Still frame analysis

Still frame analysis-

This is a still from Quarantine, a 2008 American horror film. The camera is at a slanted angle and is on the floor to show that she is in trouble and reaching out to for help as if to the audience. There is no lighting as it is clear that it is being filmed in pitch black with a night vision camera. The actress is covered in cuts, bruises and dirt and has a scruffy look to show that she has been through bad times. This still is in the last few seconds of the film and it gives the impression that someone is going to come up behind her as she will not realise but the audience will so there is a bit of dramatic irony used.

[picture still to come]

-Molly

DVD Cover analysis

This is the dvd cover of Saw.

You can tell its in the horror genre for many reasons. Firstly, the colours it uses. There are mainly dark colours like black which shows that this film is dark and not a "happy" film. Also the writing it uses and the style, a big bold red title connotates blood as its the same colour and the style looksl it has been written in blood. Furthermore, the pictures includes, the front cover shows a foot which looks like it has been trapped. Also the back cover shows a girl trapped in a head mask which connotates people in the story are trapped by someone or something. In addition to this the writing on the cover is a massive clue as to what genre this is. The quote "How much blood would you shed to stay alive" shows that people suffer in this film to stay alive. Also the quotes from the reviews "A Revoolutionary Shocker" shows that this film may be scary which is a characteristic of the genre. Also the sysnopsis of the film shows its a horror as it explains part of the story. Finally, the cover includes the certification of the film which in this case is an 18, this shows its a horror as younger people aren't allowed to watch it.


- Roman

Brief

Our group has been asked to create an opening sequence for our media studies project. We chose to do a horror. In our opening sequence a group of friends went to a party, and have been kidnapped. One of them have been found dead when the others woke up.

Conventions of Thriller genre.

The genre of thriller has it's own convention of filming. Most thriller films are told in first person and narrate what happens in the story. Thriller uses alot of camera work alot, quick cuts and camera angle changes. It can use anything like the use of lighting. Shadows are used alot aswell as mirrors and stairs, they are very good conventions of thriller films.

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History of Thriller genre.

Thriller is a genre that is used in literature, film and television to create suspense, tension and excitement. The sub genres include crime, mystery and psychological thrillers. In the mid 60's thriller films became increasingly popular. The genre of thriller is very similar to crime and horror because they share the elements of suspense, tension and excitement.

One of the main elements of thriller genre is give the audience an adrenaline rush and to keep them on the 'edge of their seats'. Tension can be built up in many different ways, many of them based on the character and the scene for example, a character trapped in a room with no possible way out. The atmosphere of a thriller film can be effected by the lighting and sound. The lighting can be effected by making it more dull and dark to create tension because the audience may not know what could jump out. The sound could be effected by making it slower and more erey. It could also be more high pitched and more faster and points to give the audience more adrenaline. Common plots with thriller include kidnapping, murder, knife crime and many more.

Overall the thriller genre is there to create suspense for the audience. It's there to keep them watching and so they don't know what will happen next. This is cleverly done through the use of mise-en-scene, lighting and sound.

Scripting

*Everyone's getting ready and close up's of everyones face and credits breaking up different people*
Walking down the road
Black screen
Wake up in the warehouse.
Close up's on their faces
Molly wakes up
Molly: BART BART. Wake up! Where the FUCK are we?!
Bart wakes up as Molly hits him
Bart:What?! uhm.. what's happened to your face?
Molly: What do you mean?(wipes chin) what's happened to your face?!
Both look at each other in confusion and look around the room to try find out where they are.
Molly: Where's Roman?!
Bart:(looking around his shoulder to find Roman behind him) Don't look behind you!
Close up on Roman sitting tied up, Molly gets closer to Roman and taps his leg
Molly:(tapping Romans leg) Roman?! ROMAN!? (lifts Romans head) AHHHHHHH.

Production company and logo.

We needed to come up with an original company name that would be suitable for the genre of film.

I played around with some names that gave off a sense of horror.

The final product that I came up with was Rage Productions. I created a logo with the title in large white writing with a red devils pitch fork through the middle. 

RAGE PRODUCTIONS

-Molly

Film certificates - Research

Certificate ratings- BBFC research

Parental Guidance- General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A ‘PG’ film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children.

’12A’/’12′- Suitable for 12 years and over-
Exactly the same criteria are used to classify works at ‘12A’ and ‘12’. These categories are awarded where the material is suitable, in general, only for those aged 12 and over. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them.

‘ 15 ‘- Suitable only for 15 years and over-
 No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

’18′- Suitable only for adultsNo-one younger than 18 may see an ‘18’ film in a cinema. Deemed inappropriate for people under 18.

-molly

Title design research..

