• Although this was only important in the post-production section of our thriller, we decided to start looking towards different sound effects and music as support to the action. We began searching into royalty free tension music and explored what came up. 
• We were looking for something that will build up tension as well as keeping the action alive. We wanted a climax at the end to leave the audience on the edge of their seats at the cliffhanger. 
• However we found this extremely difficult as we could not find any particular piece what we want, it was also very difficult to find music that is copyright/royalty free.
• When searching for music, I learnt that the music has to completely fit the theme and style of the footage, otherwise it could potentially ruin the whole atmosphere and effectiveness of the sequence.
• We decided to leave that for when we get round to it. And considered perhaps asking someone to compose our own music for us.

I found this particular website was very useful when trying to find a piece:  http://www.beatsuite.com/music/category/tension-and-suspense/377

We updated our set design to visualise exactly what we want to do with the lightbulbs idea, as well as the set in general. We drew in the additional lightbulbs to show this.

As we had decided to have the keys hanging from the ceiling, we began to discuss lighting in our video. We thought it would be quite effective to have a few lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling, additionally to the keys.

lightbulbs made of sugar glass

Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking.

The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay in the boundaries of the film's budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect, and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners. Some directors edit or appear in their films, or compose the music score for their films.

• have exceptional artistic vision and creative skills
• have unerring commitment
• have a deep passion for filmmaking
• be a strong and confident leader
• make decisions
• delegate and collaborate with others
• have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• inspire and motivate the team
• have an extensive understanding of the entire filmmaking process, from both technical and creative points of view
• work intensively for long hours
• pay attention to detail
• remain calm and think clearly under great pressure
• have great self-belief
• be determined to succeed

Steven Spielberg - The highest-grossing director of all time

In this setting, a camera operator is part of a film crew consisting of the director of photography and one or more camera assistants. In documentary filmmaking and news, the camera is often called on to film, unfolding unscripted events.

• know how to operate the camera expertly
• have good working knowledge of all camera systems, lenses, support equipment and accessories
• provide creative input
• have artistic ability
• be patient
• have a good sense of visual composition, perspective and movement
• have physical co-ordination and strength
• combine creativity with technical skills
• pay precise attention to detail
• communicate effectively
• be able to collaborate and work as part of a team
• be diplomatic and sensitive when working with artists and crew
• know about health and safety legislation and procedures

We started to consider how many keys exactly we would need. Effectively we wanted to fill the whole floor with keys, like the paper cup prank we wanted that daunting effect of him thinking that he's never going to find the right key in time. However we looked at our keys and how much we have already spent on just those keys, and realised that it would take thousands of keys to do that. Therefore we thought maybe to hang the keys on the wall, except this style would not be as effective as they are all neatly hung and out of the way. From this, we thought to perhaps hang them all from the ceiling with string. This will still create the daunting effect of a lot of keys without having to get thousands. We will put these keys onto fish string and tie them loosely so that our protagonist can pull them off easily. This will also give the effect that the keys are floating as the fish string is translucent. 

The paper cup prank - we wanted the keys to have the same effect as this

Today I received all the keys I had ordered in the mail, including the padlock, however looking at them I don't believe that this will be enough therefore we may perhaps order some more keys.
Also some silver keys arrived that were just too small, so i returned them and used the money to buy some larger ones. Silver keys will not pick up well against a grey/white background, especially when they are 1cm in length.

Our thriller sequence storyline involves the villain's trick of placing hundreds of keys for our protagonist to rummage through and find the correct one - therefore to make this effective, we were in need of over 500 keys.

For makeup we asked Sasha to create special fx makeup on our actor's face. We sent her email asking her to confirm that she is available to do this.


We are looking for simple shallow cuts and scrapes on the face to show that he has been previously beaten up.
INSPIRATION:

As we had discussed earlier we were looking at a black tie suit or a tuxedo. We will originally ask the actor whether he has a suit, if not we will order a suit for him. Here are some possibilities where we can find a suit under budget. We want a suit to show that our protagonist is classy and stylish like a spy.