Reflection - My Thriller Video
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
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Diegetic sound and special effects: Sound of passing cars and wind
Non-diegetic sound and music: tense music
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Diegetic sound and special effects: footsteps
Non-diegetic sound and music: Creepy music
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Diegetic sound and special effects: Footsteps
Non-diegetic sound and music: Creepy music
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Non-diegetic sound and music: Creppy music
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Dialogue: Matt: So how are things going with you and
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Lighting: natural lighting
Props: beer cans
Actors: Matt and Ezra
Dialogue: Matt: your girlfriend
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Lighting: natural lighting
Props: Beer cans
Actors: Ezra and matt
Dialogue:Ezra: My girlfriend won't leave me alone, she's hasseling me every five seconds, I'm suffocating, I can't breathe
Diegetic sound and special effects: beer can being placed on the table
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Lighitng: Natural lighting
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Actors: Ezra and Matt
Dialogue: Matt: That
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Non-diegetic sound and music tense music
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Dialogue: Matt: That sucks man
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Dialogue: Shira: Tom what the hell is this
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Dialogue: Ezra: What does it look like?
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Dialogue: Shira: You were supposed to be seeing me today
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Non-diegetic sound and music: soft tense music
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Dialogue:Ezra: Yeah well, I'm seeing my mates
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Shira: You're drinking, you're not even supposed to be drinking
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Dialogue: Ezra: I can do whatever the hell I want
Non-diegetic sound and music: soft music
Lighting: natural
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Dialogue: Ezra: Excuse me, it's my body I can do what I like
Shira: If you carry on drinking like this your going to die
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Actors: Shira and Ezra
Dialogue: Ezra - 'Piss off'
Diegetic sound and special effects: footsteps as he walks off
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Non-diegetic sound and music: Water running and tense music
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Lighting: Artificial bathroom lighting dimmed at editing
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Diegetic sound and special effects: Tap water running
Non-diegetic sound and music: Creepy music
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Non-Diegetic sound and music: Creepy music
Lighting: Artificial Bathroom lighting dimmed at editing
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Non diegetic sound and music: - creepy music
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Diegetic sound and special effects: Tom gasps
Non-diegetic sound and music: Sharp creepy music
Lighting: Artificial bathroom lighting dimmed at editing
Props: Knife and Mirror
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Non-diegetic sound and music: Sharp tense music
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Digetic sound and special effects: Tom's breathing
Non-Digetic sound and special effects: sharp creeking noise (part of music)
Lighting: Artificial bathroom lighting
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Actors: Ezra
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Non-diegetic sound and music: Creepy music
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Digetic sound and special effects: Killers breathing
Non-diegetic sound and music: Creepy music
Lighting: Artificial bathroom light, dimmed at editing stage
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Actors: Sam
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Non-diegetic sound and music: Powerful creaking noise (part of music)
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Digetic sound and specal effect: Gasp from Tom as the knife pulls out
Non-digetic sound and Music: Harsh creepy music
Lighing: Bright artifical ligting
Props: Knife
Actors: Ezra and Sam
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Non-Digetic Sound and Music: Sharp, creepy music
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The Titles
The title 'Reflection' was chosen rather late in the process. It was chosen because the Character of Tom see's his killer whilst checking his reflection in the mirror
Titles on black screens
Our original intention was never to put the titles onto a black background, we had planned to have them fade in with the action. However when in the editing process, we realised that they helped to create suspense. Taking a break from the action allowed the audience to process the previous scene and prepare for the next
Our inspiration for the black screen titles came from the film Halloween (1978)
The simple writing on the black screen has a fantastic effect on the audience especially when coupled with the tense non-digetic music. We were keen to partially replicate this.
The title 'Reflection' was chosen rather late in the process. It was chosen because the Character of Tom see's his killer whilst checking his reflection in the mirror
Titles on black screens
Our original intention was never to put the titles onto a black background, we had planned to have them fade in with the action. However when in the editing process, we realised that they helped to create suspense. Taking a break from the action allowed the audience to process the previous scene and prepare for the next
Our inspiration for the black screen titles came from the film Halloween (1978)
The simple writing on the black screen has a fantastic effect on the audience especially when coupled with the tense non-digetic music. We were keen to partially replicate this.
7: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
The ideal British production company would be Film4. This is due to there incredible track record of producing excellent low budget British films. An example is Slumdog millionaire, the low-budget romance which excelled and won numerous Oscars.
The ideal British production company would be Film4. This is due to there incredible track record of producing excellent low budget British films. An example is Slumdog millionaire, the low-budget romance which excelled and won numerous Oscars.
Film4 is well known for producing excellent low-budget films. Their contacts would have proved incredibly useful when producing our thriller. Their focus on British talent means that our production would appeal to them more than a hollywood blockbuster.
