Evaluation
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Monday 13 December 2010
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Tuesday 30 November 2010
Storyboard
This is a very rough plan for our thriller opening, we will not necessarily be using all of these shots and ideas, but hopefully it will give us a basis from which to work from.
Storyboard
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Sunday 28 November 2010
Film Synopsis
The film opens with our main character Alex, a nomal student walking home, his usual route goes past the phone box, but today is far from usual, the phone box rings, hesitant at first he walks over and cautiously answers, all he can hear is brething from the other end. He gives up andputs the phone donw. For the rest of the night e doent giveit a second tought, assuming its just some kids prank calling. It's a gloomy night. As alex walks home he listens to his music, oblivious to the fact that he's big watched.
As he walks home the night becomes darker until it's pitch blck, but he gets gome to find the door open.This doesn't phase Alex as he realises his parents have probably just left the door open so he thinks nothing of it. He takes is coat and shoes off and walks upstairs at the precise moment a masked figure appears at the window. He goes upstairs to pour himself a glass of water, leaving the tap running he walks across the landing, the light flickers quickly on and off bringing thr masked figure into view. he climbs into bed and goes to sleep. He is then woken up later by his phone ringing, again he thinks nothing of no-one being on the other end. He goes back to sleep only to be woken up by he light rapidly flickering on and off and standing opposite him the masked character wielding an axe. (This is our three minute thriller opening, and now this is vague outline fo the rest ofthe movie)
Alex is captured after a struggle in his house, he has a broken leg. He is bound and gagged and trown into the back of a truck. He travels for hours and finally comes to a stop. He is thrown into a small cell like room. He is questioned for days. None of the questions ever make sense. They are in the same lnguage but mean nothing to him. After a few days there is noise. He is grabbed again, leg still broken he is dragged across the floor and outside into the burning sunlight. He blacks out.
He wakes up to a nurse standing over him. After a few days of recovery he is sat down in front of the police. They need his help to raid the main base of the people who captured him, the are people known as the resistance Alex, is told to compare this to the antagonists in Fight Club. The reason they need Alex is because he should know the layout of the base. He claims to know nothing but the people say they can access his subconcious to find any thoughts. As he agrees they take him to a room and strap him in the chair, they anesthatise him.
He wakes up to the seemingly startled faces of the scientists. "Did you find anything?" Alex asks."Yes, but not what we were hoping for" he replies. "Oh?" "Yes, it would seem that we found out the leader of the group, which may help us just as much" "And?" "It's you..."
As he walks home the night becomes darker until it's pitch blck, but he gets gome to find the door open.This doesn't phase Alex as he realises his parents have probably just left the door open so he thinks nothing of it. He takes is coat and shoes off and walks upstairs at the precise moment a masked figure appears at the window. He goes upstairs to pour himself a glass of water, leaving the tap running he walks across the landing, the light flickers quickly on and off bringing thr masked figure into view. he climbs into bed and goes to sleep. He is then woken up later by his phone ringing, again he thinks nothing of no-one being on the other end. He goes back to sleep only to be woken up by he light rapidly flickering on and off and standing opposite him the masked character wielding an axe. (This is our three minute thriller opening, and now this is vague outline fo the rest ofthe movie)
Alex is captured after a struggle in his house, he has a broken leg. He is bound and gagged and trown into the back of a truck. He travels for hours and finally comes to a stop. He is thrown into a small cell like room. He is questioned for days. None of the questions ever make sense. They are in the same lnguage but mean nothing to him. After a few days there is noise. He is grabbed again, leg still broken he is dragged across the floor and outside into the burning sunlight. He blacks out.
He wakes up to a nurse standing over him. After a few days of recovery he is sat down in front of the police. They need his help to raid the main base of the people who captured him, the are people known as the resistance Alex, is told to compare this to the antagonists in Fight Club. The reason they need Alex is because he should know the layout of the base. He claims to know nothing but the people say they can access his subconcious to find any thoughts. As he agrees they take him to a room and strap him in the chair, they anesthatise him.
