Lighting

This is an example of a place to not film a thriller the reason is because it is bright and sunny and it is also to cheery to be a place that a thriller is set. The camera angles also suggest happiness as it is a picture of the entire landscape which suggests that it is a place that everyone wants to see and be there. A thriller is never set in a place with full sunshine as it defeats the point of it being a thriller.

Here is an example of a place a thriller could be filmed, although there is bright colours and bright light it is a hidden away place where cliffs could be etc. This picture is just like the cliffs in Shutter Island where the rocks and water is and also where the trees and grass is around.

This is also another example of a place a thriller could be filmed. Thrillers are commonly filmed in a big city when it is a dark day or when it is raining or foggy weather so that it would create the effect of the thriller itself.

Animatic Storyboard

Here is our final animatic storyboard, the opening sequence includes title blocks which provide all the required information for our opening sequence.
This sequence uses the following title blocks
- BEV Productions
- Staring Ben Homewood
- Filmed by Ellie Rackham
- Casting by Ben Homewood, Ellie Rackham & Vicky Smith
- Production designer Ben Homewood
- Directed by Ben Homewood and Ellie Rackham
- Produced by Ben Homewood
- Edited By Ben Homewood
- Story by Ben Homewood, Ellie Rackham and Vicky Smith
- The Case

Opening Scenes Analysis

This is a range of screenshots from the film Batman. The background is very dull and dosile, it is portrayed to the audience as very tense and eerie. Also in contrast to the background yellow writing is used, which is an unusual combination just like the film. The background scene is also very desolate which adds unawareness and suspicion. The font is also all in bbold and upper case, this would be a good idea to use in our final opening scene.

Here is another range of title scenes from the film Edward Scissor Hands. This clip is also very dark, which has a chilling effect. The titles are incorporated into the scene as if they were in the acutal scene itself, this adds realism to the opening scene. The background images are very dark and lacking in colour which also gives the idea of an upcoming tense and thrilling film. The font used looks like handwriting, this could also be used in our opening scene but a bold font will have a greater effect.

This screenshot has a selection of title slates from the opening sequence of Catch Me If You Can. This opening scene in comparison to the other two is very colourful and eventful at the same time. The screenshots show the scenes have colour and give you an idea of what will happen in the film by providing animated scenes. The use of animation of the scenes and text could be portrayed as a film for all ages which doesn't require you to really follow along and remember every detail. The font in this opening scene is very clever as it is incorporated into the acutal scene, it would be very effective to use this in our opening scene but in a more negative way. For example change the font to a more bold font and make it move with objects using object tracking in Adobe After Effects.

Final Storyboard

Here is our storyboard that shows the basis of the opening sequence, this was created using screenshots from our test footage and using an app on an iPad ipthe images were placed in chronological order. This provides and shows the different camera angles used. This storyboard will also help us keep track of what needs to be filmed when it comes to filming the final opening sequence.

Prezi about "The Case"

Here is a prezi talking about our opening sequence and influence on our opening sequence idea.

Location of filming

Here is the questor house where we will be filming we will be using the office inside where we will shoot the scenes we need for all of the office scenes. It is located at 191 Hawley Road, Dartford, Kent, Da1 1PU. It is the best location that matches our needs and it will help us a lot.

This is a picture of Charing Cross it is located in London we will get a train from Dartford straight to Charing Cross where we will then walk around and choose places for us to film things that will go with our idea.

Parity Recreation - Final Edit

Here is the final edit of Parity. I used a camera to complete all the shots to get our footage, I them edited it all together using Final Cut Pro adding a sound track, sound effects and the opening title at the beginning. The flashback shows his victim looking at him in the mirror, this shows neglect and upset. This is emphasised by some sound effects. Throughtout the clip are non diagetic sounds of the muderer yelling which is a flashback sound. This creates drama. The whole clip creates a lot of tension due to the dramatic, tense sound track all the way through. 

Directed by: Vicky Smith

Filmed by: Vicky Smith & Ben Homewood

Edited by: Ben Homewood

Here is a screenshot of editing Parity: