Quantum Of Solace Opening:

QUANTUM OF SOLACE.

James Bond is a huge franchise with a total of twenty-four productions first publicised in 1962.

Quantum of solace is the twenty-second James Bond film with the actor of Daniel Craig.

Quantum of solace opens with an extreme long shot/establishing shot of the ocean with mountains in the background, this could be to set the scene and introduce the audience to the film. The soundtrack sounds quite eerie and implies a beat drop in the tune when a change of scene. 

We are then shown match on action of a expensive extreme black car which could suggest car racing/chasing conventions. There is flashes of different angles of the car to understand what is happening. The soundtrack is still fairly eerie as its keeping the views engaged. However, the diegetic sound is off the wind passing past the car implying its going at a very fast pace. 

Next, we are shown the same mountain and ocean scene at an establishing shot although, the camera is moving into the mountains at a steady speed. This would be a dolly shot.  

There is then a close up shot of a bullet belt which suggests gun shooting and fighting scenes which are conventions of thriller films. At this point the soundtrack becomes more sharp and interesting. It implies to the audience that there may be a violent scene including gun shooting and different weapons. 

We then get an extreme close up of what I think is Daniel Craig (James Bond). You are able to see his emotions and concentration in his eyes. It builds more suspense and tension as you don't know where they are heading or whats going to happen. The soundtrack also becomes more daring and interesting with use of beat drops to keep the audience engaged and gripped. 

There is then match on action of a car chase, you are able to see cars speeding to get away from others and massive aggressive guns which are used violently to kill. There is diegetic sound of cars speeding and engine noises, but also gun shots which are loud and take you attention. You are able to here the bullets smacking against the car and smashing the windows. At this point you loose the soundtrack as you can only hear the cars and bullets. James Bond is dressed very smartly suggesting he's an agent with a high up job. This side angle shows the distress and damages.

We are shows the car chase from many different angles such as long shot, medium shot, close up and canted angles this gives a dramatic effect. The  diegetic sound is of cars breaking, cars crashing and bullet shots. The mid shots show the distance between the two cars and the path they are following. Theres a close up shot of James Bond grabbing the gear stick implying he's about to step on the execrator and speed up.

There is then a long shot of a police car crashing and falling of a cliff, this is rather cliché in a thriller film as there is always car chase and death. The diegetic sound is off bangs and crashes which help show the audience the danger and terror. However, to get these sounds they may have had to use to Foley Process and different sound effects to succeed the extreme sounds. 

Next, there is a two shot of both cars next to each other. The diegetic sound it of them bashing into each other. The cars show they have been in a car chase as they are smashed and dented. You can still hear all the aggressive, violent gun shots which are bouncing off the cars.  We then see a high angle of the 'enemy car' falling off the cliff. It then goes quiet and peaceful as you know the 'enemy' is no longer. There is a massive bang once the car hits the ground but a sigh of relief. 

There is then a establishing shot of Siena, Italy it positions the audience to know the setting/ location and where the film will be based or begin. 

Finally we see James Bond at a close up opening his boot, we are shown the man in the car at a high angle to show him looking inferior and        sympathetic. Bond is wearing a suit showing him looking superior. He is last shown saying "Time to get out" which suggests he's beaten the 'enemy' and is safe to get out. 

Representation In Our Film And Stereotyping:

In thriller films you always expect to see something stereotypical to a thriller whether it's car chasing, gun shooting or massive explosions.

CONVENTIONS IN THRILLER:

Low lighting

Flashes of black and white

Protagonist and Antagonist 

Music with tension and beat drops

Combination of shots

Quick and cross cuts

Diegetic sound of breathing and heart beats

Non-diegetic sound of eerie music

Shadows and movements

CHARACTERS:

In a thriller there is usually always a protagonist(main guy, hero) and an antagonist(bad guy, evil villain). 

The protagonist is often a brave song male who tries to make things better in the city and stop the evil antagonist destroying everything.

The antagonist is usually hard to visualise as they have a hidden identity. For example the Joker in Dark Knight hides his identity with face paint. The act they are taking part in is usually for revenge from something which happened in their childhood or indecent events. 

