Lauren - To wear leggings that are ripped and have slits all over them, in a variety of places. A patterened bra that will show through her ripped up top which will be in a similar state to her leggings. Hopefully her slit lothes will emphasise her bruises and the torturer that karl put her through.
Karl - To wear a shirt, preferably blue or creme shirt, (maybe with a bowtie or tie) with trousers and some big thick glasses. To pull of the 'geeky' look.
Kimberly - Dress in Jeans and a Standard Top.
Samantha - Dress in Jeans and a Standard Top.
Duncan - Dress in Jeans a and a Hooded Top.
Officer Joel - Just a voice.
Friday, 15 January 2010
Film Cast
Lauren will be played by the beautiful Alesha
Karl will be played by the handsome Karl
Kimberly will be played by the gorjus Armanee
Officer Joels voice will be the amazing voice of Matthew
Duncan will be played by JT
Last but not Least Samantha will be played by Naadirah
However as we were all busy due to filming being the same weeks as exam week, there were alot of cancellations. Me and Naadirah also played parts, then when we looked back at the tape, we didn't like it and got others to play parts.
So Lauren was played by Sinead, but the pictures were taken of Alesha.
Samantha was played by Taytum (My little sister)
Kimberly was played bY Charlotte.
Karl will be played by the handsome Karl
Kimberly will be played by the gorjus Armanee
Officer Joels voice will be the amazing voice of Matthew
Duncan will be played by JT
Last but not Least Samantha will be played by Naadirah
However as we were all busy due to filming being the same weeks as exam week, there were alot of cancellations. Me and Naadirah also played parts, then when we looked back at the tape, we didn't like it and got others to play parts.
So Lauren was played by Sinead, but the pictures were taken of Alesha.
Samantha was played by Taytum (My little sister)
Kimberly was played bY Charlotte.
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Filming Dates and Locations
My group and I hope to start the filming from Wednesday 20th of January onwards.
We will be using 3 different locations. One of which will be the dark room at Sutton coldfield design centre. The other hopefully in the media room, as an interview room and a college corridor to shoot the close up shots and long shot of the dead tortured body.
We will aim to shoot the dark room scene on Wednesday 20th January at around 1.45 pm and aim to finish it that day.
We hope to shoot the interviewing scenes Monday 25th of January and finish by the week of February 1st.
However....
We ended up finishing our final scene on Monday 8th February. This was the dark room scene that we ended up deciding to shoot it last.
We will be using 3 different locations. One of which will be the dark room at Sutton coldfield design centre. The other hopefully in the media room, as an interview room and a college corridor to shoot the close up shots and long shot of the dead tortured body.
We will aim to shoot the dark room scene on Wednesday 20th January at around 1.45 pm and aim to finish it that day.
We hope to shoot the interviewing scenes Monday 25th of January and finish by the week of February 1st.
However....
We ended up finishing our final scene on Monday 8th February. This was the dark room scene that we ended up deciding to shoot it last.
Codes and Conventions of a Thriller
Thrillers
Thrillers are characterized by frequent action, fast-pace, and sometimes heroes and villains. It also has various sub-genres.
There are mainly heroes and villains in most thrillers. Traditionally, the villain drives a plot and the hero must overcome this issue. The story usually has a lot of mystery in it to create the suspense and dilemmas. They also have cliffhangers in it.
Thrillers are all about thrilling people more than scaring them. Horrors are easily mistaken for thrillers as they are quite similar - they both have the same kind of story lines. Thrillers have more suspension in there sounds and suspension at the beginning of the film so you can tell what genre the film is from the beginning. They tend to be more spooky and screechy.
We managed to track down a chart with data on how many thrillers were released in the year 2008 and heres what has come up:
This information was taken from, http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/media/pdf/2/p/2009.pdf
The Ten most popular thrillers of all time are;Basic Instinct (1992) about Douglas’ cop falling for Sharon Stone’s man-killer dominatrix author.
