Wednesday 8 January 2014
Animatic
Here is our Animatic, Katie and I collaborated on created this: the storyboard was done by Angellisa.
Thursday 28 November 2013
MOODBOARD FOR 'MONDAY'
This is our mood board consisting of pictures of Brenda Ann Spencer, guns, the 'police line' and, of course, the title of 'Monday'
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Research on Thriller films
My group's initial idea is in the sub-genre of a Crime Thriller so I decided to look into the sub-genre of Crime thrillers and films within the genre.
The Godfather (1972) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The film starts Marlon Brando and Al Pacino along side each other portraying Don Vito Corleone and Michael Corleone from the novel by Mario Puzo of the same name. The film is mainly set in New York with some of in Sicily to portray the family's roots. The plot shows the conflict between Sicilian Families living in New York, with the main focus being on Corleone Family. One conflict causes the main protagonist Michael Corleone to leave New York to Sicily for a little while. For the majority of the film the story focuses on Michael’s evolution to be the Godfather.
There are many codes and conventions portrayed in this film, some being that there is a lot of dark lighting to evoke a mysterious vibe, the main theme is played constantly throughout the film to gain a familiarity with the characters.
The Fast and the Furious Franchise (2001-) 1- Directed by Rob Cohen 2-Directed by John Singleton 3-6-Directed by Justin Lin 7-Directed By James Wan
The main plot for the of the seven films are based on the illegal street racing scene the main cast consist of Paul Walker and Vin Diesel portraying Brain O' Conner and Dominic Torretto. The story mainly focuses on the criminals which in this case are deemed as anti-hero's which is a typical element to the crime thriller sub-genre. there is also a twist in that Brain is a cop but is also an avid lover of fast cars and racing and gets involved in the illegal street races.
Reflection on research: I will take these codes and conventions on board that I have learnt. I will have to make sure that my anti-hero of the story is shown more than the other characters which is evident in my initial idea and I have to add a mysterious vibe and not to give to much away in my titles to add tension into the view and also include a red herring: a must in all thriller films.
The Godfather (1972) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
The film starts Marlon Brando and Al Pacino along side each other portraying Don Vito Corleone and Michael Corleone from the novel by Mario Puzo of the same name. The film is mainly set in New York with some of in Sicily to portray the family's roots. The plot shows the conflict between Sicilian Families living in New York, with the main focus being on Corleone Family. One conflict causes the main protagonist Michael Corleone to leave New York to Sicily for a little while. For the majority of the film the story focuses on Michael’s evolution to be the Godfather.
There are many codes and conventions portrayed in this film, some being that there is a lot of dark lighting to evoke a mysterious vibe, the main theme is played constantly throughout the film to gain a familiarity with the characters.
The Fast and the Furious Franchise (2001-) 1- Directed by Rob Cohen 2-Directed by John Singleton 3-6-Directed by Justin Lin 7-Directed By James Wan
The main plot for the of the seven films are based on the illegal street racing scene the main cast consist of Paul Walker and Vin Diesel portraying Brain O' Conner and Dominic Torretto. The story mainly focuses on the criminals which in this case are deemed as anti-hero's which is a typical element to the crime thriller sub-genre. there is also a twist in that Brain is a cop but is also an avid lover of fast cars and racing and gets involved in the illegal street races.
Reflection on research: I will take these codes and conventions on board that I have learnt. I will have to make sure that my anti-hero of the story is shown more than the other characters which is evident in my initial idea and I have to add a mysterious vibe and not to give to much away in my titles to add tension into the view and also include a red herring: a must in all thriller films.
Thursday 21 November 2013
Reflection on the BFI Making Film Openings trip
Today our class went on a trip to the BFI to help us with our coursework in Media.
We were shown two PowerPoint's:
After seeing these, I was contemplating my initial idea for my film. I already understood the codes and conventions of a title sequence (As my posts on analysing and deconstructing them suggests) however we were constantly told not to neglect the actual titles themselves as this will push our marks higher.
The second PowerPoint was more of an eye opener into my actual idea as we were told not to have a generic opener (slide 26) and not to make it trailer-like (Slide 27). My production team's initial idea, in my opinion was relatively solid and instigated a lot of ideas but after today, I wanted to change some aspects of it.