WHAT IS A THRILLER?

A thriller is a film which includes action and eerie events. It would usually consist of a battle between the protagonist and antagonist throughout the film. The story will include past events which where bad and build tension and suspense. The protagonist is there to restore order and justice, the antagonist is there to destroy it and destroy the city. 

THEMES:

The story line of a thriller aims to position the audience to feel the same could happen to them. It should make the audience feel scared and realise the possibilities of what can happen to you. It's created to look realistic, unlike horrors which have mysterious creatures which aren't real (zombies, vampires and devils). Thrillers appear scary as events such as gun shooting, kidnapping and murders are real and can unfortunately happen to anyone. 

SHOTS IN THRILLERS:

Close ups and extreme close ups of the protagonist which show his facial expressions which express emotions and feelings. There is also close ups of weapons which help show the audience which sort of battle it may be. 

As the antagonist hides their identity, there will be lost of quick cuts, shadows, silhouettes and over the shoulder shots. 

EDITING:

Jump cuts- helps make sense of the film.

Cross cutting- builds suspense which is essential for a thriller. 

Quick cuts- show parts of an object which help engage the audience. 

SOUND:

Sound and non-diegetic sound is used to understand the mood of the film and and characters. It will add suspense and tension. When the protagonist is marching away from the battle scene there is usually engaging/gripping music which has a drop in beat to keep the audience attached. The music will grow from slow to fast pace to make the shots more dramatic for the audience. 

MISE EN SCENE:

Location is important as it helps the audience establish the theme and understand what it going on. 

Costumes
-Antagonist will wear all black and usually a mask to help hide their identity.                                          
-Protagonist will either be in ordinary day clothes or a suit if the protagonist is a spy and agent like James Bond.

The setting is usually in a city which can involve massive explosions and car chases. 

Make up for antagonist can be dramatic to hide their identity. 

EXAMPLES OF THRILLER:

Hunger Games

James Bond

The Purge

American Psycho 

The Beach

Anatomy

Mission Impossible

Fast And Furious 

Children Of Man

Disturbia

War Of The Worlds

Taken

Vengeance

Script Number 1:

In our opening two minutes we thought that it would be effective to use eerie soundtracks and not much vocals. However, in our scene the words used by our characters help the audience understand what is going on and what is expected to happen.

TARA: Hi it's Tara, sorry I can't get to the phone right now, but please leave a message after the tone.

ELLIE: Look Tara, you obviously don't care so, don't speak to me again.

*****GASP NOISES********

*****STRUGGLING NOISES******

BELLA: Is it done?

ROSEMARY: She's dead.

BELLA: How'd you do it?

******PLASTIC BAG RUSTLING******

BELLA: Where's the body?

ROSEMARY: I left her, down the Alley.

BELLA: We never speak of this again.

This is our script, it may become different once everything is done or if we have to change parts of the film. I feel it's quite subtle but gives away details and helps explain what the film is about and what's to come later in the film.

Titles Analysis:

We have decided to call our film 'The Alley'. This is because Alleyway got the most votes on our questionnaire and it relates to our film the most.

We have also decided that the colour of our title will be black as it connotes mystery, death and suspicion. We didn't want to use red as it would represent blood and murder, we feel this would look to cliché.

1)

This is our first design which we have decided against. This is because we don't want the title to be red and have blood dripping down it. At first I thought it would look effective, however it's to cliché and would give away to much. It also doesn't look very professional, it looks very fake and not well created. I feel it looks like a title which would be on a 'spoof' movie as it looks quite jokey and wacky. This title connoted blood, murder and knife slashing. Our movie doesn't involve blood and usage of a knife so we don't want to advertise it in the title.

2)   

Our second design is very strong as the sharp font connotes danger and the colour black suggests mystery death and suspicion. I really like the look of this design as its scary looking and perfect for our film. It looks like it has been written by a child which links to the horror film 'Orphan'. We want the title for our film to come across as frightening immediately but also present the genre of our film which is thriller.  My whole group like this Title, Nadiye said it shows the type of film and connotes assault, killing and weapons. Chloe and Katy also said that its effective in showing what our film will be about and how creepy the setting will be. The location of our film is in an Alleyway so a sinister looking title of the place will make it appear even more intimidating and frightening. 

