1) Good range of shots, tracking shots, long shots, medium shots to show fast paced action. Doesn't look tacky.
2) The sound was good for the action genre (Action) Matched the visuals and helped create the sense of urgency.
3) Location was good for action. Costumes went well, hood's fitted with the genre type.
4) Good use of editing, jump cuts, slow motion, sniper cross hairs worked well.
5) Continuity needs working on, for example, clothes. expressions do not meet genre.
6) Editing sound and mise en scene
Friday 18 March 2011
Tuesday 15 March 2011
Improvements made after peer feedback
Because there were a lot of criticism toward the continuity our opening sequence in the rough cut we cut the clips and put the together in the intended way to make the footage flow from clip to clip. We added effects and transitions to the opening sequence so that it was clearer to the audience and made more sense what is happening in the opening sequence.
We also received criticism on the sound, because in some of the shots you can hear our cameraman saying "ok, go!" to the actors. To overcome this problem we cut the clip later on so that the sound was what we intended it to be in the first place.
Another criticism was that the running clips were to slow and that we should speed them up to make the running faster and increase the pace, so we tried taking this feedback on board so that we could improve on this area. but when we increased the speed of the running we found that we lost the realistic feel of the opening sequence and it didn't look right.
Another criticism was that in one of the clips when we were suppose to be serious one of the characters was smiling and didn't fit with the genre and emotion of the clip, unfortunately we could not improve on this because we couldn't film the footage again.
We also received criticism on the sound, because in some of the shots you can hear our cameraman saying "ok, go!" to the actors. To overcome this problem we cut the clip later on so that the sound was what we intended it to be in the first place.
Another criticism was that the running clips were to slow and that we should speed them up to make the running faster and increase the pace, so we tried taking this feedback on board so that we could improve on this area. but when we increased the speed of the running we found that we lost the realistic feel of the opening sequence and it didn't look right.
Another criticism was that in one of the clips when we were suppose to be serious one of the characters was smiling and didn't fit with the genre and emotion of the clip, unfortunately we could not improve on this because we couldn't film the footage again.
Thriller Project opening scene sound track
In the opening sequence of our thriller project we have decided to create a sound track. We have decided to do this because all of the music we researched into wasn't the right music for the video that we wanted. in making our own music we can make it so that it is perfect for the opening sequence and the genre of the film.
The types of sound that we are including in the sound track we are making includes
We got inspiration from our soundtrack from a scene in the film "too fast, too furious". The scene was a car chase scene, and our opening sequence is a chase scene on foot so we decided we could use some of the aspects of the soundtrack from the car chase in our chase on foot. The elements that we wanted our soundtrack to have is exciting, upbeat and fast paced so that they viewer can get into it and experience the fast paced chase scene.
Although the genre of the film "too fast, too furious" isn't a thriller, the inspiration of the music in the chase scene fits well with the chase scene of our opening sequence and because we have made the soundtrack our selves we have managed to make it fit with the thriller genre better.
Certain parts of the opening sequence are more fast paced than other points in the opening sequence.
The types of sound that we are including in the sound track we are making includes
We got inspiration from our soundtrack from a scene in the film "too fast, too furious". The scene was a car chase scene, and our opening sequence is a chase scene on foot so we decided we could use some of the aspects of the soundtrack from the car chase in our chase on foot. The elements that we wanted our soundtrack to have is exciting, upbeat and fast paced so that they viewer can get into it and experience the fast paced chase scene.
Although the genre of the film "too fast, too furious" isn't a thriller, the inspiration of the music in the chase scene fits well with the chase scene of our opening sequence and because we have made the soundtrack our selves we have managed to make it fit with the thriller genre better.
Certain parts of the opening sequence are more fast paced than other points in the opening sequence.
Friday 11 March 2011
Peer Feedback on Rough Cut
This is the feedback that another group has given our rough cut:
Pros:
- Good continuity
Cons:
- Not completely believable because there is smiling and laughing in serious scenes
- Cut it a bit later on so you can't hear the "OK, go!" at the start of the shot
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Pros:
- Good continuity
Cons:
- Not completely believable because there is smiling and laughing in serious scenes
- Cut it a bit later on so you can't hear the "OK, go!" at the start of the shot
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Wednesday 9 March 2011
Friday 4 March 2011
Evaluation - 05/03/11
Today we did more filming for our production. Although we previously thought we had enough footage to last the two minutes of the opening sequence, when edited it turned out that we only had about one minute 30 seconds. To overcome this problem, we went out and filmed some more shots to add length to the sequence. We took shots that would set the scene for our crime thriller, so for example we took shots of industrial and rough looking areas, and we also took a lot of shots of different signs with illegal things on, and the penalty for the crime if it was committed.
