Filming Schedule

why is a filming schedule important to have
A filming schedule is important to have because it is a part of the planning process and has a huge impact when filming as it gives you a structure. It makes filming easier as you are aware of what you are doing and what you are in order to do next. It organizes all of your work and helps keep up on target.

did you follow the schedule while filming, or did you make any changes
Throughout the filming, our group struggled to keep on top of the filming schedule as we changed our ideas last minute therefore it was harder to follow.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment 

It is important to consider risks before filming so we are aware of what could potentially go wrong and how to prevent it. Also, not only do you have to protect the equipment but you must protect the actors/actresses as well ensuring they does not trip, fall etc and damage themselves. The movie must be professional and if a main character becomes injures, it affects the whole movie making it un-professional as the character therefore has to be removed and a new one character has to be added in. The risk assessment will help us so we know how to react if something was to go terribly wrong, and we are prepared. 

openin scene narration

My opening sequence to a thriller film will begin with me listening to my music and playing on my phone. This will roll over for about 20/30 seconds as we will then add on a voice over of the music i am listening to on my phone. The voice over will blend in with me talking saying something along the eyes of "As i picked up the news paper, I couldn't believe what i was seeing and reading. The picture stood out to me and i recognized the face instantly. I was so shocked at what was in front of me. It was the man that had been following me and Kate the other week. I couldn't take my eye off of the word SERIAL KILLER that stared straight at me. My heart beat faster and faster. All i had left to do was tell Kate." I then walk alone towards the kitchen to find Kate and explain to her the situation. 

In the kitchen, i show Kate the newspaper and she is as shocked as i am. She then makes me a tea and as i am sipping on it, she reads the paper. I remind Kate the Ouiji board was still left on the front room floor and we head back to tidy up. Whilst Kate is picking up the letters off of the floor she struggles to notice it spells out a name. My eyes instantly lock onto the name and in my head i read Tayler Coe. The name of the serial killer. I point it out to Kate and we both become startled. As Kate reads out the article in the paper i stand up in shock with my hands covering my mouth. As i rise, Tayler is in the corner of the room and strangles me till Kate screams, ending the opening scene.

history of thriller

Thriller is a genre which is used in literature, film and television to create suspense, excitement and tension. The most common use of this subgenre to thriller are mystery, crime and psychological thrillers, however there are also many other subgenres. Thriller is also very closely coincided with the horror genre, To which both use suspense and atmosphere to cause feelings of dread in their audiences. The genre of thriller film developed from well known novels. Then later these novels were studied and adapted and later reproduced into a thriller film.

A film is portrayed as a thriller when the storyline gives the audience thrills, and keeps them on the ’edge of their seats’ as the plot builds up towards the climax. The tension is usually built up by a character being placed in a menacing situation, a mystery, or a trap which seems impossible to escape. There is also use of life threatened during a thriller film, as the main character is usually unsuspectingly or unknowingly involved in an extremely dangerous situation.

The common plots in crime thrillers are ransoms, revenge and kidnappings, which are elaborated on for the effect on the audience. In mystery thrillers, the common methods are investigations and the ‘whodunit’ technique. This is technique when there is a complex plot of a detective story where the audience is provided with clues of the identity of the criminal. The elements which are usually shown in a psychological thriller are mind games, stalking, death traps, obsession. These elements are generally combined to a certain extent, where it creates a complex plot which creates thrills the audience.

The atmosphere in a thriller film is also enhanced through the lighting and use of music. An example of this is from the opening of the film ‘Alien’ by Ridley Scott in 1979. In the opening of this film, the lighting is minimal and dull, this creates the atmosphere of suspense and mystery which links into the thriller genre.

One of the most well known and popular thriller films is ‘Psycho’ which was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and was produced during 1960. This film is a psychological thriller based on the American 1960‘s time period. The film was adapted from the1959 novel which was written by Robert Bloch also called ‘psycho‘. Both the film and novel are based on the cases on convicted serial killer Ed Gein, this therefore allowed the directors of the film to associate the film with other genres such as horror, drama and mystery, as well as the thriller.

Overall, the genre of thriller is used in various ways to create an atmosphere which excites, thrills and entices the audience to carry on watching a film. This is done in several ways, such as through the use of lighting, mise-en-scene and also with the added use of non digetic and digetic music. The thriller genre was a popular genre during the past fifty years and is still increasingly popular within the industry today.

planning cinematogrophy

why are camera shoots important to include within a thriller film


discuss 4 different camers shots youl will include wiyhin your thriller film and explain how the camera shots will help to make your thriller film conventional

overall how will your target audience buld a relationship with your characters, through your camera shots

Camera Shots

Camera shots are important to include into a thriller film as they give off effects that may intise the audience and make them feel emotion, it can also build tension or suspense or give off that something is about to happen.

One of the camera shots we will be using in our opening scene is high angle, this is when the camera is positioned above the object and this makes the image look smaller but only really focuses on one thing. We are going to use this camera shot when the girls are on the floor/bed playing with the Ouija board, this is relevant and it may build suspense as your only focusing on one thing.

Another shot we will be including is zooming in, this is when the camera moves in towards and object increasing its magnification, this can be used to draw in the relationship between cast and audience. We are using this particular shot when the movie comes to an end and when i appear as the demon standing behind the girls when they have no idea i'm there, this will be used to build suspense and tension and will make the audience feel as if they want to watch more to see what will happen.

