Analysis of how conventional my offline edit is.

In my offline edit, we can see that at the very start is a drawn-out establishing shot of our two focus characters kicking a ball back and forth. This is conventional for a thriller as it creates a lot of enigma codes. It does this through the fact that the shot leaves a lot to be questioned. It doesn't explain much as to why they are there, who they are or what time it is. Not only this, but the silence of the clip also creates an unsettling atmosphere and therefore reflects a convention typically found in a thriller.

Another example of a typical thriller convention I've used in my offline edit is the fact that the camera isn't stable. This connotes to the fact that the entire thing isn't stable, even in the camera handling. By making the camera handling all handheld with no support it makes it so that the audience has no comfort in the recording being all smooth and therefore throughout the opening sequence they cannot really guess when something will happen, leaving them is continuous paranoia.

Another example of typical conventions used in Thrillers is that we can see the characters talking back and forth with each other. This is a typical convention used in thrillers which allows for the characters to be introduced to the audience. This is used in thriller movies as you want to come to know the characters who you are going to be watching throughout the movie. This makes it easier for the audience to watch the entirety of the movie without getting confused or even bored of the characters.

In another shot, we can see that the weather starts to become rainy which is a very common convention which is found in thriller movies. By shooting in the rain, it acts as pathetic fallacy to reflect that the narrative of the opening sequence is starting to become chaotic, this puts the audience on edge as with the chaos they can assume that something is slowly going wrong in the opening sequence and makes them worry about the characters who we have previously been introduced to.

Throughout the opening sequence however, we can hear that the wind is interfering with the mic quality which isn't a convention of thrillers. This is because in thriller movies you want to be able to hear small things that can be used in the narrative however in my opening sequence offline edit the wind is very loud and therefore I will need to change this in my final draft.

Offline Edit

 

Rushes Video

 

