Planning: Pre-production paperwork (Miss Begum)

 

the production schedule is a useful sheet allowing the crew to be aware of where when and what we are doing and also who needs to be there. it is helpful in organizing what needs to be done and will increase productivity due to a carefully planned out task.

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the client release and consent form is important in getting the media crew together to effiecently create the media product this will also enable us to use actors and create a thriller to our full potential.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

this is the formgives the rights for the actors and crew to film in the owners location. it covers them for any damage to the location that may occur it will inform the owner of what will be happeninmg on the site for the time. 

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Planning: Production roles (Miss Heath)

 

Production roles are important in creating our thriller as this allows us to divide up duty of creating the film. Having certain roles will allow us to efficiently produce a film with specialists working on parts of the film. the roles of producing our film is broken down into 7 parts and will be distributed between 4 of us however 3 of us will have 2 roles and 1 will have just 1 role.

Film Director - Jasmine Swaby, Jessica Dodson, Kay Gbadamosi & Onat Hasip

Directing the film can only be done with input from all the crew and will effectively improve the end product due to the divided effort put in by the entire crew. The story comes from all of us making it only right that we all devise and put it together

camera operator -Jessica Dodson

The camera operator will be Jessica as she is talented with a camera and has good knowledge of shots angles camera effects and how the camera works. She will be able to effectively portrait a scene with the use of shots and is able to take ideas and use initiative to make a shot better.

Actors - Kay Gbadamosi (Me) Onat Hasip & Hygerta

I currently study A2 Drama and have experience in this field and will enable me to perform in the desired manner to effectively depict our thriller.

Location Manager - Onat Hasip

Onat is the ideal man for the job as he has great ideas as to where to base the thriller and is extremely skilled in organising time to use the location

Sound technician - Jessica Dodson & jasmine Swaby

This duty is best suited by Jessica as she has a high interest in music and sound as a whole she is capable of producing sounds that will evoke the desired emotions we need in our thriller.

Storyboard Manager- jasmine Swaby

Jasmine will be able to handle the large task of storyboard manager as she has the art skills enabling her to create an easy to follow and accurate storyboard.

Planning our thriller was made effective and efficiently due to the dividing up of the work. This allowed the creation of the thriller to flow easy and make the best possible thriller our abilities would allow us to. On the whole this will improve the end product as we have a team who specialise in a section and making it 100%

 

Planning: Sound in my thriller (Miss Begum)

Planning: Sound in my thriller (Miss Begum)

sound in significant the production of a thriller as it is a micro element that can be used to make the genre of a film obvious and create the desired atmosphere amplifying the mood. sound gives the audience a sense of what is happening and sets the scene for them, and that is why it is extremely important when using sound in creating our thriller so we evoke the desired emotions out of the audience.

sounds can be used to create tension adrenaline and amplify certain emotions. in creating the atmosphere through sound for a thriller it would be conventional to use

• contrapuntal sounds to confuse the audience when making a psychological thriller. for example having a up beat piece of music whilst a character is dying.
• diegetic sound is commonly used to create a realistic atmosphere for example having an old radio play while a stalking scene under low key lighting will be effective in a thriller
• off screen sound in a slasher thriller to divert attention and quickly throw the audience off guard and scare them.

The sounds in the production process of my thriller would be:

• non diegetic sound will be used in the beginning in the opening credits where we will have playing a backing track to enhance the mood. as the names of cast and crew come up the audience will have there minds prepare for the thriller.
• diegetic sound will be used in our thriller where we begin the preparations for the rituals where the equipment is being sorted out. this effect should create a realistic and Eary atmosphere for the scene
• Off screen sound will be used in the thriller when the camera is focused on the victim and  footsteps are in the background and a door is slammed. this will all build the atmosphere and tension around the scene.
• On screen sound will be used in a close up of footsteps along the street will be used highlighting the stalkers. the audience will respond to this with a build up of tension and fear for the oblivious female victim.
• The use of parallel sound will be used to set the scene and create a realistic atmosphere. this will be done when the protagonist is walking through the park and there is natural noises of the outside world for example light chatter kids playing and birds chirping. 
• diegetic sound will be used when the antagonist wakes up and is dazed and confused to the scenario she has found herself in the heavy breathing and groans will make the audience understand her feelings

Research: Narrative Ideas (Miss Hawkins)

Narrative

Narrative- is the structure of how a story is told in order for the audience to make sense of what is happening. from previous events in the story the viewer is able to make sense and construct in our mind the story itself, seeing a beginning middle and end.