The Big Sleep (1946) was the film in which Bogie fell for Bacall: the chemistry between the two is almost incendiary.
Casino Royale (2006) Debut for Daniel Craig as 007. Gadgets, the tireless bed-hopping, the excessive stunts.
Fargo (1995) Kidnapping gone wrong, an unhappy marriage and a wealthy businessman who refuses to pay a ransom. Set during a Minnesota winter.
Get Carter (1971) Gritty thriller meets Greek tragedy. London-based gangster travelling to Newcastle to get payback for his brother’s death. With the violence as unglamorous as a pub brawl and a mood as bleak as Tyneside winter, it’s one of the nastiest and most honest films about revenge ever made.
Jackie Brown (1997) Absorbing tale of an middle-aged air hostess outfoxing a shrewd gunrunner over a stash of money. The intricate plot is a model of machine-crafted precision, but the leisurely pace allows for some rich characterisation and some soulful reflections on ageing.
LA Confidential (1997) A scabrous attack on Hollywood’s blind devotion to the culture of celebrity. So it’s a minor miracle that a big studio should ever have financed this sprawling, densely plotted tale of police corruption, shady movie stars and tabloid journalists in the first place. The greater miracle is that Ellroy’s vision was preserved in all its gloomy brilliance by Curtis Hanson’s sharp direction and fearless performances from a first-rate cast.
Le Samourai (1967)A major influence on US cinema’s crime wave in the ‘70s.A hit man is a stone-cold classic violence. The film combines the tough-guy cynicism of film noir and crisp Parisian cool – with an added dash of Eastern mysticism.
Memento (2000) A tale of a amnesiac victim of crime attempting to solve the case. Disassembling the constituent parts of the thriller, Nolan pieced them back together to use the genre to probe the nature of identity. A profound, perplexing puzzle-piece of a film.
The Usual Suspects (1995) Revolving around five professional thieves brought together for a police line-up is played like one long, expertly deployed con trick, pulling the rug from under us so many times we’re left reeling. An unspoken law of omerta forbids viewers of the film from revealing the movie’s glorious final twist.
Here's some expected codes and conventions to be in thrillers:
Sound and editing : Involves several different camera angles and quick snaps and changes between shots. Music tends to be full of tension and has a racey sound to go with the action etc.
Lighting - Shadow, mirrors and stairs are mostly used.
Narrative - Normally shown from different characters points of view. Not just one persons view. Normally it is made out so the audience has empathy for one of the characters.
Setting - According to what the story line is based on. Not a particular setting-base.
Mise-en-scene - Dim/dark lighting, (illegal) weapons for props. Camera shots are normally close ups or normal shots. Quite a lot of camera movement.
Sub-genres of thrillers:
Conspiracy thriller is a sub-genre with a secret. Usually the hero becomes a threat to the conspirators, and must escape their response. An example is the novel'The Chancellor Manuscript.'
Ecothriller tales, involve some threat to the environment, either globally or locally. The Green Rain is an example. Michael Crichton's novel State of Fear became a best-seller.
Legal thriller often includes legal figures like lawyers who put their lives at stake in order to solve the mystery. It mostly takes place around the courthouse/room. An example is 'The Firm'.
Medical thriller often involves medical people such as doctors. They have their own lives at risk again, either by a mysterious disease being broken out, or their life is threatened by a patient etc. An example is 'Death on Call'.
Psychological thriller build up slowly until the action/violence takes place later on. It normally is on emotional or mental conflict between the characters. The conflicts may not even be possible in real life. For example 'The ring' is not something that would happen.
Religious thrillers usually have an artifact or historic secret that centres up the plot.
'The DaVinci Code' is an example of this.
Action thrillers usually involve violence, aggression etc. It includes weapons and guns, explosions etc. An example would be 'The Bourne Identity' & its following films.
Thrillers are characterized by frequent action, fast-pace, and sometimes heroes and villains. It also has various sub-genres.