Hand Held shot is to produce a jerky, bouncy, unsteady image which can be used to create a sense of chaos and immediacy. We are going to use this shot when the girls first suspect the ghost is in the room when things start to go wrong for the girls when they do the Ouija board and smoke is surrounding the room, this is when the hand held shot will come into place, this is conventional as it creates a sense of fear and chaos.

The other shot we will be including is panning, this is when the camera is on a stand still but is moving from left to right. This will be used when the room is smokey and the demon is out and running across the room, there will be a vague black shadow going across the camera and the camera will be panning the room to try and find the demon. This is conventional as it allow the audience to know someone's in the room but creates the enigma of what it is and what will it do.

Overall my target audience will build a relationship with the cast with the specified camera shots in different ways;

High angle - The audience will get a feel for the cast and what they are doing with the Ouija board and may start to feel scared for them as they may think what if it was their daughters.

Zooming In - The audience will build a relationship as the camera will be zooming in on them and the audience can see their face and get a feel for their emotions and may start to create some emotions for the cast themselves.

Hand Held - This will effect the audience as they will sense the chaos and may start to become scared for the cast and think about what they would do if they were in the same situation.

Panning - This will reach the audience as they will feel as if they were in the room and start to feel the emotions and feelings that the cast would be acting ou

character representation

Character Representation

It is important to have a variety of characters so it makes the story line more interesting and allows the audience to view different people and feel different emotions for different characters. With all different varieties of characters it is more likely to become less bored of the film quickly as more is happening and with different personalities the audience will be able to connect with all the kinds of people.

Brittany Terrelonge

Age: 
17
Gender: 
Female
Race: 
Mixed Race
Background: 
White and Black British
Purpose to the narrative: 
Within our movie, I will have the role of a young girl who turns into the victim. It starts off as I am at a sleepover with Katie when we decide to do the ouiji board. As we are doing the ouiji board, it goes wrong and demons begin to appear, messing with the room. Tayler becomes the demon and ties me to a chair, to then put his knife upon my throat and kill me.
How will the character appeal to an audience:

Tayler Coe

Age:
16
Gender:
Male
Race:
White
Background:
White British
Purpose to the narrative:
Taylers role consists of him being the antagonist in our thriller. He undertakes the part of a main character therefore the movie focuses on him throughout a lot of the time. Being the demon, Tayler has to haunt us girls at the sleepover and eventually ties us up and kills us.
How will the character appeal to an audience:

Taylers character will struggle to appeal to the audience as he is an evil character, therefore the audience will look down at him. However, the audience will build up a relationship with his character, as although you do not see his face often his unidentified causing the audience will want to see him more.

Will Stacey

Age:
16
Gender:
Male
Race:
White
Background:
White British
Purpose to the narrative:
Will takes on the role of the camera man. He films the whole scene using his camera skills therefore actually creating the movie. He has a big part in the movie as without Wills role the movie will struggle to How will the character appeal to an audience:
Will is not applicable to appeal to the audience as he will not be viewed in the thriller scene.

Katie O'Shaughnessy

Age:
16
Gender:
Female
Race:
White
Background:
White irish
Purpose to the narrative:
Kate is the same as brittany playing a girl at the sleepover but with Kate she is haunted by the demon.
How will the character appeal to an audience:
I think Kate will completely appeal to the audience as she is innocent but not quiet enough to annoy the audience the fact that the innocent one is being targeted will allow the audience to feel for her and connect to her emotions.

Mise En Scene

Mise-en-scene

iconography- we will be bedroom including a bed lighting  desk chair and bathroom, this links with our thriller idea as our title is paranormal sleepover which in the title suggests would most likely have to be staged in a bedroom and therefore that is the idea we are going for. Extra props included will be an Ouija board which links in with the paranormal aspect of our title, this all intwines to make our opening scene relevant to our group narrative. This is conventional to thriller films as the set of the bedroom will be relevant to our title and can be staged easily with space.

facial expressions and body language - our facial expressions and body language at the start of the scene will be happy and joyful as anyone young teenager is when there with their friends at a sleepover telling secrets etc, but towards the end of the scene when the mishaps start to occur it will change completely and the expressions will turn into scared and shocked. This will link into thriller films as the face will change showing shock and horror towards the audience which will allow the audience to be able feel the emotions the cast are going through.

location - We will be using a premier inn in Buckhurst Hill as we need a bedroom with space to use and the room at this hotel matches our exact requirements for our opening scene.

costumes -  We will be using 'lazy' clothing such as tracksuits and pyjamas as we are at a sleepover however the demon will be dressed in all black with a hood so the face in concealed creating an enigma towards our scene.

lighting- Our lighting will start fairly light with secondary lighting surrounding the room but with the plot and when the demon comes the room will become smokey with the back light shining through the window which will give the effect of something scary happening which links in completely with thriller films.

colours -

position of characters - The main cast consisting of the girls will be in the centre of the camera throughout the whole of the scene however when the demon arrives he will be able to be seen in the background of the shot, this will link in to the thriller genre as the demon is behind the main cast showing how he may be haunting them and it was be seen by the audience as creepy or eery.