After seeing these, I was contemplating my initial idea for my film. I already understood the codes and conventions of a title sequence (As my posts on analysing and deconstructing them suggests) however we were constantly told not to neglect the actual titles themselves as this will push our marks higher.
The second PowerPoint was more of an eye opener into my actual idea as we were told not to have a generic opener (slide 26) and not to make it trailer-like (Slide 27). My production team's initial idea, in my opinion was relatively solid and instigated a lot of ideas but after today, I wanted to change some aspects of it.
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Thriller Film Survey and Analysis
Survey Link
Here is our survey on Thriller films.
We asked 13 people and out of those 8 people said they enjoy to watch thriller films.
Here is our video Through doing this we can see that people do not want a predictable plot line and the characters have to unpredictable as well. Also they didn't seem to mind what gender the leading character would be and the majority of their ideal opening would be a flash forward referring to a crime scene. We have mentioned in the video that not everyone we interviewed has watches thriller films and therefore the latter part of the video is only focused on the people who said 'yes, they do watch thriller films' in order to meet the need of our target audience. We chose the age range of mid teens to adult as our film is aimed at that audience.
We asked 13 people and out of those 8 people said they enjoy to watch thriller films.
Here is our video Through doing this we can see that people do not want a predictable plot line and the characters have to unpredictable as well. Also they didn't seem to mind what gender the leading character would be and the majority of their ideal opening would be a flash forward referring to a crime scene. We have mentioned in the video that not everyone we interviewed has watches thriller films and therefore the latter part of the video is only focused on the people who said 'yes, they do watch thriller films' in order to meet the need of our target audience. We chose the age range of mid teens to adult as our film is aimed at that audience.
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Analysing Title Sequences (2)
Skyfall (2012)
Designed by Daniel Kleinman
Skyfall's title sequence has a lot of mise-en-scene in which target boards of James Bond can be seen showing he is a threat to some people in the film. Right at the start he is dragged down into the water by a hand which appears to be feminine showing that the woman around him are dangerous and put Bond in danger. Further into the title sequence can be seen guns and knives: Bonds choice of weapon in which mise-en-scene is cleverly used to make a graveyard with the guns and knives to highlight on death and the destruction caused by such tools. A Celtic Cross can also be seen which embraces the title 'Skyfall' as during the film they go to Scotland (which has Celtic heritage) and this is a place of significance. Fire and dragons can also be seen which are relevant to the Chinese culture and Bond travels here to solve the mystery.
The soundtrack 'Skyfall' by Adele is played throughout the titles. This has a very orchestral sound and sounds very dramatic and therefore intensifies the titles.
Cape Fear (1991)
Designed by Elaine and Saul Bass
The visuals in this sequence are mainly water based which signifies that this many be an area around water and this could signify danger. The font style is rippled which broadens the water element in the titles. There is a hawk which highlights on a predator and therefore makes it obvious that there is a killer. You can also see faint reflections of people and a silhouette in the water which elaborates on the danger element.
The music is very suspenseful. Semitones and tremolo are used constantly throughout the titles to evoke tension. An ascending crescendo is heard in which the brass becomes the more dominant instrument and sounds dissonant making the viewer fell on edge.
School of Rock (2003)
The titles start of with various mise-en-scene: a big one beginning the setting, a rock club. Various symbols like the Anarchy symbol, posters and the neon 'The School of Rock' also set the mood for a concert venue. We then see closes ups and mid-shots of the band playing their set which gives the tagline of what the film will be about. The camera mainly focuses on Jack Black the main actor which shows he is has a significant character in the film.
The music is 'Fight' by No Vacancy (the made-up band for the film) which shows what the music will be like for the rest of the film. It sounds very gritty and raw making the place seem underground. The audience don't seem to put too much focus is put on the band as they maybe classify them as amateurs, mediocre and 'poseurs'.
Designed by Daniel Kleinman
Skyfall's title sequence has a lot of mise-en-scene in which target boards of James Bond can be seen showing he is a threat to some people in the film. Right at the start he is dragged down into the water by a hand which appears to be feminine showing that the woman around him are dangerous and put Bond in danger. Further into the title sequence can be seen guns and knives: Bonds choice of weapon in which mise-en-scene is cleverly used to make a graveyard with the guns and knives to highlight on death and the destruction caused by such tools. A Celtic Cross can also be seen which embraces the title 'Skyfall' as during the film they go to Scotland (which has Celtic heritage) and this is a place of significance. Fire and dragons can also be seen which are relevant to the Chinese culture and Bond travels here to solve the mystery.
