Evaluation 1

Mise-en-scene:
The location of our thriller was actually at my dad's sock factory, but we filmed the actual piece in the storage section of the complex. The use of boxes arranged in rows with little room for movement conveys the idea of claustrophobia and tightly closed spaces. This was good for a thriller as playing on the fear of a phobia creates tension amongst the audience. Also as the set was owned by my dad we didnt have to pay anything to use the space needed. For props we decided that if someone was to be murdered it needed to be from a more physical up close and personal weapon. This is because they tend to strike up more fear than a weapon like a gun. Also as a hammer is used in industrial settings it raises many questions as the victim was supposed to be alone in the factory at the time and he's been killed by a weapon associated with his line of work.

Choice of Actors:
Because are group was a low budget production we had to use actors that would be free to work with. We used two of the members of our group, one of them being myself. We also chose to do the two actors that had acted in previous tasks so they had better experience of how the filming works or who do drama and know the basic acting skills. The two actors were also chosen because as they were in our group, which means therefore they would have to follow the shooting schedule anyway, this would make it easier to film and work as a team.

Choice of Colours:
The use of drab browns and greys in the piece was honestly just how the factory was set out. It helped as in the dark spaces there were barely visible colours. Also the dark colours could convey the darkness of the piece but in all fairness we didnt set out to show this so if that is how the audience interprets it then its a bonus for our groups work.