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Kamini's blog

I would give Kamini's blog an A grade as it is very detailed and specific. He is able to explain why he has a good amount of postings. He has deeply researched for his thriller genre and is able to analyse other film opening's to be able to understand what he needs to include in order to create his own thriller opening.

Snehal's blog
I would give Snehal a C for his blog. He was able to create a good final piece, however he didn't have a lot of research and it wasn't very detailed.

Anujan's blog
I would give Anujan a D for his blog. There was a lack in blog posts, and the quality of the final piece was not very good.

Editing to disrupt

•to disrupt or challenge the viewer’s expectations:

•jump-cut,

•montage editing,

post-production special effects

Research on why Alfred Hitchcock was important to the thriller genre

The codes and conventions of a Thriller:

• Mirrors
• Low key lighting
• Obstructive editing
• Quick cuts
• Changes in camera angle
• Tension music
• Stairs
• Flashbacks
• Use of photographs in black and white
• Disorientation of time and space
• Montage editing

1. The use of shadow is very important in thrillers as it sets the mood of the scene and can build up the tension which is needed quickly and easily.
2. The editing in a thriller movie is important. It crops the film between scenes of high and low tension it can leave the viewer unsettled and convinced that something bad is going to happen in the every day ordinary scene.
3. The music expected from a thriller movie would have an eerie feel to it as it is mainly used as a tension builder. For example, the shark music in jaws.
4. Another thing commonly used in a thriller movie is small and confined spaces that would be likely to make the characters feel or look isolated or claustrophobic for a sense of entrapment.
5. The use of shadows, mirrors and stairs in thriller films is very important as they can be used to hide the 'bad guy' or the evil that is out to get everyone. They are used and played on alongside shadows to create the switching effect of safe and unsafe as the camera angles and cuts of footage switch in sharp and short timing.

Editing for realism

•To construct the illusion of reality through 'invisible’ processes such as:

 

•continuity editing;

 

•the 180-degree rule;

•shot-reverse-shot;

•match on action;

•eye line match.

Editing to show a passage of time

•to show the passage of time through visual effects or transitions:

•dissolve;

•fade in, fade out or to black;

•wipe, slow motion or fast-forward;

•short or long takes;

•flashback

 

Editing to show simultaneous

 

•to represent simultaneous activity:

•insert;

•cutaway,

•cross-cutting,

•parallel editing

Editing for Pace

 

•What’s the pace and rhythm of editing in these sequences?

Try:

•- counting the shots to gauge the variety of shot lengths and variations in pace.

•- mapping the edit points in a diagram to get the ‘shape’ of the sequence.

The terminology: The terminology:

•dissolve, fade in, fade out or to black; wipe, slow motion or fast-forward; short or long takes; flashback.

•jump-cut, montage editing, post-production special effects.

•insert; cutaway, cross-cutting, parallel editing.

•continuity editing; the 180-degree rule; shot-reverse-shot; match on action; eye line match.