Thriller Opening sequence analysis
FILM ONE: VERTIGO
1. Who is being represented in the opening scene? Is this positive or negative?
In the opening scene all we can see is the features of a woman's face, I think that it is a negative thing because she has a very worried and scared look on her face then her eye and face goes red which shows danger/ blood and also she opens her eyes wide as if something or someone is about to attack her, this makes her seem vulnerable and also it gives the audience a taster of what will be happening in the movie.2. Does the title represent the thriller genre?
First of all at the beginning of the sequence it shows the 'Paramount pictures' logo in black and white. Then it goes on to another black and white image of 'Vista Vision'. Then the actor’s names start zoom into the screen over the extreme close up of the woman's face. As it zooms into her right eye the director’s name comes up in big white bold letters. After that the image goes red and her eye gets bigger and that is when the name of the title shoots out of the eye in fast dangerous way. After that the rest of the cast start appearing group by group but this time they appear as a list on the right side of the screen in bold white writing with lots of spirals and vortex' changing colours in the back contrasting with the black background, this represents thriller genre because it signifies mystery and unknown.
3. Analyse the camera, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene. How do these technical areas make you aware that this is the thriller genre?
It starts off with an extreme close up of a woman's lips which then slowly moves up to her eye and gets close, it also shows her looking around which could mean that she is in danger and looking around for hope. Then the screen goes red which indicates danger and panic and also her eye opens up wider as if something is about to happen to her, also with the non-diegetic music in the background which is quite high pitch almost resembles her screams. The way that she starts looking side to side searching for hope and help makes it obvious that it is a thriller film and she is in deep trouble. Another way these technical areas make you aware that this is a thriller genre is the vortex and spirals, from the moment the first once comes out of the eye it shows mystery and a sense of something lurking around the corner waiting to happen.
4. Does the narrative in the opening correspond to the conventions of a thriller film? How?
In the opening of 'Vertigo' you can tell that there is someone is danger and usually a convention of a thriller film is that in the opening scene the good person is always put into danger and also it is a hopeless venerable female. Also there is said to be blood, even though we don't physically see any blood the colour red could represent blood and dangerous.
5. Which production company was the film made by? How might this affect the film content?
The producers of Vertigo were 'Paramount Pictures'. This might affect the film content because it is a very well known company that also produced lots of high ranked films with famous actors, this means that it will attract more audience and build success.
6. What do you think might happen in the rest of the film? Give a brief suggestion of the narrative.
In the rest of the film I think that the woman in the opening of the film will become a main part of the movie or the main subject and she will die but the a few more deaths start happening and it all becomes suspicious so police start investigations and realise that all the deaths linked up and the same person is behind all of them.
FILM TWO: JAWS
1. Who is being represented in the opening scene? Is this positive or negative?
In the opening scene the first set of people being represented are a bunch of teenagers hanging out and having fun together on the beach at night around a bonfire, then the main 2 people are represented as careless and stupid as they go for a swim at night by themselves while drunk, this is a negative thing because it portraits teenagers to be irresponsible. Also when the girl goes in first and the boy is left behind trying to undress himself from that point on the girl was by herself in the open water with no one to help her so once again the girl is made to look weak and venerable.
2. Does the title represent the thriller genre?
The title is very basic and big bold white lettering, almost like the film. The film is very straight to the point and in the opening scene it shows us exactly what the film is about and the sort of things that will happen in it. The title also represents the film and what is involved in it (jaws) it gives us hint of what's to come.
3. Analyse the camera, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene. How do these technical areas make you aware that this is the thriller genre?
Its starts off with a point of view shot, as if we were the shark and it goes through all the sea plants. Then it pans across the teenagers around the bonfire smoking and drinking which then leads on to the boy running after the girl along the beach using a track shot, this is almost like the lead up to the danger, running to her death. While the shark attacks her there is close ups of her face to show the emotion and fear in her face but it also keeps flicking back to the boy to show that he can’t help because he is too drunk and can’t even get himself undressed so he passes out on the beach. Also the music makes us aware it is a thriller because it gets faster and louder when it gets more dangerous and when it’s building up tension it's lower and slow.
4. Does the narrative in the opening correspond to the conventions of a thriller film? How?
Yes the opening corresponds to the conventions of a thriller film because in the opening someone venerable and weak is put in danger, she is harmless but also a hopeless, weak, venerable girl and this is one of the main thriller film conventions. Also the music is a thriller film convention because it is very loud and builds up tension and get louder to keep us at the edge of our seats to see what happens next.
