Thursday, 6 May 2010
Evaluation Part 6- How did I attract my target audience?
Overall I believed that we reached our target audience, although they were several ideas that were created. We only selected the ones that met the thriller genre and reached our target audience, we managed to convey the creepy tones to scare the audience but more importantly we found that the teenagers generally enjoyed our thriller, we kept the violent aspects within our thriller (banging on door, hands) which related to our masculine target audience. We also met the needs for a complex narrative as we included several flash backs throughout the whole 2 minuets. There was several things that we included from my planning towards the production, one of which was the spacious rooms or houses which we used as our main location, we thought this would appeal to our target audience as this would be more thrilling and scary, plus our audience is teenagers, and they are known to be scared of the dark and spacious areas so this would be effective. In accordance to our target audience there were many things that did appeal such as “the sound kept the audience on edge”. This was key in order to stimulate our teenage audience as it withheld the attention span throughout the opening sequence; also the narrative matched the feedback as there plenty of questions asked such as “what was the real point in the flashing of the window”, this was significant as it foreshadowed the different events that would occur later in the film. There were plenty of strengths within our film one of which was the music; because we used it throughout the thriller it kept the dark atmosphere and the tone of the opening sequence. The Editing was also very effective as the fast cuts connoted the suspense and tension. The Camera angles and shots were also very effective as this stimulated the audience and outlined the characters actions (zooms also connoted this.) There were a few things that reduced the effectiveness of the thriller for example the sound of the music could have been blended in better to improve the smoothness and flow. The Typography wasn’t really relevant towards the meaning of the thriller as it didn’t really anchor any key themes. Also some thought that some tof the shots didn’t match as the Teddy bear was in different places at different times. There were several things that could have been improved such as the typography , the correlation between the Teddy bear and the girl and the relevance of the sound.
Evaluation Part 2 Who Would be the audience for my product?
Whilst producing my thriller, I had to make it sure it met my target audience. My main target audience was teenagers who were interested in scary movies and dark media texts, such as gothic books and horror movies, also judging by the narrative of our thriller, we picked people who had a fair amount of knowledge on the paranormal genre. To make sure we had an exact knowledge of who we were targeting, we conducted some researched which was in the form of questionnaires; we looked at areas such as media consumption, different thriller interests and the general enjoyment of thrillers, to establish wide range of topics, I found this research to be particularly effective in terms of deciding on the style of our thriller. We found that out that most people preferred a more fast paced thriller (from the high percentage of Prison Break), this in effect made us choose a faster paced narrative. We also knew that not a lot of people watched thrillers annually, therefore we had make our opening sequence more gripping and in turn more eye catching from the very start. We gathered that our target audience was male teenagers so we put this into practice by using a burglar this connates crime/violence.
Evaluation Part 1-Brief
For our Foundation Portfolio, we had to produce the titles and opening of a new thriller/horror) that is fictional, also it could only last 2 minutes and we had to use thriller codes and conventions. We were marked on our ability to research media products by combining creative and technical skills and also applying our knowledge to evaluate our own work. We also had to use our ability in different technologies to assist our production.
Originally we created our opening sequence based on Vampires of the Supernatural sub-genre
However as we progressed with our rough edit, we found out that we didn’t meet the thriller codes and conventions of our treatment. So we decided to change our narrative and the scripting of our sequence to something more thrilling. We chose to base our thriller on Ghosts and sprits of the paranormal genre. It begins with a girl that is possessed by a Teddy Bear, after being given it as a birthday present that was given to her by an “unknown figure”. Again we had a change of titles, we originally had Friday the Fourteenth for the 1st Draft but this had no relation to the thriller itself, so when we produced our edit draft we used the name “Possessed”, this name would be effective as possessed related to the possession of the teddy bear and the hypnotic effect it had on the girl. There was a change in Sub-Genre from Supernatural to Paranormal; we decided to change the genre as it is more mysterious and thrilling. Also the Paranormal genre asks more questions towards the audience, such has behaviour and certain time elements.
