Storyboards

Using a storyboard is useful to know what we are going to do when we actually get round to filming our clip. However the storyboard is rough so it isn't set in stone how long our clips will be our whever we use them at all.

Brainstorming ideas

Our brainstorm will give idea to our group of what we will film and how we will film it.
We planned how we would lay out the shots, the sound and music we will used in our short, what questions it will leave the audience and what feel it will create.

Plot

Our film plot is about a man (Michael's character) who is obsessed with obeying the rules made by God and if people weren't to obey them they will become sinners. For example, no sex before marriage. He believes that if anyone breaks these rules then they deserve to die. He hunts these people down and kills them. In the opening sequence you will see the man (Michael's character) enter a girls house ready to kill her. You will see a lot of extreme close ups that reveal certain hints about the girl (but not giving too much away). The audience will be left asking themselves;
 -Who is this man?
 -What does he want with this girl?
 -What has the girl done wrong?
 -Why are we being shown lots of extreme close ups of house hold objects?

Setting Photos

I think this area would be good to film in as it is by a busy road so it'll constantly have a background noise which would mean that our group won't need to include music also there are long path ways around it so it could possibly build up tension if we film a walking scene.

This area would be good to film in as it is an open area with little houses around so we could create an affect that it is in a different location.

I think this area will be good to film in as it's an ominous place and is busy during the day so it'll create a lively feeling for our introduction. 

Questionaires

Each survey was taken from a different gender so we can get a wider perspective on what people will expect from a thriller. Both of the questionaires came from our target audience, 15 -18 year olds, so their opinions will really matter when it comes to thinking up our initial plot idea.

Survey

Presentation 1

Vox Pops

Our Vox pops were successful as we were able to ask our target audience what they want to see from a thriller film. Each person we asked gave valuable feedback that would help us for when we film our clips and plan what we will film.

Conventions of a Thriller

Panic Room

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Skyfall

Skyfall by BluntToothbrush on GoAnimate

The animation above goes into detail on the introduction of Skyfall.
Skyfall is directed towards a younger audience, of which is our target. Skyfall does this by using things that lots of teens enjoy due to its use of violence throughout.
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Falling into the water -
Text location underwater -

Main title -

Title Sequence - Order

Title Sequence on Prezi

Bridget Jones's Diary

Cinematography

The part in the introduction for Bridget Jones's Diary where she starts singing "All by myself" is just a long shot that lasts for the whole length of the the song. Before she is singing the camera sits on the left of her with her positioned on the right of the cameras view. This gives the audience an overview of her room and whats inside it. However when she starts singing the camera changes its location and centers on Bridget. This is so the viewer can focus more on her whilst she is singing. The use of this is to also show that she is alone in the room and has been in there for a long time due to the mess around her. 

Mise-en-scene

In the introduction for Bridget Jones the lighting is low key which creates a dark and lonely feeling of the film. When outside there isn't much lighting but it seems brighter than it is due to the snow. Also Bridget's wearing red Christmas pajamas; the colour of the pajamas may symbolise either the love or anger she is feeling due to her being alone, it also relates to Christmas because it is red and reminds us that she is alone, even on Christmas.

Editing

In the beginning of the clip the camera tracks over to different things, the camera then fades into a different item. For example it fades into the party hat from a shot of the house. This demonstrates how insignificant she feels and could represent how she is living her life by just doing one task at a time. 

Sound 

The cliche song "All By Myself" is mimed to by Bridget Jones to show how lonely she is, the lyrics of the song simply show what her life is like. The fact that there is no diegetic sound during the clip shows how lonely she is as no one is there to talk to her. 

Wallander

Wallander on Prezi

Brick

Brick

In the introduction for Brick we see two characters. The man is curled up along the wall and the other character is a woman who is dead on the floor of the sewer. 

For the cinematography for the introduction of Brick I noticed that the director used a lot of extreme close ups, the use of extreme close ups was to show different parts of each character. This will allow the audience to see what kind of person they are and who they are. For example the man is wearing a glasses, throughout the film you see the man's glasses as a major focal point. 

The sound playing over the clip is mainly non-diegetic. The main score in this is a bell that rings periodically, the bells signify the school bell ringing to show the age of both the characters and to show that they go to school. The music stops at the sound of the locker smashing from here there is little audio apart from background noise of the other people in the school. In the very first clip there should be water noises but the audio is removed so the clip can have silences to build up tension and suspension about what's happening. The music also makes it seem a bit more out of focus and day dreamy as we cannot hear and ambient sounds as you would block out ambient sounds if you were to be in a day dream state.

From the mise-en-scene in this film we can see it is set in quite a modern urban day and setting with the main character wearing jeans and a jacket with some shoes which is what we mainly as a young man who isn't in either an important job or is still in education. 

The editing in this clip is quick cuts when they cut between the two characters. This is to show who the characters are and to show each individual detail of the characters so the viewers can identify them later them on in the film.

Sixth Sense

Sixth Sense

 Cinematography

The entire clip uses a a wide range of camera shots. The first shot scene is an extreme close up of the Light bulb turning on, this clip gives builds up tension in a way for the viewer as they won't know what the meaning is of the light bulb turning on. 

From here lot's of medium shots are used of this character. She progresses deeper into the wine cellar, here they use a shot where the camera is positioned behind the wine rack and it follows the character as she picks her bottle of wine. The camera uses a crane whilst she selects her bottle. From here the director uses mid shots to show the characters interactions with this mysterious being.  In the first shot behind the wine rack the camera is in a position as though we are in the eyes of a character that is watching the lady.

Mise-en-scene

The light bulb is  a major prop in the introduction. With it being the first thing focused on and it being one of the longest clips in the introduction scene it shows that the light bulb is a major part of the story line and a major part to this girl's story.
What she is wearing also effects the viewers opinion on her. Her blue dress and high heels shoes show that she is vulnerable and that she wouldn't be able to escape easily.

The basement is also very empty and doesn't look safe and it doesn't look like a safe area for her to be alone in. 

Editing

The editing in this clip is very slow paced this is so the director can build up  tension for the viewer. Whilst the shots are taking place people will be predicting what's going to be happening during the clip. This is also because there is no action going on during the scene so the director has no action to cut to. 

The credits us a fade in and a fade out effect to build suspense between each one and to show the style of the movie, also the font used is a horror, thriller style movie. 

Sounds

The sounds start of with a non-diegetic sound to which is a wind blowing sound, this is done to make the audience feel cold and alone. The score is high pitched and shrill this creates a thriller feeling for the audience

When the credits end and the acting starts the character looks at the wine glasses and taps the bottles, the sound is hyperbolic. From here all the sounds are hyperbolic. This is done to increase tension again for the audience and to make the audience predict that

Memento Opening Sequence

Trailer and Opening Sequnce

There are many difference between movie trailers and movie openings. A major example is that movie trailers show snippets taken from throughout the film,this will sum up the plot of the movie in a short space of time.
On the other hand an opening sequence is very different to a trailer. It starts establishing who the characters are and doesn't give to much information away about any of the characters.

Brief

Preliminary task

WWW: When Joe opens the door the clips followed together well. The 3 clips we had of Joe opening the door didn't over lap each other.
We used an eyeline match when Emily and Joe are having a conversation.
We also included very fast cuts whilst doing the shot reverse shot.

EBI:  In the clip where Joe eats the Haribo he starts laughing and then turning away.
To also ensure that all the clips we film would correspond with clips that follow.
To ensure that we keep to the 180 degrees rule when filming our shots. 

Push A Little Button

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Embedding Short Clips Using TubeChop

(Ignore the red counter in the top corner, it's just my recording software)

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