Filming Schedule - Miss Georgiou

Chloe Eustace

Filming Schedule

Introduction

We created a filming schedule as a group because it is a good time to get to discuss together who we are going to make the scenes, when and where we are going to get the scenes. The purpose in a filming schedule is so that you know exactly what you are going to do when you go to the location that you are going to we will know exactly what to do and there won't be any messing around, it means that everything will be organised for us and we will be able to capture the frames that we need. 

The filming schedule was very useful for us while we were filming our thriller opening sequence because it was easy to follow and helped us see what would be needed for each scene or frame as it was very similar to our storyboard except the fact that we included the date we were filming each scene. It helped us a lot because we included the characters, equipment and costumes that were needed and this helped us to easily get everyone that we needed in each scene be organised quickly and allowed us to get the shots easily that we needed to films 


Conclusion

In conclusion we have created a filming schedule as a group and this has helped because we have included information on this schedule such as the camera angles, location, date of filming, actors that will be required and anyone else who will be required, iconography that will be required for the shots and equipment that we will need in the scenes. 

Group Storyboards - Miss Miller

Chloe Eustace

Group Storyboards

Introduction

Group story boards are needed when creating any kind or type of film sequence because the purpose of them is to have a story line to follow. These story lines are important because if there isn't a story line to follow then when it comes to filming then it makes it extremely difficult and hard to know what you are trying to shoot and who will be in which shot at what time. We created our own individual storyboards and then as a group we collaborated on all of our ideas and frames and took the best ones to include into our opening sequence. Within our group storyboard we added all the relevant information such as the camera angles and shots that we are going to use for each frame, the characters that are going to be in the frame and a brief description of what these characters are going to do and a brief overview and summery of how it will be done. We collaborated our ideas and we found that by reading and looking at each others individual storyboards that we needed to change and tweak the ideas that we had come up with in order to fit into the frames and make sense to our opening sequence. 

Example: Frame 1

We decided for the first frame that we would have a Panning shot of the car as it comes to a stop however we decided that we may need to change this frame to later on in the opening sequence. We decided that the location needs to be in the forest because this is the main setting for the opening sequence. We discussed the different lightings that we can use for filming and realised that we need to make sure that we have enough light to be able to get the most accurate shot, which is why we went for low key lighting so that we can still get the effect of the dark in order to make the sequence conventional but also so that it is light enough that we can actually see the characters in the dark. The sound that we decided that will be used for this frame was the sound of the car coming to a halt and then it stops and there is silence to create tension so that this music is conventional. This sound is parallel sound as there is sound about to be used that is something that you would expect, in a tense moment you would expect there to be silence and little sound. The narrative that we decide on that would be good for this frame is the car breaking down and coming to a stop. 


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You have provided a minimal analysis of your group’s storyboard, explaining some of what your sequence will consist of and how you hope the audience will react to it.

You need to:
1) Pick three specific examples of micro-elements used from each group member’s individual storyboard in the sequence that you feel are the most significant - do a detailed PEER analysis of these
2) Say what thrillers you, as a group, have taken inspirations from and why - where is this evident in your storyboard?
3) Elaborate on everything









Example: Frame 20


This is the final frame that we decided on so that the opening thriller sequence finishes and fades out leaving the enigma that is destined for the thriller genre. The camera shot that I decided to use was zooming out because this shows the audience the whole scene at the end as it is fading out and shows the antagoist walking away from behind and showing the body that is dead on the ground.
















Conclusion 

In conclusion there is a need for a storyboard within the group because it allows the group to know whats going to happen and who and what needs to be in the frame or the scene. Creating this has helped us come together collectively as a group and has allowed us to easily put the frames together to make sure that we are all in agreement of what we are going to do when we film. 

Individual Storyboards - Miss Miller

Chloe Eustace

Individual Storyboards

Introduction

Storyboards are important for the creation of any film. If there's no storyboard then it makes filming and capturing shots on set or at a location extremely difficult. The creation of a storyboard normally includes the camera angles that are to be used for each shot and how many seconds long roughly they should be. On the storyboards that I have created I have included the camera angles of the scenes, the characters that will need to be in the scene, the sounds that may be used in the scene in order to create effect, any possible editing techniques that I may decided to use or may fit best when the scene is filmed and a brief overview of the story line and what the next scene will lead into. These are all important things to include in a storyboard so that those filming, meaning the actors, cameras, directors etc... know exactly where there going and can have a rough idea of what may happen next.

I decided on the frames to the right and left, there are 5 pages and each page contains 4 completed frames that could be used for filming our thriller opening sequence.

