drawn out storyboard

Storyboard

equipment list

During the production of our A2 film trailer, we used a variety of equipment in order to create our piece of text. The following list below shows the equipment used during production and post production of our trailer;

Camera- The camera was needed to make sure that we could film the trailer and get the right camera shots and angles.

Tripod- The tripod was needed to make sure that all our camera shots were steady and look professional.

Car- The car was needed, so that we could get between shooting locations.

Storyboard of the trailer on a sheet- The storyboard was needed to make sure that we followed the correct storyline.

Premier Pro- This editing software was used to create our film trailer, by editing all of the footage together to create our final cut.

Photoshop- This was used to create our production company logo.

Script- This was used to make sure that the actors stuck to the storyline of the film, so that we could portray the film trailer properly.

Storage for editing and back-up- This was needed to make sure that we have a space to save our progress throughout the post production phase of our film trailer. Also it was used to make sure that we had back-ups of all versions of our film to make sure that we didn't lose anything.

Character list

The main character which entails a series of mental problems throughout the film, stemming back to the childhood of the character, which makes him develop schizophrenia in later adulthood. Later in the extract, he starts to let the mental illness get back at him and wants revenge for what had previously happened in his life. The revenge he takes to try and fight the battle is where he kills innocent people so they can feel his pain. The twist in the story is that it isn't his personality doing, it is another personality that has developed over time to havoc revenge.

 

The alter ego is another character in the film is what the boy would have been like if previous situations didn't occur. However he is stronger minded and wants the revenge so he takes to it by killing people.

 

There are numerous victims that are featured with no real add to the dialogue with the scenes. They don't create a relationship with the audiences and there deaths aren't highlighted as a tragedy as the film focuses on the person with schizophrenia and his alter-ego.

 

Lastly there will be a police officer/detective who is featured that is trying to catch the culprit of these murders as he wants justice to prevail. This character features regularly but the audience will struggle to create a positive relationship with him as he is trying to take down the main character. This will be because we will try to focus on the issues that the main character is facing and the helplessness he portrays as the alter-ego is taking over his life.

 

The parents of the main character also features regularly as they are the main reason for the situation happening, whether it be in flashbacks of progressing the storyline. The storyline will focus on the abuse of one parent more than the other, but the other parent turns a blind eye towards it.

thriller: My films basic storyline

 

 

  

 

Storyline of our trailer-Psychosis

 

 

·         The trailer starts with a scene of the main character, thinking about his past life. The character is sat in his room whilst he thinks about his terrible past, but at this point of the trailer the audience are unsure whether the main character knows about his schizophrenia. A crab shot is used to give a good view of the main character while he thinks about his past.

 

·         The next scene again is about the main character that is walking down a path, where he thinks he’s being followed by someone who is another character, but he isn’t actually real as he is a fragment of the main character mind which is his split personality. An over the shoulder shot is used to show the other character following the main character.

 

·         The next scene is a flashback of the main character showing the abuse that he suffered when he was younger. To indicate that this scene is a flashback, we will edit the screen so it is black and white.

 

·         The next scene shows when the main character splits personality in action when he is torturing his first murder victim.  A tracking shot will be used to follow the action occurring.

 

·         The next scene is a close up of the main character to show his emotion which show the character scared and unsure what is going on.

 

·         The next scene is focused on the other main character of the film, which is the undercover detective who is trying to solve all of the murder mystery.  There is a close up shot of the detective driving his car.

 

·         The trailer then switches to back to a flashback of the other characters past life of another incident that caused the mental problem to occur to the character.

 

·         The last scene end with the psycho characters other personality taking another victims life. This is filmed with a tracking shot to follow the action taking place.

Initial ideas for our thriller

Inception analysis

Inception

Institutional information- This type of information basically let the audience know who the production companies are, when the film is being released, etc.

Enigma codes-Tense, eerie, suspenseful and mystery are the atmospheres that are created from the trailer.

Fade to black- Like in all thriller film trailers using this type of editing allows the audience to know when the scene is ending and starting and the use of fade creates a much tenser atmosphere but as we are looking at a film like Inception, some of the fade to blacks are very quick.

Slow motion- This editing is used in the film to signify the intensity of the film.

Tracking shot- this type of shot allows the audience to follow the action that is occurring in the scene.  

Captions- The editing of using captions allows the trailer to give out small information that the audience will want to know, such as star power, release date etc.  As this film is much more modern, the use of captions is not a evident as it was for older films.

Quick Editing- This is when there are lots of different cuts, which allows the audience to gain more detail from the trailer.

