The starting location is in the alley opposite the station leading up to the church. The alley is between the two fields and is a narrow pathway. We have chosen this location, as it is a very secluded area with fields on either side. Also there are some really old houses, which in the evening add to the affect of the thriller convention, as they look mysterious and creepy.
By Paige Lee-Edmunds
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Character Information
As the opening to our thriller is very very vague, none of the characters yet have names. It could be said that this lack of naming and character background makes our opening scene all the more tense and thrilling, because it makes it impossible for the viewer to predict what the character will do next.
The Girl (Paige Lee-Edmunds) :
'The Girl' is quietly relaxing on her sofa at home when suddenly she hears a voilent bang at the door, however when she answers the door no one is there. Almost a split second after she closes the door another loud bang in the kitchen is heard and she cautiously investagates.
The reluctant manner in which she investagates these loud noises signifies that she isnt normally caught up in any trouble and lives a normal life, often when you watch a thriller you can tell the spy from a civilian by the way they react to strenuious situations. This is excatly what weve done here, which puzzles the viewers even more as to why shes being stalked.
The Man (Ben ?) :
'The Man' has very limited character information this makes the film alot more tense as his identity is not revealed in our opening. No one know why he is stalking 'The Girl' or what he intends to do when he finally catches her.
The Girl (Paige Lee-Edmunds) :
'The Girl' is quietly relaxing on her sofa at home when suddenly she hears a voilent bang at the door, however when she answers the door no one is there. Almost a split second after she closes the door another loud bang in the kitchen is heard and she cautiously investagates.
The reluctant manner in which she investagates these loud noises signifies that she isnt normally caught up in any trouble and lives a normal life, often when you watch a thriller you can tell the spy from a civilian by the way they react to strenuious situations. This is excatly what weve done here, which puzzles the viewers even more as to why shes being stalked.
The Man (Ben ?) :
'The Man' has very limited character information this makes the film alot more tense as his identity is not revealed in our opening. No one know why he is stalking 'The Girl' or what he intends to do when he finally catches her.
By James Davies
Target Audeience
The target audience for our 'Religous Thriller' will be adults over the age of 15, I have made this decision becuase the film contains a very tense atomsphere throughout and persons under the age of 15 could find it somewhat distressing.
Our thriller is very hard to place in a target audience becuase of the niche genre our film falls into.
Our thriller is very hard to place in a target audience becuase of the niche genre our film falls into.
By James Davies
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Shot List
1. Worms Eye (Low Angle) - Paige running down the road
2.Point Of view - Paige running down the road
3.(Flashback) - Medium Shot of a door being knocked on
4.(Flashback) - Medium Shot, the door is now open, nobody is there
5.(Flashback) - Medium Shot, see part of door now closed (See Paige, she looks confused)
6.(Flashback) - Close Up of Paige, she hears a noise and looks round past the camera
7.(Flashback) - Medium Shot - Paige walking down the corridor towards the back door
8.(Flashback) - Point Of View of the backdoor. It is wide open.
9.(Flashback) - Point Of View from Neil - of the back of Paige's head. Moves towards her quickly. She turns around
10.Long shot of church and Paige. She is looking at the church showing relief
11.Long Shot of Paige running down a cobbled alleyway towards the church
12.Medium Canted Shot - Paige runs into the church and cowers in a corner, watching the door she just came into.
13. Two-Shot - See a silhouette from the behind of Neil, with a weapon in his hand. He has come in a different door and is behind Paige - She cannot see him because she is looking at the front door.
14. Black screen with white lettering on it - "The Devils Playground"
By Nikki Freer
Work Load
Shot List - Nikki
Storyboard - Nikki
Location Info - Paige
Character Info - James
Props List - Paige
Target Audience - James
Production Schedule - Paige
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Film Reviews
As part of my individual research, I found reviews of some films.
