Thoughts

An important step in the project is to examine other film products of this genre, observing and taking into consideration what was effective and what wasn’t. Over the next few weeks I will be watching various thrillers, from respectable directors, to gain insight into how other directors use tools to create suspense mystery and fear. Despite not having any where near the recourses of a big budget film I can still work to replicate many of the techniques of higher budget films. For example I may be able to replicate an effective camera angle or try to include similar character, story and screen play elements.

An equally important part of the project will be connecting with other student film makers who may be working on similar products. There are various places where student film makers like my self, communicate ideas, offer advice and discuss student films. I will also be making an effort to view other student films (both in my community and in the online community). Many student directors, like me, have very limited resources, this makes watching other student films particularly useful for me because I gain more of an understanding of student film makers can create.