AS - Media Thriller

  Props, Makeup and Costume Props For my groups idea we wanted to include some sort of sequence involving a murder, and of course with a murder having a murder weapon is crucial and with that comes with cleaning up the scene too.....so here's what we came up with: Weapons Knife Whether the serial killer was going to use a knife or a gun we are still unsure of, but a knife may actually be easier to work with. Our main source for this knife would most likely be to just use a large kitchen one however if the characters are performing this scene we must ensure they're safety. In one of the student films I watched for my research, I watched a fight scene play out between two different people and they used the correct hand movements, gestures and camera work to signify to the audience that a knife was being used without ever seeing one visually on screen. This was also done similarly in the infamous movie ''Psycho'' where once again a knife was used, although this tim...

Location Scout I have decided I will be filming in the woods in one scene as this is potentially where the main narrative of the film will take place. Woods in thrillers are normally seen as haunted or where evil-happens, this will help me construct suspense. The lighting in a forest can fluctuate throughout the day, however as it is winter there is already a blue undertone in the atmosphere, which stereotypically matches the lighting in thriller as it can portray the idea of cold and crisp, although with the lighting changing throughout the day it can make it hard for it to stay the same for a certain period of time which can make it difficult to film. A way I could make the lighting right is either editing over the clip after filmed or make sure I film it at the right point of the day. Some other difficulties that can occur is the public population could walk through this means that there will have to be a lot of takes incase people are walking by. Ideally one of the first scenes wou...

Actor Scout Name: Mille Insua School: Aldenham school Year Group: Year 12 Age: 16 years old  Features: Brown hair, brown eyes, 5,4  Additional Information:Millie has experience in the acting department as she has received key acting roles in school plays of the last few years, she also has experience in GCSE drama where she had received a final grade 8 which could come to our advantage when filming. She is viable to play the protagonist (who stereotypically is a girl victim - who is not strong enough to fight antagonist). She lives locally to the locations of where we plan of filming our opening sequences which is convenient.  Name: Fasina Bamigboye School: Aldenham School  Year Group: Year 12  Age: 16 years old  Features: Brown eyes, dark brown hair, 5,5 Additional Information: Fasina has experience in Performing Arts which means she  has previous knowledge on the drama subject. Fasina has been apart of multiple school productions as part of the stage...

 Target Audience Based upon my audience survey I have decided to do a Horror Thriller. A lot of my responses was based on their likes and dislikes which falls in the psychographic category,, they mainly watch Thriller fro enjoyment. The age rating that I am planning to target is 15 which means that I will be locating my opening sequence within a forest and there will be lots of suspense as that is a key charcactertics within the film genre. My Thriller sequence will be based around the Horror Thriller sub-genre as that is the most popular thriller genre throughout the overall survey results. I have changed from my idea development to do this because the responses from my survey. The Thriller I am planning to do is likely to engage this target audience as they are interest in this genre and feeling of horror. 

 In this clip I have shown that I know how to use premier pro as I practiced with some videos that I filmed beforehand. 

FONTS  In Thrillers fonts are used for multiple purposes. Font can show character personalities, mystery and has many connotations. Some fonts can hint about the narrative The two different fonts used are Serif and san Serif, these are explained below. Some fonts are more expressive than others, choosing the wrong font can completely change the personality of the film. Thrillers are leaning more towards San Serif as they are being used more in movies whereas Serif is used more professional products such as google.  The Thriller fonts can connote hides messages for example the colour of the font can help represent an emotion - red font conveys idea of danger. Font can also help the audience establish the sub-genre of the Thriller are some sub-genres such as Horror or Sci-fi thrillers have a more disorientated type of font which is reinforcing to the audience that the film is going to carry this theme throughout the rest of the film. Fonts in the films of films are normally scen...

MUSIC  Music in thrillers can help set the scene. Music can help create a more convincing atmosphere of the time or place for where the film is being based. In some scenes there may The a muted bass note in the music, this leads to the audience decoding that something sinister is about to happen, whereas upbeat music will encode something jolly. Music is crucial factor that must be taken into consideration when producing a thriller films. It helps build suspense, tension and overall fear in either the scene or film. Without music the audience may find it harder to prepare for any jump scares that may come up. In the Modern day Industry, they will also focus on music as it is a key aspect. For example in Shutter Island, in this film the music is used to build up on the tension and fear. In the scene shown below the music its used to build a stressful image - between the two characters emotions and hearts. The music is used is called "the Nature of Daylight" it is a piece of mu...

 REPRESENTATION  What do we mean by ‘Representation’ in the Media? The way in which different aspects of society and social identity are presented to the audience such as sexuality, age, class, race, ethnicity, disability and gender. This also includes how issues and events are represented. Context is important here – the representation can change according to the context of the product. All media products, factual and fictional are constructed.  Mediation  Media products offer us versions of reality. These representations have gone through a ‘filter’ or the process of mediation. These constructions contain messages that can be interpreted differently by different audiences. The values, attitudes and beliefs of the product’s creators will often be encoded in the representations Encoding and decoding  Representations link directly to the way in which audiences interpret, understand and respond to what is being represented. Repetition of representation could lea...

 NARRATIVE  Narrative is the way information is delivered to the audience. The way in which a story is told in both fictional and non-fictional media texts. Traditionally, narrative structures followed a formula which was identified by the theorist Tzvetan Todorov. Todorov studied classic fairy tales and stories. He discovered that narratives moved forward in a chronological order with one action following after another. In other words, they have a clear beginning, middle and end. Todorov also suggested that the characters in the narrative would be changed in some way through the course of the story and that this would be evident by the resolution. Non-linear narratives and circular narratives have a structure that is not so straightforward. A non-linear narrative can move backwards and forwards in time usually using a flashback technique. This is used in the film 500 days (of Summer) which follows a relationship but we see flashforwards and flashbacks as the story progresses....

  M-E-S Research  COLOUR Colour carries certain connotations which may add meaning to the scene i.e. red - danger black-death. With this the scene can give off a particular look, feel or mood as the colour create the atmosphere. Colours can also be used for dramatic effect such as triggering audience memories as they may have  specific memories or thoughts with that specific colour. Particular colours in a carefully chosen palette may be recurrent or contrasted throughout a film, in Thrillers they chose darker colour palettes as it creates more suspense and a eerie atmosphere. The colours can act as a trigger for certain emotion or link to other important moments in the narrative - can link from something in the beginning to the end. It is strongly linked with lighting and will influence all areas of production design - props, costumer and setting ect. The colour of the film also helps create suspense and tension. The darker the colour/saturation of the scene the more sin...