Remake of footloose

On this remake i did some of the camera work and my feet were also feature in the opening. I really enjoyed being able to use the camera and get to learn how to use it better. I think the end product turned out really well and doesnt look to different to the orginal apart from a few different types of shoes.

25 word treatment

Opening of the Thriller:
A women smartly dressed walking to her car gets run over by accident and once the women gets out of her car her worst nightmare becomes a reality when she discovers a picture of the women she has just run over with her husband. She then has to make the decision whether to leave the injured women or do the right thing and help her.

My part: the logo

I created the thriller logo for our group which the company name we used was beat productions. When the group spoke about the logo I came up with the idea about a heart beating which I then added to the other ideas we came up with. I decided to use big bold writing to make the name stand out and once animated the heart will beat and the silhouette of the man will appear. While creating this logo I learnt that I had to create a whole brand not just one that suited the thriller film this is why i chose to kept it simple and bold. This is my finished logo for the thriller group.

The Butterfly Effect

This is the first shot in the film it is blurry as a man is walking past window which have blinds creating suspense for the audience to find out who this man is and what he is doing.

This is an mid shot of the unknown man in action kicking in a door.

The man is now hiding under a table frantically written something down. Which the words appear on the screen.

This is a close up of the man under the table looking around looking very scared and nervous.

A light beam comes from beyond the glass from what looks like a security guard.

This shot is an extreme close up of what the man is writing down you can see the writing and that it is slanted and slight messiness showing his rush.

The close up becomes centred on these three words 'to save her' creating suspense for the audience as known knows what he means by this at this point in the film.

The close up of these words then beginning to crack and faded in to the title of the film.

Even when the title appears it is faded in with butterfly's.

Which the butterfly's then turn into a brain showing that this is a psychological thriller.

Throughout the film the man (Evan) has flash backs to times in his childhood where you see events he cannot remember until he looks through his diaries he can unlock the past and go back to them times. But unknowing that changing the past could effect the present.

Too Young To Die? 1990 opening

This is the opening title of the film the writing is very simple and is a rhetorical question making the audience already think about what is going to happen in the film.

This is the first shot of a person in the film showing a young girl sleeping.

An establishing shot has been used to show the audience the surroundings and where the film is set.

This is a close up of the women's face we saw earlier sleeping. But this time she has been awaken by the police this image shows the shock on her face.

This is another establishing shot showing the journey to the next location in the film.

This shot of the police car shows the actual place name where this part of the film is set.

This close up shot of them taken fingerprints off the girl tells the audience she is a criminal and has done something she shouldn't of.

These next three shots show close up mug shots of the girl who is being processed for the next stage of the prison routine.

This last shot is a tracking shot of the two women leading the girl down to her cell.

This is also part of the film later after she is arrested in connection with a muder and tried as an adult connecting to the US law at this point in time.

Se7en film anaylsis

The film Se7en is about the 7 deadly sins. Throughout the film 7 people die each of one of the 7 deadly sins.

Shot 1 - this is a close up of the detectives belongings as he is getting dressed for the day this shows he is organised

Shot 2 - this is the clue left as the crime scene of the first murder (gluttony)

Shot 3 - this is the message left after the second murder (greed) the word greed is written in blood across the floor

Shot 4 - this is the third murder (sloth) the man had been tourchered everyday for a year and the man tourchering him has been taking pictures each day after he had added to the injures

Shot 5 - this is the fourth murder (pride) a model had her nose chopped off then took an overdose as she did not want to live without a nose

Shot 6 - the fifth murder was committed in lust in a prosetute club by an unsepecting man while a gun is held to his throat

Shot 7 - this is where the man that has been committing these cruel acts hands himself in to the police

Shot 8 - this is the end scene where the man has commited the last two murders on in envy and the other wrath he murdered DC Mills wife and unborn baby and he is telling him this now but DC Mills did not know about his unborn child



Inception

At the beginning of the film Dom Cobb is shown in a deep subconciousness taking secerests from an unsucpecting dreamer. Later in the film this is shown to be the real deal. He is commiting these robberies in both his dreams and real life. The music is instrumental loud with a strong flow between the instruments. This gives a sense of mystery to what is happening before it is revealed. The opening of the film also contains a flash forward of Dom Cobb on a beach having a converstaion with old Saito. This starts to confuse the audience watching but all will be revealed throughtout the film. Showing how he got there and why he is there. This keeps the audience watching and waiting. The music softens and becomes less noticeable. This keeps the audience on there edge of there seats for the next big shock and development of the film. The characters are all smartley dressed in dark colour blazers and suits.

