Props

UPDATE- 14th January 2015
Our thriller will now need these props due to the change in ideas and storyline:

A naked bulb
Straw Rope
Tear Stick
Chair x2
Table
Blindfold
Car
Landline Telephone (old)


We will get the table and chairs from our school. Bern will provide the blindfold. We will also need to ruin the old telephone by putting scrapes and cracks on the phone itself. The straw rope will be found from my house and we will borrow our teachers car for filming. A tear stick will be purchased online, however, it is currently out of stock so it is debatable whether we will use this.
























For our thriller we will need these props:

Two guns
A naked light bulb
Chair x2
Table
TV
Radio
Tear Stick
A selection of special effects make up
2 Stands for the guns
Coca cola bottle 2 litres x4
Wires and crocodile clips
Chains/ Traps
Rope/String

We will need to create the bombs out of the coca cola bottles using wires and crocodile clips. In addition we will need to attach the gun to the stand with string wrapped around the actors finger (the lady).

We will borrow the majority of the props from our college, however we will have to get string and rope from a DIY store and coca cola bottles from Sainsbury's. Isabella has special effects make up which she is able to bring in, however, we will order some off Amazon in case we need more.

The props we have chosen are necessary as they all help to build tension in the thriller, such as the gun pressed against the victims heads and a bomb under the table. The radio is also likely to be playing non-diegetic sound which is likely to be contrasting the scene with ironic up beat music.

What kind of institution would produce my film?

I think that if my thriller was made, that 20th Century Fox would be the production company. This is because they have made iconic thrillers such as Skyfall and Taken both of which have twisted areas and unexpected parts to the film. A similar film to our thriller is the popular feature, Taken. As our thriller opening title sequence will feature montages and jumps, this scene in Taken shows the similarity of what we are aiming to create.

Our thriller would fit the ethos of the production company because the thrillers they create are usually unpredictable and intriguing. As my thriller's opening title sequence is two people trapped, unknown to where they are, this resembles Taken's ethos well as a man is trying to find his child who is unaware of where she is. 20th Century Fox create high budget films with well known stars which I could imagine our film following in these footsteps as many of the twist and turns may need high amounts of technology during filming as well as well established actors.

Here is a link to the 20th Century Fox website: http://www.fox.co.uk/

The main advertising technique that would be used to market our thriller would be to provide advertisement through cinema adverts, talk shows and posters as they are a large business. The film would be shown in all main stream cinemas as well as a DVD release. It is unlikely there will be much merchandise for the thriller, however T-Shirts may be created if the film was to become popular. 20th Century Fox specialise in thrillers and suspense as the website shows with a huge list of thrillers coming out every year. However, due to the size of the company, they do not target a specific audience as they create a huge range of films from family to action. Thrillers such as Taken, Saw and Shutter Island will have the same target audience as our thriller. The ethos and target audience of the company is everyone, as they create many different types of films from different genres, however, they have created some of the most iconic thrillers to date, and therefore I would like my thriller to be part of that.

Storyboard

Here are the final storyboards created for our thriller. Many different shot ideas are used, especially close ups and extreme close ups as we believe this will create the most tension. The TV will have random footage on it, playing in a montage to spook the audience with something completely irrelevant to the scene which will make them question themselves, however it will also have family pictures of the victims to scare them and pshycoligically play with their minds.

Review of Test Footage

This is the test shoot of our thriller. Since the test shoot, many aspects of the sequence have changed. We filmed two people, male and female, who are sitting down opposite each other with a table between them. A gun was central on the table pointing at the girl. We couldn't use the real set in our pilot so we turned the tables over in the classroom to create an enclosed and claustrophobic environment which is the environment we want in the real thriller.  The main camera angles that have been used and tested in the shoot include: close ups, extreme close ups, over the shoulder shots and mid shots. 


Extreme Close Up
Here is an example of an extreme close up used in the pilot. It looks effective as it shows how tired and disorientated the characater is which was our aim.