Fairy tale structure

the typical structure of a fairy tale would be. damsel in distress -------> hero emerges -------> hero tries to save damsel -------> hero is deterred from doing so -------> hero overcomes problem -------> hero saves damsel -------> hero and damsel live happily ever after.

Vladimir Propp was a russian critic who was deeply interested in folk tales and their structures. he published a book on folk tales and there narratives. He noticed that the folk tales were very similar in many aspects. For example they were based around similar characters and their problems. he identified these characters and actions as 'Narratve functions'
The functions of characters this theory included was:

• The Hero- The protagonist that seeks something
• The Villain- The antagonist trying to deter the Hero
• The Donor- The character that supplies magical items
• The Dispatcher- the character that sends the hero on their quest through message
• The False Hero- Gets in the way of the Heroes through making false claims
• The Helper- The character who aids and helps the Hero
• The Princess- The damsel in distress which acts as  reward for the Hero and object of the villains plan
• Her Father- The rewarder to the Hero  for their efforts

10 points of a folk tale story:

1. Hero arrives in town
2. Hero sees the Princess (the Prize)
3. Her Father does not like Hero
4. Villain sees the Princess and plans his kidnap
5. The princess is kidnapped 
6. the Dispatcher messages the Hero by orders of the Farther
7. The donor supplies the Hero for his mission
8. The false Hero attempts to stop the Hero
9. The Hero overcomes all odds and rescues the Princess
10. The Farther finally rewards the Hero with the princess  and live happily ever after

problems with this theory like a lot of of theories is that it does not apply to all fairy tales but maybe the majority of old folk tales but still has exceptions to this theory none the less. this theory when established was very male orientated making the hero male, thus making this theory able to be applied to folk tales with female Heroes. this theory applies to old fairy tales like beauty and the beast and modern films like shrek.

Tzvetan Todorov also was involved with the narrative theory only that he simplified it whilst making the theory more complex with his interpretation of film texts and their equilibrium and disequilibrium.  this theory of equilibrium and disequilibrium is that in the beginning the fictional environment starts with everything being ok (equilibrium) then some sort of problem arises causing a disruption (disequilibrium) and then finally returning to equilibrium in the end.

Arisotle was a philosopher tat believed that a story can teach us a life lesson if percieved in the right way and basis his theories on themes of a film. for example one distinctive theme that would also be useful in creating our thriller would be 'character goal' having our antagonists goal to capture and sacrifice her to what they believe is a hiher cause sending the life message that achieving your goal should be above everything else even if they are dark and corrupt.

Research: setting (Miss Heath)

Settings

Setting is an element of mise en scene that is made up of 4 other elements which are based on the set. Setting is important to highlight the the genre and complementing the genric convention at the same time. the scenes setting is important in creating the right atmosphere in illustrating the story and message.

The film romeo and juliet (1968 version) is a period drama and in this scene is set in and around an old castle. the historic monument, places the audience in the time and allows them to relate to the culture. the settings are important in making the scenes believable. as a believable setting alows the audience to take in all the information.

Using a posh hotel in a movie as a base will signify that the chacters may be dealing with wealthy  people or even havig the antagonists lair/hideout in a manson will punctuate their wealth and make the audience fear and look up to them for he may have unlimited resources.



The battle takes place in a wealthy looking tower, owned by the enemy. The fact that the building is owned by the enemy emphasizes the bravery of the daring protagonist. Also the building being a wealthy one makes the battle more interesting as the enemy may have the money to by powerful resources of defence. All the contributing factors of setting, are why the audience will question and fear for Prestons’ safety.  

In reseaching setting in films i found by watching a variety of thrillers that conventionally mysterious place are used where the audience is left baffled and left in a state of where they feel helpless. this has inspired me to use locations where it is dark and the audience wont be able to distinguish a clear location and make them feel lost and disorientated.

The dark room is conventional to a thriller and would be an ideal location for setting my own film as the minimal lighting will create an earry feel, and set an atmospher that will make the audience on edge evoking emotions of tension and fear.

This research is useful in helping identify conventions for my own thriller in terms of location and the importance of location and setting.