Archetypes and Sterotypes

Sterotypes of males and females differ in TV dramas. Males are mostly shown as strong and powerful and women as needing to be protected and inferior. But in some dramas writers use archetypes to show strong similarities between males and females.

In a TV drama like Primeval the men and women fighting against the animals from the past and future are very similar. They are all powerful and brave like men and parts so there vunerable and fear when come face to face with the animals.

All the men and women carry guns and weapons to use against the animals. This shows they are a threat and are prepared to fight back and use them to there advantages. Gaining power on there oponent.

This takes the normal sterotypes of males and females and shows how similar they are by both being strong and determine to get the job done. As well as how similar they can be by working together with the same opotunities and weapons provided.

Evaluation module 1

1. Complete - do we know who did what?
I think we did this well as we wrote who did what on out group blog. I think that we achieved level 3 on this part.

2. Useful research and demonstrate learning or just copying?
I think we achieved level 2 on this part as out information is in depth but some is copied and may not of been totally understood.

3. Care/Creativity in presentation
I think we achieved level 2 on this as we had the information up but not in a very eye catching visual way. Need more videos and pictures on the blog.

4. Time management does it look like 4hrs per student per week for 5 weeks?
I think we achieved level 2 on this part as most of the blog was complete apart from a few little bits. But i don't think it looks like 4hr per week for 5 weeks.

What i need to improve?
I think to proceed to the next level i need to keep up to date with the work and make information on the blog more visual and easy to understand.

What have i done well?
I think out preliminary task was good as it was created on final cut which we only learnt to use during the first couple of weeks in lesson. Creating a blog and learning different aspects of how to create films.

Overall i would give myself an 11/20 putting me on a high level 2.

6 ways to kill your husband

A woman just married is deeply in love with new husband but before long there marriage turn bad. Her life is turned upside down as she finds out shes not the one only hes married too. She teams up with his other wives to get him back. They plan 6 ways to get him back all ending in death for him. 5 of the plans hurts and destroys him emotionally but does not end in death. As they try the 6th and final plan all is to play for.

Thriller Plot

A days events changes the life of four girls forever. A mystery man approaches them and asks for the time they reply with 12:52 and he replies there is only a matter of time. Once he has moved one they girls realise the have seen him before, watching, waiting and following them. The mystery and suspense rises as the man becomes a fixed point in there lives and the words only a matter of time keeps getting repeated by why?

Thriller moodboards

Thriller Films

During the 1920's to 1940's there where three major film makers in the thriller genre. The first Alfred Hitchcock, the second Fritz Lang and the third George Cukor.

Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock helped to shape the modern day thriller genre with his silent film The Lodger in 1926. This film was a suspenseful jack the ripper film. Hitchcock continued to perfect his recognisable brand of the suspense-thriller throughout the early thriller time releasing Blackmail 1929, 39 steps in 1935 and Foreign Correspondent in 1940 as well as many more.

Fritz Lang
Lang directed the film German film M, in 1931 which was based on a serial killer. The main character being a criminal deviant using the thriller genre to create suspense and shock throughout his film.

George Cukor
Cukor made a pscyological thriller Gas light in 1944 whic was about a scheming husband plotting to make his innocent young wife go insane in order for him to acquire her inheritance. The thriller genre helped to create suspence and shock at the plot of the film and throughout.

Thriller History

The definition of a thriller is that they are psychologically made to make the audience think about what is happening and how it is happening. Thriller films contains less gore and violence then horrors, thriller films keeps you on the edge of your seat and your heart racing as you watch on. The location of a thriller film is vital to help create the feel of the film as well as visual elements, costumes and props, events throughout and the actually characters persona.

Alfred Hitchcock is an iconic film maker of the thriller genre. Alfred made silent films as well as talking ones. He pioneered techniques such as suspense and psychological thriller genres. Alfred liked to use the theme of a icy blond getting punished or murdered for breaking social rules. Alfred made his first film in 1919 called Gas but his most famous films where vertigo (1958), north by northwest (1959) and 39 steps (1935).

Thriller Sub-genres

Thriller is a genre of itself but it also consists of sub-genres. The thriller genre can be broken down into 13 different sub genres.

Action-adventure thriller
This is about a mystery lost in time the action adventure thriller brings back childhood memories. They consist of lost archaeological sites this is a hard sub genre of thriller to write as it requires alot of action in the film. An example of this is Clive Cusslers film Sahara.