As a group we have created individual storyboards consisting of 20 individual different frames which include 20 individual and different shots, but later on we will come together as a group collectively in order to create a group storyboard and be able to know as a group what will happen in each scene. It is important for us to create our own individual storyboards first because it gives us a chance individually to decide how we may want the film to go or how we may want the scenes to look like. This is something that I have done and have linked back and realised the inspirations from previous research that I have done before the planning and these inspirations have helped me to understand how I want to or am going to create my own thriller film opening sequence.

Example 1: Frame 1

One of the first scenes that I drew into my storyboard, was the scene where the two girls are in the car, and they are driving to the party. This already gives the audience a false sense of what the films going to be like, as these two girls are singing to an upbeat tune and are excited to be going to this party. The camera shot that I decided would best display this for our thriller opening sequence is a midshot from the view of the front or the car. The main location of this scene is an abandoned road near the forest and this shot should last about 5 seconds. The whole opening sequence together will last 2-3 minutes and so the first shot could be slightly longer to create tension to the audience. For this I took my inspirations from my research into sound where I researched a scene from scream and there was all parallel sound in it which is where there is sound that is conventional of that genre and of what is happening on screen and then I decided that to create tension with sound it would be best for us to start with a sound that may be considered unconventional to a thriller genre which is why I decided to go with upbeat music for this frame as it gives the audience a false sense of security and builds tension already and makes them wonder what might happen next.

Example 2: Frame 7

This example is from frame 7 which I decided would be the introduction of the antagonist even though this specific antagonist in our thriller opening sequence isn't actually seen, but the audience do see the what the antagonist sees so they can build a relationship with him from that. This is conventional to the thriller genre because an unknown identity can create mystery for the audience and make them want to know who he is and what his intentions are. Other things that I included in this frame again was the location being set in the forest as this is where our scenes are mainly set, as well as the lighting be natural and low key so that it creates tension to the opening sequence. My importations for this scene was when I researched opening sequences and took this idea from 'Halloween's as they had a hidden identity of the antagonist in the opening sequence. I found that this created tension and left the audience with lots of questions and wondering what his motives were which is conventional and why I wanted and decided it would be a good idea to use this idea.

Example 3: Frame 11

Frame 11 uses the camera angle of a long shot, I decided on this because it crease a sense of tension how in this instance the camera is looking at Holly one of the victims who has been abandoned by her friend and she is now inevitably vulnerable and the audience know and can sense this by a long shot as it shows all her body movements, such as how she is standing and how she is looking. Other things that are conventional to the thriller genre I have decided to include into this frame which will probably last about 5 seconds as it is just supposed to be a glance at her. The inspiration for this frame was when I did my research into editing styles as at this point I want there to be a jump cut from her friend in the woods scared and then jump to her where she is scared. The inspirations from this was a scene from 'Saw' where there was a variety of jump cuts throughout the scene for emphasis that it was a thriller scene.

Example 4: Frame 20

 This is the final frame that I decided on so that the opening thriller sequence finishes and fades out leaving the enigma that is destined for the thriller genre. The camera shot that I decided to use was zooming out because this shows the audience the whole scene at the end as it is fading out and shows the antagoist walking away from behind and showing the body that is dead on the ground. Inspirations that I took to come up with this idea was from when I did my research into Mise -en - scene which I analysed a clip from American Psycho and he used a conventional weapon but one of which may not be simple as he used a chainsaw. I decided then that I wanted to use s weapon that was conventional and got across to the audience that this is a from the thriller genre but I also wanted to make it simple to the audience thinking about our target audience.


PEER: INCLUDE HOW THE AUDIENCE CAN/WILL/WILL NOT BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FILM/ CHARACTERS.

Conclusion

In conclusion I think that my storyboard is good and that it is detailed, I am confident enough that I could use this storyboard now and create a thriller film opening sequence. I think that I have included all the elements that I need too in order to finish my thriller daily. I have made sure that in my storyboards I included the things that were necessary such as the sound that I would use, the characters that I will need to include for each frame and each shot and how long averagely each frame will last. I could improve on my storyboard by including more specific sounds and creations as well as making the pictures on my storyboard more creative. I also believe that I could do with including and thinking more deeply about editing styles so that when it does come to editing I would know exactly what I would do. I could also improve on my storyboard by having made more specific timings for the frames so I know when it comes to filming exactly how long it will last. I will consider all these things a lot when we come to creating our storyboard as a group and make sure that these things are more specific overall. 

Planning Opening Credits - Miss Georgiou

Planning Credits

Introduction

The purpose of having opening credits in an opening sequence to a thriller film is because it tells the audience who the main cast is and how important they are to the film in order of appearance. They also allow you to see the director, editors, costume and set designers in the credits as well as the production company and most importantly the title of the film. The purpose of credits within a thriller opening sequence can also be to introduce the mood/style of the film. The credits are also there to give you a sense of the film because the fonts and colours that are used for opening credits may tell you that you are watching a thriller film. For example if there is a creepy text/font used and the colour of it is red and was the name of the staring actor then it gives you a feel for the fact that this is a thriller film because creepy text says thriller and the colour red represents blood and death. 