Our second production company would be Momentum Pictures. Their record of producing successful films means they have the money to invest in new projects. Momentum Pictures have a globel influence which would attract other countries to buy the rights to show the film making a large profit for everyone involved.
Ideally our thriller would be shown in mainstream cinemas such as Vue and the ODEN. The storyline appeals to a wide range of film goers and may be out of place with the art films often seen at film festivals and art houses.
The ideal time for the film to be released onto DVD would be three-four months after it finishes in the cinema, this gives people time to see the film, remember it and then buy it. If possible the release date should coincide with a national holiday such as Christmas or Easter when most people have more time to visit the cinema.
Ideally our thriller would be shown in mainstream cinemas such as Vue and the ODEN. The storyline appeals to a wide range of film goers and may be out of place with the art films often seen at film festivals and art houses.
The ideal time for the film to be released onto DVD would be three-four months after it finishes in the cinema, this gives people time to see the film, remember it and then buy it. If possible the release date should coincide with a national holiday such as Christmas or Easter when most people have more time to visit the cinema.
An advantage of having Film4 as an investor is its connections with television. Many of Film4 projects are later shown on channel four, film4 or E4, this again attracts a new, non-cinema going audience.
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
The dynamics in my group were extremely positive. We all wanted to be entirely sure that the work was evenly distributed between the three of us. Although only one of us filmed each section of the thriller, we always made sure that there were at least two of us on location at the same time. This meant that should a problem arise with the equipment or location we would not be left alone to sort it out. The majority of our editing was done separately for the simple reason that there was not enough room for us all to be editing at the same time. We did however meet up once or twice a week and discuss the changes we had made to the thriller and what changes still needed to be made. We scheduled time for each of us to work on editing, this meant we all knew when the computer would be free to use for our section of thriller. We set minor deadlines for ourselves so we knew that everything would not be left until the last minute.
The first 12 seconds of the thriller were incredibly difficult to film. Filming across from the pub would give us a perfect establishing shot however we faced the problem of having a busy main road in between us. I needed to film the establishing shot for at least 15 consecutive seconds. Unfortunately problems arose in the form of busses. Whilst having a bus in the shot would have added credibility to the urban theme of the thriller they also blocked the pub's sign therefore ruining the shot. It took me no less than nine attempts to shoot an adequate amount of uninterrupted footage.
The dynamics in my group were extremely positive. We all wanted to be entirely sure that the work was evenly distributed between the three of us. Although only one of us filmed each section of the thriller, we always made sure that there were at least two of us on location at the same time. This meant that should a problem arise with the equipment or location we would not be left alone to sort it out. The majority of our editing was done separately for the simple reason that there was not enough room for us all to be editing at the same time. We did however meet up once or twice a week and discuss the changes we had made to the thriller and what changes still needed to be made. We scheduled time for each of us to work on editing, this meant we all knew when the computer would be free to use for our section of thriller. We set minor deadlines for ourselves so we knew that everything would not be left until the last minute.
The first 12 seconds of the thriller were incredibly difficult to film. Filming across from the pub would give us a perfect establishing shot however we faced the problem of having a busy main road in between us. I needed to film the establishing shot for at least 15 consecutive seconds. Unfortunately problems arose in the form of busses. Whilst having a bus in the shot would have added credibility to the urban theme of the thriller they also blocked the pub's sign therefore ruining the shot. It took me no less than nine attempts to shoot an adequate amount of uninterrupted footage.
Filming the beginning section of the thriller was very different to how we filmed the rest of it. The majority of the section (second 12-26) was filmed using a hand held camera. The result of this was to produce a point of view shot. Shooting the pub through the window (second 15) created difficulties as the reflection of myself and the camera would be reflected by the glass, and therefore filmed. In order to prevent this I had to film at an angle which would make not cause the unwanted reflection. It took several attempts to find this correct method. I faced the same problem filming the second part of the sequence as I had in the first however this time instead of busses people kept interrupting the shot. The camera attracted a fair amount of attention from members of the public passing by and people kept slowing down to watch as I filmed. This ruined the deserted atmosphere that I was trying create, and meant that the shots had to be repeated numerous times.
Editing my section was a great deal harder than filming it, particularly as I was unused to the software and found it difficult getting to grips with the features. Before I began to edit my section of the thriller I spent a lot of time practicing and getting to know the programme we were using until eventually I understood it. Editing the first twelve seconds was possibly the most difficult. Due to the fact that the pub was built on a steep hill the camera angle was very slanted. I managed to shift the angle slightly, making it seem less slanted but found it impossible to straighten it completely. The traffic that had caused trouble filming again bothered me whilst editing. Due to the cars driving past it was nearly impossible to cut and edit to sections together because the car would be on screen one second and then disappear the next causing a break in the continuity. The sound too was difficult but once I figured out the logistics it became relatively simple.
