2. The Treatment
Two spies are after the same piece of information about a
potential threat to England.
The first agent arrives at the station and sits down, placing an
important briefcase down on the floor, cut to stylized shots
of passports, newspapers, pictures etc. then cut back to a
narrative close up of the briefcase being taken without them
noticing
3. Type of Thriller
This thriller’s sub-genre is action, as it can appeal to a larger
audience.
We have been inspired by aspects of other film openings such
as; The Taking of Pelham 123, se7en, Enemy of the State.
We’re using the theme of urban life with the trains as shown
in the taking of Pelham 123
4. Audience
Our chosen sub genre is action, we think this was a good choice as action tends to
appeal to most audiences ranging from teens to mature adults as it brings an essence
of excitement and adrenalin to the audience which is needed in order to have a
successful film. The use of mild language, weapons and violence is much loved
amongst the younger generation. Targeting this demographic will aid our film in
terms of marketing as social networking sites such as Facebook, twitter etc. are
useful for wide range promotion and attracting a larger audience overall. We were
inspired by a number of films such as Taking of Pelham, Collateral which we have
previously re-made, and Se7en. These are good films to look at as our film in
comparison is quite similar in terms of location and method of creating a sense of
"Thrill." For example; in Se7en Stylised imagery is used throughout the entire
sequence. It appealed to us because along with the distorted soundtrack left us feeling
eager to know what these images mean and how they are relevant to our narrative.
We will attempt to re-create this however tweaking a few area's to make it relevant to
our own narrative.
Taking of Pelham takes advantage of their location in order to give the opening
sequence a unique feel to it; as the trains moved along the rails the titles followed
creating a train like effect.
5. Our Audience
We’re aiming our film at 15-25 year old, young people have a
fascination with thrillers an action films in the present day
therefore we can use this to our advantage and aim our film
content towards them.
The suspense and location will appeal to our audience, as
young people are used to travelling around in public places
and it’ll give them a connection to the film and make them
feel like they know it.
6. Locations
We’re filming at Kings Cross Station, Angel Station and
City & Islington College.
We chose these locations because they suit our storyline,
which will help us set the right scene and atmosphere in the
opening sequence.
9. Sound
We’re getting station (trains) and speech sounds to show
location and build up suspense
Upbeat but intense music to add thrill.
10. Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Pitch Stylized Station Music
filming sounds,
Filming at
station
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Editing, Filming at Filming
checking station (re- at train
clips takes) station
11. Risk Assessment
Filming in a dangerous train station- Stay behind the yellow
line.
Be aware of pick pockets, equipment safety, our safety, others
safety on platforms.
12. Our Skills
We’ve learnt how to edit sound into our clips, and titles.
We’ve been able to work together as a team and use the
camera and tripod safely and effectively.
We’ve also learnt how to structure our blog and keep it fresh
with new content.
Another skill is using final cut pro to our advantage and
being able to edit our clips together in a professional way
13. Institutions
Paramount Pictures – They’re known for over 8000
productions and distributions within the film industry,
therefore we have people with experience and we can get our
film out there to the best it can be.
