Preliminary Exercise

Completed Thriller Product - Masquerade

Post Evaluation - Audience Research Interviews

We carried out the same questionnaires that we did at the audience research stage on people that had actually watched our completed media product.

Evaluation - How did you address/attract your audience?

I'm really close to the camera because it was my 7th take, the other six I either messed up the speech or I was inaudible.

Evaluation: Who would be the audience for your Media product?

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression to the full product?

1: Don’t film in reflective surfaces. We wanted to have a car scene where it drove up, and because it was a sunny day and the car was quite clean, it reflected back at us, and you could see our camerawoman holding the camera in that shot. We could not edit this out of the prelim later. To counter this, we removed the mirror that was originally in Paul’s garage.

2: Make sure there’s nothing in the room that could make unwanted noise. This wasn’t really a worry for our final product as we added a piano overture to the final thing, but in our prelim, we wanted a dark room brighten up with the light switch but you can hear the click from the light switch in the room we were filming in.

3: About lighting. As mentioned before, we wanted a dark room to brighten up, but because it was a sunny day outside and there were windows in the room, there was only so much blinds could do. Also, there were windows at the top of the room which we couldn’t reach, and the light from the corridor outside, so that couldn’t be controlled. In our final piece, we made sure not to get the actual source of light in the shot to prevent unwanted glares, and also we only kept the light one at one end of the room, and filmed in the other, so it was bright enough to see but could still be classed as low key lighting.

What kind of Media institution might distribute your product and why?

The film was produced on a skeleton budget with a little knowledge of how to film and also not as high quality cameras as you may find in the industry, and was produced in a garage rather that a Hollywood studio, so I wouldn’t expect many big media instutions to take our product seriously.

What I would consider doing is trying to get it shown at film festivals that show Indie Films, such as Raindance in France or Frightfest in London as Frightfest is a festival that shows more grisly films, and ours has quite a violent plotline to it (See treatment on blog). If it was to get noticed and possibly distributed on film, I would probably think about contacting advertising agencies near me, but to produce the film I would probably choose would be the branch of Pinewood that are looking to invest in Indie films. They are the creators of massive series such as James Bond, but after the unexpected success of The King’s Speech they are looking to invest in small films.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/08/pinewood-kings-sppech-budget

 I would send it to them because they would help it get off the ground with their investment and maybe use of their studio and equipment, as they seem pretty focused on making the best they can with a low budget.

What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process of Constructing This Product?

Over this course, I have learnt to use the advanced program Adobe Premier Pro 5, which is used by professional filmmakers. I have learnt how to operate this and to use transitional effects such as cross dissolve, in which one scene fades to black and then back into another. Another thing I learnt was how to operate the timeline, and how different things can be threaded over each other, like fades directly into the next shot by overlapping the first shot with the next, how audio can be added and controlled over the shots, how to take away the audio from the original shot (We always had it in mind to have an overture instead of using actual audio from the shot so in the original shots we didn’t bother much about keeping quiet). I also learnt about the screen capture, so that we could capture the original video off tape, which is what we used instead of a digital camera, and also how to operate VCR’s to the extent where we could use them to take the film off the camera.

I also learnt about controlling the key of lighting to work in, We filmed our media product in a garage, that had only the natural light from outside (When the door was open) a fluorescent tube light, and a lamp at the far end of the garage. We opted to use low key light, so we decided that the scene would look spookier if the majority of the scene was filmed with the light coming from behind so that not a lot of light was illuminating the shot. We also used things like height angles, like standing on a step ladder to get a good over the shoulder shot.

This also meant that I learnt about what is conveyed on camera when you film something, and how to control mood, atmosphere, that even ambient noise can completely ruin the product if you don’t mean for it to be there. I also learnt about how media products can be improved by using tools such as the track and the crane, which would have been better that just walking along whilst holding the camera low and standing on a chair to get the high shot – also it would have been a lot more precise.

Evaluation Question: In what ways does your Media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Evaluation Question: How does your Media product represent different social groups?

I used my friends slideshare account as I didn't really want to make one myself for this one off purpose.

