Question 3 - Evaluation - Miss Georgiou

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Question 2 - Evaluation - Miss Georgiou

Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

There are two main characters within my thriller which are the hit man and female victim.

Starting with the hit man, my partner and I decided that his name was going to be Mark and he would have an age of roughly 21 years old. He is a white male and is the most significant character within the sequence as he is the sole character that is featured throughout. Within the film, the audience will be able to identify him through his costume being a white t-shirt that is scruffy and messy, a pair of black trousers and shoes. Along with the costume, the hit man is also seen with a cut on the side of his forehead with blood to give him an overall scruffy appearance to suggest that a struggle had taken place prior to the beginning of the sequence relating to the fact that this particular character has woken from an unconscious state in an unknown location unaware of who and where he is. This character can be used to create an element of confusion due to the state in which he wakes up from as well as leaving all details of his background in addition to his possible link to the antagonist which would explain why he has been held ransom. Furthermore, the hit man is seen to be like a victim at the beginning because of the way he is kidnapped and placed in an unknown location covered in blood and with a dirty appearance suggesting a possible struggle or fight beforehand. After this, the audience will be shocked to find out that this character isn't as innocent as what first met the eye because of the change he goes through that sees him turn into a murderer where he non hesitantly kills his kidnapper's wife purely because he was told to. Because of this action, the audience may ask themselves questions relating to this character's state of mentality due to him mercilessly killing someone for no apparent reason whatsoever. The audience can build a relationship with this particular character as he is of quite a young age therefore those that are the same age are able to relate with this as well as people who may have experienced crime at some point in their lives and the fact that a hit man murder has taken place is somewhat relatable to the target audience.


The other main character is the female victim. Although her name, age and background are left completely unclear to the audience, they will be made aware that she is a female and wife of the antagonist, C. She is seen to be wearing a normal, everyday outfit consisting of a pair of skinny jeans, a white and cream top with a white cardigan over the top. Her hair is straightened and she is wearing some natural makeup connoting that her appearance is neat and pretty and that she takes care of herself helping to portray her as vulnerable and inferior. She would appeal to the audience as she is used to evoke sympathy from viewers due to being murdered out of cold blood which would therefore create a relationship as the audience would automatically, especially females, feel emotionally connected to the character. This is because gender is equal and therefore, in some cases, relatable and it would come as a shock for her to be murdered in such a horrific way. This character can also be used to build a relationship with the audience as the empathy felt during the murder scene can be heightened and viewers begin to question whether or not the character is okay due to only seeing an image of the victim being dragged away by the hit man. The audience then know that she was unable to get away as another image is briefly shown after the female has been dragged away showing her motionless on the floor with a cut throat which could evoke anger as the audience may question why such an innocent person going about her everyday activities has now lost her life to a murder that had been entirely set up by her husband. Justice may then crop up as some viewers may wonder if the hit man will now be caught by the police and arrested therefore paying for what he has just done. However, because the antagonist is responsible for blackmailing the hit man into carrying out the murder, the audience would want the antagonist to also get caught in some way evoking a sense of anger again as well as confusion as to why he would want his wife to be dead.

Gender is clearly stereotypical within my thriller as although the hit man is first portrayed as weak due to being held hostage, he then goes on to kill the female victim, who is weak and unable to fight back against him. This would therefore have a direct impact on the audience as the role reversal would evoke an element of shock as they are led to believe that the hit man is a victim at first but then goes on to become a murderer for the sake of a form of 'reward' from a person unknown to him. This would establish a definitive relationship with the audience as by them witnessing the roles being switched at the beginning, they would be led to feel sympathy towards the victim as he is seen to be injured and in a place that is completely unknown but then evoke shock when they realise that he has to kill an innocent woman.

Question 1 - Evaluation - Miss Georgiou

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

The task that my class and I were set was to create a two minute opening sequence for a thriller film. For this task, the class was divided into separate groups so members each had different strengths and weaknesses which they could work on together to create a successful media product.