Rushes Log

 Rushes Log 

Shot Number	Location	Shot Type	Angle	Movement	Duration	Sound Notes	Description of Clip	Graphics	Use or Discard
1	Chadwell Heath Academy	Establishing Shot	Straight On	Subtle movement	22.25s	Wind covers the audio a little bit	We see the two main characters kicking the ball back and forth, being casual	There will be text here that says “The Hedge”	Use
2	Chadwell Heath Academy	Mid shot	Tilt	Handheld movement	8.07s	The wind covers the audio a little but the dialogue is clear	Shilohs actor gets the ball, says his line and then kicks the ball back to Jordyn’s actor	N/A	Use
3	Chadwell Heath Academy	Mid shot	Tilt	Handheld movement	6.14s	The wind covers his audio too much, making him not very audible.	Jordyns actor gets the ball, says his line and then kicks the ball back	N/A	Discard
4	Chadwell Heath Academy	Mid shot	Tilt	Handheld	3.20s	Audio is more audible, wind is audible a bit but it useable	Jordyns actor gets the ball, says his like and then kicks the ball back	N/A	Use
5	Chadwell Heath Academy	Over the shoulder shot	Straight on	Handheld	12.07s	Wind is audible, however the actor was speaking over it and therefore its useable	Shiloh is describing what the student looked like.	N/A	Use
6	Chadwell Heath Academy	Over the shoulder	Straight on	Handheld	6.02s	Wind is very loud in this and the actors do not say their lines	Jordyn’s actor gets passed the ball, however there was an issue with the prop.	N/A	Discard
7	Chadwell Heath Academy	Over the shoulder	Straight on	handheld	5.18s	Wind is loud, however the actor speaks over it.	We see Jordyns character get the ball and then press for more description on the student	N/A	Use
8	Chadwell Heath Academy	Wide shot	Straighton	Handheld	6.15s	Wind is loud and the actor mess up the lines they have to say	We see them carrying on talking about it, however Shiloh’s actor messed up	N/A	Discard
9	Chadwell Heath Academy	Wide shot	Straighton	Handheld	5.06s	Wind is loud and the actor mess up the lines they have to say	We see them carrying on talking about it, however Jordyn’s actor messed up	N/A	Discard
10	Chadwell Heath Academy	Wide shot	Straighton	Handheld	19.20s	The wind is loud however we can hear the actors over this and they’re clear in audio.	Jordyn and Shiloh figure out who the student is while kicking the ball, however Jodyn accidentally kicks the ball away	N/A	Use
11	Chadwell Heath Academy	Close up	Straight on	Handheld	3.22s	Wind is auble but not unusable	Jordyn is apologising for kicking the ball too hard and asks Shiloh to get it	N/A	Use
12	Chadwell Heath Academy	Close up	Straight on	Handheld	4.15s	Wind is auble	Ball rolls into shot, but not where is desired	N/A	discard
13	Chadwell Heath Academy	Close up	Straight on	Handheld	4.15	Wind is auble	Ball rolls into shot, but not where is desired	N/A	discard
14	Chadwell Heath Academy	Close up	Straight on	Handheld	5.21	Wind is auble	Ball rolls into shot, but not where is desired	N/A	discard
15	Chadwell Heath Academy	Close up	Straight on	Handheld	5.29	Wind is audible	Ball rolls into the shot nicely, allowing for a useable shot	N/A	Use
16	Chadwell Heath Academy	Over the shoulder	Stragiht on	Tracking shot	12.04	We hear Shiloh complaining, wind is audible	Shiloh walks over to the ball	N/A	Use
17	Chadwell Heath Academy	Wide shot	Straight on	Handheld	9.23	Wind is audble, no dialogue	Shiloh stands infront of the hedge, however it doesn’t line up scene after due to rain	N/A	Discard
18	Chadwell Heath Academy	Wide shot	Straight on	Handheld	5.18	Wind is audible, no dialogue	We see Shiloh standing in front of the hedge and then start to walk over	N/A	Use
19	Chadwell Heath Academy	Close up	Straight on	Tracking	13.17	Wind is audible, no dialogue	Shiloh is crouched down in front of the hedge, however I don’t like the tracking and camera positioning	N/A	Discard
20	Chadwell Heath Academy	Mid shot	Stragiht on	Handheld	23.07	Wind is audible, no dialogue	Shiloh is crouched infront ot the hedge inspecting the bush, SFX will be played here	N/A	Use
21	Chadwell Heath Academy	Mid shot	Straight on	Handheld	12.22	Wind is audible, shouting in the background	We see a long shot of the ball in the hedge	N/A	Discard
22	Chadwell Heath Academy	Mid shot	Straight on	Handheld	14s	Wind is audible, background is more quet	We see a long shot of theball in the hedge	N/A	Use
23	Chadwell Heath Academy	Over the shoulder shot	Straight on	Handheld	6.23s	Wind is very audible and shouting in the back	Shilohis crouched down trying to get the ball	N/A	Discard
24	Chadwell Heath Academy	Over the shoulder	Straight on	Handheld	13.01s	Wind is audible, but dialogue is clear	Shiloh’s character is crouched down to get the ball	N/A	Use
25	Chadwell Heath Academy	Over the shoulder	High shot	Handheld	11.20	Wind is audible as well as shouting in the background	Shiloh’s character is still crouched, but starts to stand up	N/A	Use
26	Chadwell Heath Academy	Side Shot	Straight on	Tracking shot	6.03	Actors mess up dialogue	Shiloh stands up to talk to Jordyn	N/A	Discard
27	Chadwell Heath Academy	Side shot	Straight on	Tracking shot	7:27	Actor mess’ up dialogue	Shiloh stands up to talk to Jordyn	N/A	Discard
28	Chadwell Heath Academy	Side shot	Slight tilt	Tracking shot	14:01	Wind is a bit audible but you can hear it	Shiloh stands up to talk to Jordyn	N/A	Use
29	Chadwell Heath Academy	Close up shot	Straight on	Still shot	9:28	Wind is audible. Will have SFX over it.	We see a close of up the ball rustling.	N/A	Use