Final Logo Design - IDEA

                      

 

This was our first, final logo design idea for our production company logo. We decided on this one because we thought it was the most who presented the conventions of a thriller the most in comparison to the others. The typography presents evil and negative connotations, which could be related to thriller and horror genres. The red coloured font relates to demonic and hell like ideas, as hell is thought to be fire filled and made for the bad. However, after thinking about this logo design we decided that it was too horror based rather than thriller. Although our film had a sense of horror and torture in it, the storyline is not gruesome and wouldn't be classed as a 'horror'. We don't want to confuse our audience with the two genres we want them to be clear on the genre otherwise they may misinterpret our film.  

Production Company Logo Ideas

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Storyboards

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My Storyboards - Resolution

My Storyboards - Falling Action

Script - First Draft

Script (first draft)

Nicole: Miserable day today isn’t it bubba (to dog)

Parks up / Checks phone (Twitter) / Sees tweet about missing friend.

Oh, god. Please come home Olivia, we miss you.

Retweets.

Come on you… walkies?! You want walkies? Come on then (talking to dog)

Gets out of the car / Calls friend talking about Olivia whilst walking into the woods.

Hello babe, you alright? (pause) I’m not too bad thanks. (pause) Have you found anything about Olivia yet? (pause) No I’m still looking too; I just feel she will never be found! (pause) Yes, yes I know, we still must try (pause) anyway I’ll see you later.

Carries on walking dog / sees posters on the floor.

What the?  (under her breath) What psycho would do this?

Continues to walk and spots the damaged shoe.

(nervously looks and walk away snappishly)

Sees Olivia tied up on the floor in the distance.

Olivia? (quietly)

Olivia: Help me!!

Nicole starts running and drops phone, turns and picks it up and turns again to help Olivia and sees antagonist standing over Olivia.

Nicole: AHHHHH! (screams with horror)

Dyers Star Representation ideas in my short film

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Dyers Star Representation Theory

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Mise-en-scene in my film - Facial Expressions and Body Language

In our film, facial expressions and body language have a huge effect on how the audience interpret the role of each of the characters. Nicole (the main protagonist), in the lead up to the conflict of the scene acts very weak and nervous as she hesitantly strolls through the forest. Her facial expressions shows sheer panic which makes the audience feel nervous and on the edge of their seat as they can tell by her emotive body language and facial expressions that something is about to happen.

For the main antagonist (the villain), his facial expressions are very bland and shows no emotion which is confusing for the audience as they do not know what to expect from this character. However, his eager and pacey body language creates scare and horror for the audience is it clearly highlights the danger of the character.

The third character, Olivia (the missing person), her facial expressions demonstrate pain and agony as she is being held hostage and tortured so this makes it clear to the audience that she is the victim in the scene. Due to the fact she is tied up on the floor, this shows she is weak and vulnerable as she unable to move or do anything. This introduces the audience to the plot and storyline of the film and they can begin to anticipate what has and what will happen.

Mise-en-scene in my film - Camera Angles

In our film we have decided to use a variety of camera angles. This consists of, long shots, close up shots, extreme close up shots, match-on-action shot, reverse shot and extreme long shots. 

During the beginning of the film more long shots are used at it is building the atmosphere of the movie, however at the very start there is a reverse shot to show Nicole reading the tweet on her phone. Long shots are used to show Nicole walking her dogs along the track in the forest, it is likely we could use close up shots of her feet walking when filming. We then will use a close up shot when she discovers the 'Missing Person' poster on the floor, this will introduce the plot of story to the audience. A mixture of long shots and close up shots will be used to create a tense and eerie atmosphere so the audience are unaware of the surroundings, especially when the dog is running after and Nicole chases after her. 

When Nicole then finds her friend (the missing person) tied up in the forest, a long shot will be used to show that someone is there, then a close shot to show who the girl is exactly then it will be a close up shot of the antagonist (the villain). When Nicole begins to run a mixture of long and close up shots will be included to show the pace and panic of the moment. Once in her car, reverse shots will be used to create mystery as to what is behind her as if someone is watching her from behind, then suddenly from a reverse shot we will see the villain stood in the wind mirror of the car, which will shock the audience and make them scared as it will be unexpected especially as we will use close up shots to show the villains facial identity. 

