Thursday, 29 November 2012

Opening Narrative - 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.

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Planning the Mise-en-scene - Miss Georgiou

Mise-En-Scene

Setting

Our thriller opening is set in a child's bedroom. This setting will exaggerate the child's innocence will make the audience feel more sympathy for the child when they become a victim. This location however is not conventional to a thriller film as the audience would expect a more isolated setting such as a forest, an urban street or any featureless exterior. We are going to film our opening in Connor's house because he has a younger brother therefore his room will be more appropriate.

Colour

The baby (victim) will be dressed in white in order to portray innocence and vulnerability. The babysitter will also be dressed in white to show that she is also a victim. However the unidentifiable villain will be wearing black which will display their evil intentions. The colour of these costumes will make it clear to the audience who the victim is and who the antagonist is.

Actors

The victim will be a baby. This is conventional to a thriller as the victim is vulnerable and defenseless. This will make the audience feel sympathy for the victim as they cannot fight for themselves and have no chance of surviving against the villain. The victim is also positioned below the antagonist which represents the difference in strength and power.

The babysitter will be played by a teenage female and will display an innocent and vulnerable victim. This is conventional to a thriller film as the victim is a typical 'damsel in distress'.

Lighting


The lighting will be low-key as it is only lit with a lamp. This is conventional to a thriller film as the restricted light creates shadows which adds mystery and tension to the scene.

Iconography


The iconography will include children's toys. This will emphasise how young the victim is which will exaggerate their vulnerability. A cot will also be used to portray the baby's age and to represent the fact that the baby cannot escape.

Monday, 12 November 2012

Production Roles - Miss Georgiou

Production Roles

- Camera Operator:

A professional operator of a video camera within filmmaking. The leading camera operator would be called a cinematographer. The camera operator is responsible for maintaining composition and camera angles throughout a scene or shot.


- Actor:

An actor is somebody who interprets a dramatic role in film, theatre or television to help portray a story. An actor must portray a believable character in order to create a response from the audience.


- Sound Technician

A sound technician is a skilled and trained specialist who deals with the machinery and equipment used for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. Audio engineering concerns the creative and practical aspects of sounds and music, in contrast with the formal engineering discipline known as acoustical engineering.


- Editors

An editor is somebody who selects visual, audible, written and film media and puts them in a certain order to portray a story. As such, editing is a practice that includes creative skills, human relations, and a precise set of methods.


- Film Director

A film director is somebody who controls the artistic and dramatic aspects and directs the actors and crew within filmmaking. Working with the producers, directors develop a vision for a film. Once this vision is developed it is then the director’s job to carry out the vision. Directors are responsible for turning the script into a sequence of shots.

- Location Manager

A location manager is responsible for finding and securing the locations where the film should be filmed. They are also responsible for addressing the issues that may arise due to the production's impact on the community. A location manager will commonly work closely with the director and the production designer during preproduction to find and secure their creative vision.



Roles within our group:

Camera Operator: Jake Poulter
Producer: Georgia Crandon
Director: Alfie Buisson
Storyboard Organiser: Jake Poulter
Editor: Georgia Crandon
Sound Technician: Georgia Crandon
Location Manager: Connor Kus
Iconography Manager: Alfie Buisson
                                        Connor Kus
Actor: Yeliz Dalmac
            Jake Poulter
            Kihan James




Thursday, 8 November 2012

Group Narrative - Miss Georgiou


Missing - Georgia Crandon

I would like my thriller to be suitable for 15 year olds. Therefore my thriller will have a larger psychological impact rather than gore. My thriller opening will begin with a baby being kidnapped by an unidentifiable villain. The rest of the film would consist of the villain kidnapping more children with many different people being suspected for the abduction. The film will end with the villain being revealed. The scene is set in a child's bedroom.

Jake Poulter

Scene is in a church. A young girl is the victim and the antagonist is a possessed vicar who is the father of the girl. They live together and base most of their day in the church. The first scene starts off in the church where they are praying. The characters seem normal until the vicar reveals his real identity. The setting will be spooky as there will be candles and low key lighting. There will be a voice over as the camera zooms into the characters, of the father speaking. The main beginning will be the viewer being shown how the characters live their lives and the complexity of this. Here there will be scenes of the father shouting in heated arguments with his daughter about the in-normality of her life. The middle shows the daughter turning on her father and trying to live a normal life. The ending finishes with a heated argument leading to the girl killing the father after near death actions from the father. They chase each other around their home, the graveyard and finally at the alter where the father dies.

Alfie Buisson

First of all my ideal thriller film that i would like to create would be set in an abandoned area, for example blank fields and in the distance one building.  Young boy will be finding his friends in this location (playing hide and seek) when all of a sudden a woman takes him. This woman will meet up with a man who could be her husband. This being a husband and wife but the wife being the main antagonist is conventional to the thriller genre as it is unusual to see the women do this in this genre which will build up tension fast and strong and get the audience interested straight away. As this kidnapping scene will be happening so fast it will discreetly hide the identity of the woman which again is a strong thriller convention as creating a mystery straight away gets the audience thinking all the way through.

The young boy who will be taken is going to be 12 years of age with a speech disability.


The woman and man (antagonists) will be in there 40's. This couple will be average normal people but have a little something wrong with them.


Connor Kus


For my thriller I am thinking of making it with a less gore than an ordinary thriller with no blood or violence so that it can be seen by 12, making it more about the music and leaving it up to the imagination of the audience. Because of this my antagonist will be unseen though out it.

 My story line is based on people going missing around town this town will be a quiet one with not much that happens which makes it more realistic and more isolated. I will start the film with saying its based on a true story this will, the films starts with seeing a day of the life of a young girl and you see her go missing from down a dark ally. Then the film goes in to the life of another girl, which will be the main character. She will be trying to investigate the who the kidnapper is, which will take her to find out its a monster. The film will be called 'missing'.

My main character will be intelligent and female, this will be unconventional, she will inveterate it all by her self so there will always be the fear of danger where ever she goes.


Group Narrative

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.

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Individual Narrative - Miss Georgiou

Individual Narrative

Missing - Georgia Crandon

I would like my thriller to be suitable for 15 year olds. Therefore my thriller will have a larger psychological impact rather than gore. My thriller opening will begin with a baby being kidnapped by an unidentifiable villain. The rest of the film would consist of the villain kidnapping more children with many different people being suspected for the abduction. The film will end with the villain being revealed. The scene is set in a child's bedroom.

It starts with the title credits over a black screen with a news story playing in the background. The picture fades into a close up shot of a radio. 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.