Pilot Evaluation

By completing the pilot shots of our thriller in our room, we discovered some things which wouldn't work.
Firstly, because there are three beds and other furniture in our room, it would be a struggle to fit in the room with all the added equipment. Also, the room is in an old, ornate house and we want our character to be more normal and have a more modern-style room. So, we've decided create a set in the studio so that we can create the room we've envisaged and one which is appropriate for our story line.
By testing out the different shots we decided on in our storyboard, we realised the close up shot of the filament bulb of the lamp was very effective and would be ideal for the titles of the cast and crew. We had an idea where the camera zooms in on one square on the Rubik's Cube so that the whole screen becomes that colour and from here, the screen changes colour a few times, whilst the titles are showing, until it turns grey and connects with the next shot of the boy's pyjamas. After discussing this idea, we came to the conclusion that, as the colour may look effective, they have no relevance to the story or key themes and have therefore decided to cut this shot.
We found that the tracking shot across the Airfix models on the desk would be very effective, however, after attempting it a few times, we realised that it's one of the hardest shots to get right but will be worth it in the end.
A lot of our thriller will be done by editing, so on the day of filming, we might not need as much time as other groups, however we understand that the editing afterwards will be a long process so we're trying to plan and schedule that to ensure that we get everything we want to have, finished and ready, in the time limit.