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- 1. Assignment 15: Research Chelsea Fashole-Luke Laura Cuk Rosie Zein
- 2. Chelsea Fashole-Luke –7357 Laura Cuk – 7341 Rosie Zein – 7479
- 3. Inspiration from realfilm opening sequences Se7en Montage style opening sequence. Enigmas are Cast names flickering on a black presented to the screen, emphasises the sinister audience, as to who atmosphere of the sequence. this character is.
- 4. Inspiration from realfilm opening sequences Zombieland Starts with a close up of an American flag and a narrators voice can be heard. Cinema Verite – handheld camera style and direct address towards the camera.
- 5. Zombieland Enigmas created – the audience wants to know the country got into the state of being known as ‘Zombieland’. The titles are interactive with the images of the opening sequence. For example, the letters in the names are affected by the movement of the characters.
- 6. Inspiration from realfilm opening sequences To Kill A Mocking Bird http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/to- kill-a-mockingbird/ Close up shot of a box – the audience does not yet know what the contents are.
- 7. Creates an enigmabecause the audience doesn’t know what the film is about, and the childlike imagery of crayons and the lullaby-like music in The title of the film is the background contrasts with displayed as part of the the harsh title of ‘To Kill A diegesis of the film. The Mocking Bird’. child prints in the words onto the paper. Montage style opening sequence, with names and credits displayed over the images. Each shot fades into the next.
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- 9. Inspiration from realfilm opening sequences Sucker Punch : My thoughts on the opening scene.. I liked it because it was very dark and sinister. It introduces the main character and creates enigmas like what happens to the girl after she is taken away? I liked how the sound combined with the video created an intense atmosphere and the volume control was used really well.
- 10. Inspiration from realfilms Hard Candy Conventions: Settings/location: Characters (or MES): Story/plot/theme: - Online social interaction Forms:
- 11. Inspiration from realfilms Misery Conventions: Settings/location: Characters (or MES): Story/plot/theme: Forms:
- 12. Inspiration from realfilms The Social Network Conventions: Settings/location: Characters (or MES): Story/plot/theme: Forms:
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- 14. Inspiration from realfilms Phone Booth: This film is very intense and suspenseful as the villain is unknown. In the film the man has to stay on the phone with the villain, or the villain will kill his loved one however, ultimately the man knows he will die. When a stranger calls: This is a thriller film which also has a villain who’s identity is unknown and this relates to our opening sequence. In this film a teenaged girl goes over to babysit at some peoples house and while there she starts getting calls from an unknown number. There turns out to be a masked man in the house, and the girl has to save herself And the children she is babysitting.
- 15. Genre and conventions Psychological Thriller Convention Explanation Example from real film 1. Perception of reality The main character is unaware or has Shutter Island no sense of true events that occur in the reality outside their mind. 2. Death of a loved one The death of a loved one causes or Memento spurs the main character to go through several actions or events, such as the need for revenge. 3. Mystery/enigmas The opening sequence shows an Se7en unknown person going through various unconventional actions, eg. Cutting the skin off their fingers. 4. Mental danger – to do with the mind The main character has hallucinations Black Swan or sees things that happened, differently causing them to think certain things have happened, when in fact they have not. 5. Identity The main character is seen to have Identity multiple personalities, struggling to make sense of their true identity. This makes it unclear to the audience, presenting enigmas such as what their true personality is.
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- 17. Genre and conventions Convention Explanation Example from real film 1. Incorporates elements of Mystery to keep the film Seven mystery and drama suspenseful and drama to connect with the characters emotions 2. Deep focus on the to be able to understand Phone booth characters state of mind the character 3. The film is usually Usually first person Momento narrated. narration to get an idea of what is going through the characters mind. 4. The music used within To set the atmosphere of a A woman in black the film is usually high typical thriller film. pitched and eerie
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- 19. Research on topic/themes Thedangers of social media
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- 27. Research on topic/themes Reality/Real life situations: Our Opening sequence is based around social networking and the ‘bad side’ to it. An example of this in a film is the film ‘Hard Candy’. The reality within these films makes them all the more scary, as it means that the things in the film can happen to people in real life.
