http://bloggerben-media.blogspot.com/ Benjamin Yeo
http://nataliaantoniou.blogspot.com/ Natalia Antoniou
http://joshhardy.blogspot.com/ Josh Kanvar
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Individual Blog Links
www.niecywiecy.blogspot.com/ Shanice Mantey
http://bloggerben-media.blogspot.com/ Benjamin Yeo
http://nataliaantoniou.blogspot.com/ Natalia Antoniou
http://bloggerben-media.blogspot.com/ Benjamin Yeo
http://nataliaantoniou.blogspot.com/ Natalia Antoniou
Brainstorm of Titles For Our Opening Sequence
We didnt think of a title until after the clip, so that it was easier analyse the clip and then think of a title that related to it Here is a brainstorm of titles we thought up that related to the opening sequence.
We finally went with the film title 'Paranoia'. This is because we thought it related most to the film idea due to the fact that the character Shanice, acts in a extremely paranoid and psychotic manner after she recieves a mysterious phonecall.
We aslo added an effect to the title when it was displayed on the screen at the end by placing a primary recording over the text being whispered.
We finally went with the film title 'Paranoia'. This is because we thought it related most to the film idea due to the fact that the character Shanice, acts in a extremely paranoid and psychotic manner after she recieves a mysterious phonecall.
We aslo added an effect to the title when it was displayed on the screen at the end by placing a primary recording over the text being whispered.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Story Board
This is the original Story Board hand drawn..
This is more of the beginning of our Opening Sequence because the interview is what sets everything up and as an interview we had to ensure that we would still experiment and use a range of camera shots and angles as everything presented in an interview is very static between a person being intervied and the interviewer (teacher). We had to ensure that the shot reverse shots between these two were not all the same and boring so the storyboard helped remind us of using different camera angles/shots with what speech and what character and if there was any sound effects that were to be used.
Digital Story Board
This is more of the beginning of our Opening Sequence because the interview is what sets everything up and as an interview we had to ensure that we would still experiment and use a range of camera shots and angles as everything presented in an interview is very static between a person being intervied and the interviewer (teacher). We had to ensure that the shot reverse shots between these two were not all the same and boring so the storyboard helped remind us of using different camera angles/shots with what speech and what character and if there was any sound effects that were to be used.
Digital Story Board
Friday, 26 March 2010
Filming & Editing Schedule
December 2009
8th – On this day, we planned our opening sequence by creating the brief storyline.
11th – We came up with different ideas which may fit in better with the concept of a physiological thriller. We also
had to consider the resources we had available to do this.
16th – Our group took photos of each other to use for our profile pictures. We also took photos of certain surrounding which we were planning to use in the opening sequence.
January 2010
4th - The start of the filming, which all of us were included in. The setting of this scene was in a classroom. This was filmed after school, in order to use effective low key lighting.
15th- Our group stayed back after school to re-film and continue on with the scene that we had previously begun.
18th We continued to film the exiting of the classroom and we also managed to film the beginning of the aftermath from leaving the classroom. This included filming handheld shots. All of this filming was carried out after school.
19th - We carried on filming clips of the classroom but from different angles including from outside of the classroom.
21st - On this day, we uploaded all the footage we had. We looked over areas of improvement.
26th - Our group stayed behind after school to film the handheld scene which consisted of our entire group. This was a key scene in the storyline of the film. This scene was continuously filmed to make it perfect.
29th - On the 29th and the 3rd two members of our group worked in lesson to keep our blogs up to date. The other half of our group progressed in editing (rearranging clips, adding transitions and deleting clips that were not needed).
February 2010
3rd - We filmed over bits that were not as effective as they could be. For instance we went over bits from the classroom, in the form of a variety of different angles.
5th - Our group carried out research in lesson to find appropriate background music for certain clips in our opening sequence. We eventually managed to find one which we used.
10th - As well as continuously updating the blog, we also stayed behind after school to re film the handheld scene and the scene of Shanice going crazy in the classroom, this time using lighting.
17th - We recorded all the backing audio that we had to use (voice over’s).
18th - We filmed the interview scene which we had to arrange with teachers. We then uploaded the footage.
19th - We filmed the leading up to the interview waiting to be interview – set at the seating area).
March 2010
2nd - Our group arranged another date in the office to re film the interview. We had to improve on certain errors which we had made before, in terms of more camera angles as well as more shot reverse shot between the teacher and the student. We then edited after school as well as in lesson.
8th - On this day as well as the 12th and the 22nd, we uploaded the remaining footage and we then edited this order to create a smoother flow from clip to clip.
