COMPLETED THRILLER

                                         COMPLETED THRILLER SEQUENCE

Rough Cut Analysis

Rough Cut Analysis

After being given feedback on our thriller rough cut we have seen several things that need to change or add to improve the quality of our film. One person said that our rough cut had too many shots in the conversation which made it hard for the viewer to follow what was being said, they also said that it would have been more effective if there was music in the background. When we do the final piece we will consider all of this feedback and make sure our thriller is easy for people to understand.

For the running scenes we may add more POV shots as our audience found them very effective for the action. We may also have to find away to explain why the friend disappears when the protagonist starts to walk away. We could do this by showing that girl walk away behind her.

I think that our fast paced scenes are very effective as it keeps the audience intrigued, and adds tension. Most of the comments on our thriller said that they really liked the plot of the story even though it was confused, and they also wanted to know more about the characters.

Rough Cut & Rough Cut Feedback

                                                          ROUGH CUT

Before we had to complete our Triller Opening, we had to create a rough cut of it which we then posted the video on Youtube. We asked as many people as possible and also asked in the description box for them to leave any feedback on what we could do to improve the Triller Opening.




After 24 hours, we collected the feedback that was left behind. W e decided to definitely take this feedback into consideration and use the help from the feedback to improve our final piece.

EDITING 2

EDITING 2


In the second lesson for editing our thriller openings we edited the second scene and added sound/music.
When editing the last scene into the movie, we filled in the gaps that we left last time with parts of this scene to represent flash-forwards, this would make a viewer curious and question why those things will happen.We then had to edit in sound/music to give an emphasis on the scenes. We added parallel sound into the sequence so that the music and the action would give the viewer the same feeling. The sound editing went well because we chose good soundtracks that made the scenes more interesting. We could have used more edited sound in our film to make sound transitions more effective.

EDITING 1

EDITING 1

After filming we had to edit all the scenes that we filmed on the first day of filming which was at the park. 

We edited the first scene and left gaps to add in any other footage that we might need later in editing. I think that the editing went really well as we both worked together to put our ideas into it. I think that if we had more footage we could have made the editing even better. We could have also spent more time paying close attention to the smallest details of editing to make sure all the scenes and cuts flow very well.

FILMING 2

                                                                  FILMING 2

For our second filming session we filmed the hostage scenes which made most of the flashbacks in our opening thriller sequence. What went well with this filming session is that we had more people to cast as characters in our opening sequence which made all the scenes successful. The setting we used for filming these scenes was a drama room and this was a good thing because in this room we had access to equipment such as lighting and dark covers for a dark background which helped us set the atmosphere of the scenes, in the room we also had access to objects and props to help us make the scenes look more realistic. In the end we didn't use the studio lights we used lighting from our phones, we think this looked interesting because it gave a darker atmosphere than the studio lights and made it seem more eerie. As the photos show, we made a square guide to show the filming and acting space.  

FILMING 1

                    FILMING 1

The first scenes of our opening thriller sequence was set in Central Park. We decided to shoot these scenes in the morning as only a small fraction of people would be around whilst we were filming which could create the atmosphere of isolation. We also filmed different sections of these scenes in different places in the chosen area. It is also convenient for us as while we were filming our footage, we would not get interrupted.  What went well by filming in this sort of setting is that we didn't have any interruptions and it was an easy setting to film in, there was a lot of space for us to do so. What we thought that didn't do so well is that we could have moved to a complete different area and used more types of shots and angles for the scenes we have filmed. 

Fourth Production Meeting (Ident)

                                                     Fourth Production Meeting

For our fourth meeting, we had to create a unique ident for our production team/company. First we came up with a production name which is London D&T. The we searched for some images in order to use them and create our ident photo/logo.

This was the final creation as an indent.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Group Members: Diana Hukanovic, Gintare Tamosynaite, Megan Haxell, Abbi Shuttlewood, Madeline Streeter, Amy Lynch, Gemma Maybank, Roberta Farrell

Location: Central Park/School Drama Room

Hazard	Person(s) at Risk	Likelihood of Hazard 1 – Extremely Unlikely 5 – Extremely Likely	Severity of Hazard Outcomes 1 – Very Low Risk 5 – Very High Risk	Risk Level (Likelihood + Severity) 2	Measures to Take to Manage Risk	Risk Managed? Y/N
Slipping On Mud	Amy, Megan	3	2	3	Try not to make any sudden movement that can cause slipping	Y
Tripping over tree branches	Amy, Megan, Gintare, Diana	3	3	6	Be more cautious as to where we are walking.	Y
Falling of the chair	Megan	1	3	4	Carefully pushing Megan on the chair not to be too extreme.	Y
Boards falling over	Amy, Bobbie, Gemma	1	3	4	Making sure the board is put in place and is well and sturdy	y

Contacts

Emergency Service: 999
Robert Clack School: 0208 2704 222

Title Sequences

                                                                Title Sequences

The titles are played over one shot of a forest, that pans down until we see the protagonist Clarice. The credits continue to roll over the footage of Clarice while she is completing her morning police training. The titles start with the main actors first and is then followed by the title, and is then again followed by more minor actors. Only after Clarice reaches the compound, do the technical roles such as casting appear. As we follow Clarice's journey through the compound, we see more of the roles, until finally, the directors name appears and the story actually begins. Little pieces of dialogue are interspersed between these titles, for example a quick greeting to a friend, or Clarice asking after Inspector Crawford. These titles tend to suit this film, being bold and chunky. From an aesthetic perspective, they aren't pleasing, but they prepare you for how the inevitable action is going to be. The actions that happen aren't aesthetically pleasing, but they are bold, and are shocking too. The titles and the footage surrounding them doesn't particularly give anything away, the poster does that more convincingly, but as a result of this, we do become intrigues as to what the film's content can hold after the opening titles are over. 


