The target audience for our 'Religous Thriller' will be adults over the age of 15, I have made this decision becuase the film contains a very tense atomsphere throughout and persons under the age of 15 could find it somewhat distressing.
Our thriller is very hard to place in a target audience becuase of the niche genre our film falls into.
Sunday 29 November 2009
Saturday 28 November 2009
Character Information
As the opening to our thriller is very very vague, none of the characters yet have names. It could be said that this lack of naming and character background makes our opening scene all the more tense and thrilling, because it makes it impossible for the viewer to predict what the character will do next.
The Girl (Paige Lee-Edmunds) :
'The Girl' is quietly relaxing on her sofa at home when suddenly she hears a voilent bang at the door, however when she answers the door no one is there. Almost a split second after she closes the door another loud bang in the kitchen is heard and she cautiously investagates.
The reluctant manner in which she investagates these loud noises signifies that she isnt normally caught up in any trouble and lives a normal life, often when you watch a thriller you can tell the spy from a civilian by the way they react to strenuious situations. This is excatly what weve done here, which puzzles the viewers even more as to why shes being stalked.
The Man (Ben ?) :
'The Man' has very limited character information this makes the film alot more tense as his identity is not revealed in our opening. No one know why he is stalking 'The Girl' or what he intends to do when he finally catches her.
The Girl (Paige Lee-Edmunds) :
'The Girl' is quietly relaxing on her sofa at home when suddenly she hears a voilent bang at the door, however when she answers the door no one is there. Almost a split second after she closes the door another loud bang in the kitchen is heard and she cautiously investagates.
The reluctant manner in which she investagates these loud noises signifies that she isnt normally caught up in any trouble and lives a normal life, often when you watch a thriller you can tell the spy from a civilian by the way they react to strenuious situations. This is excatly what weve done here, which puzzles the viewers even more as to why shes being stalked.
The Man (Ben ?) :
'The Man' has very limited character information this makes the film alot more tense as his identity is not revealed in our opening. No one know why he is stalking 'The Girl' or what he intends to do when he finally catches her.
Location Info
The starting location is in the alley opposite the station leading up to the church. The alley is between the two fields and is a narrow pathway. We have chosen this location, as it is a very secluded area with fields on either side. Also there are some really old houses, which in the evening add to the affect of the thriller convention, as they look mysterious and creepy.
By Paige Lee-Edmunds
By Paige Lee-Edmunds
Props List
Props List
· Weapon - Knife
· Mobile phone
· Cross on necklace
· Costumes ie. Big parker jacket
· Bells
·Magazine
Bin
By Paige Lee Edmunds
· Weapon - Knife
· Mobile phone
· Cross on necklace
· Costumes ie. Big parker jacket
· Bells
·Magazine
Bin
By Paige Lee Edmunds
Shot List
1. Worms Eye (Low Angle) - Paige running down the road
2.Point Of view - Paige running down the road
3.(Flashback) - Medium Shot of a door being knocked on
4.(Flashback) - Medium Shot, the door is now open, nobody is there
5.(Flashback) - Medium Shot, see part of door now closed (See Paige, she looks confused)
6.(Flashback) - Close Up of Paige, she hears a noise and looks round past the camera
7.(Flashback) - Medium Shot - Paige walking down the corridor towards the back door
8.(Flashback) - Point Of View of the backdoor. It is wide open.
9.(Flashback) - Point Of View from Neil - of the back of Paige's head. Moves towards her quickly. She turns around
10.Long shot of church and Paige. She is looking at the church showing relief
11.Long Shot of Paige running down a cobbled alleyway towards the church
12.Medium Canted Shot - Paige runs into the church and cowers in a corner, watching the door she just came into.
13. Two-Shot - See a silhouette from the behind of Neil, with a weapon in his hand. He has come in a different door and is behind Paige - She cannot see him because she is looking at the front door.
14. Black screen with white lettering on it - "The Devils Playground"
By Nikki Freer
2.Point Of view - Paige running down the road
3.(Flashback) - Medium Shot of a door being knocked on
4.(Flashback) - Medium Shot, the door is now open, nobody is there
5.(Flashback) - Medium Shot, see part of door now closed (See Paige, she looks confused)
6.(Flashback) - Close Up of Paige, she hears a noise and looks round past the camera
7.(Flashback) - Medium Shot - Paige walking down the corridor towards the back door
8.(Flashback) - Point Of View of the backdoor. It is wide open.
9.(Flashback) - Point Of View from Neil - of the back of Paige's head. Moves towards her quickly. She turns around
10.Long shot of church and Paige. She is looking at the church showing relief
11.Long Shot of Paige running down a cobbled alleyway towards the church
12.Medium Canted Shot - Paige runs into the church and cowers in a corner, watching the door she just came into.
13. Two-Shot - See a silhouette from the behind of Neil, with a weapon in his hand. He has come in a different door and is behind Paige - She cannot see him because she is looking at the front door.