The soundtrack 'Skyfall' by Adele is played throughout the titles. This has a very orchestral sound and sounds very dramatic and therefore intensifies the titles.
Cape Fear (1991)
Designed by Elaine and Saul Bass
The visuals in this sequence are mainly water based which signifies that this many be an area around water and this could signify danger. The font style is rippled which broadens the water element in the titles. There is a hawk which highlights on a predator and therefore makes it obvious that there is a killer. You can also see faint reflections of people and a silhouette in the water which elaborates on the danger element.
The music is very suspenseful. Semitones and tremolo are used constantly throughout the titles to evoke tension. An ascending crescendo is heard in which the brass becomes the more dominant instrument and sounds dissonant making the viewer fell on edge.
School of Rock (2003)
The titles start of with various mise-en-scene: a big one beginning the setting, a rock club. Various symbols like the Anarchy symbol, posters and the neon 'The School of Rock' also set the mood for a concert venue. We then see closes ups and mid-shots of the band playing their set which gives the tagline of what the film will be about. The camera mainly focuses on Jack Black the main actor which shows he is has a significant character in the film.
The music is 'Fight' by No Vacancy (the made-up band for the film) which shows what the music will be like for the rest of the film. It sounds very gritty and raw making the place seem underground. The audience don't seem to put too much focus is put on the band as they maybe classify them as amateurs, mediocre and 'poseurs'.
Sunday 10 November 2013
DECONSTRUCTING TITLES
In Media, we watched 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)' title sequence and deconstructed it. we were then asked to do 5 more at home, here are my five titles, four of which are in the Thriller genre. Click on the title of the film to see the video. (Purple-Above the Line Blue-Below the Line)
