Planning- development of style

After watching the three title sequences that i mentioned, Batman, Phonebooth, and the terminator (also one called Pay it Forward) i have decided with my group on two characteristics i want our thriller to contain.

The first is the colour scheme. Unlike Batman and The Terminator we have opted for red. As red can connote blood and suggest death and fear i think it will be different to blue but still give the atmosphere that the others do. I would like the lighting to be quite dark and even difficult to see as it will help to add confusion. Confusion will hopefully result in our audience to see more in order to find out what happens.

The second characteristic is a voiceover. We have decided that a voicover will be unique and different but help to create tension. We want this effect to be creepy and help outline the message of our film.

Research- The terminator

The terminator is also very similar to the title sequence of Batman. They have used blues and blacks with white writing. The main difference in the two however is that the music in the title sequences of the terminator seems much more prominent. I noticed it more and it dragged me in to the genre of the film, with the use of low pitched, army like music.

Research- Batman title sequence

I watched the title sequence for the action/thriller Batman. It was very interesting and i particularly liked the way they used the camera and the colour scheme. The camera panned and zoomed all around the screen but in a way that did not really make sense. It seems to me that the main focus of the title sequence for this film is the titles and the music. The colour scheme is what i found most interesting. I really like how they have only used dark blues, to black and greys. This gives the impression of darkness and gives a scary atmosphere without revealing anything about the actual plot of the film. It is very simple in the way that they have stuck to a limited colour pallet and i would definatley consider doing this in our own sequence.

Research- Phonebooth trailer

I have the film phonebooth on dvd. I particularly remember a voice over in the trailer which was very effective. As i watched the trailer on you tube i was hooked to the trailer. This was mainly due to the effective use of voiceover. The voiceover was used alongside the music and created a sense of atmosphere and uncertainty. It also helped to tell the stroy and help to give an insight into the message of the film. As a group we will look at putting this effect into our title sequence as I think it would work well and give an extra dimension.

The other thing that was particularly attractive about the trailer is the use of graphics. They text appears on a plain black backround and appear in fire like rings. This creates an impression of danger. The words are also the words of the voiceover so everthing links together.

Filming- Attempt 2!

Today we are going to film our thriller. We have a different camera and we have made sure we have a spare tape with us this time! My group and i have found it difficult to find the time to film as we are all busy at different times. I hope today goes well so that we can get it filmed ready to edit! We have our shotlist, storyboard, props and costumes ready so lets get filming!

Filming - attempt 1!

In december we attempted to film our thriller for the first time. We were all set up and ready to film but there was a problem with the tape which meant we did not have a camera that we could use and therefore the day was cancelled.

Planning- Preparation for filming!

We have now completed our storyboard and shot list so we have thought about what we will actually need when we are filming. As part of our storyline there are pictures of girls pinned onto a dartboard as if they are being stalked!

Me and my group went round school with a digital camera to take these photos. We took the photos of ourselves and friends and edited them on the apple mac computers using the editing tools. We changed the photos into black and white and added black around the edges to make it look like a lense of a camera to suggest that they are being followed. I think the pictures are very realistic and pleased with the result.