Final ideas.
PLOT SYNOPSIS. STORY BOARD LIST.

• Our film will start as a low angle shot in an office as the two detectives are working, discussing how they plan to bring this new suspect in to justice. We are going to use a low angle shot thus making the audience look up to the detectives thus portraying them as powerful. This also portrays the office environment to the audience and also the roles and importance of the characters. The abnormality with the opening shot being a low angle creates an uneasy feel for the audience as this is not expected but creates disorientation that conforms to the conventions of thriller. We all also be subverting general expectations as we will not begin with an establishing shot therefore the surroundings will not be shown therefore making the audience feel enclosed and trapped within the office environment. This further more creates a tense atmosphere for the audience thus making them feel unneasy and also filling them with suspense.

• The scene continues with a long shot of the room, this further more allows the audience to feel engaged with the narrative as at first there vision is contrained creating tension and disorientation and therefore conforming to the conventions of a thriller. As the audiences vison will be opened up, this will allow them to embrace the scene and setting thus taking in the office atmosphere and the props within the scene. This further allows the audience to feel engaged as a clear grasp of the narrative. The long shot also allows the audience to view the characters from head to toe therefore allowing the mise en scene for example there dress to be shown thus making connotations about there charcter.

• A two-shot follows as the two detectives are in coversation. The scene continues with a close up in the office as a telephone rings. this gives the the object more significance and further more draws the audeince closer in to engagage them withing the narrative. The phone ringing also offers a sinister feel to the film as we are taking everyday objects and utilised.

• A mid shot of one detective as he picks up the phone and is in conversation. A close up folllows to indicate to the audience the detectives emotion as he is shocked from the news he hears.

• A two shot follows the phone scene as the two detectives converse. This follows general conventions as this is what is expected in thrillers. The two detectives continue to converse as we will feature a shot reverse shot to portray this to the audience. This will enbale the audience to feel engaged in the narrative as they will be made to feel as if they are involved withing the conversation.
  
• A high angle shot follows as the detectives are informed the suspect is held in an interview room as he hands himself in. Point of view shots will then follow as both detectives make their way to the interview room. we will use hand held camera movemnts for this to portray a nervous ideology about the narrative.
• The Point of view shot will last for a few seconds as the detectives make their way. A side ways panning shot will portray the detectives preparing for the encounter with the villain.
  
• A cut to a close up of the door handle follows and we will transit with a fast cut to a mid shot of the villain behind a desk in the interview room and then transit to a long shot portraying the detectives walking in and also the villain. This allows the audience to gain a clear grasp of the narrative and characters as our props will portray ideologies about our characters thus conforming to props character theory in a sense that the audience will recognise who role what character play.
  
• Two shots and over shoulder shots will follow as the detectives question the villain about his crimes. The shots will repaeat after each other to portray changes in facial expressions thus including the audience within the narrative, allowing the audeience to feel engaged.
  
• The scene progresses as a sudden cut during silience in dialogue as the detctives wait for an answer from the villain. The shot will transit suddenly to a close up of a clock ticking. This is when we will utilise an emphasis of non diegetic sound as the abnormality of the loudness of the clock will only be heard by the audience. This is done to create suspense and to also portray time. This keeps the audience of edge and further more creates tension thus conforming to the conventions of a thriller.
  
• A close us follows of the villain as he smiles after the suspense filled wait. a close up of his hand follows as he clicks his fingers and the lights turn off and on. as the lights come back on the villain is gone. A Long shot follows as the detectives are left in bewilderment as to the abnormality of the villains mysteriouse strenghts. This add to the mystery, tension and suspense conforming once again to the conventions of a thriller.
  
• A tracking shot follows as the detectives run out of the room in chase. At which point we will feature a point of view shot as the detectives see the villain at the stairs. a shot reverse shot occurs and then a point of view shot follows as the audience will be viewing the villain through the detectives eyes once more viewing the villain smerking as he clicks his fingers one last time at which point the lights will black out and the credits will appear.

Call sheet	Day 1
Date	1st march 2013
Time	10:00am – 3:00pm
Location	Raynes park high school
Actors	Nick- Jake smith, kelvin – Freddy jones, dale – Isis Middleton
Transport	Bus
Props	Table, chairs,
Costumes	trench coat, hat,
Weather outlook	Clear, light rain later on
Crew and responsibilities	Kelvin- acting, shyam – filming and directing, recce –directing , dale – acting

 

 

Health and Safety / Risk Assessment

We would need to identify the hazards on our location to help us avoid them. We would do this every time we film. This will apply at different locations. Especially outside of school. We would have to make sure that the wires are not in the way of actors. We also have to use the props and equipment safely as the can be broken. The props not in use has to be out of sight when filming, this will prevent anyone from tripping or the props getting damaged. We also have to make sure that we use the tripod properly as we could drop the camera and also damage it.

Sound, music, dialogue

We plan on making our own sound in our film. We will be creating non diegetic sound. We will do this with the ticking of the clock and also the footsteps of the characters. This will be in sequences as we will need it to create a rhythm and also a pattern, also like a chain of events. The movement of items on our film would also help create non diegetic sound. The dialogue would also help as the character would speak in tense moments. This will create a pattern of speech and action, creating a rhythm in our film.