We have also did more editing on the footage that has already been filmed, this was to improve the quality and overall appeal of the opening scene. We have added in some transitions and effects, this along with cutting of clips we have managed to improve the continuity of the clips we filmed.
We think that this lesson and all the lessons up to this have been well organized and executed. This is because we have managed to gain enough footage and have edited the footage so that it is acceptable and exceeds the level of standards that we set our selves. In previous lessons we have also done a lot of filming that included more acting and character footage, this footage was then cut down when we edited it which is why we filmed more today. The filming today was focused on setting the scene.
Things that we haven't yet done are; Making the text which will be placed over certain shots in different ways to display the title and the names of characters/editors and producing the film.
We have also did more editing on the footage that has already been filmed, this was to improve the quality and overall appeal of the opening scene. We have added in some transitions and effects, this along with cutting of clips we have managed to improve the continuity of the clips we filmed.
We think that this lesson and all the lessons up to this have been well organized and executed. This is because we have managed to gain enough footage and have edited the footage so that it is acceptable and exceeds the level of standards that we set our selves. In previous lessons we have also done a lot of filming that included more acting and character footage, this footage was then cut down when we edited it which is why we filmed more today. The filming today was focused on setting the scene.
Things that we haven't yet done are; Making the text which will be placed over certain shots in different ways to display the title and the names of characters/editors and producing the film.
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Extra location research
For our location, we conducted some extra research and inspected two different areas in order to find out which one seemed most suitable for the filming of our video. The two places that we had ideas to film were outside the back of the cinema in the industrial estate, or on mill road down some alleys and onto the park. We needed to find an area that is suitable for a chase scene, and also has grass that Andrew can do a backflip on. This is because if he backflips onto the concrete floor then it could be a potential hazard, so it makes more sense for andrew to back onto grass because it is safer. We also needed an area that looked run down and where gangsters would operate, and also has lots of tight areas that a cool and upbeat chase scene could be produced. Here are pictures of the two areas:
Mill road: (insert picture n ting here)
Cineworld industrial estate: (picture n ting)
The decision that we came too is that behind cineworld is most suitable for us to do our filming. We chose cineworld because behind it is deserted and it feels like it is a place where crime would take place. There are also lots of tight corners and random alleyways where the upbeat chase scene could take place, whereas in mill road the alleys are often used by the public, so the shooting of our film will become annoying because we will have to give the public right of way. Time is also an issue. We need to do our filming in blocks of 90 minutes, and the walk to cineworld is only 20 minutes, whereas the walk to mill road is about 35 minutes. Cineworld also seems a better option for us to take because we have more time filming, and less time travelling to our location. There is also a patch of grass at cineworld where gymnastic moves to make the chase scene cooler will be safe to perform.
For other extra research we made sure that we had permission to use the area that we had chosen. We inspected the area for safety precautions such as sharp litter near skips etc. We actually were able to speak to a security guard situated right near where we are filming and were ensured that it's at our own risks to what we are doing. This means that when we are filming the chase we are running at our own risks, this therefore includes inspecting the area for glass, litter, slippery patches etc.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Mill road: (insert picture n ting here)
Cineworld industrial estate: (picture n ting)
The decision that we came too is that behind cineworld is most suitable for us to do our filming. We chose cineworld because behind it is deserted and it feels like it is a place where crime would take place. There are also lots of tight corners and random alleyways where the upbeat chase scene could take place, whereas in mill road the alleys are often used by the public, so the shooting of our film will become annoying because we will have to give the public right of way. Time is also an issue. We need to do our filming in blocks of 90 minutes, and the walk to cineworld is only 20 minutes, whereas the walk to mill road is about 35 minutes. Cineworld also seems a better option for us to take because we have more time filming, and less time travelling to our location. There is also a patch of grass at cineworld where gymnastic moves to make the chase scene cooler will be safe to perform.