5. Which production company was the film made by? How might this affect the film content?
The production company for this film is 'Universal pictures'. This might affect the film content because it is a very well known production company which has done many successful films. Also the audience knowns that with this company you will see famous actors in the movie and there will be more than one of those films.
The production company for this film is 'Universal pictures'. This might affect the film content because it is a very well known production company which has done many successful films. Also the audience knowns that with this company you will see famous actors in the movie and there will be more than one of those films.
6. What do you think might happen in the rest of the film? Give a brief suggestion of the narrative.
In the rest of the film I think that the following morning the boy will wake up and see the dead body on sore and he will get help straight away and inform the rest of the group, Then they might to a beach investigation and close the beach but to add more of a thrill they should keep the beach open because they think it was a one off and the shark has gone away but then there is a very busy day at the beach and the shark comes back and attacks someone else and the same things keeps happening but in different areas.
FILM THREE: CHILDREN OF MEN
1. Who is being represented in the opening scene? Is this positive or negative?
In the opening scene there are 2 people being represented. One of them in 'The youngest person on earth' Diego and he is protraited in a negative way because he is a celebrity which couldn't handle fame and spat on a fan when asking for an autograph. He is made to make younger people seem careless where as the older man is protraited in a positive way because he comes in to the cafe and gets a coffee, in his smart suit and long jacket but he is also listening to the news which means that he is aware of whats going on around him. Also as soon as he leaves the Cafe a minute later the Cafe blows up, this shows us that he also has good luck and escapes death a few times. He is made to seem responsible and well behaved.
2. Does the title represent the thriller genre?
The title does represent the thriller genre because it is put at the end of the opening scene just after the Cafe blows up and you have people screaming and then the title just appears in big block white letters on a black background but it pops up out of nowhere, almost as if it was meant to scare the audience. Also the music and screaming stops as soon as the title comes up.
Camera: It starts off by having a blacked out screen with a voice over of the news then there is a high angle of all the people in the cafe loooking up at the TV watching the news. Then the camera follows the man out of the Cafe and then as soon as the Cafe blows up there is a hand held camera shot of someone running towards the Cafe.
Sound: Throughout the whole opening scene it is just a voice over of the news and it gives us a clue of what will happen in the film and also the non-diegetic music is very slow, low and smooth, it's quite sad music to go with the bad news on the news. Then there is the big explosion and everyone starts screaming, this starts to make us worried and aware that there will be danger in the movie and aas the title is up the fire alarm sound turns into a continuous high pitch sound.
Editing: There is quite a lot of effect such as the fading between shots, the city cars and people are inhanced and also the exposion is edited too.
4. Does the narrative in the opening correspond to the conventions of a thriller film? How?
I think that the opening does correspond a bit to the conventions of a thriller film because someone is put at danger in the opening scene but it isnt a helpless woman and also there isnt a great deal of dramatic music in the background, it more soft and calm. Another way that it doesnt correspond to the conventions of a thriller film is that there is no sense of fear of danger coming.
5. Which production company was the film made by? How might this affect the film content?
The film was made by Universal pictures, this affects the film content because it is a well known company and they based the movie of a real event (london bombing), this will make people attracked to it because that was a very popular and well known event that affected many people and families.
6. What do you think might happen in the rest of the film? Give a brief suggestion of the narrative.
By the opening scene i think that in the rest of the film something dramatic will happen, as they show that women are not fertile anymore and the youngest person has just does, maybe someone else will become pergnant and people will go after the woman and the baby because they say that it could start a new generation.
FILM FOUR: SE7EN
1. Who is being represented in the opening scene? Is this positive or negative?
In the opening scene a man is being represented in a negative way because of the things they show him doing, even though we dont see his face we can still tell that it is a man because of his manly fingers. its clears that its done to represent him in a negative way because of all the things that appear on the screen throughout the opening credits.
2. Does the title represent the thriller genre?
The title does represent thriller genre because of the way they all appear on the screen, they have a scary and fussy effect to it which goes well with the thriller film conventions. This gives the audience a clear direction of what kind of genre film it is and what sort of things that will be involved in the film.
3. Analyse the camera, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene. How do these technical areas make you aware that this is the thriller genre?
These technical areas made me very aware that it is a thriller film because it has very dark lighting but then the bright areas highlight the scary things within the shot and also there is a lot use of use of sharp objects and this gives us a sense of crime/ death and also the music fits into the thriller genre conventions very well and it is really creepy specially when it is put with they image.
