Evaluation

Feedback on our film

After showing our film to family members, friends and colleagues - we collected notable feedback and noted it down. here are a few rating of our film with the names accompanying...:

Rating: 7/10 Stars

Feedback: "Great editing and camera work, however the acting in the middle could've been improved" - David Brazier

Rating: 9/10

Feedback: "Extremely impressive for a school-made project, I would definitely watch it in the cinemas" - Marian Morras

Rating: 4/10

Feedback: "Poor acting and grainy quality - the only redeeming features were the loyalty to conventions and challenged them precisely" - Matt Thomas

Thriller films vs Horror films

Differences between Thriller and Horror films

Thriller films are more psychological and they require more thought and explanation within the film itself. The purpose of a thriller movie is to constantly keep you on the edge of your seat and make the movie unpredictable in order to keep the audience fully engaged for the whole film.  A Thriller movie is supposed to tell a story, which is usually what makes the audience on the edge of their seat for the whole film whereas a horror main convention is to 'horrify' the audience and the storyline is a secondary priority. An example of a thriller movie would be Dunkirk. Horror films and Thriller films do overlap. Horror movies can be thrilling,  whilst Thrillers can be horrifying.  An example of this would be the film 'Get Out'. Horror films provide jump scares which keep you glued to the back of your seat. A horror film adds a sense of fear and it is made to frighten you. A horror film is a movie that seeks to elicit a physiological reaction, such as an elevated heartbeat, through the use of fear and shocking one's audiences.

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Health and Safety

Health and safety is extremely important in film making. Here are some of the precautions we will take:










- When filming on roads we should pay a lot of attention to traffic to avoid accidents


































































-If we are filming with weapons or sharp objects, we will have to take extra precautions as it can be a potential hazard and it may result in an injury




















































- We will carry an emergency first aid kit in case of an injury


- When we will film on the tripod, we will ensure that the camera is correctly placed on it to ensure that the camera won't break

Final Product

This is our final product

Mise-en scène

Mise-en scène is the arrangement of the scenery, props, etc. on the stage of a theatrical production or on the set of a film.

Costumes:

Marco Radice-Morras: dark blue puffa jacket grey jumper, blue jeans and white nike trainers.

Jake Doyle: black puffa jacket, basketball cap, blue jeans and green nike trainers

Lighting:

The lighting used was natural lighting from the sun. We filmed during the afternoon where there was decent enough light in order to film. However, we wanted it to rain to add a sense of pathetic fallacy.

Acting

When planning our film, we knew we needed to have top quality actors to feature in it. Therefore we simply used myself and Jake Doyle both of whom did GCSE Drama.

(above is a screenshot of a scene where I am extremely anxious)

Make-up

None was used.

Props

Knife

Wallet





iPhone






Mask

Basketball cap

Setting

The address of this location is Broadhurst Gardens. I believe that this is a great location for our film as it is in a narrow bridge meaning the camera is fixed on the whole location not just a single part of it. As the bridge is surrounded by a cage-like structure which adds a sense of mystery and makes the location more scary.

The address of this location is also Broadhurst locations and I though this location was perfect for our film. This is because it was a realistic location for a mugger to be lingering. As it is a council state it makes the mugger look quite rough and it adds a sense of fear to our film.

Errors with filming

During the course of our filming process, we encountered a few problems and responded accordingly. Here are a few issues we encountered with filming:


Poor quality filming 





Bad concentration by actors due to no planning schedule

Poor lighting

Credit List

Credits (in order)

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Lead Actors:

Marco Radice-Morras

Jake Doyle

James Radice

Other Actors:

Michael Li

Joseph Shoibery

Kita Doyle

Arran Kanth

Sam Lewin

Caroline Weber

Henry Garnett

Enis Baty

Harley Stuart


Casting by: Ozzy Patlar

Music by: Alex Wilkinson

Executive Music Producer: Joe Fallon

Costume Designer: Stephen Cairncross

Editor: Sam Brazier

Production Design: Tom Wright

Director of Photography: Josh Weller

Executive Producers: Jake Davis, Myles Mcleod

Based on the book by: Jolie Sharpe 

Produced by: Leo Silver

Screenplay by: Max Hawkins

Directed by: Marco Radice-Morrás

Co-directed by: Sam Brazier

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Permission slip

Locations for my new film

Compayne Gardens (North London)