For other extra research we made sure that we had permission to use the area that we had chosen. We inspected the area for safety precautions such as sharp litter near skips etc. We actually were able to speak to a security guard situated right near where we are filming and were ensured that it's at our own risks to what we are doing. This means that when we are filming the chase we are running at our own risks, this therefore includes inspecting the area for glass, litter, slippery patches etc.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Friday 4 February 2011
P235 Why Thrillers Thrive
Many people go to the cinema and watch thriller films to get the "thrill" out of the film, many films are related to the audiences life's but instead they have a twist or a difference that makes the life more dangerous and exciting. People can easily put themselves in the shoes of the characters and experience this change of gaining danger. People want to do this because everyday life is dulled down with modern society’s huge safety concerns. The viewer can engross into the screen and the events being displayed yet there safe in a comfortable environment. Unlike with other forms of media that can create a thrill, the screen and film media is one that can create a thrill that leaves the audience with there imagination to scare them yet they aren’t in any physical danger. Sometimes sympathy is created for a character in the film and then that character is put in danger and the viewer feels helpless for the character but wants them to end up safe but is scared for them and doesn’t know if the dangers they face are too large. Then the viewer is put in the position of looking directly at the danger that gives a thrill. Very skilful editing means that very unreal and dangerous situations can be created with no one in any real danger. The audience loves to be thrilled, the cinema wants the audience to be thrilled, and the director wants the cinema to be happy. So it’s like a chain and because people like to be thrilled the producers are very successful in making the films to gain more money. Films can be given the title of horrific but for a film to be given the title horrible isn’t right, there is a distinct difference between horrible and horrific. Horrible films are bound to fail because they are portraying things that aren’t acceptable in the human healthy mind. Thriller will thrive because a thriller has to contain content that thrills and excites the audience.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Mise en scene blog
Location: Industrial place. In our production we want to illustrate the sort of places where main crimes happen and the sort of lives that these criminals lead. The location tells a lot about the character so we want to include the correct sort of location in order for the audience to understand their social and economic class. This will help the audience to understand the story more if they can relate to the sort of lives that the criminals lead. The location therefore sets the scene and illustrates the genre type straight away.
Costume- Gangster working class sort of look. Clothes can obviously express a lot about the character and the image we want to create is criminals looking lower and less important than the main character. We want the main character to look important and therefore to highlight that he is the main character. The clothes in which the criminals wear will immediately show their social and economic class and the audience will be able to relate to the characters behavior and attitude. We want the main character to be looking fairly casual for instance jeans and a smart shirt. This will show his power over the criminals.
Lighting- The lighting will want to be kept dark and gloomy to relate to the criminals lives. It would make no sense if it was in a really lit up area with the sun out and blue sky's. In order to keep it fairly gloomy we will have to film in the dark areas of the industrial area with the use of shadows etc. Hopefully we can film in an overcast this would help to express the characters a little better.
Camera shots- We want to keep the camera shots fairly simple, for instance over the shoulder, 180 degree rule etc. In order to create tension throughout the scene we will need to film quite a few close up and reaction shots for the audience to understand the tension between the characters. Facial expressions also create the pivotal points throughout the scene, for example when the chase kicks off. We will also need a few hand held fast shots to create exhilaration and adrenaline throughout the chase, otherwise it will be boring and will not interest the audience. The whole point of an opening sequence is to introduce characters, set the scene, illustrate the genre and to grab the audiences attention usually through action, in this situation crime chase. The whole idea of camera shots in this opening sequence is to keep it fast and exciting to keep the audience asking questions.
Editing- The editing will also be kept fairly simple we will include the basics such as, jump cuts, credit sequence, effects etc. The idea of using lots of jump cuts is to keep the scene exhilarating and fast tempo'd in order for the audience to want to keep on watching. We will include a credit sequence obviously to name the actors, editors, sound producers etc. We want to make the credit sequence look as professional as possible so we might use the credit sequence on for instance an establishing shot. This means that there is more to look at and more to understand about the location. We may also use some effects to create the mood a little more for instance dimmed clips to make it look even darker or perhaps glow effect to exaggerate facial expressions etc.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Costume- Gangster working class sort of look. Clothes can obviously express a lot about the character and the image we want to create is criminals looking lower and less important than the main character. We want the main character to look important and therefore to highlight that he is the main character. The clothes in which the criminals wear will immediately show their social and economic class and the audience will be able to relate to the characters behavior and attitude. We want the main character to be looking fairly casual for instance jeans and a smart shirt. This will show his power over the criminals.
Lighting- The lighting will want to be kept dark and gloomy to relate to the criminals lives. It would make no sense if it was in a really lit up area with the sun out and blue sky's. In order to keep it fairly gloomy we will have to film in the dark areas of the industrial area with the use of shadows etc. Hopefully we can film in an overcast this would help to express the characters a little better.
