Saturday, 30 January 2010
Friday, 29 January 2010
Sequence of Events
- We see an establishing shot of the house in the middle of the night.
- We see a close up of a hand in a black glove posting a letter.
- We get a match on action shot of the letter being posted and landing inside the house.
- We then see a girl pick up the letter and move to another room to read it.
- Close up of a newspaper lying on the floor with dramatic headlines about recent killings.
- Close up of a hand opening a back door and entering the house.
- Switch back to a long shot of the girl reading the letter calmly.
- Change to shots of the killer moving through the house. (Possibly including over the shoulder shots so we see from the killers view but we don't see the killers face, only see the back of his head.)
- Switch back to the girl reading the letter starting to get worried.
- We see a view of the killer moving up the stairs while dragging a knife against the wall.
- Switch to a close up of the girl reading the letter again with her hands shaking.
- Low angle shot of the killers feet as he reaches the top step.
- We see a mid shot of the girls worried face.
- Switch to a P.O.V shot from the killer looking through a crack in the door.
- Close up shot of the killers hand reaching through the crack in the door to the light switch.
- The girl turns to look at the door.
- Just as she turns, before she see's the killer, the light goes out and we hear the girl gasp.
- The title of the film comes onto the screen.
- We see a close up of a hand in a black glove posting a letter.
- We get a match on action shot of the letter being posted and landing inside the house.
- We then see a girl pick up the letter and move to another room to read it.
- Close up of a newspaper lying on the floor with dramatic headlines about recent killings.
- Close up of a hand opening a back door and entering the house.
- Switch back to a long shot of the girl reading the letter calmly.
- Change to shots of the killer moving through the house. (Possibly including over the shoulder shots so we see from the killers view but we don't see the killers face, only see the back of his head.)
- Switch back to the girl reading the letter starting to get worried.
- We see a view of the killer moving up the stairs while dragging a knife against the wall.
- Switch to a close up of the girl reading the letter again with her hands shaking.
- Low angle shot of the killers feet as he reaches the top step.
- We see a mid shot of the girls worried face.
- Switch to a P.O.V shot from the killer looking through a crack in the door.
- Close up shot of the killers hand reaching through the crack in the door to the light switch.
- The girl turns to look at the door.
- Just as she turns, before she see's the killer, the light goes out and we hear the girl gasp.
- The title of the film comes onto the screen.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Age certifications
There are 7 different age certifications that a film can have. 6 of these are more well known where as 1 of the age certifications is mainly used in pornographic films.
The main age ranges for thriller films is between 12 and 18 depending on how scary or violent the thriller is.
When thinking about our thriller opening i would expect ours to be a 15 because of what it insinuates and the story line that it would follow if it was a full film.
12A
A 12A means it may be suitable for people who under the age of 12. those who are under the age of 12 would be permitted to see the peformance if an adult above the age of 18 was present through out the entire film.
12
A twelve means that the film is only suitable for people who are 12 and over. it isnt suitable for people who are under 12 to see even if accompanied by an adult.
15
This film is only for people of the age of 15 and over to view. any one under that age range is not allowed to see it.
12A twelve means that the film is only suitable for people who are 12 and over. it isnt suitable for people who are under 12 to see even if accompanied by an adult.
15This film is only for people of the age of 15 and over to view. any one under that age range is not allowed to see it.
18Suitable only for adults.
Nobody younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.No-one younger than 18 can rent or buy an 18 rated VHS, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, UMD or game.
Location of our Thriller
Our thriller's location will be in a house in a neighbourhood. this beats some conventions because usually the house that the victim is in is isolated. the main rooms we will see our the bedroom and the hallway areas. The bedroom where the girl will be reading the letter and the hallway which is where the killer is creeping about.
The possible endings for our opening scene
We are not that sure right now just how we should have our thriller opening finish. WE have two main ideas at this point in time.
Idea one:
We have a shot of the girl reading the letter and in the distance we can see the killer slowly coming up behind her we never get a clear image of the killer. we could possibly be seeing it from the reflection in the mirror.
Idea two:
We have the girl stop reading the letter looking scared. she begins to turn around slowly going to face the door. Just as she is about to full on face the killer the lights go off. after a small pause of just silence we hear a gasp. The title of our film would then flash up.
I personally think that idea two is better because its more suspensful and leaves more to the imagination of the viewer. it leaves them more puzzled which is exactly what a thriller is meant to do.
Idea one:
We have a shot of the girl reading the letter and in the distance we can see the killer slowly coming up behind her we never get a clear image of the killer. we could possibly be seeing it from the reflection in the mirror.
Idea two:
We have the girl stop reading the letter looking scared. she begins to turn around slowly going to face the door. Just as she is about to full on face the killer the lights go off. after a small pause of just silence we hear a gasp. The title of our film would then flash up.
I personally think that idea two is better because its more suspensful and leaves more to the imagination of the viewer. it leaves them more puzzled which is exactly what a thriller is meant to do.
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
some video that helped inspire our idea
this trailer helped inspire us to have the idea of the killer moving around the house except we are not as openly playing mind games with the female character. she is totally unaware that some one is in her house. we think this will help to build the tension.
possible ideas
Idea 2
This is the second idea that our group had. This seems to be the more favourable idea as both members of the group worked on it. It incorporates both of our ideas so seems to be the idea we are going with.
The idea is we have an establishing shot of a house in the middle of the night. its deserted even though its on a main road. we get a close up of a hand in a black gloving posting a letter through the letter box of the house we just saw. we have a match on action shot of the letter being posted. we then see a girl in a mid shot picking up the letter. we go to a point of view shot of the girl looking out her letterbox to see who has sent a letter at this time. we then watch the girl move upstairs to go and read the letter. The editing at this point will be slow. we switch to a close up view of the same hand in a black glove opening the back door and entering the house. we switch back to the girl who is reading the letter. her facial expression shouldnt be overally shocked or worried at this point. almost a calm expression being show. we switch back and show a little bit of the killer walking around the house. switch again to the girl reading the letter and getting worried. switch back to the killer dragging a knive along the wall as he walks up the stairs. switch back to the girl a close up of her hands shaking to show she is getting worried. switch back to possibly a high angle shot of the killers feet reaching the last step of the door. The editing will have speeded up at the point the killer is walking up the stairs. switch to the girl looking really worried. point of view shot of the killer looking at the girl through a crack in the door...
This is the second idea that our group had. This seems to be the more favourable idea as both members of the group worked on it. It incorporates both of our ideas so seems to be the idea we are going with.
The idea is we have an establishing shot of a house in the middle of the night. its deserted even though its on a main road. we get a close up of a hand in a black gloving posting a letter through the letter box of the house we just saw. we have a match on action shot of the letter being posted. we then see a girl in a mid shot picking up the letter. we go to a point of view shot of the girl looking out her letterbox to see who has sent a letter at this time. we then watch the girl move upstairs to go and read the letter. The editing at this point will be slow. we switch to a close up view of the same hand in a black glove opening the back door and entering the house. we switch back to the girl who is reading the letter. her facial expression shouldnt be overally shocked or worried at this point. almost a calm expression being show. we switch back and show a little bit of the killer walking around the house. switch again to the girl reading the letter and getting worried. switch back to the killer dragging a knive along the wall as he walks up the stairs. switch back to the girl a close up of her hands shaking to show she is getting worried. switch back to possibly a high angle shot of the killers feet reaching the last step of the door. The editing will have speeded up at the point the killer is walking up the stairs. switch to the girl looking really worried. point of view shot of the killer looking at the girl through a crack in the door...
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