These technical areas made me very aware that it is a thriller film because it has very dark lighting but then the bright areas highlight the scary things within the shot and also there is a lot use of use of sharp objects and this gives us a sense of crime/ death and also the music fits into the thriller genre conventions very well and it is really creepy specially when it is put with they image.
4. Does the narrative in the opening correspond to the conventions of a thriller film? How?
the narrative in the opening does correspond to the conventions of a thriller film because there is blood, and sharp objects, this makes us wonder what will happen throughout the movie and who is put in danger and the man in the opening scene is making notes and testing out things which also makes us wonder what he is doing and what he is planning to do.
the narrative in the opening does correspond to the conventions of a thriller film because there is blood, and sharp objects, this makes us wonder what will happen throughout the movie and who is put in danger and the man in the opening scene is making notes and testing out things which also makes us wonder what he is doing and what he is planning to do.
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Analysing The Title Sequences..
Film 1: Juno
Film 2: Napoleon dynamite
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History of Thriller Genre
Meaning of thriller: an exciting, suspensefulplay or story, especially a mystery.
Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements.Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods giving them a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and/or terror. Thriller films tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, rousing and fast-paced. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the hero must overcome.
The aim for thrillers is to keep the audience alert and on the edge of their seats. The protagonist in these films is set against a problem – an escape, a mission, or a mystery. No matter what sub-genre a thriller film falls into, it will emphasize the danger that the protagonist faces. The tension with the main problem is built on throughout the film and leads to a highly stressful climax. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods in all of the thriller subgenres, although each subgenre has its own unique characteristics and methods.
Common subgenres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers. After the assassination of President Kennedy, the political thriller and the paranoid thriller genre became very popular. A rather more action-packed subgenre of thriller is the spy genre, which are espionage films that could be fact-based stories or fanciful-escapist films. Successful examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred Hitchcock. The horror and action genres often overlap with the thriller genre.
The aim for thrillers is to keep the audience alert and on the edge of their seats. The protagonist in these films is set against a problem – an escape, a mission, or a mystery. No matter what sub-genre a thriller film falls into, it will emphasize the danger that the protagonist faces. The tension with the main problem is built on throughout the film and leads to a highly stressful climax. The cover-up of important information from the viewer, and fight and chase scenes are common methods in all of the thriller subgenres, although each subgenre has its own unique characteristics and methods.
Common subgenres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers. After the assassination of President Kennedy, the political thriller and the paranoid thriller genre became very popular. A rather more action-packed subgenre of thriller is the spy genre, which are espionage films that could be fact-based stories or fanciful-escapist films. Successful examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred Hitchcock. The horror and action genres often overlap with the thriller genre.
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Iconic Thriller Director
Alfred hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock, Born 13th August 1899 and died 29th April 1980 at the age of 80. He was an English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood On 19 April 1955, he became an American citizen while remaining a British subject.
Over a career spanning more than half a century, Hitchcock fashioned for himself a distinctive and recognisable directorial style. He pioneered the use of a camera made to move in a way that mimics a person's gaze, forcing viewers to engage in a form of voyeurism. He framed shots to maximise anxiety, fear, or empathy, and used innovative film editing.
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian film director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, visual artist and editor. His writing and directing work includes Piranha II: The Spawning (1981), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), True Lies (1994), Titanic (1997), Dark Angel (2000–02), and Avatar (2009). In the time between making Titanic and Avatar, Cameron spent several years creating many documentary films (specifically underwater documentaries) and co-developed the digital 3D Fusion Camera System. Described by a biographer as part-scientist and part-artist,Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies. On March 26, 2012, Cameron reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger submersible. 
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DVD Poster Analysis
Movie One: Drag Me To Hell
The poster clearly shows that the person in it is the victim. The film has gone with the usual stereotypical convention of having a female victim as they are seen as weak. Her face expression shows clear emotion of fear and pain, almost like the hand is torturing her. This attract audience that also watch movies like 'Paranormal activity' because they both include paranormal stuff.
The character's costume is a casual look and this shows the audience that she is an average person. This also makes the film more scary and makes the audience wonder what it would be like to be in her shoes.
The hand tells the target audience that the film involves supernatural and evil. The hand also goes with the title 'Drag me to hell'. The orange and red colours at the bottom of the poster contrasts with the dark sky in the background and this is done on purpose so the main focus of the stands out as well as the text on the poster. The house in the background is a normal everyday family house which again puts the audience in her shoes.
