RESEARCH- Film Audiences

Film Audiences 

I think that most common audience for a thriller movie is 15+, due to frequent  blood, violence, sex etc. scenes.  This could be disturbing to younger audiences and affect them psychologically. I think that both males and females are able to enjoy thrillers. However, I think that it'd mainly be based towards males, as stereo-typically, males are emotionally stronger and more likely to have an interest towards a thriller genre.

Also, some sub genres of a thriller could be hard for younger audiences to understand such as political thrillers,  conspiracy thrillers, supernatural thrillers, psychological thrillers etc. For example ; Psychological thrillers usually need more intellectual thinking, as it is complicated and confusing; there's usually two or more characters battling against each others minds; trying to demolish each others mental states including lots of mind games etc.

Films with Similar Target Audiences; 

'The Grey'- Liam Neeson

'The Possession'- By Ole Bordenal

RESEARCH- Film Opening Conventions from Art of the title Sequence

Film Opening from Art of title sequence

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/run-lola-run/

There are many conventions used in this film opening that i liked- 'Run Lola Run';

• The opening starts of calm; we could hear the ticking of a clock in the background, and see an evil looking sculpture rocking back and forth over the title sequence ; credits over a blank/black screen. I liked this part because it creates a lot of tension, and brings mysterious aspects to what it's all about. The pace is rather slow. 

• Another thing that i liked was the way it exposed what the sculpture was after the title sequence was shown, and zoomed in from a low angle upwards towards the clock using different angles, i think it had a very nice flow. Ticking and tocking of the clock got louder as closer as it got. This made a nice effect.

• As it goes further into the opening,there is whispering in the background ,the camera zooms past a blurred crowd of people and stops at certain points introducing some of the main characters from the film.I like that part, because the characters stare into the camera as the camera moves around them, and everyone around them are blurred , so it emphasizes on the introduction of the main characters..
• There is also a voice over at this part. Questioning the viewers , as well as constant background whispering. I think this makes a very nice contrast and works very interestingly at this point. Building and creating tension.

• At this point,football gets kicked up in the air and the crown turns into the title.The football falls back down and converts into animated scene. I like this part, as it converts and sets a different mood. I think the audience, like myself, would find that intriguing. 

• The main character runs through a tunnel , with credits over the screen. The pace has increased. The main character seems like she's jumping over obstacles in the tunnel, this could imply that the main character in the movie will have many dilemma's to face.  This draws me into it, because it makes me want to see what those dilemmas will be.

• I like the way it starts playing into the movie. The zoom in is used, going past buildings , windows, doors ,through a house, and into a bedroom where the telephone is ringing, the closer it comes , the ringer it rings. I think this sets a great mood to start watching the film .

Planning - thriller summary

Mystiko

The proposed film is about a secret organisation similar to the illuminati called 'Mystiko', and how they have been the cause of the death of the protagonist's parents years ago. He has spent the first of his adult years planning his revenge, and now he is ready to conduct it. The thriller opening starts with the protagonist sitting in a 'Prison Break' style room, at a desk with piles of papers, files and notes everywhere, and maps and newspaper articles on the wall. The protagonist is seen putting gloves on, and then the scene cuts to him walking outside a house dressed in a smart suit and sunglasses, then getting in to a black car. Next, the protagonist is seen walking in to a luxury building, which unknown to the audience is the headquarters of the organisation. 

We used intertextuality from other conspiracy thrillers such as The Bourne Ultimatum.

Research - health & safety tutorial

During our health and safety tutorial, we were introduced to various pieces of equipment that we will be using for the course. We were taught how to take care of the equipment properly and how to use it safely.

JVC camera - we were taught how to use the functions of the camera safely, as well as how to use features such as manual focus and zooming in/out. We were shown examples of how to film good quality footage, and then view it afterwards, and insert the memory cards correctly.

Tripod - as this can be quite dangerous, we were taught how to assemble the tripod correctly and set it up straight, then how to put the camera on top of it without chance of it falling off.

Digital 'still' camera - we use this to make storyboards for the filming we plan to do, as well as shots of us during filming and production. We were taught how to use it's basic features, and how to insert the memory cards.

Video drive - this is a piece of equipment we use to store anything that we create as part of our coursework. This includes soundtrack pro files, final cut pro files, published videos and photos.









Other examples of equipment we were introduced to were the memory cards that we use in the cameras and optional extra lighting and sound equipment.

 This is our Prezi that we put together to pitch to our teacher, to give her an insight in to what our film is about and how we will go about creating it.

RESEARCH- Health & Safety

Health & Safety Tutorial 

In one of the tutorials, we got introduced to some Media equipment and health and safety instructions for them. Those included the following ;

• JVC Video Camera - We was introduced to JVC video camera; turning it on/off, filming footage, viewing filmed footage, mode buttons e.g. zoom in/out, focusing on a certain object, insert/ eject memory card & battery etc. 

• Tripod - Tripod was another piece of the equipment that was introduced to us; we were shown how to set it up and how to adjust the camera to it tightly and securely, so that when carried, the camera doesn't drop out
• The tripod had security clips at the middle and the bottom of the tripod legs. We had to be  careful with those, incase we got our fingers stuck.

• Still Camera - We was also introduced to a still camera. This is the one we used to make our storyboards, and take shots of our 'behind the scene' shots. 

We was also given a hard drive within our groups and were explained on how it works. We got given 3 memory cards for a separate storage of our data; JVC video camera / still camera  data etc. as well as the card readers to take our footage out on to the computer. We was introduced to lightning and sound equipment, which weren't needed for most occasions.

Props and costume (plan)

Props: leather gloves, brief case, laptop, suit, maps, newspapers, sunglasses, notes (papers). We are also hoping to use a car somehow, as it would add to the professionalism of our film, and make it look less amateur. The clothing would effectively identify the protagonist as a slick, business-minded man.

All these props will hopefully bring out the tense, suspenseful and thrilling features this opener will offer.

We would like the protagonist of our film to be similar to how the actor Ryan Reynolds is portrayed in this TV spot for a Hugo Boss aftershave product.

Locations (plan)

The locations we will be using are Yacine's house, for when the protagonist is plotting his attacks on the Mystiko HQ, then we will be shooting in the street while we show the journey to the HQ. We will be using a black car in this time also. Our last location will be a large estate near Yacine's house, which we will be using as the Mystiko HQ. We will not be filming inside of this last location, as the sequence ends with the protagonist walking up towards the doors. The locations are pictured below, in order of how they were mentioned.

Prelim Behind the Scenes

 This is Yacine setting up / preparing to film.

This is Yacine filming Odeta open the door.

This is when we had setting difficulties due to unexpected presences at our scene.

This is Yacine filming a scene for Project X.

Trailer of Project X, aspects which inspired us.

This is the trailer of project X which inspired our prelim. In this trailer there is party music giving it a fun upbeat, young teens vibe about it. There are many slow motion effects in this which makes it seem 'cool'. this is an aspect which inspired us, therefore we included it in our prelim.

editing prelim

This is us in the proccess of editing the prelim, putting together the final pieces getting ready to blog it.

prelim

This is the prelim created by group 49 exhibits our knowledge of different shot types. we include many shot types such as mid shot, long shot, foot shot, over shoulder shot and close ups etc. we also included a soundtrack over which we felt related to the film, which is upbeat.  we also made a mistake because the tripod was left in the background in some of the shots, a mistake we have learnt from and will not do again.