Close Up
Here is an example of a close up used in our pilot. It's effective because we are drawn to her face, which shows her worried expression. It also means the audience are unable to get distracted on parts of the mise-en-scene, which is likely with a long shot.

The reason we used these is because it reveals less to the audience about who these characters are which builds tension. However, after watching it make I think that it isn't clear enough where these characters are so we believe that we will use more establishing shots and extreme long shots in the real thriller.

I found this pilot process very useful as we were able to see which camera shots did work and which ones didn't and adjust accordingly to that. The main camera shots that we will carry forward are the close ups, extreme close ups and over the shoulder shots as well as the pace of the shots. These all worked well with the genre of thriller.

The consistent flashing light did not work as it became distracting at times, however we will include it in our thriller, but use it my subtly. Also, the location didn't look right as we were unable to get the TV with family images and the dark misty room which is the idea we have at the moment. Therefore, in the next stage, we plan on having that location. Also, tension was slightly lost at some points in the thriller, especially in the middle therefore we need to work on what may create more tension, such as non-diegetic music. The main concern is that the pilot is far too short, therefore we need to think of ore ideas that we could include in the next stage to pro long it to approximately two minutes. These problems have all influenced me to use less prominent flashing and a wider variety of camera shots which will create more tension than in the pilot.

Minute Meetings

Minute Meeting 10- 19th January

Today we have:
Built are set ready for our shoot tomorrow, in addition we have got all of the props we need ready such as: table, chairs, bin liners, car etc.

Prep
Get ready for an early start tomorrow by making sure everything is ready the night before



Minute Meetings 9- 14th January 

Today we have:

Finalised out idea, ready for our shoot on the 20th January. 

Sorted out props, costumes, actors etc.

Designed our set in the studio for the inside of the thriller and prepared the location for the location of the thriller

Prep

Bern will continue to do the storyboard

Max will work on the props and costumes

Alen will work on location and set design

Minute Meetings 8- 12th January

Characters

Mike Niland- Victim 1/ Driver

Adam Grant- Victim 2 BU- Misam 

Georgia Packham- Car Victim BU- Hannah Nanton 

Cameron Watson- Guard

Roles

Max, Bern and Alen will each do a bit of everything when filming. Such as directing, camera work and mise-en-scene. 

On the day, Bern will keep an eye on continuity. 

Homework

Bern- Adding to storyboard

Max- Sorting out props and costumes including purchasing two large white t shirts, a tear stick and hairbands. 

Alen- investigating scenery options

Minute Meeting 7 -15th December

What we did well?

We discussed what we had to do with costume, props, set design and location.

We figured out our roles.

-Were we Productive?

Yes we were

Targets

Max- props

Alen- costume and location

Bern- Set design

Minute Meetings 6- 2nd December 2014

What did we do today?

We filled Bern today while she was absent, about the testing shoot. 

We changed the narrative of the film.

We presented our mood board to Bern.

Ran over what we need to do for our storyboard. 

Were we Productive?

Yes, we were.

Targets:

Bern: Draw up a page for the story board.

Max: Sort out the story board.

Alen: Minute Meeting and help with the story board.

Here are our original storyboards before the concept was changed.


Minute Meeting 5- 24th November 2014

What went well?

We created a powerpoint to present our idea ready for tomorrow.

We also collected clips together to edit for the TV montage during the opening sequence.

Targets

Max- minute meeting

Bern- more clips

Alen- practise editing 

Minute Metting 4 - 21st November 2014

What went well?

We managed to edit all of our footage into a pilot episode. 

Flashing light on characters creates tension for thriller

Extreme close up is very exposing on the characters 

What didn't go well?

Thriller was too short so we need more footage to get it to 2 minutes

Need to decide whether it should end with gun shot or not

Need to create family footage on small TV screen

Bern- find footage for TV screen clip

Max- minutes

Alen- find footage for TV screen clip

Minute Meetings 3- 20th November 2014

What did we find out?

