Generic Conventions

Generic conventions are the themes that make a thriller what it is. Examples are, edge of your seat suspense, the flawed character, the gaze(seeing things you shouldn't and being watched), located in a safe environment to play on your fears and phobias, use of creepy music, enigma that needs to be solved.

Rough Cut Feedback

Editing:
Faily well edited, some bits when the time between the shots was a bit long.
there was some really good cuts.
the editing of the footage into sepia tone at some points was highly effective.
well done

Camerwork:
captures something in every shot
no pointless shots - all adds to the story
wicked running shot with the knees

Sound:
unfortunately there is no soundtrack
Add non-diegetic sounds such as footsteps, wind, struggerling etc.

mise en scene:
mysterious - good use of props; rope, stick etc.
good location
good effects
fits generic conventions
costume - made it more obvious who is the killer
good contrast between slow and fast paced shots

Narrative:
mystery - which characters are which; victim or villain
violence - hand over mouth, stuggerling, tying up shots.
Death - shots of the "dead" body

filming schedule

this is our schedule for filming in the next few lessons. hopefully none of our filming will require us to go off site.
Day 1: shooting cafe scene within college
Day 2: filming victim scene in media studio
Day 3: shooting running scene and street scene
Day 4 : shooting close ups of weapons, faces, eyes and finishing any filming that hasn't yet been completed.

Planning

For our filming we will need a camera, costumes, fake blood...
We will need to film at various different locations so we get the best effects. Such as in the media studio, in a cafe and in a forest. Most of this can be done on the Long Road site.
We are not going to film at the weekends as many of us have work. However we are going to film as much as possible during the lessons and after college.
Costumes will need to be everyday clothing (except for the joggers) and victims clothing will be ripped and blood stained.
Props will need to be fake blood, water bottle, knives/weapons, mobile phone, cafe props e.g. bill...

Shot list

shot 1: Camera begins panning showing part of victim body mainly hand and wrist in this shot.

Shot 2: Camera moves down towards the victims wrist, revealing cuts.

Shot3: Goes into flash back shot, wide shot showing victim bumping into other person.

Shot4: Close-up of mysterious person eyes.

Shot5: Back to the victims body, revealing tattoo arm and neck.

Shot6: Flash back of sitting with friend in cafe, smiling and laughing.

Shot7: Close-up of bill

Shot8: Tracks back to persons friends seeing a sinister smile on her face.

shot9: Back to body, pans from neck back down to torso.

Shot10: Flash back, friends running through forest together. Person peering behind the tree.

Shot11: Second runner goes missing, other runner looks scared and shocked. close-up of face.

Shot12: Close-up of victims face but not revealing identity.

Shot13,14,15,16: each shot is a close up of eyes, knife, person being smuthered, dead body and cuts on neck. All of these are edited very quickly to build up tension.

shot17: Fades in from black, reveals film title.

Analysis of surface opening sequence

Analysis of surface:

good use of spooky graphics eg blood effects
close ups and shakey effects made it more realisic and mysterious.

titles and music worked well and was definitly obvious that it was the opening credits of a thriller.

critism: was a little too long
slightly boring as there wasnt much change didnt build up much tension as it didnt give or start any kind of plot.