Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Production Roles - Miss Miller


Production Roles:
 
People need to be allocated specific roles when creating a film because individuals have different skills that are suited to different roles.
The main roles necessary for the production of a successful film are:Actors, the production company, directors, title, casting, music, costumes, sound technicians, editors, production and camera operator.




  • Company Name: Dark Productions
  • Actresses: Ayesha Bhatti and Yasmin Bhatti
  • Directors: Deanna Mathers and Lilian Amaning
  • Casting:Deanna Mathers, Ayesha Bhatti and Lilian Amaning
  • Music:Lilian Amaning
  • Costumes:Deanna Mathers
  • Hair and Makeup:Ayesha Bhatti
  • Editors: Ayesha Bhatti, Deanna Mathers and Lilian Amaning
  • Production: Lilian Amaning, Ayesha Bhatti, Deanna Mathers
  • Director of photography: Lilian Amaning
  • Director of photography (underwater): Deanna Mathers

Company name: Our company name is "Dark productions", conventional to the thriller genre because dark connotes evil and negativity. Our company name appearing on the scrren before the thriller is shown, immediately gives the audience an idea of the genre of the thriller film that they are watching.

Actresses:
Actors/actresses study and practice a new script for each audition. They confer with the producer to learn about the role to be portrayed and the style of speech and body language desired.
Actors/actresses interpret a new part or role in order to develop the character's personality as desired by the author and producer. They rehearse with co-actors to smooth out the acting interactions. Actors/actresses read and analyze supplementary background information about the character portrayed in sources such as history books, the archives or earlier works by the author.
The two main actresses in this thriller clip are Ayesha and Yasmin Bhatti who will play siblings that have have a very close relationship.
The fact that they are sisters in reality, will make easier for is when filming because they already have that natural bond with each other.

Directors: Directors may write the film's script or commission it to be written; or they may be hired after an early draft of the script is complete. Directors must then develop a vision for the finished film, and define a practical route for achieving it. During pre-production, Directors make crucial decisions, such as selecting the right cast, crew and locations for the film. They then direct rehearsals, and the performances of the actors once the film is in production. Directors also manage the technical aspects of filming, including the camera, sound, lighting, design and special effects departments.    It is the role of the directors  to  direct the actresses to delever each scene to the highest possible standard. We decided to share the director's role between both Deanna and I so that we can use different perspective's to convey the same message in our thriller, the job of the director's is to tell the actresses what they need to achieve in each scene.

Music:
Background music is used to add emotion and rhythm to a film. Usually not meant to be noticeable, it often provides a tone or an emotional attitude toward the story and/or the characters epicted. In addition, background music often foreshadows a change in mood. For example, dissonant music may be used in film to indicate an approaching (but not yet visible) menace or disaster. Background music may aid viewer understanding by linking scenes. For example, a particular musical theme associated with an individual character or situation may be repeated at various points in a film in order to remind the audience of motives or ideas. 
The music in our thriller clip will be provided by myself, the music will be both diegetic and nonn-diegetic and the sounds that I will use will be based on the thriller clip in order to enhance what is going on in the thriller film.


Costumes:
 
Costume design is one of the most important factors in the filmmaking industry. Along with the script, actors and music, the clothing and various costumes worn throughout a film have a very important role to fulfill. They can make the characters interesting and believable, sad or funny, good or evil, and they can greatly influence-sometimes at a subconscious level-how the audience sees the characters that wear them.

Films focused on the current time period in a realistic way don't usually impress through costume design, because they show familiar clothing being worn in familiar settings. What should be given a closer look are films that step aside from common convention and create characters whose images are deeply shaped by what they wear.The person that is in charge of the costumes for the thriller film will be Deanna who was given this responsibility because of her ability to use her creativity to send a message to the audience through the visyual appearance of the characters in the film. Deanna is responsible for choosing and co-oordinating items of clothing for the characters in the film that would be suitable to the theme of eaqch scene.

Hair and Makeup:Makeup artists that work in television and film help to communicate the personality of the characters to the viewers. They use makeup as a way to improve, enhance or alter the appearance of the actors and the actresses to ensure that they are suitable for the scene they are about to play out. The person responsible for hair and makeup for the thriller is Ayesha as she is very experienced whith hair and makeup. Ayesha will be responsible for making theappearance of the characters suit the mood of the scene due to the use of hair and makeup.