He wakes up to the seemingly startled faces of the scientists. "Did you find anything?" Alex asks."Yes, but not what we were hoping for" he replies. "Oh?" "Yes, it would seem that we found out the leader of the group, which may help us just as much" "And?" "It's you..."
Kerrang - Target Audience
The target audience of Kerrang is a younger generation of between 15-20 years. and of people who have an interest in rock and metal stylee music.
They appeal to the audience with the use of celebrities (Blink 182) and the articles being about these bands "world exclusive". They also use other bands on the cover of the magazine to increase their target audience.
The font that is used helps target the audience, as it is shattered, this helps imply the stereotypes of this genre, such as destruction and 'rebellion'. The font is also much brighter and in contrast to the images, this helps it stand out.
To give more emphasis to the words, the editors use exclamation marks and words such as 'exclusive' help increase the target audience.
They appeal to the audience with the use of celebrities (Blink 182) and the articles being about these bands "world exclusive". They also use other bands on the cover of the magazine to increase their target audience.
The font that is used helps target the audience, as it is shattered, this helps imply the stereotypes of this genre, such as destruction and 'rebellion'. The font is also much brighter and in contrast to the images, this helps it stand out.
To give more emphasis to the words, the editors use exclamation marks and words such as 'exclusive' help increase the target audience.
Friday 26 November 2010
Location update:
Location:
We plan on having two major locations for our filming. One will be a setting with a phone box, and this will be set in the village of Drayton
Phone Box Scene: we have chosen this scene to hopefully create a sense of isolation, and it features a phone box which is pivotal to our thriller opening.
Picture:
House scene: we are hoping that this location will allow suspense to feature throughout as we can use multiple shots in his house. Around bens house there is also a lot of lampposts, and so this also made the location desirable as it is a typical thriller convention.
Picture:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.677252,1.216184&spn=0,0.004812&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=52.677252,1.216184&panoid=JrRzC7FwW6QzL5FKPg-57w&cbp=12,121.04,,0,13.33
Soundtrack
We have added a new piece of music to be included in our soundtrack, it is called 'piano suspense', and we are hoping it will keep the audience on the edge of their seat because it creates an element of suspense - as it is slow in tempo and eery. This piece of music will appear just after Alex closes the house door, and will finish just before he picks up his mobile phone.
Characters
This is the update of our characters profiles, casting, and the director/Cameraman used:
Characters
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Thriller update:
We have filmed all of the ending again as we said we would because it wasn't inkeeping with the rest of the film. Also we have added it to the rest of our film along with some new music which will play throughout. This is because we felt it added more suspense to the story, and stopped the film from feeling like it kept starting and stopping. We added the sound of static and a phone off the hook just to emphasize that it was about phones being the antagonists way of select6ing his victims. Also it was a good way of showing the end of the film and it could be possibly be linked to the Alex's life possibly ending.
Thursday 25 November 2010
Final Call – questionnaire
- Do you think that the shots are put together well?