Crime Thriller

A crime thriller focuses on the criminal rather then a police man. It offers an account of suspenseful success of crimes. This sub genre of thriller emphasise action over the psychological affect of the film. An example of this is Seven written by Andrew Kevin walker.

Conspiracy Thriller

A conspiracy thriller is about a hero or heroine who confronts a large and or powerful group of enemies. Who only they see their true colours of the group. An example of this type of film is snake eyes by David Koepp.

Erotic Thriller

This film is a combination of erotica (literature, photography, sculpture and paintings) and thriller. This type of film uses sexual description to help create the sub genre thriller film. An example of a film like this is basic instinct by Paul Verhoeven.

Legal Thriller

This film is about a lawyer, hero or heroine who confronts the enemy outside of the courtroom. Which leaves them in danger of losing not only the case but their life as well. An example of a legal film is The runaway jury by John Grisham

 

Political Thriller

A political thriller has a hero or heroine who ensures stability of the government that employs them. An example of a political thriller is Seven days in May by Fletcher Knebel. 

Rape and Revenge Films

These films are exploitation films which uses the elements of suspense, tension and fast pace action through out the film. An exmaple of this type of sub genre is I spit on your grave by Meir Zarchi.

Supernatural Thriller

These films use otherwordly elements to create tension and suspence with sudden twists throughout. The hero/heroine or villain has a psychic abilty giving them an advantage. An example of this type of film is The dead zone by Jeffrey Boam.
 

Pyscological Thriller

A pscyological thriller is where there is a conflict mentally and emotional between the main characters. They rely on there mental strengths and resources. A film liek this generally ends in a violent resolution. An example of this type of film is Suspicion by Alfred Hitchcock.

Medical Thriller

This film is based around medicine that can potenital save peoples lives but instead changes into something that kills. Example of this type of film is Crisis:Books by Robin Cook.

Disaster Thriller

A disaster film is set around a natural disater (tornado, dam bursting, sinking ship) which affects alot of people. An example of a film like this is Deep Fathom by James Rollins.

Historical Thriller

A historical thriller is set in the past and is generally paired up with another sub genre to create the best film possible. This type of thriller sub genre is very hard to write. An example of a historical thriller is Black order by James Rollins.

Religious Thriller

A religious thriller is about a rich and long history about religion with high stakes and deadly politics. An example of this type of film is Map of bones by James Rollins.

Narrative Techniques

Linear
A linear film is where it is set out in the order beginning, middle, end. So it is easy for the audience to understand and follow. An example of this is a children's story where it starts with 'Once upon a time' and ends with 'and they all lived happily ever after' with the bit in the middle explaining whats going on to the children making it easy and simple to understand.

Non-linear
A non-linear film is where it is set out differently. You may have the ending shown at the beginning in reverse or starts in the middle before rewinding back to show you the beginning. This may confuse the audience but it creates mystery about whats going on. This makes the audience want to carry on watching to understand whats actually going on in the film.

Omniscient
Omniscient gives the audience a 'god' like perspective about the film as they may of seen the end at the beginning an therefor know how it will end. As well as knowing how it got to ending in that certain way. This allows the audience to come up with there own conclusion about how it will happen before they see it on the film.

Restricted
Restricted is where the audience are kept in the dark about the goings on. They may know a lot about whats happening but they will be kept out of one major part of the film. Giving them a shock once it has happened as they were not expecting it.

Lock Stock Poker Game Story Board

This is our storyboard for the lock stock poker games. After watching the first 1 minutes 53 seconds of the actually opening we chose the most important parts which helps to tell the story about what the film is going to be about. This is the parts we chose and what order they go in to keep the film in sequence.

The first shot is of the cards that determine the end of this game. But at this point the audience don't know whether theses are the winning cards or not.

Then we chose a extreme close up of one of the players eyes so people can try to feel what they are feeling while playing the game

Next we have a close up shot of the characters face showing his expressions and emotions.

Now we have a close up of the other player so people can see the difference in the expressions. And who is a more confident player in this game.

This shot is of the beginning of the older man laying his final cards down on the table bringing suspense for the final outcome.

 

This is a extreme close up of the younger mans eye as he sees the first card get laid on the table.

 

This is a close up of the older man final cards all laid out on the table.

  

This set of cards is the younger mans ones drawing an end to the poker game.

  

This last close up shot is of the younger mans expression when he realises he has lost the game.

