I did some research into different possible locations in the area. YHA Holmbury is a youth hostel, however it is too modern and too clean for what we're looking for,but it does have the kind of flooring we want and enough space in some rooms to film. It is quite expensive at around £30 for a room big enough so may no be...
I had a look at different shops that sold the kind of trousers we needed for the Russians to wear as they didn't have any of their own. On Sports Direct I found two pairs of working trousers that would work, and had a look at the prices. If we can't find any others that our cast can use or borrow, we will...
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Elena, Ellis, Myles and Emma Storyboard ...
Here is a list of the props we'll need and where we can get them from: Backpacks - Ellis, Emma Guns - theatre department Wardrobe - Adam Map of Siberia - Myles Boots - bring their own, if not, theatre department S.W.A.T. gear - bring their own, if not, Ellis, Emma Carpet - Emma ...
This is a rough script of what we'd like our characters to say. It eon't have to be followed to the word but is an idea of what we want: ...
We decided on our full prop list and contacted our cast about what they need to wear: We also contacted them about a potential test shoot next week to have a run through of the script and to choreograph it roughly. ...
Our cast members have responded and all of them are available and would like to take part. Here are the replies: ...
We decided on a cast of Louisa and Callum as our main couple. We have yet to contact the people we want to play the terrorists but once we have decided for sure it'll be done. Here is the email we sent: ...
Today my group and I started to finalise ideas, put together our contact sheet, and start on a rough script of how we want the thriller to play out. We also put together a step-by-step page of what happens. ...
Today we sat down with Matt to talk about our idea and get approval to take it forward.We told him our idea and he said that it would work well, and gave us some suggestions on how to improve it, such as the setting and the reason for the attack. He suggested that because normal English hotels don't normally have spaces under the...
To prepare for the test shoot we wrote up the shots we wanted, decided on a rough storyline and a location - a bedroom in a boarding house. This test shoot is important because we can actually see if our idea would work well or not, and it also gives us the chance to play around with shots and camera angles before doing...
As a group we re-told each of our 3 ideas and discussed possible thriller intros that would include elements of all of ours. We really liked Myles' original idea, and decided to expand on that with part of other ideas included. We likes his because it had a good narrative, and could be effectively filmed, and would look original. The initial plot decision...
This week we were put into groups with the people who we'd be working with on our thriller intro. In my group is me, Myles, Elena and Emma. Here are some pictures of us on the test shoot: ...
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1. Intro outline: A man sets up a sniper on top of a building or out of a window. We see what he sees through the gun's scope , with cross hairs on the screen. He's looking at a football match (for example) focusing on different people as if searching for his target. Whilst doing this, he's making sarcastic and sadistic comments about...
As obvious as it sounds, a 'thriller' film is meant to thrill its viewers, hence the name. The dictionary definition is 'a film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage.' and is said to give viewers 'heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Alfred Hitchcock is an example of a director well known for his successful thrillers such as...
To edit our preliminary task, we used Adobe Premier Pro again, as used in the previous editing session. Matt taught us how to separate audio from the video, and to layer it so that it fit with the scene, and you couldn't directly see the person speaking. We tried to make Ollie the focus of the scene by layering Kate's voice on top...
Last week my group and I shot the preliminary task, where we were given a pre-written script with the camera angles we had to use for each shot. We shot the scene in an empty classroom, and for each new angle we repeated the scene, starting with the wide shot. Starting with this meant we could get 4 of the 12 shots in...
On Friday we went into the editing suite to look at and edit the footage we'd taken during the previous studio lesson. We used Adobe Premier to put together our shots. This software is used for both small scale and large scale projects, from YouTube videos to huge films such as Deadpool. Screenshot of Adobe Premier Matt taught us the correct terminology for...
On Thursday we went into the studio again with Matt and Paul to learn about the 180° rule (which I previously didn't know about), where the camera should stay within 180° of the subject in frame, as demonstrated in the picture below. An example was if you were filming two people having a conversation, you would imagine a line (the red one on the picture...
Semiotics - the study of signs and symbols, looking at how meaning is made and understood. Anything used for human communication is a sign - gestures, facial expressions, poetry, rituals, clothes, food, music, morse code, marketing, adverts, film etc. All media texts have 2 layers of meaning and are polysemic (have multiple meanings); DENOTATIVE: what we actually see CONNOTATIVE: what you associate with...
On Friday we had our first camera lesson in the studio, where we learnt how to use the Black Magic Mini Ursa cameras and the tripods. Starting off with the tripods, we were taught by Matt and Paul how to adjust the height by undoing the locks on all 3 legs, lifting it up to where we wanted and then doing up the...
'Son of Rambow' is about quiet Will Proudfoot and troublemaker Lee Carter making a film with their borrowed camera and big ambitions. It's set in the 1980's in England, and is a lighthearted comedy about friendship and growing up. Will is a member of 'The Bretheren' (a religious society) and is living with his mother and sister. As a result of being in...
This is a piece of group work analysing one of the previous years' thrillers about tension and production. ...
Hello, my name is Ellis Monk, I'm 16 and I live in Surrey in England. Before coming to Hurtwood I went to St John's School, Leatherhead for 3 years to do my GCSEs. Now I'm in my A1 year I'm studying Accounting, Psychology, Biology, and Media Studies. This is my coursework blog where I'll be posting my progress throughout the year. I'm looking...