We fulfilled the storyboard

We explored how we could use lighting such as using the lighting from the phone and flickering it

We used the room (tables) to build the scene

Targets for tomorrow

Max- minute meeting

Bern- develop storyboard

Alen- footage from TV / articles etc

Productive?

We were very productive today and we fulfilled our targets

Minute Meeting 2 - 19th November 2014

Subject

What have we done?

We have decided on what we need do for our storyboard on Wednesday. 

We found Liv to help act in our pilot.

What went well?

Max downloaded iMovie. Bern drew lots of the storyboard and Alen did the minute meeting last night. 

Targets

Max- minute meeting

Bern- complete storyboard

Alen- practise camera work for filming tomorrow

Minute Meetings 1 - 18th November 2014

What have you done?

We have decided to use our second idea ‘The Russian Roulette’, instead of our original idea. We made this change because we thought that the shots were too complicated and we decided to keep it simple.

What are your targets for the next meeting?

Our targets have changed; we have to use less mise-en-scene and no dialogues.

What went well and what went bad?

We think that we were very productive today because we already came up with so many different types of shots for our opening sequence and locations where we will be planning to shoot our thriller opening sequence. Nothing went bad; we think that all of us collaborated well.

Alen: Writing the Minute Meeting

Burn: Finishing up a page of the story board

Max: Needs to download iMovie

Moodboard

This is the moodboard I have designed reflecting our opening title sequence for our thriller. It shows the main characters that may be featured in the opening title sequence as well as props and words which are the key themes of the thriller.

Genre, audiences and institutions

Genre is a relevant concept for audiences because it means that they are able to pick a film that they know they are likely to enjoy. For example, if a consumer is a fan of being scared,  then they are likely to pick a horror. Genre effects film production companies because they are then known for what they specialise in as well as they know what sort of genre they may be better at. Consumers are also then aware what companies they like by what genres they usually create. For example Happy Madison usually creates comedies. It is also useful for film distribution companies as they can make it clear what genre it is as well as they can market it and advertise to the right target audience.

Sub Genres

Despite the fact that the thriller genre as a whole is exceptionally varied (compared to Western films for example where every film looks very similar), within the thriller genre there are a number of sub genres. In these sub genres there is a high degree of similarity. Here are three different film posters for the sub genre of phycological thrillers. The posters are of the films Se7en, Silence of the Lambs and Paranormal Activity.

Similarities and Differences
The most obvious similarity between these three posters is the fact that they all show a pair of eyes/ person in the poster. Especially in the silence of the lambs poster and Seven, the eyes are staring directly at the viewer, haunting them and also intriguing them. This plays a phycological effect on the viewer of the poster which contrasts the themes and sub genre of the film. Whereas in the paranormal activity poster, the characters are not staring at the viewer, but they are staring at the villain of the film, which intrigues the consumer as they may be more interested in what may be happening in the film and therefore be more likely to view it. The movie poster, Se7en, also has the 7 deadly sins placed in the middle, which adds as the metaphorical barrier between the characters which may explain that these characters may have trouble in the film. In addition, in the silence of the lambs poster, a bug with a skull on it is covering the characters face, also explaining to the consumer that this is an abnormal situation, therefore being a phycological thriller. Paranormal Activity also shows an abnormal situation which is a similarity between all three posters however it is the only poster which shows a scene from the film.


List of Sub Genre Thrillers

Action Thriller
Conspiracy Thriller
Crime Thriller
Disaster Thriller
Erotic Thriller
Legal Thriller
Medical Thriller
Phycological Thriller
Political Thriller
Religious Thriller
Spy Thriller
Supernatural Thriller


The most appealing thriller sub genre to me is either Phycological Thriller or Spy Thriller as I believe that making an opening sequence to one of these thrillers would be interesting as well as they are usually the most tense which was one of my aims when the process began. In addition I believe that these kind of thrillers are usually the most exciting and intriguing so that is one of the main reasons why they interest me.