12th - On this day as well as the 8th and the 22nd, we edited this order to create a smoother flow from clip to clip.
22nd - On this day as well as the 8th and the 12th, we edited this order to create a smoother flow from clip to clip.
25th - We have finished!
8th – On this day, we planned our opening sequence by creating the brief storyline.
11th – We came up with different ideas which may fit in better with the concept of a physiological thriller. We also
had to consider the resources we had available to do this.
16th – Our group took photos of each other to use for our profile pictures. We also took photos of certain surrounding which we were planning to use in the opening sequence.
January 2010
4th - The start of the filming, which all of us were included in. The setting of this scene was in a classroom. This was filmed after school, in order to use effective low key lighting.
15th- Our group stayed back after school to re-film and continue on with the scene that we had previously begun.
18th We continued to film the exiting of the classroom and we also managed to film the beginning of the aftermath from leaving the classroom. This included filming handheld shots. All of this filming was carried out after school.
19th - We carried on filming clips of the classroom but from different angles including from outside of the classroom.
21st - On this day, we uploaded all the footage we had. We looked over areas of improvement.
26th - Our group stayed behind after school to film the handheld scene which consisted of our entire group. This was a key scene in the storyline of the film. This scene was continuously filmed to make it perfect.
29th - On the 29th and the 3rd two members of our group worked in lesson to keep our blogs up to date. The other half of our group progressed in editing (rearranging clips, adding transitions and deleting clips that were not needed).
February 2010
3rd - We filmed over bits that were not as effective as they could be. For instance we went over bits from the classroom, in the form of a variety of different angles.
5th - Our group carried out research in lesson to find appropriate background music for certain clips in our opening sequence. We eventually managed to find one which we used.
10th - As well as continuously updating the blog, we also stayed behind after school to re film the handheld scene and the scene of Shanice going crazy in the classroom, this time using lighting.
17th - We recorded all the backing audio that we had to use (voice over’s).
18th - We filmed the interview scene which we had to arrange with teachers. We then uploaded the footage.
19th - We filmed the leading up to the interview waiting to be interview – set at the seating area).
March 2010
2nd - Our group arranged another date in the office to re film the interview. We had to improve on certain errors which we had made before, in terms of more camera angles as well as more shot reverse shot between the teacher and the student. We then edited after school as well as in lesson.
8th - On this day as well as the 12th and the 22nd, we uploaded the remaining footage and we then edited this order to create a smoother flow from clip to clip.
12th - On this day as well as the 8th and the 22nd, we edited this order to create a smoother flow from clip to clip.
22nd - On this day as well as the 8th and the 12th, we edited this order to create a smoother flow from clip to clip.
25th - We have finished!
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Music
We legally downloaded an instrumental from youtube. It was a small clip of a piano that sounded slightly scary but not too much. We chose it because it was music that could play in the backgrounds of our scenes. It wasn't the type music to draw the audience away from what was really going on.
Here is the clip we downloaded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJ5cdDBoaE
The clip can also be found on our profile in "audio".
Another bit of audio that we had used in our Opening Sequence is the voice over at the end of "Paranoia". We recorded this using one of the girls voice (Natalia) by recording them say it on the mac computer on iMovie HD. This was simple as you could record straight onto the programme and the poject that was open. So we recorded a few versions and edited and chose one to use. The purpose of this is that the text not only looked to plain but the way that it was said was in a whisper almost and as for an opening sequence the movie would then carry on from this clip/scene in our Opening Sequence.
Here is the clip we downloaded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJ5cdDBoaE
The clip can also be found on our profile in "audio".
Another bit of audio that we had used in our Opening Sequence is the voice over at the end of "Paranoia". We recorded this using one of the girls voice (Natalia) by recording them say it on the mac computer on iMovie HD. This was simple as you could record straight onto the programme and the poject that was open. So we recorded a few versions and edited and chose one to use. The purpose of this is that the text not only looked to plain but the way that it was said was in a whisper almost and as for an opening sequence the movie would then carry on from this clip/scene in our Opening Sequence.
Monday, 15 March 2010
Props
The only prop used was the mobile phone. This was used at the scene where Shenice would go back to the classroom as this what she forgot.
This was an important prop because this is what caused the drama in the first place. We knew that this is what will make audiences wonder what was it about the phone call that caused Shenice to react. This is apart of the whole mystery and the trigger to her astranged behaviour.
