Marketing

Marketing

This is a photo of me promoting our thriller on Twitter. It allows us to post our most recent pictures, and tweet about our progress. A YouTube account will also be created for viewers to keep up to date on the progress we make. By using the Internet to promote our thriller it also allows us to get feedback from the viewers on how we could improve it.

                                      

                                      



Story Board

This is our original storyboard we created for our thriller

CAPE FEAR ANALYSIS

Eden Lake Poster Analysis

EDEN LAKE POSTER ANALYSIS

This poster immediately attracts your attention just on one take through the use of specific composition and photography. The colour scheme chosen is the use of red  to represent the horror genre as its closely linked with blood, but the grey scale tones of this poster work just as well, making the audience feel uncomfortable and reflects a spooky mood of the unknown.

The main character is placed to the left of the poster how is clearly a main subject of the film. We know this through the use of lighting, highlight her emotions and her victimised position. She is wearing a pretty summer dress which is conflicted with the dirt marks and bruises smothering her body. The mood is extended by the use of silhouettes in the background as it informs the audience that she is being watched upon. The fact that they are blanked out with dark black shadows implies they are unwanted presence and could only be causing distress to the character.

An important selling point included in this poster is the use of an engaging strap line ' They wanted to get away with it all. Instead they found... EDEN LAKE' The grammatical choice of the ellipsis creates a dramatic pause on the reader and the bold title of EDEN LAKE states the title of the film and creates instant tension.

At the bottom is the typical list of directors, actors and people associated with the film, and a horizontal list of logo’s and sponsors of the movie. There is also two websites above the logo’s so that the audience can find out more about the movie.

Eden Lake Review

Eden Lake Review

PLOT
Nursery teacher Jenny and her boyfriend Steve, escape for a romantic weekend away. Steve, planning to propose, has found an idyllic setting: a remote lake enclosed by woodlands and seemingly deserted. The couple's peace is shattered when a gang of obnoxious kids encircles their campsite. Reveling in provoking the adults, the gang steals the couple's belongings and vandalizes their car leaving them completely stranded. When Steve confronts them, tempers flare and he suffers a shocking and violent attack. Fleeing for help, Jenny is subject to a brutal and relentless game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to evade her young pursuers and find her way out of the woods.

REWIEW
 The romantic peace of Kelly Reilly and Michael Fassbeanders’s  remote idyll is shattered by a gang of kids with a loud beat-box and a boisterous Rottweiler. Verbal confrontations escalate into knife-wielding violence, then the couple are hunted and tortured in the surrounding woods.

This is not, however, a Daily Mail rant about feral chavs. Instead, Watkins uses stomach-knotting tension and tongue-slicing horror to explore the complex dynamics of anti-social violence. We identify with the victims throughout, but Watkins also depicts the complex peer-group pressures within the gang  and the pain and confusion behind its leader’s eyes. The film’s one major fault is that Reilly’s character repeatedly acts in ways that serve the plot, but which run contrary to rational human behaviour. By contrast, the shattering downbeat ending is well earned and genuinely shocking.

The reason I have chosen to review this film is because I believe the overall story line of this plot is horrifically realistic. Viewers begin to put themselves in the actors position and experience the skin crawling events every time they occur. We will use this film to help us choose specific camera shots and sound to achieve the scariest impact on our audience.

SAW Poster Analysis

SAW Analysis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIhQ5IrxSPc

ANALYSIS OF SAW

This clip shows a man who has been kidnapped and has been put into a 'game'. He is in a dark room, covered in blood with hardly any clothes on, this suggests he is being held there by someone. A TV screen then turns on, showing someone in a mask telling him what he has to do if he wants to survive, its now that you get a different perspective and can see how vulnerable the position that he is in, making him fight for his life. The mise on scene used in this clip makes the audience recognise the situation the man is in straight away. You automatically get the idea that he is being held hostage and also, by the use of cinematography, this represents that he is being watched. The sound used in this clip is very low key and spooky, which symbolises how he is feeling and also how the man in the mask is handling the situation. He is doing it in a very sly way by calmly watching the man suffer, while the man is panicking as he wants to live.

