Wednesday 16 December 2015
Wednesday 9 December 2015
Thriller - Location Recce Shots
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Thriller - Actors
The only two actors involved in our film are myself and Kai. We will both be filming certain parts of the film but also we will each be acting as well.
The 'dead body' (Myself):
The protagonist (Kai):
The 'dead body' (Myself):
The protagonist (Kai):
Thriller - Other Task Research
Torn - A Grade:
I chose to evaluate Torn as it got an A grade. This means we can watch and analyse it and hopefully take things from it which make my group and myselfs work better.
Torn has a filter covering the entire film which builds the tension and makes the film more suspense filled and it continuously has flashing images to build tension and scare the audience. The film only contains one character thoughout the whole film and also it was filmed at his house which again makes it very easy to reshoot scenes that aren't up to standard. Also the costume there character is wearing is so casual that it shows the difference between how normal he seems on the outside to how sinister and psychotic he really is. The film had a lot of different shots which keeps the film entertaining and interesting. My group and I are going to try and take all the positives from this film and attempt to adapt it to our own, as this work is an excellent piece and I work would be improved if we aspired to have our film to be as good as Torn.
Ring Of Trees - E Grade:
I chose to evaluate Ring Of Trees as it shows the contrast between the difference between Torn (an A grade) and this film which only got an E. My group and I can evaluate exactly what is wrong with this film and attempt to avoid the same mistakes they did.
With the Ring Of Trees there were clearly a lot more mistakes and less professional than Torn. They placed their titles on a black background which is typically unseen and quite unprofessional compared the typical thriller in which the titles are placed infront of the opening scene, we will avoid doing this is attempt to avoid loosing marks. Their choice of lighting is very poor amongst some scene and it is very clear that they are amateur.
I chose to evaluate Torn as it got an A grade. This means we can watch and analyse it and hopefully take things from it which make my group and myselfs work better.
Torn has a filter covering the entire film which builds the tension and makes the film more suspense filled and it continuously has flashing images to build tension and scare the audience. The film only contains one character thoughout the whole film and also it was filmed at his house which again makes it very easy to reshoot scenes that aren't up to standard. Also the costume there character is wearing is so casual that it shows the difference between how normal he seems on the outside to how sinister and psychotic he really is. The film had a lot of different shots which keeps the film entertaining and interesting. My group and I are going to try and take all the positives from this film and attempt to adapt it to our own, as this work is an excellent piece and I work would be improved if we aspired to have our film to be as good as Torn.
Ring Of Trees - E Grade:
I chose to evaluate Ring Of Trees as it shows the contrast between the difference between Torn (an A grade) and this film which only got an E. My group and I can evaluate exactly what is wrong with this film and attempt to avoid the same mistakes they did.
With the Ring Of Trees there were clearly a lot more mistakes and less professional than Torn. They placed their titles on a black background which is typically unseen and quite unprofessional compared the typical thriller in which the titles are placed infront of the opening scene, we will avoid doing this is attempt to avoid loosing marks. Their choice of lighting is very poor amongst some scene and it is very clear that they are amateur.
Thriller - Risk Assessment
My group and I have chosen suitable a area to avoid hazards and interuptions with a minimal amount of people as our chosen location is very isolated to the point where we may not be interupted but not so isolated we are dangerously far away from civilisation.
We are filming outdoors so there wont be many objects that may be of threat to us. The largest threat to my group and myself will be tripping over anything lying on the floor or slipping over on the mud or the glass if it start raining during filming or just before hand.
We are filming outdoors so there wont be many objects that may be of threat to us. The largest threat to my group and myself will be tripping over anything lying on the floor or slipping over on the mud or the glass if it start raining during filming or just before hand.
Thriller - Costumes
My group and I decided that for a thriller our characters would need dark clothes to go with the mysterious, dark theme associated with thrillers. An ideal costume for both the dead body and the antagonist who discovers the dead body would be completely black clothing, for example:
This is ideal as thrillers need to be mysterious and dark to create suspense and tension and if our characters were wearing bright fluorescent clothing it would not be suitable for our film what so ever.
Thriller - Filming Schedule
My group and I plan on recording the whole of our short film after college on Wednesday 9th December as this data suits both of our schedules and we will be given the rest of the day from 12pm to until it gets to dark to film.
Monday 7 December 2015
Thriller - Locations
Location 1: Norfolk Road Recreation Ground or Manor Farm
Location 2: Top of Toton Hill
My group and myself chose Location 2. We chose this location as it was more convenient for us as it is very close to our 6th form. But also because of how private and dark it is, we believed that we could get more out of this location rather than Location 1.