3)

This is our third font, it's also black as we feel it suits our film best as we want it to connote death, suspicion and mystery. I like the block capitals as it stands out and helps represent our thriller genre. I think it looks good and would be effective to use when introducing our film. The block writing helps produce a bold effect which doesn't give away to much about the film. Compared to title number two, it doesn't give away a frightening image, it just informs where the setting of the film is with a interesting effect. I like this title as its takes your eye and I feel it doesn't give to much away it leaves the viewers/audience questioning what will happen in the film and whats to come.

4)

This is our fourth title, it's black as it connotes  death, murder and suspense but also there is a scratched affect which makes the title appear scary and threatening. The T, E, A, E and Y have been edited to look mysterious and scratched. This suggests there is a frightening part to our thriller film and we want to leave the audience questionable and vulnerable.  This is my second favourite title as the font isn't really striking and eerie but the effect to the title creates an interesting effect to the film and title itself.

5)

This is another very strong title as its fairly standard by the block capitals however has an interesting view to it with the cut out letters. I like the colour black as its mysterious and not as clichè as red would be. I think this title would be successful for our film as it doesn't give away as much as title 2. Number two is to horror like as it looks like a knife slash.






I think we should use either title 2, 3 or 5. I like number 2 as its font type is sharp and mysterious which helps make the film and setting appear scary and threatening. I like number 3 as its not so captivating and leaves a lot to the imagination. Its effective though as its bold and in capitals. I also like number 5 as its unoriginal and doesn't immediately connote murder and death. I think I like these fonts as the colour is plain, simple and black. This connotes death, murder and mystery and ambiguity. We didn't want to use a colour like red as it gives to much away and is very clichè. We wanted to try and give small hints from the title, not give away the whole plot. 

Our Film Animatic:

This is our film animatic. Nadiye and Katy did most of the drawings for our storyboard and Chloe and Myself did the editing and combining all the drawings together. We hope this gives you an insight to what we hope to produce with our film making and editing skills.

Progress Targets

On return we begin the post production stage of our journey and editing begins from the onset - make sure you are video blogging and keeping your page relevant and up to date.  Make sure you have evidenced all the following areas of focus over the break to maximise your marks for research and planning.  The numbers reflect the amount of posts expected, at least.  You are capable of exceptional attainment here - grab it!

  Research

•Genre Research 10

•Actors and props photos and interviews 3/5

•Uploaded YouTube videos of openings – analysed 15/20

  Planning

•Own film idea brainstorm 1

•Own film treatment 1

•Relevant Online Tutorials and Comment 4/5

•Documenting of influences on production 1

Questionnaire Results:

From our questionnaire we got a range of different results which were fairly gender stereotyped. This has helped us decide what we want to achieve in our film. We wanted to ask a range off different people from age and gender so our answers weren't biased. Our results will help us choose our title, assault weapon and many other aspects and details to our film.

From our results we have have found that the general public enjoy thrillers and horrors compared to romance films and comedies. The answers from our questionnaire will help us come up with tittles, themes and other things that will hopefully make our film a successful opening two minutes. The public said they would expect to see murder in a thriller film which is what we have decided to do in our film. We have decided to call our film 'The Alley' as Alleyway was the most popular choice. Myself, Nadiye, Katy and Chloe have decided to make it 'The Alley' as its more effective and we feel more engaging.

Camera Angle's And Shots In Our Opening Scene:

In our opening scene we wanted to include as many different camera angles and movements to help achieve a high grade. By using different camera angles and cross cuts were hoping to get a really effective opening scene that viewers will enjoy.

Long Shot
A shot which shows the setting/location and body language of the characters. We used this to show both locations in our opening scene. The woods and coffee shop.

Two Shot
A shot with two people in the scene. Used when our characters were having a conversation about the assault.