This was an important prop because this is what caused the drama in the first place. We knew that this is what will make audiences wonder what was it about the phone call that caused Shenice to react. This is apart of the whole mystery and the trigger to her astranged behaviour.
Feedback On Opening Sequence, Feedback On Clips Not Used & Why
Feedback on overall Opening Sequence Amount of people asked 20 Questions asked: 1)Did you enjoy the Opening sequence? 
2)What Element did you like most about the opening sequence? (choose 2) 
3)Did you understand the storyline? 
4)Did you think the acting was good? 
5)Did you find the music effective and did it create suspence? The general answer for this was yes the music did create suspence and caused those who watched it to want to watch more. 6)Do you think our film holds conventions of a thriller? if so, what? The common answer was "suspence" which people said it was is usually found in a thriller. 7)How would you improve our opening sequence? The improvements told by others were things like, having the setting darker would be better. Someone said create more suspense. Better acting. Actors should look more traumatised. The acting and the sript needs work and there was also someone saying we should change the title. Not all these things we feel are relevant because i feel that people were thinking about what they the individual wants as in they were being rather picky. Looking at the time we had, if we had more most of these points we would definately apply to our O.S. 8)Would you want to see the rest of the film? Most people said yes. 9)What would you rate the Opening sequence from a scale of 1-10 (1 being the lowest etc) 
Clips Not used why? The clips that we decided to disinclude were these two below the clip that involved Shanice singing turned out to be irrelevant as the filming went on.We found that it didn't really make sense and also confused us when it came to thinking about how it would flow onto the next scene. So we decided to cut this out and instead of saying we were filming a music video. We changed our film idea to us starting with a group of students just together doing work.
The clip in which we had the group leaving the block and messing around with the camera was removed because of the time limit that we had for the opening sequence.
We also removed it because we realised it wasn't so relevant and this was just an opening sequence we didn't want to much to occur in such a short space of time. The clip we thought was very good, the clip that showed paranoia
We liked this scene because it took all of us as a group to work together to make this work. The idea of us just flickering the lights to create the effect allowed us not to have to apply so much editing to it. This is also the scene that builds creates that paranoia effect just like the name of the opening sequence. This is what startled those who viewed it, this scene drew them into the sequence and caused them to really focus and leave them in suspence.
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Script
TEACHER-SO NATALIA WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
NATALIA-WELL I KNOW WE WERE THE ONLY STUDENTS LEFT AROUND IN SCHOOL BUT….
JOSH-ALL WE WERE DOING WAS PLANNING OUR MUSIC VIDEO
Cut to clip of Shanice singing
BEN-WELL I CAME IN LATE, SO AS SOON AS I CAME, THE GROUP WAS ALL READY TO GO.
Cut to clip of group walking out
NATALIA-I REMEMBER HEARING SHANICE SAY SHE WAS GOING BACK FOR HER PHONE (voice over for clip when shanice says she’s going back for her phone)
NATALIA-THEN I JUST HEARD
Cut to clip of Shanice screaming around in M7
SCREAMING!
TEACHER-WELL WAS SHE ALRIGHT?
BEN VOICEOVER-WELL I ASSUME SO BECAUSE WE STILL HAD THE CAMERA WITH US. I WAS STILL RECORDING. IT WAS ME, MARCO AND NATALIA JUST MESSING AROUND. I TURNED TO FILM SHANICE BUT SHE WAS JUST TAKING HER TIME. I TURNED BACK AROUND AND SHE WAS JUST IN MY FACE! FROM THEN ON I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER.
JOSH-WE CARRIED ON WALKING AND I ASKED KAYDEN WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER. I LOOKED BACK AND SAW NATALIA TALKING TO SHANICE.
NATALIA-SHANICE LOOKED SO SCARED, WE WERE MESSING ABOUT WITH THE CAMERA (until now it is a voiceover to clip until Shanice panicks)
AND SHE JUST STARTED PANICKING
SHE JUST PAN…….NICKE…D (breathing heavy starting to pass out) AND…..I….
SCRIPT IMPROVED PLUS FILM DIRECTIONS
BEGIN WITH NATALIA WALKING TOWARDS 6 FORM BLOCK.
BEN AND JOSH LOOK NERVOUS WAITING OUTSIDE THE OFFICE
TEACHER-SO NATALIA WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
NATALIA-WELL I KNOW WE WERE THE ONLY STUDENTS LEFT AROUND IN SCHOOL BUT….