Location 2: Top of Toton Hill
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Thriller - Storyboard
My group and I created a storyboard that shows an accurate plan of the filming we intend to do. Our storyboard:
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Thriller - Questionaire
My group and I created a questionaire which we think is thor enough
and given us enough information regarding our project and any
improvements we could make to our planning and the storyline we have
came up with. Our quesionaire results:
This questionaire that myself and kai conducted shows us that a lot of people like films linked with thriller, also it tells us that our story is quite good but we should add a little more to the storyline as what we wrote seems very stale and people believe that more needs to be added to the story to engage people into it more.
Tuesday 24 November 2015
Preliminary Evaluation
My
evaluation of my preliminary task is that overall the task was a
success as we achieved all of the requirements in a some what short
amount of time and we produced work that I am proud of and that we
produced it at a high enough standard to be happy with. Yet we did have a
few issues when it came to editing due to sound volume and not being
able to go back and shoot the same scene. But we did figure out how to
utilise volume within the software which in turn became useful knowledge
for future projects if a similar problems occurs. I think there are
many strengths and weeknesses within our film. Strengths are the editing
and camera angles. I think the camera angles were cleverly chosen to
suit the scene as we took time to think about the most appropriate
angles for each scene for example the end scene has a low angle to show
the characters power. The editing was quite well done as the
non-diegetic music matched the film and sound effects were cleverly
placed at the right places to ensure the most realism. A weakness was
some parts of filming and not watching over clips after recording
them as that would have been a simple solution to the volume problem.
But we have learnt from that mistake which may become useful to us in
future projects. But the issue was major and didn't severely affect the
whole film. All in all the project was a success and it was very good
practice for the projects in the future as I have learnt valuable
lessons in editing and camera work.
Preliminary Editing
For the editing aspect of the work we used a piece of software called
Adobe Premier as it is straight forward for the editing tools we needed
for the film. This software allowed us to complete all parts of the
task such as the action match as we cut down the footage and
appropriately placed them into the correct slots. During filming a piece
of dialogue was recorded to quietly which allowed to us to gain more
knowledge of volume and the ability to raise volume when certain clips
are to quiet for the audience to hear. Getting used to this software is
definitely good practice for future projects as I have come to terms
with the basics of the software and think I have learnt a lot and gained
beneficial experience from this task.
Preliminary Filming
For the filming aspect of the work we used camera in which I had no
experience with and due to my role in the film I thought I would not get
a chance to use the camera, but due to some scenes not including me I
got a chance to gain some experience and knowledge by using the camera
even though briefly it was very beneficial and I would feel a lot more
comfortable using a camera now after experiencing the basics and could
definitely manage my time more easily as I don't need camera experience.
I filmed the end scene which only includes one character. We used our
time productively as we only had a very short time frame to record the
whole film and we recorded scenes several times to minimalise the amount
of errors, but we only recorded one mistake when the characters
dialogue was to quiet for the audience to hear.
Monday 23 November 2015
Thriller - Planning
Group: Chris & Kai.
Ideas:
Title: The Enigma
Characters:
The dead man
The discoverer
Note:
My fun and games have just begun,
The man before you never saw the sun,
In the end he was just another one,
I wonder who will read your message when you're gone.
Plan:
A man is on a walk when he spots a man lying on the floor. He carefully, slowly walks towards the man until he's close enough to realise he's dead. There is a note gripped in the hand of the dead man. The discoverer picks up the note and reads it in his head, and once he finishes the last line the camera catches the killer behind the discoverer.
Ideas:
- A man walking slowly down a long path in dark clothes holding something mysterious.
- A dead body is found in a field with a cryptic note lying on top of him.
Title: The Enigma
Characters:
The dead man
The discoverer
Note:
My fun and games have just begun,
The man before you never saw the sun,
In the end he was just another one,
I wonder who will read your message when you're gone.
Plan:
A man is on a walk when he spots a man lying on the floor. He carefully, slowly walks towards the man until he's close enough to realise he's dead. There is a note gripped in the hand of the dead man. The discoverer picks up the note and reads it in his head, and once he finishes the last line the camera catches the killer behind the discoverer.
Monday 16 November 2015
Preliminary Planning
Preliminary Task:
The task is to create a short film aprroximatwely 30 seconds long that includes atleast two characters, dialgou between the characters and also an action match. This will be done in groups of 3-4.
Protagonist: David Thomas
Antagonist: Chris King
Henchman: Stephanie Hanna
Cameraman: Irenam Mileva
Dialogue:
David: Give me my cat back!
Chris: You'll never get it!
David: I'll kill you!
Chris: I don't believe you
*David shoots Stephanie*
*Chris throws cat*
*David falls back and shoots Chris*
Storyboard:
The story board showcases our initial ideas on what to base our short film on. Having the story board helped us to keep on track with all the shots and certain dialogue as we could base the final filming on the story board. The frames also showed the four aspects of media. For example it showed an example of the shot reverse shot with the frame being split into two equal sides to ensure a straight forward, understandable plan for the film.