Credits

Cast

Dale……………………………………………………….Isis Middleton (suspect)              

Kelvin…………………………………………………….Fredrick jones (Freddy – detective)

Nick……………………………………………………….jack smith (detective)

 

Crew

Filming…………………………………………………….Shyam Petal

Editing…………………………………………………....Kelvin Hagan, Recce Brewster

Production………………………………………………Time Frame Productions

Costume and make up…………………………….Nick Powell, Shyam Petal

Director…………………………………..................Recce Brewster, Nick Powell

Location

We have got all of the locations for our film. We will be doing it in an office and also in the corridors of our school. The corridor is where we will shot scenes where the character would be walking. The office is where the detective would be interviewing the suspect. We would have the lights and mood of the altered to give the effects that we would want to have for that scene. We also picked the office because of the phone. The phone is going to be a key part in our film. Having the phone next to the office is perfect because it matches what we are trying achieve.

Target audience and narrative;

In our group we will be creating an opening two minuets to a thriller film for a target audience of 16-25 as 75% of a survey shows that teenagers watch thrillers. Our thriller will not be a psychological thriller that will contain violence therefore the certificate will be a 12 as violence will not be shown.

In our group we have decided we will be following Todorov’s theory of narative as our film will start off as an equilibrium. Two detectives that play antagonistic roles will be carrying on with their daily lifestyles, this represents normality and therefore makes the narrative much easier to understand and follow for the audience. The two detectives will be dressed in smart office attire to portray them as "heroes" thus allowing there character roles to instantly be recognisable to the target audience.

The film continues as everything is normal (equilibrium) until the detectives receive a phone call about an unusual mysterious terrorist organisation, the Illuminati. This throws a problem (disequilibrium) that our antagonists must overcome and portrays a battle to the audience as the antagonists and protagonists have been introduced.

The phone call notifies the detectives that the terrorist has handed himself in and is locked in an interview room. This subverts conventions as this is not what is expected as a chase seem will conform to the conventions of a thriller however, as the interview progresses, the villain becomes uncomfortable. we will make an uneasy and tense atmosphere using diegetic sounds much as a clock ticking. this will allow the audience to feel tension and uncertainty and this conforms to the conventions of a thriller. As the villain becomes more uneasy due to the questions he is asked he suddenly halts as he clicks his fingers, the power is cut off and he escapes. A chase seen (journey) featuring panning shots and point of view shots will portray the chase at a fast pace thus engaging the audience and driving narrative creating thrill. The film ends as it seems the villain escapes however he walks into a trap and is captured.This further more creates thrill as the audience believe the villain has escaped however he does not and we end on a disequilibrium.

Conventions of a thriller

The conventions of a thrill include tense music. This is done to create an uneasy and tense atmosphere for the audience thus leaving the audience in suspense, wanting to know more.

A vast amount of camera angles allows the audience to see from different perspectives allowing the audience to gain a clear perception of all characters and also the narrative.

Fast cuts are also common in thrillers as this adds to the fast tempo creating thrill and uncertainty for the audience. it further more engages the audience into the narrative and alludes to the use of the gratifications theory as the audience are left needing to know what happens next.

Hostile locations also conform to the conventions of a thriller as this entails the persona of the villain and allows the audience to gain there own perception of the characters due to the surroundings. This further more allows us to portray are characters much easily as our protagonists will be presented in an office environment where as our antagonist will be presented in a hostile environment. Mystery towards certain characters are also common as this leaves the audience asking questions wanting to know more about the character. We will create a sense of mystery towards our villain as this is most common.

Small condensed claustrophobic environments are also common as this creates uncertainty and disorientation, this further more makes the audience on edge leaving them wanting to watch more as they will be engaged into the narrative.

Character roles such as a "damsel in distress", "hero" and "villain" are also used often however we will subvert conventions as to not use a "damsel in distress" as this seems too common and portrays the narrative as predictable whereas we aim to keep our audience on edge thus conforming to the conventions in this aspect.

The third hour:location

The third hour:location

location
We will be filming under the bridge of the a3
we are planning to use the schools drama studios for our interview scene
the upper floor of the sixth form may be used for the get away scene
the subway can be used to create suspence and uncertainty therefore comforming to the general conventions of a thriller
sixth form offices can be used to start our film for the disequilibrium

Props character theory

Se7en follows normal conventions of a detective thriller such as having two detectives searching for a powerful villain; they search for clues and deploy traps in order to find him. The film also follows props character theory i.e.:

1. Mills: being the hero
2. Summerset: being the helper
3. John Doe: obviously being the villain

These are atypical hero/helper/villain because although the detective Mills is the hero he isn’t what you would expect from your hero due to his character, (although he may be ideal; young and essentially a good man he is mostly naïve - he lets things get to him. He is also sensitive, easily influenced (mostly by Summerset) and impatient-a typical character of this genre). Summerset is also atypical due to his age and being the more experienced out of the two (the hero is usually the more experienced character). He is also influenced by his partner Mills, making him methodical and bitter. However Summerset is married to the job (as most detectives where in that time). Lastly John Doe is an atypical villain, because he is a religious extremist who always knows his next step and that of his opponents - He wins at the end, but by winning this also results in his death.