Camera shots- We want to keep the camera shots fairly simple, for instance over the shoulder, 180 degree rule etc. In order to create tension throughout the scene we will need to film quite a few close up and reaction shots for the audience to understand the tension between the characters. Facial expressions also create the pivotal points throughout the scene, for example when the chase kicks off. We will also need a few hand held fast shots to create exhilaration and adrenaline throughout the chase, otherwise it will be boring and will not interest the audience. The whole point of an opening sequence is to introduce characters, set the scene, illustrate the genre and to grab the audiences attention usually through action, in this situation crime chase. The whole idea of camera shots in this opening sequence is to keep it fast and exciting to keep the audience asking questions.
Editing- The editing will also be kept fairly simple we will include the basics such as, jump cuts, credit sequence, effects etc. The idea of using lots of jump cuts is to keep the scene exhilarating and fast tempo'd in order for the audience to want to keep on watching. We will include a credit sequence obviously to name the actors, editors, sound producers etc. We want to make the credit sequence look as professional as possible so we might use the credit sequence on for instance an establishing shot. This means that there is more to look at and more to understand about the location. We may also use some effects to create the mood a little more for instance dimmed clips to make it look even darker or perhaps glow effect to exaggerate facial expressions etc.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Wednesday 2 February 2011
Risk assesment.
This is our risk assessment, this includes the possible risks whilst filming that could happen. We have then listed things that we can do to avoid these risks. For example a risk would be falling over whilst filming the chase. Ways that we can therefore avoid this is to assess and inspect the area for objects/traffic that may be in the way.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Script
Toby is walking around the back of the cinema because he has lost his phone. He dropped it on the way home, and had just been out at the cinema. He is looking around for it, when he gets approached by two 'gangster' teenagers. They approach him with a swagger and wearing gangster clothes. They ask him for some money for drugs. Toby turns around worryingly. He says no, whilst still most concerned about his phone, not particulary paying attention to them. The gangsters start begging for money. He turns around again saying no sorry still not paying attention. The teenagers then do not take lightly to Toby's unawareness and start having a go at him. An arguement then kicks off, toby is not in the mood. Toby then realises he has been set up and is in danger. The gangsters whip out a gun and suddenly a chase kicks off.
The opening sequence will mainly focus on the chase to make it exciting and action packed however in order to illustrate the crime sub genre we will need to include some violence. For the music it will have to be appropriate to the narrative so in order to create the mood and tension that we want we will have to use upbeat sounds.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
The opening sequence will mainly focus on the chase to make it exciting and action packed however in order to illustrate the crime sub genre we will need to include some violence. For the music it will have to be appropriate to the narrative so in order to create the mood and tension that we want we will have to use upbeat sounds.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Location Ideas
We plan to film our production in a Cambridge industrial park. There are many car parks and 'dark corners' and alley ways that fit within our chosen genre. The land is public so we are allowed to be there, however we will be sure to ask permission to be able to shoot there. The area is also not very busy so we should not be disturbed by traffic or lots of activity.
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MindMap Ideas
These are some of our ideas for our production task.
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Wednesday 26 January 2011
Feedback on our pitch
Good things and bad things about pitch:
Audience feedback:
- We had good inspiration in our narrative and the storyline has the potential to work well.
- We should consider changing the main character, because the character we decided to be main dies right at the beginning, and the rest of the film continues to center around him. We can continue with this idea, but choose to make the policeman a different main character because there is a chance that the audience could get confused.
- The communication in the group has been claimed to have not been as good as it could have been. I think that the communication is fine, but because someone has said that they don't think it is, we can aim to achiever a higher level of communication to satisfy our audience whilst we are presenting our pitch.
- We plan on doing some filming in town, but that will be in a public place. Some people don't like being filmed in public, so we will make sure everybody is happy around where we are filming and if they don't want to be filmed then we will move places. We also need to be careful about which shops we film inside or just outside because the owners may have a problem with the camera being there.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Friday 21 January 2011
Planning for thriller pitch
Ideas for Thriller opening sequence:
Sub genre: Crime
Location: Industrial Town
Narrative: Main character is searching about for something, when the antagonist's right hand man comes along and stabs him, leaving him on the floor to die. Luckily a policeman comes along and finds him. The main character is then lucky to survive. (opening sequence)
Opening sequence is to:
* Set the scene (Industrial) Therefore lots of shots showing the surroundings, eg long shot of buildings.