There are mainly heroes and villains in most thrillers. Traditionally, the villain drives a plot and the hero must overcome this issue. The story usually has a lot of mystery in it to create the suspense and dilemmas. They also have cliffhangers in it.
Thrillers are all about thrilling people more than scaring them. Horrors are easily mistaken for thrillers as they are quite similar - they both have the same kind of story lines. Thrillers have more suspension in there sounds and suspension at the beginning of the film so you can tell what genre the film is from the beginning. They tend to be more spooky and screechy.
We managed to track down a chart with data on how many thrillers were released in the year 2008 and heres what has come up:
This information was taken from, http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/media/pdf/2/p/2009.pdf
The Ten most popular thrillers of all time are;Basic Instinct (1992) about Douglas’ cop falling for Sharon Stone’s man-killer dominatrix author.
The Big Sleep (1946) was the film in which Bogie fell for Bacall: the chemistry between the two is almost incendiary.
Casino Royale (2006) Debut for Daniel Craig as 007. Gadgets, the tireless bed-hopping, the excessive stunts.
Fargo (1995) Kidnapping gone wrong, an unhappy marriage and a wealthy businessman who refuses to pay a ransom. Set during a Minnesota winter.
Get Carter (1971) Gritty thriller meets Greek tragedy. London-based gangster travelling to Newcastle to get payback for his brother’s death. With the violence as unglamorous as a pub brawl and a mood as bleak as Tyneside winter, it’s one of the nastiest and most honest films about revenge ever made.
Jackie Brown (1997) Absorbing tale of an middle-aged air hostess outfoxing a shrewd gunrunner over a stash of money. The intricate plot is a model of machine-crafted precision, but the leisurely pace allows for some rich characterisation and some soulful reflections on ageing.
LA Confidential (1997) A scabrous attack on Hollywood’s blind devotion to the culture of celebrity. So it’s a minor miracle that a big studio should ever have financed this sprawling, densely plotted tale of police corruption, shady movie stars and tabloid journalists in the first place. The greater miracle is that Ellroy’s vision was preserved in all its gloomy brilliance by Curtis Hanson’s sharp direction and fearless performances from a first-rate cast.
Le Samourai (1967)A major influence on US cinema’s crime wave in the ‘70s.A hit man is a stone-cold classic violence. The film combines the tough-guy cynicism of film noir and crisp Parisian cool – with an added dash of Eastern mysticism.
Memento (2000) A tale of a amnesiac victim of crime attempting to solve the case. Disassembling the constituent parts of the thriller, Nolan pieced them back together to use the genre to probe the nature of identity. A profound, perplexing puzzle-piece of a film.
The Usual Suspects (1995) Revolving around five professional thieves brought together for a police line-up is played like one long, expertly deployed con trick, pulling the rug from under us so many times we’re left reeling. An unspoken law of omerta forbids viewers of the film from revealing the movie’s glorious final twist.
Here's some expected codes and conventions to be in thrillers:
Sound and editing : Involves several different camera angles and quick snaps and changes between shots. Music tends to be full of tension and has a racey sound to go with the action etc.
Lighting - Shadow, mirrors and stairs are mostly used.
Narrative - Normally shown from different characters points of view. Not just one persons view. Normally it is made out so the audience has empathy for one of the characters.
Setting - According to what the story line is based on. Not a particular setting-base.
Mise-en-scene - Dim/dark lighting, (illegal) weapons for props. Camera shots are normally close ups or normal shots. Quite a lot of camera movement.
Sub-genres of thrillers:
Conspiracy thriller is a sub-genre with a secret. Usually the hero becomes a threat to the conspirators, and must escape their response. An example is the novel'The Chancellor Manuscript.'
Ecothriller tales, involve some threat to the environment, either globally or locally. The Green Rain is an example. Michael Crichton's novel State of Fear became a best-seller.
