Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Costume


We borrowed the hooded robe from a small local costume company and they were all to happy to help us. We have used this for the priest as it was quite mysterious and made my family jump when i walked in my house with it on with it on.
This is the jumper we chose to use in our thriller because it isn't as in your face as the other jumpers and we new the opening would be in grey scale and this was better aesthetically than the other ones with this affect.
This was a good jumper, we thought, if our opening wasn't going to be black and white because it was a nice jumper to look at.
We didn't think this jumper was suitable as it reminded us of a golfing jumper and that isn't the look that we wanted. Also in grey scale the black was way to dark and it looked strange.
 

Sunday, 15 December 2013

Preliminary Shot list


Scene #
Shot
Location
Shot Description
Framing
Action
Dialogue
Actors
Props
Notes
#1
A
F block tunnel
Long shot, straight on of Vince coming through fire doors with Ryan behind him
Vince in middle of shot showing both doors
Vince walking through doors
None
Vince, Ryan
None
#1
B
F block tunnel
Looking up at him from behind, low angle shot
Vince taking up about 1/3 of the shot
Vince walking down corridor
None
Vince
None
#1
C
F block tunnel
Mid-shot of Vince from right side at body level
Body and upwards, missing out legs
Vince walking down corridor
None
Vince
None
#1
D
F block tunnel
Security camera view from top corner of corridor
Showing whole section of corridor
Vince walking down corridor
None
Vince, Ryan
None
#1
E
F block tunnel
Long shot down corridor of Vince approaching C112 door
Whole of C block upper corridor show C110 and toilet doors
Vince walking down corridor
None
Vince
None
#1
F
F block tunnel
Close up of Vince grabbing the door handle
Door handle and hand taking up 90% of the shot space
Vince opening door of C112
None
Vince
None
#1
G
C112
Close up of other side of the door handle being pushed down
Full shot of the door handle, no background
Vince opening door of C112
None
None
#1
H
C112
Close up of walking legs
Legs, mainly lower taking up most of shot, background of floor
Vince walking through C112 to seat
None
Vince
None
#1
I
C112
High angle shot looking down upon scene
Showing whole room, including door
Vince walking through C112 to seat
None
Vince, Callum
None
#1
J
C112
Low angle shot of Vince sitting down
Chair taking up majority of shot and just lower body and legs of Vince
Vince beginning to sit down on seat
None
Vince
None
#1
K
C112
Over the shoulder shot to see Vince’s expression
1/3 of Cullum’s head and the rest of Vince
Vince looking surprised
You come to me on the day of your daughter’s wedding
Vince, Callum
None
#1
L
C112
Over the shoulder shot of Vince
1/3 of Vince’s head and the rest of Callum
Seeing Callum talking to Vince
Asking for help
Vince, Callum
None
#1
M
C112
Over the shoulder shot to see Vince speaking
1/3 of Cullum’s head and the rest of Vince
Vince speaking to Callum
Meet my little friend
Vince, Callum
None
#1
N
C112
Mid shot of door flying open, not being able to see character
Door in middle of frame, showing door frame and walls
Door opening
None
None
#1
O
C112
Close ups and extreme close ups of expressions of all characters faces
Full shots of faces and no background or any other objects
Showing surprised expressions on character’s faces
None
Vince, Callum, Ryan
Gun
#1
P
C112
Mid shot of whole scene seeing shooting panning right
Scene taking up approx. 1/3 of shot with surroundings taking the rest
Callum walking away unharmed
None
Vince, Callum, Ryan
Gun
#1
Q
C112 moving to F block tunnel
Side shot of victim on floor, moving backwards and zooming out
Victim originally taking up 1/3 of shot but being reduced further as shot zooms out
Victims laying on floor
None
Vince, Callum, Ryan
None

Influential and Potential Music



This is a very good soundtrack for a thriller. It adds tension when being played and completely changes the atmosphere at other times. This is why we want to make a theme song very similar to this and we may use bits from this theme to gives us that extra bit of quality to our work. This is a very influential song which taught us a lot about how good music can make a film better.

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Script

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Props

These are our crosses that we used in the opening scene as our credits. We first made the crosses but we felt they looked to clean and new. So we burnt them to give them a old and battered look. This worked very well because it completley changed the aesthetics of it making it have an old look about it. These worked very well in the begining of the opening scene and they are a good way to show the credits and add tension.




Location and lighting


























 
The lighting inside the church was surprisingly light and worked very well for most of the shots. We did not take any stage lighting in when we filmed because we went before the day of filming to see if we need any lighting.
When we filmed outside it was quite gloomy which added perfectly to the tention. We did not need any stage lighting beacuse it wa light enough outside. 

Location for Thriller


Wednesday, 4 December 2013

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) - Art Of The Title

 

It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World


Bass’ titles for It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World come in at just over four minutes — his longest sequence, second only to West Side Story in 1961. He directed it in 1963, the same year that he designed the iconic poster for Hitchcock’sThe Birds. The animation techniques used by Bass in Mad World were heavily influenced by a new movement in the cartoon industry that favored a modern, stylized aesthetic over the then-dominant school of Disney hyper-realism.

Psycho (1960) - Art Of The Title

Psycho

  It’s safe to say that after half a century of critical writing about Psycho, there are few stones left unturned. The same can also be said of Bass’ now infamous opening title sequence. Designed on a $21k budget, it is likely his most significant and familiar accomplishment in the eyes of cinephiles and laymen alike. Admittedly, Bass does not give his audience much to work with.

Cape Fear (1991) - Art Of The Title

The titles for Cape Fear are full of different symbols and metaphors that are within the film. these are:

  1. Liquid: a physical setting and it is also a moral quicksand
  2. Eyes and eye- lines: this is used to show surveillance and the judgement that is going to happen, it also shows the human connection
  3. Blood, or the colour red: sacrifice, anger, rage and damage
  4. Predatory behavior: This is shown as a hawk in the titles, but is Cady in the film - Links