* Introducing characters (Credits to introduce them along with shots of them)
* Set the genre eg. appropriate music
Sub Genre: Crime
Crime is a primary sub genre of thriller. For example films like: Snatch, The Departed and Reservoir Dogs. This is therefore a popular film genre and so in order to create a good Crime/Thriller is to make a good opening sequence which draws the attention of the audience. Crime is one of the best ways to grab the attention of the audience because it is exciting and action packed. This is why we chose crime as a sub genre because it is one of the few ways to grab the attention of the audience. Films that do this are films such as Snatch (bank robbery)
Location: Industrial Town
We picked this location because it fits in with the genre. It is easy to set the scene because their are lots of buildings and things to film to illustrate the mood and social class of the characters. For instance Snatch uses suits in high class shops to illustrate their high economic and social status. This also relates to costume aswell. For instance you can't have big bright colorful clothes on when your committing a crime in an industrial area because it wont make sense. So this means the location and costume have to fit in with each other.
Characters: Aggressive, confident, sarcastic attitude. (trying to always out do other characters) Don't really care about the consequences. Never give up attitude.
Costume: Big gangster dark clothes to fit in with the crime genre.
Props: Fake Gun, ketchup as blood.
Sub genre: Crime
Location: Industrial Town
Narrative: Main character is searching about for something, when the antagonist's right hand man comes along and stabs him, leaving him on the floor to die. Luckily a policeman comes along and finds him. The main character is then lucky to survive. (opening sequence)
Opening sequence is to:
* Set the scene (Industrial) Therefore lots of shots showing the surroundings, eg long shot of buildings.
* Introducing characters (Credits to introduce them along with shots of them)
* Set the genre eg. appropriate music
Sub Genre: Crime
Crime is a primary sub genre of thriller. For example films like: Snatch, The Departed and Reservoir Dogs. This is therefore a popular film genre and so in order to create a good Crime/Thriller is to make a good opening sequence which draws the attention of the audience. Crime is one of the best ways to grab the attention of the audience because it is exciting and action packed. This is why we chose crime as a sub genre because it is one of the few ways to grab the attention of the audience. Films that do this are films such as Snatch (bank robbery)
Location: Industrial Town
We picked this location because it fits in with the genre. It is easy to set the scene because their are lots of buildings and things to film to illustrate the mood and social class of the characters. For instance Snatch uses suits in high class shops to illustrate their high economic and social status. This also relates to costume aswell. For instance you can't have big bright colorful clothes on when your committing a crime in an industrial area because it wont make sense. So this means the location and costume have to fit in with each other.
Characters: Aggressive, confident, sarcastic attitude. (trying to always out do other characters) Don't really care about the consequences. Never give up attitude.
Costume: Big gangster dark clothes to fit in with the crime genre.
Props: Fake Gun, ketchup as blood.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Our Production Logo
Dark Eye Productions -
We decided to name our group 'Dark Eye Productions,' this name works well for a Thriller production as it has a mysterious feel to it. Our production logo will be shown at either the beginning or at the end of our production the logo shows who has made the film.
In order to make this logo, we used Photoshop CS3. We set a black background and got a photograph of an eye off 'google images.' Using the rubber tool we removed the unwanted area around the image, then we faded the edges which made it look more natural. Then we inserted the 'Dark Eye' text into a new layer. We used single letters in different layers so we could tie the letters together and make it flow better. Then we added another text layer called 'productions' and added some filter effects to make the text fall into the background of the eye more. Then we selected a small brush and added some stars, and finally added a highlight on the 'K' using a custom brush tool. This is quite a simple image to create and didn't take much time top put together.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
We decided to name our group 'Dark Eye Productions,' this name works well for a Thriller production as it has a mysterious feel to it. Our production logo will be shown at either the beginning or at the end of our production the logo shows who has made the film.
In order to make this logo, we used Photoshop CS3. We set a black background and got a photograph of an eye off 'google images.' Using the rubber tool we removed the unwanted area around the image, then we faded the edges which made it look more natural. Then we inserted the 'Dark Eye' text into a new layer. We used single letters in different layers so we could tie the letters together and make it flow better. Then we added another text layer called 'productions' and added some filter effects to make the text fall into the background of the eye more. Then we selected a small brush and added some stars, and finally added a highlight on the 'K' using a custom brush tool. This is quite a simple image to create and didn't take much time top put together.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Thriller Production logo Research
For our thriller film production we need a thriller themed production logo, to know the most effective colours/images and generally used techniques we will research into what other thriller film producers use.
Hammer film productions are an example of a film producer that produces many thriller films, they have made many films. an example of a film they produced is 'the mummy'. There production logo used the thriller related colours of black and red to create a thriller theme. the colours look dark and work well to scare the viewer.
