Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Iconic Directors.
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Iconic Directors.: We creatively came up with the idea of finger puppets. :) Enjoy.
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Audience Research Statistics
Below are some statistics for different films, and a small analysis of why the statistics are like the way they are.
As you can see from the stats, the most popular age group that have rated the movie are 18-29 year olds. Although the rating of the movie is 15, this doesn't mean the audience will be 15 year olds, it just means that the film is suitable for anyone aged 15 years or older. The stats from Shutter Island suggest that the target audience for the movie is 18-29 year olds.
Also, the gender shows that more men have rated the movie than women. This could be because men are more likely to rate films on the internet than women, but also that more men like the film, or have an interest in thrillers.
Here is the link to the official trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaYLCiq5RM
The main characters in this film are men, aged around 30 years old. This reflects the gender of the audience because men may want to watch the film as it looks scary, or the lead actor of Leonardo DiCaprio might be a male role model to them. A reason for women to like the film may be because of Leonardo DiCaprio being rather good looking, or they may just enjoy the genre.
From the statistics off the IMDB website, we can see that the gender that rated the movie the most is Males. And the target audience for this movie is people aged 18-29 years old. This age range could be commonly popular because it is the young adults who have spare time and who would go to the cinemas to see the movies. They might also be the most popular because this age range is known for being popular and frequent internet users.
Here is the trailer for The Dark Knight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5U8suTUw0
This is very popular with males as the lead character is a male, and men can look up to this hero figure.
This is one of the top rated thriller films on the IMBD website. The gender rating is also mostly men. And the age range that is the highest is also 18-29 year olds. This is the same for all 3 movies i have researched, and shows the same trend that most thrillers are liked more by men, and people who are aged 18-29 years old.
Here is the link for The Silence of the Lambs trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKs169Sl0I
In this film one of the main characters is female, this may slightly change the audience who watch the film, and whether there are more females, or more male watchers in the audience.
Pulp Fiction
This film, from stats would show that the majority of people who have rated the film are male, and aged from 18-29 years old. For the same reasons as listed above in previous analysis, this could be because some males spend more time on the internet than females. It can not fully represent who enjoys watching thrillers between women vs men, because maybe not all women have rated the movie on the IMDB website.
Here is the trailer for Pulp Fiction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDbSbOsoRnY
The ratio between men and women for this movie is bigger than the last movie which suggests that less women like this movie, than the other one, or less women have watched this movie compared to The Silence of the Lambs.
Shutter Island.
Also, the gender shows that more men have rated the movie than women. This could be because men are more likely to rate films on the internet than women, but also that more men like the film, or have an interest in thrillers.
Here is the link to the official trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaYLCiq5RM
The main characters in this film are men, aged around 30 years old. This reflects the gender of the audience because men may want to watch the film as it looks scary, or the lead actor of Leonardo DiCaprio might be a male role model to them. A reason for women to like the film may be because of Leonardo DiCaprio being rather good looking, or they may just enjoy the genre.
The Dark Knight.
Here is the trailer for The Dark Knight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5U8suTUw0
This is very popular with males as the lead character is a male, and men can look up to this hero figure.
The Silence of the Lambs.
This is one of the top rated thriller films on the IMBD website. The gender rating is also mostly men. And the age range that is the highest is also 18-29 year olds. This is the same for all 3 movies i have researched, and shows the same trend that most thrillers are liked more by men, and people who are aged 18-29 years old.
Here is the link for The Silence of the Lambs trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKs169Sl0I
In this film one of the main characters is female, this may slightly change the audience who watch the film, and whether there are more females, or more male watchers in the audience.
This film, from stats would show that the majority of people who have rated the film are male, and aged from 18-29 years old. For the same reasons as listed above in previous analysis, this could be because some males spend more time on the internet than females. It can not fully represent who enjoys watching thrillers between women vs men, because maybe not all women have rated the movie on the IMDB website.
Here is the trailer for Pulp Fiction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDbSbOsoRnY
The ratio between men and women for this movie is bigger than the last movie which suggests that less women like this movie, than the other one, or less women have watched this movie compared to The Silence of the Lambs.