0.07 An Arnold Kopelson Production
0.10 A Film By David Fincher
0.14 Brad Pitt
0.18 Morgan Freeman
0.23 SE7EN
0.30 Gwyneth Paltrow
0.34 Richard Rountree
0.39 R. Lee Ermey
0.42 John C. McGinley
0.46 Julie Araskog,
Mark Boone Junior
0.54 John Cassini
Reginald E. Cathey
Peter Crombie
0.57 Hawthorne James
Michael Massee
Leland Orser
1.04 Richard Portnow,
Richard Schiff
Pamala Tyson
1.11 Casting by Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith
Kerry Borden
1.17 Music by Howard Stone
1.21 Costumes Designed by Michael Kaplan
1.24 Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce
1.26 Producton Designed by Arthur Max
1.35 Director of Photography: Darius Khondji
1.40 Co-Producers: Stephen Brown
Nana Greenwald
Sanford Panilch
1.44 Co-Executive Producers: Lynn Harris,
Richard Saperstein
1.50 Executive Producers: Gianni Nunnari
Dan Kolsrud
Anne Kopelson
1.53 Written by Andrew Kevin Walker
(1.56 Se7en)-unclear if title or not
1.59 Produced by Arnold Kopelson
Phyllis Carlyle
2.06 Directed By David Fincher
0.11 In Association With
0.14 The Safran Company
0.17 and
0.21 Dark Trick Films
0.25 A Rodrigo Cortes Film
0.30 Ryan Reynolds
0.38 BURIED
0.48 Sound Mixer: Urko Garai
0.52 Make Up: Monica Alarcon Virgili
0.55 Costume Designer Elisa De Andres
1.02 Art Directors Maria De La Camara
Gabriel Pare
1.07 Visual Effects: Alex Villagrasa
1.11 Sound Designer: James Munoz
Re-Recording Mixer: Marc Orts
1.17 Post-Production Supervisor-Marino Liwski
1.21 Main Titles: ROYALCOW
1.24 Line Producer: Oriol Maymo
1.30 Edited by Rodrigo Cortes
1.36 Music: Victor Reyes
1.43 Director of Photography: Eduard Grau
1.48 Executive Producers: Alejandro Miranda
Rodrigo Cortes
1.55 Screenplay: Chris Sparling
2.02 Producers: Adrian Guerra
Peter Safran
2.11 Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
0.07 Sigourney Weaves
0.12 And Robert De Niro
0.19 A Rodrigo Cortes Film
0.21 RED LIGHTS
0.27 Toby Jones
0.30 Joely Richardson
0.35 Elisabeth Olsen
0.40 Craig Roberts
0.44 Ariane Lenox
Leonardo Sbaraglia
0.50 Casting: Ronna Kress C.S.A.
0.54 Sound Design: James Munoz
1.00 Production Designer: Anton Laguna
1.03 Edited by Rodrigo Cortes
1.08 Music: Victor Reeves
1.13 Director of Photography: Xavi Gimenez
1.17 Executive Producer: Cindy Cowan
1.21 Executive Producer: Irving Cowan
1.26 Executive Producer: Lisa Wilson
1.33 Produced by: Ardrian Guerra
Rodrigo Cortes
1.39 Written and Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
0.28 A Scott Rudin Production
0.38 A Richard Linklater Film
0.46 Jack Black
0.48 (THE) SCHOOL OF ROCK
0.55 Joan Cusack
0.59 Mike White
1.03 Sarah Silverman
1.07 Lee Wilkof
Kate McGregor-Stewart
1.12 Adam Pascal
Suzzanne Douglas
1.16 Miranda Cosgrove
Kevin Clark
Joey Gaydos JR.
Robert Tsai
1.20 Aleisha Allen
Brain Faldutto
Catlin Hale
Maryam Hassan
1.25 Casting by Ilene Starger, C.S.A.
1.29 Music Score by Craig Wedren
1.36 Music Supervisor: Randall Poster
1.52 Costume Designer: Karen Patch
1.58 Edited by Sandra Adair
2.04 Production Designer: Jeremy Conway
2.09 Director of Photography: Rogier Stoffers. N.S.C.
2.27 Executive Producers: Steve Nicolaides, Scott Aversano
2.35 Produced by Scott Rudin
0.09 A Blinding Edge Pictures/Kennedy/Marshall Production
0.14 Mel Gibson
0.20 Joaquin Phoenix
0.26 SIGNS
0.30 Cherry Jones
0.34 Rory Culkin
0.40 Abigail Breslin
Patrica Kalember
0.44 Casting by Douglas Aibel
0.51 Music By James Newton Howard
0.59 Visual Effects Supervisors: Eric Brevig
Stefen Fangmeier
1.04 Costume Designer: Ann Roth
1.09 Edited by Barbara Tulliver A.C.E.
1.14 Production Designer: Larry Fulton
1.19 Director of Photography: Tak Fujimoto A.S.C.
1.24 Executive Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
1.29 Produced by Frank Marshall and Same Mercer
1.34 Written, Produced and Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
'Se7en' (1995) (Total Time 2.09) (THRILLER)
0.03 New Line Cinema Presents0.07 An Arnold Kopelson Production
0.10 A Film By David Fincher
0.14 Brad Pitt
0.18 Morgan Freeman
0.23 SE7EN
0.30 Gwyneth Paltrow
