http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f95KbeQSMok
The music and editing of this trailer creates tension by building up the soundtrack and action of the trailer to make it much more suspenseful at the end.
The beginning is dark and shows a murder then the editing skips the action to the aftermath of this murder. The murder has no music in it but afterwards the music starts and the music slowly becomes more dramatic and the editing is done to fit with this change in music. With the action and music becoming more exhilarating it creates tension to the audience and making them want to watch the film as its a thriller and that's what people watch thrillers for.
Friday 26 February 2010
Thriller analysis - Collateral
The music and editing of this trailer creates tension in a variety of ways.
The trailer begins with calm music while the mise on scene is also calm as its setting the scene. When the Antagonist character appears in the trailer the music changes to be much more thriller like rather than the previous chilled music. The change in music represents to the audience that this new character in the trailer is the bad guy. Each new shot coincides with a change in tempo in the music making the thriller more interesting to watch. As the trailer goes on the tempo slowly gets faster and faster creating extra tension because the changing pace of tempo suggests that its building up to something.
These effects make the trailer interesting to watch and entices the audience to watch the whole film.
Blog of the week review
We think that the blog of the week won because it has a lot of description for all of the posts. The group understood everything that had to be done. They explained in detail, and have all posts on and in order. They also included plenty of pictures.
We think we could learn from theirs; because we haven't been using as many pictures in our posts. But asides from that, we are pretty much on par with them.
We think we could learn from theirs; because we haven't been using as many pictures in our posts. But asides from that, we are pretty much on par with them.
Thriller posters
This thriller poster is clearly advertising the thriller genre by using dark colours and weird writing. The use of dark colours is showing the thriller genre were as if it was colourful it would not look so effect as the right genre. The fact of making a big section of the poster saying that it was made from the same director of the the ring and disturbed, which are both known for being respected horror films. The fact that no people are used in the poster but are blacked out just showing the body against a door.
This poster uses a blue colour, which goes against the typical conventions of using dark colours. The main character who is a big Hollywood actor has his name in the poster above the film title.
The poster has the characters set in the middle of the street which looks like new york. The street they are on looks abandoned with paper blowing around the the characters curled up in the middle of the poster. The poster shows the thriller genre through the fact that the characters are alone and the street behind them is blurred and twisted.
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Call Sheet
we are going to film on Wednesday 9th and Wednesday the 30th of February.
Oli is going to pick the camera and tripod up and take it back.
we are going to film in the college grounds.we chose this because at the hours we are going to film it will be quiet which we think will be more effective.it is not a public so there will be no health and safety to be considered. Then we will be filming down a public road so health and safety will be considered so there will be no risk. At the set time that we agreed on there will be a minimum amount of cars and people. Then it will be shot around a car park, this required permission ,which we have so we there is no worries about the health and safety conditions.
We will be filming at night but the places we are filming have a lot of streetlights so no lite source is needed. The whole group who will be there during the filming. Andrew will be the antagonist and Matt we be the protagonist, who will be chasing Andrew. Through the filming everyone will have input into how the video is being shot Oli will be filming the shots with the input from Matt and Andrew. There is minimum script apart from a bit to show that we can use voices inside and outside, so there will be no need for a script to be learned.
During the filming we will use bikes during the chase scene and a old bike lock which will be broken. Oli will be in charge of getting the props as hes the only one able of getting the bikes to college and Matt will be bringing the bike lock.
during the first filming slot the part in college and the chase part is going to be filmed. With all the snow predicted we will have to change from filming the start and chase and move to filming the car park section due to it being dangerous to bike at high speeds on the snow and ice.
We will be using the following shots:
Oli is going to pick the camera and tripod up and take it back.
we are going to film in the college grounds.we chose this because at the hours we are going to film it will be quiet which we think will be more effective.it is not a public so there will be no health and safety to be considered. Then we will be filming down a public road so health and safety will be considered so there will be no risk. At the set time that we agreed on there will be a minimum amount of cars and people. Then it will be shot around a car park, this required permission ,which we have so we there is no worries about the health and safety conditions.