The task is to create a short film aprroximatwely 30 seconds long that includes atleast two characters, dialgou between the characters and also an action match. This will be done in groups of 3-4.
Protagonist: David Thomas
Antagonist: Chris King
Henchman: Stephanie Hanna
Cameraman: Irenam Mileva
Dialogue:
David: Give me my cat back!
Chris: You'll never get it!
David: I'll kill you!
Chris: I don't believe you
*David shoots Stephanie*
*Chris throws cat*
*David falls back and shoots Chris*
Storyboard:
The story board showcases our initial ideas on what to base our short film on. Having the story board helped us to keep on track with all the shots and certain dialogue as we could base the final filming on the story board. The frames also showed the four aspects of media. For example it showed an example of the shot reverse shot with the frame being split into two equal sides to ensure a straight forward, understandable plan for the film.
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Thriller Conventions
What is a thriller
A thriller is a clip that is filled with suspense and creates mystery and keeps the viewer intregued.
What is the aim of opening titles
It is usually a narrative enigma that doesn't give away to much information about the main storyline.
Lost Highway
Camera: Close up of protagonist smoking a cigarrete at the begining of the scene. This is a good use of camera for a thriller as it shows the typical as it helps shows the mysteriousness of the character as sterotypically sensible people don't usually smoke. The close up allows the viewer to see the emotion of the characters face which include anxiety and worry which implies to us that something is about to go wrong within the scene.
Sound: Within the whole scene there is only one line of dialogue which is coming through the speaker of the apartment. This is used to create a lot of suspense and tention as the viewer is left wondering why its so silent and mysterious.
Editing: There is use of straight cuts within the scene, which are used to show how fast paced the scene is. Also it is used to make the viewer wonder if there is suspsense building up into dramatic which as thrillers typically do keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. There is also use of long takes before it gets more dramatic, which are used to keep as much of the scene as possible uniterupted.
Mise-en-scene: At the beginning of the scene the protagonist is smoking a cigarrete openly around his apartment which may show stress of the character. This helps add to the fact that the scene seems mysterious as we begin to wonder why exactly he is stressed and what he has to be worried about.
Act of Valour
Camera: At the begining of the scene there a continuous close ups. This is used to show that they're important within the scene. It shows a close up of the writing of someone whilst they're writing it. This shows us that it must have some sort of importance within the scene as it continuously shows a close up of it. This makes suspense right from the start of the film and shows us the mysteriousness of the what the character is writing.
Sound: There is diegtic music playing throughout the scene which is linked with the storyline of the film as the thriller is about the army and war and the diegtic music that is playing is the typical type of music associated with the topic. This is used to help show what the film is about straight away.
Editing: There is continuous dissolves from one camera angle to the other. This is used at the start of the scene when the person is writing something down. This is used to quickly show different things effectively as it stills show mystery and makes the viewer wonder what is going on or what the letter is about.
Mise-en-scene: Once the army soliders jump out of the plan it shows that all of them are wearing the typical outfit for them to wear. This is used to give ideas to what is happening as they jump out of a plane. As there is little build up the scene it is very surprising but we know what is happening though the scenery and the costumes of the characters.
Inception
Camera: Once the building starts collapsing and the protagonist is running through the rooms, the camera is following him. This is used as a handheld camera technique as it shows how shakey the room is and keeps us intregued as it is action packed and mysterious.
Sound: There is suspense filled dialgoue between the protagonist and the antagonist during the scene when the bring in the hostage. The dialogue is to discuss a very dramatic and serious topic and the non diegtic music to build tension as it is loud and fast paced with makes us wonder what the outcome of the scene will be.
Editing: There is a shot reverse shot between the two antagonists and the protagonist during the part of the scene where the hostage is in the room. This is used to keep displaying all three different perspectives of the situation and show the reactions of each person to what the person previously said to them as it is a very dramatic scene with a lot of tension and wonder.
Mise-en-scene: All the men in the scene are wearing very smart and formal suits and also the women is wearing a glamorous dress, this shows that they all either like to dress smartly or have a reputation to maintain as they are important or have important within the film.
Mission Impossible 2:
Camera: At the very beginning of the scene the camera zooms into the shot of the protagonist from very far away. This is used to show how high up the character is. Which also shows how dangerous and daring the character is to attempt such a thing. There is suspense as it is very dangerous and we wonder of the charcaters safety.
Sound: We can hear diegtic sounds of the character climbing up the side of the mountain such as the sound of the rocks or him breathing which adds to the suspense of the scene. Also the is non diegtic music that sounds very quiet and relaxing which is confusing as such as dangerous activity could kill the character but he is very calm. This shows we can trust the character and he is comfortable with a dangerous task like the one in the scene.