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Pre Production A couple of filming styles, shots, angle etc
This was an idea for the establishing shot, the panning of the camera symbolises conveys the tone and mood of the opening sequence.
I think this shot could be very effective particularly because of the birds tweeting, it creates a lot of verisimilitude, also filming a skate park with no one there really asks the audience questions.
Similar to my previous point this, the ambience creates a slot of realism also the empty shot creates mystery.
Apart from the unsteadiness I particularly like this shot has it symbolises the plot and foreshadows some of the future events and asks the audience questions such has why is there slide? and why is it being shown?
I think this shot could be very effective particularly because of the birds tweeting, it creates a lot of verisimilitude, also filming a skate park with no one there really asks the audience questions.
Similar to my previous point this, the ambience creates a slot of realism also the empty shot creates mystery.
Apart from the unsteadiness I particularly like this shot has it symbolises the plot and foreshadows some of the future events and asks the audience questions such has why is there slide? and why is it being shown?
Sound & Music Research
The sound elements in my production are veru key, has this will set the mood and the tone for my thriller opening sequence, and it is essential that they meet the conventions of the thriller genre for example, certain sound affects can symbolise a flash back or a change in the narrative structure.
A first piece of compostion which, I will consisider using is an ochestral piece...
I think this will be a very effective piece for my thriller genre, it provides suspense and tension, the use of slow viloins will create mystery and a feeling of ambience, also this was used in Lord of the Rings which was an oscar winning film for its music, also this piece will be effective for our our genre which is supernatural like Lord of the rings.
In terms of sound effects, I think there is a lot my group can learn from this piece.
If you listen carefully, there isnt any sound for a good 30-40 seconds or so then the sound emerges, also the sharp object relates to the punchy sounds, which makes it seem more realistic and therefore provides more versimilitude. In terms of our opening thriller sequence, I think this would very effective, has we can create a sound like this to symbolise the Ghosts in our thriller. This sound effect came from the Oscar winning film Psycho, which proved to be iconic in not just Cinma history but also in the thriller genre.
We were considering a child or more to be in our production, this was to prove fortunate for the music, has I researched on some disturbed childish music.
The childish music we thought would be an effective piece for our thriller genre, has it kind of distortes the symbolism with children, and fits with sort of paranormal feel in our production, it fits in with ouur typical thriller conventions, has there isnt a villian or a hero, but just a girl with dark aspects, the music will symbolise this, this music also relates to the sort split personality which she has. This clip was taken off a film called chuckie which was based on demented children.
One of our most recent ideas was to use vocals in our thriller music sequence which we thought would be effective.
The vocals in this thriller are very effective, thery are sort of ironic and scary at the same time, the music is very simplistic but the echo of the voices really carry it through, this again relates to our thriller genre to do with Ghosts and what not. Also if we used vocals it sould help to provide some mystery and perhaps foreshodow some of the events that will come up. This clip was taken from a piece called Night mare on Elms street, which has a plot similar to ours.
A first piece of compostion which, I will consisider using is an ochestral piece...
I think this will be a very effective piece for my thriller genre, it provides suspense and tension, the use of slow viloins will create mystery and a feeling of ambience, also this was used in Lord of the Rings which was an oscar winning film for its music, also this piece will be effective for our our genre which is supernatural like Lord of the rings.
In terms of sound effects, I think there is a lot my group can learn from this piece.
If you listen carefully, there isnt any sound for a good 30-40 seconds or so then the sound emerges, also the sharp object relates to the punchy sounds, which makes it seem more realistic and therefore provides more versimilitude. In terms of our opening thriller sequence, I think this would very effective, has we can create a sound like this to symbolise the Ghosts in our thriller. This sound effect came from the Oscar winning film Psycho, which proved to be iconic in not just Cinma history but also in the thriller genre.
We were considering a child or more to be in our production, this was to prove fortunate for the music, has I researched on some disturbed childish music.
