Production Schedule

Call Sheet

Video Diary

This is the video diary that Natasha and Kieran have made explaining tasks that have not yet been completed for our coursework.

More Film Posters

Production Schedule

In order to fit with when everybody can attend our final shooting, we will be shooting our thriller after the Christmas holiday, preferably at the beginning of January, that way we can start shooting as soon as possible.

Date: 3-7th January 2013

Time: On train by 11:00

Place: Bermondsey Station to Soho to Waterloo

Storyboard 2

Movie Poster Ideas

Title Sequence Research

Seven

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/se7en/ 

You can see some words being highlighted on paper, with a black pen. The black represents death and that something bad is about to happen. The objects shown such as blades and needles also help create a dark mood. The props such as the book and the images etc, add to suspicion of the viewer and make them wonder what the person is doing.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/

The title sequence of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo shows us the use of many different generic conventions such as the names of the cast and crew with a dark mysterious background which relates to the title of the film. Only 2 characters are introduced in the title sequence which tells the audience that they are the main characters when we see their faces form from a strange liquid that the whole title sequence is made up of. The title of the film is then shown in bold dark writing relating to the title again and is a chinese/japanese font, which also relates to the title of the film as dragons are known for representing china and japan.

Fight Club

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/fight-club/

The title sequence begins with a plain black image as the music begins, making it mysterious. The music is fast pace, exciting and effective. The first title appears as the music suddenly goes loud, emphasising the “thriller” genre. The writing is in large, white block capitals. Making a strong image as the light letters contrast with the dark background. This contrast could be linked with the schizophrenic character the film is based around. The title then becomes blurry and fades out, as if it was hiding from something.

Vertigo

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/vertigo/

The title sequence of Vertigo however does none of this. We first see a a women we don't know who she is or where we are. This woman isn't Kim Novak and in fact we never see her again This type of filmmaking is extremely, it disoriegntates the audience. We fall into her eye and then into a series of spirals. The representational turns into graphics. There is no direction or stability here; The colors don't match. Only the motif of the spiral is constant.

Test Shots

                                  Killer                                                        Computer Hacker

HARRY - 07716 411032

These are the test shots with our possible actors portraying their characters. Harry, who plays the Killer, is photographed from a low angle in order to make him seem more menacing and suitable for his character. He is photographed in a smaller space in which his body takes up most of the shot, which makes him seem bigger, powerful and important.

STEPHEN - 07904 006046

Stephen, who portrays the Computer Hacker, is photographed from a high angle in order to make him seem less menacing and more vulnerable. He is also alone on the bridge which gives a feeling of isolation and sets the scene for our thriller opening.

Scene Walkthrough

Starts with a shady character talking to the assassin. They both nod at each other and look up and the camera cuts to the hacker.

There is then a long shot of the the hacker to show his solidarity.

There is then a tracking shot of Stephen walking through thebuilding into the room with the computer where he will complete his hack.

It cuts to Harry walking down the stairs near the room where Stephen is. He breaks in through the window before Stephen walks in.

There is then a panning shot of Harry holding a gun to Stephens head and making him walk.

There is then a close up of Stephens face when he is made to sit down by the computer.

Finally, gunshot.

Recces (Location Ideas)

We have looked at these locations in london to try and decide where we should shoot the scenes before the killer kills the hacker. these are good places for the hacker to be walking through because the city creates a feeling of ambiance but he will be on his own which shows he's on a mission to do something.  Soho would make a good place for both long shots, panning shots and tracking shots to show the background well. bermondsey station has a mysterious looking walkway with the railings which when dark would create a tense atmosphere. The staircase would be a good place for the killer to be walking up/down because it would be obvious he's following him.

Assets list

Props:

Gun

Fake blood

Balaclava

Hammer

Crowbar

Old t-shirt

Mobile phone

Glasses

USB



Set equipment:
Office/boardroom
Desk
Chair
Computer





Camera Equipment:
Tape
Camera stand
Camera

Animatic

We used screen shots from our practice Thriller Opening then added titles and a thriller soundtrack in order to show what we plan to do in our final Thriller Opening. We added extra images that we would like to include in our final Thriller Opening but were not able to do in our practice Thriller Opening due to lack of time.

