Costume

For the costume I am going to use classic youth style clothes for example hoodies and jeans. These are seen to be classic youth clothes. and hoodies are associated to crime.


Each of the 'thugs' will be wearing hoodies similar to this one. Maybe darker. this is to give the impression that they are criminal like. And shifty characters. Both will be wearing the hood up.

The 'thugs' will both be wearing jeans similar to these (G-star) these style jeans are typical of youth and the fashion of today. The passer by that descovers the body will also be wearing jeans similar.





















Both 'thugs' will be wearing trainers similar to these. they are also typical of youth and the fashion of today. They also compliment the outfit.

The person that descovers the body will be wearing a jumper similar to this one. This style of jumper is typical of outdoor type people and walkers.

The Person that decovers the body will be wearing similar trainers to this. These are ordinary trainers for ordinary people not associated with a genre of people.

The victem will be wearing a blood stained shirt similar to this one to give the effect of being beat up/ murdered. gives the impression of a brutial attack.

Questionair

(will be put on monday 22nd feb)

Filming schedule

Saturday 28th Feb: Time: 4:00 location: my house.
On Saturday i prepared the props and rang the actors to make sure they were free to film the next day.


Sunday 1st March: time: 3:20 pm - 4:00 location: my garage.
On Sunday i shot the opening of my thriller (man beat up in a chair) it was around 25 seconds of film that will be used in the final film.

Monday 2nd March:

Risk assesment

Car: Check the car before using it, wear seatbelts and don’t go at high speeds. Park away from the main road.

Lying on the floor: Make sure there isn’t any glass or any sharp objects when the actor is on the floor.

Running in surrounding area: stay away from main roads, run on clear paths and check before doing so.

If near pedestrians: stay away from them (don’t use fake guns to outside in public areas).

Weather: Don’t film when the floor is wet it could create a slipping hazard.

Props

I have not really used props apart from the car. so i have took a picture of the car used.

Car is used in a clip

Story board

I have took along time over the story board i have added explanations about the shots and how they are going to be taken. i will follow this in my filming. I am yet to make an story board animatic but will get round to doing so.

I have tryed to use a similar camera style as drectors such as Christopher Nolen. This involves making shots darker and making the filming fast paced. I will try and use this style as best as i can but i may have to end up using more contepmory styles like directors such as Steven Spielburg.

Characters, Actors and Location

I have took pictures of people i have used in the thriller in filming. I have also wrote a short paragraph of why they were suitable for the role i have chosen them for.



Jamie

Tom

Johnny

Alex

Characters:

1. Beat up man (dead man in forest)



2. Man who discovers the body



3. Thug 1 (driver)



4. Thug 2 (font seat)

Actors:

1. Thomas Mortimer: this person will be good because they can get in to character well and did drama at GCSE.

2. Johnny Holden: this person will be good because they are quite good at getting in to different roles and getting in to character.

3. Jamie Brice: Jamie is a naturally good actor.

4. Alex: Alex is willing to try new things and help out as much as he can. he is good at getting in to character.

Location: I am shooting the scene in two locations. The fist will be my garage this is where the man will be tyed up. The second will be a park near my house.

Garage: I am shooting the opening in my garage because i can turn the lights of and the room will be pitch black. Then i can shoot the shots against the brick wall and light the main area. Making the room dark is fitting in with directors like Christopher Nolens work, by making the set dark and daunting.

Park: The park is a good location because it is out of the way and it is a vast space. This will ensure that there is no random people accidentally in the shot.

Genre reaserch

I have wrote this paragraph to explain the genre of thriller.