Legal thriller often includes legal figures like lawyers who put their lives at stake in order to solve the mystery. It mostly takes place around the courthouse/room. An example is 'The Firm'.
Medical thriller often involves medical people such as doctors. They have their own lives at risk again, either by a mysterious disease being broken out, or their life is threatened by a patient etc. An example is 'Death on Call'.
Psychological thriller build up slowly until the action/violence takes place later on. It normally is on emotional or mental conflict between the characters. The conflicts may not even be possible in real life. For example 'The ring' is not something that would happen.
Religious thrillers usually have an artifact or historic secret that centres up the plot.
'The DaVinci Code' is an example of this.
Action thrillers usually involve violence, aggression etc. It includes weapons and guns, explosions etc. An example would be 'The Bourne Identity' & its following films.
Monday, 4 January 2010
Character Analysis
Listed below will be the characters that are going to be in our main idea.
Lauren Ralph: (Based on her) Lauren is a popular student that attends to sutton coldfeild college. On the surface of Lauren she is pretty, however she is not the average popular dopey student, there was much more to her than that as she was also very sophisticated and brainy. If there was something that she wanted then she knew what to do to get it. She was loved by few hated by many!
Karl: (Laurens Obssessive Stalker) Karl has had a crush on lauren ever since they were 4 years old and in the same class at primary school. He is very emotional towards lauren whether she is just meantioned in a conversation, he is also very protective over her. Karl thinks that laurens friends and especially her boyfriend dont deserve her. Therefore if Karl cant have her and love her as his own, then no one can.
Kimberly: Lauren's Best friend) Kimberly and Lauren have been best friends since they were in nursery and maintained that friendship right until college. However Kimberly was not as recognisable as Lauren was. People in college would vow to say that kim was jealous of Lauren. However a photo of Lauren and Kimberlys crush was posted throught kim's door. Could that have been the final straw for kim.
Samantha: (laurens arch-nemisis) Laur3en and Samantha havee hated each other ever since they could remember. It was even obvious to people completely oblivious to the little 'circle'. They Day before Laurens death Samantha and Lauren encountered in yee old fistycuffs and sam was heard shouting after their fight 'Im going to kill her if its the last thing i do' But would samantha really fulfil this statement of hers?
Lauren Ralph: (Based on her) Lauren is a popular student that attends to sutton coldfeild college. On the surface of Lauren she is pretty, however she is not the average popular dopey student, there was much more to her than that as she was also very sophisticated and brainy. If there was something that she wanted then she knew what to do to get it. She was loved by few hated by many!
Karl: (Laurens Obssessive Stalker) Karl has had a crush on lauren ever since they were 4 years old and in the same class at primary school. He is very emotional towards lauren whether she is just meantioned in a conversation, he is also very protective over her. Karl thinks that laurens friends and especially her boyfriend dont deserve her. Therefore if Karl cant have her and love her as his own, then no one can.
Kimberly: Lauren's Best friend) Kimberly and Lauren have been best friends since they were in nursery and maintained that friendship right until college. However Kimberly was not as recognisable as Lauren was. People in college would vow to say that kim was jealous of Lauren. However a photo of Lauren and Kimberlys crush was posted throught kim's door. Could that have been the final straw for kim.
Samantha: (laurens arch-nemisis) Laur3en and Samantha havee hated each other ever since they could remember. It was even obvious to people completely oblivious to the little 'circle'. They Day before Laurens death Samantha and Lauren encountered in yee old fistycuffs and sam was heard shouting after their fight 'Im going to kill her if its the last thing i do' But would samantha really fulfil this statement of hers?
Saturday, 2 January 2010
Thriller Questionnaire
To establish what the public wanted/ expected from the thriller genre, Myself and my group made up a questionnaire to find out the type of things that we should include in our main film idea but most importantly how to configure the opening sequence. Here is the questionaire that was given out;
1. Are you :
Male Female
2. Are you between :
15 – 18 19 – 22 23 – 26 27 – 30
3. What is your favourite genre?
Horror Thriller Rom-Coms Other
4. What do you expect in a thriller?
............................................................