14. Black screen with white lettering on it - "The Devils Playground"
By Nikki Freer
Thursday 19 November 2009
Workload
Short List - Nikki
Storyboard - Nikki
Location Info - Paige
Character Info - James
Props List - Paige
Target Audience - James
Production Schedule - Paige
Monday 9 November 2009
Famous Thriller Directors
Alfred Hitchcock:
Without a doubt the master of suspense, of the Elvis Presley of the thriller genre. His films include many famous and recognisable names such as:
The Birds
North by Northwest
Vertigo
The 39 Steps
Psycho
The Lady Vanishes
If you were to watch just one of the films listed here you would realise just how talented Mr Hitchcock was, each film has exciting and experimental new camera angles in it. Film directors to this day are still pinching all the camera angles hitchcock himself invented years and years before them. A good example of this would be the 'dolly zoom' camera technique Hitchcock first used in his film 'vertigo' this effect is achieved by moving the camera away from a object or scene and zooming in at the same time.
Steven Spielberg:
A very respectable and talented director it must be said, although Mr Spielberg was heavily influenced by Hitchcock which becomes apparent when you realised he used Hitchcocks dolly zoom we dicussed earlier in his film Jaws.
However unlike Hitchcock, Speilbergs thrillers are set in a plethora of different settings, for instance Duel was set at the time it was made on a lonely road in the dessert. Minority Report on the other hand was set in the future. Showing just how diverse Spielbergs films are.
Here are some of Steven Speilbergs Thrillers:
Munich
Catch Me If You Can
Minority Report
Jaws
Duel
The Sugarland Express
Here is the trailer for 'Duel' my favorite Speilberg film, just by watching the trailer you feel tense and on edge
Without a doubt the master of suspense, of the Elvis Presley of the thriller genre. His films include many famous and recognisable names such as:The Birds
North by Northwest
Vertigo
The 39 Steps
Psycho
The Lady Vanishes
If you were to watch just one of the films listed here you would realise just how talented Mr Hitchcock was, each film has exciting and experimental new camera angles in it. Film directors to this day are still pinching all the camera angles hitchcock himself invented years and years before them. A good example of this would be the 'dolly zoom' camera technique Hitchcock first used in his film 'vertigo' this effect is achieved by moving the camera away from a object or scene and zooming in at the same time.
Steven Spielberg:
A very respectable and talented director it must be said, although Mr Spielberg was heavily influenced by Hitchcock which becomes apparent when you realised he used Hitchcocks dolly zoom we dicussed earlier in his film Jaws.However unlike Hitchcock, Speilbergs thrillers are set in a plethora of different settings, for instance Duel was set at the time it was made on a lonely road in the dessert. Minority Report on the other hand was set in the future. Showing just how diverse Spielbergs films are.
Here are some of Steven Speilbergs Thrillers:
Munich
Catch Me If You Can
Minority Report
Jaws
Duel
The Sugarland Express
Here is the trailer for 'Duel' my favorite Speilberg film, just by watching the trailer you feel tense and on edge
Sound In Thrillers:
Sound in thrillers is so important, not just sound effects but music most of all. Can you imagine the 'Shower Scene' in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' without any music? It wouldnt have half of the shock or mood it did with the music, it would just look like footage of a pretty woman taking a shower.
The same goes for the opening of 'Ronin' directed by John Frankenheimer. For the first five minutes or so nothing at all happens apart from one of the main characters walks down a flight of stairs and into a seedy bar. With the help of the tense music though you spend the entire scene on the edge of your seat waiting for something to happen just becuase the music suggests so. to help you understand this, here is the clip for that scene:
Sound Effects are equally as important as the soundtrack for thrillers. If the story requires a gun shot sound, what sort of gunshot sound do you need? A silenced gun sound is more mysterious and implies a secretive killing, however if you were to use a unsuppressed weapon sound in the same situation whilst it might shock the viewer more it could potentally ruin the stealthy moment of a film.
The same goes for the opening of 'Ronin' directed by John Frankenheimer. For the first five minutes or so nothing at all happens apart from one of the main characters walks down a flight of stairs and into a seedy bar. With the help of the tense music though you spend the entire scene on the edge of your seat waiting for something to happen just becuase the music suggests so. to help you understand this, here is the clip for that scene:
Sound Effects are equally as important as the soundtrack for thrillers. If the story requires a gun shot sound, what sort of gunshot sound do you need? A silenced gun sound is more mysterious and implies a secretive killing, however if you were to use a unsuppressed weapon sound in the same situation whilst it might shock the viewer more it could potentally ruin the stealthy moment of a film.
The 180 Degree Rule
The 180 degree rule is a very important rule to adhere to. If you dont your filming piece will look very disjointed and strange, because it creates the illusion that both characters are looking in the same Direction.
The rule entails making sure when you film over the shoulder shots in a conversation you keep left/right relationship in which you film excatly the same. Eg if you film one characters over the shoulder from the left you need to make sure you film the next over the shoulder from the same side on the other character and visa versa. I understand that explaining things isnt excatly my strong point so ive provided a picture and a video aswell.
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