JOSH-ALL WE WERE DOING WAS SOME GROUP WORK
HONEST, AND YEAH WE ENDED UP LEAVNG RATHER LATE (scratch neck looking nervous)
Cut to clip of Group getting up
BEN-WELL I CAME IN LATE, AS SOON AS I CAME IN THE GROUP WAS ALL READY TO GO.
Cut to clip of group walking out
NATALIA-WE WERE HEADING OUT OF M BLOCK BUT SHANICE SAID SHE HAD LEFT HER PHONE SO SHE WENT BACK FOR IT.
cut to clip of Shanice saying she’s going to get her phone
BEN-I COULD SLIGHTLY SEE HER THROUGH ONE OF THE SIDE WINDOWS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE REACHED FOR HER PHONE SHE LOOKED TROUBLED,………….. BUT STILL SHANICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WIERD
JOSH-SHE’S KINDA CRAZY……YEAH UMM YEAH SHE’S ODD
TEACHER-OK SO YOUR SAYING SHE’S RATHER CRAZY DOES THAT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHY M7 WAS LEFT IN SUCH A STATE…OR ARE THERE THINGS YOU AREN’T TELLING ME HMM
NATALIA-SIR HONESTLY IT WASN’T US, THE BOYS AND I WERE WAITING OUTSIDE M BLOCK, SHANICE WAS TAKING HER TIME I ASSUME SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE….SO WE WAITED
JOSH-FOR A WHILE
BEN-A LONG WHILE
NATALIA-I WAS ABOUT TO GO GET HER WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD….
JOSH-SCREAMING (act more hesitant, use more angles)
Cut to clip of Shanice screaming around in M7
TEACHER-SCREAMING!
WELL WAS SHE ALRIGHT?
BEN,NATALIA AND JOSH-WE DON’T KNOW! (echo words) (VOICE OVER CLIP IN WHICH OPENING SEQUENCE ENDS) (clip where shanice hits the window)
HOW THE SCRIPTS LOOK LIKE
NATALIA-WELL I KNOW WE WERE THE ONLY STUDENTS LEFT AROUND IN SCHOOL BUT….
JOSH-ALL WE WERE DOING WAS PLANNING OUR MUSIC VIDEO
Cut to clip of Shanice singing
BEN-WELL I CAME IN LATE, SO AS SOON AS I CAME, THE GROUP WAS ALL READY TO GO.
Cut to clip of group walking out
NATALIA-I REMEMBER HEARING SHANICE SAY SHE WAS GOING BACK FOR HER PHONE (voice over for clip when shanice says she’s going back for her phone)
NATALIA-THEN I JUST HEARD
Cut to clip of Shanice screaming around in M7
SCREAMING!
TEACHER-WELL WAS SHE ALRIGHT?
BEN VOICEOVER-WELL I ASSUME SO BECAUSE WE STILL HAD THE CAMERA WITH US. I WAS STILL RECORDING. IT WAS ME, MARCO AND NATALIA JUST MESSING AROUND. I TURNED TO FILM SHANICE BUT SHE WAS JUST TAKING HER TIME. I TURNED BACK AROUND AND SHE WAS JUST IN MY FACE! FROM THEN ON I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER.
JOSH-WE CARRIED ON WALKING AND I ASKED KAYDEN WHAT WAS WRONG WITH HER. I LOOKED BACK AND SAW NATALIA TALKING TO SHANICE.
NATALIA-SHANICE LOOKED SO SCARED, WE WERE MESSING ABOUT WITH THE CAMERA (until now it is a voiceover to clip until Shanice panicks)
AND SHE JUST STARTED PANICKING
SHE JUST PAN…….NICKE…D (breathing heavy starting to pass out) AND…..I….
SCRIPT IMPROVED PLUS FILM DIRECTIONS
BEGIN WITH NATALIA WALKING TOWARDS 6 FORM BLOCK.
BEN AND JOSH LOOK NERVOUS WAITING OUTSIDE THE OFFICE
TEACHER-SO NATALIA WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
NATALIA-WELL I KNOW WE WERE THE ONLY STUDENTS LEFT AROUND IN SCHOOL BUT….
JOSH-ALL WE WERE DOING WAS SOME GROUP WORK
HONEST, AND YEAH WE ENDED UP LEAVNG RATHER LATE (scratch neck looking nervous)
Cut to clip of Group getting up
BEN-WELL I CAME IN LATE, AS SOON AS I CAME IN THE GROUP WAS ALL READY TO GO.