(Yes) (No) (Slightly)
- Do you think that the costumes are appropriate for the style of film?(Yes) (No) (Kind-of)
- Do you think the sound track creates suspense?(Yes) (No) (Slightly)
- Do you think the plot of the film is good?(Yes) (No)
- Did you enjoy the thriller film you have just watched?(Yes) (No) (It was alright)
- Would you watch the rest of this thriller film from what you have seen so far?(Yes) (No)
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Question eval
Inside this document are the questions we asked, the answers we received, and some evaluation points:
Question eval
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Transition
Opening scene
Alex walking, alone, past the telephone box. (Approx. 15 seconds long)
Phone ringing (Approx. 5 seconds long)
Phone answered by Alex (Approx 10 seconds long)
Hanging up, Ed seen in background (Approx 10 seconds long)
Entering the house
Alex walking towards the house (Approx. 15 seconds long)
Alex entering the house, Ed seen in background (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Alex walking inside into the living room (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Final scene
Alex walking upstairs and into the bathroom, Tom seen in background (approx. 15 seconds long)
Alex entering bedroom, and going into bed (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Phone ringing, and then answered (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Phone hung up, Tom seen in background by light flickering (Approx. 15 seconds long)
Total Approx 120 seconds long
Alex walking, alone, past the telephone box. (Approx. 15 seconds long)
Phone ringing (Approx. 5 seconds long)
Phone answered by Alex (Approx 10 seconds long)
Hanging up, Ed seen in background (Approx 10 seconds long)
Entering the house
Alex walking towards the house (Approx. 15 seconds long)
Alex entering the house, Ed seen in background (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Alex walking inside into the living room (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Final scene
Alex walking upstairs and into the bathroom, Tom seen in background (approx. 15 seconds long)
Alex entering bedroom, and going into bed (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Phone ringing, and then answered (Approx. 10 seconds long)
Phone hung up, Tom seen in background by light flickering (Approx. 15 seconds long)
Total Approx 120 seconds long
Sunday 21 November 2010
Thursday 18 November 2010
Preliminary Project "Appleicious"
Ed Brown's Media Studies Blog: Preliminary Project "Appleicious": "This is our preliminary project called Appleicious, one hungry teacher goes to find his lunch, we tried to use as many different types of sh..."
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Changes To Filming
We have decided to only have two bad characters in our film, the reason being that we feel it will allow Ben to focus on the directing of our film, and make the film feel more personal between Alex and the bad characters (Tom and Ed) . We have also given Tom a Tomahawk to use in the thriller opening, to connotate violence, and create an element of fear and death. However Ed and Alex's costumes have stayed the same.
With the digetic sound in the film we have chosen to only have Alex speaking and not any of the Bad characters. What we hope this will do is create mystery and suspense within the opening sequence, and hopefully keep the audience on the edge of their seat.
In the opening sequence we have also included more varied shots, such as close up shots, that we are hoping will enhance the audiences appreciation for this film opening.
With the digetic sound in the film we have chosen to only have Alex speaking and not any of the Bad characters. What we hope this will do is create mystery and suspense within the opening sequence, and hopefully keep the audience on the edge of their seat.
In the opening sequence we have also included more varied shots, such as close up shots, that we are hoping will enhance the audiences appreciation for this film opening.
Thursday 4 November 2010
Similar Products:
Phone Booth:
We have decided to use this as a style model for our film as, like ours, the confined space in a phone booth represents vulnerability. The opening of 'phone booth' os similar to our opening as a character hears the phone ring, and decides to answer it. The characters in both films don't think of anything once they hear a voice, but they are soon met by feelings of fear and helplessness.
The Strangers:
We have used this trailer as a style model as the scenes when we can see a 'stranger' in the background it is similar to the ideas which we have used. The 'stranger' in the background stands very still, and watches and waits. We have used this idea as it creates a lot of tension and also creates a lot of fear.
Phone booth trailer:
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Sunday 31 October 2010
Soundtrack
Here is a section on why we chose the music that we are using:
Soundtrack
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Equipment list
Here is the equipment we shall be using:
Equipment list
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Costumes
These are the costumes our characters will be wearing, and the props that they will be using:
Costumes
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Thursday 21 October 2010
Location - Phone Box
My group of Me, Ed, Tom and Ben have each been assigned a task to write about. My task is location. We have chosen to film in Thorpe Marriott as it is fairly local, especially for Me, Alex and Ben. We know the area well and we know that we can make the most of the surroundings.
Our opening will be filmed in Thorpe Marriott, and we will be using the telephone box located next to the local park. Our main character will be seen inside the telephone box and the evil character will be seen in the background, across the road standing next to a tree.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Thorpe+Marriott+Post+Office,+Norwich&sll=52.686772,1.211813&sspn=0.006946,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=Thorpe+Marriott+Post+Office,&hnear=Norwich,+Norfolk,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.686646,1.211908&spn=0,0.021136&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.686772,1.211813&panoid=zz2L1rgIJrBkTZ3Q4wX0Qg&cbp=12,343.12,,0,7.86
If you follow this link then you will see the location of the phone box. We are planning to have Ed standing on the left side of the road, which will mean that he will be in the background of the shot. The location of the phone box is perfect as it is on a long road, so we can film Alex walking down towards the phone box, and this will make the audience feel isolated as there will be little people around.