Canted Angle
A shot where the camera is slanted at an angle to portray unease, madness and frantic action. Used when we filmed Nadiye(Tara) walking into the woods. It shows that she is walking into a mysterious suspicious location.

Medium Shot
A shot which shows more detail within a scene but also a characters body language. Used when our antagonist assaults the protagonist. It shows her body language as suspicious and evil.

Close Up
A shot which fills up the frame of either an object or certain character. It shows the characters emotions. Used when Mae(Ellie) is on the phone as you can see she is upset and when Nadiye(Tara) is being suffocated as it fills the frame and you can also see horror and fright.

Extreme Close Up
A shot which shows finer detail and completely fills the frame tightly of the characters face. Used when showing Nadiye(Tara's) hand movement. The audience is able to see the finer detail.

Over The Shoulder Shot
A shot which is filmed looking over someones shoulder. Its shows different perspectives and point of view. Used when Chloe(Rosemary) and Katy(Bella) are in conversation.

Shot Reverse Shot
A scene which is recorded twice showing a conversation from two different parts in the scene. Shows a character looking at another character then the other way around. Used when Chloe(Rosemary) and Katy(Bella) are in conversation. Looks more effective overall.

Match On Action
Editing technique for continuity in which the shot cuts from one to another to show the actions of the character/object. Used when Mae(Ellie) picks up her phone to call Tara.

 Pan
A camera movement which helps show the setting/location. The camera will either pan up or down, or left to right. We used at the beginning of our opening scene to show the audience where it is set.

Questionnaire!

In order for our opening scene to be successful, myself, Nadiye, Katy and Chloe thought it would be a good idea to get a range of different opinions from the general public. We decided to ask a bunch of  people from different age groups and genders so we got accurate results which wouldn't be biased. We wanted them to be real and opinionated to help us achieve the best we could when filming and preparing ideas.

Out of these genres, which is your favourite?

A. Thriller
B. Horror
C. Comedy
D. Romance

What would you expect to happen in a thriller film?

A. Murder
B. Theft
C. Kidnapping
D. Action

How often do you go to the cinema per month?

A. 1-2 times
B. 3-4 times
C. More than 4 times
D. None of the above

Out of the following films, which is your favourite?

A. Taken 1, 2 or 3
B. Psycho
C. Jaws
D. The Dark Knight
E. Any from the James Bone franchise
D. Any from The Hunger Games franchise

Where would you expect a thriller to be situated?

A. Woods
B. City
C. Shopping Centre
D. Alley Way

Do you prefer having a male or female protagonist? Why?

A. Male
B. Female

Which of these film titles appeal to you the most?

A. Alley Way
B. The Woods
C. Help!
D. Missing

Filming: Assault Scene.

 Sunday 6th December: Filming Day
Yesterday, Myself, Nadiye, Chloe and Katy went to The Splash in Leatherhead to film our murder/assault scene. We chose The Splash as its quite a eerie, gloomy and mysterious location. We thought it would be a perfect setting for the aggressive murder scene.

We all dressed in particular costumes to conform the stereotype of our individual characters. Protagonist looked innocent and relaxed, antagonist looked frightening in all black, the best friend looked quite suspicious but innocent and the secret villain dressed quite dark but also not obvious like the antagonist.

We took the Nikon D3200 and a tripod down to the splash to record our scene with a steady focused angle.  We also took Nadiye's dog Jasper (Jack Russell) to the splash to use him for the main part. Tara (portrayed by Nadiye) was walking her dog at the time of the crime scene. He made the scene look even more realistic and helps the audience relate with the plot. I did most of the filming that day as I wasn't included in the murder scene, I enjoyed filming and feel got some effective camera angles, shots and movements. However at the end I am the only person in the shot when a key event happens that will hopefully leave the audience gripped onto the edge of their chairs!!

