Choosen Location

Opposite side of the gym- Side entrance to gym

We decided to use this location, because of the sharp corners of the side building, it seems a perfect location for a stalking scene. The isolation of the debris behind the gym block gives off an eery tense atmosphere.we have alredy begun shooting and we have added more location ... more pictures to be shown.

Test Shot's

This is our test shot, we tested tracking, panning and tilt shots. This has shown that we can effectively use these types of shots and incorporate them into our pyschological thriller opening.

Location Research

Bungalow

Bungalow: this is one location that we considered this is the bungalow we considered this as it was very isolated and the windows which are very blacked out.

                 Side School Of Upper Block

we looked at this location as it looked very isolated which was perfect for what we wanted and it also had a great view, which would build tension when filming.

Caretaker Building

Caretaker building: This location can be used as it is more secluded from the rest of the school. It would be useful to use this, in our opening scene.

In addition, the atmosphere created would look more sinister and tense as we plan to film when it is dark.

 Gym Block- Shed

 

We chose this location because, the surrounding look really isolated and the fact that there is a small woodland area by the shed, implies it a good setting to shoot a psychological thriller in the dark, as we plan filming most of our shots in semi darkness.

Opposite side of the gym- Side entrance to gym

We decided to use this location, because of the sharp corners of the side building, it seems a perfect location for a stalking scene. The isolation of the debris behind the gym block gives off an eery tense atmosphere.



Product Research- Se7en Shadia

Types of ideas: We could make a symbolic opening for our pyschological thriller.

We could feature a series of images and include a series of noises that would play on our audiences fears.


Hanadi Product Research
http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfAjoJvxVPs
This is the opening scene for Saw V this is a symbolic image as its a chain to show that someone is being tortured, as well as the number 5 in roman numerals as its the 5th sequel.

by Hanadi

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SEZK7mJoPLY

In the opening of Se7en, we see an opening different to that of Paranormal Activity. Here we see a symbolic opening featuring images and text that hold important significance later on in the film.

Product Research - Parnoramal Activity

 in the officail trailer we see the build up to the film being watched for the first time, then we see two ordinary people who are creating a home vedio and the editing gives a sence of realism, it also gives a sense of voyarism as it looks like a home vedio.  

                                                                     

  this is the poster parnormal activity

By Saima Ahmed

Treatment- Trust No One

Inspector Jack is found mysteriously dead, with a message engraved into his skin; "Trust No One." The only witness to his murder is his partner, Detective Marsdon, who is currently in a coma in hospital. So new Inspector Flint is on the case trying to find Jack's killer. However, the lack of evidence and the lack of witnesses leads to dead end after dead end.
After a one-off visit to see little Jessica Marsdon, Inspector Flint starts to realise there maybe more to the case than he once thought. Little Jessica Marsdon may in fact be a vital clue into solving Jack's murder. However, he uncovers a deeply disturbing secret, involving an unsolved rape case from the past and the Marsdon family. This leads him to think that Jack wasn't another case of a "good cop killed by thugs." This time, it was personal.
Marsdon fooled everyone into thinking he was in a coma, throwing Flint off every possible lead. Out of revenge, he murdered Jack for raping his wife Sarah.

Research - Graphs

Before we can make our film we must do our audience research. Our research has led us to how we should construct our opening sequence what music and what our target audience do in there spare time and 3 horror/thrillers they have thoroughly enjoyed, we have shown our research in 4 different graphs and we have seen this to be the most important when looking through the information we have collected.

From our research we can see that our target audience of 15-18 27% prefer R&B music. We can incorporate this into our thriller/horror by linking this to our characters or contrasting this with hip hop which was second best at 18% and making a remix of the two to create an opening theme tune.

the most watched horror/thriller is ''SAW'' at 23%. With this information we can tell that people seem to like a psychological twist and a chase to catch the killer. We can also see that ''Paranormal Activity'' 1 and 2 came in at 17% and this shows us that our target audience like things to do with the paranormal and the unexpected so we can implement this into our opening sequence. We also know that the third favourite is ''The Wrong Turn'' (1,2,3) yet again we can tell that they like a challenge when watching a film.

When looking through our research we felt it was important we knew what our target audience get up to so we could link our opening sequence so that it could relate to them. Our research shows us that the use of the internet at 22% was the most popular activity that our target audience do in their spare time along with reading at 17% which shows that our target audience have an imagination. We can in some way can relate the characters to the target audience.

The genre of film that was preferred was comedy at 27% which shows that our target audience have a scense of humor so we in some way can use this to our advantage and implement this into our opening scene. Horror came in second at 17% showing us that they like a combination of the two so we can create something which would relate to our target audience and the research we have.

Overall the information collected from our questioners have led us to the conclusion that the music preferred is R&B and Hip Hop and in some way when creating a theme tune for our opening scene we can combine the two. we also know that our target audience like the unexpected and horror/thrillers that have a challenge and is jaw dropping. We also know that our target audience like to go on the Internet a lot and also like to read, which shows imagination and an interest in different things hence the fact they read and books generally lead you to imagine your own version of the story and the characters. We can also tell that the prefered genre of films is horror and comedy which is a good combination and it can break tention and also build tension.

Preliminary Task By Saima , shadia And Hanadi

This is our preliminary task, in which we had to use the skill 180 rule which means we can not break the invisible horizontal line going through the two characters in the scene. This is perpendicular to the camera's view point, from were the shot is taken.

If the camera breaks this rule, it can be very confusing for the audience as the direction the characters are facing, are flipped around and changed. You would see the character on the right, flipped over to the left and vice versa.

Overall, the prelim was a good chance for us to get to use and understand how the camera functions work, as well as certain rules used for filming a scene.