Often in the production logo's there is text, the text is used as a main part of the logo and lets the audience know exactly who they are if they haven't yet known about the producers. In our production logo we will use text and the rest of the image will be styled round the text, we will use colours like black to create a dark thriller type themed logo. we may include a image that is related to the genre such as a knife or blood.
In many production logo's there is just a simple image such as a landscape/symmetrical and related imaging. In the thriller based production logo's there are often a creepy image such as a blood hand print or a blade.
When looking at the Warner bros pictures production logo, the logo's image is very simple and doesn't include to many lines/different shapes. its just simple shapes put together without many different colours. This means it is easily recognized by the viewer and when the viewer see's the image again they will instantly recognize who has made the film.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Hammer film productions are an example of a film producer that produces many thriller films, they have made many films. an example of a film they produced is 'the mummy'. There production logo used the thriller related colours of black and red to create a thriller theme. the colours look dark and work well to scare the viewer.
Often in the production logo's there is text, the text is used as a main part of the logo and lets the audience know exactly who they are if they haven't yet known about the producers. In our production logo we will use text and the rest of the image will be styled round the text, we will use colours like black to create a dark thriller type themed logo. we may include a image that is related to the genre such as a knife or blood.
In many production logo's there is just a simple image such as a landscape/symmetrical and related imaging. In the thriller based production logo's there are often a creepy image such as a blood hand print or a blade.
When looking at the Warner bros pictures production logo, the logo's image is very simple and doesn't include to many lines/different shapes. its just simple shapes put together without many different colours. This means it is easily recognized by the viewer and when the viewer see's the image again they will instantly recognize who has made the film.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Soundtrack Evaluation
Our soundtrack was created to fit an opening thriller crime genre. In order to make it sound like a crime genre we made it upbeat with a fast tempo. We created the soundtrack on garageband and used different sounds to link the track well. We made sure that each sound flows and goes well with each other so we ensured that each transition fitted correctly. We made the soundtrack with the idea of the opening sequence being a car chase. The soundtrack started off with one sound continuing to build up the tension to when the beat from the drum kit kicks in. Our soundtrack was inspired by 2 fast 2 furious opening sequence.
We wanted to sort of replicate this kind of opening sequence with our soundtrack beat going with the fast cars. The fast paced music replicates the speed of the fast moving cars. It does this by speeding up and slowing down in certain places. This shows the speed of the cars increasing and decreasing in the opening sequence. The tempo of our track is catchy and always keeps you on edge, and this also shows elements that you would expect in a car chase opening sequence within our soundtrack.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Analysis of sound in thriller opening sequences
'Catch me if you can'
* This opening sequence had a diegetic sound track to it.
* The sound track started off with a very slow tempo, and with a quite volume. The tempo then increased and a strong beat was introduced into the music. This made the music louder as the title sequence went on.
* The music was in sync with the on screen action, when the text come on screen the music beat was in time with it this continued as the title sequence rolled on.
'Vertigo sound'
* The music to this opening was deep and scary sounding, it gave the impression that something big was about to happen and made you feel as if you were about to jump.
* The music had a fast tempo to it which flowed well with the action on screen.
* Much like 'Catch me if you can' the music was in sync with the titles and matched the action very well.
'Face off'
* This opening sequence had an orchestral sound track to it, which gave the feeling of tension between characters and felt quite epic.
* The music also had a repetitive tempo to it, this made the view concentrate on the onscreen action rather than been distracted but the music.
*Mystical music
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* This opening sequence had a diegetic sound track to it.
* The sound track started off with a very slow tempo, and with a quite volume. The tempo then increased and a strong beat was introduced into the music. This made the music louder as the title sequence went on.
* The music was in sync with the on screen action, when the text come on screen the music beat was in time with it this continued as the title sequence rolled on.
'Vertigo sound'
* The music to this opening was deep and scary sounding, it gave the impression that something big was about to happen and made you feel as if you were about to jump.
* The music had a fast tempo to it which flowed well with the action on screen.
* Much like 'Catch me if you can' the music was in sync with the titles and matched the action very well.
'Face off'
* This opening sequence had an orchestral sound track to it, which gave the feeling of tension between characters and felt quite epic.
* The music also had a repetitive tempo to it, this made the view concentrate on the onscreen action rather than been distracted but the music.