Camera angles, shots and movements:
When filming we used a cantered angle, long shot, mid shot, close up shot, extreme close up, shot reverse shot, match on action, two shot over the shoulder shot and panning movements. I feel by using a range of different camera angles, shots and movements it will be more effective and hopefully gain us as much marks as possible! We used shot reverse shot when Chloe and Katy had their scene when they were talking to each other. We used a cantered angle when Nadiye entered the woods to make it look more scary and intense. We used long and mid shots throughout to help show the surroundings. Close up shots were used to show emotions and character identities. The panning shot helped show where we are at the beginning and the soundtrack should help it become more scary.


Mise En Scene:
Location-The Splash Leatherhead
Props-Dog, Phone, Plastic Bag, Balaclava
Costume-Black eerie outfits, some innocent looking slouchy wear.
Sound- Soundtrack, upbeat/scary


Safety On Set:

When filming the actual assault part, we realised the suffocation could come across as quite violent and risky. So we put a hole in the bag so our actor Nadiye could breath. We show it here, behind the scenes. We would just record and crop out her mouth so she could breath or crop her nose out like in the video here <---.  We also did some recording from the back of Nadiye so her face could be exposed to air.
When Tara (portrayed by Nadiye) falls to the floor we placed my puffer jacket on the floor to protect her knees when falling to the ground.

In this picture here, --->it shows Katy getting down onto the ground to film and effective low angle close up. This would usually make the person in shot look superior however as Tara is dead its the opposite. We managed to find an effective part for this as the path looks very stoney and uncomfortable which helps position the audience to feel the pain and discomfort. Nadiye is also positioned in a way which looks like she had fallen over naturally not fake. 

Bloopers:
This is just one of our many bloopers which we recorded on Sunday! Unfortunately it took Katy (playing Bella) much longer than expected to get into character. Chloe (Playing Rosemary) did well however Katy was being a distraction! However, in the end i feel we have got some great shots which will hopefully produce a brilliant opening scene gaining as many marks as possible.

Location Research: Costa Coffee

Myself, and the others decided that Costa Coffee in Leatherhead would be the perfect place to film part of out opening scene.

Ellie (portrayed by Mae Fisher) is shown waiting for Tara (portrayed by Nadiye Killick) as they were meant to meet up.

Its a popular place with ordinary people around making it realistic as it wasn't isolated or empty. In Thriller films there is always a busy location shown where the main characters meet and talk about their plan or the antagonist in the film. It shows originality and positions the audience to relate to the location. We bought drinks while we were there to use as props to make it look more realistic. It also showed a sense of timing and that i was waiting for someone.

In this picture you can see that I have the drink to show the audience where I am and what I am doing. We chose costa as we thought it looked like a place where teenagers would meet up for a Coffee and catch up. A restaurant would look to grown up and fake and anywhere else wouldn't have looked as effective.

I am shown here on the phone as it's a key part to the opening scene. Its when Ellie realises she has been stood up by Tara. By holding the drink it looks like i have been drinking it and am almost finished. This would imply I was ready to leave.

We also bought drinks as we thought that by using the location to film we should buy something from the shop. It also helps show the audience that I am still in the Coffee shop waiting for someone.

Location Research: The Splash

 In our opening scene we film in three different locations. We filmed at The Splash in Leatherhead, Costa Coffee in Leatherhead and a bench in Leatherhead.

We used The Splash located in Leatherhead to film our opening scene as it's quiet, mysterious, remote and gloomy. It seemed the ultimate and perfect place to film as Tara was walking her dog in what looks like a normal ordinary woods with fields and exciting walks for the dog. 

Myself and the others thought the splash would be an ideal place to film as in the picture you can see it looks dark interesting and quite scary at the same time. The trees create tension and sinister shapes in the distance. The fencing shows the pathway going on for a long time also implying you are locked in the area and there is no way out.  The darkness created by the trees helps the effect of the lighting appear darker showing the audience how something unusual is likely to happen. The use of the large tree's helped us take advantage of them to use it as a place for our antagonist to hide and spy on the protagonist.  We started filming at around 13:20pm and finished at around 3:30pm. As it's winter we wanted to make sure we had good lighting and it wasn't darker than it should. If we left it any later being in an enclosed space it would have made our scenes very under exposed and not effective.