We will be filming at night but the places we are filming have a lot of streetlights so no lite source is needed. The whole group who will be there during the filming. Andrew will be the antagonist and Matt we be the protagonist, who will be chasing Andrew. Through the filming everyone will have input into how the video is being shot Oli will be filming the shots with the input from Matt and Andrew. There is minimum script apart from a bit to show that we can use voices inside and outside, so there will be no need for a script to be learned.
During the filming we will use bikes during the chase scene and a old bike lock which will be broken. Oli will be in charge of getting the props as hes the only one able of getting the bikes to college and Matt will be bringing the bike lock.
during the first filming slot the part in college and the chase part is going to be filmed. With all the snow predicted we will have to change from filming the start and chase and move to filming the car park section due to it being dangerous to bike at high speeds on the snow and ice.
We will be using the following shots:
- long Shot
- Pan
- Shot Reverse Shot
- Reaction
- Establishing
- Medium
- Low Angle
- Hand Held
- Track
- Close Up
- Birds Eye View
GarageBand
The garage band we produced was set for the chase scene or somewhere near the start of our thriller. Our track isn't necessarily thrilling, but it is definitely not cheerful.
Monday 22 February 2010
Evaluation of feedback
We are quite happy with our comments; they are fair. In every feedback there are positive and negative comments. We will change the things which have been suggested. we have looked into getting permission for the filming. in the cineworld complex we are only filming around the area so no permission is needed to film. the car park is the only place were we need to ask to film and we were allowed to so there was no problem with that.
We have researched the shot locations during the time that we will film and there is a few cars, and pedestrians, we think this is better then having it quite as it adds a more realistic feel to the film.
We have researched the shot locations during the time that we will film and there is a few cars, and pedestrians, we think this is better then having it quite as it adds a more realistic feel to the film.
S1 19 Feedback
Your finalised ideas are detailed enough wthout being too long and the shot types and described really well in each scene. However, to improve you could include more detail on the sound used in the opening scene.
Feedback S1 20
One problem which may occur during filming at cineworld is that there could be many distractions such as; lots of noise and too many cars.
Feedback from s1-21;
The ten second breakdown is well described, although including screen grabs of the location of Google maps may help the audience to visualize the cineworld complex. Shot types in your location are explored well. Difficulties you may come across would be permission to film in the complex as they is not legal. I believe it is a different idea to other peoples thriller openings, which comes across as a good thing because it explores ways of going about ideas. Editing the soundtrack so the heart beat mixes well will need time taking over it. Overall this group has good inspiration to aspire to and a good plan.
:)
The ten second breakdown is well described, although including screen grabs of the location of Google maps may help the audience to visualize the cineworld complex. Shot types in your location are explored well. Difficulties you may come across would be permission to film in the complex as they is not legal. I believe it is a different idea to other peoples thriller openings, which comes across as a good thing because it explores ways of going about ideas. Editing the soundtrack so the heart beat mixes well will need time taking over it. Overall this group has good inspiration to aspire to and a good plan.
:)
S1-22 Feedback
(11-20 seconds) - This gives a good brief detail and examples of what you are trying to do in this section of film. perhaps to reinforce your ideas, you could add screen grabs from 'Catch me if you can' opening credits.
You could also elaborate on what thriller conventions you are planning to use, such as camera movements, mise-en-scene and editing.
your idea of using a cartoon style could work really well and suit the audience you are targeting, typically cartoons are used in a younger audience film - however it has worked in the past with 'catch me if you can' and in James bond movies such as 'casino royal' but used silhouettes of real people to make it suit the older target audience and was very successful. you should do some research on these to understand what you are aiming and add some screen grabs to improve the quality of your film breakdown blog.
from S1-22
You could also elaborate on what thriller conventions you are planning to use, such as camera movements, mise-en-scene and editing.
your idea of using a cartoon style could work really well and suit the audience you are targeting, typically cartoons are used in a younger audience film - however it has worked in the past with 'catch me if you can' and in James bond movies such as 'casino royal' but used silhouettes of real people to make it suit the older target audience and was very successful. you should do some research on these to understand what you are aiming and add some screen grabs to improve the quality of your film breakdown blog.
from S1-22
Feedback S1-23
At the beginning, the music playing behind the Ident will cause a conflict when it then switches to the film, it should remain the same genre as the rest of the film.
