Showing posts with label Research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Research. Show all posts
Saturday, 29 March 2014
Friday, 28 March 2014
Thursday, 27 March 2014
AS Media Studies Coursework Evaluation Question 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The intended audience for our Thriller, "Difference", is young teens and adults. I know this because it is mostly this kind of audience that likes and watches Thrillers at all for whatever reason, e.g. Thriller conventions. This is further proven in my Audience Research questionnaire:
Our intended audience would want to watch our Thriller because of the inclusion and clever use of the Thriller genre's conventions, e.g. we used a cliffhanger, suspense, intense music, dark locations, etc; which young teens and adults (mostly males) appreciate. The audience will also be able to relate with and appreciate the main character, due to him being an ordinary and generic person, just like them. Also, while our Thriller is aimed both genders, my survey shows that males like and watch Thrillers more than females.
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The intended audience for our Thriller, "Difference", is young teens and adults. I know this because it is mostly this kind of audience that likes and watches Thrillers at all for whatever reason, e.g. Thriller conventions. This is further proven in my Audience Research questionnaire:
Do you like Thriller movies?
Yes: 14 young teens (8 male, 6 female), 10 adults (7 male, 3 female)
No: 6 young teens (2 male, 4 female), 3 adults (1 male, 2 female)
I don't know/Haven't watched any: 2 young teens (0 male, 2 female), 1 adult (0 male, 1 female)
Our intended audience would want to watch our Thriller because of the inclusion and clever use of the Thriller genre's conventions, e.g. we used a cliffhanger, suspense, intense music, dark locations, etc; which young teens and adults (mostly males) appreciate. The audience will also be able to relate with and appreciate the main character, due to him being an ordinary and generic person, just like them. Also, while our Thriller is aimed both genders, my survey shows that males like and watch Thrillers more than females.
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Saturday, 15 March 2014
Friday, 28 February 2014
Audience Feedback/Focus Group
Our audience really enjoyed our Thriller. They praised the unsettling music, the acting and they thought the argument at the beginning makes you empathise with the main character, so that by the time he gets kidnapped, you already care for this character.Friday, 14 February 2014
Finding Music
We found most of our music on Youtube and used a Youtube Converter to download it and import it into our film. (You can find several on the Internet.)
However, you can find other music on websites like www.mobygratis.com and www.freeplaymusic.com.
Choosing Your Font
The font used in our Ident and our Movie Title sequence came already programmed into LiveType, which is where you can create Title sequences.
However, you can find and download other fonts on websites like www.dafont.com.
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Audience Research
Our Thriller is aimed at young teens and adults. I created a questionnaire where I surveyed how many young teens and adults like and watch Thriller movies and which gender like and watch Thrillers the most.
Do you like Thriller movies?
Yes: 14 young teens (8 male, 6 female), 10 adults (7 male, 3 female)
No: 6 young teens (2 male, 4 female), 3 adults (1 male, 2 female)
I don't know/Haven't watched any: 2 young teens (0 male, 2 female), 1 adult (0 male, 1 female)
This survey shows that young teens and adults commonly do like and watch Thriller movies, with young teens liking these movies slightly more than adults, and that males like and watch Thrillers more than females.
This survey shows that young teens and adults commonly do like and watch Thriller movies, with young teens liking these movies slightly more than adults, and that males like and watch Thrillers more than females.
Monday, 10 February 2014
Existing Production Company Idents Analysis
Existing Production Company Idents Analysis
Miramax Films/Home Entertainment:- Known for distributing and producing independent and foreign films. It was a leading distribution/production before being bought by The Walt Disney Company for 17 years.
Their logo consists of the company name within a giant "M" for Miramax.
Its Ident Sequence in their movies consists of the logo emerging from brightly-lit city buildings (it has no signature theme tune like 20th Century Fox).
However, in one of the movies they co-distributed with Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui, the logo, after its respective Ident Sequence, then melts into an ocean where a bright beacon of light can be seen off in the distance (which is where the opening to the movie starts) while music from the movie's soundtrack plays in the background.
The Walt Disney Company/Walt Disney Pictures:- One of the "Big Six" film distribution/production companies.
The logo either consists of the company's nickname, which is simply "Disney", or it's full name at the foot of a castle.
The most recent Company Ident sequence consists of the night sky with a single bright star and then an overview of a city that zooms out and circles a giant castle with fireworks in the background until it finishes with a Long Shot of the castle, a tiny light (presumably Tinker Bell from Disney's Peter Pan) creating an an semi-circle of pixie dust over the castle and the Disney logo emerging at the foot of it. The theme tune that plays in the background is an instrumental of "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Disney's Pinocchio.
