Final Piece Thriller Opening Scene

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Conventions Of Thriller Films

A thriller film will always have the same conventions or traditions to create suspense and have an effect on the audience. The thriller genre uses unpredictability, surprise, and excitement to get to the audience. There are many times of thriller sub genres, such as crime, love, action these are just the main ones. Thrillers tend to be quite fast paced so they can get the audience engaged and thinking.

The key concepts of a thriller movie will be the mise-en-scene so everything within the frame cosutme, location, props, lighting and camera angles. Representation of social groups also comes in to this as well as ideology so the views and messages behind the film, maybe there is a moral to the story that the director is trying to get across to the audience. The audience is also a very important factor so they who the target market is and who it is aimed at.

Thriller genre has many different characters that will have to play different play roles to get the audience confused and thinking what is happening and what is going to happen. The camera movement involved in thrillers are normally tracking and pan this is done so it shows the audience know who is involved and the main characters in the movie. Jump cuts are commonly in most thriller movies, this is because a number of things are happening that we are unaware of and the jump cuts fill us in and let us know about certain characters and what the story will be about. Dark colours are also used in thrillers to create an edgy feeling and a tense atmosphere this giving the film a thrill.

Music and sound (mostly non-digetic) are almost used in thriller majority thriller films. Sound and music is a key convention to the thriller genre as without it the right atmosphere will not be created. In the beginning of a thriller, music tends to be slow paced and will be used to build up suspense or get you into the film however during a thriller film silence is also another technique used in a thriller. Silence is used because it means the audience can put all there main focus on the character instead of allowing the music to create the atmosphere for them.

In conclusion there are many key aspects and key conventions in a thriller movie and if you meet them all you will have a good movie, which will attract a wide audience and will be big hit.

Thriller Films Opening Analysis

Limitless: Limitless is a film about a writer who takes a drug which allows his brain to fully function 100% he then has the power and authority to do anything the drug gives him super human abilities. The opening of Limitless is very quick and has a lot of swift transactions. They firstly introduce the main character by zooming on to him this is showing us that the story is based on him. This is a typical thriller movie as it keeps you at edge and wants you to know more. The fast paced music and beat also goes with the thriller convention genre of fast paced music which makes you think that something is going to happen. Lighting used in the trailer is natural light as he is in his office or outside which the sun is giving. This does not give you the image of a dark gloomy place, it makes you think that everything is calm and nothing is going to happen. But as it goes on a number of camera angles are used such as zoom in, mid shot, long shot these are used to show expressions, props and setting of the film. It moves on from place to place and scene to scene to make it more dramatic. The title "Limitless" fades out. This then leads to the credits coming in and every credit enlarges a little bit before disappearing.

Snatch:  Snatch is a film about people who have no morals by promoting bare knuckle fighting, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. This film has it all and is a good thriller movie, it opens up with a black screen then white font comes into it telling us who the producer is and who the distributor is. This hits the audience straight away as it is in bold lettering. The camera movement is very minimal at first but then close up are used to show people faces, this is like a mug shot and links in with the characters  profile of being a thug. The camera pans back and forth when it is on the CCTV camera and then moves on to the next one. Over the shoulder shot is used when the men are talking this is showing us that they are having a conversation, it could be between a police officer and a robber in the station. Zoom in is used when they are showing us the very expensive diamond gleaming showing us that is worth money. Props are mainly suits, guns as the characters involved are wealthy and have to look classy with power. The soundtrack is faced paced and has the thriller edge to it, so the audience if left at suspense.




Inception: Is a action thriller which revolves around the world of dreams and people performing actions in them like another world. When the film starts off a black background is used and white font is used to show the audience who is starring and who the film is distributed. The use of sound is good as it has an impact on the audience and allows them to  take in the detail and the scope of the environment which helps to build the area up as somewhere new and unexplored. The close up camera angle is used to show expression on the characters face this shows them how the character is feeling, the man is laying down on the floor and you can tell that he is baffled and does not know where he is or how he got there, its almost like that he is unaware of his surroundings, this creates tension and gets the audience thinking what is going to happen next. The male character is wearing plain and simple clothing where as the children are wearing bright clothes to make them stand out more. A low angle is used when the protagonist is then seen by a person in uniform, he uses his gun to nudge him to see if he is alive, this is showing us that the man in uniform has authority and is higher than the man. This leaves it at a cliff hanger ending, so the audience carry on watching and wanting to no more.