Media Social Evaluation

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Section 1 - Theories Of The Thriller Genre.

To create a thriller, a certain set of rules and theories can be followed in order to impose impact upon the viewer in question. The theories relate to certain elements which are in most thrillers,  and by following the aspects outlined in these theories, maximum enjoyment can be gained.

The Question Answer Model

We can identify questions within the narrative that the audience want to know the answer to - this creates a general feeling of suspense that is very effective. We must understand the question clearly for the suspense to be created, and clear outcomes must be present - such as will the hero live or die? Two factors that help fuel this suspense can include he probability factor - something that is more probable is less exciting as something that is bound to happen. The second is the moral factor - which determines moral outcomes, not necessarily from our point of view, but from the point of view of the main character. For example, if the main character was a bank robber, we would want them so succeed in this immoral act whilst in real life we would not.

Mazes and Labyrinths

Mazes and Labyrinths is a theory where the protagonists will find themselves in a situation from which they must escape or solve. This theory includes a narrative that normally includes lots of dead ends, plot twists and conspiracies. The viewers will always see what these problems are, and almost always, the solutions.

The Transformed City

The Transformed City is a scenario where an ordinary environment, such as a town or city, become more interesting through plot development. For example, in Se7en the ordinary city in which the film is set becomes more interesting when the murders start happening.

The Exotic 

When different objects and buildings are placed within the Thriller it crates an illusion of the exotic that the audience enjoy. Objects from different cultures, or objects that tell us about the persons life eg Somersets metronome in Se7en is an introduction of something unfamiliar into a normal scene, which excites the audience. 

Concealment and Protraction 

Concealment and Protraction is the art of hiding the inevitable from the audience. Concealment creates a feeling of suspense - we know what will probably happen but by delaying it can excite the audience and leave questions unanswered that the audience want to know more about. Protraction is also to do with delay - delaying the inevitable, such as the final two murders in Se7en, creates suspense and excitement.

Partial Vision 

When some information is conveyed through the narrative but then some information is held back, this is called partial vision, as only part of the information is revealed. This works well to create suspense and encourages the audience to think for themselves, which requires a certain level of intelligence. An example of partial vision would be the delivery of what we assume to be Tracy's head at the end of Se7en.

The Heroic Romance 

This is a element that includes a hero, who is a normal human being, being forced to act in extraordinary ways to survive. In thrillers, laws and natures of physics are normally slightly defied which allows them to perform these incredible feats - an example of this is Jason Bourne at the end of The Bourne Supremacy jumping off a cliff and hitting the water 100ft below at full speed, and swimming away a few seconds later.

Section 2: Screening Notes - Opening 5 Minutes of Jaws

Mise En Scene:

Plants and dim light and rocks underwater allow us to immediately associate the sea with this. The next shot is of a beach, where we can see the sea - we know the threat is very close by. We assume that one of the teenagers will be involved with the dark threat in the sea as soon as they start to go swimming - which is a clear contrast to the Question Answer theory model but it also works with it. The wooden fence which they run past has chunks missing out of it - this could symbolise the bites that the shark will take out of Chrissie when she goes swimming. Also, when Chrissie strips her clothes off to go swimming we can say that her vulnerability and protection has been stripped away.

Sound:

- Immediately, before we even see an image we hear a pulsing sound that we can immediately asscociate with a submarine (Sonar waves) which immediately tells us that the film will have an aquatic theme - Digetic sounds.
- The music when we are travelling along the seabed using eye view is very low key and minor - creates dark mood - builds to crescendo to create suspense.
- Laughter from teenagers contrasts with the dark mass in the water nearby.

Camera work:

- Eye view from the shark - we do not actually see the shark so it is up to us to decide what it may be - creates suspense.
- Wide long shot when girl is swimming in the sea - we see just how much water and open space is around her - expresses her vulnerability.

Graphics:

Opening credits - white titles consumed by a black background indicates the lurking menace of the shark. Also, the sudden appearance of each title suggests the speed and nature of the threat. Theatrical posters for the film depict a shark - by seeing these beforehand we can make an appropriate guess to the threat.