Opening Credits Analysis

There was a number of colours used within the credits of the opening sequence to Se7ven not just the fonts and credits styles but within the back grounds to give the audience an overall view and sense of the film and helps them to understand what genre the film is. Colours for the font of the credits were white, and the colour white is conventional to a thriller film because it can represent death but also mystery. Within the opening credits there was only one character and only what he was doing was seen and so the colour white really helped within this to create the mystery to the audience as to who this charter is and what their motives are, this helps to draw the audiences attention and keep them hooked to the rest of the film from the enigma that the font in the opening credits has helped to displace. The font itself looks to the audience like it was written by someone and so that makes the audience why it was written by someone. The someone was probably the character that was shown in the scene as he was reading and flicking through a book. This shows again that there is some mystery to this character and has some intentions that he audience isn't sure about. There is through the opening credits flashes of red which can represent and signify blood, danger or death to the audience and they are already concerned about the fate of any character that he goes near. This is conventional to the thriller genre because there is typically representations of death within most thriller films, and this representation helps to draw the audiences attention to the thriller sequence. The style of the credits were created so that they were creepy. The credits role off of each other and fade into the next credit. This may represent the fact that the antagonist that we see in this opening sequence is unstable, or has some sort of mental health issue. This is conventional to the thriller genre because there is usually a character who is unstable or who has motives that the audience wouldn't expect from them. As a part of the opening credits we can see that that the main antagonist is a bit twisted or possibly unstable, this is conventional to the thriller genre because threre is normally ot tends to be an antagonist who is a bit twisted or had some sort of psycological.

There is a use of a number of conventions in this opening sequence. There is Low key lighting and shadows used within this opening sequnce. As the scene starts there is low key lighting surrounding the book that he is looking through, this shows straight away the genre of this film to the audience of which is the thriller genre. There is also to do with the low ke lighting a lot of dark shadows, the shadows are used in this opening sequence because it creates a scary and reery tone, to he rest of the sequnce and helps to draw the audiene in. By there being shadows, it creates nystery for the audience and creates questions an enigma to the audience as to why there is shadows, maybe there is more than one person, or antaginist that isnt known about. This helps the audience to build a relationship with the antagonist is he is mysterious and the audience want to find our more about him and his possible intentions. Other conventions that were used within this opening thriller sequense was a small glimpse of blood, this obviously is conventional to the thriller genre because there is always blood, and blood signifies death within thriller films. This helps the audience to build a relationship with this person of whom we assume is the antagonist because blood means represents death and that makes the auidnce wonder then who he wil murder or who will or might possibly die and so this creates enigma for the audience and keeps them hooked to the rest of the film. Another convention used in this opening thriller sequnce was iconography, there was a sense that weapons are relevent or will be relevent in this film because there is a number of potential weapons seen throughout the sequense such as a needle and knives. This is conventional to the thriller genre because there is always a weapon used to attract the audiences attention. The use of weapons helps the audience to build a relationship with the character in this case most likely to be the antagonist, we can build a relationship with them because weaopns make the audience realise that he is porbably going to kill someone in the rest of the film and so alreadyt the audience are feeling sorry for the victims even though we havnt met them yet.

The credits appear in this thriller opening sequnce in a specific order as do the open sequense to all films. There is a specifc order tends to be chronological order because it tells the audience who is relevent within the film such as the main actors and to give credit to the director and other people who helped to make the film. In this specific thriller opening sequence the order includes the Director who is considered the most important in the making of the film and then shows the main actors in order of importance and apperance, and then the title. The title is one of the most important things to do with a opening sequense because when you see it and how it is presented and it represents the genre of the film, in this instance the title is written in cript like it had been written by a pencil and this makes the audience know and understand straight away that it is a thriller film. Then there is the rest of the credits, again in chronological order of appearance and then there is the casting, music and costume editors. This normally would be the end of the credits towards the end of the sequense but the Director puts his own name in to the credits again at the end.

Credits for our Opening Sequence

My group members and I, we separately created our own credits with the fonts, texts and colours that we think would be good and then we have looked at then we will look at them together in order to see who's is the best and if it will fit into our thriller opening sequence.

My Credits idea

When I created my opening credits I made sure that they were reflective of the thriller genre and that they would be as conventional as possible to the thriller genre and that they would fit in well to our thriller opening sequence.  Some strengths of my design is that it has the bold letters in capitals of the title and so this is important because it is conventuals and reflects the thriller genre. Another strength is that it is the colour white the text which represents to the audience mystery and wonder and leaves a lot of questions open to the rest of the film. A weakness and something to improve on is the way that these credits of mine fade into the screen as they are boring and would be to the audience and doesn't reflect very much the thriller genre. 