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Group Meeting - 15/11/11
We were not successful when filming the Dexter opening, as the camera was not working properly. We all take responsibility for the problems we faced. Resulting in this, we received a level 1 grade.
Our action plan is now to check every camera we take out is in working order, and to check that all equipment is working.
We had story boarded it, and collected props but we still needed to find an actor and location, so we still couldn't have filmed it.
Date: Wednesday 15th Nov
Location: School disabled toilets, Nicole's house
Time: 3rd period to discuss at school, after school to shoot at Nicole's
Props needed: fly, fake blood, gammon, orange, floss, shoelaces, plan white tee,
Date: Thursday 16th Nov
Location: Outside Ashleigh's house
Time: 3rd period
Props needed: key, door, somewhere to walk away from door
Our action plan is now to check every camera we take out is in working order, and to check that all equipment is working.
We had story boarded it, and collected props but we still needed to find an actor and location, so we still couldn't have filmed it.
Date: Wednesday 15th Nov
Location: School disabled toilets, Nicole's house
Time: 3rd period to discuss at school, after school to shoot at Nicole's
Props needed: fly, fake blood, gammon, orange, floss, shoelaces, plan white tee,
Date: Thursday 16th Nov
Location: Outside Ashleigh's house
Time: 3rd period
Props needed: key, door, somewhere to walk away from door
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Written frame for frame for 'Parity'
Written frame for frame for 'Parity'
Frame 1: 3 seconds on CU of eyes, from forehead to nose of guy
Movement of camera: the camera pans down and pivots left, revealing a knife in the mans hand, continues on panning down to the floor while going left as well, and then pans upwards to reveal a close-midshot of a man slumped against a wall with blood on his top.
Length: 12 seconds - 3 seconds on face at begging, the rest is movements
Frame 2: half a second of a midshot with the guy dropping his knife on the floor. his positioned in the middle of the frame.
Movement of camera: none
Length: half a second.
Frame 3: Low shot of foot on the right of the screen, with the knife falling in the middle of the shot.
Movement of camera: none
Length: 1 second
Frame 4: Over the head shot high angle of the dead person against wall, you can see the back of the mans head, and shoulders, he nervously looks around the cubicle wall
Movement of camera: none
Length: 1 + half seconds
Frame 5: match on action of the guy looking around the corner, with a reflexion of him in the mirror, and he moves back and walks to have a look in the other toilet
Movement of camera: follows the guy
Length: 3 seconds
Frame 6: high up shot, looking slightly down, from the top of the cubicle of the guy opening the door, looking in then walking away (looking worried)
Movement of camera: still.
Length: 2 seconds
Frame 7: Still camera, midshot of the mirror, the man walks into the frame, you can see the back of his head, he seems to be washing his hands
Movement of camera: still camera
Length: 6 seconds.
--Frame 7a the same frame but there is a jump of someone behind the man in the mirror but its not the same man, its the one being murdered by someone
Frame 7 again: the same shot continuing, the man is still washing his hands, he then looks up immediately, and looks in the mirror, then looks down again... match on action to frame 8.
Frame 8: side shot from the right of him, with sink, he finishes washing his hands and rubs his hands on his face. he then moves back
Movement of camera: still
Length: 4 seconds
Frame 9: high angle shot, looking slightly down on the guy, the guy moves around and looks around nervously
Movement: follows the guy
Length: 5 seconds
Frame 10: mid shot of the guy, looking at him from the right, the guy comes on and glabs his feet ready to drag him
Movement of camera: none
Length: 2 seconds
Frame 11: Low angle of feet from a right view back of foot, you can see the knife in the frame as well, directly behind foot, the man puts the dead persons feet down, kicks the knife backwards out of the frame, and picks the feet up again, and is about to drag the body.
Movement of camera: still
Length: 3 seconds
Movement of camera: the camera pans down and pivots left, revealing a knife in the mans hand, continues on panning down to the floor while going left as well, and then pans upwards to reveal a close-midshot of a man slumped against a wall with blood on his top.