Conventions are certain expectations that a particular audience have of a film from a specific genre such as in a thriller film, a murder is expected to take place in some form. When analysing different thriller films when planning for the creation of my media product, I noticed a main convention evident within Scream was the use of hidden identity. This is shown by the murderer's face being remained unknown underneath a 'GhostFace' mask and the identity is not revealed at any point within the film. I think that this was effective as it created a maximum amount of tension  and allowed for sequels to be made in order to extend the enigma created and keep the audience guessing as to who the antagonist could be. This, in turn, is conventional to the thriller genre as it can be used to evoke certain responses from the audience and allow for these to be heightened, creating crucial elements of tension and surprise to encourage and entice the audience to want to watch on further to find out who the antagonist is. This also leaves the hidden character as being mysterious to the audience due to not knowing who they are or anything about their background which may act as an indicator as to why they are doing what they choose to.

Another convention I identified was the feature of a knife being used in a murder scene taken from the film Halloween. A knife can be used to immediately connote an element of danger as the audience will recognise it as a weapon that can be used to inflict serious injury or even death if anyone were to get their hands on one. A knife is conventional as it is the most popular and well known weapon to be used to kill in thriller films which is shown through its diverse feature in a number of thriller films as well as Halloween. This therefore creates suspense within the audience as the representation of a knife will make them aware that a murder is about to take place.

Furthermore, non-diegetic sound was another convention I managed to interpret when analysing Sinister. On a majority of the most tense murder scenes, creepy and unsettling music was added in  and played over the images in order to inform the audience that something bad is about to happen. For example, within the infamous 'Lawnmower Scene' a monotonous sound can be heard when the figure is stood outside a family's house looking in at them which is used to build up suspense and make the audience wonder what will happen next. When the lawnmower is started up and a person appears and is ran over by the lawnmower, a high pitched note can be heard which is the climax of what has been built up beforehand which creates an element of shock as viewers were left unaware that people were going to be killed and are left in anticipation when they witness what had happened. Non-diegetic sound is conventional in thrillers as it is used to create elements of surprise and tension which are crucial in order for a thriller film to be successful. This type of sound also can be used to shock the audience allowing for the emotions they may already be feeling to become heightened and feel involved within the scene taking place in the film creating escapism values.

Another convention I identified from the film Saw was the use of a murder scene. This can be shown throughout the entire duration of the film when the infamous 'Jigsaw' subjects his unsuspecting victims to partake in sick and twisted games eventually leading to their murders. This is a main convention within the thriller genre as an audience would almost always expect to see a murder take place at some point. The frequent murders would create shock and tension within the audience as they begin to question why the victims are being tortured and killed in such a horrific way, especially as it is left unclear if they'd done anything wrong. This would also evoke sympathy from viewers as they feel sorry for the victims therefore creating a definite relationship. Furthermore, murder is conventional within the thriller genre due to constructing  a narrative for the film to be driven upon as well as raising questions within the audience as to why the victim character is being murdered in such a horrific way.

Having said this, I was able to take on board ideas and inspirations from these films in order to plan my own thriller sequence and gain knowledge of which conventions I needed to include to ensure I was making a product that would be conventional to the genre. The first convention evident within my thriller, Amnesia, was a female victim. My partner and I decided to have the victim being the wife of the antagonist who pays a hit man to kill her. The female victim is shown briefly within the murder scene and is portrayed as being weak and vulnerable in order for the hit man to have the ability to overpower and kill her. This is conventional as female characters are usually always shown to be inferior to their attackers as they are the characters who die first, due to constantly being represented as innocent and vulnerable.

Another convention I decided to include was a hidden identity. This is clearly shown within my media product through the antagonist leaving the hit man a text message on his phone which he receives when waking up in an unknown location after being left there unconscious. The text gives the hit man instructions on what he is required to do having developed amnesia and being confused as to where and who he is. This helps to keep the antagonist's identity to remain hidden which is conventional to the thriller genre. This therefore prolongs the tension created and encourages the audience to watch the entire sequence to have an opportunity to come face to face with the antagonist. However, this character is not shown at all within the opening sequence to prolong the enigma as well as suspense created.

A male killer was a convention I decided to include within my thriller sequence to closely follow the genre. I have used this within my product by having the hit man slicing the female victim's throat, although this image is never shown to the audience as Kuleshov effect is evident in this particular scene. This helps to create elements of tension and surprise as it is inhuman to have your murder set up by your own husband as well as being killed in somewhere that is supposed to be safe. This links in with my narrative as my partner and I wanted to include a psychological theme in order to play on the audience's mind as well as the characters. Therefore, the audience are forced to question their own sense of security after witnessing this horrific murder which, in turn, evokes a sense of realism and suspense. This is conventional as having a male killer means that they are superior and more stronger and are able to kill their victims quite easily as females are usually represented as weak and unable to fight back.