The text is also in white and orange to contrast from the background and make it stand out and easy to read.
FILM TWO: PROM NIGHT
There are 4 main colours in this poster, black, white, grey and red. This makes the title stand out as it is the main thing in red and it doesn't draw too much attention away from the poster as a whole. The red in the title means blood, passion and evil which gives a straight forward idea of what the movie is about.
The Tiara is another main focus of the image. It is portrayed in a way which contrast what proms are meant to be like, people see proms as being all about the glamour but in the poster it is completely different. The way that her head is positioned and her hair is all messy and the main focus being her mouth screaming shows that there is a sense of fear.
The poster has a worn and damaged look to it and this reflects the struggle throughout the movie. The text "a night to die for" suggest that there will actually be death in the movie. This text is placed under the title so it will be the third thing that they look at and it goes with the colour of the image and as its in the darker end of the image with white text it makes it stand out.
The release date at the bottom of the page doesn't state the actual date, this keeps the audience attracted to it. Underneath that is the official website for the film and this is the smallest text on the poster, people who are interested can go visit the page and watch the teasers for the film. There is obviously no big celebrities in the film as it does not state on the poster any celebrities.
The film also goes with the usual stereotypical conventions of a weak girl who dies.
FILM THREE: ORPHAN
There are two tag line on the poster; 'There's something wrong with Esther' and 'Can you keep a secret?', the secrets are what is actually wrong with Esther but they aren't revealed in the poster and this keeps the audience interested and guessing of what the secrets could be.
There are shadows around her eyes and cheek bones, this shows the skeleton look, its almost like she is hiding her identity and secrets behind shadows. Also the green background and the light green glow around her draws attention to the girl and it also resembles envy or paranormal.
This poster is for a physiological thriller, and you can tell this because it have a little girl int he poster and no monsters, gore or horror.
The title of the film is in a different type of text, it is in the scribbles type of text and this gives a sense of fear. Also the red text under it in red shows fear, passion, dome and blood.
The girl is made to look innocent and sweet but her face expression tells a different story, she looks evil and up to no good.
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Thriller Font Analysis
Thriller fonts are usuall eiter bold or very thin. The font is one of the mot important conventions of a thriller film. The text is never straight and perfect, they are usually distorted, stylised with blood aroudn it and they are usualy in black, white or red. These thigs all fit into the thriller conventions.
In this movie poster if 'The Unborn' the font style doenst fit so much into the thriller conventions because it is very straight and uses serif where as usually thriller films use sans serif. Also the color of the text blends in witht the background but it has some sort of glow on the text which draws the vieweres eyes more toward the title. Then you also notice that there is a word inside the 'O' and this is also different to the typical thriller convention. After that you notice the text on the left side of the mirror saying 'Evil will do anything to live' and this is done in the same font as the title but in smalled text. The way the title overlaps the woman's legs makes the title stand out.
In this Poster the font goes well with the typical thriller convention. The first thing you see in the text on top because it is very blocky and close together, Also it is white so it contrasts against the background. Then your eyes are drawn to the red text that says 'Can you keep a secret?' and this is put in red because it is the quotation of the poster, it gets the viewers involved, breaks the fourth wall. After that your eyes are draws to the film title. This is an effective title because it looks like it has been carved into the something, almost like a child has done it. This type of font fit well into the thriller convention.
In this poster the titles also fit into the thriller conventions. Your eyes are drawn into the title straight away because it contrasts with the background greatly but it also goes with Red Riding Hood's cape. Also this font is blocky and serif but it is also stylised because it has the blood splatered around it and this shows that the movie is a thriller and it completely different to the normal fairy tale. Then your eyes are drawn to the image and then the title on top. This is because they are in white and contrast against the darker part of the poster, this is a quotation which gets the viewers involved.
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Conventions of a thriller
Conventions within a thriller film:
- There is usually a crime, usually at the beginning of the movie, this keeps the viewers intrested.
- There is a lot of false paths, this keeps the audience questioning what happening and leave then to work it out for themselves.
- The protagonist and Antagonist come together usually in a fight or action scene, the antagonist is made to look like he will lose by having disadvantages but most the time comes out the winner.
- There is usually extraodinary events that happen in the ordinary situation, this lets the audience relate to the situation and this makes the effect stronger.
- The title usually mirroe the sort of film it will be, this will give the audience a change to see what the film might be about.