There are also several other versions of this Ident depending on the Disney movie, for example:
Pixar Animation Studios:- A CGI animation company owned by The Walt Disney Company.
The logo consists simply of the name of the company. Sometimes, it is shown next to the Disney logo, with characters from Pixar's films or the signature lamp (sometimes two lamps).
The Company Ident sequence consists of the mascot (the jumping lamp) hopping over to the "I" of the logo and jumping on it until it is squashed underfoot and the lamp looks directly at the camera.
Miramax Films/Home Entertainment:- Known for distributing and producing independent and foreign films. It was a leading distribution/production before being bought by The Walt Disney Company for 17 years.
Their logo consists of the company name within a giant "M" for Miramax.
Its Ident Sequence in their movies consists of the logo emerging from brightly-lit city buildings (it has no signature theme tune like 20th Century Fox).
However, in one of the movies they co-distributed with Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui, the logo, after its respective Ident Sequence, then melts into an ocean where a bright beacon of light can be seen off in the distance (which is where the opening to the movie starts) while music from the movie's soundtrack plays in the background.
The Walt Disney Company/Walt Disney Pictures:- One of the "Big Six" film distribution/production companies.
The logo either consists of the company's nickname, which is simply "Disney", or it's full name at the foot of a castle.
The most recent Company Ident sequence consists of the night sky with a single bright star and then an overview of a city that zooms out and circles a giant castle with fireworks in the background until it finishes with a Long Shot of the castle, a tiny light (presumably Tinker Bell from Disney's Peter Pan) creating an an semi-circle of pixie dust over the castle and the Disney logo emerging at the foot of it. The theme tune that plays in the background is an instrumental of "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Disney's Pinocchio.
There are also several other versions of this Ident depending on the Disney movie, for example:
Pixar Animation Studios:- A CGI animation company owned by The Walt Disney Company.
The logo consists simply of the name of the company. Sometimes, it is shown next to the Disney logo, with characters from Pixar's films or the signature lamp (sometimes two lamps).
The Company Ident sequence consists of the mascot (the jumping lamp) hopping over to the "I" of the logo and jumping on it until it is squashed underfoot and the lamp looks directly at the camera.
Existing Movie Opening Titles Analysis
Existing Movie Opening Titles Analysis
Coraline:-
The Title in the movie consists of the film's name spelt out and sewn onto a red fabric using white sewing thread with a loose black button as the "O" in the name. It is set out like this in the film because the film has a recurring theme of dolls and buttons to make the atmosphere creepy, despite this film being a children's movie (that seems to be the style of Tim Burton).
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui:-
The Title in the movie consists of the film's name, over a black background, spelt out in a metallic-looking and ancient-looking font with the top two lines looking like gold and the last line looking like silver. It is set out like this to portray a sense of fantasy, mystery and eventual discovery within the film's plot.
Spirited Away:-
The Title in the movie consists of the film's name in a simple but ancient-looking font over a hill in a neighbourhood in Japan that the main character (Chihiro Ogino) and her parents are driving up. In the Japanese version of the film, the Title is in Japanese but in the same kind of font. It is set up like this to create an ambient and realistic but, at the same time, fantasy-like atmosphere as the main character has yet to be thrust into the film's plot.
Coraline:-
The Title in the movie consists of the film's name spelt out and sewn onto a red fabric using white sewing thread with a loose black button as the "O" in the name. It is set out like this in the film because the film has a recurring theme of dolls and buttons to make the atmosphere creepy, despite this film being a children's movie (that seems to be the style of Tim Burton).
Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui:-
The Title in the movie consists of the film's name, over a black background, spelt out in a metallic-looking and ancient-looking font with the top two lines looking like gold and the last line looking like silver. It is set out like this to portray a sense of fantasy, mystery and eventual discovery within the film's plot.
Spirited Away:-
The Title in the movie consists of the film's name in a simple but ancient-looking font over a hill in a neighbourhood in Japan that the main character (Chihiro Ogino) and her parents are driving up. In the Japanese version of the film, the Title is in Japanese but in the same kind of font. It is set up like this to create an ambient and realistic but, at the same time, fantasy-like atmosphere as the main character has yet to be thrust into the film's plot.
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Shifty by Evan Creevy
Shifty
Shifty is a 2008 British independent urban thriller about a drug-dealer and his old friend re-kindling their friendship after an incident that separated them 4 years earlier.
