Production Logo

This is our production logo, we feel it relates to a thriller as the image is of blood. we wanted something quite simple but very effective. We came up with the name after we had seen others for inspiration and gained ideas from viewing others. Examples we looked at are 'New Line Cinema' which is a still image which is quite simple as well. The logo we used and looked at for help were all still images, a lot of production logos now include a short clip which contains movement. To keep things simple and down to basics we opted for the still image as it works well with our piece.
The most famous production image is 'Dreamworks'. The logo of dream works only used two different colours and has thriller conventions about it, for example the darkness. Although this is a still image of dream works, they now have a moving image and the logo changes depending on what type of film they are producing. We tried to combine the best features of both of these images to create ours.

BBFC

Guidelines
Ratings are based on how much bad language, discrimination, violence, sex and drugs in films. The more, the higher rating the film will receive. the guidelines are updated every four years.


The classifications are either a 'U', 'PG', '12/12a', '15', '18', 'R18'.


For thriller films, its highly unlikely a film will be rated under a 15 due to the footage in it. 


15
A thriller film rated 15 will contain a certain amount of criteria which the BBFC will allow children under the age of 15 to watch it. No one younger than 15 may see a '15' in the cinema. Also, they cannot rent a '15' rated film.


18
If a film is rated an 18, no one under 18 can view the film within a cinema or rent/buy an '18' rated video.  most thriller films are rated 18 because of the amount of violence and bad language used within the film. 


Within our thriller film, we feel the rating for our film should be a 15. this is because it contains certain features such as violence. The violence in or clip is limited and there is only one scene which contains this. although this restricts the amount of thriller conventions we can apply to our film, we feel as if by classifying our film as '15' it will appeal to a greater audience. 

Equipment used during filming

We used many differant types of equipment, some you see within the film but others are used to help create the film.

Production
The cameras used to film were HD Sony digital camera which after some practice filming become a lot easier to use. these cameras give the video a much clearer image and allows the audience to see small details a lot better. Also, to go with the camera a trip-pod was used. this was to ensure when filming the camera had a smooth turn and kept still when needed. without this the camera would be shaky and would make the video look very poor. However, when filming POV or handheld we decided the shot would be more effective without the tri-pod.

Post-production
 When we had finished each filming session, we uploaded our footage to the computer and used different types of software to bring it all together. we used final cut in order to bring our footage together and edit any clips we didnt needor was not quite right. not only this but to add credits we also used final cut. in order to create a soundtrack for our thriller, we used garage band. this enables you to create the kind of music you want. when we had created our peice for our thriller we then edited it into our thriller using final cut. finally photoshop was used to create our production logo. we then transferred our logo into our video.

Questions and Answers

Q) What classification is your film going to be and why?
Our film will be an 18. This is because of the high level of violence and the nature of a thriller. Anybody under this age may be unable to deal with what is happening whilst watching this film.

Q) Who did you use for your actors?
In our thriller project, a total of four actors were used and each person in our group was involved with filming. Shona Addison played the innocent victim whilst Jake Cotton played the protagonist. Jake Cowie played the antagonist and for one scene Alex Breeze played a friend on the antagonist in helping him attack the victim.

Q) What time of day did you film this and why?
All of our footage was filmed during daylight. Times varied from 9:00-15:25. we done this because all of our footage was outside, we felt we needed the natural light to aid our filming.

Q) Why did you choose your location?
 We had a few different locations but we tried to find quiet locations which were easy to film around. one scene where the victim is attacked is filmed outside the sports hall around the back, because its quiet and we knew no one would interfere. another one of our locations was in the music/dance block also at Long Road, this was because it had the specifications we needed (large window on a door).

Q) What do you feel you have improved on from the last project?
I feel team work has improved massively, everyone is putting forward ideas on ways to improve our video. Not only this, but our filming technique is now at a much higher quality. this is because we have experience problems in the past and now we know to film for that little bit longer so when it comes to editing everything flows and comes together to create the final thriller film.
 

Existing Thriller Advertisement

These all all example of thriller films. each of these examples are dark or shows blood which indicates violence and fear. From just looking at the front of these films, we know exactly what we are going to get and by having an image that appeals to the audience will attract them to watch the film. the audience are looking for a thrill and in each of these films you can tell exactly what the film will contain and whether it is something you will enjoy watching

Things to do from 9th March- 16th March

-transfer production logo into our thriller video
-put credits into our thriller video: Director, editor, producer, music producer, actors etc
-finish transitions
-do any final editing (tweaking)
-upload final version
-peer feedback
-blog peer feedback/mini evaluation

Digital Moodboard

A moodboard is a variety of different images/clips which when put together create a picture. the digital moodboard below is a collection of images which relate to our thriller project.

Antagonist and protagonist

An antagonist is a group of characters or a particular character who oppose the main character, or the main characters. In the narrative where the action consists of a hero fighting a villain, the two can be regarded as protagonist and antagonist. The antagonist may also represent a major threat or obstacle to the main character by their very existence, without necessarily actively targeting him or her.
in our thriller production we have used an antagonist and protagonist. the antagonist is the killer and the protagonist is the witness. the audience know this because they see the antagonist attack someone and the conversations between characters shows to the audience clearly the protagonist as well.
without either the antagonist or protagonist then there will be little/no conflicts which will mean the story will be harder to create. sometimes the identities of the antagonist and protagonist will be kept hidden in order to create an atmosphere for the audience. occasionally you will only find out the characters true identity at the end of the film. in our thriller we decided it would be clearer if we showed the identities of our characters and this helps the audience understand the moral behind the story.

Target Audience

Our target audience in our thriller film is both male and female aged 18 and above. this is becuase of the high level of violence and innapropriate behaviour for children under the age of 18. 18-30 year olds will have differant interests than for instance ages 30-45. The late teens/young adults will still be enjoying their social life and will like going out to the cinema and having fun with their mates. whereas, older adults will more involved with jobs and family. although the two groups are very differant, we feel as our film will appeal to these groups becuase of the high suspense within the film. we based our film on 'Obsessed' as that was very popular with the age group of 18-45. we hope our psychological thriller is as good as other psychological films and to ensure the audience enjoy it.

Planning For Pitch

Planning for our pitch to the class.

Narrative Description:

Unknown man (Stalker) is controlling the victim. Theres a dead body, and either the stalker or victim killed him, and the victim is being blackmailed by the stalker.

Sub-genre Conventions:

Centres around a crime.

The protagonist has a weakness which is exploited by the Antagonist.

Micro elements construct to build up suspence.

Themese of seeing, mirroring and reflecting.
The Title reflects the Protagonists state of mind.

Characters:

Jake Cowie- Stalker Guy

Jake Cotton- Victim

Locations: 

Around addenbrookes, with the high buildings, visually dynamic.

In a car park, somewhere totally random, so its obvious the Victim is being followed

In a house, so its personal to the Victim.