Furthermore, the use of low key lighting was another inspiration I included within my media product to closely follow the codes and conventions of the thriller genre. This type of lighting is used throughout the entire sequence to keep the suspense building up until the murder scene where the maximum amount will be reached therefore acting as a climax of the scene. This evokes a response from the audience as the lighting is used to prolong suspense suggesting that something bad is going to happen but the exact point at which this happens is left unclear so as to keep viewers on the edge of their seats and watching the entire sequence to see what may happen next. This is conventional to the genre because low key lighting is used to connote mystery and suspense relating to the narrative as the audience are left wondering who the antagonist is and why he wants his wife killed. This also prolongs the enigma previously created at the beginning of the sequence which is effective in keeping the audience engaged in what they are watching.

My partner and I also decided to use frequent examples of Non-diegetic sound to create tension for the audience. We edited in several different sounds at different points within the thriller to build suspense up in certain parts such as when the hit man is seen to be walking down the hallway and creeping up on his unsuspecting victim. This is used for dramatic effect as it aids in constructing a relationship with the audience as they are aware that the female victim is about to die therefore evoking empathy as they feel sorry for her being completely oblivious to what is about to happen. This is conventional as the sound brings an ambience to the thriller and is responsible for creating tension and panic within a certain situation for example the murder scene.

The final convention evident within my own media product was the use of constant change of camera angles. This is shown in our thriller by the constant use of different cinematography techniques such as canted angle, over the shoulder, point of view (POV), close up, mid shot and panning. We decided that by introducing different camera shots and angles, as well as displaying our high level of skill with cinematography, it created different connotations relating to the narrative and the sequence is therefore more thrilling for the audience to watch. For example, the canted angle is used near the beginning when the hit man is seen to untie himself and attempt to gather his surroundings, by using this particular angle, it helped to portray the psychological theme as it represents disorientation and confusing relating to the hit man's situation. He had just woken up from an unconscious state and is seen to develop amnesia which is further shown through this camera technique, this has then helped to inform the audience so that it doesn't get too confusing. This is conventional of the thriller genre as the change in camera angles helps to pass the pace of the scene as well as displaying change in relationships between characters. It also creates elements of suspense and tension as the angles can be used to play on the audience's minds and wonder why these have been specifically chosen.

Rough Cut - Miss Georgiou

Audience feedback is essential within media production as the audience are responsible for bringing in the revenue and make a person's work credible as well as the feedback determining if a film is popular or not, the more people enjoy a particular film, the more publicity it will gain therefore meaning it will become successful resulting in profits. The crew roles within the production of a film i.e. Producer, director and editor are significant as they need to ensure that the film pleases the audience as well as exceeding their expectations as the audience is mainly the purpose behind a film. However regarding short films, it is sometimes not about making the money and number of people who watch it but rather expressing it as a hobby although audience feedback is still valid in some cases as a successful film will still need to be created in order to entertain. A rough cut is important to carry out beforehand because this is the first time that all of the clips would have been edited together combined with the other micro elements such as sound and effects and then checked thoroughly for continuity. This allows for revisions and new ideas to be tried and tested to enhance the appearance of the piece as a whole and make the product more successful and appealing towards the target audience.

In the planning stages, we carried out a questionnaire of which we included both open and closed questions in order to gain and overall idea of what is to be expected from a thriller which would appeal to a potential audience. From this, we also learnt about the codes and conventions of the genre in more depth as well as knowing what type of content to include in order to create a sequence that is conventional and thrilling for our target audience. This audience feedback was then put into pie charts  and we were able to calculate the most popular answer for each question of which we responded by ensuring that the most popular answers were evident within our media production. We also uploaded the rough cut version of our thriller opening sequence to YouTube in order to receive feedback from our peers about what they think was good about it as well as some negative comments that we can gain from and improve to boost our grade. A focus group was carried out as well in which we showed our thriller to a room of our target audience and asked questions based on what they had watched. As well as uploading to YouTube, the focus group was beneficial to Kate and I as the audience were the people we were specifically aiming our thriller at and it therefore useful to find out what they thought about our sequence as comments from our target audience are essential as to whether or not the film would be successful. This feedback would benefit the film industry as it allows for constructive criticism and are well aware of the positive and negative aspects of the film therefore if more positive aspects are present, the film will succeed more and make a lot of money.

