Storyboard - Group

Storyboard-

Animatic Storyboard-

Production Logos - Osbert Menezes

What are Production Logos?

Production Logos are the logos of any company that played a major part in the making or distributing of the film. Some major production companies that are often seen in Hollywood movies today include names like "Warner Brothers", "Disney", "Paramount", "20th Century Fox", "Universal" & "Lions Gate".

Production Logos are a key feature in the opening of a movie and are placed before the movie starts to credit the companies involved in the film. This usually takes about 30-60 seconds in a movies opening and used so these companies can then gain a reputation (good or bad) from the films success.

Our Production Logos-

For our opening, I chose to make the logos for the production companies involved in the film which will be "Dave & co Productions", "Black Hole Productions" & "Quad Film". "Dave & co" and "Black Hole" will be responsible for the production of the film so they will be the ones making the thriller movie. "Quad Film" will be the distributor so will be responsible for the marketing campaign and the distribution of the product to cinemas, for DVD and for digital streaming. Below are the logos for the companies which will be late animated in the editing process of the film...

Mood Boards - Group

Picture Board-

Here are some pictures to get an idea for the mood of the opening.

Word Board-

Here are some words to get an idea for the mood of the opening.

Costume & Props - Group

Costume-

Props-

Script - Group

Actors
- Protagonist
- Woman
- Flashback victim

(The audience sees a dark, lonely staircase. We hear a door open; it hasn't been oiled in some time. The scene cuts to the protagonist walking up the stairs)

(Insert flashback)

(The protagonist falls to their knees, panting is heard)

(Cuts to first person)

(The protagonist opens an apartment door and sees a women lying there. She is in a wedding dress and there is a visible pool of blood around her; she looks dead)

(The camera pans down to the protagonist's hands and there is blood on them)

(The camera pans up to a picture frame on a table. In there is a picture of a man and a woman. We realise that this man is the protagonist)

(The protagonist turns back to the woman and sees that she is holding a rose)

(The rose begins to age and a petal falls off)

(The camera zooms into one of the petals)

(The title sequence is shown)

Shot List - Group

I have included below a list of camera shots and angles that will be included in our opening sequence, followed by a brief explanation of the shot and why it is used.

To create mystery and suspense at the beginning we have decided to not show the main character's face, as the audience will be put in the main character's place. So to do this a series of CUT-IN shots will be used showing the character's feet and lower half of the body.

Our opening sequence will feature short flashbacks which will be filmed in a Point-of-View of the main character, putting the audience into the place of the main character. This will be filmed using a GoPro camera that will be attached to the head of an actor using a harness. 

We will use establishing introduce the scene, it will provide an overview of the scene giving the audience an idea of where the action will take place. It would usually be a wide shot for an extreme wide shot of the scene.

3 Point Lighting - Group

3 point lighting



Here are a couple of images we took showing the different lighting that can be used

No light

Key Light

Fill Light

Back Light

Key Light & Fill Light

Key Light & Fill Light & Back Light

Overall we felt that using just a back light or fill light would be best for our thriller opening as it doesn't illuminate the person's face too much, which means that it creates a spooky atmosphere as we don't know what they truly look like. We didn't want to use no light at all as this would mean we wouldn't be able to distinguish between the person and the background, thus looking like a black screen in the final product.

Class Idea Pitch - Group

We pitched our chosen idea to the class to get their feedback and opinions...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrvdi_a_ZLc

Individual Ideas Pitches - Group

We pitched our ideas for the thriller opening to each other in our group through this podcast...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEm3dXJ2W0

Audience Profile - David McConnell

Profile 1



Gender - Male
Age - 17/18
Clothes - Jeans, trainers, T-shirt, hoodie
Hobbies - Watching films, going out, socialising, playing video games
Last thriller film watched - Spectre
Why they like thrillers - The suspense and the action

Profile 2



Gender - Female
Age - 16/17
Clothes - Skinny jeans, jumper, baseball style T-shirts, Converse
Hobbies - Meeting up with friends, watching Netflix, going on social media
Last thriller film watched - Revenant
Why they like thrillers - The psychological theme of thrillers

Audience Profile - Osbert Menezes

What type of audiences will see the film?

Demographic: 15-25
Percentage from all the audience members: 60% (50% male, 10% female)

Clothing (Male): T-shirt, Jeans, Jumper or Hoodie, Trainers
Clothing (Female): T-shirt, Skinny Jeans, Jumper, Trainers
Reason for watching film: Night out with friends.
Reason for liking the thriller genre: They like the suspense and the action.
Occupational sector: Still in Education.


Demographic: 26-50
Percentage from all the audience members: 30% (25% male, 5% female)
Clothing (Male): Shirt, Jeans, Long Coat, Casual Shoes
Clothing (Female): T-shirt, Jeans, Coat, Canvas Shoes
Reason for watching film: Night out with friends or as a date.
Reason for liking the thriller genre: They enjoy the suspense and experience.
Occupational sector: Office work, Service work.


Demographic: 50-99+
Percentage from all the audience members: 10% (6% male, 4% female)
Clothing (Male): Shirt, Trousers, Coat, Formal Shoes
Clothing (Female): Dress, Coat, Formal Shoes
Reason for watching film: The story looks interesting.
Reason for liking the thriller genre: The pace of the film and suspense.
Occupational sector: Office work or retired.

Audience Research - Interview 2 - Group

Thriller research 

Interview with Alex about the genre of thrillers and his opinion on the genre.

Audience Research - Interview 1 - Group

Interview with a person that fits our audience demographic (15+)-

This is an interview I did with a participant (Patrick Boutros) he is 16 years old and likes to watch films. He said he was familiar with the thriller genre and stated how he had at least one thriller film he enjoyed (Inception). He stated also stated that higher age ratings meant that its easier for a film maker to be more creative as it allows them to do more and so create a better viewing experience for the audience member.

Audience Research - Focus Group - Group

Audience Research - Questionnaire - Group

Powerpoint