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Collage of iconography
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Research of typical synopsis
Crime thriller Synopsis
The usual synopsis focuses on a criminal or policeman. They focus on the crime that’s going to be committed or has already been committed. Similarly they usually emphasize action over psychological aspects. The main topics within a crime thriller are; serial killers murderers or robberies. Some examples of crime thrillers are seven directed by David Fincher and No country for old men directed by Joel Coen Ethan Coen.
Storyline:
A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer.
Psychological thriller Synopsis
The synopsis usually involves the main character battling with himself in the sense that they are in conflict with an mental illness or strong emotional feelings. These types of thriller are usually intense, on edge and gripping. Some examples of psychological thrillers are Panic by David Fincher.
Storyline:
Recently divorced Meg Altman and her daughter Sarah have bought a new home in New York. On their tour around the mansion, they come across the panic room. A room so secure, that no one can get in. When three burglars break in, Meg makes a move to the panic room. But all her troubles don't stop there. The criminals know where she is, and what they require the most in the house is in that very room.
Conspiracy Thriller Synopsis
Usually involves amateur journalists or reporters who usually by accident stumble on something. The more they look into it the deeper they get into conspiracy. They have to look past the lies and mystery to unravel the truth. An example of a conspiracy thriller is flight plan directed by Robert Schwentke.
Storyline:
The husband of aviation engineer Kyle Pratt has just died in Berlin. Now she is flying back to New York with his coffin and their six-year-old daughter Julia. Three hours into the flight Kyle awakens to find that Julia is gone! It's a big double-decker plane, so very concerned mother has a lot of territory to cover in order to find her daughter. But as Kyle fights to discern the truth, she takes matters into her own hands.
Sci- Fi Thriller
Usually involves an extra terrestrial being coming to earth and facing many obstacles. Then usually theyre looking for a away back home. This type of thriller usually ends in the beings returning to their homer planet. An example of a sci-fi thriller is super 8 by J.J Abrams.
Storyline:
In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
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Iconic sounds..
JAWS
This thriller film is all about a great white shark that has be menacing a small island and a police chief, and marine scientist and a fisherman have set out to stop it. This films was directed Steven Spielberg and has one of the most iconic sounds in thriller film history. The music that is getting played in the opening of the film by John Williams is one of the most iconic sounds in film history. The pitch of the music starts of very low, almost a muffle sound, and the rhythm is the music is slow before it starts to speed up a bit. This is to create a sense of tension in the film and leaving the audience in a frame of mind where they are thinking ‘What is going on?’ ‘What is going to happen?’ in there next scene at their fire camp, there is dialogue and people socialising with each other and the only music you can hear is the one of the playing the harmonica and we go to the next scene and see a male and a female going skinny dipping, but on the girl gets in the water and that when new dramatic music begins to play. Whilst the girl is swimming the camera shows something coming from underneath her and it camera is at the shark point of view and that’s how the audience knows something bad is going to happen. Then we start to hear music as the shark gets closer to the girl, and as the shark the closer and you can feel the tension in the music, music stops as she goes down into the water after being attacked by the shark. Then as she starts to get dragged around and begins to scream, the music comes back once again and as she gets pulled back into the water the music stops and you can only hear the sound of the ocean. This shows that if not for the music the audience wouldn’t have known that she was in trouble.
One of the most iconic thriller sounds is the big scream from psycho, also psycho was one of the very first thriller movies so the music and sound effects started off as the first thriller conventions.
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Existing film production company research ..
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Paramount Pictures Corporation is a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, with robust and multi-faceted divisions across all areas including digital, home entertainment, network and cable television distribution, studio operations, and consumer products and recreation. A unit of the leading global entertainment content company, Viacom, Paramount is part of a family of prominent and respected brands including MTV Networks and BET Networks.
Paramount consists of several film labels including, the legendary Paramount Pictures; leading youth brand, MTV Films; the preeminent family entertainment label, Nickelodeon Movies; and specialty film labels, Paramount Vantage and Paramount Classics. In addition, the Studio will continue to release a number of films under the DW label. Paramount also has established distribution deals with iconic comic book creator, Marvel Entertainment and renowned animated film producer, DreamWorks Animation.
The Company’s global business operations include Paramount Digital Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., Paramount Studio Group and Worldwide Television Distribution.
