Location Reports

1. Drama Room - This where the 'house party' scene will happen and where Lisa will be taken from by the gangsters. We chose to use the drama room because it has large black curtains which creates a really dark atmosphere and setting which parties have. We will use the stage lights to create a 'party' scene. We decided to use this room as it links in well with the genre of being a Crime thriller as it is a dark room which creates a creepy feel.

2. Car Park - This is where Lisa gets dragged out into the car park and thrown into the back of the car. The reason we chose this car park is because it is a large, secluded area where anything can happen without being noticed. The pathway to the car park will add tension as Lisa is being dragged towards the car. We chose this car park as it is an isolated place and will attract our target audience of 16-18 year olds, as this is the age in which a lot of them are wanting cars and starting driving or even driving.

3. Music Room - This is where Lisa is taken and tied up to a chair to be kept as hostage. Also this is where the phonecall between the gangster Rich, Steve and Lisa takes place. We chose this small room because it is enclosed which creates an eerie feel as it is dark and mysterious. We also think this room links in well with the genre as because it will be dark it sticks to the crime thriller idea.

Casting Notes

Rick as 'Rich the Gangster'
We decided to choose Rick to play as the gangster Rich due to the characteristics he has which matches our ideal image of a 'gangster'. Such as his deep voice; this is very useful as he sounds scary which is stereotypical of a gangster. Furthermore Rick also has the enthusiasm needed to contribute to his part. Rick is also an experienced actor as he took drama in GCSE and was rewarded a grade b which also adds to the reason of why we have chosen this talented actor, he will have a beneficial input.

Emily as 'Lisa'
 We chose Emily to be our main character Lisa because she is innocent looking and you wouldn't expect her to be involved in something like this. It makes the character unpredictable because we decided not to use the stereotypical icy blonde female.
She is also a very experienced actress as she studied GCSE Drama and achieved a B and she is currently studying A Level Drama. She is reliable and very willing to play the role.

Shooting Script

Vengeance

Written by Rosette, Nuala , Nicole and Tracy.

1. LONG SHOT/INT over party scene can see everyone partying.

Directors name appear on the bottom right hand corner

Producers name appear on the bottom right hand corner.

Then cut.

2. LONG SHOT/INT of a girl being handled aggressively by two boys in the party.

Nobody see’s and there’s no speech happening.

Non-diegetic dramatic musing playing over.

Then cut.

3. EXTREME LONG SHOT/EXT the girl and two boys is outside in front of a car, the girl is still being man handled one of the boys have their hand over her mouth so muffled cries can be heard from the girl.

4. EXT. Slowly turns into a MID SHOT and the girl is viscously thrown into the boot of the car. Girl screams.

EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT of girls face, emotions of scarce are conveyed to the audience, and then the boot is shut and a loud banging noise is made to represent this action.

CAR DOOR SLAMMED, ENGINE REVVING. The car is driven quickly.

5. INT; PANNING SHOT from the girls feet(which are tied up) up to the girls face then EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT can see fear and anxiety in the girls eyes.

6. INT; CLOSE UP SHOT on a hand with black gloves on holding a phone placed on Ty's ear.

Rich: I've got your girl. You thought i was joking.. I already told you dont mess with me.

7. INT: CLOSE UP SHOT on Lisa's face and a black glove holding a phone near her mouth(which is on loudspeaker)

Lisa: Steve, what's going on, why am I here?

Steven: Look, don't worry I'll make sure you're safe, ok... I love you.

Rich snatches phone from her ear.

8. INT: CLOSE UP SHOT on Ricks mouth area whilst still holding the phone with the black glove on.

Rich: You know what to do.

9. INT: EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOT on the telephones screen and black gloves touching the end call button
NON DIGETIC SOUND of the phone cutting off(beep sound)

Animatic (filmed storyboard)

Storyboard

Questionnaire Results and Analysis

Analysis of Questionnaire:

Question 1 –

Our film opening target audience is for 16-18 year olds so we made sure that we asked the right age of people for our questionnaire.

Question 2 –

We asked this question so we know what the gender of people are, our film opening is for both genders so we done 9 males and 11 females. We had more females due to going to an all-girls school.

Question 3 –

Even though this was not the most popular of answers, we chose to do a crime thriller. This is because as a group we thought this would fit our target audience the most. But we did take into account what was voted as the most popular so we added some psychological features in to the opening.
 

Question 4 –

People voted for create tension as the reason to why they prefer these thrillers. We ensured that we made our opening have a lot of tension to keep the target audience on the edge of their seats.
 

Question 5 –

Music was what many of the people we asked said frighten them the most in a thriller. In our opening we have used a lot of music/sounds to create an eerie feel.