Based on the director's experiences from his teenage years, this film had a total film schedule of 18 days.
Cast and Crew
Evan Creevy:- The director of Shifty. He is known for his work in Shifty, Welcome to the Punch, Wimbledon, Autobahn (upcoming in 2014), etc.
Riz Ahmed:- A famous actor known for his work in Shifty, Four Lions, Road to Guantanamo, Ill Manors, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, etc. In Shifty, he plays the titular character, a drug-dealer called "Shifty".
Daniel Mays:- A famous actor known his roles in Shifty, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Bank Job, Atonement, Vera Drake, etc. In Shifty, he plays Shifty's old and best friend who decides to pay him a visit after he left his hometown 4 years earlier.
Jason Flemyng:- A famous actor known for his work in Shifty, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Snatch., X-Men: First Class, Primeval (TV series), etc. In Shifty, he plays the middleman for the local drug-dealers and Shifty's supplier, Glen.
Production
At this point in the Film Industry and to this day, production budgets for British films had been falling. It was formerly £2-3 million. Now, it is £1-2 million. Therefore, there was a large boom in films produced with "micro-budgets" (films with a very low budget).
Shifty was made in 2008 under the Microwave scheme. The Microwave scheme was set up by the UK Film Council to make participation and access to making films more available to young London-based filmmakers. The scheme offers to help make films in 18 days and with a budget of under £100,000.
Shifty was the 2nd film to be made under the Microwave scheme. The film was released on 24th April 2009 to the public in the UK but a preview showing was released on 24th October 2008 at the London Film Festival. 51 prints of the film were distributed through the independent distributor, Metrodome.
Shifty is a 2008 British independent urban thriller about a drug-dealer and his old friend re-kindling their friendship after an incident that separated them 4 years earlier.
Based on the director's experiences from his teenage years, this film had a total film schedule of 18 days.
Cast and Crew
Evan Creevy:- The director of Shifty. He is known for his work in Shifty, Welcome to the Punch, Wimbledon, Autobahn (upcoming in 2014), etc.
Riz Ahmed:- A famous actor known for his work in Shifty, Four Lions, Road to Guantanamo, Ill Manors, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, etc. In Shifty, he plays the titular character, a drug-dealer called "Shifty".
Daniel Mays:- A famous actor known his roles in Shifty, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Bank Job, Atonement, Vera Drake, etc. In Shifty, he plays Shifty's old and best friend who decides to pay him a visit after he left his hometown 4 years earlier.
Jason Flemyng:- A famous actor known for his work in Shifty, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Snatch., X-Men: First Class, Primeval (TV series), etc. In Shifty, he plays the middleman for the local drug-dealers and Shifty's supplier, Glen.
Production
At this point in the Film Industry and to this day, production budgets for British films had been falling. It was formerly £2-3 million. Now, it is £1-2 million. Therefore, there was a large boom in films produced with "micro-budgets" (films with a very low budget).
Shifty was made in 2008 under the Microwave scheme. The Microwave scheme was set up by the UK Film Council to make participation and access to making films more available to young London-based filmmakers. The scheme offers to help make films in 18 days and with a budget of under £100,000.
Shifty was the 2nd film to be made under the Microwave scheme. The film was released on 24th April 2009 to the public in the UK but a preview showing was released on 24th October 2008 at the London Film Festival. 51 prints of the film were distributed through the independent distributor, Metrodome.
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Source Code by Duncan Jones
Source Code
Source Code is a 2011 action-thriller about a soldier who wakes up in someone else's body on a train in Chicago with a bomb on board and founds out he is part of a mission to travel to alternate timelines and find the bomber before another bomb is set off in downtown Chicago in the current timeline as an aftermath of the bomb exploding on the train.
Cast and Crew
Duncan Jones:- The director of Source Code. He is famous for Source Code, Moon, Whistle, Mute, etc.
Ben Ripley:- The writer of Source Code. He is famous for his writing in Source Code, Species III, Species: The Awakening, The Watch and Boychoir (not released).
Jake Gyllenhall:- A world-famous actor known for starring in Source Code, Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, etc. In Source Code, he plays the protagonist, a soldier called Colter Stevens, who is trying to prevent an exploding bomb on a Chicago commuter train.
Michelle Monaghan:- A famous actress known for starring in Source Code, Gone Baby Gone, Due Date, Eagle Eye, etc. In Source Code, she plays Colter's alter ego, Sean Fentress', traveling partner on the commuter train, Christina Warren.