Looking back on the comments that I have received, I have taken into account both positive and negative feedback as the positive helps me to know what I have done right as well as the negative helping me to improve on my sequence as a whole and gives me an opportunity to enhance the thriller and give it the best possible chance of becoming successful.

An example of a positive comment that I had received on a social networking site, Snap chat, was one simply stating, "I love the background music" of which was an extremely useful comment to take on board as both Kate and I had carefully planned out the different types of music we were going to use at specific points within the sequence and was therefore receiving a comment like this meant we were right in doing this and the hard work with this had paid off. Although this is a rough cut, we believe that we had finished all of the sounds completely and had to only add the slightest effects when editing for the final cut.

Another comment read, "I like the music as it is conventional to the thriller genre, however in my opinion, the transition from the room to house seemed artificial" This is both a positive and negative comment as the person included both something that went well within the sequence as well as telling us what we needed to work on in order to boost the grade of the piece and create the most successful thriller we possibly can. Both Kate and I believe that this was a fair comment as she highlighted the weak areas of the sequence that we can therefore justify and fix before submitting the final production. We both agree with what this comment said as in the middle of the sequence, a flash of 4 images is shown all at once and the narrative becomes quite confusing at this point as we have badly edited the clips of the hit man approaching the house together causing them to be seen for at least a second before disappearing off screen.

This comment also states a very positive aspect of our thriller as well as offering some constructive criticism as to what we could do to improve. It is a fair comment as it shows us that the credits were conventional and fitted in with the genre of the film. The part about the lighting needing to be dimmer at the beginning of the sequence can be rectified by using the editing software Final Cut Pro X to reduce the exposure on the images and therefore make it more darker for the audience in order to evoke more suspense and tension which are crucial elements for a thriller.

The comment below again offers some more constructive criticism that both Kate and I will work on. This is a fair comment as Harry provides us with some advice on what we should do more of in order to make the sequence more conventional to the thriller genre which is the main aim we are trying to achieve in order to gain a high grade. In order to improve on this, we will use silence with the inclusion of a footsteps sound effect in the part where the hit man is walking down the hallway and include the tense music later on in the scene when he reaches the kitchen and creeps up on the female victim. Having said this, the comment shows how our cinematography and editing worked well within the thriller which is a positive outcome as we were both determined to get the filming right the second time around.

Based on the comments that I have received, I will ensure that more transitions are placed into the sequence so that the clips are shown on screen for longer and the audience will be able to witness the hit man walking from the room in which he was being held hostage to the house where he will kill his victim. The transitions will also help to pass the pace of the sequence as well as allowing the thriller to run smoothly instead of cutting into the next clip which makes the film look very unprofessional and messy. I will also make sure to slow some of the clips down so that we can add more timing on as we had only achieved 1 minute and 51 seconds where the minimum required is at least 2 minutes. This will then help to establish the murder location more and make the audience well aware that this will be the setting in which a murder will take place as well as being used to create ideal elements of tension and suspense within the audience which helps us to create a thrilling sequence for our target audience. When transitioning from rough cut to final cut, Kate and I also added a focus effect, upon feedback, onto a majority of the images at the beginning of the sequence in order to create a shallow focus effect to divert the audience's attention onto the hit man suggesting that he is the crucial and most significant character. We also slowed down the image of the hit man walking up behind the female victim and then having the next image of him grabbing her at normal speed to achieve a slow timing of shots effect and prolong the surprise and tension elements which would keep our audience on the edge of their seats.

Group Meetings - Miss Georgiou

Group meetings are meetings in which the groups get together at specific points in the production process of the sequence to discuss this process. The purpose of these meetings is to be able to develop on ideas which have been discussed and find a way how to develop the idea even further to make the thriller as successful as possible as well as planning the filming and the content of it s as to make final decisions together. This is essential as team skills are developed through this which is key when working on a production with a group. It helped our sequence to take shape as we were able to benefit from each other's ideas for specific points within the thriller and incorporate both of these into our final piece in order to create a sequence that is thrilling and engaging for our audience therefore both Kate and I were extremely pleased with how the sequence looks overall. It also enabled us to properly think about our ideas and which idea could be used for a greater effect at particular parts ensuring we knew exactly what to include. A main strength from our group meetings is that we made room to incorporate an equal amount of each other's ideas into the final sequence so that we were both considering one another which was a positive outcome regarding our teamwork skills.