The Splash had many different hills and ditches which we were able to take advantage of to get effective shots. In this picture --->

you can see Myself standing on a steep hill recording a canted angle of Nadiye walking across the bridge. This angle is effective as it portrays unease and madness. The trees in the background also create shadows making frantic action. The woodland effect was really natural in showing where Nadiye was and the activity she was taking part in as it didn't look fake. 

In this picture you can see that we are filming in a enclosed area which looks isolated and uninterrupted. This is because The Splash has a really long trail which means there were near to nobody around which meant we were able to film effectively without catching anyone in the background making it unrealistic. In the background you can see sharp looking trees which connotes murder and stabbing. This helps    promote our film as we were filming the murder scene at this location. 

The picture also looks quite dark implying it was quiet gloomy and frightening, which was perfect for that particular dark and twisted shot. The location however comes across as quiet exciting supporting the thriller theme/genre.

Mood Board!

My mood board shows all the key things in our opening scene. 

The Watch

I put the prop of the watch on the mood board as it's used throughout out opening scene to position the audience to understand time is ticking and that one of are characters is checking the time quite frequently. 

The Phone

The second prop is the iPhone. I put that in the mood board as its used a lot by the character Ellie to find out where Tara is but also at the end of the opening scene a key event happens which involved the phone. The text message symbol is also included in the mood board because at the end Ellie receives a text which grips the audience into wanting to watch the rest of the film. 

The Woods

One of our locations is the woods. We filmed the main part of the opening scene at the woods (murder scene). It was effective in showing the genre/theme of a thriller. The weather also helped as it was a cold, gloomy and misty day.

Costa Coffee

Another location in our opening, is Costa Coffee. We used this as its an ordinary place where friends would meet up. The location in the scene is where the audience is positioned to realise Tara was on her way to meet Ellie and not get murdered/lost. 

The Plastic Bag

The plastic bag in out opening scene is the main prop as its the murder weapon. It is used to suffocate Tara the protagonist.  It is used effectively and shown through a close up pull the audience in. 

The Balaclava

Another prop used in our opening scene is a balaclava. Rosemary the antagonist wears this to hide her identity when murdering Tara. However as we are the viewers we can tell by her outfit. But anyone else walking down the road wouldn't know who it was and makes it mysterious and creepy. 

Costume analysis:

In our opening scene we dressed our characters in specific outfits to give the appropriate effect but also conform to their character type.


Tara our protagonist (Portrayed by Nadiye Killick) 
For filming we decided to dress Nadiye in walking boots to show the audience she is walking her dog and a hoodie and coat to show the weather is quite gloomy and cold. The colours compared to our antagonist are quite bright and vibrant contrasting the two different characters. The prop for Nadiye is her dog, Jasper. It positions the audience to understand the setting and what she is doing when we show her in our opening scene. Her costume also looks quite relaxed to imply she isn't going anywhere in particular just on a casual walk with her dog.




Rosemary our antagonist (Portaged by Chloe Bennett)
For filming we decided to dress Chloe in all black, including shoes, jacket, top, jeans, mask and makeup. This connoted horror and scare which positions the audience to see her as the 'Bad guy' and suspicious character.  Her outfit is effective in introducing the thriller genre/theme in our opening sequence. She comes across as mysterious, confusing and threatening throughout. It immediately comes across as frightening and doubtful. I believe Chloe dressed perfectly in representing the protagonist as the dark colours look eerie and spine-chilling.






Ellie, Tara's good friend (Portrayed by Mae Fisher)
For filming we decided to dress Mae casually, however in black to also make the audience feel she could be involved with the disappearance of Tara. Mae wore a watch throughout filming to show that she was checking the time a lot which is important in our opening scene. Mae wore a Khaki puffer jacket which connoted cold, gloomy weather. Mae dressed quite casual to show the audience she was only going to meet her friend and they weren't going anywhere fancy. Mae also showed her phone a lot in filming to let you see what is happening at all times.