Section 2 - Red Eye Opening - Screening Notes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1t8BDEcK3g

Narrative

The main character and protagonist of the film (Lisa) is running to catch her flight. This displays a linear quality of the narrative as both her actions and her dialogue and helping the plot to progress. She is shown helping a panicky new worker at her hotel with regulars, who mention that Lisa always gives them what they want. Lisa is quick to respond over the phone, which give her away as a strong, confident character who has a lot of experience. However, when she is arguing with the man in the airport we see her as vulnerable.

Mise En Scene

I noticed that when Lisa was on the phone to her father, she was open, in a noisy airport whilst the film switched between her father and her. Her father seems to be a man who is alone and vulnerable to attack, and when we see that she is going to visit her father, we get to sense that vulnerability is going to befall her. Also, the city does not appear to be overcrowded on massively noisy - this contrasts with city life in Se7en where Somerset cannot get to sleep because of the noisy city. Some people like myself were familiar with the term "Red Eye Flight" but I did not link it to the title of the film. The mise en scene represents her arriving at the airport at a very dark hour, which helped me to link the two.

Camerawork

There were very few long shots and quite a lot of close ups, like the ones with the airport board and Lisa's fathers wallet. There was an instance of over shoulder shots when her father walks into Lisa's old bedroom.

Codes and Conventions

We can not see who takes Lisa's fathers wallet, and we cannot we who is going through the papers at the start of the clip, by hiding these from the audience and viewers it creates suspense.

Music

Orchestra music is used, with added crescendos to highlight suspenseful climaxes.

Section 2 - American Psycho Screening Notes

Sound

- Low key, discordant (Jarred strings)
- Parallel to visual, visual sense is pleasant and contradictory to the music.
- Ominous.
- Second scene - sound is loud and foreboding.
- When the killer meets the woman outside the hotel, music become tense - feeling of suspense built.

Mise En Scene

Knife at beginning with blood red credits - Foreshadowing
Modern, feeling of higher class displayed
Bright colours (White) used, contrasts with moods.
White in apartment used to demonstrate cleanliness and purity.

Narrative is that of a sophisticated man, de- realisation occurs (foreshadows dark intentions)

Camerawork


Eye view shots used in apartment.
Long shots used - apartment
Close ups used - Dry cleaners
Worm eye view, outside hotel.

Section 2 - I Robot

Narrative
The narrative is linear for most of the film, as it follows one man throughout - Det Spooner.  However, towards the end, it splits off so that we see different people we have met throughout the film dealing with the robot rebellion - the police chief, the Grandma, and the young teenager/angry mob - a complex narrative.

Mise En Scene
First impression of Chicago is that it is in the future - lots and lots of skyscrapers, furturistic appearance created by various neon light, advanced, streamlined transportation. Cars are well developed and built. Robots walking around like humans, also robot services such as cleaning and delivery shows that furturistic technology is at a very advanced stage. Everthing is sterile, silver and clean.

Sound

UFO sounds.
Post robot society music shows the connection to life as we know it today.
Common american accents used - no advancment in their literature that is obvious.


Camerawork

Various close up at points of interest.
Lots of close ups of Det Spooner.
Worm eye shot when he leaps from the scaffolding when pursueing the robot.
Over shoulder shots through conversation he has.
Bird eye shots from points of interest above him that he looks at - motion scanners in the professors house.

Section 2 -Se7en Screening Notes

   Early in the year, we watched the entire Se7en film starring Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey, and then we were asked to analyse the opening ten minutes or so.

It starts with Morgan Freeman's character, Detective Somerset, in his apartment.

- He knows what he's doing from when he gets up, it's almost exact routine to him.
- We get the sense he's been doing his job for a long time.
- We see Somerset is lonely, we see the way he keeps the metronome going.
- Sounds of dogs barking, people arguing, loud cars - citty life.

He then goes to work, and we see he is a private eye investigating a murder:

- Shock element (Obesity, nudity, blood)
- Det. Mills always arguing with Somerset - their characters don't get along. (Been in contact)
- Somerset mentions he is retiring soon.
- "Seven Days" mentioned early - foreshadowing.