Lizzie's Credits Idea

Again with Lizzie's credits they are conventional because the font is creepy looking which also reflects the thriller genre and helps the audience to get an understanding of the type of film that we are trying to portray to them. The text colour that she has used was a good idea because it is the colour white and this reflects the thriller genre because there is mystery created to the audience and a large sense of enigma which is conventional to the thriller films and the thriller genre. The credits are also written in a creepy font which makes the audience want to know why this film is or why it may be creepy, it also helps to make the audience aware of what type of film it is as in this case it is the thriller genre. To improve I think that another colour needs to be added to make it more conventional and more interesting to the audience to help them get hooked. Some weaknesses of this credit idea again much like mine is that the way that the roll and fade into the screen need to be more conventional and attractive to the audience, in order to want to keep them hooked to the thriller sequence. 

Mirandas Credits Idea

Positives about Miranda's credits is again that the font is written in the colour white. The colour white is a good colour to use for the opening credits because it shows mystery and makes the audience wonder why it is mysterious. This is good because it makes the audience want to continue watching and makes them want to know whats going to happen so conventionally it will provide the audience with a sense of enigma and leave them with a load of questions about the film as they start watching the film. Things that we could improve on for these ideas of opening credits is that she could add some colour to the credits, not in order to make it look pretty but in order for there to be something else for the audience to cling onto and make them wonder whats going to happen. Black would not be a good idea even though it signifies death but however the opening sequence will be dark any way. Colours that i would suggest using so that it is still conventional is red as this represent blood and seeing as someone in our opening sequence does die and that there will be blood it will make the audience wonder and it will give a clue to the audience as to what may happen. 

Conclusion 

In conclusion we have decided as a group to work on Lizzie's credits because they were the most conventional and we decided that they would fit well into our opening sequence and be conventional. We have considered what our opening credits will include and they include the directors name, which inevitably is the most important to a thriller opening sequence and also then there would be the main cast and characters in order of appearance in our opening sequence. We will then include other credits such as hair and make up as well as music and other key people who deserve credit within our thriller film opening sequence. The most important thing for us to work on as a group is the title credit because it is important for the audience to see this as they need to know what the film is called. The title most importantly needs to reflect the genre of the film to the audience so that it is made clear what they are looking and watching, in this case the thriller genre. 

Planning Characters - Miss Miller

Chloe Eustace

Planning Characters

Introduction:

Characters are important within an opening sequence because without characters then there would be no story, because there would be no dialogue or plot that the story would follow. Without characters there would just be sets and settings and not much else to look at. Some films can benefit from a lack of characters however without their being characters then there wouldn't really be any dialogue, and the dialogue in films is what the audience follow because within dialogue there is a story line that is unravelled.

 

Victim 1: Gemma (The Driver)

We decided that the Gemma is our main victim and is in her teens, aged probably 17 or 18 and she is going to a party with her friend who is our 2nd victim. Gemma is a female victim which is conventional to the thriller genre because it is typical for the victim to be a female as they are perceived and seen as vulnerable by the audience so they are normally the target victim. She is blonde which again is conventional and typical to the thriller genre as a blonde female is again seen as vulnerable and stupid which is why she would be and is the main target of our antagonist. She is a student and students may be seen as stupid, still experimenting with life which is why she might be a target of the antagonist, presuming that she doesn't have anything really to loose. She is wearing throughout the opening sequence casual party clothes as she is going to a party which shows the audience that she is just a normal person who is going out, so when the she is targeted by the antagonist the audience will wonder why, she has been chosen and what is so special about her. Being dressed in party clothes tricks the audience into thinking that everything is okay for these two girls so when they are captured it creates more of a shock. Also the costume of the party clothes shows that she is a target for the antagonist as she looks normal and vulnerable, this is conventional to the thriller genre because the victims always are produced as the vulnerable target especially female victims which is again typical to the thriller genre.

Our Actress for the Role of Gemma was Amy Durrance 

Victim 2: Holly (Passenger)

Another character that we decided on as a group was Holly and she is Gemmas best friend and the passenger in the car that breaks down. She also is a young female who is in her teens, she is about 17 or 18 and she is going to the party in the car with Gemma. She is a conventional character of the thriller genre because she also is a vulnerable female victim that tends to be the target within thriller films. Although she is not going to be killed in the opening sequence she is still one of the main victims because she also is being followed by the antagonist like Gemma. Again she is wearing casual party clothes as she is going to the party with Gemma and again this portrays her as vulnerable. The fact that she is a female victim is typical of the thriller genre however she is a different type of character to throw the audience off as she can hold her own and she doesn't go off into the forest. Shes a smarter charcatetr than Gemma who is blonde and a bit dim whereas Holly is Brunette and doesn't fall for stupid ideas, which is why she waits by the car.