Add a few more details, and check what you've put in the blog, some minor typo mistakes.
We like the idea of the chase scenes on the bikes, it has the potential to create good tension that goes with the genre conventions. It would be improved if there was a fast paced soundtrack during this scene, it'll just add to the enjoyment of watching.
Add a few more details, and check what you've put in the blog, some minor typo mistakes.
We like the idea of the chase scenes on the bikes, it has the potential to create good tension that goes with the genre conventions. It would be improved if there was a fast paced soundtrack during this scene, it'll just add to the enjoyment of watching.
Monday 8 February 2010
Filming times and Locations
We shall be filming our opening sequence on Wednesday the 10th of February 2010.
We intend to film all our shots on this date however if we don't then we shall finish filming the following Wednesday.
We shall be filming partly in Long road, Luard road and the Cineworld car park
We intend to film all our shots on this date however if we don't then we shall finish filming the following Wednesday.
We shall be filming partly in Long road, Luard road and the Cineworld car park
Storyboards and Shot lists
The storyboards shall be useful when it comes to filming because we will remember the shots we need to film. These storyboards will also help us in editing in putting them in the right order. The storyboards contain mild shot info and a rough sketch of what we wish our sketch to look like.
Our shot lists will be useful because they contain a lot of information about each shot, including the type of camera angle that will be used, the location of each shot and the props which shall be used. It will be useful on the day because we will already know exactly what to do meaning we will spend less time discussing each shot therefore saving time.
Friday 5 February 2010
Credits from Panic room + Six feet under
The panic room credits are very unusual because they put their titles in a city's landscape. This is a particularly effective use of titles because they are angled so their against the buildings and suit in with the landscape even though they are so bold and out of place. It represents the Thriller genre because of the thrilling music used. It creates an effect of suspense like something eventful and evil will happen in the film which represents to the thriller genre also.
The credits in 6 feet under are very unusual and effective because they are strange and mysterious hooking in the audience because they get appealed by the mystery of whats occurring. The music also represents this as its a mysterious unusual soundtrack you wouldn't usually hear. They represent death in a variety of ways to relate to the name of the programme and the genre. It shows a hospital gurney with a dead body on heading into a mysterious bright light suggesting that this person is going to heaven. It also shows a flower dying of lack of water but at a very high speed so it dies almost instantly. This all suggests the programme is a crime thriller about a series of murders.
Are credits will be a style similar to Panic room with the title of our film coming up as we have a long shot looking over the long road car park. We shall show the names of the director, actors etc whilst the film is playing in the very beginning of the clip. we shall use bold white writing which stands out and makes a point which will suit with our genre, crime thriller. Our soundtrack at the intro to our clip will coincide with our titles making a turn in the track when a title comes up on the screen.
Our credits could easily be as creative as the two clips above. This is because the two clips above have simply filmed appropriate mise-en-scene and used an effective soundtrack to create credits relating to the genre. We could easily do this as long as we choose thrilling mise-on-scene and an appropriate soundtrack.
film breakdown
0-10 seconds
the first ten seconds will consist of our ident so no dialogue, props or location will be used during the 10 seconds. music will be used but not a thriller type sound track, it will be a bit more cheerful
11-20 seconds
This will include the credits we are doing this in a cartoon style way. getting the inspiration from films like catch me if you can. the cartoon will use stick man as to simplify the credits so the audience concentrate on the music and the names appearing, the music will begin in these ten seconds and will be of the thriller conventions. the sequence will be using parts from the sequence so the audience can get a proper feel of what the film is going to include.
21-30 seconds
this is when the actual film opening begins. this will include setting the scene by using an establishing shot.this will also show two of the characters. hen a pan shot is used to show the characters on a balcony. there will be no music during this part or dialogue.
31-40 seconds
a shot reverse shot will be used from over the murders shoulder to show the victims fear and then switch to the victims over the shoulder. this is when the murder happens so blood and a knife will be used as props during the scene the dialogue will not be in this part as we wanted to keep the scene quite silent. the music would have died out before so none will be playing.
41-50 seconds
This is when the murder is seen and the murder drops the the weapon and jumps off the balcony. we will use a close up of the victim as they get stabbed and not show the actual stab. the other character will be introduced to the audience during this part. both characters will then grab a bike and chase down the road. The music will then start at the end of the 10 second to build the effect.
51-60 seconds
then both characters are in a chase down Luard lane. using shot reverse shot from the murderer using an over the shoulder shot and a point of view shot from the victims friend. during the chase there will be corner. The camera will be set up in the inside of the corner and do a pan shot of the characters going past. we will use several locations during these ten seconds. The music still runs through out the chase for the whole shots.
61-70 seconds
The murderer will be seen crossing the Cineworld complex. the murderer will then get of his bike and then start moving towards the car park. we will use a long shot of the character to follow them across the courtyard. the music will stop once the bike hits the floor because we will hear the characters breathing an footsteps inside the car park.
71-80 seconds
The brother then approaches the car park on the bike. while he is going towards the car park there's an over the shoulder from the brother of the murderer going into the car park. then a close up is used of the murderer as he enters the car park. During this scene the brother can be seen in the back ground.
81-90 seconds
This is when the camera uses a long shot from inside the list. This is a shot of the murderer running towards the lift then turns around. Then a over he shoulder shot is used to see the brother running towards the lift. This is when the footsteps will be heard as they run towards the lift.no props are needed through this part of the sequence.
91-100 seconds
This ten seconds includes a medium shot of the lift closing just as the brother gets close to the lift. Then a birds eye view shot is used from the top of the stairs of the brother running up the stairs. during this part of the sequence there will be silence just a heartbeat will be added during the editing.
101-110 seconds
A pan shot it used from the side view of the door showing the doors open. The camera then pans towards the door way showing the brother running through and standing in front of the lift. The only sound in this ten seconds will be of the lift coming up.
111-120 seconds
This ten seconds will be shot using a point of view shot from the brother of the lift. Then the lift doors start to open but the lift is empty. This will contain the title of the film in the lift.
the first ten seconds will consist of our ident so no dialogue, props or location will be used during the 10 seconds. music will be used but not a thriller type sound track, it will be a bit more cheerful
11-20 seconds
This will include the credits we are doing this in a cartoon style way. getting the inspiration from films like catch me if you can. the cartoon will use stick man as to simplify the credits so the audience concentrate on the music and the names appearing, the music will begin in these ten seconds and will be of the thriller conventions. the sequence will be using parts from the sequence so the audience can get a proper feel of what the film is going to include.
21-30 seconds
this is when the actual film opening begins. this will include setting the scene by using an establishing shot.this will also show two of the characters. hen a pan shot is used to show the characters on a balcony. there will be no music during this part or dialogue.
31-40 seconds
a shot reverse shot will be used from over the murders shoulder to show the victims fear and then switch to the victims over the shoulder. this is when the murder happens so blood and a knife will be used as props during the scene the dialogue will not be in this part as we wanted to keep the scene quite silent. the music would have died out before so none will be playing.
41-50 seconds
This is when the murder is seen and the murder drops the the weapon and jumps off the balcony. we will use a close up of the victim as they get stabbed and not show the actual stab. the other character will be introduced to the audience during this part. both characters will then grab a bike and chase down the road. The music will then start at the end of the 10 second to build the effect.