*Mystical music
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Tuesday 18 January 2011
BBFC Certificates
Certificate 15 -
If a film has a certificate of 15, it means that nobody may view a film in the cinema or rent a film from a shop that is younger that 15 years old. a film of certificate 15 isn't appropriate for a viewer under the age of 15 because the film will include aspects that are of a nature that has been agreed to be of an explicate nature inappropriate for the viewer. discrimination isn't allowed to be in the film. sexual activity is allowed but there must not be a detailed and strong level of the activity. the classification 15 means the misuse of drugs isnt allowed to be shown. the film can contain scenes of violent nature but may not have detailed and elongated scenes of injury and pain, sadistic or sexual scenes of violence are likely to not be accepted.
Certificate 18 -
If a film has a certificate of 18, it can contain all the concerning areas around media with the exception of criminal violence. this is because of the human rights act 1998. An 18 certificate film will have constant offensive language and scene of a sexual nature. Most 18 rated films are horror and contain a lot of blood and gore. Most true thriller films are rated 15 however some more extreme ones for example phsyological thillers that may be very distrubing may be rated as an 18.
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Analysis of Previous Students Work
Group P2 - 40 (January - February 2010)
There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many technical skills however there is also some evidence of excellent use of technical skills and some evidence of basic technical skills;
Throughout the final video the camera was very smooth, the shots were steady and seems very professionally done. The framing of each shot is well set up and included elements that are constant of thriller conventions. The group have been creative with using a variety of shot distances that are appropriate to the genre. They have used high shots and long shots during the build up to the action sequence. The production has been thought about and planned out well. The mise-en-scene elements have been effectively with dark, harsh lighting to increase the tension during the action sequences. The setting of the film has also been thought about and as the characters move from setting to setting it is easy to follow which shows good continuity. The editing has been kept simple by using jump cut and paying close attention to the 180 degree rule. This makes the production flow well. The music that was choosen matches the on screen action and follows the thriller genre well, as it pick up pace during the action sequence. One thing that wasnt up to the standard of the rest was the title sequence. The titles were composed of a person writting on a white board, it looked very tacky and quite basic to the viewer. Although this could of been a good effect the group clearly did not have enough time to make it work for them. Mark down for this.
Overall mark is 45/ 60. A very good production.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many technical skills however there is also some evidence of excellent use of technical skills and some evidence of basic technical skills;
Throughout the final video the camera was very smooth, the shots were steady and seems very professionally done. The framing of each shot is well set up and included elements that are constant of thriller conventions. The group have been creative with using a variety of shot distances that are appropriate to the genre. They have used high shots and long shots during the build up to the action sequence. The production has been thought about and planned out well. The mise-en-scene elements have been effectively with dark, harsh lighting to increase the tension during the action sequences. The setting of the film has also been thought about and as the characters move from setting to setting it is easy to follow which shows good continuity. The editing has been kept simple by using jump cut and paying close attention to the 180 degree rule. This makes the production flow well. The music that was choosen matches the on screen action and follows the thriller genre well, as it pick up pace during the action sequence. One thing that wasnt up to the standard of the rest was the title sequence. The titles were composed of a person writting on a white board, it looked very tacky and quite basic to the viewer. Although this could of been a good effect the group clearly did not have enough time to make it work for them. Mark down for this.
Overall mark is 45/ 60. A very good production.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Analysing Protagonist and Antagonist
Firstly, an antagonist is a character or group of characters that represents the opposition (the rivals) against the protagonist which is therefore the opposite and usually the main character. Sometimes the Protagonist at somepoint in the film becomes so manipulated that he is influenced in somewhat of an antagonist way and 'becomes one of them' for example 'Spiderman 3' but usually there is a clear differentiation between the protagonist and antagonist. This is usually done by within the mise en scene, for example the protagonist for the majority of the film is in a nicer environment to the antagonist, for example Star Wars- Darth Vadar usually situated in a dark location whereas the protagonist in lighter areas.
Often when the protagonist and the antagonist meet and confronting eachother the antagonist tends to be slightly on the left hand side of the screen, this tells apart from the two. Also the protagonist gets a wider range of camera angles, for example Superman (protagonist) low angle, suggesting that he is superior and unique. Not only that but obviously costumes tell the antagonist and protagonist apart for example the antagonist tends to wear dark clothes that covers most of the body whereas the protagonist tends to wear colourful, bright clothes to suggest being the main character.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Often when the protagonist and the antagonist meet and confronting eachother the antagonist tends to be slightly on the left hand side of the screen, this tells apart from the two. Also the protagonist gets a wider range of camera angles, for example Superman (protagonist) low angle, suggesting that he is superior and unique. Not only that but obviously costumes tell the antagonist and protagonist apart for example the antagonist tends to wear dark clothes that covers most of the body whereas the protagonist tends to wear colourful, bright clothes to suggest being the main character.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Comparing thriller conventions
This film is called Memento, it is an American pychological Thriller written and directed by Christopher Nolan starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne-Moss, Joe Pantaliano and more. The film shows two different alternatives, one in colour shown in reverse order and one in black and white in chronilogical order. This relates to the genre and helps the audience to understand the genre type along with the narrative. The reason for this editing technique is to suggest the pyschological genre and the reason for this being pyschological is because of the manipulative mind-playing filming and editing. For instance 'shaky filming'. The Film is also about the main character being manipulated and his mind playing tricks on him and the way it is filmed puts you as the audience in his position. That is how it becomes a pyschological thriller.