The childish music we thought would be an effective piece for our thriller genre, has it kind of distortes the symbolism with children, and fits with sort of paranormal feel in our production, it fits in with ouur typical thriller conventions, has there isnt a villian or a hero, but just a girl with dark aspects, the music will symbolise this, this music also relates to the sort split personality which she has. This clip was taken off a film called chuckie which was based on demented children.
One of our most recent ideas was to use vocals in our thriller music sequence which we thought would be effective.
The vocals in this thriller are very effective, thery are sort of ironic and scary at the same time, the music is very simplistic but the echo of the voices really carry it through, this again relates to our thriller genre to do with Ghosts and what not. Also if we used vocals it sould help to provide some mystery and perhaps foreshodow some of the events that will come up. This clip was taken from a piece called Night mare on Elms street, which has a plot similar to ours.
Friday, 2 April 2010
(Pre-Production) Location Research for our Thriller opening sequence
This was one idea, I had suggested for our production, our first idea was about Vampires, and one of the hit thrillers "Twilight" had a forest like lo
cation which would of fit ideally for our production, its ambience like feel, really adds to the verisimilitude which we are trying to achieve within our Composition, this location would of also fitted with our second theme (Ghosts), has its still and secluded feel, matches the awkwardness and the paranormal feel towards ghosts.
cation which would of fit ideally for our production, its ambience like feel, really adds to the verisimilitude which we are trying to achieve within our Composition, this location would of also fitted with our second theme (Ghosts), has its still and secluded feel, matches the awkwardness and the paranormal feel towards ghosts. Our second idea for a location was a school, I personally thought th
is would be very effective has it goes against the typical thriller conventional idea, schools usually have lots of people which would be more thrilling, the authority of pupils and teachers would be original, and would be easier to establish villains and heroes.One of my ideas was filming at a shopping or shop location, I thought this would be particularly effective has it provides mystery
and suspense (claustrophobic, small environment), also it would be easier to establish thriller conventions i.e shopping item-foreshadowing, also it creates that sense of authority with the shopkeeper and customer.Our final idea, which we are using currently for our production was a simple semi-detached house, we thought this would be very effective has it is a very simplistic location, and that would provide less anticipation for something thrilling, also many films have used houses has locations for the exact same purpose e.g t
he strangers, the house also fits in with our idea of the paranormal feel.
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Monday, 22 February 2010
Monday, 8 February 2010
10 Most Popular thillers of 2009
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In my opinion Harry Brown was a sucessfull thiller has it steered awat from the typical thiller Structure, It features an Old Man switch from Protaginist to a Antognist, normally the typical progaanist would of been a female or some one of an older age, but the film seems to revolve around the fact Harry Brown is not yoyur typical old age pensioner which enages the reader.
2
El secreto de sus ojos
3
Inglorious Bastards
4
Drag Me to hell
5
2012
6
Final Destination 4
7
Gamer
8
Paranormal activity
9
Surrogates
10
Orphan
1
In my opinion Harry Brown was a sucessfull thiller has it steered awat from the typical thiller Structure, It features an Old Man switch from Protaginist to a Antognist, normally the typical progaanist would of been a female or some one of an older age, but the film seems to revolve around the fact Harry Brown is not yoyur typical old age pensioner which enages the reader.
2
El secreto de sus ojos
3
Inglorious Bastards
4
Drag Me to hell
5
2012
6
Final Destination 4
7
Gamer
8
Paranormal activity
9
Surrogates
10
Orphan
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
(Pre Production) Mommins Thriller analysis on Law Abiding Citizen
Antagonist:
.The antagonist in this film started off as a protagonist because he was an innocent man and for no reasons what so ever his family was murdered.
.He became an antagonist as he took the law in his own hand and started murdered the people that were involved in the case of his wife and daughter being murdered such as the judge. The reason for this was because the man that murdered the antagonist family got away lightly.
.The antagonist in this film as I described started off as a protagonist because of his family being murdered and from there you could see that he was very emotional and sad and you felt sorry for him but you still felt sorry for him when he turned into an antagonist.