Vera Farmiga:- A famous actress known for starring in Source Code, Up in the Air, The Departed, The Conjuring, etc. In Source Code, she plays Captain Colleen Goodwin, Colter's adviser who tells him information through a computer screen.
Source Code is a 2011 action-thriller about a soldier who wakes up in someone else's body on a train in Chicago with a bomb on board and founds out he is part of a mission to travel to alternate timelines and find the bomber before another bomb is set off in downtown Chicago in the current timeline as an aftermath of the bomb exploding on the train.
Cast and Crew
Duncan Jones:- The director of Source Code. He is famous for Source Code, Moon, Whistle, Mute, etc.
Ben Ripley:- The writer of Source Code. He is famous for his writing in Source Code, Species III, Species: The Awakening, The Watch and Boychoir (not released).
Jake Gyllenhall:- A world-famous actor known for starring in Source Code, Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, etc. In Source Code, he plays the protagonist, a soldier called Colter Stevens, who is trying to prevent an exploding bomb on a Chicago commuter train.
Michelle Monaghan:- A famous actress known for starring in Source Code, Gone Baby Gone, Due Date, Eagle Eye, etc. In Source Code, she plays Colter's alter ego, Sean Fentress', traveling partner on the commuter train, Christina Warren.
Vera Farmiga:- A famous actress known for starring in Source Code, Up in the Air, The Departed, The Conjuring, etc. In Source Code, she plays Captain Colleen Goodwin, Colter's adviser who tells him information through a computer screen.
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Dreams of a Life by Carol Morley
Dreams of a Life
Dreams of a Life is a 2011 documentary-style film based on a real-life tragic incident in which a woman's corpse is found in her apartment in January 2006, however she had been dead since December 2003. Joyce Carol Vincent's death went unnoticed for three years, her TV was still on at the time of her body's discovery, she was surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents and the cause of her death is unknown due to her body being completely decomposed to a skeleton. She was only discovered because she was badly behind on her rent and the landlords went to repossess her apartment.
The plot is about the director of this film, Carol Morley, interviewing Joyce's close friends about their relationships with her to try and discover how and why she died and went undiscovered for so long.
Cast and Crew
Carol Morley:- The director of "Dreams of a Life". The younger sister of film composer, Paul Morley, she is best known for her work in Dreams of a Life, Edge, The Alcohol Years, etc. In the film, she stars as herself, behind the camera, interviewing Joyce's friends.
Zawe Ashton:- A famous actress known for starring in Dreams of a Life, Blitz, Fresh Meat, St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritten's Gold, etc. In the film, she stars as Joyce Carol Vincent in reconstructions of Joyce's life.
Alix Luka-Cain:- A child actress known for starring in Dreams of a Life. In the film, she stars as Joyce Carol Vincent as a young girl in flashback reconstructions of Joyce's childhood.
Joyce's friends all star as themselves in this movie.
Newspaper Article of Joyce' death
Carol Morley
By around the time 'Dreams of a Life' was being developed, Morley already had several Arts Council Awards, making her quite a famous artist filmmaker. She tended to make films that challenge how stories are told, often crossing the boundary between fact and fiction. Her films have been featured in several film festivals, galleries, cinemas, on Channel 4 and Film 4 and international channels like the Sundance Channel. She also recieved the Arts Foundation Fellowship for the documentary film genre.
Morley's first narrative feature film was 'Edge', which was produced with a micro-budget and premiered at The London Film Festival in 2010 and was later released in 2012. 'Dreams of a Life' was her first documentary feature film.
Here, producer-and-director team, Carol Morley and Cairo Cannon, discuss the film.
On the official website for 'Dreams of a Life', Morley put up her Video Diaries, which are set over the production of the movie.
Cross-Media Convergeance
'Dreams of a Life' spawned an official website and two companion games called 'Would Anyone Miss You?' and 'Dreams of your Life', all created by the company, Hide & Seek.
Interview with "Dreams of a Life" director about the British Council
Interviewer: "What's your connection to the British Council?"
Carol Morley: "Over the years the British Council have done a great site dedicated to international film festivals and I've always used that to find out about festivals and when to apply."
Dreams of a Life is a 2011 documentary-style film based on a real-life tragic incident in which a woman's corpse is found in her apartment in January 2006, however she had been dead since December 2003. Joyce Carol Vincent's death went unnoticed for three years, her TV was still on at the time of her body's discovery, she was surrounded by wrapped Christmas presents and the cause of her death is unknown due to her body being completely decomposed to a skeleton. She was only discovered because she was badly behind on her rent and the landlords went to repossess her apartment.