51-60 seconds
then both characters are in a chase down Luard lane. using shot reverse shot from the murderer using an over the shoulder shot and a point of view shot from the victims friend. during the chase there will be corner. The camera will be set up in the inside of the corner and do a pan shot of the characters going past. we will use several locations during these ten seconds. The music still runs through out the chase for the whole shots.
61-70 seconds
The murderer will be seen crossing the Cineworld complex. the murderer will then get of his bike and then start moving towards the car park. we will use a long shot of the character to follow them across the courtyard. the music will stop once the bike hits the floor because we will hear the characters breathing an footsteps inside the car park.
71-80 seconds
The brother then approaches the car park on the bike. while he is going towards the car park there's an over the shoulder from the brother of the murderer going into the car park. then a close up is used of the murderer as he enters the car park. During this scene the brother can be seen in the back ground.
81-90 seconds
This is when the camera uses a long shot from inside the list. This is a shot of the murderer running towards the lift then turns around. Then a over he shoulder shot is used to see the brother running towards the lift. This is when the footsteps will be heard as they run towards the lift.no props are needed through this part of the sequence.
91-100 seconds
This ten seconds includes a medium shot of the lift closing just as the brother gets close to the lift. Then a birds eye view shot is used from the top of the stairs of the brother running up the stairs. during this part of the sequence there will be silence just a heartbeat will be added during the editing.
101-110 seconds
A pan shot it used from the side view of the door showing the doors open. The camera then pans towards the door way showing the brother running through and standing in front of the lift. The only sound in this ten seconds will be of the lift coming up.
111-120 seconds
This ten seconds will be shot using a point of view shot from the brother of the lift. Then the lift doors start to open but the lift is empty. This will contain the title of the film in the lift.
Feedback from pitch
After Pitching our ideas to the rest of class we had a variety of feedback:
They said that we should watch out for cars and pedestrians in our locations as they were all quite busy, we should also consider whether to include other cars or try to exclude them from our film.
We were told we must seek permission if we wished to film in the cineworld car park, otherwise there would be a risk of us getting chucked out.
We were also advised to use a car park/certain level of a car park where there would be a lack of people there. As it is a busy car park the mood of the film would be a lot better if passing pedestrians were not seen or heard in our film.
They said that we should watch out for cars and pedestrians in our locations as they were all quite busy, we should also consider whether to include other cars or try to exclude them from our film.
We were told we must seek permission if we wished to film in the cineworld car park, otherwise there would be a risk of us getting chucked out.
We were also advised to use a car park/certain level of a car park where there would be a lack of people there. As it is a busy car park the mood of the film would be a lot better if passing pedestrians were not seen or heard in our film.
Our Created Idents
After Researching company Idents we made are own Ident for to go in the beginning of our Thriller.We just made an image because it was less time consuming so we could concentrate our efforts on other things, however if we have time after we finished editing we shall make it animated to make the film opening more professional.
We intend to make the finished Ident similar to the one of paramount pictures because this is one of the most recognised film Idents.
Tuesday 2 February 2010
why thriller thrives
The best thrillers tend to make the audience feel like there participating in a film rather than spectating. A good thriller will make the audience experience emotional disturbances for their enjoyment because they don't experience it first hand, this is called thrills. Viewers enjoy thrillers because they can enjoy the thrills in the safety and comfort of their chairs.
Horror films are different to Thrillers because they are more about extreme aversion rather than thrills. Horror films create an unnatural excitement and feature gore and un-emotional horror.
Thrillers are generally whole hearted and many believe this is why the thriller genre will live on while the horror genre will die.
Horror films are different to Thrillers because they are more about extreme aversion rather than thrills. Horror films create an unnatural excitement and feature gore and un-emotional horror.
Thrillers are generally whole hearted and many believe this is why the thriller genre will live on while the horror genre will die.
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