.The antagonist in the film is very clever and witty which is reason the he got away with the murdered he committed for a long time. The antagonist is an engineer and a great thinker which is reason why he got away and done the murdered that he did even though he was in jail where he wanted to be.
.The antagonist role in this film is not a typical as you feel sorry when he was a protagonist but also when he turned into an antagonist because of revenge as you slightly understand why he did what he did.
Protagonist
.The protagonist in this film is the police who was the main responsible for the handling of the murder case for the antagonist.
.The protagonist in this film is also clever and witty as the antagonist as he boasts a 96% conviction but he was most of the one step behind the antagonist in the film.
.The protagonist role in this film is also not typical as you wouldn’t feel sorry for him because he could have done a lot more for the man that murdered the antagonist family but he didn’t want to damage his near perfect record.
Conventions:
.There is a lot of close-ups in the film to show the characters reaction of the events that have taken place.
.There is a number of conventions such as red hearing when the police are trying to catch the antagonist but have mislead because they think someone is helping the antagonist from the outside.
. Also there are a lot of twists in this film such as the judge being murdered when a phone blows when she takes her call.
. Also another convention that is used in this film is
.Another convention that is used in the film is hinting at things to come and the camerawork is the main code that is used for this such when the police were common for the antagonist.
Sunday, 31 January 2010
(Pre Production) My Thriller Analysis on One Hour Photo
Antagonist
One Hour Photo has one of the most strangest antagonists, has it makes the audience feel compassion for the character, a number of techniques influences this, making him not typical of the thriller genre, however there are a number of elements that defy this, the choice of costumes makes him seem has if he is someone of authority, he wears a suit throughout the whole of the film. He also takes a picture of himself to fill up the camera this shows a sense of neglection and distance from society, this picture is then abandoned from the family which shows a lack of social capability and anti social behaviour. His dialogue is very creepy at time, particularly when he is an employee , he uses very small sentences which enhance the feeling of a villain, he is properly established as a Antagonist when he takes hostage of the Antagonist, he swears and uses very vulgar language. But this is contrasted from his behaviour when he is a employee. He is also typical of an Antagonist as he suffers from paranoia, he watches the Simpson has a reflection of his personality. He also suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Dissorder the camera shows this as it shows a number of low angle shots.
Protagonist
Si also remains an important different style of protagonist, at first he is shown to be official and goody a person representing a respectable society, he has a hamster which symbolises a calm and elegance life. He also voice overs children which shows him to be pleasant and a warm loving character. This shows him to be a typical protagonist because he has a positive approach to society. In addition shows him to be an ordinary character, which is also typical of protagonists, also he is friends with a family which show him to be a sociable and innocent character, he also seems to be the protagonist from the voice over in combination of the long-shot, the boy feels sorry for Si and the long shot shows his isolation and how he is an outcast from society.
Conventions
The sound within the film is quite dry and bleak especially the dialogue, the conversations are very awkward and establish a dark and morbid theme for the narrative. The Voice Overs are very significant has these help to change the style of narrative, some voice overs are intentional for example Si commenting on his life or occasionally you will find the boy speaking in reflection to his thoughts. Camera angles are very distinctive and show the Protagonist and Antagonist at very different angles, for example there is a close up on the video-game which establishes violence a theme which remained to be important throughout the film, but some close ups show difference in mood for example one on photos illustrate the positive relations, the long shots also establish how he is outcasted from society. Also when the start of the Film we see many steady shots these decrease when true personalities are revealed in addition the music and the lighting of the film become darker to reflect the mood. Not many special effects are used, but when they are used they are very effective, When Si eyes bleed inside the clear supermarket store it demonstrates how is world has now evaporated due to his Job sacking. In terms of Typical thriller conventions, many are used, towards the beginning of the film, there is foreshadowing of him being a paedophile. Also a flashback is used towards at the start and end of the film, which is basic flashback and a reflection of his lifestyle, which enhance the essence of a thriller genre. Dramatic Irony is also illustrated has the family doesn't know what kind of man he is. The Cinematography is very graphic, has the camera is consonantly pulling out and in, the typography of the film is also very significant.