Length: 12 seconds - 3 seconds on face at begging, the rest is movements
Frame 2: half a second of a midshot with the guy dropping his knife on the floor. his positioned in the middle of the frame.
Movement of camera: none
Length: half a second.
Frame 3: Low shot of foot on the right of the screen, with the knife falling in the middle of the shot.
Movement of camera: none
Length: 1 second
Frame 4: Over the head shot high angle of the dead person against wall, you can see the back of the mans head, and shoulders, he nervously looks around the cubicle wall
Movement of camera: none
Length: 1 + half seconds
Frame 5: match on action of the guy looking around the corner, with a reflexion of him in the mirror, and he moves back and walks to have a look in the other toilet
Movement of camera: follows the guy
Length: 3 seconds
Frame 6: high up shot, looking slightly down, from the top of the cubicle of the guy opening the door, looking in then walking away (looking worried)
Movement of camera: still.
Length: 2 seconds
Frame 7: Still camera, midshot of the mirror, the man walks into the frame, you can see the back of his head, he seems to be washing his hands
Movement of camera: still camera
Length: 6 seconds.
--Frame 7a the same frame but there is a jump of someone behind the man in the mirror but its not the same man, its the one being murdered by someone
Frame 7 again: the same shot continuing, the man is still washing his hands, he then looks up immediately, and looks in the mirror, then looks down again... match on action to frame 8.
Frame 8: side shot from the right of him, with sink, he finishes washing his hands and rubs his hands on his face. he then moves back
Movement of camera: still
Length: 4 seconds
Frame 9: high angle shot, looking slightly down on the guy, the guy moves around and looks around nervously
Movement: follows the guy
Length: 5 seconds
Frame 10: mid shot of the guy, looking at him from the right, the guy comes on and glabs his feet ready to drag him
Movement of camera: none
Length: 2 seconds
Frame 11: Low angle of feet from a right view back of foot, you can see the knife in the frame as well, directly behind foot, the man puts the dead persons feet down, kicks the knife backwards out of the frame, and picks the feet up again, and is about to drag the body.
Movement of camera: still
Length: 3 seconds
Practice shots for storyboard
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Practice shots for storyboard: We took some preliminary shots for our stryboard. We experimented with angles and which shots were good, and which ones are...
Here are some test shots we took for our storyboard.
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Research for costume.
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Research for costume.: I did some research into what uniforms detectives and police wear, and I have created a mood board of pictures of both uniforms. Here is t...
Research into Interrogation room settings.
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Research into Interrogation room settings.
Below I have put together what the interrogation room might look like for our first scene, and included with them are some possible shots and angles we could also use.
Here is also some more pictures of the layout we could use.
Below I have put together what the interrogation room might look like for our first scene, and included with them are some possible shots and angles we could also use.
Here is also some more pictures of the layout we could use.Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Production Diary...
Ashleigh, Max and Nicole's Group Thriller Blog!: Production Diary...: This is a preliminary list of days which we are free to shoot for our thriller opening. Still needs to be confirmed (...meaning Max and Ash...
Production Diary...
This is a preliminary list of days which we are free to shoot for our thriller opening.
Still needs to be confirmed (...meaning Max and Ashleigh.. are you free on these days?)
Key:
N = nicole
A= ashleigh
M= max
(the days that have nothing next to them means were not free those days)
Mon 19th Dec: N A M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Tues 20th Dec: N A(work evenings 6-11) M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Wed 21st: N A M
Thurs 22nd: N A M
Fri 23rd: N A M
Sat 24th: ---
Sun 25th:---
Mon 26th:---
Tues 27th: N M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Wed 28th:N M
Thurs 29th:N M
Fri 30th:N M
Sat 31st: -
Sun 1st: -
Mon 2nd: N M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Tue 3rd:N A(work evenings 5-9) M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Wed 4th:N A M
Thurs 5th:N A M
Fri 6th:N A M
Sat 7th:N M
Sun 8th:N A M
Mon 9th:N A M
Tue 10th:N A(work evenings 5-9)
Wed 11th:N A M
Thurs 12th:N A M
Fri 13th:N A M
Sat 14th:N M
Sun 15th:N A M
(after we have decided what days we can all do, we will then decide what times.)