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Headquarters | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Key people | Brad Grey (Chairman and CEO) Rob Moore (Vice Chairman) Frederick D. Huntsberry (COO) |
| Revenue |  $1.2 billion (2011) |
| Operating income | $300 million (2011) |
| Owner(s) | Gulf+Western (1966-1989)Paramount Communications (1989-1994)"Old" Viacom (now CBS Corporation, 1994-2006) "New" Viacom (2006-present) |
| Parent | Paramount Motion Pictures Group |
| Website | http://www.paramount.com |
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Certificate ratings- BBFC reasearch
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Audience Expectation from thriller
i found that most people expected the same things from a thriller film.
- each person liked a different type of thriller sub genre but they all expected the same things to be on the thriller convention, such as they all picked the black coat, every one of them picked the knife and same atmosphere.
Youtube documentaries/programmes which give insight into thriller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5lOEXmogb8
This is a clip of audience's responce on the thriller movie 'in my sleep'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP6htj5hG1s
Alfred Hitchcock explains that when looking for material, he doesn't care about the content as much as he does about how how to handle the material to evoke an emotional response. (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfTxHwWYOpM
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Understanding camera shots/angles/movement in general
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| long shot This is the most difficult to categorise precisely, but is generally one which shows the image as approximately "life" size ie corresponding to the real distance between the audience and the screen in a cinema. This category includes the FULL SHOT showing the entire human body, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom. While the focus is on characters, plenty of background detail still emerges: |
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| High angle Not so extreme as a bird's eye view. The camera is elevated above the action using a crane to give a general overview. High angles make the object photographed seem smaller, and less significant (or scary). The object or character often gets swallowed up by their setting - they become part of a wider picture. |
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| Extreme close up As its name suggests, an extreme version of the close up, generally magnifying beyond what the human eye would experience in reality. An extreme close-up of a face, for instance, would show only the mouth or eyes, with no background detail whatsoever. This is a very artificial shot, and can be used for dramatic effect. The tight focus required means that extra care must be taken when setting up and lighting the shot - the slightest camera shake or error in focal length is very noticeable. |
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| Eye level A fairly neutral shot; the camera is positioned as though it is a human actually observing a scene, so that eg actors' heads are on a level with the focus. The camera will be placed approximately five to six feet from the ground. |
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| Bird's eye This shows a scene from directly overhead, a very unnatural and strange angle. Familiar objects viewed from this angle might seem totally unrecognisable at first (umbrellas in a crowd, dancers' legs). This shot does, however, put the audience in a godlike position, looking down on the action. People can be made to look insignificant, ant-like, part of a wider scheme of things. Hitchcock (and his admirers, like Brian de Palma) is fond of this style of shot. |
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| mid shot Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject. |
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| Point of view shot Shows a view from the subject's perspective |
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Planning for the Main Task
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Synopsis planing
This is the synopsis for our main task, it tells us what will be happening in each shot and how many shots their will be.
Script planning
This was my first attempt at writting the script for the main task but we can throught some change such as, we couldnt use the dark room and the black and white pictures didnt come out on the film roll so we had to come up with another idea which meant we had to make changed to the script. Also during the filming we wanted it to look like they were speaking naturally so they made up their own lines on the spot so that was another change we had to make in our script.
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Photographs of Locations and settings
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| Greenwhich Park |
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| Greenwhich Park |
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| Greenwhich park |
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| Frankie's living room |
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| Frankie's corridor |
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| Frankie's front door |
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| Frankie's street at night |
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| Printer in the mac room |
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Understanding the editing software
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Filming Schedule
On Saturday 11th March 2012, we filmed our main task in three different locations.
The first locaion: Greenwich park. Here we recorded the couple walking around meeting up with each other to go out. At first the reason we decided to use Greenwich park was because it was close to shops and our orginal idea was for the couple to go out on a date, but after we realised that would be hard for us to incorperate that into our 2 and a half minuetes so after we just decided to say they should go to the park and hang out.
The second filming location: Charlton. Here we recorded the boyfriend walking the girlfriend home and saying goodbye and then the boyfriend getting killed outside the girlfriends house.
On Wednesday 13th March 2012. Here we recorded the stalkers identity is revealed.
Editing Schedule.
The days that we arew going to edit are going to be 15th March 2012, 19th April 2012, 26th April 2012 and the 04th May 2012. These dates work our that every Thursday our group will go to the Mac room and edit some of our main task. The things that we will have to edit are. Choosing what the best takes are and edit them together and also add transactions between the scenes. We will also have to find some sound that we want to add to our final task and also add titles into our main task. Also we need to add some effects to our main task.
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Alternations made along the way
Good, Jessica. Can you provide an analysis on the results of your questionanire?
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