Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the product?
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Saturday, 4 April 2015
Friday, 3 April 2015
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Screening/ Film feedback
We asked them these questions:
-Did you understand the plot?
They all said they understood it.
- What did you like about it?
They said that they liked the 'different camera angles' we used and the fact that ' the main character isn't shown just in one angle' and they like that there is 'fluidity in the shots'.
- Is there anything you didnt like about the film?
-Was the music effective and how?
The music was effective as it 'added tension' and 'suspense' from the start of the music.
- Is there anything you would change or add to the film?
One of the viewers said that the 'diegetic sound was not frequent enough', other than that everything else is good.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Monday, 23 March 2015
The birds
The birds is a thriller film made in 1963.
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Written by: Daphne Du Maurier and Evan Hunter
Stars:
Rod Taylor
Tippi Hedren
Suzanne Pleshette
The Birds is a 1963 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the 1952 story 'The Birds' b Daphne Du Maurier. It depicts Bodega bay, California, which is, suddenly and for unexplained reasons, the subject of a series of widespread and violent bird attacks over the course of a few days.
In the movie The Birds we are shown how the birds attack people so therefore they are the antagonists in the film. Melanie, Annie and Mitch are the protagonist who try to warn the people and try to protect them from the bird attack.
In the end Melanie gets attacked which makes the audience feel sorry for her but yet she isn't dead, she is just injured which leaves the audience wondering what ill happen next. At the end of the film we don't know if the birds have stopped attacking or if they will continue to do that until no one is left which leaves the audience wanting to watch more so they could find out what happens.
The birds follows the Todorov theory as it starts of with a state of equilibrium as they all are living a normal life. This then gets disrupted when Melanie takes the love birds to Mitchs house. They realise the change when they first see the attack of the birds and then they try to fix that by warning everyone and trying to protect everyone. At the end they get a new equilibrium by leaving the village and going to the city hoping it would be better and they would help to stop the attacks.
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Designing the Title Sequence
Naomi and I have done the editing and the designing of the title sequences. We put the titles in the right order and then we added some sound which was useful for some scenes. For this we used Adobe Premiere Pro software which we was able to add the titles and change the front however we want it it and where we wanted it to be seen.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Sunday, 1 March 2015
Second day of filming
We did another scene of the film and on this part we needed the help of our friend Barbara as we had characters from our group missing. Most of the scene was improvised as the real plan wasn't going so well but we did good with the improvisation. Naomi did most of the work as I was acting and the rest of the team didn't show up to record.
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Designing our production ident
We decided to use first letters of our names to make up an ident. We used them in this order: Naomi, Arsena, Courtney, Diana. NACD. We have ordered and took pictures of letters from game 'scrabble'. Pictures were taken by moving the letters step by step to make them look like they are moving themselves. We wanted the wooden letters as they look better so when ordering we looked for them ones. Ordering the letters did not make any trouble to us and we got them over the term of two days.
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
Hitlist - Media RC
This is a small part of my Thriller opening. So far we have just cut the clips and put them together but I will be needing feed back from my peers on how it looks and if there is anything i will need to change.
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Rope
Rope is a thriller film made in 1948.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Hume Cronyn from Patrick Hamilton Play.
Dialogue by Arthur Laurents.
Stars:
James Stewart as Rupet Cadell
John Dall as Brandon
Farley Granger as Phillip
Rope is a film adapted from Patrick Hamiltons 1929 Play which itself was said to be based on grisly Leopard and Loeb case of 1924.
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were upper-class Chicago law students who murdered of a 14 year old Robert 'Bobby' Franks. The duo was motivated to murder Franks by their desire to commit a prefect crime.
For a film to be a thriller you need to know who the antagonist and the protagonist is and from the beginning of Rope we know who the antagonists are. Later on during their dinner we find out who the protagonist is too.
Brandon and Phillip are the antagonist that have all the equipment needed to make a crime and Rupet is the resourceful hero that has no equipment but yet find out what has been happening in the house during that dinner.
Rope falls into the thriller genre as they use suspense almost throughout the film. For example when they want to look at the books in the trunk but the dead body is in there so the audience has been put on suspense because they don't know what they going to do, if they will open the trunk and find the dead body or not. This scene only put the audience on the edge as they are the only people who know what exactly is in there, the characters have no idea so its not really as frightening as it is for the audience watching.
Hitchcock has used invisible cut perfectly fine as they have ended at the same person or item and began exactly where it left off. Hitchcocks claustrophobic strength technique suits the film as the characters are trapped in the room where the coffin is and of course they don't know but for the audience that do know it makes them feel thrilled to be in the same place as where they have witnessed a murder.
How to Film a Thriller.
This long shot is used to shot the way he is going and show how the place looks like.
High angle of the man going into the cave. This shows his location but it makes him look weak too as you don't know what is about to happen to him.
Shooting through a opened place suggest that someone is watching him.
Wormsey shot/ Editing on action (during the movement) this makes him look powerful and seem like he is going to make it out of there.
Editing Our Film
This was us editing some parts of the film sequence. We had to put the clips together and cut of unnecessary parts of them. Then we will add on the rest of the shots and music and add any effect if needed.
Friday, 23 January 2015
First Day Filming
We went out to London one day to film some shots for the second scene of our film. We planned film at Liverpool Street Station, however because of legal circumstances we were unable to film under law. Thus, we went to a nearby spot London Bridge to shoot. Because of the inconvenience of the train station we had to cut half of our scene out, that was compulsory for the station.
Location
Location Visit Sheet
Film Title: Hitlist
Writer: Naomi,Courtney, Arsena and Diana
Director: Naomi Nuamah and Courtney Coote
Date: Friday 16th January - Saturday 17th January
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Train, bus and walking
Name and number of location contact:
Liverpool Street
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Health and Safety Issues to note:
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Potential Filming Problems :
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Additional Notes: (map of area/weather forecast etc)
The weather on Friday:  |
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Modern Thriller Openings
A history of violence
The opening of A history of violence starts of with a slow pace and silent background. From the opening scene we know who the killer is which fits this film in the thriller genre. There is a bit of suspense because once the man walks in the shop you do not know what is going to happen or what he will see, which leaves the audience wondering. After he has shot the little girl i would say there is a cliffhanger because it ends there and you do not know what happens next.
No country for old men
The mise-en-scene is shown to be in a desert. The fact that it's set in the desert contributes the stranded feel the opening has, barely anyone is around creating an creepy atmosphere. The pace picks up with quick editing of an action sequence. Moreover, there is a gradual build up of sinister music being played in the background. Suggesting suspense is increasing and the main character becomes more and more suspicious to the audience. During this scene there's various camera shots, to give the viewer an idea of the setting. Additionally, the use of camera shots is used to the advantage of the killing scene as it makes the scene more fast paced, increasing the adrenaline of the audience.
Zodiac
The opening of this film fits into the criteria of a thriller because it starts off normally, where the characters don't seem to be in any danger. The music is lighthearted and does not signify a crisis, which leaves the audience wondering what could go wrong - this can also gain suspense. The pace is prolonged as we are waiting for something bad to happen. As the killer shows up the editing pace slows down as there are quick shots from one person getting shot to the next. The music in the background progressively increasing and becomes louder, as the killer shots the young people. heightening the pace.
Brick
Brick starts in a culvert with a close up of a girl's arm lying presumably dead, with a teenage boy hovering around her. The atmosphere created makes the audience unclear of what is going on - generating suspense, this is shown in the beginning. When showing a series of close ups we are uncertain about what is taking place. Furthermore, the music of this opening is creepy and unsettling for viewers suggesting that the movie will create this tone throughout, or often. The blue tint of the scene shows a melancholy environment and a cold one too.
The opening of A history of violence starts of with a slow pace and silent background. From the opening scene we know who the killer is which fits this film in the thriller genre. There is a bit of suspense because once the man walks in the shop you do not know what is going to happen or what he will see, which leaves the audience wondering. After he has shot the little girl i would say there is a cliffhanger because it ends there and you do not know what happens next.
No country for old men
The mise-en-scene is shown to be in a desert. The fact that it's set in the desert contributes the stranded feel the opening has, barely anyone is around creating an creepy atmosphere. The pace picks up with quick editing of an action sequence. Moreover, there is a gradual build up of sinister music being played in the background. Suggesting suspense is increasing and the main character becomes more and more suspicious to the audience. During this scene there's various camera shots, to give the viewer an idea of the setting. Additionally, the use of camera shots is used to the advantage of the killing scene as it makes the scene more fast paced, increasing the adrenaline of the audience.
Zodiac
The opening of this film fits into the criteria of a thriller because it starts off normally, where the characters don't seem to be in any danger. The music is lighthearted and does not signify a crisis, which leaves the audience wondering what could go wrong - this can also gain suspense. The pace is prolonged as we are waiting for something bad to happen. As the killer shows up the editing pace slows down as there are quick shots from one person getting shot to the next. The music in the background progressively increasing and becomes louder, as the killer shots the young people. heightening the pace.
Brick
Brick starts in a culvert with a close up of a girl's arm lying presumably dead, with a teenage boy hovering around her. The atmosphere created makes the audience unclear of what is going on - generating suspense, this is shown in the beginning. When showing a series of close ups we are uncertain about what is taking place. Furthermore, the music of this opening is creepy and unsettling for viewers suggesting that the movie will create this tone throughout, or often. The blue tint of the scene shows a melancholy environment and a cold one too.
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Third Production Meeting
In our third meeting we finished drawing the storyboards and started on planning the film using the documents.
We set a location and set who is going to do what and when. We settled on what jobs we are all going to during filming.
We set a location and set who is going to do what and when. We settled on what jobs we are all going to during filming.
Shot list
Shot List
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Scene
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Shot Number
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Description
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Wide shot
Close up
Close up
High angle
Wide shot
Pan
Tilt
Mid shot Close up Mid shot Long shot Shot-revers-shot (close up) Mid shot
Point of view
Close up and point of view Tilt and POV |
Of her face looking at the computer.
Her looking at the screen and then her point of view of whats in the screen.
The girl approaching the Printer
Of the pages coming out of the printer
Of the girls heels while she's walking away
Of her coming out of the door
Of her walking down the street
Over the crowed
The station
Of the crowded train station
Of the crowded the station
Girl amongst the crowd
Of the time table Of train going by Girl running for the train The girl running for the train and the train moving Girl bumping into the man The sheets on the floor The wanted sheet The man |
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Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Unknown
Unknown is Thriller film made in 2011.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell and Didier Van Cauwelaert
Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January Jones
On this blog I will be explaining how Unknown falls in the Thriller genre and what are the things that Unknown has that a thriller film might include.
Unknown is a Thriller about a man that awakens from a coma and discovers that someone has taken his identity and that no one believes him, not even his wife. With the help of a young lady he tries to make it right a prove who he is to everyone.
The elements of typical Thriller are the Hero and the Villain that are known from the beginning.
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) is a resourceful hero and it it shown by the way he is unarmed but yet he finds something around him that would help him fight or something to protect himself.
On the other side the villains have all the equipment needed but yet they lose the fight against Dr. Martin Harris.
Other things what make Unknown a Thriller film is fast pacing which make the actions happening more interesting and put the audience wondering what's going to happen. This is shown in many scenes but one of them is when Dr. Martin Harris and Gina (Diane Kruger) have just had a fight at Ginas apartment and they have left the house but they now are being chased by the villains.
Suspense normally happens when the audience are put on the edge of their seat and then they are given a clue which makes them suspicious about something or someone. This is used when Dr. Martin Harris has finally got his passport with his picture and his name and now all he need to do is prove to the rest of the people.
Thrillers fall into sub-genres and this one is an action thriller because he has a mission to prove who he is and he has to face so many villains who he must fight and cause all the action scenes.
Unknown start with the couple (Dr. Martin Harris and his wife) travelling to Berlin. The opening scene shows how everything is normal and their travelling is going but then there comes the point where he forgets his suitcase which distracts the scene. Later on he has an accident which makes him lose his identity and that's what makes the movie more interesting and builds up suspension for the audience. Throughout the rest of the movie Dr. Martin Harris tries to get get back his identity and prove to the rest who he actually is.
This appeals to the audience as it has loads of action and suspects. This leave the audience wanting to know more and trying to find out what happened to his identity.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Written by Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell and Didier Van Cauwelaert
Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January Jones
On this blog I will be explaining how Unknown falls in the Thriller genre and what are the things that Unknown has that a thriller film might include.
Unknown is a Thriller about a man that awakens from a coma and discovers that someone has taken his identity and that no one believes him, not even his wife. With the help of a young lady he tries to make it right a prove who he is to everyone.
The elements of typical Thriller are the Hero and the Villain that are known from the beginning.
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) is a resourceful hero and it it shown by the way he is unarmed but yet he finds something around him that would help him fight or something to protect himself.
On the other side the villains have all the equipment needed but yet they lose the fight against Dr. Martin Harris.
Other things what make Unknown a Thriller film is fast pacing which make the actions happening more interesting and put the audience wondering what's going to happen. This is shown in many scenes but one of them is when Dr. Martin Harris and Gina (Diane Kruger) have just had a fight at Ginas apartment and they have left the house but they now are being chased by the villains.
Suspense normally happens when the audience are put on the edge of their seat and then they are given a clue which makes them suspicious about something or someone. This is used when Dr. Martin Harris has finally got his passport with his picture and his name and now all he need to do is prove to the rest of the people.
Thrillers fall into sub-genres and this one is an action thriller because he has a mission to prove who he is and he has to face so many villains who he must fight and cause all the action scenes.
Unknown start with the couple (Dr. Martin Harris and his wife) travelling to Berlin. The opening scene shows how everything is normal and their travelling is going but then there comes the point where he forgets his suitcase which distracts the scene. Later on he has an accident which makes him lose his identity and that's what makes the movie more interesting and builds up suspension for the audience. Throughout the rest of the movie Dr. Martin Harris tries to get get back his identity and prove to the rest who he actually is.
This appeals to the audience as it has loads of action and suspects. This leave the audience wanting to know more and trying to find out what happened to his identity.
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