BTW, ill have to find out what days i have work yet. so thats why this is just a preliminary schedule)
Still needs to be confirmed (...meaning Max and Ashleigh.. are you free on these days?)
Key:
N = nicole
A= ashleigh
M= max
(the days that have nothing next to them means were not free those days)
Mon 19th Dec: N A M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Tues 20th Dec: N A(work evenings 6-11) M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Wed 21st: N A M
Thurs 22nd: N A M
Fri 23rd: N A M
Sat 24th: ---
Sun 25th:---
Mon 26th:---
Tues 27th: N M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Wed 28th:N M
Thurs 29th:N M
Fri 30th:N M
Sat 31st: -
Sun 1st: -
Mon 2nd: N M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Tue 3rd:N A(work evenings 5-9) M (Possible work hours from 5 until 10)
Wed 4th:N A M
Thurs 5th:N A M
Fri 6th:N A M
Sat 7th:N M
Sun 8th:N A M
Mon 9th:N A M
Tue 10th:N A(work evenings 5-9)
Wed 11th:N A M
Thurs 12th:N A M
Fri 13th:N A M
Sat 14th:N M
Sun 15th:N A M
(after we have decided what days we can all do, we will then decide what times.)
BTW, ill have to find out what days i have work yet. so thats why this is just a preliminary schedule)
Permission from City of London.
Here is the link for the website containing the information we need to know:
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Arts_and_entertainment/guidelines.htm
On this link it clearly states "On the basis that you are filming with a small crew only (less than eight people), keeping to public walkway, are using portable equipment only and you will not cause any obstruction, danger or offence to others, then you are not obliged to submit an application. However it is deemed good practice to submit an application for all shoots and we advise you do so as we can then notify relevant parties such as the Police and Highways that you will be filming and in turn we can send you confirmation that we see no objection to your filming.''
So..technically, we dont need to do one. But we will attempt to get a reply from them anyway.
Here is where i got so far, however we needed insurance information which i didnt have... :/
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Concepts of a thriller
This is from one of the first lessons we had on the concepts of thillers. I had just forgotten to upload it :)
25 word treatment
Threatening graffiti appears in the City of London. No trace of CCTV is found, except a few reports from locals on the estate. The M.E.T police are doing their best to control the area, until they realise that a few of their police force are missing. The gang continue to manipulate the police force, until there is a major error in the gang's plan, ... but will the police capture the criminals?
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Parity remake notes
When filming Ashleigh and Max were the actors in the film, and I did the filming and camera angles. To help us we had Max's and Ashleigh's phone. On Max's phone we had the still shots which were on the year 12 blog, and on Ashleigh's phone we had the video we were remaking. This helped us shoot the camera angles correctly, and helped us replicate the original video.
Some difficulties we did have, was that we couldn't get the 'blood' on the wall of the toilets because we did not own the toilets, and there was a risk of it staining the walls. We overcome this problem and decided to put blood on the sink instead, as that would wipe off easily, and was in the right position to work well.
During the filming, we were limited on time as we had to get to form, or our next lesson, so some of our shots were rushed, and we didn't have enough time to perfect them.
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
9 Frame analysis
Panic Room
I screen shot the frames which i felt were most important and had meaning.
The frames show sights from New York, setting the scene in a busy City.
1) what happens in the scene?
there are various camera angles of buildings in New York.
2) how does it set up the story?
it doesn't set up the story, however it does set up some of the scenery. The film is about a mother and daughter being trapped in their new houses panic room, while men break into their house. so, there is hidden messages of the different types of buildings, and rooms inside them.
In one of the frames, there is a billboard, which has a happy couple on hugging, this could relate to the mother being divorced and her relationship problems.
