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Our activity was the mobile suspense challenge. We were challenged to, in groups, create a 25 second suspense scene using five 5 second clips. In preparation of this we learnt Hitchcock's three suspense lessons.

Before this activity I felt apprehensive. I have never created an actual film before this and I was unsure where to start. I'm also often uncomfortable in group environments.
After this activity I felt relieved that it had been completed and that it wasn't too difficult however I was still apprehensive and unsure of my work.

We used the bomb theory technique by showing the audience that there was a dead end coming up that the character was unaware of as well as allowing the audience to work it out themselves because we showed that the character was being chased without showing what was chasing them.

We planned out our plot and shots before we began filming. We researched other short suspense scenes for inspiration and looked at which shots can be used where to be most effective. We also planned out any editing and sound effects.

The biggest challenge was finding fitting sound effects and editing the clips so that they fitted and flowed well with consistency. The initial planning was also a challenge as we struggled at first to come up with an idea to work from.

What I would do differently (outside of using a different actor) is that I would refilm the close up shot to ensure better continuity as the shot we used had to be taken in a different location. I would also refilm the last shot as I am unhappy with the final result. Any other changes would drastically change the final product so I wouldn't change the story, however moving forward I will work to incorporate a better/clearer narrative in my work.

From this activity I got several ideas to develop for my short scene. These include heavy breathing sounds, increasing and decreasing volumes, comparisons between the actions of characters, using different angles of the same shot to emphasis a moment, and using lighting to make a perfectly innocent seeming location much more sinister.

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use five 5 second clips to make a 25 second suspense scene

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use five 5 second clips to make a 25 second suspense scene

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to be finished, brief class analysis of Get Out

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3 scenes

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Introduction to suspense scenes:
Briefly analyzed different suspense scenes (misery and what lies beneath written, with group discussions of candy man, ET, and silence of the lambs), read through our assessment brief, and decided which 3 films will be officially analyzed
Padlet:
Created a padlet for the first project (short suspense scene, no dialogue).
Mobile phone suspense challenge:
Began planning 5x5 suspense challenge with group.

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What lies beneath

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Misery

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3 scenes to analyze

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Three suspense scenes