It then switches to the title credits. In the background, an unseen hand makes notes. More foreshadowing - notes come up again later in the film. When writing in the books he seems very articulate - shows time, patience and cunning.

At some point we see Det.Mills apartment and home life.

- Boxes unpacked - wife (Tracy) almost reluctant to unpack.
- Makes it clear she has a problem with the apartment, wants to move.
- Low key light - No artificial light, but we see it is early dawn.

Mills is vulnerable in his new surroundings but Somerset knows it like the back on his hand.

- On first job, just before, police officer mentions Spaghetti - odd thing to mention.
- Somerset wants Mills to know he's in charge, Mills wants Somerset to know he isn't going to be pushed around.

"Monday" stencilled on the screen signifies the plot is time based (Start of the week, start of the revolution.)

Section 3 - Brainstorm of Content and Classification of Film

After planning, we decided the most appropriate certificate for the thriller would be a 15. This, we decided, would allow us to put across different thriller conventions, and include violence to a degree, without completely alienating our biggest audience (Teenagers). We felt an 18 would be inappropriate because it we do not have an intention for it to include extreme violence or frequent sex scenes as is common in 18 films. Also, over 18's will normally be in work and not have enough time to go to the cinema even if they wanted to. There is no sexual nudity in our film, and there are no illegal substances will will influence anybody, also there are not massive amount of swearing.

Idea 1In an ordinary day two pub owners say goodbye to each other outside a pub, one walks home and the other locks up but feeling around in her pockets doesn't feel the keys to lock up which she is sure she had. As she goes back inside the lightswitch does not work; using a torch she searches the pub for the keys. She enters the pitch black dark store room of the pub and on the top shelf she finds the keys, how could of they got there? When she picks them up she hears rustling in another room, she goes in to investigate when suddenly something jumps out and attacks her which is not shown. Suddenly she wakes up and what she just experienced is a vision of what is going to happen somewhere in the future. When will it be and will she make it out alive?

Idea 2- Masquerade
A mysterious person is placing points on a map of a city in different locations. The main Protagonist Martin Hallwood is an ordinary person who starts getting messages from this mysterious person and he must solve the puzzle before the next person is killed but he never gets there in time, their is always a mask on the victims face which gives clues to the next murder scene. Who is taking him on this wild goose chase? it turns out to be his ex-girlfriend who he used to abuse; stalking him and putting his life through hell as he used to do to her.

Section 4 - Audience Research

Below is the uncompleted template for our thriller questonaire. We surveyed 30 people and tallied their result so that we could make bar graphs. These bar graphs were used so we could get an idea of what people wanted to see from a thriller film so we can plan our opening sequence accordingly.

Thriller Questionnaire

1.     How old are you?

15-25          26-35          36-45          46 and over

2.     What Gender are you?

Male          Female

3.     What gender would you like the antagonist (villain) to be?

Male          Female

4.     What gender would you like the Protagonist (hero) to be?

Male          Female

5.     What emotion do you want to experience when watching a thriller?

Happy          Sad          Anticipation          Adrenaline Rush          Arousal          Anxiety          Terror          Guilt          Other:________

6.     Do you have any particular sub genre which takes your preference?

Mystery          Psychological          Conspiracy          Crime          Disaster          Religious          Other:________

7.     What type of setting and environment should the film mainly be set in?

Calm and peaceful          Chaotic and loud          Other:­________

8.     Which type of ending would you like and why? Sad, happy, guilty etc.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9.     Who should be victorious at the end Antagonist (villain), Protagonist (hero) or neither?

Antagonist          Protagonist          Neither

10.                         What period of time would you like the thriller to be set?

17^th Century          18^th Century          19^th Century          20^th century

21^st Century+          Other:_________

Please specify which time in the Century, E.g. 1960’s 1970’s etc.

