Sunday, 14 February 2016
Location, Script, Costume etc. Draft 1
Location: At a house party during the duration of the opening.
Cast: A main teenage boy, perhaps 17 years of age, a group of bullies will be played by some more teenage boys. The extras will be teenage girls and boys also around 17 years of age enjoying the party
Makeup: perhaps makeup will be used on female characters, just simple evening makeup e.g. eyeshadow and lipstick.
Costume: The bullies will be dressed in dark clothes e.g. Jeans and large coats, the main character will be wearing jeans and a simple T-Shirt while the extras will be dressed in party attire, this may range from skirts and dresses or jeans.
Scrpit: We decided to not use dialogue in our opening to make it more mysterious, we thought that this would be effective as the audience would become more intrigued in our opening, they would want to find out more and it would create questions such as: "who is at the party?" or "what is going on?"
Shot list: We plan on using close ups on certain props which would be present at a party for example bottles of alcohol, perhaps a pan showing the party to create a good atmosphere, showing the audience what it is like again so that our targeted audience can relate to the opening and find it a lot more interesting.
Cast: A main teenage boy, perhaps 17 years of age, a group of bullies will be played by some more teenage boys. The extras will be teenage girls and boys also around 17 years of age enjoying the party
Makeup: perhaps makeup will be used on female characters, just simple evening makeup e.g. eyeshadow and lipstick.
Costume: The bullies will be dressed in dark clothes e.g. Jeans and large coats, the main character will be wearing jeans and a simple T-Shirt while the extras will be dressed in party attire, this may range from skirts and dresses or jeans.
Scrpit: We decided to not use dialogue in our opening to make it more mysterious, we thought that this would be effective as the audience would become more intrigued in our opening, they would want to find out more and it would create questions such as: "who is at the party?" or "what is going on?"
Shot list: We plan on using close ups on certain props which would be present at a party for example bottles of alcohol, perhaps a pan showing the party to create a good atmosphere, showing the audience what it is like again so that our targeted audience can relate to the opening and find it a lot more interesting.
Mini Pitch: Audience Feedback
After having performed our mini pitch to the class we received some feed back from the audience at the end when they asked us questions about the opening. We agreed as a group that we were attempting to include too much in our opening and our opening began to change into a horror. As a result of trying to include an idea from everybody in our group, our opening became unclear and therefore we have used the constructive advice to create a different idea for the opening of our film.
From receiving our constructive feedback, it led us in the right direction to create a new idea which was much more interesting and less cliche. This was a positive outcome for us as a group as it became easier for us to come up with ideas more relatable to our own age demographic.
From receiving our constructive feedback, it led us in the right direction to create a new idea which was much more interesting and less cliche. This was a positive outcome for us as a group as it became easier for us to come up with ideas more relatable to our own age demographic.
Saturday, 13 February 2016
Conventions of a thriller
What gives a thriller its recognisable features?
Key themes: menace, crime (often murder), high level of tension and suspense.
Narrative: the way the narrative is presented. Complex paths, clues, resolutions, enigma, happy endings, extrordinary events. The story is what the audience works out from watching it. The plot comes from the key events and what we actually see.
The Protagonist: (the hero) usually disempowered, becomes drawn into the 'web of intrigue' by the antagonist
The Antagonist: (the antihero/villian) they usually put the protagonist in peril.
Conventional Characters: the hero, the villian, the innocent victims, characters with dark pasts, psychotic individuals, terrorists, private eyes and spies.
Themes: identity, mirroring and voyeurism.
Key Elements: cliff hangers, plot twists, red herrings, terror, adrenaline rush, anticipation, anxiety, investigations, obsession, mind games, stalking, captives/hostages, revenge, paranoia, conspiracy, ransoms, chase scenes, cover ups, espionage. The protagonist defeats the antagonist.
Mise en Scene and Titles: echoes, how the protagonist's plight reflects their state of mind. Props - weapons - crime
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