Cut away shot list

Cut away Shot list

Number	Location	Description	Action	Props	Actor
1	Outside the house	Zoom in to show the house.	Zoom in	No props	Abbie
2	Bedroom	Shot to show magazine covers x2 to show different magazines and the bloody hand prints and claw marks.	Close up	Magazines	Abbie
4	Living room	Shot to show lose up of the pages x5 with quick editing as she is flicking through the pages quickly.	Close up	Magazine	Abbie
9	Stairs	Shot to show her walking up the stairs and to show titles on the wall behind.	Close up/ side view	No props	Abbie
10	Stairs	Shot to show facial expressions.	Close up	No props	Abbie
11	Stairs	Shot to show her stopping on the stairs.	Tilt	No props	Abbie
14	Bedroom	Shot to show girl walking through the door.	Mid shot	No props	Abbie
15	Bedroom	Shot to show alter-ego.	Close up	No props	Abbie
18	Bedroom	Shots to show the alter-ego coming towards the camera.	Extreme close up x5	No props	Abbie
18	Bedroom	Shot to show the teenage girls eyes.	Extreme close up/ graphic match	No props	Abbie
20	Bedroom	Shot to show the alter ego ripping the poster off the wall to show the title.	Close up	Poster	Abbie

Lighting

Planning for lighting

Lighting:

 We will check the weather the day before we film our thriller opening title sequence, this is because if it is a cloudy day we will need to make sure that we turn all the lights on in the house so that the house isn't dark when we are filming. However if it is a bright day we won't need any of the lights on.

As we might being putting an effect over all the shots in editing to make the film look different and like "Film Noir". We might not have the lights on inside the house if it is a dark gloomy day, this is because we want our thriller opening title sequence to contain natural light so that it looks more realistic.

Filming schedule

Filming Schedule

Date	Scene	Details	Location	Props/ Actors
29/11/14		Shot of the outside of house to show location and to show that the character is a typically normal teenage girl.	Outside the house	No props No actor
29/11/14		Shot of the magazines on the floor which have claw marks and hand blood on.	Bedroom	Props: Fake blood and magazines. Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Shot of the living room with the girl reading a magazine and watching TV.	Living room	Props: Magazine Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Shot of the girl flicking through the magazine where some titles may appear.	Living room	Props: Magazine Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl hears noises from upstairs.	Living room	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl walking towards the door.	Living room	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl beginning to walk upstairs.	Living room/ stairs	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl opens the door to upstairs.	Living room/ stairs	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl walks upstairs.	Stairs	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl on the stairs.	Stairs	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Walking to the bedroom door.	Stairs	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl opening the door.	Stairs	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Bedroom door has titles appear on it.	Bedroom	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Girl opens door to alter-ego.	Bedroom	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Alter-ego on bedroom floor.	Bedroom	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Close up of girl’s facial expression.	Bedroom	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Alter-ego revealing their identity.	Bedroom	No props Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		Shot of the A3 poster on the wall.	Bedroom	Props: Poster Actor: Abbie
29/11/14		The alter-ego ripping the poster of the wall.	Bedroom	No props Actor: Abbie

Production comapanys

A film production company is a very important aspect of a film, it contributes hugely they are responsible for the majority of everything that goes on, this also means if something were to go wrong they would be responsible for this. They also are the ones who look for a director for the film, they also help look for actors for each role. They assist within the scripting, location and other scheduling for the film.

Thriller opening alter ego

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Our prezi we used in our pitch is above.

The feedback we got from our peers on our pitch was;

Question 1 - Do you like the name? (No 1  2 3  4 5 Yes) and Why?

*Shannon circled the number 5 so this means that she liked our name a lot, she said that it was because it sounds interesting.
*Cameron circled the number 5 so this means that he liked it a lot, he said that it was because its interesting, fits the narrative and leaves the audience with questions.
*Sam circled the number 5 so this means he liked our name a lot, he said that it was because it sounds quite sinster.
*Leona also circled the number 5 so this means that she liked our name a lot, she said it was because it fits the story line and fits the genre of our thriller.

Question 2 - Would you watch the film? (Yes or No) and Why?