Our Actress for the Role of Holly was Molly Johnson

Antagonist: Unknown Identity

We decided that the antagonist in our opening thriller sequence is going to be hidden and have a hidden identity until the end. The audience don't know who the antagonist is throughout the opening sequence and don't know what his intentions are but they build a relationship with him because they see some things with in the sequence through his eyes as he is hidden behind the camera and some of it is shown from his PoV. He is a male antagonist which is typical of the thriller genre however the audience doesnt know that he is a male which throws them off as to what might happen in the rest of the sequence. The audience do however at the end of the scene see the back of the antagonist who is wearing a black hoodie and dark clothing. This is conventional to a thriller sequence because he is wearing a black hoodie and dark clothes which represent and signify to the audience death. The fact that he is hidden from the audience and from the characters is typical of a thriller film as this creates suspense for the audience and for the characters as they don't know that they are being followed.

Our Actor for the Role of The unknown antagoniost was

Conclusion

The characters that we have decided on for our opening thriller sequecne are conventional to the thriller genre because we have an antagonist that has a hidden identity and we have two female victims who are vulnerable and typical of the thriller genre, which I think makes the genre of our opening sequence obvious to the audience. Getting the opportunity to plan the characters has helped us as a group to know what the characters are going to be like and how we are going to present them on screen.

Planning Sound - Miss Miller

Chloe Eustace

Planning Sound

Introduction: 

Sound is highly important within films not just within the thriller genre because if there is no sound then the film would be very boring and wouldn't get the audiences attention. Sound is important within thriller films because if there is no sound then it doesn't really create the tension for the audience or keep there attention. For example if there was a scene in a thriller film where someone gets stabbed and there was no sound of the stabbing, the audience wouldn't find this tense or shocking because they are just watching whats happening, however if there is the sound of the stabbing then it emphasises the moment to the audience and makes them more shocked. 

Non Diegetic Sound 

We have decided as an a group to include Non Diegetic sound into our thriller sequence. Non diegetic sound is sound which is not part of the film or in the film, it is the sound that is added later on in the editing stage. We decided to use Diegetic sound of Eerie music in the background as the main antagonist is walking away from the scene where he has just murdered the victim. We decided that the eerie music would be good because it creates more tension for the audience as he is walking away from this moment. The audience have just seen the murder of the victim from the antagonists point of view and the sound of the eerie music in the background makes the audience feel tense because it is the first time for the whole of the scene that they see what the antagonist looks like and the eerie music helps this to be a suspicious moment for the audience. The audience can build a relationship with the character through this eerie music in the background because they are wondering now what the reason behind this murder is and the audience have developed a relationship already with the victim as the stalker/antagonist has been watching her so they may feel sorry for her that this has even happened. This is conventional of the thriller genre because the use of diegetic sound in thriller films to create tension for the audience by adding in a back track is done in a lot of thriller films to make the audience feel shocked or tense within the scene and keep the audiences attention.

Diegetic Sound

We also decided as a group that another sound that we will use in our opening thriller sequence to create effect to the audience is Diegetic sound. Diegetic sound is sound which is part of the film, for instance dialogue or sound from the radio. We have decided that in our thriller opening sequence Diegetic sound will be used when there is upbeat music playing from the radio while the two victims are in the car on the way to a party. The music that is on the radio is an upbeat track because the two victims are singing along. This tricks the audience into almost thinking that everything is fine and that nothing bad is going to happen, so she the car does break down and the music stops the audience are surprised that the tension and the scene has changed dramatically. This helps the audience to develop a relationship with the two characters who are there two victims however the audience are not aware of this yet. The audience can build a relationship with them because they can see that they are excited and all upbeat to go to a party and the upbeat music tricks the audience into thinking that they are okay so when the car breaks down and they are then portrayed as more vulnerable the audience can feel more sorry for them and when something bad happens they can feel more sorry for them and what has happened. This is conventional to the thriller genre because there is typically in all thriller films some kind of Diegetic sound like the radio and makes the audience feel more tense and shocked at whats happening.

Parallel Sound:

We decided as a group that we would use Parallel sound (on screen sound also) of the antagonist walking through the forest stalking the girls prior to the murder. Parallel sound is sound that the audience would expect to hear in the scene, and knowing that the antagonist is hiding and stalking the girls the audience would expect the noise of crunching leaves to create tension. There will be a view of the antagonists feet as he is walking because he is following the girls, we only see and hear his feet because it is from the antagonists point of view. This is conventional to a thriller sequence because the audience feel tense for the two victims. The sound of leaves crunching in the dark will make the audience nervous for the two victims and this helps them to build a relationship with the characters because the audience feel sorry for them as they know they are being stalked but the girls don't realise this. The effect that the use of parallel sound creates in our opening sequence generates tension for the audience as they question his purpose for being in the forest and why he isn't walking slowly, because if you were out to kill someone and were stalking someone then you wouldn't want to be caught doing it and so it makes the audience wonder why the antagonist isn't being discreet when he walks through the forest which is why the audience hear the crunching of the leaves and know where he is and how close to the two girls he is. It makes the audience wonder and question if these characters will encounter each other and if the antagonist is out to get them.