One Hour Photo has one of the most strangest antagonists, has it makes the audience feel compassion for the character, a number of techniques influences this, making him not typical of the thriller genre, however there are a number of elements that defy this, the choice of costumes makes him seem has if he is someone of authority, he wears a suit throughout the whole of the film. He also takes a picture of himself to fill up the camera this shows a sense of neglection and distance from society, this picture is then abandoned from the family which shows a lack of social capability and anti social behaviour. His dialogue is very creepy at time, particularly when he is an employee , he uses very small sentences which enhance the feeling of a villain, he is properly established as a Antagonist when he takes hostage of the Antagonist, he swears and uses very vulgar language. But this is contrasted from his behaviour when he is a employee. He is also typical of an Antagonist as he suffers from paranoia, he watches the Simpson has a reflection of his personality. He also suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Dissorder the camera shows this as it shows a number of low angle shots.
Protagonist
Si also remains an important different style of protagonist, at first he is shown to be official and goody a person representing a respectable society, he has a hamster which symbolises a calm and elegance life. He also voice overs children which shows him to be pleasant and a warm loving character. This shows him to be a typical protagonist because he has a positive approach to society. In addition shows him to be an ordinary character, which is also typical of protagonists, also he is friends with a family which show him to be a sociable and innocent character, he also seems to be the protagonist from the voice over in combination of the long-shot, the boy feels sorry for Si and the long shot shows his isolation and how he is an outcast from society.
Conventions
The sound within the film is quite dry and bleak especially the dialogue, the conversations are very awkward and establish a dark and morbid theme for the narrative. The Voice Overs are very significant has these help to change the style of narrative, some voice overs are intentional for example Si commenting on his life or occasionally you will find the boy speaking in reflection to his thoughts. Camera angles are very distinctive and show the Protagonist and Antagonist at very different angles, for example there is a close up on the video-game which establishes violence a theme which remained to be important throughout the film, but some close ups show difference in mood for example one on photos illustrate the positive relations, the long shots also establish how he is outcasted from society. Also when the start of the Film we see many steady shots these decrease when true personalities are revealed in addition the music and the lighting of the film become darker to reflect the mood. Not many special effects are used, but when they are used they are very effective, When Si eyes bleed inside the clear supermarket store it demonstrates how is world has now evaporated due to his Job sacking. In terms of Typical thriller conventions, many are used, towards the beginning of the film, there is foreshadowing of him being a paedophile. Also a flashback is used towards at the start and end of the film, which is basic flashback and a reflection of his lifestyle, which enhance the essence of a thriller genre. Dramatic Irony is also illustrated has the family doesn't know what kind of man he is. The Cinematography is very graphic, has the camera is consonantly pulling out and in, the typography of the film is also very significant.
Sunday, 24 January 2010
(Pre Production) Thriller Genre, Evaluating Phone Booth
PROTAGINIST
The antagonist wasn't clearly established, has we see Stew Sheppard (business man) being slightly harsh to one of other employees and treating them like trash, at first instance we assume the Stew is the Antagonist, this partly fits the typical thriller antagonist, has he is male and that he preys on people who are vulnerable, however he does not seem psychotic and his job requires him to be sociable. He seems to be very jokey and mimics his so called friends, we are also seen a glimpse of his lover, who we assume he has feeling for. potential master and servant approach is illustrated from the way he treats his employees(he used vulgar language) . Has the narrative furthers we see his role in society being exploited and his feelings become existent (starts to cry), we seem change from a cocky character to scared and timid one due to his life being threatened from his sniper, he adopts the role of a Protagonist even more has his personalty flaws are exploited but we do see him confess these to his real lover (wife) this fits the typical protagonist has innocent. His job prospects match him more to the typical protagonist has his scheming provided him enough money to be classed has middle class, also because he is a New York citizen he fits the ideology of the every man protagonist.