This clip has influenced our group as you get a different perspective of the circumstances both the victim and the man in the mask are in. The use of the TV is effective as it suggests that someone has control over him. An idea our group have for our final clip is the use of CCTV cameras, showing that someone is in charge over someone else. So this clip helps us to see the various ways in which how this can be included. Another idea our group has is along the lines of people in this vulnerable position. So this clip influences us into what kind of torture can be used in different situations, and how they effect people.

Saw Review

Plot
A surgeon (Cary Elwes) and a nobody (Leigh Whannell) wake up in a derelict bathroom, ankle-chained to pipes, with a corpse between them. They are the latest victims of 'Jigsaw', a tricky serial killer who plays gruesome games with his victims.

Review


A surgeon (Cary Elwes) and a nobody (Leigh Whannell) wake up in a derelict bathroom, ankle-chained to pipes, with a corpse between them. They are the latest victims of 'Jigsaw', a tricky serial killer who plays games with victims, teaching them life lessons through torture. The doctor is ordered to find a way to kill the stranger within hours, or his wife and daughter will be executed.

'Saw', ingeniously co-scripted by Whannell and debuting director James Wan, is styled like early David Fincher and boasts an intricate structure - complex flashbacks-within-flashbacks explain how the characters have come to this crisis - and a satisfying mystery to go with its ghastly claustrophobia.

It's a series of squirm-inducing moments, with a creepy puppeteer villain, and strong performances.

Our Initial Inspiration

INSPIRATION

After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. When Katie suggests the ghost has followed her to their two-story tract suburban house, Micah her partner buys a video camera in the hopes of capturing paranormal activity on film, a project that will ultimately last three weeks. Attempting to communicate with the entity is strongly discouraged during a visit to their house by Dr. Fredrichs, a psychic who assesses that they are being plagued by a demon which feeds off "negative energy".

As a group we are inspired by this film as it represents our final idea for our film. Things such as the camera-shots through the CCTV cameras which are shots we have discussed using, which suggests someone or something is watching over you. We have also researched possession inside of people and how it affects them. This relates to the idea of our final piece as we are focusing on a horror thriller, in which possession takes place. The location this film is set, is an ordinary house which increases the tension in the atmosphere, alongside with the mysterious side of worry, wondering whats going to occur next. A family house is a location in which you least expect something like this to happen, so by filming our piece in a haunted house would match our idea very well.              

Questionnaire Results

Questionnaire Results

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Questionnaire Form

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Thriller Questionnaire

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Codes and Conventions

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Changes Made to Storyboard

BBFC

BBFC

Symbol	Name	Definition/Notes
	Universal	All ages admitted, there is nothing unsuitable for children over 4.
	Parental Guidance	All ages admitted, but certain scenes may be unsuitable for children under 8. May contain mild language and sex/drugs references. May contain moderate violence if justified by context (e.g. fantasy).
	12A	Cinema only. Introduced in 2002. Films under this category are considered to be unsuitable for very young people. Those aged under 12 years are only admitted if accompanied by an adult, aged at least 18 years, at all times during the motion picture. However, it is generally not recommended that children under 12 years should watch the film. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, moderate swear words, infrequent strong language and moderate violence/sex references.
	12	Home media only since 2002. 12A-rated films are usually given a 12 certificate for the VHS/DVD version unless extra material has been added that requires a higher rating. Nobody younger than 12 can rent or buy a 12-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game. Films in this category may include infrequent drugs, infrequent use of strong language, brief nudity, discreet sexual activity, and moderate violence.
	15	Only those over 15 years are admitted. Nobody younger than 15 can rent or buy a 15-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, strong language and one use of very strong language, moderate-strong violence/sex references, and undetailed sex activity.
	18	Only adults are admitted. Nobody younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18-rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game, or watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category do not have limitation on the bad language that is used. Hard drugs are generally allowed, and strong violence/sex references along with strong sexual activity is also allowed. Scenes of strong real sex may be permitted if justified by the context.
	Restricted 18	Can only be shown at licensed cinemas or sold at licensed retailers or sex shops, and only to adults, those aged 18 or over. Films under this category have material the BBFC does not allow for its "18" rating, thus the violence and sex activity will be stronger in R18-rated VHSs, DVDs and films than those rated "18," however, there is still a range of material that is often cut from the R18 rating. More cuts are demanded in this category than any other category

Reflecting back on the data we have collected relating to the BBFC age restrictions we have decided that our film opening will based on a 15. It will include moderate-strong violence and suggestions towards un-detailed sexual activities. This will allow a larger audience for our film to apply to and therefore will attract more attention. (As this is only an initial idea, we will be returning to clarifying the age restrictions due to the footage we have recorded.)

