Thursday 28 January 2016
Main Titles - Jack
Today I had a small go at creating a main title for the end of our double exposures in our opening sequence. We haven't 100% decided on a name and so I just used an old name from a while ago. I tried to include the genre of our film in the title to make it flow better with our double exposures. This was just a brief attempt as I haven't done anything on after effects in a while and so I wanted to try and get back into understanding it. I will be making a full draft of it between tomorrow and next Friday to put into our draft.
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Our Target Audience - Jack
We need to consider the ways that the audience may view our film, thinking about the different things they will want involved to enjoy the film and actually find it worthwhile. This is important as they are a key way of seeing whether our piece is good or bad as they have an interest in the thriller genre.
Bafta Guru Search- Maryam
Thursday 21 January 2016
Ink Drop - Maryam and Kye
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Green Screen Prep - Jack, Kye and Maryam
Today we ironed our green screen, preparing it for our filming now and in the coming days. This will allow the green screen to come out better and more effective in our filming.
Thursday 7 January 2016
Sound Testing - Jack and Kye
Today we sat at the piano and practiced our chords for our opening scene music.
Sunday 3 January 2016
Best Thrillers Ever Made - Jack
I had a look into a couple of the best thrillers of all time. These films are being rated on audience reviews and opinions as well as complete in depth looks into the films from various sources.
Two of the films which I found to be the best thrillers of all time were the films Se7en and The Departed. These films were seen to be top films of this genre which many people took a liking for in many different ways. These films had top directors, David Fincher and Martin Scorsese and won Scorsese his Best Director Oscar.
The Best Films
Se7en - The film that established David Fincher's apparently inseparable relationship with the darker side of human existence, this film sidesteps the cliches it appears to bury itself in, two mismatched cops, one black, one white, the old-timer on the edge of retirement and a brilliant serial killer with a twisted methodology with fierce intelligence, in an unusual density of literary reference and through exceptional performances from a top cast, with Morgan Freeman's haunted Somerset and Brad Pitt's feisty Mills more than ably matched. A top thrill in this film comes in the long foot chase midway through the film that really gets the energy high.
The Departed - The film that finally won Scorsese his long overdue Best Director Oscar, as well as Best Film, The Departed is similarly a remake of the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, but with entirely different emphases and twists. Perhaps surprisingly for Scorsese, this tale of a cop posing as a mobster (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a mobster doing the same (Matt Damon) is often as laugh-out-loud funny as it is suspenseful, with great comedic turns by Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin as the police and a wonderfully over the top Jack Nicholson as Costello, the head of the Boston mob. This film is full of thrills, most notably when Di Caprio and Damon meet within the film.
I really enjoyed watching both of these films as they each brought something different, using things individual to the directors and actors. They were very good watches and both were quite intriguing.
Two of the films which I found to be the best thrillers of all time were the films Se7en and The Departed. These films were seen to be top films of this genre which many people took a liking for in many different ways. These films had top directors, David Fincher and Martin Scorsese and won Scorsese his Best Director Oscar.
The Best Films
Se7en - The film that established David Fincher's apparently inseparable relationship with the darker side of human existence, this film sidesteps the cliches it appears to bury itself in, two mismatched cops, one black, one white, the old-timer on the edge of retirement and a brilliant serial killer with a twisted methodology with fierce intelligence, in an unusual density of literary reference and through exceptional performances from a top cast, with Morgan Freeman's haunted Somerset and Brad Pitt's feisty Mills more than ably matched. A top thrill in this film comes in the long foot chase midway through the film that really gets the energy high.
The Departed - The film that finally won Scorsese his long overdue Best Director Oscar, as well as Best Film, The Departed is similarly a remake of the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, but with entirely different emphases and twists. Perhaps surprisingly for Scorsese, this tale of a cop posing as a mobster (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a mobster doing the same (Matt Damon) is often as laugh-out-loud funny as it is suspenseful, with great comedic turns by Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin as the police and a wonderfully over the top Jack Nicholson as Costello, the head of the Boston mob. This film is full of thrills, most notably when Di Caprio and Damon meet within the film.