Genre Difference, Repetition and Similarity

The thriller genre can be very different as on the surface, many thrillers can look very different. For example Taken and Gravity. Some key features between the two of them are quite large. For example, the mise-en-scene of Gravity shows the characters floating around in space with bright lighting due to being in space and huge props such as spaceships and astronaut suits. Whereas in Taken, it is all set on earth with guns, violence and much more dialogue compared to Gravity.

Here is a screenshot from Gravity, showing the huge set, suits and CGI that has been used to create this film.

Here is a screenshot from Taken, where there is less special effects, and the mise-en-scene is a lot more naturalistic.

The characters in these films are very different. For example, in Taken, Liam Neeson's character is a lot more straight forward and a 'to the point' kind of guy whereas in Gravity, Sandra Bullocks character is more worried, fearful and weak. In addition the narrative between the two films is also a lot different as the events that take place in Gravity are on a much larger scale for set and how the troubles of being in space has a high risk, whereas in Taken, the risk comes from the characters decisions not natural causes such as the gravity in space.

On the other hand, these two thrillers are also very similar in the fact that they both keep the audience on the edge of their seats and both build tension dramatically due to the narrative structure. Also, the villains in each of these films, the kidnapper for Taken and gravity for Gravity, both fulfil the purpose of a villain which is to cause trouble to the characters in the film.

Introduction to Genre

What is a genre, sub-genre and hybrid genre?

In the film industry, genre is a way of categorising a media text.

A sub-genre is a genre such as a disaster genre which is specific to the type of movie, within the film itself. 

A hybrid genre is a combination of two genres in one film, such as an action-thriller.  

Films that may be in a specific genre may share the fact that they all may make you laugh such as in comedy films. Whereas in a thriller films, they build tension and will keep you gripped. On the other hand, horror films may make you scared and scream.

Final Decision on Thriller Idea

After speculating about how we would film 'Hunt' we decided to change our minds to our second option of a male and a female stuck in a room, drained, with pictures of their family playing through an old TV screen. A gun is shown on the table where both characters soon realise that this is a game of 'Russian Roulette' and one character will die. This is a non-linear narrative as the opening sequence is what will happen to the characters at the end of the full feature, meaning the audience can think about what will happen to these characters whilst grieving and sympathising towards them during the film. Our vision so far is for the set to look similar to the picture below, however a table will be in the middle with a gun centre of that table. We will most likely use extreme close ups at the start of the sequence to show the characters drained eyes and show how tired and scared they are. As well as an establishing shot to show the whole room and where the characters have found themselves which is likely to build tension.

Genre and Thrillers

Blog: Genre entry

What is a genre, sub-genre and hybrid genre?

In the film industry, genre is a way of categorising a media text.

A sub-genre is a genre such as a disaster genre which is specific to the type of movie, within the film itself. 

A hybrid genre is a combination of two genres in one film, such as an action-thriller.  

Why is genre used?

Genre is used to market the film to a target audience and so the consumer is aware with what the film involves, for example thriller fans. 

What are genre conventions ?

Genre conventions are typical techniques that are used in certain genres for example, in a horror movie it may be set in a dark forest. 

Thriller:

What is a thriller genre?

 A thriller is a type of film that continually builds suspense throughout  the feature and keeps you gripped until the end. They are often refereed to as a film that you are constantly on the edge of your seat, where you don’t want too look at the screen but find that your are unable to look away. An example of a thriller may include: Taken, Abduction and The Purge.   

Conventions of a thriller

Typically camera angles, framing, camera movement, miss-en-scene, editing, sound and actor positioning are all common aspects when  creating a thriller and different aspects to think about. For example camera angles and movement all show the status of the character which show if they may be a enemy or a hero. For example, this picture explains how they are intimidating to the audience due the the low angle shot. Also the framing for this shot establishes that he is in a large city but is able to dominate it.  

In this part of Taken, a low camera angle is featured once again to show his dominance but also, non-diegetic music is playing at this point which results in building tension for the audience as he looks for his daughter. This is successful in which it keeps you gripped to the scene and leaves you wondering if a villain is about to come out.  

Sub-genres of thriller?

