A thriller is a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie.Thrillers have also been produce in the radio, theatre and television media. This genre is incredibly large and thrillers typically involve sudden plot twists and lots of red herrings. For example, keeping people unsure about what is going to happen. Some well known thrillers are 'The shining',Pyscho,Dejavu,The Hills Have Eye.
As part of my media coursework we had to create the opening of a thriller which lasted two minutes, including titles. This included decided what our thriller was going to be about, planning how we were going to film it and were , making a production timeline so we all knew when we had to film.
The name of my Thriller is called ‘The Observer’ We chose this name as we think it connotes the theme of our thriller and was the best way of describing the thriller with out giving that much away. Our Thriller is about a girl that is being watched by someone given the hint of the title ‘Observer’. She has done something but thinks she has got away with it until she gets an anonymous email and someone has found out. She still thinks she has got away with it and runs out of the building until the person sees her and catches up with her.
Our thriller was set in the College, the reason for this was because it was easy for our group to meet there and if we needed to re-film anything we would have to travel. As it was set in a college the outfit that the actress wore was her everyday clothes. The actresses casual, up-to-date, trendy approach to fashion show that’s she is off a young/teenage age that’s has an eye for fashion. This shows that she could be of an age of a teenager and represent her as a college student.
Our group used a range of shot types from long shots, close ups, medium shots, point of view shot, high angle shot, low angle shot and some others . We also tracked the actress as she walks and runs down the corridor this is so the audience can follow the actress at her every move. In our film we used the effect of slowing down the walking as this would create an sense of slowness as she walked. As when we next see her in the corridor she is running this creates a contrast with the two shot as we see slow and fast action. To create the perfect sound track we had to use Soundtrack Pro where there Is a variety of sounds to choose from, our group chose sound from the orchestra section, were we used a string instrument to create tension with the music. There is also an organ playing in the background this contrasts with the violin with the deep organ and the high pitch of the violin creates a strange tensioning music. We also used a heart beat for when the actress had finish running and was heavy breathing therefore her heart would be pumping loudly. We used this non-diegetic sound because we wanted to audience to hear her heart.
I think a smaller studio would want to distribute our film as it is just set in a normal college using video cameras and is edited on an apple Mac. The reason for this is our film is very low budget and would attract a small range of people. The benefit with working with a smaller studio is that it would be cheaper for them to distribute and save a lot of money. Also as it is only going to be shown in the UK, we wouldn’t need such a big company to distribute it as it is going to be shown only in the country it was made in. I also think that it can be released over the internet on popular websites like YouTube or MySpace. This is because a lot of people use the internet everyday and would find it easier to access the newest and latest film genres
The audience for my thriller would be teenagers or young adults ages between 16 - 19 as the actress her self is in this age range. The sex of the audience doesn’t really matter as a thriller can be watched by any sex as long as it gets the audience attention as it is aimed to. It could also been aimed at working class people because the characters we chose our working class themselves and I think it they can relate to it better than any other class. It was generally made for people who found thrillers enjoyable and appreciate the fast pacing and complex plots associated with this genre.
We will attract the audience by the tension of our film and by the storyline. The soundtrack is very thrilling as it has a range of violins and organs mixed together to create tension. This will get the audience wanting to watch it as it gets there heart pumping. There is no dialogue in our film as we thought that we wouldn’t need it. As it might distract the viewers from the actually point of the storyline. The title of the thriller also gets the audience to think what the film is about as it is just called ‘The observer’ and its not letting nothing else out about it.
When using the Apple Macs at first I found them a bit tricky, but after using them a couple of times it became easier and after that I got the use of them. I have learnt about all the inputs you have to deal to create a successful film. From the planning, to the filming, to the editing and then to viewing the final piece. I have learnt a lot of things such as how to log and capture a film, put in the inputs and outputs, edit a film together and create a film. I have also seen that if a scene is not filmed right or the way you wanted you might have to go back and re-film it again, which might become a pain for the group. But its something you got to get over to make the film be exactly what you wanted.