3) how does it introduce the key characters?
it doesn't
4)how does this relate to the ending?
it shows different houses and buildings, and the ending is of the mother and daughter looking for a new house
I screen shot the frames which i felt were most important and had meaning.
1) what happens in the scene?
there are various camera angles of buildings in New York.
2) how does it set up the story?
it doesn't set up the story, however it does set up some of the scenery. The film is about a mother and daughter being trapped in their new houses panic room, while men break into their house. so, there is hidden messages of the different types of buildings, and rooms inside them.
In one of the frames, there is a billboard, which has a happy couple on hugging, this could relate to the mother being divorced and her relationship problems.
3) how does it introduce the key characters?
it doesn't
4)how does this relate to the ending?
it shows different houses and buildings, and the ending is of the mother and daughter looking for a new house
9 Frame analysis
Se7en
After watching the whole of the Se7en movie, i have done an analysis of the opening, and screen shot what i feel are the most important shots of the sequence.
(i dont know how to make better looking 3x3 photos, but here was my best try)
1) what is the purpose of the opening of a film?
-to give an insight to what is to come. There may be hidden messages that the audience won't pick up on until after they watch the film.
2) how does it set up thriller conventions of characters, story, mystery, Enigma code?
-it does not reveal any faces of the characters, which gives mystery, because you can only see fingers, and movements of objects.
-it gives us clues to what the movie is about, for example the frame of when the person is cutting off his fingerprints suggests that he is hiding his identity or running from the police, and the disturbing pictures of a persons face being drawn over suggests that the person does not want that person to be alive no longer/wants him to be removed. The frame of the photo of the person being tortured foreshadows what is to come in the rest of the film.
- all the frames are dark coloured, with only black, brown, off white and some red slides. These colours are all linked to murder, especially the red representing blood. The other colours are dull, which you don't get in genres such as comedies, or romance.
-at the end of the frames, there is one which is someone removing the word 'GOD' from a newspaper, or book, this relates the book to be something to do with religion.
- mystery is created throughout the whole of the title sequence, because you won't know what is going on if you hadn't seen the film before (like me).
-Enigma codes: the answers we wanted to know while watching the opening/film. Who is the murderer? Why are they doing it? What is the meaning? How are the other people going to die?
3) What makes the audience want to watch the rest?
-the audience would want to find out the questions asked above. Like who the murderer was, and how are the other people going to die? The suspense and mystery is keeping them interested. Or Brad Pitt....
After watching the whole of the Se7en movie, i have done an analysis of the opening, and screen shot what i feel are the most important shots of the sequence.
(i dont know how to make better looking 3x3 photos, but here was my best try)
1) what is the purpose of the opening of a film?
-to give an insight to what is to come. There may be hidden messages that the audience won't pick up on until after they watch the film.
2) how does it set up thriller conventions of characters, story, mystery, Enigma code?
-it does not reveal any faces of the characters, which gives mystery, because you can only see fingers, and movements of objects.
-it gives us clues to what the movie is about, for example the frame of when the person is cutting off his fingerprints suggests that he is hiding his identity or running from the police, and the disturbing pictures of a persons face being drawn over suggests that the person does not want that person to be alive no longer/wants him to be removed. The frame of the photo of the person being tortured foreshadows what is to come in the rest of the film.
- all the frames are dark coloured, with only black, brown, off white and some red slides. These colours are all linked to murder, especially the red representing blood. The other colours are dull, which you don't get in genres such as comedies, or romance.
-at the end of the frames, there is one which is someone removing the word 'GOD' from a newspaper, or book, this relates the book to be something to do with religion.
- mystery is created throughout the whole of the title sequence, because you won't know what is going on if you hadn't seen the film before (like me).
-Enigma codes: the answers we wanted to know while watching the opening/film. Who is the murderer? Why are they doing it? What is the meaning? How are the other people going to die?
3) What makes the audience want to watch the rest?
-the audience would want to find out the questions asked above. Like who the murderer was, and how are the other people going to die? The suspense and mystery is keeping them interested. Or Brad Pitt....
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