Cast List

We chose this girl for the woman killer as she looks innocent and beautiful. She also looks like a typical English 'rose' and this was the look we wanted to create the illusion at the beginning of the thriller that she was innocent.

We want the woman to be wearing black jeans, a cream sheer blouse and a grey blazer.

We wold also like the woman to have similar make up to the woman in this picture

For the man in the car with the girl who gets killed, we chose someone who also looks quite innocent in order to not make it obvious that he has commited a crime.

 

We want him wearing black jeans, and a pale blue shirt, with black shoes.

 



The Skin I live in analysis

I watched the trailer for the film 'The Skin I Live In', without the sound in order to analyse it. The first thing you see is a man holding up a gun, this shows that the film has violence in it, signifying that it is a thriller. We also see how there is a scene with a man looking scared, with a very dark mise en scene, implying that the film could be found scary and the man is tied up, implying that the film includes torture or an element of being trapped in it. We also see the woman with a mask over her face wearing all black, this colour symbolises danger and death. We also see this woman holding a knife which shows more elements of death and danger are involved.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo analysis

I watched the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, without the sound on, in order to analyse them. At the beginning of the opening sequence we see a dark figure walking down a darkened alleyway, showing how the film is a thriller. There are indications that the film is a thriller through the stalking, death and violence shown in the trailer, implying that there is a lot of this in the film, categorising it in the horror and thriller genres. We also see a lot of dark colours in the clothing of the actors and a very dark mise en scene, this signifies how the film is dark and mysterious, and also the colour black signifies danger and death. We also see how the action is very fast paced signifying that it is a thriller and that there is a lot of action and mystery involved in the film.

Filming Test shots

Today we did a practise filming of our thriller, however we had some slight limitations as we only had one car and weren't in a deserted car park. We used our teachers car and three of us acted in the piece while one of us filmed, therefore the person who played the killer had to double up as the other person in the second car. We realised that creating tension and suspense would be key when creating our thriller. One of the things we will have to overcome is how to kill the man without getting blood on the car. We would also want to include a much wider variety of shots, for example a low angle shot looking up on the killer, giving them a sense of power.
This is our test filming of our thriller.
 

Changes in thriller

We pitched our thriller idea again to Matt, and we decided that we wanted to alter the thriller plot slightly in order to give it more of an enigma. We decided that instead of the woman being in the car when the man is killed, she leaves the car and tells him she needs to go and get her phone. We then see cross cutting of the woman walking out of the car park and sending a text, and the man with the briefcase entering the car park as she leaves. We see them meet at the door and the woman smiles at the man with the briefcase, this still creates the illusion that the woman is innocent. We then hear the man in the car being shot, and the mans head hit the steering wheel and the car horn creates a loud and shocking sound. We then have a match on action shot of the woman getting out of the car park, with the sound of the car horn still in the background, and then she gets into another car which is already waiting on the ground floor, and is handed an envelope. This signifies how killing this man was just another one of her missions and how she is an agent of some sort.
 

Coraline Title Sequence

I looked at the Title sequence or Coraline on Art of the Title Coraline (2009) — Art of the Title and wrote down the times that names of actors, directors etc that appeared on the screen, and what the roles of these people were.

In the Coraline opening sequnce I enjoyed how there was something interesting going on in the background behind the credits, which established a bit of the story line for the audience, without giving too much away.

 

I also looked at the font used in the title sequence, and found one similar on the internet called the Da Vinchi Forward font:

 

Da Vinchi Forward font:

 

 This font suggests that the film is slightly spooky and eerie, and is similar to the font that we were looking to include in our thriller, as we wanted something that looked realistic to someone's handwriting, as if someone in the film was writing it themselves. For example we were looking at having a font similar to this:

For the opening credits, therefore looking at the Coraline title sequence was very useful into seeing how this kind of font can be incorperated into a thriller.

 

21 Jump Street Title sequence

 I watched the opening sequence of 21 Jump Street on Art of the Title 21 Jump Street (2012) — Art of the Title and wrote down what text appears on the screen at what time of the opening sequence, and the role of the persons name that has appeared.

In the opening sequence there is a lot of pictures and short action clips shown, whichdosent tell anything about the plot of the film but shows some of the events and objects that the audience are still unsure as to whether they will appear in the film. I enjoyed how the images were so bright and vivid, and how it was very quickly cut as to not disclose too much infomation.

I also looked at the text of the opening title sequence, which was similar to a 'sports world' text which i found on the internet.

This suggests that the film is a action type of film, and the writing is bold and therfore refelcts the fact that the film is not a horror or thriller film, that it is more light hearted and humorous. The red and white writing reflects the fact that it is an American film the red could symbolyise bloodshed and violence, however the white reinstates the fact that it is not purposefull and is done innocently.

 

 

Developed plot of narrative action for thriller

Our idea has developed a lot since we last gave our presentation.

Our idea now opens with a couple parking up in a car in a car park. We then see fast/short cuts of a person dressed in black. The cuts reveal parts of his identity but do not reveal all, i.e., half of his face in shadows or his feet walking. It shows that he is in a deserted building walking up flights of stairs. It will then cut between the two different scenes to establish the contrast between the two atmospheres surrounding them. The couple are happy with jolly music playing on the radio although the woman seems to be on edge but still enjoying each other’s company whereas the man in black will be eerie and will come across as a villain type character.

The car park resembles where we saw the man in black walking around. We see the man send a text saying 'all set?’ It then cuts to the lady in the car who checks her phone but we do not see what it says. The man in black opens a case he was carrying and pulls out a gun. It then cuts to the couple getting a lot closer. We see an over the shoulder shot of the man's gun pointing at the couple in the car. As the couple are about to kiss, we see the woman send a text saying 'set'. As she looks into his eyes we see her shed a tear and then the man she is with gets shot in the back of the head by the man in black.

 

Shot by shot list.

• Two shot.

• Mid shot from behind

• Close up of man holding brief case

• S ide shot of woman in the car (shows anxiety).

• Dutch angle of man moving up stairs

• High angle shot over man in car (venerable).

• Wide/establishing shot of mysterious man entering top floor of car park

• Close up of woman getting her phone from bag.

• Over the shoulder shot of mysterious man typing a text saying 'all set?'

• Medium shot of her checking phone.

•  Various close ups of mysterious man undoing the brief case and pulling out a gun.

• Two shot of couple getting closer

• Close up of woman sending a text saying 'set' as she leans in to kiss the man

• Over the shoulder shot of gun pointing at the couple in the car.

• Close up of the couple face to face to show that there is a tear falling from the woman’s eye.

• A mid shot from behind the lady shows the couple in focus and the surroundings unfocused.  Couple become unfocused as the surrounding become focused and sharp which reveals the  mysterious man standing in the background pointing his gun.

· Two shot from behind to show man is dead with his head flopped on her shoulder and she is splattered with blood

·  Close up two shot of her moving his head away and saying ‘I’m sorry’