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Finn Hanley
Candidate Number 1824
Claremont Fan Court School 64680
My production team included: Matthew Heyns 1828, Ben Richardson 1853, Sam De Bruin 1815
My brief was to produce a film opening that lasted a maximum of two minutes. The title of our film was Suspect. Our murder mystery explores three suspected murderers who are linked with the death of Lottie Wilson. The film captures each characters daily routine, allowing the audience to piece the puzzle together of who the murderer is.
Editing:
Due to Matt having previous experience with Final Cut Pro X, he was operating the application, however we all chipped in to the editing sequence. My idea as an edit was to create the 3 step establishing shot with the help of the drone. I took inspiration from a video game, where the same edit takes place. The camera pans out one step at a time and it creates an effective establishing shot. I explained my idea to Matt and the group and then we were able to recreate the establishing shot. With Matt already having experience with the application, editing was a smooth process when piecing the storyline together.
Directing:
I took responsibility with directing, especially in the scenes which I featured in. At the time of filming, we didn't completely follow the plan which meant we had to improvise in a short space of time. For my first appearance as Kieran Tucker, I directed myself and my peers with the scene of KT waking up on the driveway. I directed the dialogue and explained what I was going to do and how I wanted the other character to interact with me. I was also able to explain my thoughts about which camera angle best suited the scene, in this case, a wide angle shot was used.
Camerawork:
Matt took charge of most of the camerawork, his iPhone had the best quality camera and we wanted to film in a good resolution to give the film good visuals. Whilst Matt did film most scenes, he also piloted the drone. This was where I was able to step in. I gave my thoughts as to what shots the drone should be capturing and where the drone should pan over. Whilst I wasn't able to fly the drone, I inputed key information to Matt and we were able to achieve the establishing shots which I desired.
Design:
Matt took responsibility for the design of the poster as he had full access to specific applications. This meant he could produce the poster quickly and efficiently and as a collective, we all agreed that the poster suited our production and we were fully satisfied with the result.