District 9 (2009)
Combining the very best of the postwar sci-fi movies with their trenchant political undertones and pulse-pounding dynamism and contemporary movie technology that can blend aliens seamlessly into a realistic human world of urban and moral decay, "District 9" flirts with greatness. This science fiction film from South African-born Canadian Neill Blomkamp, a protege of Peter Jackson, who produced the film, stumbles in a few crucial areas but even so it's a helluva movie. No true fan of science fiction -- or, for that matter, cinema -- can help but thrill to the action, high stakes and suspense built around a very original chase movie.
By choosing to film in the city of his youth, Johannesburg, Blomkamp situates his story in a very real place off the beaten path for science fiction. The accents, townships, barbed-wire enclosures and harsh, dusty environment all give "District 9" a gritty sense of place.
The Final Destination (2009)
When the decision was made to produce a fourth Final Destination movie, there must have been conversations about whether the same formula would work without any reconfiguring. Audiences were pretty familiar with it by now: someone has a premonition that saves a bunch of people's lives; then Death comes back around to kill everyone anyway, in the order they'd have died in if they hadn't gotten away the first time. Someone must have asked, "Should we tweak the formula a little? Offer some kind of new angle or a surprising twist we haven't used before?"
That person, if he existed, was outvoted. The new film, senselessly called The Final Destination, follows the formula to the letter, without deviation. You might just as well stay home and watch one of the other three, where at least there will be some devilish wit and ironic humor in evidence. You'll get none of that here.
This time we're at a racetrack when Nick (Bobby Campo), a young man with no defining personality traits, has a vivid daydream about a horrific accident that kills him, his friends, and 50 others. Spooked, he gets out of there just before the real thing happens, saving his own life and the lives of his girlfriend, Lori (Shantel VanSanten), her best friend, Janet (Haley Webb), and Janet's preppy d-bag boyfriend Hunt (Nick Zano). A security guard (Mykelti Williamson) is also spared, along with a few tag-alongs.
What was the source of Nick's premonition? Not explained, or even really wondered about. Why does he continue to have premonitions detailing how the survivors will die, one by one? Also not an issue.
What's important is that they do indeed die, and in the bizarre, elaborate ways that have been this franchise's hallmarks. The gimmick this time is that director David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2, Snakes on a Plane) shot it in 3D and takes every opportunity to fling gore and viscera at us. But the writer, Eric Bress (a co-writer onFD2), evidently took this as an excuse to get lazy with the screenplay. After all, why waste effort on imaginative deathtraps when the whole thing can be spiced up with 3D? There are no humorous exchanges or amusing characters. The central figures apparently don't have families, jobs, or other friends, existing only as cardboard cutouts to be run through the paces of the story.
That person, if he existed, was outvoted. The new film, senselessly called The Final Destination, follows the formula to the letter, without deviation. You might just as well stay home and watch one of the other three, where at least there will be some devilish wit and ironic humor in evidence. You'll get none of that here.
This time we're at a racetrack when Nick (Bobby Campo), a young man with no defining personality traits, has a vivid daydream about a horrific accident that kills him, his friends, and 50 others. Spooked, he gets out of there just before the real thing happens, saving his own life and the lives of his girlfriend, Lori (Shantel VanSanten), her best friend, Janet (Haley Webb), and Janet's preppy d-bag boyfriend Hunt (Nick Zano). A security guard (Mykelti Williamson) is also spared, along with a few tag-alongs.
What was the source of Nick's premonition? Not explained, or even really wondered about. Why does he continue to have premonitions detailing how the survivors will die, one by one? Also not an issue.
What's important is that they do indeed die, and in the bizarre, elaborate ways that have been this franchise's hallmarks. The gimmick this time is that director David R. Ellis (Final Destination 2, Snakes on a Plane) shot it in 3D and takes every opportunity to fling gore and viscera at us. But the writer, Eric Bress (a co-writer onFD2), evidently took this as an excuse to get lazy with the screenplay. After all, why waste effort on imaginative deathtraps when the whole thing can be spiced up with 3D? There are no humorous exchanges or amusing characters. The central figures apparently don't have families, jobs, or other friends, existing only as cardboard cutouts to be run through the paces of the story.
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