Batman(1989)



This film was produced by: Warner Bros., Guber-Peters Company, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. 

The titles here are presented over the footage, that moves from looking at the sky, to hiding inside the infrastructure of the elusive Bat signal carved out of "stone", before the main title appears. The main actors turned up before the main title, and carries on through the other actors, technical cast and musicians, and staying with tradition the director goes last. This fits the film as it allows you to travel through the outline the actual shape of the bat, although we don't realise this until the end of the sequence. The darkness eludes to that fact that his is how the character works and is, but otherwise, we are left in anticipation for what is going to happen next.

Limitless (2011)

Much like "The Silence of the Lambs", the titles are shown over the footage. The title of the actual film takes precedence over the rest of the titles, before naming the main actors and then less prominent actors. Following this, the technical rules are shown such as the costume designer. The titles are shown in bold text, standing apart from the continually changing environment. The films title itself spirals into view, creating a sense of confusion, just as the environment that changes and morphs continually starts to move, solidifying the fact that this is a thriller. The titles give little indications into the drug that is the focal point of the film, with the titles being similar to how the drug would affect the mind. In the second half, we see the mind and maps of neurons, and this gives an idea that this truly does affect the mind., and this small image links back into the location that is first presented in the beginning of the credits which is New York from the skyline.

Speed and Style of Editing

SPEED AND STYLE OF EDITING

Editing is the process of looking at all the footage shot during the making of a film/TV programme and placing it in the desired order and joining it together.The two key areas that we have concentrate on with editing are SPEED OF EDITING, which is how long each shot lasts, and STYLE OF EDITING, which is how each shot is joined to the next. In a film each scene may last a matter of seconds, or it could continue for minutes but the length of each sequence shows the pace of the film moving the action along. The speed of the editing will help to determine the mood of what is taking place on screen.
If the audience is to feel anxiety and suspense the editing will be quick and the scenes/shots would be changing frequently for example in an action scene. Some Examples:

Straight Cut:
 Most common and 'invisible' form of transition. One shot moves instantaneously to the next without attracting the audiences attention. Straight cuts help retain reality. They do not break the viewers suspension of disbelief.

Fades:
 A gradual darkening or lightening of an image until it becomes black or white. One shot will fade until only a black or white screen can be seen. It can indicate the end of a particular section of time within the narrative. It can also show the passing of time.

Wipes:
 One image is pushed off the screen by another . Images can be pushed left or right. It's more common for the image to be pushed off the left-hand side as this movement is more constant with the sense of time moving forward. Wipes are used to signal a movement between different locations that are experiencing the same time.

Jump Cut:
 A jump cut is where the audience's attention is brought into focus on something very suddenly. This occurs by breaking the continuity editing, this is known as discontinuity. It appears as if a section of the sequence has been removed.

The gap in action (when Seberg picked up the mirror) is emphasised by the use of a jump cut. A jump cut is used to startle the viewer and to draw attention to something.

Modern Thriller Openings

                                          Analysis Of Modern Thriller Openings

1) MOMENTO

The use of the camera in the opening sequence thriller of Memento is identified as close up, also the scenes change to close ups of blood, a bullet and glasses that have fallen the person who was shot. This is all done with sound added, and the sound in this opening sequence is quite eerie, and matches with the scenes to create suspense for the audience. The editing is quite unique in this opening sequence, because the first part looks normal but the further on it goes the audience can start to realise that this scene is being reversed which can cause them to ask questions about what is happening and what the point of this is. It can also tell the audience that it has a difficult, hard to understand structure so the audience would have to pay close attention to the film 

2) BRICK

The camera is used in different ways in the opening sequence of this thriller.  A range of wide shots are used in order to show the audience what the settings/surrounding are. The editing in this sequence includes an eye line match, which is the tunnel scene and the camera is showing the boy looking at something off camera then the next scene/shot was showing what the boy was looking at which was a body. 

The music in the opening of this thriller is different as it doesn't create that much suspense until the tunnel scene is shown. Mise en scene in the opening is used as there is dark lighting to emphasise that in this scene something could be discovered for the audience.  The scene can also be identified as parallel because it is a flash forward. 

3) ZODIAC 

 With the use of camera, different scenes are filmed as wide shots and close ups of their faces in the opening sequence. the wide shots also show the setting of the sequence/film and also shows what the current situation is, for example, the camera focuses on the car at different angles to show the girl and boy are going out driving for the 4th of July. The opening of the scene showed a shot/reverse shot between the two characters in the scene which can let the audience experience the different point of views from each person. The music in the opening sequence is not as eerie as the previous movies, it has music that matches the even such as arty music and loud beats, but as it goes on the music becomes more quieter, which creates suspense and can make the audience question what could happen further on.