Production and shooting scheduling

We will be shooting our theiller opening on the 20 th of november  2010


We are late with our filming but hopefully will eventually catch up. We will be filimg in croydon cremetoium, which is just past Thornton Heath pond.We chose this location, because it hepls the fundimental codes and conventions of the thriller genre, for example mystry and death.

Production Logo

For our filming prodution we have to make make a production logo. Here are some examples of production logos.

Here are some proffesional and well known production logos.  I like these production logos, because they are different and unique. These production logos are eye catchy and easy to remember.



Specific Questionnaire

Specific Questionnaire

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1)      Do you like thriller films?

Yes

No

2)      If so, what is your favourite thriller film?

The Silence of the Lambs

Psycho

Fight Club

The Godfather

Pulp Fiction

The Dark Knight

Any Others

3)      Which thriller film do you consider to be the most famous?

The Godfather

Se7en

Terminator 2

The Shining

Inglorious Basterds

Die Hard

Any Others

4)      In a thriller what would you expect to see?

Murder

Robbery

Violence

Romance

Criminals

Hero

5)      Which of these famous thriller directors do you know?

Alfred Hitchcock

Michael Mann

Steven Spielberg

Quentin Tarantino

Martin Scorsese

6)      What is the best thriller film of the decade

Gladiator

Donnie Darko

I – Robot

Million Dollar Baby

The Bourne Supremacy

Kill Bill Vol.1 & 2

Audience Research

My target audience will be teenagers around 15-21 because this is the age which Male and Females like to overcome their fears and can do so in a cinema were they can experience the bes type of effect, because of the massive screen and loud speakers. More male audiences go to watch thriller movies compared to female audiecnes. To watch the film the audiences will require a ID of thier age to get into the viewings. 

Characters, props, location Research

My main character will be Ameer Desia (a friend). He will be playing a role of a Devil controlled serial killer. The props wchich he will use is a mask to cover is face and to create a more thiller effect to the character and he will be wearing a Juba (A black long cloth). The location we have chosen for this is a cementry or a woodland area. The scene will take place at during the sunset or at night.
Locations i have chosen
Estate
Woodland
Cemertry

We Will need to experiment on what time of day is best for shooting and what time of day creates the best effects.

Thriller Openings Which Have Inspired Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6w41uDYWSI
Saw II opening sequence starts of with an extreme close up of a light bulb with heavy breathing and noises of the bulb about to explode, this creates tension right at the beginning of the film. The sound used in the opening is non diagetic as we hear echos to establish the scene. Extra diagetic sound is used as the character on the chair starts to scream, this is used to show a more detailed expression of the character and to create more suspence to the audience, the screaming shot is shooted with an extreme close up this also shows detailed expressions. The opening sequence uses a great deal of silence, because silence is a classic code and convention of the thriller genre, it also helps to create suspence and tension.
The lighting used at the begining is High key lishting as we see an extreme close up of a light bulb. The lighting mainly used in this opening sequence is from the light tubes for the set, and this gives better and more effect than natural lighting.

Mis-en-scene- the mis-en-scene at 2:44 shows a close up of the character cutting his eye, this a horror/thriller shot, because it fits more into the horror genre.

1)    What genre films do you like?

Horror   

Thriller   

Action                 

 Comedy                    

 Romance

2)    What gender are you?

Male

Female

3)    How old are you?

15-20

21-25

26-30

30 or more

                                       

4)    Do you rent DVD’s?

Yes

No

5)    Do you download films?

Yes

No

6)    What is your favourite film, and say why?