Pre-Production- Inspiration

There are several thriller/horror/psychological movies, which use as my inspiration while filming and editing.

The plot, script in Fatal Attraction as inspiration

One of the most popular and the oldest films is Fatal Attraction directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer. The films shows a woman becoming obssesed with a married man, with whom she had a weekend affair. 

Frames, cuts, forest scenes in the darkness, sound effects in Blair Witch Project as inspiration

The Blair Witch Project (1999) shows several scary scenes placed in a forest. The movie tells a story about three students who dissappeared while filming a documentary about the legend known as a Blair Witch. I found out, that almost 19 hours of usable footage was recorded which had to be edited down to 90 minutes. The editing in post production took more than eight months. 

Filming at night may be challanging, that is why I will focus on editing the scenes in the dark and its lightining (shadows)and adding the sound effects if needed- wind, footsteps, rustle.

Tension, change of action, surprise and confusion in Orphan as inspiration

One of my favourite movies- Orphan (2009) shows a  great example of innocent character who appears to be a completely different person. Film holds the tension till the very end- the viewer can gradually explore the real face of the adopted daughter, who planned the whole thing from the beginning, becoming obsessed with the father.

I have started doing the research if it goes to editing, I found some useful tutorial which gave me the idea of what I am really going to do and what should I be focused on.

• Sort all the files, name them and put into the folder, select the main scenes, sort them in the right order
• Always have a script and view it while editing, to avoid unnecessary mistakes and keep the action in the right order
• View all the shots and start putting them together, slowly preparing a rough cut
• Consult the rough cut with the other members of the group and cut the scenes where needed
• Look for sound effects, background music, transitions and a title page, look online how to attach them and how to make the movie intersting through editing
• Try to fix the scenes with bad lightining, sound, frame size