vicotrian/modern day man

because the film opening transitions from old to modern on a split screen, we have decided to make the mens dress style similiar ,we will be using classical victorian fashion which is common for the era, and modern day male clothing which is popular and fashionable.

Thriller Film Pitch Powerpoint information

I cannot upload the power point that was shown in the lesson I have posted all the information within it to do with our Thriller film 

Name of film : Inheritance 

Opening Sequence Idea: 

 •Introduction to two main characters, through the use of different locations, but we do not know how they are connected. The only thing that is reveled is that one character is in the Victorian Eire and the other in modern day 2011.

•Wrist watch and pocket watch are two items are essential to the theme and plot of the film, so we shall either go with one pocket watch(passed down from generations) or use two separate time keeping devices.

Shooting Locations: 

Cambridge- Castle Hill, Fitzwilliam Museum and Various old bridges 

Auschwitz war camp in Poland. 

TO show time diffrence it will be partly shot in sepia. 

Cosutmes: 

Character 1- Typical Victorian outfit for a man. 

Character 2- a modern day version of this, Ie blazer and t shirt 

Sounds and Vocal - 

•Narration will be over the footage, with a calm paceful track, elements of spookiness.

•Scripted lines we believe will ruin the effect and atmosphere we are hopefully going to create for our audience. 

Watch/pocket watch

These two items are essential to the theme and plot of the film, so we shall either go with one pocket watch(passed down from generations) or use two separate time keeping devices. However I believe that one time piece would be better as it would fit with the title inheritance.

costumes continued

we have decided to dress the victorian man (lawrence) possibly in a blazer and a waiste coat.we will also try and have these items made out of tweed.

Costumes

the thriller is supposily a cross between the victorian era and the modern age, so we to cross over of two styles :victorian gentle and modern day office worker.

Titles

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These are our title ideas.

We decided to use Lucida Blackletter as our text, as it looks old fashioned and fits with the theme of our opening.

Panic Room

Our montage sequence for The Panic Room included a lot of the cast and the production crew of the film. The setting for the film is in a panic room, hence the title sequence being set in and around a city.

The text is a consistent silver blocky font, which emphasises the cityscape. The atmosphere of the film is set by the moving people ad transpo 

Fargo, opening sequence analysis

How does it fit with the genre: The genre of Fargo certainly comes across as a thriller in the opening sequence, the way in which it is so mysterious, the blue space for the first part of the opening sequence, down to white, all we know and see at this point is a faint image of a car in the background, we know nothing of what this car is about or who or what is in it. This film is a hybrid cross over with a survival. As it is set in a remote place,  the sub genre, is not clear in the opening sequence further analysis would be required.

In the opening sequence we have not been introduced into any of the characters, the narrative in the opening sequence is not clear although there is a broken down car, so this relates to the thriller genre, as we do not know how the car become broken down. The camera work is not very advanced it is quite naturalistic.

Preliminary Task Analysis

During our preliminary task, we focused on match on action, 180 degree rule and continuity editing to create a proffesional piece.

Titles Ideas

Title ideas:

• Paths Crossed
• Crossed paths
• Past Time
• Memories
• Inheritance
• Legacy
• Will
• Mechanism
• 
  

Titles for film

Title brainstorm:

• Paths Crossed
• Crossed Paths
• Past Times
• Memories
• Legacy
• Inheritance
• Will
• Mechanism
• Time zone

Locations for filming

We have decided thast fitting with cambridges river and punting heritage, we thought that an opening involving one of cambridges many historical bridges would be fitting for the historical thriller.

production logo

Whilst making the production logo, I tested a variety of techniques to change the look and the message that it gave off. For example I tried to show the background through the letters, by cutting out the shape of the letters from a 'black' over layer so the lights from the city background would help distinguish the writing. However i discovered this was unclear and confusing to the audience.

This is the final production logo


So finally I decided to use a title being reflected into the water to help add reality to the production logo, and make it look more professional. I used the handwriting font, as it helped represent that the film company is personal and less industrial. I also think the use of the name 'night life productions' targets an older more mature auience in the transition from student/single adult- adult with partner and children.

Initial idea

We have planned out initial idea for our thriller, the basic plan is to have no speech just various mysterious shots.

locations: 

• Castle Hill 
• Cambridge River 
• Fitzwilliam Museum 

Costume: 

Lawrence- Victorian male costume, 

legendary production logo

The 'legendary' title makes the reader feel as if they have an expierienced company and the film will be well made.

production logos

There are many different types of production logos and each one, dominates the audience, they are usually dramatic and engage the audience into the film they are about to watch.
Here are a few examples, each one is unique, sometimes film companies, change thre production logo to suit the film, the warner bros is a example of this.

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warner bros- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYZtRfB7W5Y&feature=related

Universal Studios

Lionsgate production logo

Lionsgate:
The music is quite loud, giving an over powering and dramatic feel . The way everything comes together showing a gate symbolises the gate and everything forming up, leaving us with the title of Lionsgate

The Interpreteur

The interpreter starts with titles relating to the producers and production companies, they are all displayed in a 'serif' font which connotes how the film could revolve around a formal organisation like a government or corporate firm. The soundtrack accompanying the titles and opening sequence is a diegetic soundtrack which gives the impression that the story is set in a wild and uncontrollable location  as well as wild and uncontrollable situation.