5. What is your favourite thriller?
............................................................................
6. What characters would you like to be in the film?
Psycho’s Skitzophrenic Murders Other
7. What do you like about thrillers?
.........................................................................
8. What storyline would you prefer?
Death Revenge Obsession Other
9. How often do you watch movies?
Everyday Once or twice a week Once or twice a month Other
We Collected all the data after analysing the questionaiire answers and came up with the following results.
Characters expected in thrillers are psycho's, followed by skitzophrenics, then last was murderers.
The main thing people liked about Thrillers are the fact that they make you jump, then joint second were that they like how scary they are and suspense they contain... again shockingly, people didn't really like the "twists" in thrillers.
The storyline that was favoured most was obsession themed, then revenge, and there was a very low score for story lines including deaths.
After finding out this information we based each storyline on the most desired result.
1. Are you :
Male Female
2. Are you between :
15 – 18 19 – 22 23 – 26 27 – 30
3. What is your favourite genre?
Horror Thriller Rom-Coms Other
4. What do you expect in a thriller?
............................................................
5. What is your favourite thriller?
............................................................................
6. What characters would you like to be in the film?
Psycho’s Skitzophrenic Murders Other
7. What do you like about thrillers?
.........................................................................
8. What storyline would you prefer?
Death Revenge Obsession Other
9. How often do you watch movies?
Everyday Once or twice a week Once or twice a month Other
We Collected all the data after analysing the questionaiire answers and came up with the following results.
Characters expected in thrillers are psycho's, followed by skitzophrenics, then last was murderers.
The main thing people liked about Thrillers are the fact that they make you jump, then joint second were that they like how scary they are and suspense they contain... again shockingly, people didn't really like the "twists" in thrillers.
The storyline that was favoured most was obsession themed, then revenge, and there was a very low score for story lines including deaths.
After finding out this information we based each storyline on the most desired result.
Film Ratings
We have chosen for our rating of this film to be a 15.
To clarify and categorize products like DVD's and cinema screenings not to meantion cds. which are supplied to the public, to place boundaries for the viewer; you wouldn't expect to watch something such as Saw V with your 5 year old sibling or child as it would frighten them half to death and the contents and moral of the film wouldn't be suitable for them tp take in at such a young age.
In the short movie opening that me Sinead and Naadirah are making, we've established that the rating will be a Certificate 15. Therefore, i have done research into finding out just what a 15 rating movies contain:
Firstly, anyone under 15 cannot watch it, as it will contain inappropriated material. This may include scenes containing sex, drugs or violence - even the language used may be too graphic for a younger teenager to see. It is illegal to sell any DVD's or Video Games to under 15's also.
Things you would except to see in a 15 film:
Strong violence
Strong language
Portrayals of sexual activity
String references to sex
Sexual nudity
discriminatory language or behaviour
Drugs
To clarify and categorize products like DVD's and cinema screenings not to meantion cds. which are supplied to the public, to place boundaries for the viewer; you wouldn't expect to watch something such as Saw V with your 5 year old sibling or child as it would frighten them half to death and the contents and moral of the film wouldn't be suitable for them tp take in at such a young age.
In the short movie opening that me Sinead and Naadirah are making, we've established that the rating will be a Certificate 15. Therefore, i have done research into finding out just what a 15 rating movies contain:
Firstly, anyone under 15 cannot watch it, as it will contain inappropriated material. This may include scenes containing sex, drugs or violence - even the language used may be too graphic for a younger teenager to see. It is illegal to sell any DVD's or Video Games to under 15's also.
Things you would except to see in a 15 film:
Strong violence
Strong language
Portrayals of sexual activity
String references to sex
Sexual nudity
discriminatory language or behaviour
Drugs
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