A sub genre is a genre which is specific to the type of movie. For example a crime thriller is a film such as The Purge. An example of a disaster thriller may include 2012. 

Thriller update, group work

Today we got into our groups and talked about our original thriller ideas and what our favourite parts from each idea consisted of. We came to the conclusion that our favourite was my original idea, Hunt, but thought of extra ideas to add to it. For example, versitile camera shots and the idea of seeing the opening sequence from the intruders persopective whilst using non-diegetic sound such as 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams.

Original Thriller Ideas

Here are my original ideas for a thriller- in order of my favourite ideas-

Hunt

In the film a police officer searching for the intruder to his house, he finds that the intruder was not only the most wanted serial killer in the state, but he is also the most dangerous. Obstacles occur along the way, which prevent him finding the source,  main character dies in end. 

In the first scene we see a officer asleep in his bed. He hears noises coming from the spare room, his daughter is crying. He quickly sits up and grabs a gun, running through the house using a POV shot. He scrambles into his daughters room where he finds his daughter, unharmed. The window is left open with large muddy footsteps on the floor. We pan to his face showing a troubled, worried look. 

The Game

In the film a prostitute is kidnapped from the river side by an unknown river. Nobody listens to her family who repetitively tell the police. Eventually they listen and send out a search party to the area, where little do they know they will be stuck there for a very long time, and they may not make it out alive. 

In the first scene, we see the incident happening down by the river. The prostitute is stumbling down the river side, appeared to be drunk. She passes by some eye witnesses who don’t seem to help her. She falls over and an odd figure comes up to her to help her. We hear a scream and a black out of the camera where the title appears. 

Apollo

In the film a space shuttle has taken off into space,  the space shuttle then loses signal and is lost in the atmosphere. The scientists know that they have enough resources for 3 months to survive. It is then up to the scientists to find them.

In the first scene, we see a non-liner narrative of the astronauts floating in space, presumably dead to the audience but are actually just ill from starvation. This then throw them off the track of the film. It also shows the camera shot as if the camera is floating in space too.

The Chase

In the film a chase between a policeman and a serial killer. He is jailed but manages to escape after many years of planning. 

In the first scene we see running between both the serial killer and the policeman. Camera shots are flicking about, with loud non-diegetic music playing. The music matches the movements where it stops. The serial killer than says ‘ You have lost’ and the camera cuts out. 

This is a brief overview of the ideas and 'Hunt' has been considered to be made for out thriller coursework. 

My group gave me some feedback on what they liked and didn't like about 'Hunt'. 

The positive feedback they gave me included: the use of a POV shot, adhering stereotypes by using a police officer as they are usually seen as 'invincible'. In addition they were a fan of it being set in a house, which leaves ideas open for shooting and building tension as there are many hiding spots and corners in a typical house. However, some negative points of my idea included the fact that the shots I have thought of may be too simple, which can be improved. I have therefore had the idea to use a mix of shots, especially close ups and extreme close ups to create tension by not showing the audience everything that may be visible to the character.  

Through The Eye Analysis

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

 Through The Eye

In the first shot, tension was built by showing an overview of the security office to give the audience an idea of what is in the room. This portrayed through a dimly lit room so the audience was forced to focus on the TV screen. I believe that the film is about 'unseen crime' and how many crimes can easily be missed (such as the one in this clip) so therefore many criminals get away with the crime they have committed.

In this clip, one very effective feature is that the whole two minute clip is filmed in just one shot. Throughout this shot, it slowly pans around the room which builds up tension as you as an audience are anxious to know what is about to happen. This effect is used in many films where the person opens a closet, and the audience expect someone to be there but there isn't, and when the closet is shut the 'ghost' is standing behind them. Therefore this pan was designed to create tension, to a relaxed moment and suddenly to huge shock where the audience don't expect it.