The plot is about the director of this film, Carol Morley, interviewing Joyce's close friends about their relationships with her to try and discover how and why she died and went undiscovered for so long.
Cast and Crew
Carol Morley:- The director of "Dreams of a Life". The younger sister of film composer, Paul Morley, she is best known for her work in Dreams of a Life, Edge, The Alcohol Years, etc. In the film, she stars as herself, behind the camera, interviewing Joyce's friends.
Zawe Ashton:- A famous actress known for starring in Dreams of a Life, Blitz, Fresh Meat, St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritten's Gold, etc. In the film, she stars as Joyce Carol Vincent in reconstructions of Joyce's life.
Alix Luka-Cain:- A child actress known for starring in Dreams of a Life. In the film, she stars as Joyce Carol Vincent as a young girl in flashback reconstructions of Joyce's childhood.
Joyce's friends all star as themselves in this movie.
Newspaper Article of Joyce' death
Carol Morley
By around the time 'Dreams of a Life' was being developed, Morley already had several Arts Council Awards, making her quite a famous artist filmmaker. She tended to make films that challenge how stories are told, often crossing the boundary between fact and fiction. Her films have been featured in several film festivals, galleries, cinemas, on Channel 4 and Film 4 and international channels like the Sundance Channel. She also recieved the Arts Foundation Fellowship for the documentary film genre.
Morley's first narrative feature film was 'Edge', which was produced with a micro-budget and premiered at The London Film Festival in 2010 and was later released in 2012. 'Dreams of a Life' was her first documentary feature film.
Here, producer-and-director team, Carol Morley and Cairo Cannon, discuss the film.
On the official website for 'Dreams of a Life', Morley put up her Video Diaries, which are set over the production of the movie.
Cross-Media Convergeance
'Dreams of a Life' spawned an official website and two companion games called 'Would Anyone Miss You?' and 'Dreams of your Life', all created by the company, Hide & Seek.
Interview with "Dreams of a Life" director about the British Council
Interviewer: "What's your connection to the British Council?"
Carol Morley: "Over the years the British Council have done a great site dedicated to international film festivals and I've always used that to find out about festivals and when to apply."
Friday, 10 January 2014
Past Student Thriller Analysis
Past Student Thriller Analysis
Channel for Past Student Thrillers:- http://www.youtube.com/user/robertclackmedia/videos?flow=grid&view=1
The Routine:- http://www.youtube.com/watchv=qNxP9HjpivQ&index=2&list=PL643A575553997720
The plot of this video is that the main character goes about every day in a kind of routine (hence the title). However, one day, there are things that are out of place, e.g. his right slipper is in the wrong place, there is blood on the knife he usually uses to cut his apple everyday. It soon comes to light that someone is out to get him and put him out of his usual routine. Eventually, the main character is knocked out and kidnapped by the mysterious man.
What makes this video unique is that, after showing his routine once, they reuse the shots used the first time for the next few times to show that this routine is repeated everyday.
Night Walker:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MU-b322M8w&list=PL643A575553997720&index=8
The plot of this video is that the main character is walking normally through the streets at night on her way home. Relatively normal things happen at first like the main character calling her mum, saying she'll be home in 5 minutes, and a man asks her for the time. However, the main character is then followed into a small road and kidnapped by a mysterious man.
I like the set-up of this video as a Thriller film. It uses a tense but ambient vocal song in the background (Wait for Me by Moby), the video is set at night, so it is dark (save for the lampposts) to emphasize anxiety and suspense to the viewer as usually, bad things happen when you are out alone at night and the credits sway or sweep onto the screen like smoke to portray a mysterious sense in a way as absolutely anything could happen at night.
Watch Your Back:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L0aifQENSc&index=14&list=PL643A575553997720
The plot of this video is quite vague. It shows a man first walking up a flight of stairs to what might be his apartment and then walking through a neighborhood and a local park. However, it seems that he is being followed by a mysterious man wearing a mask. All the while, there are several sudden shots throughout the film showing photos on a wall, each showing a man in a certain location. It could be speculated that the main character was caught by the mysterious man as the camera (the P.O.V of the masked man) is shown rapidly zooming in on the back of the main character before the screen goes black. The final few shots show the man with his mask revealed to the viewer.
