Conventions of a thriller and thriller films opening
There are many different conventions of thriller film. The First one is that there is a clear female protagonist which is used as females are seen as weak and creates more suspense in the film as she will be an easier target for the antagonist who is usually a unknown figure where glimpses of them are shown. Another convention is that there is low key lighting to create a mystery atmosphere. Another convention is that the setting is to be quite dull and dark to try and intensify and create suspense within the film. Another convention is that there is more than one killing that occurs which differentiates the thriller genre from a horror film.
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In thriller film openings they predominately start off with a dark screen and then follows up by an establishing the setting with a establishing shot. Then through the film openings there are a lot of quick cuts and they then try and establish the protagonist and antagonist.
Rationale and proposal
In my Rationale we are going to produce a opening to a thriller film. After analysing our standing and our strengths we have decided to produce a film opening to medical thriller. We have decided to choose the science lab which is based within our school and the reasons to why we have chose this is because it helps us lower costs due to the free availability of the filming space and also logistically it is easier as it is based within school which we will be at most of the time so furthermore lowers the risk of members of the group not turning up due to transport issues. We have chosen are story to be an outbreak of a deadly disease from a scientist and then to go find a cure for this mystery disease.
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Proposal - In our film opening it will consist of being approx 2 minutes long and our cast of the film opening is Me (Jai), Jack, Jacob, Matty, Annie, Laila, Carly, kai and Fran and we will be constantly switching roles to ensure that we are all contributing to this production. The start of this short opening will be Laila mixing liquids that she has obtained in the lab and then injecting Matty with this unknown substance.
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Budgeting
From this task I have learnt that for a successful film production budgeting needs to be done to ensure that costs can be kept down and and also to control costs and ensure that we don't overspend. It also needs to be done to keep track of everything that we need for the production.
From this task I have learnt that a location recce needs to be done to ensure that the director gets a feel of where they will be filming and what adjustments need to be made to fit into what the director wants. It also needs to done to see if it fits into with the genre.
Make up and costume
From this task I have learnt that make-up and costume needs to be decided as the costumes helps establish the genre as we are doing a medical thriller we will need scientist costumes and have some sort of horror related costume to fit in with our thriller genre. Make-up will also be needed to help look the film opening better and more realistic to get the audience more connected to the film opening.
Props plan
From this task I have learnt that a props plan is necessary to ensure that the genre is established to the audience as we are doing a medical thriller so we would expect to have beakers as our main character is a female scientist so that will establish the storyline. Props plan is also essential as we need to see which ones we need and which props we don't need.
Equipment
From this task I have learnt that a equipment plan is needed so that we know what equipment we need on the day of the filming as if we didn't have it we could come up with a lot of issues that may delay the filming as we try to get the right equipment and subsequently make our production worse as were rushing and will also be more expensive as we are using more time to film.
Risk assessment
From this task I have learnt that a risk assessment is necessary as things can go wrong whilst filming the production for the actors as we are working with different liquid and using Bunsen burners which could cause a fire hazard if not used correctly. Risk assessments will be needed to ensure that they protect all the people involved in the production and will prevent these problems which could cause the production a lot of money.
Title plans
From this task I have learnt that a title plan is neccassary when making a film opening as, as a group we have to decide/vote on what we think we should use and we also need to have a title so that the audience can see who the actors are directors and other members of the production are
Music
From this task I have learnt that we need a wide range of music in order for our film opening to be at the best standard and having a wide range of music allows us to make the production as unique and diverse as possible.
Shot list
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From this task I have learnt that a shot list is also essential when doing the production as it allows us the group to decide what the best shot types will be and if after seeing it deciding if we should use a different shot type. It also gives us a vague idea of what the production is going to be like.
Storyboard
From this task I have learnt that a storyboard is essential creating a production for a film opening as it allows all of us to see how the story is playing out and to see what changes we need in order to make the film opening as best as we can.
Pitch
From this task I have learnt that a pitch is necessary for our production as we need to seek permission from the science block in order to use their facilities and equipment to film and to also find times when it is suitable for us to film. We also need to do this as they need to tells what we can and cannot do with their resources.
Film shooting schedule
From this task I have learnt that a film shooting schedule is also necessary when creating a film production as it allows us to organise ourselves for when we are going to film and to see the availability of everyone in the group and also plan if people don't turn up to there filming slots.
Final film - group cut
This is the first export of the film that we created but the problem is that no sound comes out so their was a problem with the audio which we need to fix