Video Diary

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

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.

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

Thriller Opening Titles Practice

We have also added titles to our thriller opening using Adobe After Effects. 

Thriller Opening Pitch

Natasha and Kieran's Group

• Our thriller will be a crime thriller and our idea is that there will include two characters, a computer hacker and a killer. 

• The computer hacker will be our protagonist and the killer will be our antagonist.

• The plot for our opening is that the computer hacker has something valuable that the killer wants, for example government information on a USB stick. In order to get this, the killer kills the computer hacker. 

• The killer will not be revealed because this will want the viewers to continue watching in order to find out who the killer is.

• The opening for our thriller will include scenes that switch between the two characters and their lead up to the final killing.

• We will film our opening at either an office or somewhere where there is a desk with computers in which the hacker can use.

Thriller Audience Research

Black Swan:

We got these graphs from the IMDb website, this top graph shows that out of 10 this film was rated around 8, which means it was quite a good film. This bottom graph shows what sort of people such as males or female and what aged people prefered this film.

This graph shows that the highest rating was from males under 18 the lowest rating for this film was from females aged 45+ so this is clearly not the target audience for this film, this graph shows that the audience for this thriller is males 18 and under.

Shutter island:

These results show that the average out of 10 is 8.1, which shows that there was some good feedback from this film. The graph below shows the amount of males and female and what their age group that liked this film. The highest rating was from under 18 males. i think this is because this film is quite jump and creates a lot of suspense. I don't think this sort of film would suit the people aged 30+.

Fight Club:

We obtained these results from IMDb that show the ratings of viewers. They show that the average vote out of 10 is 8.8, which shows that there was positive feedback about the film Fight Club, especially since the film was nominated for an Oscar.

The chart below shows votes based on their gender. On average men voted 0.2% higher than women. This is probably because of the amount of violence that is contained in the film. Even more so, there are higher votes from people aged under 18 than people aged over 45. This is based on the fact that the film would appeal to a younger audience who can relate to release their frustration through violence. Plus studies show that an action-packed film can be a more appealing one.

Runner Runner

The new film starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck show that the average vote is 5/6 out of 10. The results are not as positive as previous audience research as Runner Runner has only just been released.

The film reviews show that the films starts progressively slowly which results in the viewers lack of interest throughout the film. There's a similar pattern in Runner Runner as there is in the film Fight Club. This means that because of the violence and action in the two films, it appeals more to men, as seen by the rise in votes from men. this film seems to appeal to more men under the age of 18 rather then men 18 and up this is because of how the film portrayed.

The silence of the lambs 

The film The silence of the lambs was voted a rating of about 8.6 out of 10 which means this film got some good feedback from the views.

this film was higher rated from men and women aged under 18, as men under 18 rated this film on average at about 8.9 and the women under 18 rated this film at about 8.8, we think that the audience for this film does not have a set gender but was liked more by people under 18, this is probably because it contains action and suspense.

Taken 

The film taken was rated an 8 out of 10 which is not bad, most of the ratings were 7 and above, the picture below shows what age and gender rated this film the highest, the highest rating was from males under 18, this is because there is a lot of action in this film and most teenagers like violence and can relate to this where someone 45+would not be as interest in this as it is mainly violence in this film.

Inception 

The film Inception was rated a high 8.8 out of 10 which shows that it was liked by all ages and is a good film. the lowest rated for this film was from females 45+ and the rating was 7.8 which is good, the highest rating was from males under 18 which was rated at 9.2 which means they really got into the film. The audience for this film would be males under 18 because there is a lot of action and violence in the film which would appeal to this age group and also males as this is stereotypically what a male would like.

The prestige 

This film was rated an 8.5 out of 10 which means that it was liked quite a lot by the views, once again the highest rated audience was from under 18 males this is because this film contains mystery and suspense throughout the film which keeps the attention of the viewer. 

From looking at these films we can see that in most thriller films it is like most by people under the age of 18 and males this is probably because most of the films contain the same thing, action and violence. this is stereotypically what a male is interested in. Most thriller films seem to appeal to the younger generations due to action, suspense, mystery and violence.

Thriller Opening Mind Map

For our Thriller Opening, we have decided to set the scene in a office where a computer hacker would sit. In order to create suspense we are going to include two crimes in the opening, one is of the murder's act towards the computer hacker, the other is when the murderer steals a USB stick that belongs to the computer hacker. The viewer then feels for the computer hacker and believes that the murderer is the antagonist.