Adding the Soundtrack and Editing the Sound

Choosing the Music Now that the footage was ready I searched online for some music that I could use for the opening. I had already decided on using a song that I had heard from an episode of Castle which I felt would really fit the murder scene. Thus I added the song 'No Envy, No Fear' by...

Altering the Opening

 Before adding in the sound I saved the first version of my opening and sent it to a few people in order to receive some feedback and make any necessary alterations before progressing further.A comment that I received were that the transition between the making of the tea and her sitting down at the desk was a bit too long so that was chang...

Editing the Opening

 After uploading all the footage to my laptop I started a new sequence on Adobe Premiere Pro. I then started editing the scenes together according to the script and storyboard.For the most part, the editing was quite simple. I especially made use of the razor tool and the Adobe Premiere Pro built-in...

Final Shoot: Day 2

 On the second day of shooting, I shot all the indoor and outdoor scenes of the detective. The takes didn't take too long and were quite simple to film. We set the tripod up in the different locations of the house, starting with the kitchen, followed by the dining table and finally the dresser...

Final Shoot: Day 1

 Finally, it was time to conduct the final shoot. I invited both of my actors to my house to stay overnight for the sake of convenience since there were both nighttime and daytime shots to film.For the whole filming process, I used my usual Canon EOS 750D camera and a tripod that I borrowed from...

Costumes

 Character: Kiara De SaramI created a mood board on Canva to get a clear idea of the type of clothing that female plain clothes detectives typically wear in film:Using this as a reference point, I used clothing that I had at home to create a costume for my main character. I borrow a blazer and...

How I Collected My Props

 Alternative Access to VideoAdditional PropsThe Fake BloodWhen dressing the set and filming the murder scene I made fake blood using water, red food colouring and flour. I mixed these ingredients together until I reached a satisfactory consistency which looked like blood and could be used to write  with on the floor.A Fake News SiteAs an additional detail, for the take where Detective De...

Casting

 The CastDETECTIVE KIARA DE SARAM played by - ➢ Name - Dayadi Seneviratne➢ Age - 20➢ Appearance:THE MURDER VICTIM played by - ➢ Name - Indeevari De Silva➢ Age - 20➢ Appearance:For the 2 film characters acting in the sequence, I approached two good friends of mine that...

Recce Report

 Prior to filming the final shoot I also filled in a recce report, to anticipate any issues that might crop up during final shoots and in order to further scout the location.(Report Templa...

Final Storyboard

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Final Script

 Taking the feedback from my mock shoot in to consideration, I made a few alterations to improve on it for the final shoot and produ...

Mock Shoot Feedback

 Based on the feedback received from my teacher I would have to change a few things for my final film opening sequence:The framing of the shots - particularly the scene with the detective getting dressed should have been shot as an over-the-shoulder/POV shot There should have been a cutaway...

Mock Shoot

 Behind the Scenes Imag...