Cut to clip of group walking out
NATALIA-WE WERE HEADING OUT OF M BLOCK BUT SHANICE SAID SHE HAD LEFT HER PHONE SO SHE WENT BACK FOR IT.
cut to clip of Shanice saying she’s going to get her phone
BEN-I COULD SLIGHTLY SEE HER THROUGH ONE OF THE SIDE WINDOWS, I NOTICED THAT WHEN SHE REACHED FOR HER PHONE SHE LOOKED TROUBLED,………….. BUT STILL SHANICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WIERD
JOSH-SHE’S KINDA CRAZY……YEAH UMM YEAH SHE’S ODD
TEACHER-OK SO YOUR SAYING SHE’S RATHER CRAZY DOES THAT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHY M7 WAS LEFT IN SUCH A STATE…OR ARE THERE THINGS YOU AREN’T TELLING ME HMM
NATALIA-SIR HONESTLY IT WASN’T US, THE BOYS AND I WERE WAITING OUTSIDE M BLOCK, SHANICE WAS TAKING HER TIME I ASSUME SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE….SO WE WAITED
JOSH-FOR A WHILE
BEN-A LONG WHILE
NATALIA-I WAS ABOUT TO GO GET HER WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD….
JOSH-SCREAMING (act more hesitant, use more angles)
Cut to clip of Shanice screaming around in M7
TEACHER-SCREAMING!
WELL WAS SHE ALRIGHT?
BEN,NATALIA AND JOSH-WE DON’T KNOW! (echo words) (VOICE OVER CLIP IN WHICH OPENING SEQUENCE ENDS) (clip where shanice hits the window)
HOW THE SCRIPTS LOOK LIKE
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Roles Of Group Members
Ben - Director, In charge of Editing, Filming and Acting,Updates Of Blog
Josh - Director, In charge of Editing, Filming and Acting,Updates Of Blog
Shanice - Director, In charge of Editing, Filming and Acting,Updates Of Blog
Natalia - Director, In charge of Editing, Filming and Acting,Updates Of Blog
All in charge of Organising & Planning as a group.
Josh - Director, In charge of Editing, Filming and Acting,Updates Of Blog
Shanice - Director, In charge of Editing, Filming and Acting,Updates Of Blog
Natalia - Director, In charge of Editing, Filming and Acting,Updates Of Blog
All in charge of Organising & Planning as a group.
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Initial Ideas
Initial Film Ideas
- Teenage Girl goes on killing spree and kills all the boys she has dated due to a curse given to her when born.
- Boy murdered, best freind unfolds the mystery behind the murder
- Girl abused by bully, turns into psychopath
- 4 teens in a media group , little do they know that one of them is a psycho, however all working together until they start to get freaked out by eachother
- teenager finds large amount of money in a train station and doesnt know what to do with it..unaware that he has soem of London's biggest gangstas tracking him/her
Types Of Characters We Would Use In Our Opening Sequence:
- Young adults - the reason we would definitley young adults/teenagers as our main characters is because as we are teenagers ourselves it is more convenient then having to schedule to film an adult and we can relate more to their lifestyles so easier to act out.
- Detective
- Psychopath
- Criminal/Villain
- The undercover enemy (enemy pretending to be friends with main (good natured) character but is secretly evil.
All of the above character types have a sense of mystery behind them, and to build up a film there needs to be alot of mystery and questioning, therefore these are strong characters to fill our film with suspense.
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Types Of Locations We Would Prefer To Use:
- Basement
- Photography darkroom
- Park
- Canteen Area
- Elms Office
- Teenage Girl goes on killing spree and kills all the boys she has dated due to a curse given to her when born.
- Boy murdered, best freind unfolds the mystery behind the murder
- Girl abused by bully, turns into psychopath
- 4 teens in a media group , little do they know that one of them is a psycho, however all working together until they start to get freaked out by eachother
- teenager finds large amount of money in a train station and doesnt know what to do with it..unaware that he has soem of London's biggest gangstas tracking him/her
Types Of Characters We Would Use In Our Opening Sequence:
- Young adults - the reason we would definitley young adults/teenagers as our main characters is because as we are teenagers ourselves it is more convenient then having to schedule to film an adult and we can relate more to their lifestyles so easier to act out.
- Detective
- Psychopath
- Criminal/Villain
- The undercover enemy (enemy pretending to be friends with main (good natured) character but is secretly evil.
All of the above character types have a sense of mystery behind them, and to build up a film there needs to be alot of mystery and questioning, therefore these are strong characters to fill our film with suspense.