Panic Room

The title sequence of Panic Room immediately shows the film will be set in a city, as of the background being skyscrapers which the titles are set on. The consistent colours of silver and the blocky font emphasise the city atmosphere.

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Thriller definition

Thriller definition 
Thriller is a genre of literature, film, and television that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as the main elements. The primary subgenres are mystery,crime and physiological thriller.

Thriller Films

Se7en
Inception
Batman: The Dark Knight
The Prestige
Taken
The Departed

Preliminary Task Evaluation

There was 3 major shots we had to accomplish in our film, we accomplished all 3 of these shots. The 3 shots we had to accomplish was, Shot Reverse Shot, 180 degree rule and match on action. I felt our team work was what enabled us to achieve all 3 of these shots well. 

12R1-16 preliminary task 2011

Definition Research

Continuity Editing:
Continuity editing is the main style of editing in narrative cinema and television. The objective of continuity editing is to correct the break continuity of the editing process and to establish a logical understanding between shots.


180 degree rule: 
The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters in the same scene should always have the same angular relationship between each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary line connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.

Match on action:

A match cut is a cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which an subject in the two shots graphically match, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.

shot reverse shot:

Shot reverse shot (or shot/countershot) is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

Definition Research

Continuity Editing:

The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a flow  between shots.

  

180 degree rule:

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line. The new shot, from the opposite side, is known as a reverse angle.

Match on action:

A match cut is a cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which an object in the two shots match, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots.

Shot reverse shot:

Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other.

Defintions

Below are definitions of media terms 


Continuity Editing: 
Continuity editing is a style of editing in cinema and television. The purpose of continuity editing is to smooth over the discontinuity of the editing process and to establish a logical coherence between shots. 


180 Degree Rule: The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other.


Match on action: either an action commenced in shot A is completed in shot B, or an action in shot A is mirrored by an action in shot B, for example when we cut from character A in location A reading a newspaper to character B in location B reading the same newspaper. 


Shot Reverse Shot: Shot reverse shot (or shot/counter shot) is a film technique wherein one character is shown looking at another character (often off-screen), and then the other character is shown looking "back" at the first character.


Definition of a thriller (genre): 


"a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie" 


Below is a list of the top 50 thriller films and how many vote it received (IMDB) Thriller films: 

Rank	Rating	Title	Votes
1.	8.9	Inception (2010)	273,673
2.	8.8	The Dark Knight (2008)	490,534
3.	8.8	Elite Squad 2 (2010)	2,114
4.	8.8	Goodfellas (1990)	241,311
5.	8.8	Fight Club (1999)	404,038
6.	8.7	Rear Window (1954)	124,420
7.	8.7	Psycho (1960)	151,053
8.	8.7	The Usual Suspects (1995)	278,844
9.	8.7	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)	259,143
10.	8.6	Se7en (1995)	295,774
11.	8.6	Memento (2000)	289,831
12.	8.6	Black Swan (2010)	29,485
13.	8.6	Leon (1994)	212,210
14.	8.6	North by Northwest (1959)	97,532
15.	8.6	Double Indemnity (1944)	38,973
16.	8.6	M (1931)	41,968
17.	8.5	Taxi Driver (1976)	164,623
18.	8.5	Vertigo (1958)	96,085
19.	8.5	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)	250,294
20.	8.5	Alien (1979)	189,236
21.	8.5	The Lives of Others (2006)	80,347
22.	8.5	The Third Man (1949)	52,945
23.	8.5	127 Hours (2010)	5,578
24.	8.5	The Departed (2006)	279,338
25.	8.5	Aliens (1986)	177,556
26.	8.4	Chinatown (1974)	82,705
27.	8.4	L.A. Confidential (1997)	171,628
28.	8.4	Reservoir Dogs (1992)	222,821
29.	8.4	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)	19,084
30.	8.4	The Prestige (2006)	222,350
31.	8.4	Rebecca (1940)	36,953
32.	8.3	Yojimbo (1961)	30,726
33.	8.3	Touch of Evil (1958)	34,050
34.	8.3	The Wages of Fear (1953)	14,958
35.	8.3	Oldboy (2003)	103,862
36.	8.3	Safety Last! (1923)	5,840
37.	8.3	Les Diaboliques (1955)	15,560
38.	8.3	Sin City (2005)	267,545
39.	8.3	Die Hard (1988)	191,172
40.	8.3	Hotel Rwanda (2004)	97,404
41.	8.3	Strangers on a Train (1951)	36,188
42.	8.3	Jaws (1975)	144,913
43.	8.3	Batman Begins (2005)	283,616
44.	8.3	Notorious (1946)	32,836
45.	8.3	Blade Runner (1982)	192,740
46.	8.3	Fargo (1996)	172,047
47.	8.3	Heat (1995)	152,269
48.	8.2	No Country for Old Men (2007)	209,106
49.	8.2	Le Trou (1960)	3,361
50.	8.2	The Big Sleep (1946)	30,239

Below is a youtube clip of a trailer of inception this gives a taster of a thriller film: