We have also been informed that to gain access to a hospital room we will need to ring up the HR department in the Princess Royal, which will be done as soon as possible.
Friday, 3 February 2012
Mock plane at Virgin - Jack
We have managed to gain access to one of our locations which is the mock plane at virgin airways.
We have also been informed that to gain access to a hospital room we will need to ring up the HR department in the Princess Royal, which will be done as soon as possible.
We have also been informed that to gain access to a hospital room we will need to ring up the HR department in the Princess Royal, which will be done as soon as possible.
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Harrison's Idea
As we have already come up with the main film idea, i have decided to think of possible back up opnenings we could film if our first idea isnt possible.
The idea is very simple, it will be much more achievable then our first idea, and easy to film.
It will start of with a character sitting on a bench (preferably on a dark and wet night, but not rainy) most of the shots will be taken from behind the character, with very slow edits used. The character will be smoking and seem to be very calm with minimal movement. We will also use focus pulls from the character to the road with cars driving past, with these sound effects hightened.
After about 20 or so seconds, another character will walk inront of the camera, placed behind the bench looking at the first character, and then the second character will stand infront of the bench to acknowledge the other character. Another way we could film this to exaggerate it is to film the second character approaching the bench as a POV shot, and then as he gets nearer the first character it will cut to a mediam two shot. The two men(probably played by me and max, but all three of us would feature) will look at each over for a few seconds, and then stand up and walk away the same way the second character entered the shot.
The two men will find themselves outside a house dressed in black, with their faces covered, so the exact identity of these men is not yet known. They will suspeicously enter the house by breaking into the front door, the shots used here will be mostly close ups and shallow depth of fields. The men will be filmed looking around down stairs with flash lights, before eventually walking upstairs. The camera will be placed on the top floor as they are walking from below, with the sounds of their footsteps exxagerated, until they appear coming up the stairs. The two men will then finaly open a bedroom door, shine their flash light in the same position (at this point there will be a sound of bedsheets moving). Then the men will turn on the light, and walk into the camera for a transition. Then the title of the film will appear.
Obviosly as this is just a back up idea it is not in full detaile, as this could be discussed later if need be
Harrison
The idea is very simple, it will be much more achievable then our first idea, and easy to film.
It will start of with a character sitting on a bench (preferably on a dark and wet night, but not rainy) most of the shots will be taken from behind the character, with very slow edits used. The character will be smoking and seem to be very calm with minimal movement. We will also use focus pulls from the character to the road with cars driving past, with these sound effects hightened.
After about 20 or so seconds, another character will walk inront of the camera, placed behind the bench looking at the first character, and then the second character will stand infront of the bench to acknowledge the other character. Another way we could film this to exaggerate it is to film the second character approaching the bench as a POV shot, and then as he gets nearer the first character it will cut to a mediam two shot. The two men(probably played by me and max, but all three of us would feature) will look at each over for a few seconds, and then stand up and walk away the same way the second character entered the shot.
The two men will find themselves outside a house dressed in black, with their faces covered, so the exact identity of these men is not yet known. They will suspeicously enter the house by breaking into the front door, the shots used here will be mostly close ups and shallow depth of fields. The men will be filmed looking around down stairs with flash lights, before eventually walking upstairs. The camera will be placed on the top floor as they are walking from below, with the sounds of their footsteps exxagerated, until they appear coming up the stairs. The two men will then finaly open a bedroom door, shine their flash light in the same position (at this point there will be a sound of bedsheets moving). Then the men will turn on the light, and walk into the camera for a transition. Then the title of the film will appear.
Obviosly as this is just a back up idea it is not in full detaile, as this could be discussed later if need be
Harrison
Thriller Opening Idea - Jack
This is just a general idea for our thriller opening - I have recorded myself explaining the brief of the synopsis.
Unfortunately, the video will not load straight up onto the blog, therefore I uploaded it to YouTube.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhPrkLvOGI
Unfortunately, the video will not load straight up onto the blog, therefore I uploaded it to YouTube.
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhPrkLvOGI
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Research - Three-Act Structure - Jack
There are three main structures which can be used throughout films. Tzvetan Todorov's theory of Classic Narrative defined these as;
- The Set-up/Equilibrium - which is the first few minutes of the film. It creates interest in the audience and takes them to feel concerned as to what the real problem is and what may happen within it. It is usually also where the protagonist is firstly introduced.
- The Disruption/Disequilibrium - this continues and develops over most of the film - it can begin within seconds of the film beginning, but usually it starts within the first 15 minutes. The disruption intrigues the audience all the more, giving them more and more information and putting various points of view for imaginative comparison. This eventually leads to higher points of audience interest.
- The Resolution or Closer/End - usually within the last 10 to 15 minutes of the film. This tends to 'solve' the problem of the story developed so far. It is therefore expected to bring the 'climax' to an end to give the audience the pay-off. It is also usually the most 'break taking' point for the audience as it leads to the final outcome of the entire plot. With exceptions, it is usually the triumph of the good (protagonist) over the evil (antagonist).
Here is a diagram explaining this:
However taking this into account, this rule does not necessarily have to be followed. You could create a circular narrative which means you could start the film anywhere e.g the disruption and continue it with the the set-up etc. For example, in the film 'Taken' it gets straight into the second stage, as well as 'The Dark Knight' which gets straight into the bank robbery (the disequilibrium).
Although some films may have the structures in the same order, it can also vary how long they take to get to the certain stages. For example, in 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' is takes a while to progress into the second stage. However, a thriller film that fits the same model may progress to the second stage within 5 minutes. What occurs in each stage will vary from genre to genre, and again film to film.
Many thriller narratives are non-chronological (Non-linear) - containing flashbacks, beginning with the story ending and taking twists and turns throughout, e.g. Pulp Fiction, The Hangover, Inception and Usual Suspects. We are hoping to make this apparent in the opening of our film. A reason for this is that films do this because they want to raise questions throughout the audience to keep them interested, in which case is what we want to be doing.
Thriller films recognise the order of the story in order to engage the spectator in an active relationship with the text - creating some confusion or raising questions, which are important thriller techniques. It will keep us on the edge of our seats, and keep us guessing.
According to theorist Roland Barthes, whenever a film narrative creates confusion or raises questions (e.g about identity or what has happened) it is creating an enigma codes. We hope to create many enigma codes within the opening of our thriller film.
Max's idea
The film will start with Jack on a plane, he will be handcuffed to a briefcase (the audience wont be knowing the contents off the briefcase). He will have an escort with him, sitting next to him. Stewardess comes over to ask if jack wants anything, jacks escort then says to the stewardess "no, hes fine."
We will then have an extra walk past the camera, but we will try and draw attention to him as he does.
There will then be gunshots and screams, as the plane begins to nose dive, obviously the plane has been hijacked and is going to be crashed, there will be a close up of the briefcase to highlight its importance; before breathing masks drop from the ceiling. Jack everyone will put the masks on, and camera will zoom in on jacks face, before fading to white. And then fading back in on a close up of jacks face, where he will be wearing hospital breathing equipment, and he will be going into shock. We will use a sound bridge of the plane alarm, to the hospital alarm.
We will then either see doctors rush in to help jack, before it fades to white again, and we see jack wake up in the hospital bed, before looking ast his wrist and seeing that the briefcase is gone. Or as he is going into shock in the hospital, he will keep on having very quick flashbacks to the airplane as it crashes, so we see more of the chaos, and possibly see something happen between the man who crashed the plane and jack.
We will then have an extra walk past the camera, but we will try and draw attention to him as he does.
There will then be gunshots and screams, as the plane begins to nose dive, obviously the plane has been hijacked and is going to be crashed, there will be a close up of the briefcase to highlight its importance; before breathing masks drop from the ceiling. Jack everyone will put the masks on, and camera will zoom in on jacks face, before fading to white. And then fading back in on a close up of jacks face, where he will be wearing hospital breathing equipment, and he will be going into shock. We will use a sound bridge of the plane alarm, to the hospital alarm.
We will then either see doctors rush in to help jack, before it fades to white again, and we see jack wake up in the hospital bed, before looking ast his wrist and seeing that the briefcase is gone. Or as he is going into shock in the hospital, he will keep on having very quick flashbacks to the airplane as it crashes, so we see more of the chaos, and possibly see something happen between the man who crashed the plane and jack.
Objectives
Our objectives before we reach this upcoming half term are:
-Jack is in charge of taking the synopsis into consideration and drawing up relevant camera work for each shot.
- Harrison is then in charge of drawing up the whole story board.
- Hopefully gain access to the Virgin Airway mock plane and Princess Royal Hospital.
- Think of a relevant synopsis that can be put into context with these locations.
- Gain props and costumes that can be used such as a hospital gown, stewardess costume, or depending on our synopsis we may need to get hold of a specific plot devise.
- Gather extras that would be willing to sit in the plane - preferably both adults and teenagers
-Jack is in charge of taking the synopsis into consideration and drawing up relevant camera work for each shot.
- Harrison is then in charge of drawing up the whole story board.
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