Problem with editing.

On the 9th December the mac had a fault and lost our video, we are now having to stop editing today and are going to have to re edit and re upload next lesson when we have the tape. Meaning that meeting our deadline will be hard work, leaving only a week to edit. The group is not happy. 

Poster for our thriller.

This could be used as a promotional poster for our movie. The piture is a location shot from where we filmed and it was edited so that it would look darker and scarier. The writing says 'You Don't Know What Might Be Watching'. This allows the audience to know where the movie may take place and also what could be the storyline of the movie as the words lead towards the idea that something or someone may be watching.

Outfits for our characters.

We chose this outfit for the stalker character because the dark clothing represents the negative view that we want to portray in the film. Also, wearing tracksuit bottoms and a sweat jumper shows that she isn't the perfect, fashionable girl which is why she is envious of the victim in the film.

We chose this outfit for the victim because it would be seen as a fashionable outfit which is partly the reason why the stalker is jealous of her. Also, with the laced dress it portrays an unassuming, delicate girl which suggests her innocence.

With these two pictures it shows the juxtaposing outfits from the victim to the stalker character. It clearly shows the difference between the two characters and the reasons why the stalker would be jealous of the victim. 

Chloe

Storyboard for our film idea.

Rebecca

Practicing for camera shots.

We decided to practice our camera shots the day before filming our thriller film, this helped us to practise shots aswell as identify shots which would be effecteive for our thriller film. 

Music Idea's

The beginning of this song could be good for our thriller until the word's come in. It has quite an eerie feel and the drumbeat could mark significant movements within the film


This is a good thriller song with a tempo change which could mark a significant point in the two minute opening. It gives an eerie feel and allows the audience to feel scared, but also excited for what is to come.


To change the style of music, we could use a creepy upbeat dubstep track. It would add anticipation to the movie and keep people on the edge of their seat.


This could be used and then switched, to give it a happy feel and then suddenly switch to quite a creepy horror track which could show contrast between the two people as well as the change in situation.



This could also be used as a relaxing track which could be mixed with a horror track to create the atmosphere.



This could also be used as a transition track with the deep sound at the beginning.

Mia and Tia

Edited Focus Group for thriller film.

 

Mia, Tia, Rebecca and chloe.

Unedited Focus Group for thriller.

Mia,Chloe,Rebecca,Tia.

Letter of Permission Completed and signed by land owner.

Letter of permission

Mrs U. Darrell
The Howe
Halstead
Essex

Tuesday 8th November 2011

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to ask for your permission to use your land to film our Thriller film. We plan on filming towards Christmas 2011/ January 2012 . If you kindly give us your permission we would prefer to film during the day if it is convenient for you. We will inform you closer to the time the date of which we will intend to film, if we have your full permission to do so.

Yours faithfully,

Tia Downey, Mia Fearn, Rebecca Hayden & Chloe Howe.

Our Focus Group Powerpoint in pictures.

For our focus group we decided to present our questions as a PowerPoint, as it makes it more interesting to watch for the focus group. We also included clips throughout our PowerPoint as once again it’s more exciting for the group; it also shows visually and verbally our film ideas as well as other thriller films, to allow them to have a better understanding of the genre. We decided to use a PowerPoint as it is also another creative way of expressing our ideas rather than continuous writing, it also allowed us to organise our ideas and remember exactly what we wanted to say. We also asked the group a series of questions to involve them and to get their opinions and ideas across to give us a better understanding of our target audiences requirements for our thriller film.

Rebecca and Tia.

Thriller Reserach- Mood Board in pictures.

We decided to express our ideas and research on thriller films through a mood board as this is a creative way of showing research. It also allowed us to see all the key aspects of thriller films all on one page. All the aspects which are explored on the mood board are key features we felt were necessary and stood out in a thriller film, we intend to use many of these ideas for our own personal thriller film. We explored key camera shots, key editing, key characters and settings as these are all crucial for a thriller film. We identified different types of the four headings to show our understanding in the variations of types of key thriller features.

Chloe and Rebecca.

Questionnaire Results.

We portrayed and expressed our questionnaire results through a stage of graphs as this shows our results visually. It makes the results easy to understand as well as clear. This is also a more creative way of showing our results, as well as showing our creativity it shows our knowledge and talents in using technology.

By Rebecca and Chloe

Our Questionnaire.

Thriller Film Questionnaire
(Circle your chosen answer)
1. What is your age group?

15-18
19-25
26+

2. Are you male or female?

Female
Male

3. Do you like thriller films?
Yes
No

4. What do you enjoy most about thriller films?

Crime
Suspense
Violence
Romance
Other __________________________________

5. Do you prefer films set in the past, present or future?

Past
Present
Future

6. Do you prefer a storyline which is ambiguous or obvious? Do you like to think about the story or be told? Why?

Ambiguous
Obvious

7. Do you prefer films in colour or black and white?
Colour
Black and white

We choice to use a questionnaire to explore the needs of the target audience to see what they require and wish to see in their thriller film. We interviewed several age groups to see the similarities and differences, the questionnaire helped us to identify what the audience wants as well as what they require.

By Rebecca and Chloe

Final idea

Our story line consists of a girl thats leading the perfect life who is being watched and observed by her complete opposite, a girl who is lonely and envious. The girl is stalking the other because of a previous relationship in the past where the envious girl was left out and bullied by the "perfect girl". Our thriller film starts with the end, allowing the story to continue throughout the film. Allowing the audience to be gripped and feel suspense, encouraging them to continue watching.

Our thriller is a based around crime between two teenage girls aged 15. It involves one envious girl stalking and following the 'perfect girl' seeking revenge and pain. We will use two settings to make the scenes clear and easier to use a range of shots without confusion. We have chose these settings because............................

Below the scenes we will have the timings along the bottom to show the step by step events of the killing and stalking. Which also gives the feel of a diary or documentary, varying our film and making it different. Our film also describes and portrays different stereotypes and the effects it has on people, driving them to the craziest of things.

Below is a step to step guide of our story line

L.A Confidential

L.A Confidential.
Dir: Curtis Hanson
1997
Bright Colours.
Happy music.
Titles are part of the movie and bold.
Champagne bottle pops and a man thinks its a gunshot, Lots of crime.
Arrests
Titles tell us who the people are.
Dark Lighting.
Police are drinking.
Domestic.
1950's = Cars, Music, Famous stars eg. Marilyn Monroe.
Organised Crime
Close-up, Angle.

Leon

Leon
Director: Luke Besson
Title sequence: Black and white titiles, then becomes part of a movie.
Camera shots: Birds eye view, Extreme Close Up, Establishing Shot. Camera guides into a shop = establishing shot.
Location: New York City.
Mise-en-scene: Murder in first couple of minutes, More follow within the first 10 minutes shows the use of violence and crime
Use of drugs.
Music: Music gets louder and more dramatic before the knife is put around the man's throat, then it cuts.
Era: 90's.

The opening scene of Leon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUl3nVn9YcY

Goodfella's

Goodfellas
Dir: Martin Scorsese

Main actors: Robert De Niro
Soundtrack and titles move together - synchronised.
Sets time and place.
Dark Lighting used to create suspicion and suspense.
Very Violent actions showing a key aspect of thriller films.
Blast from the plast - Monologue.
Black and white titles.
Meet main characters stright away to allow the audience to identify the main characters instantly.

Music is upbeat, not menacing.
Their all men showing the role of women in thriller films as non existent.

Opening of Goodfellas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2RofOEAEU

Mia, Rebecca, Chloe, Tia

Resevoir Dogs

Resevoir Dogs
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Title screens with voice over.
Over the shoulder shot, Shot reverse shot, Tracking Shot - shows varation in camera shots in thriller films.
Title sequence: Blank screen with song and images of the main characters with their names below.
Dialogue orientated more talking than action.
Slow motion walking shows use of editing.
Costume: Suits, Slipped back hair and ray-bans. Shows sophistication and status.
Set in Early 90's/Late 80's.
Casual atmosphere.
We assume that they are gangster's due to the key features listed above.

Opening titles of Resevoir Dogs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qBWc8FCEEM&feature=related

Chloe, Mia, Rebecca, Tia

Sin City

Sin City
Director:Frank Miller
Black and white except for red colours - Focal black and white.
Set in 50's.
Eerie old music in the background(Diegetic sound) Music empahsises when the film was set.

Negative lighting creates atmosphere and suspicion.
Pathetic Fallacy creates emotion and a sense of atmosphere throughout the scenes.
Sophisticated style.
Film Noir empahsises on sophistication.

Opening Scene of Sin City:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm4YTs_Mr5M
Chloe, Rebecca, Tia, Mia