When carrying out group meetings, I have learnt that you need to think extremely carefully about the content and considering the final outcome of what you are filming. For example, on the first round of our filming, we were very unorganised and therefore a majority of our shots came out looking very out of focus and blurry forcing us to scrap all of the footage and start again. This was a major set back for my partner and I as our confidence levels were destroyed and we had no faith that we could produce a thriller sequence of a high standard. I have also learnt that when working in a pair, I need to listen to my partner more and her ideas as I could be missing out on a golden opportunity which could possibly make our sequence look very professional and improve our chances of getting a higher grade. When working with Kate, we had some stressful times for example, when the filming went wrong and the editing wasn't going according to plan we would get extremely stressed due to the strict deadlines we have to meet which caused some argument. Next time, in order to improve this, I will ensure that I know exactly what I am doing such as asking the teacher for help if I don't know how to use the tripod or the camera itself. I will also make sure that actors are hired which take their role seriously as, if we had used Harry from the beginning, we wouldn't have had to film the entire sequence all over again and we could have possibly had more time to edit resulting in there being no stress or arguments and we could have possibly met the deadlines sooner. When reflecting back on the production, I would only change some aspects within the planning stages such as during our research and planning, we wasted a lot of time on our blog posts and therefore had less time to film and edit however I am glad we had the setbacks that we had due to eventually producing a media piece we are very proud of and looks professional. I believe that this was because after we failed with the filming the first time, it made us more determined to do it in the correct way and produce the best thriller we possibly could.

Production Roles - Miss Miller

Within the creation of a film, specific roles will need to be assigned to ensure who is doing what job in order to be fully organised when filming and so both cast and crew are completely focused on their role. Stress is also taken away from the situation as one person will not have to be responsible for a number of different roles as well as not having to worry about roles carried out by other peers. Within the film industry, there are a wide variety of different roles which are each significant when creating a film both on and off screen. For example, the most significant of these being the director and producer. A director's job is to watch everything which is happening on set and be responsible for organising the actors in the way he/she wants to achieve the most successful shot. The producer works alongside the director and takes care of the finance side of things as well as managing the specific way each shot is coordinated and also how the film looks as a whole.

When creating my own thriller sequence, both my partner and I alternated the roles between us and ensured that we were doing equal amounts of work as well as working together in some circumstances to help one another. This allowed for us to work calmly and efficiently which made our filming time a lot shorter. In order to decide which role was to be undertaken by each of us, we discussed our strengths and weaknesses with each other to achieve an understanding of who could do which role. For example, if one of our weaknesses was achieving particular camera shots, the other person would do the harder shots and the other doing the easier ones in order to make the most successful and professional looking thriller. From this point, as I was one of the actresses within the film, we decided that Kate should do most of the filming however I would  give help wherever needed so as to not place all responsibility of filming on her. When filming the first time around, Kate struggled considerably and we were often arguing as she kept asking for help on how she could achieve each shot which made the filming environment extremely stressful. Our main problem was that we only used a tripod within the murder scene and forgot to focus the camera before we began filming therefore many of our shots were constantly out of focus and the entire sequence looked extremely unprofessional and messy so we were asked to film again. Although both Kate and I were extremely disheartened at this point, we were able to find another actor who took the role much more seriously and we began to have hope again that our sequence could actually turn out at a good standard.