Our character will then be filmed walking towards his house and we will film some parts of his journey. Some of the places which our character will be seen walking is down Marriots Way, Pendlesham Rise and Kingswood Avenue, all in Thorpe Marriott.
Our character will then approach his house. The house we are using is Ben Shaws house, which is located in Drayton. Our character will then enter the house and we will shoot some footage of him in some of the rooms of the house. The final scene of our film will be in Ben's house.
Our opening will be filmed in Thorpe Marriott, and we will be using the telephone box located next to the local park. Our main character will be seen inside the telephone box and the evil character will be seen in the background, across the road standing next to a tree.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Thorpe+Marriott+Post+Office,+Norwich&sll=52.686772,1.211813&sspn=0.006946,0.021136&ie=UTF8&hq=Thorpe+Marriott+Post+Office,&hnear=Norwich,+Norfolk,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.686646,1.211908&spn=0,0.021136&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.686772,1.211813&panoid=zz2L1rgIJrBkTZ3Q4wX0Qg&cbp=12,343.12,,0,7.86
If you follow this link then you will see the location of the phone box. We are planning to have Ed standing on the left side of the road, which will mean that he will be in the background of the shot. The location of the phone box is perfect as it is on a long road, so we can film Alex walking down towards the phone box, and this will make the audience feel isolated as there will be little people around.
Our character will then approach his house. The house we are using is Ben Shaws house, which is located in Drayton. Our character will then enter the house and we will shoot some footage of him in some of the rooms of the house. The final scene of our film will be in Ben's house.
Monday 18 October 2010
Script
This is the dialogue that we will be using in our film opening
Script
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Camera shots
These are the camera shots included in our film opening
Camera shots
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Character background
This is the background information on our characters
Character background
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Inter textual reference
This is how our opening scene relates to other films.
Inter textual reference
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Sunday 17 October 2010
Sunday 10 October 2010
Case study one
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Case study one
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Monday 4 October 2010
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
My group and I have learnt a lot throughout this whole experience. One of the things that we have learnt is that it is better to cut a scene with a person or object in a certain shape, so as to aid the editing faze when we need to join scenes. Another thing that we have learnt is that we should try and complete are filming before looking back at the footage, as we did this and found problems during the editing faze of finding certain scenes. We also learnt that we should film each part of the scene in order from which it will appear in the footage.
When we started to use the apple computers, as a group we were not to confident because none of us had ever used an apple before. But as we started the editing faze we quickly understood how the computer worked and we now feel confident in using it.
As a group we also understood the different ways in which we should use the camera, such as placement. We also effectively used the tripod with ease as it allowed us to use varying shots, such as tracking shots, without the camera moving in any way.
Saturday 2 October 2010
Note's on openings to films
Book of Eli (2009) -
The opening scene is a desolate/barren landscape, which hints at the isolation that the main character will have in this film, isolation is also shown through the use of digetic sound, such as the whistling of wind. Death is also portrayed in the landscape, this is done by showing the little growth that there is on all of the trees. Another way that death and violence has been shown in this opening sequence is by the audience viewing a corpse on the ground with a gun lying nearby.
Non-digetic sound is used in the opening sequence to create suspense, an example of this is the slow and continuous use of a very deep sounding music. A shot that is used to portray 'watching' that is often used in thriller film's is a POV shot.
Brick (2006) -
Sound is widely used in this opening sequence to show many conventions of a typicla thriller opening. One of these ways is the dialogue of the characters, this is because the voices in this sequence become more and more desperate as time elapses. Sound also creates the feeling of the main character being watched, this is shown in a phone call with no one in sight of the main character, "nice to see you".
Running water is used in one of the opening shots to show the life draining away of one of the characters. Isolation is also commonly used, this is shown by the main character not coming into physical contact with anybody during the opening sequence. A very interesting moment that occurs towards the end of the opening is when a cigarette is droped, and a close up shot of the cigarette is shown, this could possibly represent danger in the film, as cigarettes are ofetn shown as rebellious.