Editors & Production:
Some say that editing is the most important part of the film making process. It certainly is what allowed film to move from simple visual records of events to complex story telling.
Because of the importance of editing, the editor’s role may equal that of the director. Regardless of the footage shot for a film, it will be worthless unless care and creativity is invested in deciding which shots will appear; in what order; and how long they will remain on the screen. Ayesha, Deanna and I are each responsible for the editing of the thriller film, we came to this decision because each of us have unique idea that when merged together, can be very beneficial in the production and editing of our thriller film.


Director of Photography: This will also be my role as I have a create perseption for where different types of camaera angles should fit into each scene at the appropriate time in order to get the reaction that we expect to get from the audience that is watching our thriller film.

Director of photography (Underwater): Deanna is responsible for theis role because she had a clear vision of what the underwater scenes of our movie should look like and the way the camera angles used will impact the scene eefectively in order for the audience to feel sympathy for the character that is in the water.

Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Planning Opening Credits - Miss Geourgiou


The purpose of opening credits is for the audience to be able to identify the names of actors, directors and film production companies that play key roles in films.


Black Swan Opening Credits:







The colours used in this clip are black and white with low key lighting to draw attention of the audience to the names that appear on a canvas sheet that is being drawn on with black chalk. The colours used 
The credits begin with the name of the production company which is an example of how I can present the name of my film production company to the audience as it is written on a plain black background so that it stands out.
The names of the people appear on the canvas and then swiftly fade away, this goes with the movie theme and the music used for the opening credits because swans move gracefully.

The writing font for the credits are formal because the film is filmed on formal dancing and Swans are perceived as quite peaceful and elegant creatures.




Se7en Opening Credits:

The credits in Se7en begins by introducing the production then introduces the characters, the font of the writing is white on a black background, producers are recognised and there is intense music in the background.

Order of appearance:                    
Company                             
  • Production                              
  • Director
  • Famous actors
  • Title


Thriller Conventions:

  • Use of dipping blood on the paper
  • Jumpy,flash lighting
  • Scraping noises
Black and white is used in the credits to represent good and evil. Credits were flickering which creates enigma as the audience do not know who the person writing is. 




For my opening credit idea, I used red for the writing which is conventional because it represents blood which foreshaddows that something bad will happen.I Used lined paper to make the thriller opening to seem more realistic.
The contrasts between the black background, red and white colour are used to show the difference between good and evil or the victim and vilian.The sharp font which is bold emphasises and makes the audience wonder what the film is about.


Deanna used a contrast between white and black to represent good and evil or villain and victim. Ink smudges were used for a realistic effect as ink is accessible, this could be a metaphor foreshadowing the film will not be straight forward and the audience will realise that it will not be a simple narrative. The audience will also guess an accident will happen as ink spillages are accidental.




For our final idea we used red with a black outline which makes audience think about meaning of word. Then we used red, black and white to show the difference between good and evil.
We changed colour of the ink to make it look like blood which is conventional to the thriller genre.




Tuesday, 26 November 2013

Inspiration, Miss Miller


Inspiration is needed before something is created because whatever is being produce needs to relate to something that is likely to occur in everyday life circumstances. Inspirations can be taken from books, films, role-models etc.

Mise-en-scene inspiration:
For my Mise-en-scene post, i chose to analyse the movie Black Swan and i gained inspiration from the use of low key lighting used in the scene to add depth and intensity to the scene and to also cause the audience to focus on the main character of the scene.
The positioning of the main character in this movie inspired me to keep the character in my movie at the main focus  of my camera in order for the audience to connect with the audience which is conventional to the thriller genre.

Cinematography inspiration:
For my cinematography post, I chose to analyse the movie Inception and gained inspiration from the different use of angles to create obscure effects in order for the audience to feel confused by looking at it.
For my thriller film, I will use mostly zooming in camera angles in order for the audience to concentrate on what it is I want the me to focus on whether it be an item of clothing, object or character.

Editing Inspiration:
 I will be able to use a range of editing styles like a wipe cut, straight cut, montage and reaction shot in order for my clip to have of an effective impact on the audience, these editing styles make a great impact on my thriller film as using these editing styles will improve the quality of the film that I am producing. minds up on whether they think that character is the victim or the villain. The clip that I analysed for my Editing styles post is from the film Sinister and I was inspired by the use of the straight cut shot to create confusion within the audience and drama, this is conventional to the thriller genre and will be useful to use when making my thriller film.

