sounds that we used

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-wNfcN3t4
John Murphy The Church

we used this track because it works well in a thriller as a suspense builder so therefore we decided that it was a suitable track to have.

Costume influences

Props that we used

 

 

Lighting and sounds

The location we have chosen to film our thriller already has a very good natural light therefore no additional lighting is neccesary. The lighting will be dark but not so dark that the camera won't be able to focus on the fine details. This style of lighting will help to conceal the face of the villain and will help to add to the mystery and tension of the thriller opening. We need to make sure that the victim is shown in a little more light than the villain because this will help to show vulnerability which is often present in thriller films.

The only sounds that we will want to keep from the actual filming (diagetic sound) will be the sound of the gun being loaded and possible the sound of footsteps, especially where the footsteps will be crunching on broken glass. We will therefore be adding non-diagetic sounds when editting the film opening. We will want to add a heatbeat sound throughout the opening as well as a music based soundtrack. These will have good effect and will help to add to the tension and build up of the film therefore increasing the climax.

Final Idea

The idea that we have decided to take forward is the idea of the gangster based thriller. We have developed this idea into a flashback based opening where we will see the victim walking and stumbling across a river. As this happens the victim will be getting flashbacks of what has happened to him in the past. This will be filmed under an old bridge with graffiti and broken glass. Here there will be shots of the victim getting interrogated and props such as rope, a chair and a gun will be used here. The bridge will provide a good lighting as well as the light will be natural but still reasonably dark and gloomy. As the scene continues the flash backs will continue until the victim reaches the river where he will bend down and wash his face off. He will then stand up and turn around to face the camera where there will be a close up of his face and the shot will freeze and turn black and white to add effect.

This opening should be an effective thriller opening as it will start to ask the audience questions such as who are these people and what has this victim done to the villain to make him treat him like this? The surprised expression on the victims face as he turns around to face the camera at the end will also help to build up the tension as the audience will be wondering what he has seen - is the interrogator back even though a few seconds earlier he is presumed dead? This is what helps to build up the tension and suspense as they will not know and there will be no clues without watching past the opening.

 

Results of audience research-Questionairre

1. What is your Gender?

• Male - 15
• Female - 14

2. How old are you?

• 0-14 - 1
• 15-29 - 24
• 30-44 - 2
• 45-59 - 2
• 60-74 - 0
• 75-89 - 0
• 90-104 - 0
• 105+ - 0

3. Do you enjoy thriller movies?

• Yes - 25
• No - 4

4. Which of these is your preferred movie genre?

• Thriller - 9
• Horror - 4
• Action - 7
• Adventure - 4
• Romantic - 3
• Comedy - 8
• Other - 1

5. What is you preffered music type?

• Rock - 4
• Pop - 12
• Indie - 7
• R&B - 5
• Hip-Hop - 1
• Jazz - 0
• Metal - 0
• Techno - 2
• Other - 2

6. How often do you watch movies?

• 1-3 times a week - 16
• 4-6 times a week - 11
• 6+ times a week - 2

7. What is your favourite film sub-genre out of the following?

• Action-Thriller - 14
• Crime-Thriller - 8
• Psychological-Thriller - 5
• Religious-Thriller - 1
• Gangster-Thriller - 4
• Sci-fi-Thriller - 1

8. What is your favourite thriller film and why?

• Black Swan because there is a lot of tension build up
• Unknown because it has a good plot
• Orphan because the ending is so unexpected
• Die Hard because of all the suspense
• The Departed because the acting is amazing and the narrative is gripping
• Gangster Squad because it has action and builds up the story well
• Django: Unchained
• Shutter Island because it builds the tension well
• Shutter Island because it has a lot of suspense
• Shutter Island because of the psychological theme
• No Country For Old Men because of the interesting storyline
• No Country For Old Men
• No Country For Old Men
• Lawless
• Taken
• Leon: The Proffesional
• Bourne Identity
• Dejavu

9. Do you think romance is suitable in a thriller?

• Yes - 13
• No - 16

10. What is it that you think is essential to get right to make a good thriller?

• Soundtrack
• Setting
• Good actors
• A good atmosphere
• Order of events
• Editing
• Characters
• Storyline
• Good locations
• Good props
• A creepy atmosphere
• A good plot
• Twists
• Weather
• Explosions
• Mystery
• Intensity
• Suspense
• Music
• Lighting

Filming day timings

9am

Meet with Ryan and Tom at the bus station with all props and camera equipment.

9:30am

Assess filming locations to make sure that everything is ready for filming and the locations are suitable.

10am

Commence filming the first shots at the first location making sure that we take at least 2 or 3 takes of each shots so that we are very unrestricted when editing.

12:30pm

Stop for lunch.

1pm

Move to second filming location and take several takes of each shot to be sure that we have some good shots.

3pm

Pack all equipment away making sure that we do not damage anything or leave anything behind.

Storyboard

 

Location Justification

These toilets were where we were going to film our media piece however we did not realise that these would be closed. Leading to us having to move locations, which was not really what we want as we had planned for that area. However we had to change no matter what but what we did find with our back up location it almost worked better than our original idea. As we felt that it built tension so much better, as it gave us that thriller mysterious location feel.

The images above is where we will film the second part of our movie this is where you will see one of the characters bound to a chair and getting beaten up.

This image above is where we had to move for filming as our first area was closed however it was still gave a good effect and we believe it could be better than our first idea