 

Lock Stock Poker Game

This is our first attempt as a group to recreate the lock stock poker game opening with our 9 storyboard shots. To improve on this first video we made we would try again to get better still shots and get a better quality video outcome overall.

Surveillance Film

 

 This film is our interpritation of how seven is shown. We created this on final cut pro. We used dark lighting, scratchy films and shaky camera movements. All of these factors help to create suspense and mystery at the beginning of a film making it perfect for the thriller genre.

Thriller Brianstorm

This brainstorm shows the major parts of how to make a film a thriller. I created the brainstorm on bubbl.us. The three main elements are mood and atmosphere, visual elements, story and characters and then example of thrillers. Then the important parts of how to create theses effects are points coming off of the idea.

Sterotype

This poster I created about stereotypes given to people in soaps, series and dramas. The speech bubble coming from there mouth tells you who they are, what television show they come from and what they are stereotyped to be.

Continuity Shots

Match On Action

A match on action shot means when something happens in a shot where there is a cut the same piece of acting needs to be going on to make the shot continuous. The music in the background and film will be continuous with no jumping in the footage.

Shot reverse Shot

A shot reverse shot is where one character is shown looking at another charcater and that charcater looks back at them. As the characters are shown facing in opposite directions they assume that the charcaters are in a conversation.

 

180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree shot is where the actors/actresses stand on one side of the set and the camera is positioned on the other and is not moved till the end of the scene. This is so the charcaters do not move side throughtout the scene.

Enemy of the State

The theme of the film is thriller and sets the opening the film with a mystery. In the opening you see CCTV of a blurry car chase, as well as the setting of monuments and top secret surveillance. The audience knows from here it is to do with surveillance as their is a lot of tracking themes and telephones. The dark costumes the characters are wearing brings a theme of threat, power and mystery. The contrast between the people is shown in costumes by the bad people wearing black and the good people wearing white. The 'bad men' are wearing gloves as they proceed to kill the 'good guy' with a needle. Once they had killed him they put him back in to his car and made it look like he committed suicide by using props like pills and his dog, before pushing the car into the lake. The music throughout this opening is tense with a strong beat creating the ultimate thriller theme.

usual suspects

The opening of usual suspects is very plan and simple. There is a shot of water with a flicker of light every couple of shots. This gives the mystery and suspense a thriller film needs by the audence not knowing what is happening. The water is continous and the light flicker are all blue with an od colour every now and again showing that things may change quicker then you think. The dark lighting is part of the mise-en-scene which helps to create the thriller feel in the film.

Taxi Driver

The opening of Taxi Driver introduces the main characters feelings while creating mystery by using extreme close up pictures to only show his eyes. This shows that the taxi driver is concentrating on the city roads while seeing that he is troubled by the goings on in the city. The taxi driver stops at a red light which could perceive some of the feeling hes has for the city and its people them being anger, passion, warning and murder. During the opening scenes we get to see the city thought he drivers eyes which is fussy and off point showing the drivers bleak view on the city life. He driver through sewer fog which hides him so he is not noticed by the people in the city. He is part of the environment knowing the ins and outs of the city and its streets. The driver fits in to the persona of a stalker searching the city for his next victim, creating a threat for the people of the city, (a predator looking for his prey). The opening scenes creates suspense by the audience watching the taxi driver look for his next victim in the city and waiting for him to take his next step.

Casino Royale

The name of the film itself Casino Royale gives the theme of cards and gambelling. The theme of cards is continued into the opening sequence via a pack of cards spreading out with the four suits helping to introduce the character James Bond. In the opening their are two men fighting throughout. One man has a red silhouette and the other man has a black one. This helps to show the audience which of the men is good and bad. James Bond is the man that has the black silhouette fighting against the red one and winning. The card theme is also significant as it tells the audience that anything could happen and creates suspense. The song playing throughout the opening is 'You Know My Name' which helps to reflect the pace of the film as well as heightening emotions and tensions within the audience. The position of characters in the mise-en-scene shows their status. This opening contains the iconic shot of James Bond through a barrel of a gun. Gun shots are used throughout the opening there is a bang of a gun at the very beginning as well as the gun being used as a weapon between the animated silhouettes with card suits being fired out if the guns. Another iconic shot is of the seven of hearts being shot twice to make the card read '007' James Bonds known digits. The guns and killings throughout the opening suits the genre action/thriller. This shows the audience are in for an exciting film as this is only the beginning.