Thriller conventions

The genre of ‘thriller’ is used frequently throughout films, books and games. The main purpose of a thriller is to entice the audience and make them think to keep them watching, the more twists put in the more exciting the film is. Its supposed to be a on the edge of your seat experience or the audience. A thriller is usually built by a number of sub genres to build up suspense throughout the plot. A typical thriller usually uses a big strong man as the protagonist for example ‘The Borne Identity’ staring Matt Daemon. A Thriller typically has a fem fatal type character a women in distress or who carries a lot of baggage from her past. The fem fatal character usually finds a way to worm her way in the story somehow to change things for the protagonist. Likely plots are that the fem fatal is working for the villain of the story. This is a way that the main character keeps on getting caught through an inside job. Suspense is built up through the capturing of the protagonist and finding out information about the villain. Thrillers are built up on fast paced frequent action usually chases or fighting. As the film progresses you usually find out the resourcefulness of the protagonist and how well he can handle him self in the situation he is placed in. Villains in thrillers are usually rich men who control lots of people and own wealthy businesses a classic villain has a couple of over sized henchmen who work for him, these are usually the people who get most involved in the fighting. Villains usually have a trophy wife and the fem fatal is usually his mistress who is working with the protagonist. The protagonists in thrillers are usually people with military backgrounds or people who have some connection with dangerous situations. Although they can sometimes be normal citizens who have been accidentally pulled in to someone else’s business which makes them a target. Thrillers usually take place overseas in warm cities or foreign settings. Examples of thriller sub genres are Action thrillers such as ‘The Borne Identity’ due to the fast paced fighting, killing and chases. Another example is a drama thriller these usually consist of brutal deaths of loved ones or constant twists to entice the audience.

Posible thriller locations

Thriller opening analysis

I have analysed the opening of two thrillers.

James Bond - Casino Royal:

• Fast paced mysterious music during opening credits (emphasis through the use of drum beats)
• The graphology during the credits stand out, red/black man on light background emphasises the colours of the man
• Targets are used in the graphology to symbolise the weaponry used in James bond films
• The targets change in to roulette tables this symbolises the title 'Casino Royal'
• First man we see is James Bond this shows the audience that he is the protagonist
• Poker chips during opening credits and the dark colours adds mystery
• James bond fighting on at the beginning of the film shows that the film has a violence factor
• The chase scene shows who the villain is

1. Why is he chasing the man?
2. Who is the man?
3. Why are they fighting?
4. What do the poker chips represent?
5. What does the music represent?
6. Who is the man in the opening in the bathroom?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiGy8lD4a_c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuZQfZ-WxTk&feature=related

SE7EN:

• Black background white names - shows pureness (white)
• Blackness of the background represents darkness and death.
• Distorted, dawning, mysterious music symbolises madness
• Darkness of the background and the hands - contrast between light and dark
• Faces in the opening credits represent deaths of those people
• Colours of the darkness against hands and background turns read representative of blood
• The needle in the opening represents blood (pinprick)
• Graphology represents death

1. Who’s hands are they?
2. What does the music represent?
3. Who are the people’s faces in cutouts?
4. What does the contrast between light and dark mean?
5. What are the books about?
6. Why are the books being highlighted?
   

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

Preliminary task

For the start of the preliminary task we hads to come up with a few ideas on what the sequence was going to be about. A list of the things we thought about were:

Settings:
Coffee Shop.
Classroom.
Sat outside on a field.
Home.

Costume:
Ordinary Clothing.
Suits.
Coffee shop workers outfits.

Camera person: Oliver Allcock

Props:
Chairs.
Table.
Coffee Cups.
Newspaper.
Hat.
Scarf.
Gloves.

For the costumes we looked at websites such as http://www.topman.com/ and http://www.burton.co.uk/ to see what kinds of styles we could wear for the preliminary task. We were trying to go for a causal everyday look.


Camera basics:

• Turn steady cam off when using the camera on a tripod
• Use the widescreen option
• clean the lens before use
• set the camera to slow play (SP)
• set the exposures and focus to manual
• record for five seconds before recording your shot for editing purposes
• Wait five seconds afterrecording for editing aswel
• Dont point the camera at the sun
• if you want to do a pan shot make sure you have sufficiant room before shooting
• set white balance to white
• record the room in silence for around 30 seconds for editing
• make sure that the main focus of the shot is in the middle of the screen so it stands out more (displayed on the image above)

Costumes:

We decided that we would be better off wearing causual clothes for our piece. we diceded this upon the terms that we were not playing anyone with a high class status. We played young working class people so Matt and Steven used there normal clothes.

Camera person: Oliver Allcock

Actors from my short scene:

Matthew: A fisherman who has caught a massive fish (salmon) and discusses it with his friend (steven).

Steven: Friend of the fisherman (Matthew) who is interested in fishing for salmon and eating it.