The Devil's Playground

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Famous Thriller Actors

Robert De Niro:

Robert De Niro *Born: 17th August 1943* is an extremely popular thriller actor probobally due to his weather beaten face and distinctive voice, Robert has appeared in classics such as:

Ronin
Taxi Driver
Heat
Casino
Jackie Brown
The Untouchables
Goodfellas
The Godfather: Part II

Robert De Niro began his acting career in 1963 and is still in the business today currently filming for Robert Rodriguez's latest film 'Machete.'


Michael Caine:

Michael Caine *Born: 14th March 1933* is one of the United Kingdoms most highly regarded actors, you only have to glance at his history of commendations to see why he is such a big deal: two 'Oscars' three 'Golden Globes' and a 'Bafta' are just some of the awards he picked up in the past. He's also a very nice chap too I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Caine in Hythe two years ago when he was filming 'Is Anybody There?' Here are just some of the thriller films he's featured in:

Harry Brown
The Dark Knight
Sleuth (2007)
The Statement
Get Carter (2000)
Shiner
Midnight In Saint Petersburg
Bullet To Beijing
The Black Windmill
The Fourth Protocol
Sleuth (1972)
Get Carter (1971)
Billion Dollar Brain
Funeral In Berlin
The Ipcress File

Michael Caine in my humble opinion is one of the best actors ever, for me his best role would have to be as 'Milo Tindle' in the orginal 1972 version of Sleuth in which he plays along side another British acting legend, Laurence Olivier.

From 1965 til 1996 Caine starred as Harry Palmer in a number of film designed to rival the James Bond series, although the Harry Palmer films didnt quite get the popularity the Bond films enjoyed they are well worth a watch. Michael Caines acting career is far from over though, just a few weeks ago 'Harry Brown' was released in which Caine plays a World War II veteran who is terrorised by chavs on his local housing estate.

Filming Diary

Saturday 28th November:

Me and Nicola braved the bad weather and traveled to meet Paige at our filming location ( Lingfield), we arrived about twenty minutes late but hey you cant have everything!

Our first filming location was the vicarage house near the church, We first set up the camera in the living room to film 'The Girl' sitting on the sofa and hearing a mysterious knock at the door. when then filmed several shots in the hallway before filming the intruders movements in the kitchen. For that scene we used POV, Medium, and Close up shots.

We then left the moderate comfort of the house and began filming on a scary dark path, which was a bit of a pain because it was a bit too dark to able to see what we were filming. We tried to overcome the problem by incorporating the camera mounted light into shooting, but that made little difference.

With some of us still with a smile on our faces despite the filming being blighted by poor light, planning and weather, We soldiered on to begin filming at the church. Me and Nicola only had the pleasure of staying to set up up the church scenes as we both had previously planned commitments. We altered the lighting and position of actors accordingly and set up the camera and left Paige to it.

Actors Used:

Paige Lee Edmunds

Ben Pyner

Kirk Lee Edmunds

Nikki Freer

Film Crew:

Nikki Freer

Paige Lee Edmunds

Megan Gendall

James Davies

Target Audience

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.

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.

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