ANTAGONIST
The antagonist is apparent straight away, and at first there is real confusion of who the Antagonist really is at first we, see the Pizza guy annoy Stew while he is in the phone booth, and we see the Pimp and his Whores beat up Stew as well, even Stew is a possible bad guy, so the range of antagonists are diverse and keep the audience guessing. However the obvious Antagonist is established when the music develops and the and the camera angles become more random, the sniper stands out from the other Antagonists because he matches the typical thriller type, he seems psychotic as one minute he is laughing then the next he is angry and shouting. He is mysterious has the audience are not aware of his physical appearance and this is typical of most Thriller antagonists. He seems to have positive motive, has he often reflects on equality and society ignorance, however this is somehow twisted from his killings, this is typical of Antagonists has they represent a movement in society . He is also typical of thriller antagonists has he kills without a care. Right at the end we see the Antagonist approach Stew in a nice suit with slick back hair, this is partly typical of an Antagonist has he is remains organised.
TYPICAL THRILLER CONVENTIONS
There are many different codes and conventions which structure a thriller and the effectiveness of it, the se conventions include Setting, Narrative, Mise-en-scene, key themes, other characters, casting, music and the sound elements too. The editing is a significant part of the Thriller genre has this provides suspense and tension throughout the opening sequence, the editing in the film was very distinguishable with the screen including one smaller section, this relates the conversation together and helps to further the narrative this also provides a sense of fast paced action, and this helps to convey a typical thriller because this is provides a sense of mysterious on-goings. The editing is quite tight and fast at times (particularly), and this is typical of a thriller has it creates jumpy movements. Another aspect of the editing is when screen is split into 4 this provides different interpretations to how the scene is looked upon, this is partly typical of a thriller has some contain the a sense of insanity. The narrative of the film is quite erratic and is only established towards the end, because the film is quite short the action does kick in right at the the start, this does fit the typical thriller has it contains an element of belief and truth. The morals of the film are made clear towards the end of the film, and the sense of equality is approached throughout the Antagonist. Their are many different sound elements to be considered, their is one particularly at the beginning, where we hear a smooth sound with the cloud and space, this provides a sense of ambience and fits the typical thriller convention that environment noises creates suspense, the ambience sounds create a big atmosphere and the tone of the scene for example the sound of technology relates to the title, the sound also reflects the narrative and the plot-line of the film for example the any sort of Foley sound drops immediately when somebody is shot, in addition the music picks up pace when the scenes become really thrilling. The Voice over is also a very significant as it is shown at the beginning of the film and at the end, this provides a a moral towards the film. The casting is another really effective piece of production technique which impacts the thriller genre, the city contains a lot of characters from different races and ethnicities this shows that it is a busy city and anything could happen which fits the typical thriller genre of spacey busy environments, moreover the specific actors which act the characters are also very significant for example Forest Witticater is an Oscar winning director and provides a sense of realism. The most important aspect of a typical thriller conventions, The camera is quite fast, with lots of long shots which provides suspense and tension. The camera shots does pans alot from outside the of phone booth, which represents control of Protagonist, in addition the camera changes to when Stew is trapped within the phone booth, and makes him seem more enclosed, also plenty of slow motions shots are used which enhances the thriller element.
(Pre Production) Evaluation of Past Student Productions
Within our first lesson of Thrillers, were had to evaluate different pieces of work, we discussed what worked well, why it didn't it work well, any improvement that could of been made, and anything that could of been made differently.
The first opening sequence that we evaluated was "The Parallel Touch, The group seemed to have adapt in its technical capabilities, has it managed to hold a shot steady, and effectively has well, also the framing of the shot was quite varied and was done appropriately has well, its diverse use of shot selections and distances matched the genre of thrillers, however it could;d of used some more risky shots such has P.O.V to capture the characters feelings The editing was fairly appropriate wit music that matched the narrative also the use of titles enhanced the audience understanding of the plot-line and matched the genre. However more types of editing could of been used such has short duration shots to create a moral. In terms of Mise en scene, the location was fairly appropriate with the desolate park and the dark lighting which emphasised the suspense of thrillers. The sound was also very good and the jumpy effects improved the thriller, however it became very repetitive and dulled down the meaning.