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Types Of Locations We Would Prefer To Use:
- Basement
- Photography darkroom
- Park
- Canteen Area
- Elms Office
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Location
This is just outside the room that the group of students were in - this is where they would come to when they leave the room on the other side. We chose this location because the classroom was not to far from the door and in front had night lights which were like dimmed glow that helped anchor a convention of a thriller, and create an eery atmosphere.
This is the door opposite the image above - this is where the group would exit.
Here is another better view of the block and the windows to the right is where Shenice would be filmed when she receives the phone call.
This is inside the classroom. Flashbacks would be filmed in here and this is also where Shenice comes in to get her phone and is filmed throwing furniture around.
When the group exits, this is where they would go on after they leave the classroom. They would walk down this pathway to exit the school.
As ideas changed and time went over, we decided later on to not film this part.
As for this image, it is a view of when you leavce the school gates. This is where the group of students would walk down and split up to go there seperate ways and eventually lead to a scream or somethign happening to one of them.
As for the previous image, this was not used or filmed because of time going over and ideas changing.
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Questionaire
Our Group Questionnaire
What age group do you fall under?
16-24
25-31
32-44
45+
What gender are you?
Male
Female
What thrillers have you watched?
What Lies Beneath
Phone Booth
Se7en
The Blair Witch Project
Others
What types of thrillers are more appealing?
Terrorism
Psychological
Romantic Pursuit
Abduction
Political Conspiracy Supernatural
Others
What makes a good thriller?
Music
Actors
Sound Effect
Costume
Lighting
Others
What setting would you expect to see a thriller in?
A School
Graveyard
House
Public
Others
Analysing Results
When looking at the result above it showed us that most people liked thrillers that were phycological. From this we will make sure that our opening sequence will show phycological elements because it is only an opening sequence not an entire film. If it was an entire film we would most probably use this result to choose the genre of thriller, because that is what most of our audience would like.
What age group do you fall under?
16-24
25-31
32-44
45+
What gender are you?
Male
Female
What thrillers have you watched?
What Lies Beneath
Phone Booth
Se7en
The Blair Witch Project
Others
What types of thrillers are more appealing?
Terrorism
Psychological
Romantic Pursuit
Abduction
Political Conspiracy Supernatural
Others
What makes a good thriller?
Music
Actors
Sound Effect
Costume
Lighting
Others
What setting would you expect to see a thriller in?
A School
Graveyard
House
Public
Others
Analysing Results
When looking at the result above it showed us that most people liked thrillers that were phycological. From this we will make sure that our opening sequence will show phycological elements because it is only an opening sequence not an entire film. If it was an entire film we would most probably use this result to choose the genre of thriller, because that is what most of our audience would like.
Monday, 21 December 2009
Possible Locations
These are the locations that we are thinking of using for our opening sequence.
The Dark room
The reason for choosing this particular location is because this is how we want to begin our opening sequence...because our idea is set in school, this is one of the darkest rooms and the red colour could look slightly scary which would go well with the scenes we would like to film
Outside dark room
Pathway on school grounds
This would be a good place to film the scene in which the students in the school are all talking about what has just occured
Outside the Canteen
Gate leading out of school
This at night would be a good location to film students running out of the school grounds in fear
The Dark room
The reason for choosing this particular location is because this is how we want to begin our opening sequence...because our idea is set in school, this is one of the darkest rooms and the red colour could look slightly scary which would go well with the scenes we would like to film
Outside dark room
Pathway on school grounds
This would be a good place to film the scene in which the students in the school are all talking about what has just occured
Outside the Canteen
Gate leading out of school
This at night would be a good location to film students running out of the school grounds in fear
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Research & Planning
Film Idea
Story of a female assassin whose troubled thoughts send her on killing sprees. Her paranoia sends others lives into the hands of death. However her antics are easily noticed by sharp minded friend Dominic whose whole focus turns to finding the killer.
We slightly changed the opening sequence.
We’ve kept the idea of an emotionally unstable main character. However we have decided to put a unique spin on our thriller by incorporating the idea of voyeurism. We wanted to incorporate a natural effect within the setting to build up the suspense to the audience as they would not be aware of what will happen next.
In our opening sequence we begin by introducing the characters in a classroom setting, planning a music video. Little do they know that one of the main characters is psychotic, FOR REAL!
We reveal hints of the characters personality to build suspense
Film Synopsis
Psychological thriller about young Alicia. A troubled girl whose past determines the future of others. After the sudden death of Pedro, his best friend Dominic decided to investigate deeper into the mystery not knowing that his new friend is not all she that she appears . This was the initial film synopsis, we changed it a slight bit by using the name shanice instead of alicia. Due to the film idea being changed aswel our new film synopsis is....."Psychological thriller about a young group of students. Shanice a troubled girl whose past determines the future of others. Wierd events take place confusing each member of the group but will their disturbed selves prevent them from realising one of them had sealed the others fate.
Gothika – Opening Sequence
In the beginning of this opening sequence, the credits role and sponsors fade into text and previous text fades into other ones. Alongside this is the contrast between the white font and the black background as well as the deep resounding music. This is already giving an eerie approach to the movie. The last text shown is the title of the film Gothika – the letters are blurred and it appears all at different times conjoining with the chilling atmosphere. As the title is shown clearly, you hear a woman’s voice without actually seeing her but then the title fades into the face of the woman where the close up emphasises that she is looking at us the audience but we then gain the fact that the camera is first person. This gives a striking affect also because of what the character is talking about is rather psychotic. In the first 3 minutes of the opening sequence it shows the main character and we know this because we gather that she is the main focus as she is somewhat of a therapist who visits people in a certain place. This sets up the whole thriller film as we can also understand that the movie has something to do with her job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0e8SfWvXdM
Analysing Opening Credits
The Shining
The music used in the background during the opening credits of ‘The Shining’, has a slow tempo which gradually builds up. During the build up of the background music, a sudden change in the rhythm takes place which creates a ‘creepy’ and ‘strange’ atmosphere. The background sound gradually starts to echo, which adds to the eeriness of the situation. This rhythm is then slowly replaced by the opening music but this time, at a much louder rate and with a heavier bass line. The background sound used in ‘The Shining’ during the opening credits creates a immediate atmosphere for the viewers, as it starts to build tension.
The actual opening credits used appear very basic in terms of font and the fact that the titles scroll upwards on the screen (from the bottom to the top) shows nothing abnormal. The font colour used is a bright blue. Personally I believe the font and display of the opening credits give absolutely no clues whatsoever about the genre of the film. I believe the opening credits could have been used in a much more effective way, in terms of the colour, the styling of the font and also the moving display of the text. The opening credits are featured against a movement of a continuously changing bird’s eye view of a car travelling on a deserted mountain road. The setting of the complete openness creates a sense of ‘No escape’, which adds to the peculiar atmosphere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBEwYxnrv_Y
Unbreakable
‘Unbreakable’ is a psychological thriller film. The presentations of the opening film credits are completely different to that of ‘The Shining’. Unbreakable starts off with textual information displaying facts (sales of comic book), which relates to the further progression of the film. The start of the film begins and there is an immediate climax which builds the tension. Within two minutes into the film, the opening credits appear, on a black screen with white font. The credits are displayed in the centre of the screen and they change constantly by fading out and in. The credits continue to feature in the actual film (in a different scene to the one from the beginning). The background music, featured whilst the credits are being displayed, builds up in both volume and tempo. The music is repetitive, especially with the constant drum beats, thus adding to the fast paced and sudden storyline.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E69-oJ7TDc
Story of a female assassin whose troubled thoughts send her on killing sprees. Her paranoia sends others lives into the hands of death. However her antics are easily noticed by sharp minded friend Dominic whose whole focus turns to finding the killer.
We slightly changed the opening sequence.
We’ve kept the idea of an emotionally unstable main character. However we have decided to put a unique spin on our thriller by incorporating the idea of voyeurism. We wanted to incorporate a natural effect within the setting to build up the suspense to the audience as they would not be aware of what will happen next.
In our opening sequence we begin by introducing the characters in a classroom setting, planning a music video. Little do they know that one of the main characters is psychotic, FOR REAL!
We reveal hints of the characters personality to build suspense
Film Synopsis
Psychological thriller about young Alicia. A troubled girl whose past determines the future of others. After the sudden death of Pedro, his best friend Dominic decided to investigate deeper into the mystery not knowing that his new friend is not all she that she appears . This was the initial film synopsis, we changed it a slight bit by using the name shanice instead of alicia. Due to the film idea being changed aswel our new film synopsis is....."Psychological thriller about a young group of students. Shanice a troubled girl whose past determines the future of others. Wierd events take place confusing each member of the group but will their disturbed selves prevent them from realising one of them had sealed the others fate.
Analysing Opening Sequence
What lies beneath-
Camera zooms slowly into water, as if it is looking for something or wants us to look closer. This prepares the audience for the establishing shot which shows the environment and the surroundings of where the woman is. The tracking shot of her in the bath draws the audience in because it focuses on her and her only. It makes you think what is going to occur next. The medium shot of her and the view from out of the window gives the audience a view of their environment outside the window. Again the view of water leads back to the title. Another medium shot introduces the audience to characters so we have a fair idea of who we may be seeing in the film. The camera always tracks the lady it wants us to follow her, this can lead to a surprise or shock it causes the audience to become so wrapped up that they could be starled.