Bella, Rosemarys partner (Portrayed By Katy Welch)
For filming we decided to dress Katy casually, to represent innocence and casual activities. She wore black jeans, colourful patterned top and a tartan red jacket. We wanted her to appear to the audience as innocent and that friend who is caring and kind. However at the end of the opening scene you  see her in a completely different light and understand her evil twisted character. Her personality isn't presented through what she is wearing as she doesn't look scary, when actually she was behind the murder all along.

Institution Research:

There are many different institutions such as Paramount, Colombian, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Lions Gate and 20th Century Fox.

1) Paramount:

The Paramount logo is a Long shot of a mountain with a ring of stars around it. Paramount is presented on top of the mountain in fancy writing. The are nice pinky purple colours which help the institution stand out more. The mountain connotes adventure and explore as they are a cliche for action and thriller film. The twenty-four stars represent the twenty-four contracted movie stars that paramount had at the time.

Films created by Paramount pictures include Lara Croft, Rugrats Go Wild, School Of Rock, Mean Girls, Titanic, Transformers, Shrek, Indiana Jones, Mission: Impossible, Forest Gump, Iron Man, War of worlds, World War Z, Star Trek, Psycho and many many more.

Paramount is a film studio, television company and motion picture distributer. Ranked as the "Big Six" studio in Hollywood. 2012 was its 100th year in show business. Founded in 1912, it is the fifth oldest surviving film company. One of the most successful film production companies in the world!

2)Colombian:

Columbia film productions is an American film production and a studio of 'Sony pictures motion picture group'. One of the largest film productions in the world. Also a member of the "Big Six". Originally founded in 1918 but released its first film in August 1922. At first it was a small production in Hollywood but became much more well known in the late 1920's. 5th largest film production.

Films including The Smurfs, Stuart Little, Spider Man, Ghostbusters, 21 Jump Street, 2012, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Anatomy, Fright Night, Revenge and Murder By Death.

The title presents a women holding a flag and torch which signifies The Statue of Liberty. This could be to show power and peace.

3)Walt Disney: 

Walt Disney is an American film production company and is owned by The Walt Disney Company.  Also classifies as one of Hollywoods "Big Six" film studios. Founded in 1923, by the man himself Walt Disney. Disney produces a series of short animatic stories which then became huge sensations all over the world.

Disney films are usually made for young children and families, however if you start of watching them as a young child you will always watch the new popular Disney movie.

The Disney movies created include The Little Mermaid, Aladdin,  Finding Nemo, Cars, Maleficent, Mulan, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Monsters Inc, Up, Lilo & Stitch, Alice In Wonderland and the most recent, and hugely popular Frozen.

4)Warner Brothers:

Warner Brothers is an American entertainment company that produces film, television and music. One of the many major film studios whose headquarters is in Burbank, California. Founders= Albert, Harry, Sam and Jack Warner 1903.  First creation in 1927.

Creating super successful films such as the Harry Potter series, Inception, Dark Night, The Hangover and Superman.  These films are popular all around the world and are made with a huge budget.

Warner Brothers is the biggest film industry making them the most successful in film business.

5)Lions Gate:

Lions Gate is a Canadian-American entertainment company. Formed on July 3rd 1997 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

From November 2013 it's the most commercially  successful mini major film and television company in North America and seventh most profitable company.

Films including the hugely successful Hunger Games, Saw, Abduction, Kick-Ass, American Psycho and Charlie St. Cloud.

6)20th Century Fox:

20th Century Fox is an American film studio and is one of the six major American film studios, located in Los Angeles west of Beverly Hills.

Founded May 31st 1935 by Joseph M. Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck.

Distributed some famous films such as first two Star Wars, Ice Age, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, Maze Runner, Home Alone, Planet Of The Apes, Night At The Museum, Taken, Power Rangers, Die Hard and Avatar.

Member of the Motion Picture Association Of America and celebrated its 80th anniversary as a studio in 2015.