The filming and editing did not come naturally to me but I spent a long time practicing and learning the skills needed. My methods (after some tweaking) and organisational skills helped me to create the first 26 seconds of our thriller
We produced more than we had originally believed we could due to the digital technology. I had never before used a camera of that size and ability and was surprised by the quality of the footage produced by it. The digital technology was wonderful when producing sound, the ability to download and create sound bridges gave the thriller a whole new level. However the technology did have some flaws, mainly when it came to lighting. Although lighting could be dimmed using a darker white balance or the editing software there were certain things that could not be changed. For example we had numerous problems with the bathroom lighting, that unfortunately we were not able to fully change to meet our creative ideas.
The main technological help whilst researching was the website ‘Youtube’ : www.youtube.com . Youtube gave us access to inspirational clips from other films as well as ideas for our own. We used Ipods and Itunes to hear sounds that we thought could work well in our thriller. DVD footage also enabled us to watch full length thrillers from which we could pick up on larger elements used.
4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
The film was made in an effort to attract teenagers aged 15-20. This meant that if released in the cinema it would have to be certified a 15 but to attract an even larger audience a 12A certificate would be even better. This meant that we had to create an action thriller with certain limitations, for example the script could not contain extreme swear words, and scenes of intense violence. During rehearsals and filming this caused certain problems. Occasionly one of the actors would speak a word not written in the script, at times this worked to a great effect, adding emotion to the scene, but often that word would be unusable due to the language barriers we were working with.
The age of our target audience also inspired our location and setting. An urban pub is a familiar location to many teenagers, therefore they would be able to identify with the surroundings. The ages of the characters too were chosen to fit with the target audiences preference to watch films about people in their age group. The relationship between our main character Tom and his girlfriend Amy was created to show a truly typical teenage relationship gone wrong, another thing that many of our target audience would be able to identify with.
From talking to a large number of our peers we discovered that the target audience of 15-20 year olds were incredibly interested in music. In the last ten years, since the creation of CD players and IPods music has become a huge part of every teenagers life. Many of them agree that listening to music whilst watching a programme creates a greater sense of emotion. This was why the music in our thriller was so important. Finding the music for the sequence was difficult as we didn’t want to appear to cliché. However we found a compromise between the type of music used in films such as Physco and more modern feeling tracks
When trailing our thriller we gave each member of the audience a questionnaire:
We got multiple responses from the audience. When writing, rehearsing, filming and editing the film we were convinced that the aspect of the film most enjoyed by the audience would be the final bathroom murder scene, however from the audience’s response we discovered that many favoured the argument scene. The music as we had rightly predicted was also enjoyed and commented upon by the audience.
The film was based very much on white teenagers living in urban environments. For those living under different cultural situations the film would certainly be interpreted in a different way. The extensive drinking that occurs as well as the violence may spark different reactions to those from different cultures. The different interpretations were considered when creating the film and added another level to the whole production of the thriller.
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
The film was made in an effort to attract teenagers aged 15-20. This meant that if released in the cinema it would have to be certified a 15 but to attract an even larger audience a 12A certificate would be even better. This meant that we had to create an action thriller with certain limitations, for example the script could not contain extreme swear words, and scenes of intense violence. During rehearsals and filming this caused certain problems. Occasionly one of the actors would speak a word not written in the script, at times this worked to a great effect, adding emotion to the scene, but often that word would be unusable due to the language barriers we were working with.
The age of our target audience also inspired our location and setting. An urban pub is a familiar location to many teenagers, therefore they would be able to identify with the surroundings. The ages of the characters too were chosen to fit with the target audiences preference to watch films about people in their age group. The relationship between our main character Tom and his girlfriend Amy was created to show a truly typical teenage relationship gone wrong, another thing that many of our target audience would be able to identify with.
From talking to a large number of our peers we discovered that the target audience of 15-20 year olds were incredibly interested in music. In the last ten years, since the creation of CD players and IPods music has become a huge part of every teenagers life. Many of them agree that listening to music whilst watching a programme creates a greater sense of emotion. This was why the music in our thriller was so important. Finding the music for the sequence was difficult as we didn’t want to appear to cliché. However we found a compromise between the type of music used in films such as Physco and more modern feeling tracks
When trailing our thriller we gave each member of the audience a questionnaire:
We got multiple responses from the audience. When writing, rehearsing, filming and editing the film we were convinced that the aspect of the film most enjoyed by the audience would be the final bathroom murder scene, however from the audience’s response we discovered that many favoured the argument scene. The music as we had rightly predicted was also enjoyed and commented upon by the audience.
The film was based very much on white teenagers living in urban environments. For those living under different cultural situations the film would certainly be interpreted in a different way. The extensive drinking that occurs as well as the violence may spark different reactions to those from different cultures. The different interpretations were considered when creating the film and added another level to the whole production of the thriller.
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