Sound Inspiration:
For my thriller film, I will use most of the different types of sound such as: Diegetic, non-diegetic, on-screen,off-screen,parallel and contrapuntal sound.
Sounds are very effective when making a thriller film, the film that I did research into sounds is from the film Along Came The Spider.

In conclusion, these inspirations have influenced and shaped the ideas that I have to produce a successful thriller to a high standard and quality so that my intended audience will enjoy it and feel the emotions that I intend them to feel whilst watching the thriller film clip.

Risk Assessment - Miss Georgiou

There are a lot of risks involved in creating thriller films and these are are the risks involved in our thriller film.

Planning Editing Styles - Miss Georgiou

Editing Styles:
 
 
Editing styles are very important when making a thriller film because the way a thriller film is edited has a huge impact on the way it is recieved by the audience watching it.
 
For my thriler film, I am going to use wipe shot edititing styles quite frequently because this would give the audience a feel of surrealoism and will be very effective to my film as there will be alot of flashbacks involved in the film.
 
A reaction shot will also be useful to my thriller fim as this is conventional to the thriller genre because reaction shot are used very often in order for the audience to identify with the way a character is feeling at that given time, when the audience can identify the way a character is feeling in a thriller film, I will be able to use a range of editing styles like a wipe cut, straight cut, montage and reaction shot in order for my clip to have of an effective impact on the audience, these editing styles make a great impact on my thriller film as using these editing styles will improve the quality of the film that I am producing. minds up on wether they think that character is the victim or the villan.
 
In conclusion editing styles are some of the most vital factors in the produce of an effective thriller film, and the way I use editing styles will determin the quality of the thriller film that I am going to be producing.
 
 

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Planning Sound , Miss Miller



Why is Sound important within a thriller film?:


Sound is important in the thriller genre because it is very important for the audience of the film to be aware of what is going on in the film by sounds used as well as visual images. There are different types of sound that are used in thriller films to convey different emotions within the thriller genre. Sounds are used in films to create an understanding for the audience and to create more meaning about the characters and their emotions. Sound is used to create a response from the audience.

Diegetic Sound:
Sound which is part of the film for example; dialogue or music from the a radio. The sound can be on or off screen.

Non-Diegetic Sound:
Sound that is not part of the film for example soundtracks.

On Screen Sound:
You can see where the sound is coming from.

Off Screen Sound:
You can hear the sound but cannot see where it comes from.

Parallel Sound:
When the sound you hear in a film is what is expected e.g. kids laughing whilst playing.

Contrapuntal Sound:
When the sound does not match the expectations of what you are viewing.

How Sound will be used in my thriller film:
For my thriller film Diegetic sound will be suitable for the flashbacks in the film, the effect that this has on the audience is that the audience will develop more of a connection to what is going on in the film.

Examples of On Screen Sound that will be used in my thriller clip is sounds of the water and crunching of leaves etc. These sounds will be exaggerated throughout the clip in order to make the audience feel paranoia within them, this is conventional to the thriller genre because On Screen Sound is usually used and exaggerated in thriller films to suggest to the audience that what is occurring in the film could possibly happen in everyday life.

In conclusion to this, sound the use of sound in my thriller film will be very vital because the sound used in a thriller film affects emotions felt by the audience and how affected they are by the content of the thriller film.

Monday, 18 November 2013

Planning characters representation, Miss Georgiou

Representation:

The representation of a character is how a character is presented to the audience and how the audience judge someone  by looking at their clothing, background and attitudes etc.


Characters:

Name: Annie

Age: 10

Gender: Female

Race: Mixed race

Background: She and her sister (Ayesha) are close, their close relationship will be shown through flashbacks of happy memories between them.

Purpose: She will play the victim, her body language and facial expressions will help the audience to identify her as the innocent victim.

How will the character appeal to the audience?: She will come across as naive, timid and vulnerable; causing the audience to feel sympathy for her and will therefore cause them to become emotionally connected throughout the clip.






Name: Ayesha

Gender: Female

Race: Mixed race

Background: Also close to her sister but is suspected to be the villan which confuses the audience.

Purpose: Her purpose is to cause confusion within the audience of the film

How will the character appeal to the audience?: The audience will be in doubt of whether Ayesha is the villain or not.



Name: Unknown name

Purpose: Possibly the big sister.

The audience does not know much about this character.