Problems

During filming and editing of our opening sequence we faced some problems. While we were filming, time wasn't on our side as it got dark really quickly and by the end of the opening sequence the audience could hardly see the characters. For our opening sequence it was supposed to be filmed in the early hours of the morning and getting lighter. As a consequence, we had to find a way to it to make it less shocking that it was getting darker. We then decided to add a 'fade in' transition as so it was less of  a shock to the audience at the fact it was getting darker. Even though filming didn't go according to plan, it did create an negative and chilling atmosphere within the storyline of the opening sequence, which we were trying to create in the first place, so it having it getting darker wasn't a major problem as we found a way to make good use of it.

The jogger is circled in red

Another problem we faced was while we were filming we did not realise that there was a jogger in the background on top of the hill. Although the jogger maybe be tiny and could hardly be seen, it wasn't a big deal as we couldn't do anything about it anyway because the only software we were using was iMovie and was not able to remove him from the shot.

Within our opening sequence there is a scene when Jenny hears twigs snap as if someone was there or watching them. However, we thought that we couldn't hear the twigs very well as it blended in at the part when Micheal was digging up the dirt. We realised we needed to make the twig snap harder and louder so we replaced it with an audio clip we found online so it could be heard better.

Our last problem with our opening sequence was the fact that we didn't film enough shots as we intended to as it got extremely cold and getting darker quickly. This also had a impact on the actors and ourselves because we were all getting cold and impatient. Therefore, we had learnt from our lesson but unfortunately did not have enough time to film on another day.

Monica Wyithe