On Screen Sound:

We chose to also use On screen sound in our thriller opening sequence. On screen sound that is seen on screen and where this sound is coming from in the scene. We will use on screen sound in our thriller opening sequence when the engine noises are made and the audience can see the car come to a halt, so there is the chinking of the radio sound when the car breaks down. This is conventional of the thriller genre because the sound that is on screen and that the audience can see is the car and as soon as it breaks down they then know that something bad is going to happen. The effect that this creates for the audience includes making the audience themselves nervous for the victims. This then evokes the questions to the audience as why this has happened and makes them wonder whats going to happen next as the girls are now portrayed as vulnerable,. This helps the audience to build a relationship with the charcaters because the noise of the car breaking down into silence strongly evokes that something bad is going to happen to these two girls and makes the audience worried or scared for them.

Conclusion:

Overall I believe that our thriller opening sequence will be more effective from the use of some of our chosen sounds because sound is important in a thriller film in order for there to be somewhere for the storyline to go and makes it easier for the audience to understand and want to keep there attention. The sounds that we have chosen to use are effective and conventional of the thriller genre because effects such as tension and surprise are created for the audience. The planning of these sounds will make things easier prior to our filming because it means that we had the chance to gain an overall idea of the sounds that will be on screen that we need to find, and any sounds that might be parallel (sounds that are expected in the film.) so that we can find these sounds where we decide to film. Also the planning of sound has allowed us to combine this to cinematography and how we are going to link these together to create the best effect and leave the audience with the enigma that is conventional of the thriller genre.

Planning Editing Styles - Miss Georgiou

Chloe Eustace

Planning Editing Styles

Introduction;

Editing Styles are important for our thriller films opening sequence, or any film opening sequence because it allows all the camera shots that you have created and brings them together to create effect for the audience. If there was no editing styles then the shots would come together and none of them would work or create effect as well as the fact that some of them when they are put together might not even make sense, and the audience may not be drawn to the film. For example if we use a fading edit from one scene to another, it will keep the audiences attention instead of just a black screen as the scene jumps from one to another. Editing is used to create shock for the audience when something happens that they weren't expecting, surprise is needed to be created again for the audience through editing and tension to make the audience get hooked to the scene or the film. The use of editing helps the audience to build a relationship with the characters and makes them see what the characters are seeing and makes the audience feel for the characters. 

Reaction Shot

We have decided as a group that we are going to use the editing style of Reaction shot within our opening sequence, this is mostly used in in films where a conversation is taking place and is when one shot quickly follows another. This is going to be used in our sequence when the victim is murdered, this will show our first victim when she is attacked by the antagonist. The effect that this will create the audience is sympathy for the character as it is made explicit that she has been attacked by the antagonist. The audience can build a relationship with this character because they feel sorry that she has been killed and it generates a lot of questions from the audience as to why she was murdered and what she did wrong for this to happen. The audience have already built a relationship with this character so when she is murdered they feel sorry for her and are shocked that this has happened. This is conventional to a thriller film because it creates shock and surprise for the audience as they have just seen her be murdered and wonder why this has happened. 

Slow Editing

We also decided that we would use slow editing in our thriller opening sequence, this is when clips are juxtaposed together at a slower paste and this is to create suspense. We will use Slow Editing in our opening sequence when the antagonist is seen walking away from the murder, where he has just killed the victim and the audience have witnessed this from his point of view. This will create tension for the audience and shock as we see him walk so calmly away from the moment where he has just killed someone and doesn't even give it a second thought or look back, so the audience will wonder what his motives are and why he has done this. Also there is shock and suspense created because this is the first time within the whole of the thriller sequence that the antagonist is seen by the audience because he has had a hidden identity behind the camera for the rest of the scene. This allow the audience to build a relationship with this character as they have seen everything that he has done from his point of view and then all of a sudden they can see what he looks like and try to determine from his back (as we only see him walk away from behind) why he has done this and what his motives where. This leaves a number of questions for the audience and helps to create enigma and keep the audience hooked to the rest of the film.