Smash cut- This cut is when a scene quickly goes on to another scene, which is done to show the audience another storyline that may be happening during the film.

New York- The whole film is set in New York mainly, but a variety of different city locations are used.

Close ups-This camera shot is used to show the intense emotions of the characters which helps create a much more tense moment in the scene as it showed the characters fear. For example, a close up is used when the main character says is laying on a train track with his wife.

A synchronous dialogue

Non-chronological storyline- The film was set out in a non-chronological storyline, which allowed the audience to gain more of a back ground story from the film.

Establishing shots- There are numerous establishing shots which show the audience where the scene is being set and where the location of the scene is.

Range of settings- for example, there were many different setting such as training stations, cold wintery cities, different streets, etc. All the different settings gave a more open storyline.

Target audience-Demographic and psychographic

Target audience for crime thriller

The demographic

·         For a film such as a crime thriller, when it comes to the demographics of the target audience there a many different aspects such as age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and also social class.

 

·         The gender target audience of a crime thriller is usually aimed at both genders but some thrillers aim more at a certain gender, for instance, even though the film Seven is aimed at both genders it is a crime thrillers with gun fights and police chases which is a more masculine aspect which is why Seven is mainly aimed towards the male gender. On the other hand, the film Black Swan which can be watched by both genders but is mainly aimed for females, is also a thriller which is about two girls competing for a spot in a ballet performance and due to the fact the film involves dance which gives off the feminine side which is why the film is for females.

 

·         When it comes to the ethnicity and nationality side of the target audience for thrillers nowadays most thriller are really set for any nationality and ethnicity, but the film may be set in a certain nationality which may help gain a higher audience from that certain nationality. For instance, the thriller American Psycho was obviously set in America so they gain a higher audience count from people in America.  On the other hand when it comes to the ethnicity side of target audience there isn’t really any thrillers that aim at a certain ethnicity as they are aimed at all of the ethnicities.

 

·         When it comes to the social class part of the target audience for thrillers, the main social class target audience for thrillers is normally aimed at either skilled working class, all the way up to middle class, simply because in most thriller films the film is set in working class or middle class neighbourhood so it makes the film more relatable to the audience which create more fear and intensity to the film.

 

Psychographics 

·         When it comes to the psychographics of a target audience, this is basically how different audiences are categorised depending on their interests and opinions.  When it comes to the audience interests of thrillers, there are many different categories such as some types of audience are more interested in watching crime thrillers like Seven, but then there are other types of thrillers such as fight club or Psycho, which are psychological thrillers and there are some types of audience that prefer these types of thriller just because of the intense fear and thrill that they gain from watching them.

 

·         There are all different types of target audiences that have their own opinion on thriller film, for instance there are some people who really enjoy watching thriller, whereas on the other hand there are some audiences that really dislike watching thrillers and then there are other that sometimes enjoy thriller and they sometimes don’t. Again as there are many different categories of thrillers such as crime and psychological thrillers there are audiences that have different opinions on each type of sub-genre of thrillers.

annotating thriller film titles

Zodiac analysis

Zodiac
• The use of amplified sound was used in the trailer as it helped connote the intense atmosphere that should be happening in a thriller and the sound changed in the trailer at different points.

• The star power that was shown in the trailer helped gain a larger audience for the film as they used popular actors such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo that audience member like to see.

• The lighting used in the trailer was very low key lighting which helped create a much grimy, serious atmosphere.

• The use of editing of fade to black allowed the audience to know when certain parts of the trailer was over, which gave a more dramatic atmosphere to the film.

• The music that was played during the trailer changed throughout, this is because the intensity of the trailer changed and the more intense the trailer became,the faster the music became. Also the fact that the trailer is set in two section meant that in each section different music was used.

• There were also multiple close-ups used in the trailer which mainly focused on different characters faces, so the audience got a better view of there emotion, which was shown to be scared, anxious and all different types of emotions depending on which character the close up was focused on.

• The use of slow motion editing was used, because it allowed the audience to focus on someone or something that was or may be important to the film story line.

• The use of props helped the audience understand what type of thriller the film is. For instance, the use of weapons like guns, knives, etc showed that the film is an action-thriller.

• Many tracking shots were used in the trailer which allowed the audience to be able to follow a little sequence of action that is occurring in the trailer. 

seven analysis

Seven

• The lighting was quite dark- This help set a much more grimy and gritty atmosphere which is much more suitable for a thriller film.

• The music used within the trailer was slow tense music- Using the slow tense music, helped emphasise suspense and fear into the film.

