May 05, 2011
April 25, 2011
April 13, 2011
April 12, 2011
April 11, 2011
April 05, 2011
1st idea
Dexter!
I got our original idea from a television series called Dexter. We like the whole idea of having a opening of the crime thriller type of genre so we thought we could expand on it.
I got our original idea from a television series called Dexter. We like the whole idea of having a opening of the crime thriller type of genre so we thought we could expand on it.
Dexter worked apart of the police force too as well as being a serial killer. From this I realised that most serial killers are not born like that. It is usually caused from a traumatic experience they have encountered throughout their life with effected them in such a way to lead them to feed off an addiction and kill. As i didn't know much information on it, I decided to look into it further, although it turned out we didnt use this idea.
March 28, 2011
March 24, 2011
conclusion
Conclusion from research
Due to the questionnaire that we carries to 40 respondents and the detailed interviews constructed on 2 individuals by each group members, we managed to obtain some useful research that has helped us overall to get an idea of what our target audience is going to be for our thriller film and also the type of expectations our audiences will be having.
In order to try and get the most accurate results, we tried to get people of all types of ages and from all types of ethnic backgrounds to construct our interviews. However, we found that it was a lot more difficult to get those of an older age to take an interest and take a few minutes out of their time to help us get the research we wanted. Once constructed the results of the questionnaire, we found that less than a 1/4 of those aged over 30 took part, so we came to the conclusion that it would be beneficial to make our target audience between the ages of 16- 30. This is simply because the majority of respondents fell in those age groups so we have a better understanding. Also when asked whether the rating of the movie affected the respondents choice and what certificate they preferred to watch, the highest results were films of a certificate 18. Those who said the rating affected their choice; it was mainly due to them finding young family 12A movies boring and not as exciting than an 18 rated film. In relation we want to provide that sense of excitement and enigma to our audiences instead of just a ‘boring’ film, which we discovered via our research.
With our research, we also found that mainly those of a white and asian ethnicity mostly spend their money in the cinema due socialising reasons, pleasure but most importantly the storyline. This gives the suggestion that what the film is about indicates a lot about the total revenue the film will make in general. Also through our research we found that the types of movies they were mostly interested in were Horror, action and Comedy films, with Horror films winning ¼ of the vote. When asked if they enjoy watching thrillers, half of the respondents agreed, so we concluded that the sub-genre of the film that we will be producing either between a horror thriller and a comedy thriller.
From the results of the detailed interviews, we also concluded that within thrillers, they like to see a lot of blood, disturbing scenes and intense moments to keep them wondering, asking questions in order to keep them interested. We also found that it is not particularly important to have some sort of “thrill”
from the opening sequence. This sort of information was very useful as it shows that it is possible to produce a good film, but in our case a good opening without making it too complicated.
similar text analysis
- I noticed that in the opening sequence, 'me' in the title 'catch me if you can' is the only word that is white whilst the rest is blue and is the only one that fades like a cloud suggesting it is almost impossible to catch and is constantly disappearing.
- The whole opening sequence was animated and telling a story, the storyline itself. This gives the audience an idea of the content of film but doesn't give too much away which leaves the audience asking questions.
The sound changes throughout the opening sequence to different paces. Its changes from upbeat diagloue to emphasis the chase to more of a slower, more intensifying pace to bring out tention. Although different paces, they still sound alike. The soundtrack sounds like a musical instruments similar to a chello and a piano throughout certain parts. More of an elegant low paced music was used throughout the opening showing high heels, prestiege ladies, and bubbly expensive cocktails to connote the sophistication of the locations they will be visiting.
similar text analysis
Panic Room
The film starts with a soundtrack of what sounds like a clock tickin along with vague ambient sound of car horns and police sirens, which gives the audience an idea of what the is like without even seeing it yet. The car horn suggests frantic jam packed roads filled with angry and inpatient drivers as well as criminal activity taking place with the sirens. The clock ticking gives the suggestion that a scene within the film will be a race against time. Then suddenly the soundtrack turns back to non-diegetic sound where it turns back to more of a upbeat tempo, building up the intensity in the audience. A long shot of the park with people sitting down with orange tree and skyscrapers behind it was used whilst thediegetic offscreen sound was played of the character talking about her daily tasks and problems. Temporal continuity editing was used from the shot of the trees of the location of the diagetic ofscreen sound, the charcter, using a tilt shot from the top of the trees to the two woman walking and talking. At this point is where the audio is directly matched to the moving image, in other words called synchronous as well as the character being established.
The mise en scene is also used to establish the setting and characters. The orange leave on the trees on the pavement along the curb suggest the setting is in an autumn setting. When the characters were established, they were wearing very long coats, scarves and loves along with other people of the public dressed in dull colours, creating the mood of the surroundings. The character talking appears to be the main character, seems to be rushing wand wearing glasses that obtained the audiences ability to view her identity to give that feeling of suspence and ask questions.
Digital imagery was used throughout the opening sequence to give an illusion of the titles appearing to be balanced on the buildings. The titles were displayed in white so it almost camouflaged with the sklyscrapers suggesting there may involve a lot of hiding withing the film, in other word, establishing the enigma.
As the opening only really introduces the location, setting and characters, it only introduces us to the themes or narrative in a suttle way. From the soundtrack the audience can discover the type of city they live in, for example the ambient sound used of the police sirens gives the thought of a corrupted neighborhood. The use of all teh different soundtrack at different times definitely had a big impact of engaging the audiences interest but also all the use of colour in a busy enviroment as it keeps the audience intrigued with a lot to focus and look at.
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