Changes to our thriller

When we started filming our media project we instantly realized that changes had to be made. Firstly, issues became apparent as we started filming for our shot of the death of the victim. Our first ideas for this scene was to create a shadow of the protagonist killing the victim against the alley wall so that the killer would be disguised and the viewer would gradually build up an idea of who the killer was by the end of the film. However our plans came to a halt when we realized that this would be impossible to do due to the weather and the location of the alley corresponding to the sun. We then decided to abandon this idea as it became apparent that we didn't have the sufficient equipment nor the time to complete the scene using this idea. We then decided as a group to change this idea to one where the audience was aware of the killer and instead anticipated weather or not he would be caught or kill again. We replaced the original death scene to one involving a chase where the victim would run for his life. This also shrouded the film in suspense and mystery as the viewer is unaware of what is going on and why, enticing them to watch through the rest of the film in order to put the "puzzle" together.

Secondly, we swapped and replaced the character's roles after re-considering who would work better for each role. This allowed for the film to be created more efficiently and ensured maximum productivity when making it. For example we scrapped the idea of a second interviewee and replaced me as the victim of the main protagonist. We also replaced the original victim (Terry Bridges) as the first detective. This also helped shorter the opening of the film as we used one interviewee instead of two.

The final change we made was the alley in which we filmed in. This happened as we were unable to film on the first location as it was private property and we were unable to receive permission to film there. We then had to redo the chase scene in another alley we scouted after this.