I feel as if this location is most appropriate for part of my film. This is because it is very close to my house meaning very little time would be wasted on travelling to the location. Secondly, it is an ordinary street which we feel is key to our filming as we want it to look like an ordinary day in the life of a teenager. Furthermore, the walls on these streets are pretty high. This is essential as in one of our scenes we want the muggers to pin the victim up against a wall, therefore this should work.

Bridge (North London)

I feel as if this location would be particularly effective for our thriller film. This is for a number of reasons. Firstly, this is because the location has a sense of mystery and eeriness. The bridge is small and compact meaning it is easy for the camera to capture the whole scene and location. Secondly, it is natural making it normal and realistic for someone to be walking across it.

                    

Council estates (North London)

I felt that Council estates would be another great location for my film. This is because the area around this council estate looked a bit rough and dodgy. This would therefore make it perfect for the 'mugger' to be around the area at the time.

Props used for our final film

Knife

Wallet

Iphone 

Baseball Cap

Mask

Target audience

A target audience is a particular group at which a product such as a film or advertisement is aimed. The target audience for our film would be 12. This would mean adults planning to take a child under 12 to view a 12 film should consider whether the film is suitable for that child. We decided that our film should be a 12 as it contains violence and threat. I believe that many teenagers would find my film interesting and exciting to watch as many teenagers find violent films and a film about a mugging to be entertaining and enjoyable to watch. This may be the same with other age groups which are similar to the age group our film is targeting.









This diagram shows the percentage of social media users for each age rating. I feel this is relevant because it will also be a fairly accurate guideline to how many people go to the movies. My film should interest people as it may be similar to what they do or watch on social media 

Filming schedule

9:20am : Get ready to film. Get into costume and check over the camera to see if it is working. Make sure all props are in place for all scenes if and when they are needed

9.30am: Start filming. Film the first scene (after all this scene is filmed, check them and do the appropriate amount of retakes needed)

10am: Walk to the second location

10.10am: Film second scene (after all this scene is filmed, check them and do the appropriate amount of retakes needed)

10.40am: walk to the third location

10:50am: Film the third scene ( (after all this scene is filmed, check them and do the appropriate amount of retakes needed)

Final Storyboard

This is the storyboard I created for our thriller opening. The plot is about a teenager who gets mugged. He tells his father who is an undercover mafia boss. In revenge the father hires a man to attack the muggers.

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Second storyboard

Storyboards

• This is the storyboard I created for our thriller opening. The plot is about a man having his drink spiked on a night out and he is then kidnapped. My thriller opening ends with the kidnapped man being hidden in a bomb shelter after being killed.

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Equipment

Camera (Canon 70D)



This was the only camera we used and we used it to film all of our footage.

Tripod

We used the tripod to maintain the stability of our camera in order to keep it still at all times when filming. It allowed us to also move the camera sharply and neatly when we needed a tracking shot

Actors featured in our film

Victim and Hitman : Marco Radice

In our film the hitman wears a dark thick coat (with his hood up), jeans, trainers and a balaclava covering his face to protect his identity from the mugger. He is also equipped with a knife at the same time.

The victim was wearing ordinary clothes such as: a jacket, jeans and trainers.

Mugger: Jake Doyle

The mugger was wearing Tracksuit bottoms with a grey hoodie and a jacket on top. He also had a baseball cap on and a hood on top of that in order to look slightly 'dodgy' 

Victims father/mafia boss : James Radice

We didn't want this characters face to be seen in order to create a sense of mystery and tension. Therefore we only used an over the shoulder shot when he was in a scene

Cameraman: Sam Brazier

Location examples of thrillers

Club/bar



Garage

Bomb shelter/hole

Forest

Haunted house

Lighting

Available Lighting:

Available light is light which already exists in the location

Three point lighting:

This is the most basic lighting setup. It consists of a key light, a fill light, and a backlight. The key light aims directly at the subject most likely the main character or object in the shot and is the brightest light source for the shot. The fill light is a softer light, and is usually placed opposite the key light; the fill light cuts down on shadows created by the bright key light. The backlight shines behind the subject or object, separating him, her, or it from the background in other words, enhancing the sense of depth in the shot. Backlighting sometimes creates a halo effect around a character’s head, particularly at the edge of the hair.