Question 6 –

Many people said a dramatic event attracts their attention most in a thriller. We took this into consideration and in our thriller we have a very penetrating opening with a very intense scene taking place.

Question 7 –

A clear number of people suggested that a thriller should commence with a chase scene. Our thriller doesn’t actually start with a chase scene but there is a strong car scene involved in the opening. We open our thriller with a party scene as we thought this would appeal majorly to our target audience of 16-18 year olds.

Question 8 –

A large majority of people who answered the questionnaire said that only a little bit of the plot should be revealed in the opening. We thought about this and decided to only reveal a little bit in the actual opening so we aren’t giving away too much too soon.

Thriller Movie Questionnaire

1. How old are you?
16
17
18
 
2. Are you a male or female?
Male
Female

3. Which is your favourite type of thriller movies?
Crime
Spy
Psychological
Political
Romantic
Horror
Conspiracy

4. Why is it your favourite type of thriller?
Exciting
Scary
Intriguing
Plays with your mind
Creates tension
Leaves you on the edge of your seat

5. What frightens you the most in a thriller?
Music
Lightening
Flash back scenes
Sound
Camera angles
Pace

6. How does the opening of a thriller movie attract your attention?
The music draws you in
Tension created by characters
A dramatic event

7. How do you think a thriller movie should commence?
Chase scene
Everyday life
Flash backs
Flash forwards
Present time

8. In the opening of the thriller how much of the plot should be revealed?
A little
A lot
Nothing at all

Film Treatment

'Vengeance' is a crime-thriller which follows Steven who is caught up in the world of crime, drugs and guns.
Lisa, Stevens girlfiend gets kidnapped at a house party. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves and partying oblivious to the fact that she has been dragged out of the party and thrown into the back of a car.
She later wakes up in a dark room tied to a chair; screaming, crying and yelling for help; questioning why she is there. One of the kidnappers calls her boyfriend who receives an anonymous phone call from the gang members (who he owes £10,000 too). Rich, one of the gangsters is demanding money from Steve and threatens to kill his girlfriend if he doesn’t receive his money within two weeks. He places the phone to Lisa’s ear who then starts crying even and beging him to save her. Steve tells her that he loves her and will save her before the time is up.

The kidnapper grabs the phone from Lisa and lets him know that he has 2 weeks to pay them back or he will never see his girlfriend again, and he hangs up without giving either of them any time to respond. Throughout the film, the gang make Lisa commit many crimes such as drug dealing and keeping weapons and it is up to her boyfriend to save her from these dangerous tasks.

Steven uses his connections to work with people in the gang who he gets to spy on them and send messages back and forth to his girlfriend. Together they create a plan to set up the gang and runaway with the money.

Audience feedback -
"Storyline is good, but seems a bit cliche. I think the main plot of Lisa being kidnapped and Steven being threatened by the gangsters will be an interesting plot to keep the audience entertained. You should explain and introduce the characters a bit more clear in the film treatment, other that that it's good." This is what Kerry suggested and she is 16 years old.

"I like the story line and think this is a good plot. I think that this would be a good film to watch." This is what Briony thought and she is also 16 years old.

"I think this film treatment sounds good and it makes me want to watch the film. I especially like it because I am really into films which involve gangsters as it appeals to my age range, so therefore it interests me. I'm also intro crime films and thrillers so the combination works well together!" These were Michael's comments on the film, and he is 17 years old.

Thriller Openings

Thriller Openings on Prezi

Different Film Genres

Preliminary Task

In my group of me, Tracy and Kerry we had to create a video for our Preliminary Task. This video saw Tracy walking down a corridor, opening the door and sitting down, then me and her started to have a chat. We had to make sure the shots were smooth and it ran without any problems. As you can see the shot of Tracy walking into the room to sit down does not run smoothly, this was our first attempt and we now know how to improve on this. We edited the video using Adobe Premier Pro CS5 and then uploaded it onto our Youtube account.

My Thriller Genre Powerpoint

Camera Shots

In this blog I have inserted the pictures I took on my camera to show different camera shots, I used one main teddy and then another one in one of the shots. Enjoy.

Extreme long shot/establishing shot - an exterior shot, any characters may just be visible. usually used at the starts of scenes/films to set the location/setting.



Long shot - Enables audience to see the character from head to toe, shows the relationship between the character and enviroment.



Mid shot - Provides a view of the character from the waist up, allows the audience to get to know the characters more e.g. their body language and facial expressions.

Extreme close up - Draws the audience further into the characters emotions, can’t see anything else but them so you can feel their emotions more.

Two shot - Two people in the camera, expresses their relationship with eachother. Mainly used in chat shows (interviewer and interviewee).

Welcome to my blog

Hi my name is Nuala Mckevitt, welcome to my blog. I am doing A-Level Media and we are studying Thriller movies.