Editing: There are a lot of long takes within the scene which builds suspense as the scene is broken into seperate clips very often. There is also a shot reverse shot of the protagonoists point of view and a close up of his face. This is used to show his reaction to what he is looking at and how calm he seems is a very dangerous situation.
Mise-en-scene: There are lots of shots of the scenery which reminds us of the dangerous position the character in which keeps adding to the suspense of what could happen to the character if he is not careful. Also he is wearing clothes that are clearly not for relaxing which shows through his appearance that he isn't doing something very relaxing.
A thriller is a clip that is filled with suspense and creates mystery and keeps the viewer intregued.
What is the aim of opening titles
It is usually a narrative enigma that doesn't give away to much information about the main storyline.
Lost Highway
Camera: Close up of protagonist smoking a cigarrete at the begining of the scene. This is a good use of camera for a thriller as it shows the typical as it helps shows the mysteriousness of the character as sterotypically sensible people don't usually smoke. The close up allows the viewer to see the emotion of the characters face which include anxiety and worry which implies to us that something is about to go wrong within the scene.
Sound: Within the whole scene there is only one line of dialogue which is coming through the speaker of the apartment. This is used to create a lot of suspense and tention as the viewer is left wondering why its so silent and mysterious.
Editing: There is use of straight cuts within the scene, which are used to show how fast paced the scene is. Also it is used to make the viewer wonder if there is suspsense building up into dramatic which as thrillers typically do keep the viewer on the edge of their seat. There is also use of long takes before it gets more dramatic, which are used to keep as much of the scene as possible uniterupted.
Mise-en-scene: At the beginning of the scene the protagonist is smoking a cigarrete openly around his apartment which may show stress of the character. This helps add to the fact that the scene seems mysterious as we begin to wonder why exactly he is stressed and what he has to be worried about.
Act of Valour
Camera: At the begining of the scene there a continuous close ups. This is used to show that they're important within the scene. It shows a close up of the writing of someone whilst they're writing it. This shows us that it must have some sort of importance within the scene as it continuously shows a close up of it. This makes suspense right from the start of the film and shows us the mysteriousness of the what the character is writing.
Sound: There is diegtic music playing throughout the scene which is linked with the storyline of the film as the thriller is about the army and war and the diegtic music that is playing is the typical type of music associated with the topic. This is used to help show what the film is about straight away.
Editing: There is continuous dissolves from one camera angle to the other. This is used at the start of the scene when the person is writing something down. This is used to quickly show different things effectively as it stills show mystery and makes the viewer wonder what is going on or what the letter is about.
Mise-en-scene: Once the army soliders jump out of the plan it shows that all of them are wearing the typical outfit for them to wear. This is used to give ideas to what is happening as they jump out of a plane. As there is little build up the scene it is very surprising but we know what is happening though the scenery and the costumes of the characters.
Inception
Camera: Once the building starts collapsing and the protagonist is running through the rooms, the camera is following him. This is used as a handheld camera technique as it shows how shakey the room is and keeps us intregued as it is action packed and mysterious.
Sound: There is suspense filled dialgoue between the protagonist and the antagonist during the scene when the bring in the hostage. The dialogue is to discuss a very dramatic and serious topic and the non diegtic music to build tension as it is loud and fast paced with makes us wonder what the outcome of the scene will be.
Editing: There is a shot reverse shot between the two antagonists and the protagonist during the part of the scene where the hostage is in the room. This is used to keep displaying all three different perspectives of the situation and show the reactions of each person to what the person previously said to them as it is a very dramatic scene with a lot of tension and wonder.
Mise-en-scene: All the men in the scene are wearing very smart and formal suits and also the women is wearing a glamorous dress, this shows that they all either like to dress smartly or have a reputation to maintain as they are important or have important within the film.
Mission Impossible 2:
Camera: At the very beginning of the scene the camera zooms into the shot of the protagonist from very far away. This is used to show how high up the character is. Which also shows how dangerous and daring the character is to attempt such a thing. There is suspense as it is very dangerous and we wonder of the charcaters safety.
Sound: We can hear diegtic sounds of the character climbing up the side of the mountain such as the sound of the rocks or him breathing which adds to the suspense of the scene. Also the is non diegtic music that sounds very quiet and relaxing which is confusing as such as dangerous activity could kill the character but he is very calm. This shows we can trust the character and he is comfortable with a dangerous task like the one in the scene.
Editing: There are a lot of long takes within the scene which builds suspense as the scene is broken into seperate clips very often. There is also a shot reverse shot of the protagonoists point of view and a close up of his face. This is used to show his reaction to what he is looking at and how calm he seems is a very dangerous situation.
Mise-en-scene: There are lots of shots of the scenery which reminds us of the dangerous position the character in which keeps adding to the suspense of what could happen to the character if he is not careful. Also he is wearing clothes that are clearly not for relaxing which shows through his appearance that he isn't doing something very relaxing.
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