Gothika (2003) -
POV shots are widely used in this sequence, this is done to show the emotion on the faces of the two characters, it also creates suspense as the audience feels directly involved. Many shots also viewed the characters from behind barred walls, which indicates the violence of one of the charcters, and the film in general. The criminal is portrayed as psychotic through the use of dialogue that they use, "cut his Adams apple in half like a piece of fruit". Mystery is also shown in the film, this is done by the criminal believeing that what they are saying is true, whilst the interviewer appears to dismiss the criminals claims as if they were lies, this creates mystery and suspense.
The opening scene is a desolate/barren landscape, which hints at the isolation that the main character will have in this film, isolation is also shown through the use of digetic sound, such as the whistling of wind. Death is also portrayed in the landscape, this is done by showing the little growth that there is on all of the trees. Another way that death and violence has been shown in this opening sequence is by the audience viewing a corpse on the ground with a gun lying nearby.
Non-digetic sound is used in the opening sequence to create suspense, an example of this is the slow and continuous use of a very deep sounding music. A shot that is used to portray 'watching' that is often used in thriller film's is a POV shot.
Brick (2006) -
Sound is widely used in this opening sequence to show many conventions of a typicla thriller opening. One of these ways is the dialogue of the characters, this is because the voices in this sequence become more and more desperate as time elapses. Sound also creates the feeling of the main character being watched, this is shown in a phone call with no one in sight of the main character, "nice to see you".
Running water is used in one of the opening shots to show the life draining away of one of the characters. Isolation is also commonly used, this is shown by the main character not coming into physical contact with anybody during the opening sequence. A very interesting moment that occurs towards the end of the opening is when a cigarette is droped, and a close up shot of the cigarette is shown, this could possibly represent danger in the film, as cigarettes are ofetn shown as rebellious.
Gothika (2003) -
POV shots are widely used in this sequence, this is done to show the emotion on the faces of the two characters, it also creates suspense as the audience feels directly involved. Many shots also viewed the characters from behind barred walls, which indicates the violence of one of the charcters, and the film in general. The criminal is portrayed as psychotic through the use of dialogue that they use, "cut his Adams apple in half like a piece of fruit". Mystery is also shown in the film, this is done by the criminal believeing that what they are saying is true, whilst the interviewer appears to dismiss the criminals claims as if they were lies, this creates mystery and suspense.
Friday 24 September 2010
Diary: Filming - 23rd September
The filming today went well, we managed to use various shots, including a POV shot. What we could have done to make the filming better was to have planned more with the dialogue we would be using, and the type of shots for the different parts of the scene, such as long shots and close ups. What we did do well was that we worked as a team throughout the filming stage, as we communicated and took advice from eachother, and together thought of very good ideas to try and include in the scene.
Monday 20 September 2010
Labels part 1
G321 Thriller planning, G321 Audience research, G321 Thriller research, G321 Thriller evaluation, G321 Thriller construction, Coursework
Friday 17 September 2010
Terminology
Composition:
The term composition means 'putting together', and can apply to any work of art, from music to writing, that is arranged or put together using conscious thought. In the visual arts, composition is often used interchangeably with various terms such as design, form, visual ordering, or formal structure, depending on the context.
Editing:
This is the process of selecting and preparing language, images, sound, video, or film through processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications in various media.
Sound:
Common elements of sound are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.
The term composition means 'putting together', and can apply to any work of art, from music to writing, that is arranged or put together using conscious thought. In the visual arts, composition is often used interchangeably with various terms such as design, form, visual ordering, or formal structure, depending on the context.
Editing:
This is the process of selecting and preparing language, images, sound, video, or film through processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications in various media.
Sound:
Common elements of sound are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.
Saturday 11 September 2010
Introduction
My name is Alex Jarvis, and the purpose of this blog is for AS Level Media studies, as it will show the work that i produce.
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