Planning - Filming days

We found finding days, we were all free to film difficult due to several commitments of or actor/actress. We film a couple days before the Christmas period and another towards the end of January. On the first day of filming we film in the daytime and film the first half of the trailer as high-key lighting for the sunshine to add verisimilitude. This is so that it is romantic and relaxed, which is unconventional for the thriller genre. This is similar to the start of the trailer of Red Eye and The Boy Next Door. On the second filming day, we at in the evening. Low-key lighting is a common convention of the thriller genre. This connotes mystery. This contrast of lighting is needed to display our plot twist clearly.

Film poster inspiration

Features I like from these posters:

- Red colouring in font.

- Close up on faces.

- Dark background.

- The glass window.

Sound choices

Our first choice of music, was a cover of the song 'titanium' as seen in 'draft 1'. We didn't feel the song was stereotypical of the thriller genre and made it confusing as to what genre the trailer was for. We then decided to blend 2 tracks together, a calmer/romantic piece for the beginning and a dramatic piece for did-equilibrium to increase tension and excitement for the audience.
We used multiple websites such as Freesound and YouTube creator studio, as it is free and non-copyright music/sound effects.

1st= 'Shadydave_My-love-piano' we got some negative feedback from this piece so we changed it to 'ink-Horizon'- romantic.

2nd= 'Apocalypse'- dis-equilibrium, adds drama and tension.

3rd= 'Reversed Piano' - ending, adds mystery.

From research I found sound effects a common feature of the thriller genre as they can emphasise and amplify suspense and tension. We used a bang sound effect, when Selma enters the car, emphasising the plot twist.

We also included a voice over of Lewis saying 'Strike1, strike 2, strike 3', this is very commanding an gives the audience an insight of his character, it also acts as a countdown style, which is common of the thriller genre.