BENJAMIN RICHARDSON CANDIDATE NUMBER 1853

CLAREMONT FAN COURT SCHOOL 64680

• My production team included: Matthew Heyns 1828, Finn Hanley 1824 and Sam de Bruin 1815.
• My brief was the film opening task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film (less than 2 minutes long).
• The title of our film is 'Suspect'. It explores a murder mystery in a quiet suburban neighbourhood. Three suspects are named who have never met each other before and are deemed dangerous and one of them is responsible for the death of Lottie Wilson. Although our genre is a murder mystery drama, there is also an element of comedy.
• Watch our film opening here:

Filming

There was a good balance of who filmed what in our production, due to cast members having to appear on screen at different times. I filmed the entire of the last scene (Inspector Thorne scene). I filmed using an iPhone X which has a good camera and is very easy to use. My filming turned out to be very successful as I captures a variety of different angles and shots, including close-ups and over-the-shoulder shots.

 

Editing

Matt was the chief editor in our group as he had previous experience using programmes such as Final Cut Pro. However, we all edited the production as a group so we could all contribute our own ideas and thoughts towards the editing process. I came up with ideas to do with sound and what times title credits should appear.

 

Directing

There was also a good balance of ideas from everyone in our group. Each group member contributed useful information, making the whole process easier and smoother. For example, if a group member thought a scene could be improved they would offer their thoughts on how to improve. This allowed us to produce a great final product.