FONT ANALYSIS GLOGSTER POSTER.

http://annmckee.edu.glogster.com/font-analysis-reem-team/

-Molly

Shot lists

We will be filming in two locations;

• Molly Breeden's house/road
• Halfords stock warehouse

 These are our shot lists;

Molly's house/road

No.	Framing	Action	Info (Location, props & costumes etc)
1	Close up of Molly applying mascara	Establishing shot to show Molly is getting ready to go out to a party	Location: Molly’s house Props: Mascara Costumes: Dress, Heels etc
2	Over the shoulder shot of Molly looking in the mirror with the title “Molly Breeden” on her back	Again showing Molly is getting ready and showing who she is	Location: Molly’s house Props: Mirror, Titles  Costumes: Dress, Heels etc
3	Close up of Molly putting on her heels	Showing Molly is getting ready to go out to a party  and also to show Molly’s character is a “tart with a heart”	Location: Molly’s house Props: Heels   Costumes: Dress, Heels etc
4	Close of Roman applying after shave	Establishing shot to show Roman is also getting ready to go out to a party	Location: Molly’s house Props: After Shave Costumes: Shirt, Jeans etc
5	Extreme close up of a beer being opened by Roman	Show that Roman is drinking before he goes out whilst getting ready	Location: Molly’s house Props: Beer Costumes: Shirt, Jeans etc
6	Freeze frame of Roman after getting ready looking at himself in the mirror showing title of “Roman Goroshko”	To show who Roman’s character is and also to show Roman is the stuck up pretty boy as he’s looking in the mirror at himself	Location: Molly’s house Props: Mirror Costumes: Shirt, Jeans etc
7	Extreme close up of Bart rolling a cigarette	Establishing shot showing it’s another character. Rolling a cigarette to signify death	Location: Molly’s house Props: Rolling cigarette (Tobacco Rizzlas & Filters)  Costumes: Shirt, Jeans etc
8	Bart looking into the camera as if it’s a mirror doing his hair then cutting to a shot of Bart actually looking into a mirror (shot reverse shot)	Showing Bart is also getting ready to go out for the night	Location: Molly’s house Props: Hair wax  Costumes: Shirt, Jeans etc
9	Medium shot of Bart after getting ready title saying “Bart Struszynski”	To show who Bart’s character is	Location: Molly’s house Props: None Costumes: Shirt, Jeans etc
10	Extreme close up of red wine being poured	To signify that blood is going to be spilt	Location: Molly’s house Props: Wine bottle, wine glass  Costumes: None
11	Extreme close up of bottle being put down with the bottle label saying “Directed by Charlotte Boosey”	To show who is directing	Location: Molly’s house Props: Wine bottle  Costumes: None

12	Medium shot of the back of Roman as he leaves for the party from Bart’s perspective	Show the boys are leaving for the party	Location: Molly’s house Props: None  Costumes: Party outfits
13	Long shot of boys leaving the front door (Match on action)	Show the boys are leaving for the party	Location: Molly’s house Props: None  Costumes: Party outfits
14	Slow motion walk of group walking down the road together	Show the group are friends and to establish they’re going to the party together	Location: Molly’s road Props: None  Costumes: Party outfits
15	Extreme close up of Bart’s mouth as he smokes	Signify death	Location: Molly’s road Props: Cigarette   Costumes: Party outfits
16	Slow motion of Bart’s cigarette as he throws it on the floor	Signify that a life will end, just like the cigarette	Location: Molly’s road Props: None  Costumes: None
17	Long shot of characters walking down the road from a bush	To show the characters are being watched by someone or something	Location: Molly’s road Props: None  Costumes: Party outfits
18	Black out	To show a change in time	N/A

Halfords warehouse;

No.	Framing	Action	Info (Location, props & costumes etc)
1	Close up of Molly waking up looking around not knowing where she is. Molly has a cut on her face	To show that the group don’t know where they are after going out	Location: Warehouse Props: Fake blood Costumes: Party outfits
2	Molly waking up Bart asking where Roman is. Roman’s feet in the background as he’s sat in a chair behind them	To show that the two who are awake haven’t seen Roman	Location: Warehouse Props: Fake blood Costumes: Party outfits
3	High angle shot of Molly and Bart talking about where Roman is, Molly noticing the cut on her face as well as Bart’s black eye, also Molly notices Roman slumped in the chair behind them	Show that the group have had some sort of trouble in the night and to show where Roman is	Location: Warehouse Props: Fake blood Costumes: Party outfits
4	Long shot of Molly and Bart attempting to wake up Roman	Show Roman is dead	Location: Warehouse Props: Fake blood Costumes: Party outfits
5	Zoom in of Roman’s cut on his neck and Molly screaming whilst Bart gags	Show Roman is dead and the group discovering him to be dead and to show what killed him	Location: Warehouse Props: Fake blood Costumes: Party outfits

Roman

Analysing an opening sequence

As part of our research and planing for our opening sequence we have been asked to analyse 3 opening sequences of films from the same genre as ours, which is horror.

I have chosen to analyse the opening of Saw.

The colours used in the titles and the things you see are all dark, the signifies fear or danger. The music used is slow, very low toned and slowly builds up. This helps build tension and suspense. The titles used are very dark, the title of "Twister Pictures" is covered in barbed wire and a knife in the middle which can connotate being trapped, protecting something or someone or even death. Other titles in the opening are in a blue writing on a black background and the transition is like a dripping which can connatate blood or water which can also signify drowning. The titles also shake which can show fear as when people are scared they can shake, also this can show anger as people shake when they're angry and finally it can show cold because people shiver when they're cold. There is only one character in the opening sequence, he is shown waking up in a bath tub full of water, as he awakens there is emphasis on the water going down the plughole which can show the draining of life. Also as he has woken up in totally un familiar surroundings this shown he cant remember how he got there which can mean he has been affected by something as he cant remember or that he has been taken there and trapped by somebody.


Roman

Filming.

We started filming our Media this week and have filmed a majority of our opening sequence.









We used proper stage makeup  to crerate cuts and sprays of blood to show that we had obviously been through a great ordeal. Molly had a cut lip and black eye, Roman had a slit throat, cut face and black eye, and Bart had a cut on the side of his face with a black eye.

-molly & charlotte

Our Preliminary Task