began and, because this part was noticeable enough, we were able to link it and sync all the different shots and place them on to the time line. This is an example of a time line on Adobe Premiere Pro:

What we did was use the 'marker' tool and show clearly where that point came up on the track and then where we heard it in the shot, then we matched those points together and dragged the shot out so that we had the shots from the beginning on the time line and we had a wide variety of shots to chose from when it came to actually creating the sequence. Before syncing all the shots we had to duplicate the previous timeline so that we always have a copy of previous work in case something goes majorly wrong.

We had to crop a few of the shots due to the microphone being in the shot which was slight pain as they were pretty good shots. Rashad obviously didn't realise but it doesn't matter, we still had plenty left of the shot. We also had to crop a few of the shots which had talking in it, mainly at the beginning and sounds of foot steps behind the camera but as I said this wasn't as much of a problem because we still had plenty of other good shots. Sometimes when we cropped the shots, they sat well with the other shots without any intentions and we kept them which was quite lucky, as we liked the way they flowed.

Some of the musicians were occasionally playing the instruments not In time with the music or playing the wrong bit, for example Callum hitting the symbol on the drum kit instead of one of the toms. Because of this we had to separately sync these sections and it was a little more challenging as we had to sync from another section of the shot. We would have to listen out for when the symbol is meant to be hit and then mark it, then watch the shot of Callum very slowly and watch when he hits the symbol, then mark it. Then we had to match these markers together. The reason it wasn't as straight forward was due to the fact we actually had to match when he hits the symbol and it wasn't always as straight forward as it sounds because he was moving so quickly. We had to do it a couple of times with Alfie as well as he sometimes strummed out of time. The guitar syncing was probably the hardest because the different chords and notes in the track are played really fast and hard to pin down a specific chord.

Once tiding the shots and their composition, we realised our piece was beginning to take shape and was working very well. The editing process is very stressful however enjoyable at the same time!

Editing 1: Playback and review session

We have reached the editing stage and we have lost 2 members of the group. Now it is simply down to just  Ben and I. I am not sure how I feel about that as I am not sure how good my editing skills are and it being the two of us we will be doing about 50% of it each. This means that I will be doing a lot in this stage. If we had the 4 of us it would've been much more split up, however, I am not to sure how easy it would be trying to split the job and different ideas and also I don't think Rashad and Charlotte were too keen on the editing stage so perhaps it isn't going to make much of a difference anyway.

For the first editing session I wasn't actually In the lesson but Ben has informed me of what he did:

He started editing the post production side of filming taking what we had filmed and then turning it into a product conveying what we want to show in our chosen media area such as film. It was the first time we are doing any editing since October with our Prelim task so he was given a brief re-cap on Adobe premier and the basics i.e. cutting and using the razor blade tool. I got this recap when I joined him on this second session. The way adobe premier works is that you have your rushes down the left hand side which you can then drag into your time line and cut into an order giving you your project that you are editing the screen on the left is what you have selected and then the right screen is your whole project. After this brief intro he then got all of our rushes into order and cut them to size according to what we could use i.e. cutting out any moments of background talking or when we said 'cut' or 'action'. After he moved them into order on the timeline as shown below in a video this was divided into person, specific moments, band or outside. This will make them useful when we begin to cut because we will known where they are making them easily accessible. From first look there were no nasty surprises from our shoot day and some shots have turned out better than originally thought.

                       

He mentioned reviewing and selecting shots we could use in the sequence and make it easier for us to put the shots together, otherwise we would have to constantly be finding the best bits of each shot when we want to use them, then cut them etc. so by doing this it just makes our lives so much easier when it comes to proper editing.

When we put the clips onto the time line it was important to name and re-name clips so that we could group the different musicians and their different shots so that when it comes to putting it all together we will be able to just easily decided how long we want to see the different musicians and also the different close ups and medium long shots. We were told that if we were to show a musicians face close-up, it wouldn't make sense to go straight to another musicians body close-up because the audience would get confused and would assume that body was the previous persons face, so we had to be careful of this. Another thing we were told to look out for, In the music practise bit, was changing the shots in time with the beats of the music. This would just make that section more slick and more effective.