FINAL PRODUCT

4 - Use of technology

Use of technology

I started my course using my phone to take most of my videos and photos but as I continue the course I started to use more technology in my film opening

Research

Movie2free.com - I use this movie website to watch movie to allow me to analyze similar movie to my film opening. In order for me to understand the convention of the thriller.

Youtube - I use youtube to watch tutorials videos on how to use adobe premiere and aftereffect. This really has helped me to improve my editing skills because there are so many youtuber who gives free tutorials and different youtuber give different technique

Font website- I use Font website to find the Font that would give my audience the feelings I want them to feel even though it is the same word.

PLANNING 

 Blogger

I use blogger for many things, such as outlining my risk of production in order to avoid them as much as possible

I also use it to plan my schedule.For example, what am i going to do each day, deadline and to keep track of working speed.

I created my storyboard in the blogger as well. Therefore I have a rough idea of what will happen in each scene.

Skype Facebook Line-  We use these social media as a way to communicate, plan and share videos and photos

FILMING 

Equipment-

1. Camera Stabiliser - We used the stabiliser but it did not turn out as we thought because we could not get the weigh equal.

2. Camera - I used Canon 600d to film which has auto focus and auto stabiliser.This allows me to move more freely and it shoots HD footage which makes the quality of my film higher. All the data is stored in sd card which can then download to my laptop

Laptop - I used Macbook pro which allows me to use softwares to edit my film opening

Post PRODUCTION 

Adobe premiere - Most of my effects were done in Adobe Premiere such as sound effect and putting videos into a film opening.

After effects - I used After effects mainly to add text such as credits.

3 - How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

Code and Conventions

At the start of the course, I barely know anything about code and conventions but as I have watched many thriller movies and simultaneously have my teacher beside me to outline me the conventions of thriller. Therefore I am now able to use the knowledge to adapt it in my film opening.

For instance when deciding to make a Gangster/Crime Thriller we look at such texts as Goodfellas, Casino and Tom Hardy's 2016 film Legend - a biopic about the Kray Twin. From this we saw the conventional mise-en-scene particularly costume and also the way the camera treating the criminals. The suits were sharp and often they were shots from a low angle to create the sense of power.

Planning & Organisation

When we filming we did not plan much but we were more excited to film our first scene, no doubt nothing went as we wanted it to be. However, after that scene we became more organized and have started to plan every aspect of our filming. For example, equipment, location, date and time e.g.

Camera Work

At the beginning I had very few knowledge on camera but as I started to learn the functions of camera and different ways to film to give the audience different emotions I am now more confident with camera

Visual effects

I always have an interest on visual effect but hardly know anything about it. Until I started this course I put in more time in researching on visual effects by asking for help from the older year group or watching tutorial video on youtube.

Editing

I found editing very hard at first but I guess I was lucky because my best friend spends most of his time editing videos. Therefore, when I was stuck he would help me and show me how to do it and moreover watching him edit really helps me gain more knowledge.

Creative Confidence

I have researched the codes and conventions found in a thriller and found that thrillers like Inception uses red saturated lighting. This is because red connotes an idea of destruction and is used to represent evil and death. In addition, red can also symbolise blood, death and anger.

2 - How does your product engage audiences and how would it be distributed

Plot of Inception: Dom Cobb is a thief who has ability to go through people’s dream and steal their thoughts

I use “YouGovProfile” to target down people who would like to watch my movie by using similar movie plot to analyze

It is shown that my biggest audience would come from urban area and is around 19-29 years old

Moreover, my main audience would be interested in science, wrestling and swimming.

From the data I can conclude that I should advertise my movie near sport centre in urban area, which is full of male age around 19-29 years old. By doing so would reduce cost of advertisement and make it more efficient.

The Prestige

I analyse on other similar film and the results happened to be very close.

It shows that most of people who like to watch similar movie to my film usually visit these media sites such as Netflix, Tv Land e.g. In conclusion, I should narrow down my audience to male who is around middle age and ike to play sport and often likes to visit media sites.

1 - How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues

In our credits, we used zoom out to let the audience see the whole footage of the scene but at the same time we covered the actor’s face with curtain. This creates mysterious to the audience.

The following scene is when the killer walks into the room but showing his back to the audience which then continues to leave audience with confusion.