*Shannon circled yes and the reason why was because its an interesting narrative and is creative.
*Cameron circled yes and the reason why was because it seems like a new and different idea.
*Sam circled no and the reason why was because it sounds a bit cliche.
*Leona also circled no and the reason why was because its too cliche.

Question 3 - What do you like about the story?

*Shannon said that it is a creative idea and it sounds scary/ freaky.
*Cameron said that he likes the use of just one actor.
Sam said that its well thought out but its similar to many other thrillers.
*Leona said that it seems thrilling and may be scary/ thrilling.

Question 4 - Are the titles clear? (No 1 2 3 4 5 Yes)

*Shannon circled the number 4.
*Cameron circled the number 5.
*Sam circled the number 4.
*Leona circled the number 5.

Question 6 - What would you improve?

*Shannon didn't answer this question.
*Cameron said that he would make more things happen.
*Sam said a better back story.
*Leona said make it less cliche and needs to be more exciting.

Question 7 - Rate the film out of 5 stars, 5* being the best?

*Shannon didn't answer this question.
*Cameron said 4*.
*Sam said 4*.
*Leona said 3*.

From these results we can see that there are mixed views on our thriller idea and we know where we need to improve and how we can improve our idea to make it better.

Our teachers comments are below:

Pitch

 

Our pitch went quite well because we explained our points and our ideas clearly. We also made sure that we included our main idea, typography, job roles, the style and genre of our thriller and the unique selling point (USP). We explained where the titles might appear throughout our opening sequence and where and when our main title will appear. To improve our pitch we would make sure that we learn what we are going to say so that we are not reading our notes.

Feedback:

Question 1 - Do you like the name of the film? 
(No/ 1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /Yes) and Why?

• Shannon circled the number 5. She thought our name suited our story line and liked it because it sounded interesting and intriguing.
• Cameron circled the number 5. He liked our name a lot and said that it was interesting, fits the narrative and leaves the audience with questions.
• Sam circled the number 5. He liked our name because it sounds quite sinister and suits the narrative.
• Leona also circled the number 5. She loved our name and said it was because it fits the story line and suits the genre of our Thriller.

This tells us that our choice of title for our Thriller is very good because it suits the narrative/genre and creates an enigma.

Question 2 - Would you watch the film?
(Yes or No) and Why?

• Shannon circled YES. Reason: It's an interesting narrative and is creative.
• Cameron circled YES. Reason: It seems like a new and different idea.
• Sam circled NO. Reason: It sounds a bit cliche.
• Leona also circled NO. Reason: Too cliche.

This feedback is very mixed. Two people told us they thought the idea was new and interesting whereas two other people said that our idea was cliche. Due to these mixed views, we will look into our narrative and try to twist it to make something unexpected and not cliche happen.

Question 3 - What do you like about the story?

• Shannon: It is a creative idea and it sounds scary/freaky.
• Cameron: He likes the use of just one actor playing two parts.
• Sam: It's well thought out but it is similar to some other thrillers.
• Leona: It seems thrilling and may be scary too.

This feedback tells us that the narrative is very likable and the ideas why they like it are very vairied which is good because it tells us that it appeals to people in different ways.

Question 4 - Are the titles clear? 
(No/ 1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /Yes)

• Shannon circled: 4.
• Cameron circled: 5.
• Sam circled: 4.
• Leona circled: 5.

This tells us that our titles are very clear to our audience which is good. This means that we will not change our typography and we will continue will our poll to decide which typography out of 5 different ones is preferred. 

Question 6 - What would you improve?

• Shannon did not answer this question.
• Cameron said that he would want more events to occur.
• Sam said there should be a better back story.
• Leona said make it less cliche and it should to be more exciting.

We decided that our opening titles shoudl create and enigma and so the backstory will be explained during the actual film. As for wanting more events and excitement, we will look at our narritive and try to twist it to make something unexpected happen.

Question 7 - Rate the film out of 5 stars.
1-5* - 5* being the best?

• Shannon said 4*
• Cameron said 4*
• Sam said 4*
• Leona said 3*

This tells us that on average our film is very likable and using the rest of the feedback above we will make the necessary change to improve out Thriller and attempt to make it appealing to as many people as possible.