Music.. The Working Progress

There's been brief discussions amongst the group about music and we've agreed on a sombre mood. This helps to accumilate tensions, suspense and sympathy which fall under conventions of thrillers and dramas (both styles we're following). I've asked a close friend of mine to help compose a peice of music which will come along with our thriller opening. Music is a crucial element for us as we're muting most of our shots (approximatly all of them beside ocasional non diegetic noises). I've spoken to my friend today and we've already composed a few opening chords on the piano which will fit very well. Once i've got a hard copy of the shooting script we could then highlight the climatic points of the scenes as timing would be essential to accuratly take audiences through the 'rollercoster' of emotions. We've also discussed to incorporate various instruments such as saxophones, possibly strings and also incorporate electronic beats to help build an epic peice to fit the opening. We must also know exactly when the titles are to come in.

A huge mistake we have made is leaving little dicisions to be decided when we begin editing, this will make it a larger challenge then need be. It seems we have been rather un organised as even know during our filming days we don't have a finaly shooting script and we don't know how each scene is to be constructed as yet as we're constantly improving and refine our work as we go along. I feel as though we hadn't enough time to plan and refine ideas. Yet it's still a working progress.

In the next week we hope to have completed all filming, begun editing, finished composing the music and finished a script ready for recording (once Anna returns from her vacation). This then allows all members of the group one week to complete their evaluation which is adequate (and is a result of their lack of enthusiasm and willingness to contribute early on)