Storyboard

Our storyboard comes from the practice Thriller Opening that we made for our thriller 'The Code'. It shows the progress of our opening and also includes images that we would like to include in our final Thriller Opening such as a close-up of Stephen entering the lift and a close-up of Stephen's face to show his characters emotions because this will help create suspense and a sense of impending doom.

Timeline

• A Rainbow Production

• Starring Stephen Pan

• And Harry Love

• Casting by Kieran Howlett
•                    Natasha Berkeley-Hill

• Costumes designed by Harry Love
•                                     Stephan Pan

• Props by Kieran Howlett

• Edited by Natasha Berkeley-Hill

• Lighting by Stephen Pan

• Opening Music by Harry Love

• Sound Effects by Natasha Berkeley-Hill

• Directed by Kieran Howlett
•                     Natasha Berkeley-Hill

Thriller Opening Practice 2

The first name for our thriller was 'Red Enigma', however we decided to change that to 'The Code' in order to fit in with the theme of our thriller which begins with a computer hacker killed for information.

Casting

Casting was done by Natasha and Kieran:

Harry Love plays the Killer

Stephan Pan plays the Computer Hacker

Thriller Pitch 2

MOVIE TITLE

We came up with the name of our thriller. We decided to call it The Code. The name is very effective because it is ambiguous and it gives it a feel of the movie being a crime thriller.

PLOT SYNOPSIS

Nexus Incorporated are at height of a chance of topping the stock markets. The CEO's of the other financial companies are watching and plotting to stop them. A hacker infiltrates Nexus incorporated (surpassing all security breaches with ease) and extracts vital financial information from them. The boss of Nexus looks at his CCTV footage and finds out. He sends for an assassin to follow and kill the hacker.

This is what is shown in our thriller opening. The audience sees the hacker walking through the business/industrial area. We then see the killer watching him in a balaclava and a gun. He watches him enter the FDSE building after him. We then see the hacker return to his desk to complete the final process of the extraction and just as the bar is loading to complete it the killer holds a gun to the hackers head. The hacker puts his hands up and the assassin shoots him in the head. 

ENIGMA CODE

The enigma code is finding out who the hacker is and who is he working for. We find out that he is an insider of Nexus and was paid by FDSE to hack them.

Hacking Screen

We will use this hacking video to make our thriller opening more realistic so that the audience believes the story. I think that this sample is quite slow so I would like to speed up this video in order to fit in with our thriller opening.

Mood Board for Killer

The reason I am wearing all black is because black symbolises rebelion. My character is rebellious because he sneaks into places and does whatever he wants to get what he wants.

Mood Board for Computer Hacker

I have gone for a more smart look to emphasise that it is business related. However I have made it more stylish to appeal to the young adults of today and show that the film is more modern. The computer hacker will be wearing a coat as it is cold and he is walking outside. The glasses give the character a more quirky look which leads to the audience asking a question of his identity. The tie indicates formality and the bag is for the laptop and usb stick which holds the information.

Thriller Soundtrack

Harry produced this soundtrack which could be used for our thriller opening. He combined his soundtrack that he produced with the foley that I produced. Such as adding suspense where possible because this will draw the audience to the storyline.

Inspiration

We got inspiration from these films because they include these scenes about hacking. We chose these scenes for inspiration because in our opening thriller sequence we include a computer hacker gaining important information from a rivaling company. These scenes show the progression in technology and how far technology has come. For the hacking in our scenes, we will use very basic equipment, however we will be use techniques that will create a more professional look.

Foley

For our foley we are using sound that would fit with out thriller. For example, footsteps would fit with our thriller because we have scenes where actors are walking, the noise for their actual footsteps would not be heard as the sound for the original footage would be extracted in order to get rid of any unnecessary sound. A foley would be placed over the top.