Identical - Final Cut

This is the Final Cut of the Opening Scene of Identical.

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Soundtracks for Identical

This is one of the first soundtracks that I heard and liked the sound of for the opening scene of Identical. I particularly liked the opening of this song as it is calm and relaxed and this is the exact atmosphere that I wanted to create at beginning of the Opening Scene of Identical. However, the rest of the soundtrack didn't appeal to me as much because even though there were the odd long violin note that created a lil bit of suspense in the audience, it wasn't enough suspense that I wanted to create in the atmosphere. Overall, this soundtrack also seemed a bit too jolly and happy for a horror film, so I didn't choose this for the soundtrack of Identical.

Crypt Creeper is an amazing soundtrack to use for the opening scene of a horror film like Identical because it has the correct amount of tension and suspense that is perfect for an opening scene with the genre of horror with the deep long notes that are used. However, I found that this soundtrack is very limited in the sense that it was too short to fit the full two minutes of the Opening Scene. Even though I could just repeat the soundtrack one after the other, I felt that it would sound unusual and wouldn't fit the entire storyline at certain points as tension could have been created in atmospheres where I wanted it to be calm, which is not what I wanted to achieve.

At the beginning of the opening scene of Identical I wanted to create a calm and relaxed atmosphere as I have mentioned above. I felt that Infinite Puddle definately achieves this criteria. It was a definate possibility to use this backing soundtrack because it also sounds like a popular dance tune that an actual teenager would listen by BassHunter. Because it sounds like a dance tune, it could link to my target audience of teenagers as well as the two main characters in Identical and could attractmy target audience as this tune may be something they are interested in or something that they would normally listen to. However as you kno this isn't the soundtrack that I used in Identical mainly because again I thought it was too calm and relaxed anf it wouldn't fit the parts where real horror and fear is needed to be created.

The Axeman Cometh is a great soundtrack. It gives off tension and suspense with the long violin notes that are used and also has this rhythmed beat that could connote the beating of Imogen's heart as she approaches her possessed twin Amanda. This I felt was the perfect soundtrack that would fit my storyline perfectly on screen because at different times into the soundtrack, there are calm bits which I could have used in the beginning of Identical. The only main reason why I didn't use this soundtrack was because this soundtrack was used on another member of my media class's work. I did not realise this till I watched her animatic, therefore I did not want to use the same soundtrack as I wanted my Opening Scene of Identical to be different and unique.

The 3rd Place is the last and final soundtrack that I found and made the final cut of the Opening Scene of Identical. I am really pleased with this soundtrack as it achieves all the moods that I wanted to create in Identical. I especially like the sudden piercing sound at the beginning of the soundtrack. It is calm and  relaxed in some places and creates tension and suspense in other places. The parts of the soundtrack that are calm and relaxed are parts where there is that deep note that is constantly being played in the background throughout the soundtrack. The parts that create tension and suspense are the parts where there is a loud piercing sound that starts off low and gets louder and louder and then just stops abruptly.  This soundtrack is a full three minutes and my opening clip was only two minutes so what I did was pick out the best bits of this soundtrack and fit them with the action that was happening on screen. So initially I had made my very own soundtrack to fit the needs and purpose of the opening scene of Identical.

Filming Schedule for Identical

• Date: Wednesday 17th March 2010
• Time: 5:00pm - 5:45pm
• Activity: Making the letters that would go on the door of Amanda's Room
• Additional Notes: Prop for Identical

• Date: Saturday 20th March 2010
• Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
• Activity: Experimenting with different lighting to be used in Amanda's Room
• Additional Notes: Decided to use the Red Lamp

• Date: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
• Time: 7:00pm - 7:20pm
• Activity: Ringing actress to see if she is available for filming
• Additional Notes: Decided to film on the following Saturday

• Date: Thursday 25th March 2010
• Time: 1:10pm - 1:20pm
• Activity: Booking the Camera for filming
• Additional Notes: Booked camera to pick up on Friday

• Date: Thursday 25th March
• Time: 4:45pm - 5:15pm
• Activity: On the phone to actress and discussing the costumes that she should wear
• Additional Notes: Decided on two costumes to portray two different characters

• Date: Saturday 27th March 2010
• Time: 12:30pm - 12:45pm
• Activity: Sorting out the first filming set with the organised papers on the floor
• Additional Notes: Used papers from actual college work

• Date: Saturday 27th March 2010
• Time: 1:00pm - 4:15pm
• Activity: Filming the scenes for Identical
• Additional Notes: Filmed chronologically. Actress had to change costume.

• Date: Tuesday 30th March 2010
• Time: 9:55am - 10:50am
• Activity: Capturing the filming onto the computer to start editing
• Additional Notes: Managed to capture successfully after problems at the beginning of session

• Date: Wednesday 31st March 2010
• Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
• Activity: Looking through the filming footage and deciding which takes to use
• Additional Notes: Decided a re-filming session was in order

• Date: Friday 2nd April 2010
• Time: 4:35pm - 4:45pm
• Activity: Ringing actress again to schedule another time for re-filming
• Additional Notes: Decided to re-film the following Sunday

• Date: Sunday 4th April 2010
• Time: 1:30pm - 2:45pm
• Activity: Re-filming footage using different shots too
• Additional Notes: Successful re-filming session. Actress already knew what she was doing

• Date: Wednesday 7th April 2010
• Time: 11:15am - 12:15pm
• Activity: Captured the new footage of Identical
• Additional Notes: No technical problems

• Date: Wednesday 7th April 2010
• Time: 12:20pm - 1:10pm
• Activity: Began to mix and match footage from the old and new filming
• Additional Notes: Chose particular clips to use in actual Opening Scene of Identical

• Date: Monday 12th April 2010
• Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
• Activity: Started to use Editing Software to begin editing process
• Additional Notes: First just putting the action in chronological order and cutting

• Date: Wednesday 14th April 2010
• Time: 11:15am - 1:10pm
• Activity: Carried on editing Identical
• Additional Notes: Still finding the best take of a scene to put into final opening scene

• Date: Thursday 15th April 2010
• Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Activity: Adding Soundtrack to edited opening scene
• Additional Notes: Decided to cut different parts of the soundtrack to fit the action on screen rather than letting the soundtrack just play from original start to finish

• Date: Monday 19th April 2010
• Time: 1:10pm - 3:00pm
• Activity: Adding effects on particular scenes so that the opening clip would fit two minutes
• Additional Notes: Also adding sound effects like thuds

• Date: Wednesday 21st  April 2010
• Time: 11:15am - 12:30pm
• Activity: Adding the Title, Director's name and Actress' name to the clip
• Additional Notes: Choosing the right font successfully

• Date: Wednesday 21st April 2010
• Time: 12:45pm - 1:00pm
• Activity: Final watch of the final editted opening clip to check for any last minute touches to be made
• Additional Notes: The odd minor second cuts were made and placing thuds and titles in timed positions.

Opening Clip of Identical.

Filmed, Edited, Done.