After recieving feedback from my previous sequence, I decided to make a few changes in order to make my thriller meet the typical conventions needed to make a good thriller.
I firstly decided to cut the whole beginning sequence of the three characters Grace, Sophie and Alice getting ready to go out. The reason I cut this was because it didn’t fit in with the stereotypical conventions and also it was a different storyline and wasn’t really needed. I begin the opening sequence with the graveyard scene as to me it sets a more atmospheric tone to the rest of the piece and gives it an eerie feel. I also reduced the lighting of the piece as it was too contrasting to other scenes.
The main thing I had to work on was the titles. I was inspired by the opening titles of the thriller ‘se7en’ and so based my titles on this. I used Adobe After Effects to complete this titles and used a Wiggler effect with a font called ‘Buffied’. I made the titles Red and also made them jumpy, similiar to the ones in ‘se7en’. I then put them into my piece at the opening scene with the graveyard. In order to make them work, I shortened a few and made them fit in with the opening, making a few cut to blacks to fit them in. I put in the Producer, director at the beginning and decided to put the title at the end. This was to entice the audience and make them want to know what the piece is called at the very end.
In conclusion, these are the main changes I made to the thriller, other than a few cuts to make the scenes flow evenly. I am overall happy with my final product.