In this scene,  we filmed the scene with a close up shot to show the audience that the killer’s emotion which he  has no doubt in killing the victim    

My research shows that red is the symbolic for death and sadness therefore I coulour graded this scene to red. This allows me to show the unfortunate death of the victim.

The font of my title is similar to blood spill I then used red again to represent death and blood. For example, the movie “Taken” which is the similar genre as my film opening also uses red for title colour font

INVESTIGATION BOARD

1 feb 2017- we printed out some images to make a investigation board

1 Febuary 2017 - we continued to carry on finishing the sound effect

30 JAN - We started adding sound effect in the video by using adobe premiere pro cc

24 JAN - WE STARTED EDITING OUR VIDEO BY ADDING TEXT AND SOUND EFFECT

TODAY 23RD OF JANUARY WE STARTED FILMING OUR OPENING SCENE

INITIAL IDEAS

WE CREATED A ROUGH PLAN OF WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE BY THE 25TH OF FEBUARY

Film production risk

  

WE FILLED A FILM PRODUCTION RISK IN ORDER TO KNOW ALL THE RISKS OF FILMING AND FIND A WAY TO AVOID THEM.

Location Scouting Report

We made a location scouting report to find out the limitations of our filming location and also the benefit of the location

PLAN AND OUTLINE FOR COURSEWORK

10th -11th we will be creating story board to have a rough of what would be happening.

16th-21th we will find information related to filming and film. e.g.(find the right equipment, locations  actresses and actors)

23 - 26 we will be editing  e.g.( sound effect)

Plan for the coursework

on the 10th of January I created a storyboard to have a general idea of what will happen in each scene for my film opening scene.

Film opening conventions (in order)

1. Credits  
2. Name of film
3. Introduction to the main character
4. Location/setting
5. Soundtrack - that helps set the mood/ tone
6. An idea of the narrative
7. Equilibrium / sometimes there is a disruption
8. Production company cinematic
9. Period - Time/Year/flashback etc.  

ANALYSING A THRILLER - TRAINING DAY

Alonzo

• Serious
• Full with experience
• No fear
• Rebel
• Wise
• powerful

Jake

• No experience
• Exaggerate
• Scare
• powerless

Now when watching the clip think about how you the clip let you know these characteristics.

Pay attention to:

Use of camera - what do we see and how do we see it

1. It starts by showing the whole restaurant then slowly follows Jake until he’s alonzo then after it uses shoulder level angle to see both of them but still can see Jake’s emotion

Use of editing - who is on screen longest, what shot follows which shot

1. Alonzo appears in the screen this shows the importance of alonzo

Sound - what they say, how they say it, what music do you have.

1. Music starts with the radio in restaurant to give the audience the atmosphere of the restaurant.

Mise-en-scene - what does the way they are dressed or what props they have - have to do with their character.

1. The way Alonzo dresses shows that he is a higher class people than Jake because alonzo shirt,pants and jacket they all match but for Jake it seems like he just wear anything he can find
2. The colour of Alonzo’s clothes are all black this could mean that he is a bit cold in the inside.
   
   

Convention Spy-Thriller Movie

Spy thriller plot:

 Usually the hero faces challenges, has to complete a mission in which he uses his specialist spy skills, normally he is up against a large organisation who has evil intentions.The hero has to face the henchman at the beginning and the middle, and the boss at the end which is his hardest challenge where he must use all the skills he has learnt along the way. At the end of the film he saves the day and a new mission begins. Typical iconography, costume, hero may sometimes have a companion to help save someone or to help save the world.

Characters:

Hero: 

is usually male which is a centre of attention. He has the appearance, which attracts all the ladies because he is usually tall, good looking and well dressed. Moreover, hero is often clever and specialise in killing.

Villan:

Villan has superior forces and resources to try and defeat the hero, the villan is normally a male who is sometimes well bulit and could also have a sexual appearance, or sometimes a disturbing appearance for example one side of his face that is burnt, this denotating to the audienece that the villan is a rebellious character who has been through alot of battles and fights over the years and like to be a challenge, also to defeat destroy and kill.

Love : 

Love interest always a female character who has sexual appearance about herself who attracts the Hero.Usually the hero has to save his love from danger.

Locations:

The location for the spy thriller often is used to show the audience the lifestyle of the characters whether they are seen as higher class or lower class.