Preliminary Exercise - Drug Deal Gone Bad

In our preliminary exercise we decided to portray a drug deal. We used a range of shots, including; a pan, a static shot, longshot and a close up. At the end we were forced to do a handheld shot (a steadycam would have been useful here) to film the camera shot. Despite being a relative success there was one editing mistake after the the door, there was an accidental jump cut which is not part of continuity editing.
From this I have learnt that when making a movie, to make sure the editing is done to perfection, and to make sure that we don't cut different shots too short; such as the door handle shot in the video.
Another mistake is the drug dealer's head is cut off in some of the scenes.

The sound cannot be heard very clearly, as we did not have proper sound equipment. When we make our thriller, we will be sure to use proper sound equipment.

Also the Mise en Scene in this video is all wrong, why would a drug deal be taking place in a classroom in broad daylight? Also the drug addict does not look like a drug addict based on the clothes. When we film our thriller we will try harder to get the Mise en Scene perfect.

In conclusion, this video despite its flaws, has taught us from some of our mistakes, to make a better film.

My Favourite Thriller

One of my favourite thrillers is Die Hard 3. I like it because it presents impossible situations, and a lot of action. It really keeps you sitting on the edge of your seat. Also the character played by Samuel Jackson (Zeus) is just a normal bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time. He gets swept right into the middle of a massive terrorist plot hosted by the elusive 'Simon' (Jeremy Irons), who also bears a grudge against the main character John McClane (Bruce Willis).

One of the most helpless situations in the movie is the scene with the bomb on the Subway train. In a situation like that, any normal person would panic, and if the bomb went off almost certainly die. This makes us put ourselves in that situation mentally, and builds tension. Another thing in that scene that builds tension is when he is holding the bomb, the fact we don't know when it could go off. Also Simon said if someone interferes with the bomb, it would go off.