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The pursuit logo

Location Sheets

Location sheet one.
Shot in the day.

Shot one is a mid shot of the girl stepping off her school bus.
Shot two is long shot of the girl walking through the car pack into the reception.
Shot three is mid shot of the stalker walking through reception following the girl.
Shot four is a close up of the girl and you can see the stalker just over her shoulder behind. (maybe the stalker blurred)
Shot five is a it her the shoulder shot (other the back of the stalkers shoulder) so that you can see the back of his head and her in front. (in this shot we see the stalker bring a camera up and take a photo of her)
Shot six is a mid shot of the girl looking around suspiciously (heard the camera) and then she walks into her classroom.
Shot seven is a mid shot of the girl walking out of the classroom and walks down the hallway - this then turns into a long shot. The stalker appears and follows her.

PROPS -
general school stuff.
stalkers camera.
VEHICLES -
Bus
PERFORMERS -
Girl - Laura Weller
Stalker - Jack Barber
School People (extras
EQUIPMENT -
Camera
Tripod
Dolly
Camera (stills of us filming for blog)

Location Sheet Two.

Street Scene.

Shot One - is a mid shot of the stalker walking out of his house.

Shot Two - is again a mid shot of the stalker, that steps and goes to get the picture out of his pocket.

Shot Three - is a close up, over the shoulder looking down at the picture of the girl he is stalking (so we can see it how he would see it).

Shot Four - is a mid shot, this is a shot of the stalker then putting the picture in his pocket and then he starts walking down the street a good distance away from the girl.

Shot Five - is a long shot, of the stalker walking down the street behind the girl.

PERFORMERS -

Stalker - Jack

Girl - Laura

PROPS -

Picture of the girl

VEHICLES -

None

EQUIPMENT -

Camera

Tripod?

Camera for stills of what we are filming

Location Sheet Three.

Bedroom Sheet.

Shot One - is a mid shot, of a wall of different photographs, with the picture of the one girl he is stalking right in the middle.

Shot Two - is a zoom in/close up shot, we will zoom in on the one photo and have a close up of it.

Shot Three - is a mid shot, where we see the stalker take the photo off the wall.

Shot Four - is a close up shot, where we see him putting the photo in his pocket.

Shot Five - is a mid shot, this is a shot of him then walking out the room.

---->then goes into the street scene.

PERFORMERS -

Stalker - Jack

PROPS -

lots of different pictures.

general things you would find in a bedroom.

VEHICLES -

None

EQUIPMENT -

Camera.

Tripod.

and a digital camera for stills.

Ideas for the Title

Here are some of the thriller titles we used as ideas for our title:

Stalkers wall of photographs.....

These are a few pictures we found on www.google.com to help represent what look we want to get for the wall of photos.



We liked this one because it shows what we want to show through our thriller, fear and vunrability.




We like this one because it has different faces of people so it shows if we use this how we can zoom in in our filming and choose one photo for the stalker.

Our Thriller:
We decided to use this type of idea in our thriller, we collected some pictures of the people in our group and people who will be in the thriller also other people at parties, college etc.
We made a collection and we are going to stick them on a bedroom wall and use it as a prop for filming the thriller.

Plan on Filiming

We are planning to film on the Thursday after half term, and this is because we have a media lesson last and we can start filming straight away.

Possible Location Shots

These are only the location shots for the scenes that will be filmed in college.

Story Boards

name ideas map

Credit List

Thriller Timeline - This is to calculate where we want each part of the clip to be, and also its so we can see where we can place our credit lists.

The credit list - Thriller Opening Sequence

These are the names we want to use for our credit list, we have done the names in advance because we wanted get them out the way and not worry about them when we are making our thriller, we can just get the sheet and type them up fast.

BOTH of these are to give us a brief idea on what we are going to do and times.

Research into ideas of 'creepy' and twisted figures of thiller

the video uses a clever effect of cutting and latering two videos toghter.
Children are often used to create scary atmospheres, becasue we as 'adults' are threathened by childnren who are creepy becasue we question theyre understanding and are much more suseptable to belive that they have been menipulated by an 'evil person'.

They are also effective becasue they make us change our own basic morals that young childnren are harmless. So the films like to do whatever it takes to get into our minds and add an edge of questioning what we know and think.

Another idea is sublyminal messaging, though i think genuine messages to veiwers which they havent been warned about it illegal, quick bright flashes of horrific footage is very effective and can/is better than a long horror scene where you can see exactly whats happening. They again, add a certin edge to the viewer and can help make the rest of the film work.

PRODUCTION LOGO

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Mood Board - stalker theme

Our mood board, we wanted to show stalking, power, scared, and insecure, to show this we have done a mood board of the images below.

Story Board

We thought about our ideas a bit more and start on the beginning of the story board.

In the beginning of the film, we start filming in a bedroom. It starts with a shot of a wall filled with pictures of different people, it will then zoom in onto one of the pictures. The stalker will then take down this picture and put it in his pocket, it will then film him walking out the room.

The next part will be a shot of him down a street and the girl that he is stalking. He will stop and stand still looking at this picture there will be a shot coming from the back of his head looking over his shoulder focusing on the picture of the girl that he has in his hand. Then he will start walking down the street and the girl that he is stalking will be walking in front of him a bit further down the road.

The scene will then carry on being filmed in the college, it will be based on the idea that the stalker will follow this girl around the college, watching her every move, after the scene at the college, it will move onto her being stalked outside school and it finally end in the park where she gets murdered by the stalker.

First sheet

We also finished our logo, and started making the sound to go with it.

