In the opening scene of our thriller, we will have a wide shot of the storyboard with the back of the antagonist looking up at it. This will allow the audience to make sense of the montage that they will have just seen. The audience will then be able to figure out that the person in the shot has bad intentions. They will also feel afraid of him, even though they do not quite know what his intentions are just yet. This is conventional, because from the outset that audience will fear this person and they will know that something bad is about to happen in the narrative of the movie.
Before the wide shot takes place, the camera will zoom out from one focus on the board, to the whole thing
When the female victim is leaving for the party, there will be a deep focus on her phone that has been left on the dresser. The reason that we have decided to use this is to inform the audience that she has left her phone in her room, as we see her leave in the background. Also, the phone will flash, and a message will be able to be read on the screen. It will be from the boyfriend, telling the victim not to go to the party. The reason we have decided to include this, is to inform the audience that something bad will happen at the party, and it may not be safe for the victim to go. The significance of seeing this, and also seeing the female leave without seeing it, will strike fear into the audience.
In the scene in which the victim arrives at the party, a pan will be used to show the scenery of the house that the party will take place. This will give the audience a chance to see the area surrounding her, as the whole street is really quiet, unresponsive and derelict. This will make the audience scared for the female victim as she probably wouldn't be able to get any help if something was to happen to her. This type of setting is conventional to the thriller genre, because the antagonist normally chooses unknown, empty locations to carry out their dark plans so he or she will not get caught.
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Planning: Character Representations.
Character representations are basically how a viewer perceives a character upon first impressions. A representation can help the audience relate more to the characters, but also the director knows that they wont have to tell the audience who the characters are right away at the start of the movie, because the audience will be able to tell.
These judgements can be made depending on how much the director relies on the stereotypical conventions that make up these types of movies. For example, he may decide to change certain elements to the characters to keep the audience guessing, but sometimes they will keep some things typical of the genre, so people will know who they are.
Things that can contribute to representations are:-
-Ethnicity
-Gender
-Age
-Social Class
-Colour-Hair and Costume.
The Female Victim.
The typical female victim would traditionally be white, with blonde hair. She would have to be physically attractive, and she would naturally wear white.
The reason that a stereotypical female victim is that this highlights her vulnerability, and purity, to the audience will sympathise with her more.
If a character looks like this in a thriller movie, then the audience can easily identify her as the female victim, without literally having to be told.
The Antagonist.
The traditional antagonist would normally wear dark colours(black mainly) and would usually be a man. They would have to be fairly physically fit, and sometimes quite unattractive.
The reason for this is because the audience will sense the superiority and dark side to them, so they will be afraid of them, and will fear for the victim's life.
These judgements can be made depending on how much the director relies on the stereotypical conventions that make up these types of movies. For example, he may decide to change certain elements to the characters to keep the audience guessing, but sometimes they will keep some things typical of the genre, so people will know who they are.
Things that can contribute to representations are:-
-Ethnicity
-Gender
-Age
-Social Class
-Colour-Hair and Costume.
The Female Victim.
The typical female victim would traditionally be white, with blonde hair. She would have to be physically attractive, and she would naturally wear white.
The reason that a stereotypical female victim is that this highlights her vulnerability, and purity, to the audience will sympathise with her more.
If a character looks like this in a thriller movie, then the audience can easily identify her as the female victim, without literally having to be told.
The Antagonist.
The traditional antagonist would normally wear dark colours(black mainly) and would usually be a man. They would have to be fairly physically fit, and sometimes quite unattractive.
The reason for this is because the audience will sense the superiority and dark side to them, so they will be afraid of them, and will fear for the victim's life.
Thursday, 9 January 2014
Planning: Client Release Form.
Name Mos Wanted Productions.
Date: Tuesday 3rd December 2013.
Production: He Knows You’re Alone.
Location: Darhyl’s house(House Party Scene) Albany Park(Kidnap Scene),
Darhyl’s Garden(Torture Scene/Unknown
Location).
Thank you for your assistance with the above production. Our agreement
is as follows:
You hereby grant the producers the exclusive rights to record and edit
and distribute your participation in ‘He Knows You’re Alone’ during the 9th
of December until the 22nd of December. Also you consent to the use of your name,
likeness, voice and biographical material in connection with the publicity and
exploitation of such sequences forever.
You will be expected to attend each of the dates that apply to you,
and put in dedication and work in order to help this production run smoothly. This
is strictly for education and will not be used for any commercial. Only the OCR
Exam Board and moderators, Media teachers, and the AS Media group will be shown
this thriller. If any injuries that may
occur unrelated to our production, we cannot be held responsible.
This agreement shall be freely assignable by the producers and shall
be interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and Scotland
and especially the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.
We would like to thank you for your contributions towards the making
of this thriller without payment, and for education purposes.
Yours faithfully
Chloe Boylan.
Read, understood and agreed by
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Date……………………………..
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For and on behalf of the producers.
Planning: Location Release Form.
Date Tuesday 3rd December 2013
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to confirm our agreement as follows:
You herby grant the producers the right to record
a few scenes for our production, which will not be used for commercial purposes.
We intend to only record a few minor details, such as someone walking through
the park, etc. As we need a location which is dark, we feel that this place
would be ideal.
The period will be from the 9th of
December until the 16th of December. Other days of half days will be agreed
before filming.
All rights in the recording made and/or taken by
the producers at the property shall be vested with the producers and they shall
be entitled to assign, licence and/or exploit the same by all means in all media
as they may at their absolute discretion elect. The producers shall be entitled
to refer to the property by its true name or by a fictitious name or not to
refer to the property by name and shall have no obligation to the owners to
include any or all of the recordings in any films of the programmes or to
exploit the same or any film or programme in which the same are included.
We will be held responsible for the area while
shooting, and if anything gets damaged, and will make a full replacement if
necessary.
If you give us the right to film this production,
then we will ensure not to damage anything in the area, and will not post this
film anywhere else other than send it to the OCR exam board.
This agreement shall be freely assignable by the
producers and shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and
Wales and Scotland.
On behalf of all the cast and crew, we would like
to thank you for your agreement into contribution of the production of this
film, by allowing us to shoot in this location.
Yours faithfully
Chloe Boylan.
………………………………………………………………
Read, understood and agreed by
……………………………………………………………………………………………… Date …………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………. Date …………………………
For and on behalf of the owners
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