________

11.                         What age range should the main Protagonist be?

Under 20          21-30          31-40          41-50          50 and over

12.                         What age range should the main Antagonist be?

Under 20          21-30          31-40          41-50          50 and over

13.                         What type of society should the film be set in?

City          Forest          Jail          Village          Rural          Other:­__________

14.                         Would you rather the thriller be realistic or fantasy?

Realistic          Fantasy          Other:________

15.                         What plot(s) would you like to be in the thriller?

Ransoms          Revenge          Kidnapping          Obsession          Tragedy          Other(s):___________________________________

16.                         What type of character would you like the main Protagonist to be?

Vigilante          Police officer/detective          Ordinary person          Priest          Other:_____________

17.                         What type of character would you like the main antagonist to be?

Stalker          Ex Convict/Convict          Assassin          Mental          Psycho          Other:_______________

18.                         Describe what type of music you would like to hear in a thriller? High/low pitch, base, instruments etc.

________________________________________________________________

19.                          How many Antagonist(s) should there be in the thriller?

0          1          2          3          4          5+

20.                         How many Protagonist(s) should there be in the thriller?

0          1          2          3          4          5+

Below are our completed bar graphs that we made from the questionaire results, with analyis for each question.

Section 5 - Treatment

We decided to use our 2nd idea, Masquerade.

Treatment

Beginning

The film starts with a Mysterious person placing points on a city map on a wall; these points are being placed with different shots, angles, sizes etc. We do not know who this character is or whether they are male or female. Their will be 6 points in total in different places on the map; the character who is placing them is the main Antagonist. The shot will merge into the face of the main Protagonist Martin Hallwood working in his office at Hallwood appliances. The phone rings; an order has gone wrong so leaves the office to go and investigate why. Whilst he is away from his office a figure with a large hat and overcoat on enters his office viciously slamming the door behind them; the mysterious person puts an envelope on his desk then vanishes as if he was never there. Martin returns to his desk and immediately unlocks his top draw, pulls out and takes some tablets. At this stage we do not yet know for. He opens the envelope and shockingly sees a picture of his sister Kirsty tied up battered and beaten and torn mini map with an arrow to a point on it; there is a boomerang shaped green field on the map. In the envelope there is also a timer with 24:16:24 on it. Martin shocked and bewildered exits his office and goes out to find the point where his sister is held to try and rescue her before the time runs out.

Middle

The film cuts to 2 hours later where Martin is in the library trying to match up the tiny peace of torn map with a large map of the area. He discovers a boomerang shaped public park fits the shape of the mini map almost perfectly; this must be the location where his Kirsty is being held captive. He rushes to the park and eventually does not find his sister Kirsty but in the bushes finds a 60 year old woman dead with a mask on her face. On the mask is a photo is another piece of the map and another timer, these Martin will then go to the next location and try and find his sister. When he arrives at a location he is always late as the victim has already been murdered whenever he gets there. He always works alone in going to the next place as if he notifiys the police, His sister will be killed. In many occurances he is being blackmailed into things he does not want to do and he must do this to keep his sister alive. The different crime scenes consist of an apartment, a park, a sewer, in the boot of a car, the library where he does his research, and his office. The victim will be a random individual each time. Each victim will be wearing a different mask and when he finds a victim, flashbacks will appear of a man and a woman but will never show their faces, it can be from the mans point of view or the womans and in each flashback the man is always abusing her both physically and verbally; this is slowly damaging the mind of the woman making her mentally ill and unstable. Often another woman who is about 10 years older joins in with the vicious abuse, slamming her head against the wall, pouring boiling water over her etc. This only happens when the man touches the mask. When Martin finds each victim the setting is always night time.