Jump Cut

Another editing style that we decided to use is a Jump cut. A Jump cut is when the film suddenly focus' on something in particular. We will use this editing style in our thriller opening sequence when Gemma has walked off on her own, she goes into the forest to see if there is anything around and to see if she can find anyone that might be able to help them with the broken down car, while the other victim Holly waits by the car, the jump cut will jump from Gemma to Holly too highlight there facial expressions, how they are feeling and show just how vulnerable they are. The effect that this creates is that it is now highlighted to the audience that they are separated from each other and are now more vulnerable, this then tells to the audience that something bad is going to happen to these girls and now that they are separated. It helps the audience to build a relationship with these two characters as they are two vulnerable girls who are separated from each other so the audience feel tense for them and feel sorry for them knowing that something bad is going to happen and that they are being stalked. It also makes the audience want to see what happens and makes them want to see if these two characters are okay and whats going to happen to them. This is conventional to a thriller sequence as you can see the emotions of the characters as the scene jumps backwards and forwards between the moments and builds up the tension to the audience as to which one of them now that they are separated is going to get hurt or be murdered. This will be conventional also because it strongly will create surprise for the audience because as the scene jumps from each of the two victims it will leave the audience wondering whats going to happen and which one of them will get hurt first, and if they are both going to get hurt. The surprise for the audience will be when the girls to get harmed which is conventional to thriller films. 

Conclusion

In conclusion we decided on these 3 editing styles because they are quite effective and they are conventional to thriller films. Without editing styles in a film then the story would not make sense to the audience and it wouldn't be very interesting for the audience to follow. Editing is important in thriller films because its the editing styles as well as other things like sound and iconography that is important for the film to create tension, shock, surprise and suspense. We decided upon these editing styles together in order to fit in with our thriller sequence, so that it makes sense to our opening sequence and we thought about them so that they would create the effect and leave the audience questioning at the end, the idea of the editing styles is to give a bit more effect to a thriller or film sequence and keep the audience questing and keep them hooked to the rest of the film. 

Group Planning - Miss Georgiou

Chloe Eustace

Group Planning

Introduction:

The members of my group to create our opening thriller sequence is Elizabeth Lawrie and Miranda Simpson. Group meetings are essential to our planning of this thriller opening sequence because it allows us to discuss and plan what we are going to include in our sequence. If we don't have meetings together then the planning would be difficult to do as we would never have the chance to discus whats going to happen, we can discuss key elements such as the camera shots we may use, how we are going to co ordinate costumes and props. 

In one of the first meetings that we had together as a group we discussed what the overall idea for our thriller sequence would be and how we were going to create the effect for the audience, and we discussed the use of Mise-en-Scene for our opening sequence. We discussed the narratives that we had come up with individually in this first meeting but after this we decided that we couldn't incorporate any one persons idea into an actual thriller, the main problems was that our individual ideas were not practical or realistic to create and have the effect created in order to Shock or surprise the audience. After this discussion we decided that it would be best for us to create a whole different narrative together as a group. The narrative that we came up with together is as follows: 

"The narrative will include two girls on the way to a party, who had were being followed by someone, and they didn't notice, so when they break down on the way to the party the stalker is behind them, (the stalker of which is the main antagonist and has a hidden identity from the audience and the girls, no body knows who this antagonist is as the scenes with him in we will use the camera shot Point of View.) which creates tension for the audience and dramatic irony because the audience know that they are being followed but the characters (girls themselves: Holly is the driver and the story bases around her. Gemma dies in the forest when she walks away from Holly at the car and she gets murdered by the hidden antagonist) are unaware of this. One of the girls gets out of the car and wanders off away from the forest to get signal, and the other girl stays behind and freaks out when she hears her friend get murdered in the forest, the camera will jump back to her and her reaction to this moment. The setting is in an abandoned street where there is no one around and in the middle of the forest."

Going forward onto our second meeting we discussed the Mise-en-Scene that we would need to include in our thriller sequence. The Mise-en-scene is important to our thriller film opening sequence because it includes things like iconography, costume, make up and setting. These were all important things that we discussed. The Mis-en-scene that we decided we will probably use because they are conventional such as Iconography like a knife because it is conventional as there is usually weapons of some sort used in thriller sequences as this creates tension and shock for the audience. Other mis-en-scene things that we discussed was 

Other things that we will discuss in the near future as part of our thriller opening sequence is Editing and Cinematography as these are two both important key things in the process of making a thriller film sequence. There is also other things that we need to discuss including the Narrative, characters and sound, again these are important and key to a thriller film so we will discuss them and come up with the best way

Conclusion

In conclusion I can see that as a group we need to still have a couple more meetings in order to make sure that we know what were doing and that we have discussed everything. It is important that we keep discussing this together as a group in order to make sure that we are discussing together.

Planning Cinematography - Miss Miller

Chloe Eustace

Planning Cinematography 

Introduction:

In our group we have decided on some of the camera shots and angles that we are going to use within our opening sequence of our thriller film. Cinematography is really important within a film, and our opening sequence because if there was no different variety of shots then the film would not be interesting and it would not attract an audience for the film or the sequence. Planning these shots and angles are important in order to create a good opening sequence because if they are planned then you know exactly what shots you want to use and what effect they will have on the audience. In our group we have chosen a variety of different camera angles and shots knowing how we would want the audience to react to the opening sequence.