• Detective and criminal- This is the media technique that is used in all different types of media platforms, such as books, films, etc. The technique is called binary opposites.

• The use of camera shots were used such as close ups- The use of the close up in the trailer allowed the audience to get a good view of the characters facial expression which showed fear and anxiety.

• The use of well known actor were shown in the trailer such as the like of Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, etc. Using this type of star power will help get a larger audience watching the film simply because they like seeing actors like brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.

• The use of props also helped the audience watching the trailer, know what type of thriller the film is like, for instance there are guns shown in the clip, which shows that is an action-thriller.

• The use of titles and subtitles are used in the trailer to give the audience more institutional and extra information about the film, such who produced the film, other actors, etc.

• Another type of camera shot used in the trailer, was a tracking shot that helped the audience follow the action in the film and it involved one of the characters jumping over a car.

• The use of voice over editing was used again to give the audience more detail about the film, such as the release date.

• The trailer was split into 3 different sections , that involved different setting, such as a police HQ, autopsy room and city streets.
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• Throughout the trailer, the weather shown is the same as it is always raining which is like pathetic fallacy as it kind of represents the characters feeling of being sad and scared.
  
  
  

Undercover flop poster

girl on the train analysis

Girl on the train analysis

·         Institutional information- This type of information basically let the audience know who is the production companies, when the film is being released, etc. Any information like that.

·         Tense, eerie, suspense and mystery- Enigma codes

·         Fade to black/ Fade to white/Fade in- Using this type of editing allows the audience to know when the scene is ending and starting.

·         Tracking shot- this type of shot allows the audience to follow the action that is occurring in the scene.  
 

·         Captions- The editing of using captions allows the trailer to give out small information that the audience will want to know, such as star power, release date etc.

·         Music increases in pace as the trailer goes on to help increase the intensity of the trailer which makes the audience more intrigued to watch the film when it comes out.

·         Flashbacks- This editing gives more of a background knowledge to the storyline

·         Quick Editing- This is when there are lots of different cuts, which allows the audience to gain more detail from the trailer.

·         Smash cut- This cut is when a scene quickly goes on to another scene, which is done to show the audience another storyline that may be happening during the film.

·         Impact dialogue

·         Source material

·         New York- The whole film is set in the well-known city of New York.

·         Close ups-This camera shot is used to show the intense emotions of the characters which helps create a much more tense moment in the scene as it showed the characters fear.

·         Slow zooms- This type of editing was used to convey something significant to the film plot

·         A synchronous dialogue

·         Non-chronological storyline- The film was set out in a non-chronological storyline, which allowed the audience to gain more of a back ground story from the film.

·         Establishing shots- There are numerous establishing shots which show the audience where the scene is being set and where the location of the scene is.

·         Range of settings- for example, there were many different setting such as training stations, forests, different streets, etc. All the different settings gave a more exciting storyline.

 

The sixth sense analysis

The sixth sense

Institutional information- This type of information basically let the audience know who the production companies are, when the film is being released, etc.

Enigma codes-Tense, eerie, suspenseful and mystery are the atmospheres that are created from the trailer.

Fade to black- Like in all thriller film trailers using this type of editing allows the audience to know when the scene is ending and starting and the use of fade creates a much more tense atmosphere.

Tracking shot- this type of shot allows the audience to follow the action that is occurring in the scene.  

Captions- The editing of using captions allows the trailer to give out small information that the audience will want to know, such as star power, release date etc.

Quick Editing- This is when there are lots of different cuts, which allows the audience to gain more detail from the trailer.

Smash cut- This cut is when a scene quickly goes on to another scene, which is done to show the audience another storyline that may be happening during the film.

New York- The whole film is set in the well-known city of New York.

Close ups-This camera shot is used to show the intense emotions of the characters which helps create a much more tense moment in the scene as it showed the characters fear. For example, a close up is used when the main character says “I see dead people”.

A synchronous dialogue

Non-chronological storyline- The film was set out in a non-chronological storyline, which allowed the audience to gain more of a back ground story from the film.

Establishing shots- There are numerous establishing shots which show the audience where the scene is being set and where the location of the scene is.

Range of settings- for example, there were many different setting such as training stations, forests, different streets, etc. All the different settings gave a more exciting storyline.

 

Thriller analysis

Thrillers

Thriller films are made to make the audience feel certain emotions, such as they should feel fear, anticipation and mystery.

Definition of a thriller

A thriller is a film or play with an exciting, suspenseful plot often involving different types of crime.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                       

Examples of thriller

·         Seven             

·         Inception

·         Zodiac

• Girl on the train