Key Light

The key light is the first and usually most important light that a photographer, cinematographer, lighting cameraman, or other scene composer will use in a lighting setup. The purpose of the key light is to highlight the form and dimension of the subject. The key light is not a rigid requirement; omitting the key light can result in a silhouette effect. Many key lights may be placed in a scene to illuminate a moving subject at opportune moments.

High and low-key combination

 Many films use a combination of high-key and low-key lighting set-ups, depending on the nature of the scene. Imagine a western outlaw, for instance, walking from a brilliantly lit, high-key exterior into a darker, more low-key saloon. The director might be contrasting the external world of bright nature with the confining, dark, interior world of civilization.

Backlighting

Backlighting is the process of illuminating the subject from the back. It lights foreground elements from behind. In other words, the lighting instrument and the viewer face each other, with the subject in between. This creates a glowing effect on the edges of the subject, while other areas are darker. The backlight can be a natural or artificial light.

Under Lighting

Under lighting is when the main source of light comes from below the subject. This can have a distorting effect on the object or characters being lit as large shadows form, masking the identity of the figure. 

Survey monkey results

Thriller Survey Results Analysis
I have received 8 responses in total to my survey that asked about people preferences and opinions on movies. 

Question 1: What Is Your Favourite Thriller Film?

Response 1 - Inception
Response 2 - Abduction
Response 3 - Green Street
Response 4 - Scream
Response 5 - The Dark Knight
Response 6 - (don't have one)
Response 7 - Taken
Response 8 - Inception
Response 9 - Jaws


Question 2: What Is Your Favourite Thriller TV Show?

Response 1 - Pretty Little Liars
Response 2 - The Arrow
Response 3 - Narcos
Response 4 - How To Get Away With Murder
Response 5 - The Walking Dead
Response 6 - (Don't Have One)
Response 7 - Narcos
Response 8 - Pretty Little Liars


Question 3: What Kind Of Music Would You Expect In A Thriller?

Response 1 - Intense
Response 2 - Intense hip-hop jazz
Response 3 - Intense Music
Response 4 - Music is everything in a film and it's what brings the chills or suspense
Response 5 - Intense music
Response 6 - a screeching type sound
Response 7 - Intense
Response 8 - Tense, scary


Question 4: How Often Do You Go To The Cinema?
Never: 25% (2 People)
1-3 Times A Month: 62.5% (5 People)
4+ A Month: 12.5% (1 Person)

Question 5: What Is Your Favourite Genre?

Action - 1 Vote
Comedy - 1 Vote
Crime - 1 Vote
Drama - 2 Votes
Thriller - 1 Vote
Romantic Comedy - 3 Votes

Question 6: What Gender Are You?

Female - 5 People
Male - 4 People 

Question 7: What Is Your Age?

11-15 Years - 1
16-20 Years - 5
31-40 Years - 2

Question 8: If You Watch Thrillers What Is Your Favourite Sub-Genre?

Don't Watch Thriller - 1 Vote

Psychological - 2 Votes

Crime - 2 Votes

Horror - 1 Vote

Action - 3 Votes

Question 9: Would You Judge A Thriller By Its Opening?

Yes - 9 Votes

No - 0 Votes

Question 10: What Would Make An Opening Bad?

Response 1 - Bad acting
Response 2 - Too much information given away
Response 3 - Slow
Response 4 - If there is no clear plot of the story
Response 5 - I don't want to watch the rest of it
Response 6 - No music and or a boring opening scene
Response 7 - If it was unrealistic e.g. getting lost and a phone battery/signal going!!
Response 8 - Not stating what the story is from the start
Response 9 - Poor acting, too much information