The first shots on the security cameras see innocent people (but the audience don't know that at this point) walk through the street. The audience believe that something bad will happen in these scenes however it does not. The camera then slowly pans around to the right where is starts to slowly zoom in on a security camera. This effect is designed to fool the audience into believing that there is something interesting about to happen on this screen, however nothing happens. Because of this the audience relax  as the camera slowly pans around once more, little do they know the crime will happen on this next camera. Before the camera shows the crime. it follows the security guard up his body, showing a bored and dull expression which isn't interesting for the audience so he is quickly ignored as the camera continues.

The music in this clip also plays a huge part about building up tension. The music is tense and tells the mind of the audience to 'expect' something bad to happen throughout this scene, which it does, however it does not give any clues away to when that may be. The crime isn't scary, however it is a shock to the audience therefore living up to the genre of the piece being a 'thriller'. I believe that the attack of the woman is to set up the rest of the plot of the film as 'unseen crime'. My suggestion of the film being about 'unseen crime' is made more realistic as the criminals were clearly not experts at this as they did not do the crime in a blind spot to the camera which suggests the film will focus more on the unseen part of crime.

Over all this beginning to a thriller builds tension from the beginning due to the build up of music to a let down to a sudden shock as well as the slow panning camera and fooling the audience. Therefore I believe this clip was successful in what it set out to do. 

Analyse the use of sound from a film of your choice- Jurassic Park

The film I have chosen to analyse is Jurassic Park which was directed by Steven Spielberg. I will analyse the part of the film where the characters all enter the park via helicopter for the first time. During this scene, many types of sound is used.

In this scene, there are many types of diegetic and non-diegetic sound is used. Diegetic sound is the sound in the world of the film whereas non-diegetic sound is sound that only the audience can hear, for example sound effects and a soundtrack. The soundtrack from this scene, the non-diegetic sound, is very significant to the scene as it helps portray to the audience how the characters may be feeling. For example, the soundtrack for the most part is varies in both pitch and volume which may signify to the audience that the characters are feeling both excited and nervous for the adventure they are about to undertake. The music lifts off as the camera passes over the helicopter to try and get the audience exited for the land of Jurassic Park which is another example of non-diegetic sound used in this clip. This has all been added to support the mood and atmosphere of the film and these examples have contrasted with the narrative. Synchronous sound was used where the helicopter passes over the camera and the music reached a higher pitch which once again helped to convey to the audience the excitement of the scene.

Diegetic sounds are also very prominent in this scene. For example, the film makers have added creaking of the helicopter for when it was dropping and snapping of the seatbelts to show the audience they are about to land. The seatbelt sound explains to the audience that the characters are being safety cautious and are trying to prevent accidents. It also helps us understand the setting that they are in as it may be bumpy due to the characters desperately trying to get the seatbelts fastened. The creaks of the helicopter help to explain the fact that the setting the characters are in may be abnormal as it is struggling to land. It also makes the audience feel worried for the characters as an unexpected crash may be about to occur. The use of the soundtrack which uses violin strings playing at a high pitch signifies a victory.

The film makers have also included the helicopters blades turning as a sound effect to make it prominent to the audience that this is loud. For example, when the helicopter lands, the blades start to slow down and a sound effect of the engine turning off is played. This may be to signify to the audience that the helicopter was significant in that scene as it was used to get to an unreachable place on foot. This helped the audience also realise the setting of the characters as a helicopter is often used to quickly escort people or help them reach places which may be difficult to reach on land. Dialogue was also a very significant diegetic sound within this scene. For example, the dialogue helped the characters helped express how they were feeling to the characters and the audience alike so it made it easier for us to understand what was happening. They also show their worry for the characters who haven’t fastened their seatbelt ‘we would have landed by the time you got it right’. This small sequence of dialogue helped the audience understand the feelings and emotions of the characters as well as the setting and where they are.

The film makers also used sound bridges in this scene to show the audience first what could be heard and then the characters. Therefore, it went from non-diegetic to diegetic. This occurred with the helicopter as the helicopter sound was heard before it was entered into shot, therefore being non-diegetic, however when it entered the shot it changed to diegetic as it became sound that could be heard in the world of the movie. Another example of this is the soundtrack, where a high pitch violin is playing. This symbolises victory. Despite the fact this is non-diegetic the whole way thorough they make it seem to the audience that this soundtrack is symbolising their emotion and therefore is created to fit the characters in the scene.

