Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

In my opinion, I feel that I have learnt an awful lot since the preliminary task and this final product. The aspects, in which I have learnt the most, would be ‘eyeline match’ and how this creates such a great effect on a film. We decided to use this in our opening sequence of ‘Premonition’, as we felt that it would be very successful in our opening sequence, and we would be able to show off our skills within this area. Moreover, a big part to play in the learning from the preliminary task to the final product is continuity editing. I realised that this is the key aspect to creating a very believable and outstandingly well opening sequence to a movie and we took this on board because we wanted our opening sequence to be perfect. I have realised that continuity editing is crucial within a movie, and I really focused on getting it absolutely perfect. Moreover, since the preliminary task I have been able to understand the Thriller genre movie a lot more in depth. I was also able to distinguish the true meaning of a Thriller based movie, and the elements that are decisive within it, such as the slow paced editing, the slow resonant sound. Also, other aspects that are needed in the opening sequence are low lighting, and the audience need to be asking questions in their head; they need to be hooked and want to watch on and find out what is going to happen in the end. All of these play a key part in the success of a Thriller based opening sequence, and I made sure that we followed this as closely as possible in order for our opening sequence to successful. I have learnt all of these different aspects, and I now know a lot about Thriller genre movies and the different editing rules, as well as the aspects needed in which an opening sequence will be made triumphant.