Mise-en-Scene

The first part we though about we wanted to have in a bed room, and then maybe use the school because the theme is stalking, so this may be good to do in a school environment.

The costumes that will be used are casual wear for the character that is being stalked and anyone else who is in the scene, and the stalker will be wearing a hoodie/ leather jacket as this will make him seem more scary.

The props that will be used are pictures of different people, a camera and a phone.

We will be filming this in a number of places, the beginning will filmed in a bedroom, then it will be filmed in the street, it will then be filmed in the college, it will end by being filmed in a park

Main Ideas

The ideas for our thriller where thinking about may be a stalking sort of thriller where a man chooses to stalk this one young girl, and follows her around school and knows her time table and also follows her home after school, and the girl has no idea what is actually going on, then she starts to get a bit suspicious about someone following her.

We was thinking at the start of the clip, there could be a blank walk and then suddenly lots of photos appear on the walk (fast) and flicks between each clip (e.g. blank wall; photos; blank wall; photos. etc) then then it zooms straight into the photo of one young girl and the stalker takes it off the wall and places it in his pocket, then walks off.

Political Thriller (Sub Genre)

Political thriller: In which the hero/heroine must ensure the stability of the government that employs him. The success of Seven Days in May (1962) by Fletcher Knebel, The Day of the Jackal (1971) by Frederick Forsyth, and The Manchurian Candidate(1959) by Richard Condon established this subgenre. A more recent example is the 1980 film Agency.

The Bourne Ultimatum (film)

(Example)

Disaster thriller (Sub Genre)

Disaster thriller -

In which the main conflict is due to some sort of natural or artificial disaster, such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc., or nuclear disasters as an artificial disaster. Examples include Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen,Tremor by Winston Graham, and the 1974 film Earthquake.

Crime Thriller (Sub Genre)

Crime Thriller -

This particular genre is a hybrid type of both crime films and thrillers that offers a suspenseful account of a successful or failed crime or crimes. These films often focus on the criminal(s) rather than a policeman. Crime thrillers usually emphasize action over psychological aspects. Central topics of these films include murders, robberies, chases, shootouts, and double-crosses are central ingredients. Some examples include The Killing, Seven, Reservoir Dogs, Inside Man, and The Asphalt Jungle.

Seven Opening Sequence (example)

The Fast and Furious opening scene, this scene is a really good, and action filled opening and really gets you watching it, and it's really good how they used roof tops. This makes the audience get into the movie fast, and also wants people to keep watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bkFz7AkEsA

Action Thriller (Sub Genres)

Action Thriller -

In which the work often features a race against the clock, contains lots of violence, and an obvious antagonist. These films usually contain large amounts of guns, explosions, and large elaborate set pieces for the action to take place. These films often have elements of mystery films and crime films but these elements take a backseat to action. Notable examples are the James Bond films, The Transporter, and the Jason Bourne novels and films.

Example of James Bond opening SEQUENCE -

Thriller

Thriller - is a broad genre of literature, film and television that includes numerous and often overlapping sub-genres. Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains.

Logo Ideas.

IDEAS:

- Marker Pen (writing the title)
- Fish (BOP)
- 'Bop productions' or 'Scaley Productions'
- Crown on the 'Bop'
- Nuclear Logo
- Bubbles

Colours:
- Fish - Red/brown
- Bubbles - Green
- Text - Green
- Crown - Yellow
- Marker - Green and black (broad)

Sounds :

- Fish sounds

- Bubbles

- Waves

- Bop

- Camera sound

Spider Diagrams

Student thriller example - The Yearbook

We chose the Yearbook as our Student Thriller example because we thought it was very realistic and also believable, as some of the student thrillers didn't look realistic or professional.

This has good props and ideas in it, the use of blood is very effective (they have used something as well as blood to make it look like they are grating the skin), and also the scribbling in the yearbook, almost to say each one the people in the book that gets scribbled out has been murdered, this is what we liked about it the most, the anger and sound of the pen scribbling.

At the start of this clip there is a ring around a certain person, which is obliviously saying he's the next to be murdered. The eye after this is really effective also as the flicking, then the titles are flickering and really fit in with the whole theme, then the circling of the names really fast (planning may be).

The sounds are really fit in to the clip as well and in the background sometimes there's sounds of a little girl/boy laughing which is adding to it, and the camerawork is very nice, they have got some of the main ideas at the right angles and things. The editing is maybe a bit to fast but this is to add to the effect of everything happening so fast.

Face Off

Face Off Poster -



Camerawork

Editing

Sound
The music is quite calm and romantic as we are watching a little boy and his father. But considering about what is actually going to happen, you just wouldn't expect what happens to happen.

Mise-en-scene
the setting is first of all at a fair, then we see the office of the father, and also we see different places that the killer goes to, i think this is showing the things he is planning to do. All the places that they go to seem hectic and also organised.

The costumes tell us a lot about each character -
- The killer is dressed in clothes that hide him e.g. long black coats, sunglasses etc. Also we see that he has loads of different disguises, he starts off with a tash and he always seems to have different clothes. He also carries around a lot of weapons E.g. guns, bombs..etc.
- The father of the son wears black also because he is part of an anti terrorist team. He carries around weapons to.


Titles
The titles are very bold (black and white) they sometimes fade in a and out, and also some of the titles (maybe the main ones) stay up for longer and also the first name goes big, then gets smaller and the last name then comes bigger so you can read both parts of the name properlly.

Conventions

Preliminary Tasks 1 & 2

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Photos From Preliminary Task 2 (Random Stills)