In conclusion, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds are used throughout this scene in Jurassic Park. For example the soundtrack resembles emotion for the character and the dialogue resembles how the characters are feeling and portrays this clearly to the audience. Whereas diegetic sounds are used to present the setting as well as dialogue to let the story continue. 

Preliminary Task

Here is my prelim task video

From editing the preliminary video I learned how to use, the editing tool on mac using adobe premier. I covered the basics whilst using adobe premier, and learnt how to cut clips and them place another camera shot into the next part of the sequence. The best elements of the software was the fact that it was so simple to use and easy to understand. The fact that it was so easy to import clips was great and how you could be working on two straight cuts at one time left a lot of opportunities open. Next time I would focus on improving the cleanness of the straight cuts, and make the diolouge sound more fluid so it's easier to watch and engage.

Preliminary Task Storyboard

On Tuesday 7^th October 2014 I produced a film sequence based on the script above. We started out learning the script, which didn’t take long, and then decided how we would shoot the first shot. We filmed the wide of the scene (shown in the first box)  which went well. However a few of the takes were out of focus which we had to correct, which was very time consuming. Also another problem with the wide shot that we filmed was the struggle of getting us into frame due to the shape of the room we were filming in. This was difficult as we had to settle for an angle we were not hugely proud of.  

When producing the over the shoulder shoots for both of the characters it was difficult to white balance as the white we put in front of the camera lens was not clear, however we managed to do it in the end. Also, as the camera is so large, with the tripod attached especially, it was hard to physically place the camera in the right position due to the area we were filming in. Also as an actor in the scene it was hard to frame as we couldn’t really move which was proven difficult to capture the right shot in frame. The exposure in this shot specifically was also hard to do as we couldn't find a natural combination for a while, however in the end we believe we found one that looked naturalistic.

The easiest shot to capture was the close up. Despite the initial difficulty with focusing on the actors, it was easy as all we had to worry about was the filming of one person. Also the actors moved less which made filming easier. The shots were really effective and they looked great on camera. 

As a whole we managed to film most shots with a few problems due to filming positioning and focus, however most shots seemed to shoot well. 

 

Need for Speed Movie Poster- Textual Analysis

 

The Need for Speed movie poster features a low angle camera shot on the main character. This has been done to show that the main character is quite a powerful person, or what he experiences in the movie he will be experienced in. The main actors in the film are featured in big bold letters in the center of the poster to attract an audience to watch the film as the actors are well know, for example Aaron Paul is known for being in Breaking Bad. Fans of Aaron Paul will then more likely watch the film as they are a fan of his acting. The man is also much larger than whats happening than the scene 'inside him' which suggest that he may be the person who will take control of the fast car chases in the film. They also symbolise the fact that he is more powerful than this. The car looks like it has fire coming out the back of it so it shows that there are likely to be big explosions and a lot of action. The car is also facing away from the audience, as if it is going into the sunset (the actors body) to show that cars are a part of this characters heart and soul. The low flying helicopter, facing towards the audience, may show that this is what he may be coming into contact with in the film, being the enemy. The characters eye line is facing upwards with a worried expression on his face which means that the character is likely to be looking at what we are seeing in the poster, to show that he may be worried about this conflict in the film.

The colour contrast for the character shows a dark blue face and orange on the other side, almost like a sunset figure. The contrast of the colours may signify that this character has a good and bad side to him and we will likely see this in the film. The actor is central so he is the first thing that we witness when looking at the poster. The car and helicopter on the movie poster shows that the genre of this film is likely to be action and will most likely aims at young men.

The title is stated in big bold letters, keeping the iconic logo to the popular game. Below this, the poster creators have placed the legal writing in very small letters, as the audience are not meant to read this as it is irrelevant. Also, in a much larger font, the release date is shown so the audience know when they will be able to see the film.