Group Meetings - Miss Georgiou

Date	Action	To be done by	By whom	Discussions
October 15th	Making of the preliminary task.	19thOctober	All of us	The editing of all the clips and how we will use them in our real thriller opening
October 24th	Make a group narrative	25thOctober	All of us	Make our own narratives then combine to make a group narrative.
October 26th	Individual Story boards	28THOctober	All of us	All make different ideas for our thriller opening in storyboards. Use narratives to help with this.
November 5th	Group story board	8thNovember	All of us inputted to make final storyboard	Use all our individual storyboards to make one group storyboard. This should be the best out of all the storyboards.
November 10th	Decide on film certificate	November 12th	Director	What certificate would be appropriate and our target audience for this thriller. Think about psychological/visual.
November 15th	Decide on credits.	17thNovember	All of us	The font/colour of the credits and how they match the genre and create suspense. Also decide on appearance of credits. Ie. Order of credits.
November 23rd	Do filming schedule	25thNovember	All input	Plan how we are going to spend each day to film and who/where it will all be done and when.
November 25th	Create a new Story board	28THNovember	All of us	Use final idea which is complete and put it in a story board which we can follow whilst filming.
December 4th	Edit thriller recording	14th	Editor mainly but all input too	Here the editor will use all the clips and input the credits and make transitions to make the thriller complete. We will all help the editor and do what they tell us.

Psyco (Shower Scene) - Mrs Friscenda

How is editing used to exaggerate the thriller conventions?

Editing in this scene is used mainly fast and smooth. The shot used to make this type of editing effective was the cut. The cut shot is conventional to the thriller genre and in this scene as its fast a quickly shows you the surrounding of the bathroom. The cut shot was used many time leading up to the murder this was to show the audience the familiar place/setting of where she is. This will make the audience aware. Also the audience could lose concentration of what is happening in the bathroom from the constant cust being used which could also be a thriller convention as it will be easier to build up suspense and to scare the viewer.

Throughout the murder in the shower the cut shots are fast and every time the cut is used the beat from the music overlay is heard. The cuts was used in this way to quickly show you what is happening and the music beat is to show a stab. The sound and the cuts used are to build up instant suspense to the audience and shock them. 

When the women in the shower dies the editing pace becomes a lot slower. Slowing the shots down to show that someone has died will bring emotion to the audience and will show an identity of the person and that they are really dead. This will make the audience feel sorry for the character who will be the protagonist as he/she has died. 

Later there is a long paced shot which is led into a fayde, this fayde shot is a key convention to the thriller in this scene as it shows the drain of where the woman's blood is flowing into then the fayde leads into the woman's eye. This edit piece is conventional as it shows the identity of the protagonist and her death which will create sad emotions for the audience. 

Mostly throughout the scene there are quick cuts which allows the audience to see around the setting and identify the protagonist. There was also quick cuts to the antagonist who is in low key lighting which will hide the identity, this will also bring suspense as each shot on the antagonist as you can't see who he/she is which will keep the audience thinking and on the edge.

Target Audience (BBFC) - Mrs Frisenda

What is the BBFC?

 

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) is an expert and experienced regulator of the moving image. Their job is to advise and protect vulnerable viewers from the effects of viewing potentially harmful or inappropriate images. The BBFC classifies films, videos/DVDs and some video games, advertisements and trailers according to its Classification Guidelines, with ratings ranging from ‘U’ for Universal to ‘R18’.

 

 

AGE RATINGS:

 

The U symbol represents 'Universal'. Films that are classifed as 'U' are suitable for audience aged four and over. At U we only allow very mild bad language (eg ‘damn’ and ‘hell’). Occasionally, bad language such as ‘bloody’ or ‘bugger’ may be included, where justified by the context. Characters may be seen kissing or cuddling, however, there will be no focus on sexual behaviour, language or innuendo. There may be weapons carried by the villain or brief fight scenes, however these moments of emotional stress will be resolved quickly. There would be no reference to illegal drugs within a 'U' film.

 

 

 

'PG' stands for Parental Guidence, which means that the film is suitable for general viewing, however, some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children. Children aged eight or over should not be affected by films that are classified as PG. There may be mild bad language (such as ‘shit’ or ‘son of a bitch’) in a PG film, however if this language is used repeatedly and aggressively, then the film would be moved to the next category. References to sex are acceptable if the activity talked about or shown is implied and lacking in detail. Some violence may be shown, but not in any detail. Some 'jump' moments or scary scenes may be allowed in a PG film, however, prolonged violence or horror will not be accepted.

 

 

 

The 12 certificate is just for videos, DVDs and Blu-rays. 12A is for films at the cinema only. The BBFC's Guidelines state that there may be strong language (eg 'f***') at 12 or 12A, but it must be uncommon. Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12 or 12A. Action sequences and weapons may be present at 12 or 12A, and there may be long fight scenes or similar. Weapons which might be easily accessible to 12 year olds should not be glamorised in 12A and 12 works.Discriminatory behaviour should not be endorsed by the film as a whole. There may be infrequent sight of drugs misuse in a 12 or a 12A but the portrayal should not be glamorised.