Storyboard

Here is our story board of our thriller opening sequence 'Lost Footsteps'

Treatment

Our film is about two school girls who go missing in park on there way to school, they are being watched by a stalker who is hiding in a bush and is planning to kidnap them. The film comes under the conventions of a psychological thriller genre due to the lighting used, sound affects and after affects we used in our opening clip. Our thriller opening sequence plans to engage the audience and make them think what is going to happen next it will give them the cliff-hanger feeling so they will want to continue watching.


To start off our thriller opening sequence will we be using the a full long shot this will be the two school girls walking through the park to get to school, this scene will be shot in black and white as it creates  tense atmosphere. We shall the be using a over the shoulder shot which will be concentrating on the back of the characters head this will be when the stalker is watching the school girls from the bush. Furthermore we will then be using a mid shot which will show the two girls talking, we then will be using the same shot focusing on the bush when it starts to shake. The next shot will be a close up of the feet and then of the mobile phone ringing which is also a close up. The black and white colour effect is then removed and the normal colours are shown.


We decided to go through with this storyline as it has some edge to it and things like this do happen in reality, some some of the viewers can relate to this. The story line can also have an effect on parents and they may act upon it and tell their children to be safe and to be alert at all times. We all got together and planned out where we was going to shoot our thriller opening sequence and the props we was going to use and who was going to star in it. In the end we decided to shoot it in South Norwood Lakes which is a 10 minute walk from our school, this is good as we didn't have to travel that far and all the people who were starring in the clip can easily get there. The park is quiet and is a good place to shoot as lot of people do walk through parks to get to places. Straight away the audience will know where it is set and where the scene started off.




Our thriller opening is a typical psychological thriller this is because of the music we used, camera angles used and finally editing skills. In conclusion I think that our thriller opening sequence is a good idea, as situations like this occur all the time and people who will watch the opening clip will want to carry on watching.

Production Schedule

PROJECT TITLE:  Lost Footsteps

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 1	13th March 2012	Khari Patterson	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume required	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Make sure the park has been checked for any hazards.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 2	13th March 2012	Khari Patterson	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Ensure there are no sharp objects on the ground.	In this shot the male stalker will be present, however we only see his head and so his costume is not necessary.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 3	13th March 2012	Khari Patterson	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Make sure when walking, be aware of who’s is around you.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 4	13th March 2012	Chloe Pilgrim	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Ensure no wildlife are present at the time.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 5	13th March 2012	Chloe Pilgrim	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Make sure no vehicles are around in the park.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 6	13th March 2012	Chloe Pilgrim	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- School uniform. - School bags. - Sweets.	Ensure all crew members stay together as a group, as it will be early morning and could be dangerous.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 7	13th March 2012	Ibrahim Ghani	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- Shoes	Make sure the pathway is clear.	Only the shoes will be filmed, so make sure the camera is also steady.

Scene Number	Date & Time	Director	Location
Scene 1 Shot 8	13th March 2012	Ibrahim Ghani	South Norwood Lakes, South Norwood, London
Crew	Props/Costume req	Health & Safety	Other
-          Chloe Pilgrim (Writer & Director) -          Khari Patterson (Director) -          Ibrahim Ghani (Director & Actor) -          D’mee Smith (Actress) -          Larelle Benjamin       (Actress) -          Shannon Dwyer (Supporting Actress)	- Mobile phone	Ensure 999 is not really called as this can cause disruptions for emergency services.

Logo Design

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I learnt how to use the program 'Adobe Fireworks CS5' during todays lesson. I started to create different logos and how to add text into shapes. This programme is very good as you can have different shapes, font types, colours and many more functions. I have added some examples of my work that I produced in fireworks.

Prop List

Prop list

Prop	How to acquire	Usage in piece
Sweets	The sweets can be purchased from any corner shop	The girls will be eating sweets
School Bag	Actors school bag	School girls to carry
Mobile Phone	My mobile phone will be used	At the end the phone will be ringing in the final scene

Costume list

Outfit	How to acquire	Usage in piece
School shirt, black trousers or skirt, tie, blazer and shoes (school uniform)	Own clothes	Clothing of protagonist
Shoes	Own clothes	Clothing of protagonist
School shirt, black trousers or skirt, tie, blazer and shoes (school uniform)	Own clothes	Clothing of antagonist

We planned our props and costume extensively, and each prop or part of costume was selected carefully. For example, we planned for the two protagonists to be in school uniform wearing a school shirt, black trousers or skirt, tie, blazer and shoes. Lots of the clothing we used was not bought, as we owned everything we needed to use in our thriller opening sequence. The antagonist is not show in our opening scene and the only prop of his that will be show is his shoes.

In terms of props, the sweets we shall be using will be purchased from the local corner shop so getting them will be no problem at all. Regarding all the school uniform one of the actors will have it and mobile phone everyone has so we can use anyone's.