Deadline was the second opening sequence that we analysed, it had some effective camera techniques with tilting, close ups which helped to provide a knowledge of what was going on, the framing was also effective has it provided an essence of the thriller genre, however more variety of shots was required to create more tension. The editing was very effective, with the rewinding of the tape to create more meaning and also originality, also the music was appropriate has it was upbeat and changed rhythm in accordance to the narrative. However it didn't quite match the conventions of a thriller and the use of titles didn't fit has it became too frequent and random.
Withheld was the final extract that we analysed, it was an effective piece with quite alot of different shot selections, such has close ups, pans, tracks and zooms, these all provided to the codes and conventions of thriller and also provided optimum suspense and tension. The us of Mise en scene was well selected e.g the phone and the time element created a sense of panic and confusion , the only downfall was the location, which instead of a park, maybe a doorway would of been a more appropriate selection, the use of editing was highly effective and provided suspense of the audience, more sound elements would of enhanced the conventions of the genre.
What Have I Learnt?
From watching the different extracts I have acknowledged that my use of of editing must be appropriate and apparent to the viewer also my framing of shot selections must have diverse in order to meet the conventions of a thriller.
The first opening sequence that we evaluated was "The Parallel Touch, The group seemed to have adapt in its technical capabilities, has it managed to hold a shot steady, and effectively has well, also the framing of the shot was quite varied and was done appropriately has well, its diverse use of shot selections and distances matched the genre of thrillers, however it could;d of used some more risky shots such has P.O.V to capture the characters feelings The editing was fairly appropriate wit music that matched the narrative also the use of titles enhanced the audience understanding of the plot-line and matched the genre. However more types of editing could of been used such has short duration shots to create a moral. In terms of Mise en scene, the location was fairly appropriate with the desolate park and the dark lighting which emphasised the suspense of thrillers. The sound was also very good and the jumpy effects improved the thriller, however it became very repetitive and dulled down the meaning.
Deadline was the second opening sequence that we analysed, it had some effective camera techniques with tilting, close ups which helped to provide a knowledge of what was going on, the framing was also effective has it provided an essence of the thriller genre, however more variety of shots was required to create more tension. The editing was very effective, with the rewinding of the tape to create more meaning and also originality, also the music was appropriate has it was upbeat and changed rhythm in accordance to the narrative. However it didn't quite match the conventions of a thriller and the use of titles didn't fit has it became too frequent and random.
Withheld was the final extract that we analysed, it was an effective piece with quite alot of different shot selections, such has close ups, pans, tracks and zooms, these all provided to the codes and conventions of thriller and also provided optimum suspense and tension. The us of Mise en scene was well selected e.g the phone and the time element created a sense of panic and confusion , the only downfall was the location, which instead of a park, maybe a doorway would of been a more appropriate selection, the use of editing was highly effective and provided suspense of the audience, more sound elements would of enhanced the conventions of the genre.
What Have I Learnt?
From watching the different extracts I have acknowledged that my use of of editing must be appropriate and apparent to the viewer also my framing of shot selections must have diverse in order to meet the conventions of a thriller.
Friday, 1 January 2010
(Pre Production) PreLiminary Exercise Strength & Weaknesses
Good Points
- My camerawork was very effective, I was able to create very a varied amount of camera angles and shot shot selections.
- My Narrative was fairly good, it was creative and was able to entice my audience.
- My use of Editing was original and appropriate.
- At Times my framing of shots was inconsistent, and degraded the quality of my camera shots.
- My Editing was another point which needed improving, for example the shot durations weren't accurate.
- The Production was slightly long and this ineffectively degraded the quality of the production.
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