Toderovs theory of narrativeToderovs narritive theory is conveyed within the thriller film se7en. Se7en connotes to the typical conventions of a thiller as it starts of with a equilibrirum. As detective Summerset is living out his daily routine, hes then given the task of training detective Mills passing on his skills, this equilibrium is then disturbed when the murders commence, this is recognised by the two detectives. In an attemp to repair this disrupion detective Mills and Summerset take it upon themselves to find out who is this mass murderer and to bring him to justice. Once Jon Doe hands himself in, in order to complete his plan the new equilibrium comes into play, once Jon and detectives Mills's wife is dead as life goes on creating new routines for both detectives.

Toderovs theory of narrativeToderovs narritive theory is conveyed within the thriller film se7en. Se7en connotes to the typical conventions of a thiller as it starts of with a equilibrirum. As detective Summerset is living out his daily routine, hes then given the task of training detective Mills passing on his skills, this equilibrium is then disturbed when the murders commence, this is recognised by the two detectives. In an attemp to repair this disrupion detective Mills and Summerset take it upon themselves to find out who is this mass murderer and to bring him to justice. Once Jon Doe hands himself in, in order to complete his plan the new equilibrium comes into play, once Jon and detectives Mills's wife is dead as life goes on creating new routines for both detectives.

 this is a good example of how different methods are used to make the objective of this sort film successful

Is 15 really stronger than 12A?

Yes. 15 works are stronger than 12 or 12A rated works and could include any of the following:

• strong violence
• frequent strong language (eg 'f***').
• portrayals of sexual activity
• strong verbal references to sex
• sexual nudity
• brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
• discriminatory language or behaviour
• drug taking

How much strong language is there in a 15?

There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (eg f***).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (eg 'c***'), although continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.

What about discriminatory or offensive terms?

There may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this.
However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

How much sex and nudity is allowed at 15?

At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, as long as there is no strong or graphic detail. Some sex scenes can be quite long at this category and may involve some nudity and movement. Though nudity may be allowed in a sexual context there should be no strong detail.
There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
There can be strong references to sex and sexual behaviour, but especially strong or crude references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context.
Heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same.

Can there be strong violence?

Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
Easily accessible weapons may not be glamorised.

What about sexual violence?

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence (for example descriptions of rape or sexual assault in a courtroom scene or in victim testimony) but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.

What about horror works?

Many horror films are rated 15. At 15 there can be strong threat and menace (as long as it is not sadistic or sexualised), although the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film or video?

At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.

What about dangerous behaviour or things teens might copy?

We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.' - Source: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15

Our opening two minute sequence will be aimed at people over 15 as it is suitable for them. Our Target Audience is teenagers and young adults as they have a good knowledge and awareness of the gang culture in London. This may well appeal to middle aged people as well as they can develop a better understanding of gang culture in the modern society.

This is the corridor we will use. We will use lights to make the place look much more like a thriller scene

This is the detective table we will use

This is a mid shot that will take place in our film

Another camera shot of the phone we will be using in our thriller convention

We have taken shots of the room we will be filming in. We have taken the pictures from the camera angel

Se7en subverts thriller in different ways. The setting of the movie seems similar in most scenes. It rains in most of the scenes. It is also dark and in the scenes. This is putting across sadness and portrays darkness of the events that happen in the film. The use of blood is exposing to the audience the evilness of the plot. The blood makes the audience feel sorry and also feel emotional for what is happening in the story. Se7en conforms to the life style of normal cops in America. This is typical as the cops are married to their job. This is caused when their wife is killed or dead.

The camera angels of the films makes the audience wonder what is going to happen next as it never shows what the character is looking at. This bring effect when something happens to the character, this makes the audience jump and also afraid. This is completing the objective of the movie transforming into a thriller. The film has a slow build up to the murders and when the murders are revelled. It scares the audience. The signs shown before and after the killing make the audience wonder what is coming up next. This keeps the audience on the edge of their seat. This does not only make it exciting but also scary as nobody knows what is going to happen next.

Somerset is used to all of this because, He sleeps on this own in his house. He is constantly thinking and also on the move. At times he can’t sleep because of what he is thinking, what is going on. This makes him aware of the things going on around him. He is also patient and calm, this is typical in thrillers, as the character has to have such characterises to fit the purpose of them. This makes it easy for the audience to understand to film as the character has some sort of correlation with the film.

The theme song matches in with the mood of the film. The mood is dark which matches in with the type of songs that were played.The song seems to get higher in pitch and tone as it get closer to a crime scene or when someone is about to die. This makes the audience wonder again and also start to think of what is going to happen. This makes the movie scary and also adds some sort of atmosphere to the film. It also brings suspense to the crime scene and makes it difficult for anyone to predict what is going to happen next.