- 28. Research on topic/themes Identity: Our opening sequence also includes the theme of unknown identity. An example of this is in the films Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th. This theme is used regularly in thriller films as it creates a lot of suspense as the audience doesn’t know who the villain is and creates an enigma
- 29. Research on topic/themes Mind: Our opening sequence is based on the psychological thriller genre and will include a character who is fixated on another character. The mind plays an important role in psychological thrillers as it is mainly about the villain being mentally unstable and this leads them to become villains and be evil. Some examples of these characters are, Jigsaw (Saw), Scarecrow (Batman), Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men)
- 30. Research on topic/themes Death: Characterseither fear or are fascinated by death. This can also link to the theme of the mind as being fascinated by death links to the idea of a psychopathic villain. Some examples of these characters are Jigsaw(Saw)
- 31. Locations First Location (FLASHBACK): Ona bus going towards/ past an area with business buildings. Second Location (FLASHBACK): A busy café, probably in a shopping area like whiteleys. The character would be sitting in the area outside the café.
- 32. Locations Third Location (FLASHBACK): Outsidean office building – the character will be coming out of the building in work clothes. Forth Location (FLASHBACK): On a busy normal street where the characters will be crossing the street on opposite sides.
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- 35. Inspirational characters Lisbeth Salander(The girl with the dragon tattoo) Lisbeth is an inspirational character because: She overcomes her fears She is a strong character She saves the second main character from the Villain
- 36. Inspirational Characters Sarah Connor( terminator 2: Judgement day) Sarah is an inspirational character because: She is a strong character She tries to help protect others She is selfless She fights against evil
- 37. Actors The people actingin our opening sequence will be Rosie and Laura. They are available often and good for the role because....... Strengths Weaknesses Hard working and reliable. May fall behind in work Strengths Weaknesses Hard working and sensible Find it difficult to meet deadlines
- 38. Costume and props ForLaura’s Character we wanted her to look as normal as possible to make more of an impression on the audience.
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- 41. Mainstream or independent •Mainstream films are big budget films whereas independent films have a smaller budget. • Our film would be a mainstream film as it is not a hard hitting film which considers issues within society, it would be a film which appeals to a wider audience and so would need to have a bigger budget to be able to distribute to many places. Some examples of mainstream films are: Avatar Titanic The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Some examples of independent films are: A separation Train spotting
- 42. Target audience Our targetaudience would be a mass audience as it would be a mainstream film we would it expect it to attract many viewers. Also, our chosen genre (psychological thriller) usually attracts a large audience.
- 43. BBFC and filmrating • To understand what BBFC and film ratings were we researched it and found the official site. • We found the different types of ratings which are U, PG, 12A, 12, 15, 18 and R18.
- 44. Production companies Before choosingour production company we researched our genre to see which production companies were most commonly used. BLACK SWAN: Black Swan is a thriller mystery film which used the Fox Searchlight Pictures as their production company and also as it is a conglomerate they used it for their distribution company.
- 45. Production Companies SE7EN: Se7en is a crime/mystery/thriller film which only has two production companies which are Cecchi Gori Pictures and New Line Cinema.
- 46. Production Companies MEMENTO: Memento is a mystery thriller film that had four production companies and only the Newmarket company was used as a distributor out of the four.
- 47. Production Companies • After doing some research we decided that the would have two production companies which would be Cross Creek Pictures and New Line Cinema. • We decided to use these production companies as they are very successful and well known. Click here to watch the New Line Cinema logo Click here to watch the Cross Creek Pictures logo
- 48. Distribution companies • AsNew Line Cinema is part of the Warner bros. Corporation it also distributes its own films. • For example, New Line Cinema was both the producers and distributers of Se7en. • So for our distribution company we decided to use New Line Cinema asit would mean we would pay less. • Another distribution company we could use would be
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