Task
For this task we have been asked to create an
opening of a thriller film which has to be about 2 minutes long which also has
to include titles in the opening sequence. So far we have been researching into
the thriller genre and conventions to help us achieve the best grade and make
our thriller film as professional as possible.
The team
Our group consists of 3 people and they are
- Liam Rushton
- Matthew Johnson
- Zak Munton
Matt
The jobs we have decided to share out would be
to give Matthew the job of the camerawork as we felt he was the one who knows
all about camerawork and has more experience than me and Liam and also it is
his camera and we felt it was necessary to let him take control of that side of
things. The roles Matt has taken on are the Director, Camera Operator, Location
scout and titles. Matt has taken these roles as he knows the storyline very
well and like said before; he knows many techniques and has experience with a
camera. Matt also found us the location as it is a place he knows very well and
he researched into common thriller settings and we felt the farm would work
very well. Matt has taken the role of the director as he’s the man behind the
camera and directing Zak and Liam when acting so we felt it was appropriate for
Matt to take that role.
Zak
I have been given the role of the actor and I
am playing the victim because compared to Liam I am smaller and skinnier and I
have the physique which would be linked to a victim and this would help make
our thriller seems professional and realistic. As well as playing an acting
role in the production I have also taken on the roles of mise-en-scene
director, lighting and make up. I am taking the role of completing and making
the planning as good as it can possibly be. Although we are all contributing to
the planning but I have taken the role of making sure it is up to a good enough
standard to get us the highest grade possible. Also being the mise-en-scene
director I have to ensure all the costumes, make up, lighting, props, actors,
setting are all working well and look good for our production. Also taking a
big role in lighting and make up I have to make sure they are up to very good
standard. As I am taking the role of lighting and make up I have analysed a lot
of thrillers to how they are used in thrillers and blood and low-key lighting
features quite frequently so we will need to incorporate this in our
production.
Liam
Liam has been delegated the role an actor also
and he is playing the role of the killer because Liam has the physique that could
be a seen as a thriller killer. He has the broadness and is the most likely to
be able to play a killer out of our group. Although Liam may not look like a
killer, it shouldn’t cause problems as we intend on keeping the identity of the
killer hidden for most if not all of the production. Like Zak, Liam has also
taken on other important roles instead of acting. Liam has taken on roles such
as continuity, sound and casting. Liam has done a lot of research into the
thriller genre and analysing films closely to get ideas for our thriller
opening and passing them onto Matt for ideas for our thriller. He has also
looked at the typical characters within a thriller film, looking at
stereotypical victims and killers and then that helped him choose his cast.
Liam has also analysed sound so we felt
it was appropriate for him to deal with the sound in our production as he knows
what sound is best for our production.
We have all also decided to be all involved
with the editing and producing side of things as we felt it was fair to let one
person do it and it also good practise and knowledgeable to know how to create
the thriller. Also it would help create a sense of achievement between us all
if we all help produce a great thriller opening.
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