I really enjoyed watching both of these films as they each brought something different, using things individual to the directors and actors. They were very good watches and both were quite intriguing.
Saturday 2 January 2016
Target Audience of Thrillers - Jack
Different Thrillers are set on targeting different types of audiences, specific to the ones that they like the best themselves.
There are Psychological Thrillers which are usually set to an audience of 18+ as they include a lot of violence and issues that could be quite disturbing for the younger generation. Usually on the DVD case or in the movie description it will have a warning on whether it is suitable for who you are. The plot of Psychological Thrillers usually have something to do with characters fighting each other with their minds and trying to defeat each other. An example of a Psychological Thriller is Fatal Attraction.
Crime Thrillers are thrillers that have a clear focus that the characters etc, are trying to break the law in some kind of way. The police feature in this type of thriller quite a lot as they are trying to solve something or are involved in some kind of way. Villains are usually the criminals and have done something bad that they need to be stopped for. An example of this is Silence of the Lambs.
Romantic Thrillers are usually relationships with a small aspect of a thriller involved in them. They are rarely seen and very hard to make as the plot is very difficult to produce and takes a lot of time to think of a good one. These are usually female dominated and have something to do with their relationship problems and a twist on it. An example of this is the movie called Old Boy.
A Supernatural Thriller is one which involves some kind of supernatural, unusual movement along with a thriller genre flowing throughout. Usually the main character will have some kind of special psychic ability that they use to their advantage and develops many twists in the movie. The main audience gender is females with this type of thriller. An example of a supernatural thriller is The Exorcist.
Action Thrillers involve many scenes of violence, to do with gun combats and many car chases, a lot of movement and high levels of energy taking place. More blood scenes are shown to emphasise the dramatic effect of the violence taking place in the movie. An example of this is The Bourne Identity.
Our thriller movie is looking to be in the bracket of Crime and Action as we have the ideas of both, involved in our intentions of the movie plan. We think these will work best in what we are looking for in a film and think it will be the best type to create. As ours will be very energetic and involve aspects of crime, a mix of the two is probably the easiest to describe what we are going for.
There are Psychological Thrillers which are usually set to an audience of 18+ as they include a lot of violence and issues that could be quite disturbing for the younger generation. Usually on the DVD case or in the movie description it will have a warning on whether it is suitable for who you are. The plot of Psychological Thrillers usually have something to do with characters fighting each other with their minds and trying to defeat each other. An example of a Psychological Thriller is Fatal Attraction.
Crime Thrillers are thrillers that have a clear focus that the characters etc, are trying to break the law in some kind of way. The police feature in this type of thriller quite a lot as they are trying to solve something or are involved in some kind of way. Villains are usually the criminals and have done something bad that they need to be stopped for. An example of this is Silence of the Lambs.
Romantic Thrillers are usually relationships with a small aspect of a thriller involved in them. They are rarely seen and very hard to make as the plot is very difficult to produce and takes a lot of time to think of a good one. These are usually female dominated and have something to do with their relationship problems and a twist on it. An example of this is the movie called Old Boy.
A Supernatural Thriller is one which involves some kind of supernatural, unusual movement along with a thriller genre flowing throughout. Usually the main character will have some kind of special psychic ability that they use to their advantage and develops many twists in the movie. The main audience gender is females with this type of thriller. An example of a supernatural thriller is The Exorcist.
Action Thrillers involve many scenes of violence, to do with gun combats and many car chases, a lot of movement and high levels of energy taking place. More blood scenes are shown to emphasise the dramatic effect of the violence taking place in the movie. An example of this is The Bourne Identity.
Our thriller movie is looking to be in the bracket of Crime and Action as we have the ideas of both, involved in our intentions of the movie plan. We think these will work best in what we are looking for in a film and think it will be the best type to create. As ours will be very energetic and involve aspects of crime, a mix of the two is probably the easiest to describe what we are going for.
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