The cameras were easy to use as I have work with them before so this I did not have no trouble with. The final cut pro program was difficult to use at first but with a lot of practising and playing with, you start to find out were things or and it becomes simpler. The soundtrack was the most fun part to work with as we could listen to a range of sounds and play around with it. I learnt how to make a soundtrack and mix all the sounds together to make a good soundtrack. This was very enjoyable.
When I first started the preliminary I was confident in what I was doing but not as confident as I am now. I have learnt how the plan and organise my work into a production line so the thing goes exactly to plan and to deal with anything that doesn’t go to plan, which may happen while filming. I have also learnt how to work effectively in a group with everyone putting there views in and creating a successful film. I also learnt to understand the genre of thriller a bit more and that it didn’t have to be scary but leave the audience wanting to no what happened next. I have gotten better at editing and filming and think that I have improved a lot with all the work we have done.
The Observer from 283goswell on Vimeo.
I think a smaller studio would want to distribute our film as it is just set in a normal college using video cameras and is edited on an apple Mac. The reason for this is our film is very low budget and would attract a small range of people. The benefit with working with a smaller studio is that it would be cheaper for them to distribute and save a lot of money. Also as it is only going to be shown in the UK, we wouldn’t need such a big company to distribute it as it is going to be shown only in the country it was made in. I also think that it can be released over the internet on popular websites like YouTube or MySpace. This is because a lot of people use the internet everyday and would find it easier to access the newest and latest film genres
The audience for my thriller would be teenagers or young adults ages between 16 - 19 as the actress her self is in this age range. The sex of the audience doesn’t really matter as a thriller can be watched by any sex as long as it gets the audience attention as it is aimed to. It could also been aimed at working class people because the characters we chose our working class themselves and I think it they can relate to it better than any other class. It was generally made for people who found thrillers enjoyable and appreciate the fast pacing and complex plots associated with this genre.
We will attract the audience by the tension of our film and by the storyline. The soundtrack is very thrilling as it has a range of violins and organs mixed together to create tension. This will get the audience wanting to watch it as it gets there heart pumping. There is no dialogue in our film as we thought that we wouldn’t need it. As it might distract the viewers from the actually point of the storyline. The title of the thriller also gets the audience to think what the film is about as it is just called ‘The observer’ and its not letting nothing else out about it.
When using the Apple Macs at first I found them a bit tricky, but after using them a couple of times it became easier and after that I got the use of them. I have learnt about all the inputs you have to deal to create a successful film. From the planning, to the filming, to the editing and then to viewing the final piece. I have learnt a lot of things such as how to log and capture a film, put in the inputs and outputs, edit a film together and create a film. I have also seen that if a scene is not filmed right or the way you wanted you might have to go back and re-film it again, which might become a pain for the group. But its something you got to get over to make the film be exactly what you wanted.
The cameras were easy to use as I have work with them before so this I did not have no trouble with. The final cut pro program was difficult to use at first but with a lot of practising and playing with, you start to find out were things or and it becomes simpler. The soundtrack was the most fun part to work with as we could listen to a range of sounds and play around with it. I learnt how to make a soundtrack and mix all the sounds together to make a good soundtrack. This was very enjoyable.
When I first started the preliminary I was confident in what I was doing but not as confident as I am now. I have learnt how the plan and organise my work into a production line so the thing goes exactly to plan and to deal with anything that doesn’t go to plan, which may happen while filming. I have also learnt how to work effectively in a group with everyone putting there views in and creating a successful film. I also learnt to understand the genre of thriller a bit more and that it didn’t have to be scary but leave the audience wanting to no what happened next. I have gotten better at editing and filming and think that I have improved a lot with all the work we have done.
The Observer from 283goswell on Vimeo.
No comments:
Post a Comment