Mise-en-scene in my film - Location

The location we scouted for our film was Thorndon Country Park. We chose this location out of a possible 2 others because it was the largest deserted space which meant that we was at less of a risk of capturing nearby pedestrians in our shots. It also meant that less people would be effective by the recording of our film due to the fact it is a relatively deserted area so different costumes and sound will not be prevented. 

This location was ideal for us because it has a large capacity of forest meaning it will easier for us to gain our favoured low-key lighting which we intend to use in our filming. It also makes it more discreet as the audience are less aware of the surroundings due to hidden features behind trees. 

Mise-en-scene in my film - Costumes, make-up and hair

In our film we use make-up to show that Nicole (the main protagonist) is stressed and worn out by creating dark circles under her eyes and looking pale. Her make-up will not be exotic and will kept to minimal to look natural so she clearly looks run-down rather than frightening.

 

Then, for our main antagonist we will use face paint and make up to show that they have been tortured and are psychopathic due to their unnatural and slightly inhumane facial colouring through the use of dark, black circles around the eyes and battered and bruised features. This shows the role of this character as it will be frightening for the audience showing he is the villain.

                                                

For the missing girl (Olivia), similar to Nicole she will have make up showing that she is ill. However, Olivia's will show that she is being tortured as her face will consist of bruises and scars showing she is being held hostage or not in a safe place. The different make ups will show the different roles of the characters and the vulnerability of them.  

 



Mise-en-scene in my film - Lighting

In our film we are planning on using low-key lighting due to our chosen genre, Thriller. Low-key lighting is suitable for our film as it creates the eerie atmosphere needed for our film. However, at one point in our film we will have a moment with high-key lighting when the main victim is spotted to emphasize who she is and the exoticness of the moment.

Due to the fact we are filming in a forest with natural light it is going to be difficult to have perfect low-key lighting due to the weather. If it is sunny it will be more high-key lighting so will be harder to find shadows, nonetheless we can simply just edit the colouring and contrast's of the clips that we film when on the computer to make them into low-key lighting.

Risk Assessment

Final Audition

This is the final male audition for the antagonist. This is the male that we then chose to play the part for the antagonist because he showed strong emotive in her voice and body language and he also demonstrated passion in his audition which is ideal for the role of the Psychopath as they need to clearly show their mental state and how they are dangerous. ">

Story Arch - Question and Answer

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Story Arc

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Production Diary

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Focus Group Feedback Analysis

From our focus group, the feedback we gained was that I (Billie) was suitable for the main antagonist role of the girl walking the dog, the focus group stated that I was perfect for the role due to my show of strong emotion and passion in my voice in my audition. I also showed a strong sense of confidence which is essential in my role.

 The focus group then stated how Jody was also suitable for the role of the helper (the person tied up in the woods being tortured) as she also showed strong confidence and emotion in her voice and body language in her audition. This is also essential for this role as the character needs to show extreme pain and torture in their act so they must be confident and be able to project their voice.

 The focus group stated that we need to audition more boys for the role of the protagonist as the current boys who audition was not up to standard or showed suitable for the role. We was advised to audition more boys to play the role of the protagonist, because of this we decided to aution Todd. He seemed perfect for the role so we have decided to use him for the role as he showed confidence and is very emotive in his voice and body language. 

 We also gained positive feedback from our questionnaires. The focus group agreed with all of our questions so our current ideas are able to stay with us for our film opening. They agreed that Thordon was the best location out of the possible Shenfield Common and King Georges Park. They also stated how dark woods is the most suitable location for a thriller in regards to a house or a street. Lastly, they agreed that a cockapoo is the best dog to use for the thriller as it is cute which juxtaposes the idea or scare and horror which is abit of a plot twist for the audience.

Focus Group

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