0.34 Richard Rountree
0.39 R. Lee Ermey
0.42 John C. McGinley
0.46 Julie Araskog,
Mark Boone Junior
0.54 John Cassini
Reginald E. Cathey
Peter Crombie
0.57 Hawthorne James
Michael Massee
Leland Orser
1.04 Richard Portnow,
Richard Schiff
Pamala Tyson
1.11 Casting by Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith
Kerry Borden
1.17 Music by Howard Stone
1.21 Costumes Designed by Michael Kaplan
1.24 Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce
1.26 Producton Designed by Arthur Max
1.35 Director of Photography: Darius Khondji
1.40 Co-Producers: Stephen Brown
Nana Greenwald
Sanford Panilch
1.44 Co-Executive Producers: Lynn Harris,
Richard Saperstein
1.50 Executive Producers: Gianni Nunnari
Dan Kolsrud
Anne Kopelson
1.53 Written by Andrew Kevin Walker
(1.56 Se7en)-unclear if title or not
1.59 Produced by Arnold Kopelson
Phyllis Carlyle
2.06 Directed By David Fincher
Buried (2010) (Total Time 2.16) (THRILLER)
0.04 A Versus Entertainment Production0.11 In Association With
0.14 The Safran Company
0.17 and
0.21 Dark Trick Films
0.25 A Rodrigo Cortes Film
0.30 Ryan Reynolds
0.38 BURIED
0.48 Sound Mixer: Urko Garai
0.52 Make Up: Monica Alarcon Virgili
0.55 Costume Designer Elisa De Andres
1.02 Art Directors Maria De La Camara
Gabriel Pare
1.07 Visual Effects: Alex Villagrasa
1.11 Sound Designer: James Munoz
Re-Recording Mixer: Marc Orts
1.17 Post-Production Supervisor-Marino Liwski
1.21 Main Titles: ROYALCOW
1.24 Line Producer: Oriol Maymo
1.30 Edited by Rodrigo Cortes
1.36 Music: Victor Reyes
1.43 Director of Photography: Eduard Grau
1.48 Executive Producers: Alejandro Miranda
Rodrigo Cortes
1.55 Screenplay: Chris Sparling
2.02 Producers: Adrian Guerra
Peter Safran
2.11 Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
Red Lights (2012) (Total Time 1.54) (THRILLER)
0.03 Cillian Murphy0.07 Sigourney Weaves
0.12 And Robert De Niro
0.19 A Rodrigo Cortes Film
0.21 RED LIGHTS
0.27 Toby Jones
0.30 Joely Richardson
0.35 Elisabeth Olsen
0.40 Craig Roberts
0.44 Ariane Lenox
Leonardo Sbaraglia
0.50 Casting: Ronna Kress C.S.A.
0.54 Sound Design: James Munoz
1.00 Production Designer: Anton Laguna
1.03 Edited by Rodrigo Cortes
1.08 Music: Victor Reeves
1.13 Director of Photography: Xavi Gimenez
1.17 Executive Producer: Cindy Cowan
1.21 Executive Producer: Irving Cowan
1.26 Executive Producer: Lisa Wilson
1.33 Produced by: Ardrian Guerra
Rodrigo Cortes
1.39 Written and Directed by Rodrigo Cortes
School of Rock (2003) (Total Time 2.58) (COMEDY)
0.23 Paramount Pictures Present0.28 A Scott Rudin Production
0.38 A Richard Linklater Film
0.46 Jack Black
0.48 (THE) SCHOOL OF ROCK
0.55 Joan Cusack
0.59 Mike White
1.03 Sarah Silverman
1.07 Lee Wilkof
Kate McGregor-Stewart
1.12 Adam Pascal
Suzzanne Douglas
1.16 Miranda Cosgrove
Kevin Clark
Joey Gaydos JR.
Robert Tsai
1.20 Aleisha Allen
Brain Faldutto
Catlin Hale
Maryam Hassan
1.25 Casting by Ilene Starger, C.S.A.
1.29 Music Score by Craig Wedren
1.36 Music Supervisor: Randall Poster
1.52 Costume Designer: Karen Patch
1.58 Edited by Sandra Adair
2.04 Production Designer: Jeremy Conway
2.09 Director of Photography: Rogier Stoffers. N.S.C.
2.27 Executive Producers: Steve Nicolaides, Scott Aversano
2.35 Produced by Scott Rudin
Signs (2002) (Total Time 1.46) (THRILLER)
0.03 Touchstone Pictures Present0.09 A Blinding Edge Pictures/Kennedy/Marshall Production
0.14 Mel Gibson
0.20 Joaquin Phoenix
0.26 SIGNS
0.30 Cherry Jones
0.34 Rory Culkin
0.40 Abigail Breslin
Patrica Kalember
0.44 Casting by Douglas Aibel
0.51 Music By James Newton Howard
0.59 Visual Effects Supervisors: Eric Brevig
Stefen Fangmeier
1.04 Costume Designer: Ann Roth
1.09 Edited by Barbara Tulliver A.C.E.
1.14 Production Designer: Larry Fulton
1.19 Director of Photography: Tak Fujimoto A.S.C.
1.24 Executive Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
1.29 Produced by Frank Marshall and Same Mercer
1.34 Written, Produced and Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
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