Psychographics

Demographics

Ideas for Our Thriller

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initial thriller idea titles

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Mood board

Our Mood Board

This mood board shows a variety of images i have collected to help inspire our thriller. I have included photos from the SAW movie, as we thought we could get ideas from the scenes of torture and apply them to our piece. Other images on my mood board also include images from extracts of the films such as Hostel, Human Centipede and Buried Alive. These display methods of torture and follow engaging plots in which we could base our thriller around. I have also included photo footage from the film 'Paranormal Activity' which provides CCTV footage of a family home experiencing paranormal events. We find all these movies interesting and will research further in to them to gather information to help us with our group's thriller final piece.

Year 13 Advice

We were given advice from Year 13 media students on what to and what not to do during the process of creating and editing our final thriller piece. This helps us as it stops us from making the same mistakes they made last year. 
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180 degree rule

180 degree rule

The 180 degree rule is one which means that two people in a scene should always keep the same left and right relationship to one another, so that the audience watching doesn't get confused. The picture below shows that if the camera crosses the line connecting the two characters together, it is called crossing the line, this is called a reverse shot - and it means that the two characters are seen on opposite sides of the shot than before.

We had to make sure that the conversation between the two characters followed this rule. This helped the audience to understand and follow the clip easily. Most importantly created a professional piece.



Match On Action

Using match on action helped our clip to continually flow. This worked exceptionally well when filming the actor opening the door.

Shot reverse shot

Shot reverse shot is a technique used when two characters are talking to one another; face to face, and one character is shown looking at the another, then it shows the other character looking back at the first. Because the characters are facing each other it looks as if they are looking at one another.

Using shot reverse shot helped the audience to recognise a conversation between two characters.

This is when the camera follows the steps, movements and action that the character makes and then cuts it from one action to the next but making it a different angle or camera keeping sure that it is giving continuation to the scene

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Prelim

PRELIM

To help create out prelim we first planned out a story board. We wanted to create a short clip that would be visually easy to follow for the viewer. However we had to make sure we used a range of cinematography features to aid this. We all shared our ideas with one another and listened to each of them. By sharing our ideas, it helped us to create a clip which we were all content with.

We chose to set our scene within the school grounds located in the corridor because it was an appropriate location that provided us with easy access under the timing conditions that were set. We began with a close up of a watch, as it showed time was significant and set the subject to the story. Following that, a close up of the actor's face showed its facial expressions and helped the audience to feel its emotion. Keeping the close up, the books carried by the actor suggested a business encounter. However to make this more dramatic we incorporated a slow motion effect. We then introduced a long shot of the actor running towards the camera which was then reversed to the back of the actor running away from the camera

We then chose to incorporate an accessible door leading to a room to show match on action of the door being opened. The actor then is seen in a long shot from the inside of the room of the door still opening. Leading off of this the camera pans the actor walking across the room towards another character. To emphasise the character sitting down we included a close up of the hand pulling the chair out. An establishing shot was then introduced to set the scene of the room. The establishing shot showed the two characters which suggested a relationship between the two. After the the interview a conflicted handshake occurs in a close up leading to a long shot of the character storming of out of the room. Concluding with the slamming of the door.

We came across numerous difficulties whilst filming our clip. We realised that some of the angles we had planned to shoot were harder than we had expected. For example getting the composition to the best ability came as an obstacle to us. However we managed to adapt by changing the height and position of the tripod to correct our mistake. Once we had created our prelim and watched it back we realised that in one of the scenes we had left the tripod in the shot. All these mistakes have just made us more cautious for when we film our final thriller piece.

Overall our prelim was edited to our best ability and we produced a well constructed clip. The prelim has set the foundations of the basic techniques of using the camera. We now know how to film and will most defiantly come across different techniques whilst filming our thriller. Therefore our knowledge will grow through our journey of filming.

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