End

Near the end of the film Martin recieves a piece of map which resembles the business he works in. He searches everywhere and finds the victim in his office, he touches the map but this time no flashback occurs, he hears a scream from the another room but when he tries to escape his office its locked; he’s trapped in. He tries the window but that is locked aswell, his office is the securist room in the building as it has the store safe in there. Martin tries desperatley to get out but cannot; the same figure who put the first envelope on his desk comes up to the glass paned door. At this point is furious but nervous at the same time, the mysterious figure talks about how he was that angry in the old days and how martin has received revenge. Martin is dumbfounded and shocked; he becames more nervous and starts muttering to himself. The mysterious figure takes its hat off and turns on the lights. To Martins horror its his ex-girlfriend Rosie, immediatley another flashback occurs of him and his sister seriously abusing Rosie but this time the vision of their faces is much clearer. The Protagonist Martin is actually the villain that used to abuse her. Suddenly the vision stops and he sees his sister tied to a chair with a grenade in her mouth with the pin pulled; the grenade is not going off only because she is biting it. Martin is blackmailed to do many torturous things to himself. After putting Martin through the torture that he gave her she slowly takes the grenade out of Kirsty’s mouth, both Martin and Kirsty are screaming as it goes into slow motion. A raging explosion occurs killing Rosie and his sister. Martin is shocked! He breaks down into tears in his protective office. He spends the next 2 days depressed; taking the overdoses of theanger management pills he took at the start. Reverted to drinking when eventually his assistant finds him hung in his office.

Section 6 - Shooting Script

Film starts with Black Screen [Opening credits [[Just “Boss Level productions]] fade in and roll from side of screen ] which fades into the main antagonist [wearing a hooded top] looking at a giant map with the camera situated behind him. At this point, we are not sure who the antagonist is. The mysterious figure shadily places a picture of a figure [First victim although we do not know this yet] onto the map. The character then walks to the table. The shot switches to the back of the antagonist partially revealing their face but we still do not have any clear indication who this character is. The shot cuts to a close up of the picture that he has just placed on the map with the surrounding map behind it [[Credits of the first actor flies in from the right, stays in the top right corner for a few seconds, then exits to the left]]

The shot switches to a worm eye view of the antagonist’s front, partially revealing his/her face under the hooded top, but he/she quickly turns away so nothing is revealed. The next shot shows the antagonist walking across the room, with the camera pedding from the shoulders down to their feet. The next shot is from under the table [[Low Shot]] and shows the antagonist walking towards it. We do not see the upper section of the body.

Shot 9 is a medium shot from the view of the antagonists eyes onto his workshop where he appears to be developing photos of other people similar to the first. Red light shines on the table so we know this involves photo development.

Shot 10 is a close up of the map [[At this point, similar to the first credit the 2^nd credit comes in from the left, pauses in the bottom left corner of the screen and exits to the right of the screen]] with the camera crabbing to the next picture.

 Shot 11 is an eye level mid shot of the antagonist slowly taking their glove off and setting it on the table.

Shot 12 is an extra close up [[canted angle]] of the pictures on the desk. Shot 13 is similar to shot 11 but with the opposite glove.

Shot 14 is a birds eye view of the table [[Mid Long Shot]] and during it, the antagonist calmly sets his/her gloves on the table.

Shot 15 is also a canted shot but of the knife upon the table. From the side of the light, the hand comes in and picks up the knife, obscuring shot, make sure sound of knife moving is heard.

Shot 16: Long shot of antagonist from behind, standing at the table. Antagonist is moving hands in front of hhim as though arranging something on the table.

Shot 17: Mid shot of the antagonist holding the knife and moving hands and body into position at the desk – we do not know why yet. We do not see their face and they are obscured waist down by the table.

Shot 18: This one is a high angled mid long shot that is keeping track of the antagonist at the table.  Everything past the table will be blurred out of focus.

Shot 19: An extra close up of the antagonists eyes through the mask, eyes are locked in concentration and appear to be looking down.

Shot 20: Close up of the map we saw before. Camera crabs through each picture so we can see the edits by paint to the pictures. It is not revealed who we are or what has happened to them. Creators name in subtitle form comes in from the bottom right and exits bottom left.

Shot 21: Over the shoulder mid shot – we can see the items on the table and the hand movements of the protagonist, who is preparing to use the knife.

Shot 22: Extra close up of the ruler lining up against the picture, items are clearly seen.

Shot 23: Extra close up of the knife slicing straight down the picture.

Shot 24: Mid long shot, the camera crabs from right to left with the antagonist out of shot so we get a good view of the room. We see the antagonist cutting the next line.

Shot 25: An extra close up of the cut the antagonist has just made in the picture.

Shot 26: Mid close up of the antagonist lining up the ruler to make the next cut.  The arm with the knife swings down out of shot so we no longer see the knife or the hand.

Shot 27: Mid close up from the front of the table, we see antagonist preparing to cut the bottom line. Antagonists starts to do so, switch to shot 28 at this point.

Shot 28: A medium close up so we can see all of the antagonist’s facial features except the very top of the head as this is partially obscured by the hood. The antagonist bites lip – shows signs of worry and nerves.

Shot 29: A worms eye long shot from the characters left. We can see their full body except the shoes and the face which are covered. We can see what the antagonist is doing on the table.

Shot 30: Close up of the bottom of the map – camera crabs between the pictures in the lower section. Jake’s name in subtitles enters top left and exits top right.

Shot 31: Mid long shot birds eye view over the table, we see antagonist cutting the final line from the picture.

Shot 32: A mid close up of the cut out picture, Hand holding knife sweeps across the screen from left to right.

Shot 33: Mid shot from the front of the table that shows the antagonist carefully removing the excess paper from around the picture.

Shot 34: A close up of the paint pot next to the glass of water, camera pans right as the antagonist opens it.

Shot 35: A close up of a paint brush being pulled out of the pot. We do not see too much of the hand and the focus is on the pot.

Shot 36: Mid close up of the paint pot. We see the brush being dipped in and pulled out.    

Shot 37: Mid long shot over the shoulder of the paint brush stabbing into the picture. We can see the details of the table.

Shot 38: Extra close up of the picture just come out. Antagonist paints a red cross across the targets face – we do not see the picture clearly at this point.

Shot 39: Mid shot close up of glass of water. Antagonist stirs the brush in the ater and it turns red – shot lingers on the red water for a second.

Shot 40: Mid long shot of the table. Antagonist leans in and brings the photo up towards her nose.

Shot 41: Mid long shots from behind the table – antagonist turns away and walks towards the map in the background.

Shot 42: Mid long shot of the antagonist walking to camera left. Camera crabs with her over to the left.

Shot 43: Mid long shot from eye level, antagonist comes to stand by the map.

Shot 44: Mid over the shoulder, we see the antagonist placing the picture on the map.

Shot 45: Close up of the antagonists face, background is blurred out, we see the antagonist smile.

Shot 46: Close up of the map. Camera crabs to the newly placed picture and it zooms in so we can completely see the picture. The picture fades into shot 47 –

Shot 47: Mid close up at eye level, shot 46 fades into a shot of the protagonist and then fades to black.

Section 6 - Character Outlines

Name: Rosie Harven
Age: 26
Height: 5ft 5
Appearance: Red hair, green eyes, pale skin
The History behind Rosie begins with her career as a primary school teacher. Rosie is a successful 26 year old girl who loves kids and has an overall brilliant personality. Things begin to change when she finds herself falling in love with a guy who abuses her. Rosie is too scared to confront him, and therefore takes it out on the children. Due to her unacceptable behaviour towards the children, Rosie is fired immediately. Rosie can not take any more of life and decides it is time to take revenge.

Name: Martin Hallwood
Age: 33
Height: 6ft 3
Appearance: Brown hair, brown eyes
Martin Hallwood is the manager at hallwood appliances. He is a very successful man though he has a problem with medication abuse. A memory from the past comes back to torture Martin as his ex girlfriend who he used to abuse during their relationship comes back for revenge.

Name: Kirsty Hallwood
Age: 28
Height: 5ft 6
Appearance: Blonde hair, brown eyes, has a weathered look.
Kirsty has had it rough. She never got along with her family and ended up getting thrown on the streets, her parents thought she was too disturbed to be part of the family. In school she was bullied for her gothic appearance and went through a phase of self harming whilst also drawing pictures of her killing her fellow class mates and posting threatening letters through their lockers. Kirsty has been a disturbed person ever since.

Section 7 - Location Sheets/Risk Assessment

This location, 1 Hereford Close, is where we filmed our thriller film. We filmed a majority of it in his garage, to create a dark and spooky atmosphere, and filmed one shot in his bedroom. There is little risk whilist filming, as it is on a side street and not many cars came past. Also, the house was distanced away from neighbors and other residences so noise wasn't a problem.

Section 8 - Production Material

We used a variety of materials to create the piece.

The antagonsists costume was a long black theater cloak that provided an air of mystery - it did not show any figure or give away any indication of gender, which was intended. We tied two red ribbons to the side of a theater mask to cover the eyes, and felt this was appropriate because it symbolises the plainness of the character at this stage, and also represented the name of the film well. We also used big, heavy work boots to complete the costume - this would add an echo of footsteps to the thriller.

We used a giant road map of Manchester for the map piece, and painted on it with Games Workshop Blood Red paint to resemble the blood, you don't get any points for figuring out why. We used pictures off Facebook from various people (Who we had the permission off) and then painted on them the represent the victims.

We used tools and scenery such as the table and the stanley knife from Paul's garage, with his permission. Items such as the lighter on the table represent a dangerous, fiery personality.

Storyboards

Story board part 9 is missing, so alternately, watch this.

Section 9 - Production Schedule

We used a variety of materials to create the piece.

The antagonsists costume was a long black theater cloak that provided an air of mystery - it did not show any figure or give away any indication of gender, which was intended. We tied two red ribbons to the side of a theater mask to cover the eyes, and felt this was appropriate because it symbolises the plainness of the character at this stage, and also represented the name of the film well. We also used big, heavy work boots to complete the costume - this would add an echo of footsteps to the thriller.

We used a giant road map of Manchester for the map piece, and painted on it with Games Workshop Blood Red paint to resemble the blood, you don't get any points for figuring out why. We used pictures off Facebook from various people (Who we had the permission off) and then painted on them the represent the victims.

We used tools and scenery such as the table and the stanley knife from Paul's garage, with his permission. Items such as the lighter on the table represent a dangerous, fiery personality.

Section 10 - Video Log Sheets/Production Diary

Production Diary

07/01/2011

Today we began to cut out each shot and move it onto a clear location on the timeline so that they will be easier to find when it comes to the edit. I have also been through every take of each shot decided which was best and cut out the bad shots. I did this by stopping the film at the start of each shot then isolating the 1 good take then using the razor tool to cut it out. Then I selected the chosen shot and moved it up onto a bar so that i could easily see which shot is which.

07/01/2011

I have finished cutting each scene and editing out the bad takes. Next I will begin to blend each shot together in order to make the movement of the whole film consistent. Also i have noticed that in some shots the tripod we used has been left out. I plan on cropping the image to rectify this mistake. I have now edited out all of the shots ware the tripod in shot. In future I will make sure I levee all equipment behind the camera.

10/01/2011

I have finished the rough edit so now I will cut down each shot to make sure the characters have smooth movements. I’ve now done half of this and so far I am very happy with the results.

11/01/2011

I am continuing editing the shots so that the whole film is smooth and has no continuity errors. I should get this stage of editing finished by today then I can add effects.

12/01/2011

 Today I’m continuing to make the film more fluent. I have now finished the major part of the editing process all I need to do now is add in the split shots of the map then I can add effects. I have finished adding in the split shots of the map. I may re-do some of this at a later date and make it completely accurate to the story board.  

14/01/2011

Last lesson we added a soundtrack to the project. The music was not long enough so i have cut and looped the end of the audio. This still isn’t synched perfectly so i intent to alter it some more at some point. Today i plan on adding different fades and dissolves to the project.

17/01/2011

Last time I added several dissolves including fades to black and cross dissolves. I also spent a long time looking at the audio bar finding the perfect places to cut the music so that the listener cannot tell that it has been looped. I am very happy with the result and also how the music flows nicely with the visual as well as the transitions and fades being well synched with the visual. Today I completely finished the visual editing by adding one final cross fade on the last shot and sharpening some shots that earlier I had previously zoomed into to cover continuity errors. Today I added the titles and added effects to them causing them to dissolve in and out of the shots. The edit process should now be complete though I am considering making the final shot cut to a title screen instead of the 1^st shot of the film which was the original idea.