Mise-en-scene
The title itself “what lies beneath” give the audience a deeper thought into what this title actually means. Due to the setting consisting of water right at the beginning, one could say that it may have something to do with something beneath the water. Mist helps to contribute to the spookiness, creates an eerie atmosphere. The lighting in the house is rather dull in most places, kind of gives the feel that this isn’t going to be a bright story.
Sound
Sound is eerie and scary, slow and loud, this gives the audience a feel to how the atmosphere in the film will be. Sound of people fighting outside the window is very relevant because the audience can hardly see actors because it is an extreme long shot of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpvaGoT0tPU
The Blair Witch Project
Camera Movements – Throughout the opening sequence, handheld camera is used. This creates an atmosphere that the person filming and the people in the frame are by themselves. This also creates a sense of vulnerability.
Mise-en-scene – At the beginning of the opening scene, white text is used against a black background. This as well as the shaky text, creates a tense atmosphere. Straight after the text, a blurred image appears and eventually it focuses out on a lady who appears to be in her late teens. This immediately makes her seem venerable and the audience may even assume that she could be the target. The next part of the scene introduces another person who also appears to be in the same age group. This person being filmed is holding a camera, which he then pans around. A
Sound – The sound used in the opening scene is all diagetic as it is recorded onto the camcorder used in the actual film itself.
Editing – There is not much editing used in the opening sequence. The small editing that is used contains a majority of straight cuts and very few dissolving effects. There are parts of the scene where the colour changes to black and white.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAkKyDfEUnU
Gothika – Opening Sequence
In the beginning of this opening sequence, the credits role and sponsors fade into text and previous text fades into other ones. Alongside this is the contrast between the white font and the black background as well as the deep resounding music. This is already giving an eerie approach to the movie. The last text shown is the title of the film Gothika – the letters are blurred and it appears all at different times conjoining with the chilling atmosphere. As the title is shown clearly, you hear a woman’s voice without actually seeing her but then the title fades into the face of the woman where the close up emphasises that she is looking at us the audience but we then gain the fact that the camera is first person. This gives a striking affect also because of what the character is talking about is rather psychotic. In the first 3 minutes of the opening sequence it shows the main character and we know this because we gather that she is the main focus as she is somewhat of a therapist who visits people in a certain place. This sets up the whole thriller film as we can also understand that the movie has something to do with her job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0e8SfWvXdM
Analysing Opening Credits
The Shining
The music used in the background during the opening credits of ‘The Shining’, has a slow tempo which gradually builds up. During the build up of the background music, a sudden change in the rhythm takes place which creates a ‘creepy’ and ‘strange’ atmosphere. The background sound gradually starts to echo, which adds to the eeriness of the situation. This rhythm is then slowly replaced by the opening music but this time, at a much louder rate and with a heavier bass line. The background sound used in ‘The Shining’ during the opening credits creates a immediate atmosphere for the viewers, as it starts to build tension.
The actual opening credits used appear very basic in terms of font and the fact that the titles scroll upwards on the screen (from the bottom to the top) shows nothing abnormal. The font colour used is a bright blue. Personally I believe the font and display of the opening credits give absolutely no clues whatsoever about the genre of the film. I believe the opening credits could have been used in a much more effective way, in terms of the colour, the styling of the font and also the moving display of the text. The opening credits are featured against a movement of a continuously changing bird’s eye view of a car travelling on a deserted mountain road. The setting of the complete openness creates a sense of ‘No escape’, which adds to the peculiar atmosphere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBEwYxnrv_Y
Unbreakable
‘Unbreakable’ is a psychological thriller film. The presentations of the opening film credits are completely different to that of ‘The Shining’. Unbreakable starts off with textual information displaying facts (sales of comic book), which relates to the further progression of the film. The start of the film begins and there is an immediate climax which builds the tension. Within two minutes into the film, the opening credits appear, on a black screen with white font. The credits are displayed in the centre of the screen and they change constantly by fading out and in. The credits continue to feature in the actual film (in a different scene to the one from the beginning). The background music, featured whilst the credits are being displayed, builds up in both volume and tempo. The music is repetitive, especially with the constant drum beats, thus adding to the fast paced and sudden storyline.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E69-oJ7TDc
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