Our Film Soundtrack Research:

For our films soundtrack we are going to be using the links below-


Opening Scene With All Characters In Shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY0U432m8W0 = Inspirational Piano Music-Possible (Copyright Free)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDGP4rf4vJ0 = Inspirational and uplifting music- Northern Express (copyright and royalty free)


Coffee Scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je9bnuIqVVc = Epic and Inspiring music- Parallel (copyright and royalty free)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NGZQqPpDMw&spfreload=10 = Epic and Inspiring Music- New Frontiers (copyright and royalty free)


Killing Assault Scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NGZQqPpDMw&spfreload=10 =Scary Horror Music- Haunted (copyright and royalty free)

For the opening scene we thought these soundtracks would be effective as they are quite calm but have a mysterious hint to them. It helps set the scene and help the audience understand whats happening and the genre/theme.

For the coffee scene we thought this soundtrack was successful as its quite settling for the environment where its set but also has the same mysterious effect to it.

For the killing/assault scene we really liked this soundtrack as it has a really effective eerie noise but the beat drops suddenly giving a scary jump to the atmosphere. I feel it will work really well when our character is assaulted as it helps create a murder like non-diegetic sound.

Behind the scenes: First day of filming

Monday 30th February 2015- First day of filming.

Today myself, Nadiye, Katy and Chloe went to the local coffee shop Costa to film a scene for our opening scene. Nadiye, Katy and Chloe took it in turns filming and deciding which camera angles would be effective and help show me in appropriate viewpoints and angles. On the first day of filming we filmed my scene which will be played near the beginning as its a key scene which will inform the audience of whats happening in the opening and whats to come. Hopefully this will  leave the viewers gripped to the edges of their seats!

Location:
We chose to use this location as a place where the characters Tara and Ellie were going to meet and sort out their friendship.                              
We thought it would be successful as its an effective ordinary place.
We used the Coffee shop as its a local area, which has ordinary people who aren't involved with the film in it. In a thriller there is usually a scene where there are many people in shot but not main characters. We thought the location would be good here as its a place where friends would meet up which makes it reliable and not make the audience feel confused and feel as if that wouldn't happen.

Mise En Scene:

Mae(The character) wore a khaki puffer jacket, black jeans, black top, black shoes and a watch. I wanted to look quite innocent and interesting but also conform to a thriller genre. I wore the watch as a prop to show the audience i have been waiting and watching the clock.  We also show my bag to position the viewers to see its a normal day and I had been out and about. There is a mysterious storyline in this scene so I didn't want to dress really vibrant and not succeed in our theme/genre.
I bought a drink to use as a prop to make the location seem more reliable. The use of it being a christmas cup represents winter and coldness which is usually the weather type in a thriller film with parts of horror included.

Timing:
We chose to film at 14:30 as we thought it would be a lot quieter around our local coffee shop. We were lucky in which it was quiet meaning there won't be much background noise in our recordings. Seeing as its December it gets dark much quicker now so we ensured we got it done earlier in the afternoon so the lighting is successful. However there was a dimming lighting which helps conform to the mysterious thriller theme/genre.

It took myself a while to be able to get into character, as it was quite embarrassing with people walking past. However once I was in character I felt much more comfortable in acting my scene.

Camera and shots:
We are using Katy's Nikon D3200 camera for filming and borrowing a tripod from the school. Katy's Camera has a really good focus to get effective shots. The tripod also work really well in maintaining a steady shot/focus. You can tell we are using a tripod as there isn't lots of annoying movement in the shots.  
Our close up shots included showing my face and emotions, and a close up shot of me calling Tara to show the audience what I was doing and where I was.
We used a range of shots, such as close up, mid shot, behind the shoulder shot and match on action. These will hopefully help us pick up marks in our film.

Sound:
During the mid shot where Ellie (myself) is on the phone we will use a soundtrack of Tara's voicemail to inform the audience of what is happening. There is diegetic sound of myself(Ellie) talking on the phone as we want the audience to know what I'm saying and what is happening in the scene. We will also use non-diegetic sound in the background of a scary mysterious tune when I'm walking into the coffee shop as noone knows what I'm about to do.

We will be using Adobe Premier Plus to put all our footage together and get a effective finished scene.