I also like the set-up in this video as a Thriller. There is suspenseful music playing in the background, the shots occasionally switch from normal colour to greyscale and back and there are 2 Jump Cuts when the main character enters the park that turn into Dissolves to very faintly show the characters last two positions and convey a sense of suspense and mystery. The editing is erratic to convey anxiety to the viewer, constantly switching between scenes with the main character, scenes seen through the P.O.V of the antagonist and shots of the photos on the wall. The narrative also seems to be non-linear due to the main character, at one point, walking up the stairs to his apartment and then suddenly switching to him in the park. I also like how the Company Ident Sequence of this film (A J-PEC Production) was created in a way that made it look like a major studio that would be the kind of studio that would produce/distribute this film.
Channel for Past Student Thrillers:- http://www.youtube.com/user/robertclackmedia/videos?flow=grid&view=1
The Routine:- http://www.youtube.com/watchv=qNxP9HjpivQ&index=2&list=PL643A575553997720
The plot of this video is that the main character goes about every day in a kind of routine (hence the title). However, one day, there are things that are out of place, e.g. his right slipper is in the wrong place, there is blood on the knife he usually uses to cut his apple everyday. It soon comes to light that someone is out to get him and put him out of his usual routine. Eventually, the main character is knocked out and kidnapped by the mysterious man.
What makes this video unique is that, after showing his routine once, they reuse the shots used the first time for the next few times to show that this routine is repeated everyday.
Night Walker:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MU-b322M8w&list=PL643A575553997720&index=8
The plot of this video is that the main character is walking normally through the streets at night on her way home. Relatively normal things happen at first like the main character calling her mum, saying she'll be home in 5 minutes, and a man asks her for the time. However, the main character is then followed into a small road and kidnapped by a mysterious man.
I like the set-up of this video as a Thriller film. It uses a tense but ambient vocal song in the background (Wait for Me by Moby), the video is set at night, so it is dark (save for the lampposts) to emphasize anxiety and suspense to the viewer as usually, bad things happen when you are out alone at night and the credits sway or sweep onto the screen like smoke to portray a mysterious sense in a way as absolutely anything could happen at night.
Watch Your Back:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L0aifQENSc&index=14&list=PL643A575553997720
The plot of this video is quite vague. It shows a man first walking up a flight of stairs to what might be his apartment and then walking through a neighborhood and a local park. However, it seems that he is being followed by a mysterious man wearing a mask. All the while, there are several sudden shots throughout the film showing photos on a wall, each showing a man in a certain location. It could be speculated that the main character was caught by the mysterious man as the camera (the P.O.V of the masked man) is shown rapidly zooming in on the back of the main character before the screen goes black. The final few shots show the man with his mask revealed to the viewer.
I also like the set-up in this video as a Thriller. There is suspenseful music playing in the background, the shots occasionally switch from normal colour to greyscale and back and there are 2 Jump Cuts when the main character enters the park that turn into Dissolves to very faintly show the characters last two positions and convey a sense of suspense and mystery. The editing is erratic to convey anxiety to the viewer, constantly switching between scenes with the main character, scenes seen through the P.O.V of the antagonist and shots of the photos on the wall. The narrative also seems to be non-linear due to the main character, at one point, walking up the stairs to his apartment and then suddenly switching to him in the park. I also like how the Company Ident Sequence of this film (A J-PEC Production) was created in a way that made it look like a major studio that would be the kind of studio that would produce/distribute this film.
Titles
Titles
This shows the order in which the Opening Titles of a movie and your own Thriller coursework should be shown.
Ident
'Fade In' to Opening Credits in this order:
This shows the order in which the Opening Titles of a movie and your own Thriller coursework should be shown.
Ident
'Fade In' to Opening Credits in this order:
- Your Own Production Company Name
- A Film by... ('Director's Name')
- Starring/With... ('Male Star' or 'Female Star' or other way around)
- Title of Film (optional between no. 4 and no. 9)
- Also starring... (2/3 names, each with separate titles)
- 3/4/5 of the following:
- Edited by...
- Music by...
- Cinematography by.../Director of Photography
- Casting by...
- Set Designer
- Costume Designer
- Script
7. Producer(s)
8. Director (always last, similar to no. 2: A Film by...)
9. Title (optional between no. 4 and no. 9)
10. Fade out screen and Fade out music
Use LiveType to make the titles more appealing and space them out over the 2 minutes of the Opening Titles of the movie to give time for the audience to read them. They can be over a black background or over a scene occuring during the opening (but make sure both the titles and the scene are clear to the audience).
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