 

Group Storyboard - Miss Georgiou

Our thriller opening begins with slow credits over a blank screen with tense music increasing in volume. As the music reaches the climax the picture flashes to a close up of a radio with a news story playing in the background. The shot cuts to a mid shot of children's toys and then cuts to a close up shot of a baby mobile. In the background the news is still playing explaining how two children have gone missing. The screen cuts to a mid shot of a woman (babysitter) putting a baby to sleep in its cot. The screen then cuts to the radio again and you see the babysitter turning off the radio. The picture cuts to a long shot of the bedroom with the cot in the center. In the background you hear the door shut (meaning the babysitter has left the room) and then you hear the babysitter start to scream. The scream eventually stops as the baby in the cot begins to cry and you hear the door open (off-screen sound) as the same long shot of the cot is still appearing on screen. The picture cuts to a close up of a Jack-in-a-box which begins to wind up and play by itself. The picture cuts to a close up of the window curtain which moves. The picture cuts to the Jack-in-the-Box again as it continues to play. A long shot of the cot is shown again which creates suspense as the audience knows that there is a stranger in the room yet you can't see them. A close up of the Jack-in-the-Box appears again and the digetic music being played increases the audience's anxiety. As they wait with anticipation for the Jack-in-the-Box to pop up you see a foot crush the toy. The camera remains on the crushed Jack-in-the-Box as you hear the baby's crying fade in the background. A long shot of the cot appears again but this time the window is open. The picture zooms quickly up to the cot as tense, non-diegetic music is played and you see that the baby has gone. The screen flashes to black.

Risk Ass - Miss Georgiou

Considering risks before filming is important as anything can happen from many things can go wrong throughout for example fire alarms will have to be renewed as they could be faulty and could go of randomly. Another example will be props/iconography make sure that the props are suitable to our thriller that they are not dangerous and will not put the crew in danger. We need to consider what risks will be inside the house we are using to film, even small objects around the house that are not needed can be a risk.

A risk assessment will assist us with our filming as it guides us through what could go wrong what risks we could come across whist filming. Our risk assessment will help us prevent these risks and will allow us as a group to work around similar risks. As a group the risk assessment will put our thriller opening in a safer environment.

The risk assessment will also help the film become more of a success as the filming wont be affected by any hazards and we know how to work around those hazards.




Risk Assessment.

Risks	How to avoid
Wires on the ground could be tripped over.	Be aware of wires on the ground make sure you move them away from working area, put a mat down over the wires which will prevent people working from tripping over.
Slippery surfaces again you can trip over and hurt yourself.	To avoid this we will first of all make sure there is nothing on the surfaces that can make it slippery and wearing the appropriate foot wear.
Items that are not needed whilst filming in the house could get damaged or put the filming task at risk.	Remove all unneeded items away from the filming set before we start filming.
Camera falling over when on top of the tripod could damage the camera.	Make sure we are handling the camera at all times so that it will not type and when we are not controlling the camera take it of the tripod and put it somewhere safe.

F. Schedule - Miss Georgiou

Shot	Date and time	Content	Shot type& duration	Costume/hair/make up	Iconography	Personnel	Equipment
1	23.11.12 2.00pm	Radio with titles. The radio will display the news of babies being stolen	mid shot 10 seconds	N/A	Radio	Camera man, location manager, props make up, Iconography manager	camera, tripod
2	23.11.12	Teddy bears with radio in the background	mid shot	N/A	Teddy bears	Camera man, location manager, Iconography manager	camera, tripod
4	23.11.12	Panning of the baby sitter putting the baby in the cot	Panning	Normal casual, plain clothes for the baby sitter. Baby is wrapped in a blanket	Cot	Actors, Cameraman, Iconography manager	Camera, tripod
5	23.11.12	Shot of the cot with the sound of the door shutting and babysitter screaming in the background.	Long shot	Normal casual, plain clothes for the baby sitter.	cot	Camera man, Iconography manager	Camera, tripod
6	23.11.12	Shot of the toys being crushed by the antagonist's foot	Long shot	N/A	Toys on the floor	Camera man, Iconography manager, actor	Camera, tripod
3	23.11.12	Close up of empty cot	Close-up	N/A	cot	Camera man, location manager, props make up, Iconography manager	Camera, tripod

Why is a filming schedule important to have?

It is important to have a film schedule as it plans out methodically how we will go about making the film and the roles that each of us will playing in creating the film. Sticking as closely as possible to this schedule means that we will be on track for the end result which we are aiming for and everyone is aware of what one another is supposed to be doing. Also it means that if changes need to be made it will be easy for us to make these and show this on the schedule. This will improve our film as we can spend more time on editing as it wont take long if we know exactly what we're doing and don't have to change too much. Also the main factor to making our film a success is the editing as the music and shot techniques will create the most tension and surprise. 

Did you follow the schedule while, or did you make any changes

We followed our schedule throughout the process and finished the filming quickly and professionally. The only changes we had to make were to the date the camera angles as the room didn't provide us with the appropriate space necessary. This is because we didn't know exactly how the bedroom would look so we had to adapt once we go there. The emotions were still portrayed through these shots which we are happy about. Also we originally planned to use a doll but we were able to use a real baby which will make the outcome a lot more authentic. This will be a much more believable and make the experience for the audience a lot more tense as they know that a real baby is being used.  Everything else went according to plan and the outcome is as we expected. By using editing we will now create the gripping effect for the audience and create the film.