When filming for the second time, we shared each role in order to relieve stress that had been evident when filming previously. As Kate had struggled with the camera work, I made sure that I was helping her with the shots which I weren't in for example the first scene in which the hit man/hostage is seen waking up from his unconscious state. I made a lot of suggestions so as to improve the appearance of each individual shot which we succeeded with and was able to make this half of the sequence look very professional and smooth. I think that we both felt that this time round, the filming ran much more smoothly and we were able to work better together so there was no stress evident. Both Kate and I enjoyed the filming as we were well coordinated and made a number of suggestions for ways that the film could be altered to make it even better which it did. Within the editing process, we also took on separate roles in which I was mainly responsible for editing the sound onto the clips, detaching the audio and making sure that the sequence flowed with the correct pace. Kate did a majority of the cropping so we were able to edit out additional parts off some of the clips to shorten the sequence and make it more realistic for us to achieve a sequence which would be at least 2 minutes long, a minimum time which we were given. I was also responsible for creating the opening credits which we would be showing over the images that we had already filmed, I also chose appropriate editing styles for the text to evoke certain emotions from the audience and get them hooked on the narrative straight away. Both myself and Harry Donoghue were the main actors within the film. We had to completely scrap the idea of having an antagonist character within the sequence as the original actor who was supposed to be playing this role backed out at the last minute so we decided to not include an antagonist at all which was very effective as it helped to keep his identity hidden. Harry is a drama student and he was therefore able to get into his actor and take the role seriously which made filming a lot easier and also helped the thriller to look very realistic due to the acting being natural and professional. Both Kate and I were very pleased to have Harry be a part of our film as we believe that he helped us to create a sequence which is significantly better than our first take and would therefore aid us in getting a much higher grade which is a positive outcome. The role of director was taken out by both Kate and myself as we worked together on placing Harry in the positions of where we wanted him to be in each shot as well as guiding him of what to do to achieve the effect we had planned. I also took on some crew roles such as makeup artist in which I applied Harry's fake blood to make it look realistic that he had been kidnapped and held hostage as well as applying my own within my murder scene in which I was slit across the throat. I think that this makeup also helped the sequence to look much more thrilling and realistic as it gives the audience a visual representation of the injury inflicted upon these particular characters which would evoke key elements of shock, surprise, tension and suspense. We also both took on the Producer role as we both combined each of our ideas, using our individual storyboards, to gather an overall feel of what we wanted the sequence to look like when constructing our group storyboard.

To conclude, I believe that Kate and I worked well together in carrying out our specific roles and believed that we correctly assigned these and was efficient when working on the filming. We also believe that we were both suited to the particular roles as we were doing things that we enjoyed and were good at which enabled our thriller sequence to look as professional as can be. Both cast and crew all got along really well therefore we were all able to work together which made filming the second time around much more efficient and easy. As previously stated, it was a delight to have Harry working on our film as he was the best possible actor to have as he took the role seriously and the whole sequence is of a high standard in our own opinion.

Filming Schedule - Miss Georgiou

Filming schedules are created in order to enable everyone in the group to have an understanding of when and where each frame will be shot at specific times to set out the organisation of the film. It will also help to determine which equipment and iconography will be used in order to be organised prior to the filming stages so the filming will take place smoothly and reduce the time taken to film all of the frames. It also includes the cast and crew which will be involved so that we are able to provide roles to each of the actors we have decided to have within our sequence. A narrative description with camera shots and the duration of which they will last is shown in the filming schedule so we are able to film efficiently and know exactly what we are doing.

When partaking in the filming process of the creation of our thriller sequence, my partner and I ensured that we remained as closely to it as possible in order to be well organised and efficient. By doing this, we were able to film a majority of the scenes in one day therefore enabling us to spend more time editing all of the clips together as we had planned to use a lot of varied editing techniques. One obstacle we came across when filming however was that we only used the tripod due to not following the filming schedule at certain times and therefore many of our shots were constantly in and out of focus meaning that we had to re film the entire sequence at a later date. This was because we forgot to focus the camera beforehand and without the use of the tripod, this caused the camera to be very shaky which then caused the shots to constantly be out of focus. We also had to cast a new antagonist and hit man as the actors we used before did not take it seriously enough and were messing around when we were meant to be filming. For example, in between shots, our male actors would mess around with the props and the costumes such as the ski mask used to hide the antagonist's identity and fighting with one another as well as laughing during many of the shots meaning that we had to retake a majority of the shots which then took up a lot of filming time. To rectify this, we will set aside a day to re film the sequence and we now know to use the tripod for every shot within the thriller so as to achieve focused and steady shots which will make the narrative much more clearer to our target audience. We will also make sure that we follow every point stated on our filming schedule so, this time round, we are more organised and the situation when filming is much calmer as Kate and I did get a little stressed and a few disagreements came about which we are aiming to avoid when re filming.

Since this, I have learnt that the role of a filming schedule is extremely significant when filming as it helps to keep you organised and on track to finish the filming in time for the editing stage. If we had followed the schedule even further, we may not have got blurry images and would have therefore not had to re film the entire sequence which is a negative outcome as we now have less time to edit therefore things are getting very stressful as Kate and I are trying to have our final sequence edited in time.