This film is called D-Tox directed and starred by Syllvester Stalone. It is a mystery thriller. The film is about finding a mystery killer who no-one knows. The whole film builds up towards planning and finding this mystery. The reason for this being a mystery thriller is obviously within the narrative, but also by the way it is filmed, lots of short, snappy shots. the film gets you thinking and does not allow the audience to understand fully what is happening towards the end. There is also a lot of action to find the killer and this therefore concludes to a mystery thriller genre.
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Thriller Genre Research
Within the Thriller genre there are many different sub genre's to be taken into account. Although Thriller films can be put into different sub genre's most of them over lap and cross each other. Some of these sub genres include;
- Action thriller
- Crime thriller
- Conspiracy thriller
- Horror thriller
- Disaster thriller
- Drama thriller
- Psychological thriller
- Legal thriller
- Medical thriller
- Political thriller
- Supernatural thriller
- Spy thriller
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- Action thriller
- Crime thriller
- Conspiracy thriller
- Horror thriller
- Disaster thriller
- Drama thriller
- Psychological thriller
- Legal thriller
- Medical thriller
- Political thriller
- Supernatural thriller
- Spy thriller
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Wednesday 12 January 2011
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Tuesday 11 January 2011
Mystery thriller textual analysis for the film Memento
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Preliminary Evaluation
In our preliminary task, we filmed and edited a short video involving two actors in a corridor having a confrontation. The brief storyline is that one character decides to stab another, and then walks away having left his body dead on the floor. We did this task as a practice for when we film our opening sequence to a film of the genre thriller.
We used lots of micro elements. These included using a variety of camera angles, different camera shots and different editing techniques. For example, the jump cut and the fade in fade out effect were used within our video to make it more effective and run more smoothly. We also stuck very closely to the 180 degree rule. This was to make sure that the video seemed more realistic to the viewer, and didn't confuse them with different angles and characters. Other micro elements we used were digetic and non digetic sound. The digetic sound was used to make the video seem more natural, but the only digetic sound that was necessary to keep in the video was the speech as the rest of the sound was just muffled background noise. To add interest, we used non digetic sound by adding a soundtrack that we believe fitted with the mood and style of our video and also worked well with the genre. One problem that we experienced however was copyright on our video. The song that we tried to use had copyright on it, and we were therefore unable to successfully upload it to youtube and to blogger.
We learned a lot during our preliminary task. We learned to use our time effectively as the time we have is very important. Time is important because if we don't use the time well within the lesson, then our product may be unfinished and therefore not as good as it could be. We also learned that when we use soundtracks to add to our video as non digetic sound, we should check for copyright first otherwise all sound may be removed from the video when we try and upload it to blogger and youtube.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
We used lots of micro elements. These included using a variety of camera angles, different camera shots and different editing techniques. For example, the jump cut and the fade in fade out effect were used within our video to make it more effective and run more smoothly. We also stuck very closely to the 180 degree rule. This was to make sure that the video seemed more realistic to the viewer, and didn't confuse them with different angles and characters. Other micro elements we used were digetic and non digetic sound. The digetic sound was used to make the video seem more natural, but the only digetic sound that was necessary to keep in the video was the speech as the rest of the sound was just muffled background noise. To add interest, we used non digetic sound by adding a soundtrack that we believe fitted with the mood and style of our video and also worked well with the genre. One problem that we experienced however was copyright on our video. The song that we tried to use had copyright on it, and we were therefore unable to successfully upload it to youtube and to blogger.
We learned a lot during our preliminary task. We learned to use our time effectively as the time we have is very important. Time is important because if we don't use the time well within the lesson, then our product may be unfinished and therefore not as good as it could be. We also learned that when we use soundtracks to add to our video as non digetic sound, we should check for copyright first otherwise all sound may be removed from the video when we try and upload it to blogger and youtube.
This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.
Friday 7 January 2011
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