Mid Shot: 

One of the camera shots and angles that we have decided will benefit our opening sequence is a mid shot. A mid who to shot captures and frames the main character from the waist up, and it shows most of the character and allows the audience to see the character and take in there appearance. This will be used in our sequence when the two girls who are the two main victims are in the car. This gives the audience a feel for who the characters are and realise that they are probably going to be killed or that something bad is going to happen. This makes the audience question and wonder whats going to happen to these two characters and makes the audience suspicious. The audience will be able to build a relationship with these characters because they can see clearly from a mid shot the two characters in the car, as they are on there way to a party so the audience see them in an ordinary and normal situation so this tricks the audience into thinking that everything is fine except that something bad is going to happen and so this will shock the audience. This is conventional to a thriller because you are getting a feel for the characters and them they are killed so the shock is conventional to the thriller genre as this is what you want to do to the audience in order to keep them wanting to watch the film from the opening sequence. 

Point of View

We also decided that we are going to use a Point of View shot. This shot is used to show the audience the same image as the character and makes the audience wonder why we are seeing what he is seeing and not him. With a Point of View shot the audience feel like they are the character as they are seeing what they are seeing and makes them tense about what is going to happen. This will be used as the antagonist is watching the girls from behind there car and whenever it is the antagonists perspective, also when her follows one of the victims into the forest and kills her, again the camera will still be front the antagonists Point of View. The antagonist is never revealed throughout the opening sequence he is always hidden behind the camera. This is conventional of a thriller film because the identity of the antagonist is hidden and makes the audience question who he/it is and what they want to do and what there motives are. For the audience it generates enigma and makes the audience wonder what his motives are. The fact that the identity of the antagonist is hidden makes this conventional to a thriller because it creates tension for the audience and makes them feel nervous for the characters as the hidden identity makes the audience wonder what the antagonist has to do with the girls and why he wants to harm them. 

Panning

We will use the camera shot Panning in our opening sequence when the car breaks down on the road and the camera will pan and follow the car. Panning is when the camera pans and moves from side to side to follow a specific object except the camera itself isn't hand held, this brings out the other elements in the frame however due to the nature of the opening sequence the audience will only have full focus on the car because it is a thriller film and they are edge to see what else is going to happen.. We thought that it would create the most effect in our opening sequence if the camera follows the car as it slows down and comes to a stop. This to the audience will create a tension and a state of panic for the audience as to what might happen next. This is conventional to the thriller genre because the panning of the camera creates tension for the audience and allows the audience to build a relationship with the characters. This is because as the car comes to a stop the audience wonder why this has happened and whats going to happen next for these characters. When the car comes to a stop the audience will know that the antagonist is following them and so again the audience may feel nervous after the dramatic stop as they want to know whats going to happen to them.

Long Shot

Another shot that we deiced on as a group to use within our thriller opening sequence is a long shot. A long shot shows all of a large object for example the actor and a large amount of the background. In our thriller opening sequence we have decided that we will use a long shot when the main antagonist walks away from the murder/ where he has killed the victim in  the forest and the camera will watch him walk away, meaning that the audience will get a full shot from behind and some of the background that surrounds him however we will not see him from the front as the whole idea is that the antagonist is hidden and has a hidden identity, which is conventional to the thriller genre because the antagonist has a hidden identity of which we don't know anything about him. This helps the audience to build a relationship with the character because they want to know all about the mystery and why he is hiding his identity as well as connecting with the antagonist because for the entire rest of the sequence up to this point it has been from his point of view so when the audience actually get to see him from behind they may be shocked at what he looks like, why hes done this and what the purpose of this is.

Hand Held
Because we have decided that the main shots in our opening sequence would be from the antagonists Point of View we have decided that there will be mainly hand held use of the camera because this is the best way to portray it. This is conventional of a thriller in a way because sometimes in thriller films you may see things from the antagonists or any characters point of view and so the use of handheld is the best way to portray this well. By there being the use of the handheld camera it means that the audience can really develop a relationship with the character(s) because the use of handheld shows it from there point of view more so if the character is running it makes the audience feel like they need to relate to the character and the audience can sometimes show the panic or state that a character is in to the audience.

Conclusion

In conclusion within our group we decided to use these camera angles and shots because of the effect that they create for the audience, and how they portray the characters to the audience. This research and preparation has helped me and my group with the planning on what shots and camera positions we are going to use. This planning will be really good for our group because we found when we did our preliminary task that getting the right camera angles for the right moment was a challenge and now that we have a list of shots that we are definitely going to use it means that we will be able to be ready for filming and to portray the effects to the audience that we want. The camera shots and angles that we have chosen are conventional to the thriller genre as these angles will create the tension that we are wanting to portray to the audience and give the effect of enigma  to the audience.