Task 1
This task is our initial ideas. We had a team meeting to discuss two
ideas we had in mind.
IDEA 1
this idea would be based around a school. A man would kidnap three students from the school during school hours.
IDEA 2
This idea is based around a train station. A innocent man would be murdered by another male character at the station in daylight.
Task 2
This task is our questionnaire. We asked 50 people what their opinions
of our film ideas.
Questionnaire
1) Who are thrillers more suited
for?
Males
Females
2) Which certificate is more
suitable for thrillers?
PG
12
12a
15
18
3) Would you prefer a male
or female lead character?
Male
Female
4) Which idea do you prefer?
Idea 1: Lead character breaks into a school, taking
three students hostage.
Idea 2: Lead character’s job is to track down the
men who killed his wife and avenge her death.
5) Based on the previous
question, which name do you prefer for the chosen idea?
Idea 1:
· Hostage
· Break
In
Idea 2:
· Tracker
· No One
is Innocent
Task 3
This task is our questionnaire results and tables.
RESULTS:
1) Male = 32 Female = 18
2) pg = 0 12 = 0 12a = 0 15= 40 18= 10
3) Male =38 Female = 12
4) idea 1 = 23 idea 2 = 27
5) hostage = 16 break in = 7 tracker = 19 no one is
innocent = 8
Conclusion from the questionnaire
According to the results of our questionnaire our target audience are
young adults from the age of 15 and upwards, this is because 40/50 people voted
for this age certificate. For our opening thriller this would be ideal since
the group is aged between 16-17 and will have a clear idea to what the audience
would be interested in.
The gender we are mainly aiming at are the males, this is because
thrillers are commonly made for males for example the Dark Knight Rises is
aimed at the male audience. This may be an issue for us because we haven’t got
a male in the group so we may have to ask our target audience to what they like
in thrillers and carry out more research in order to make a successful
thriller.
From our result the most popular idea is idea 1, which is about a victim
going to catch the train to go work but is being carefully watched by the
villain who is going to shoot him. The audience like this idea more because
they thought it was more interesting and that it fits to the thriller
conventions and genre.
The name which was voted highest from our most popular idea was 'TRACKER' with 19 out of the 27 votes who believed this idea was better. We believe this title to be a unique name for our film, as it provides a pun. With the idea that our opening is set at 'the tracks' and if the film was completed there would be a 'tracker'.
The questionnaire showed that a male lead character would be more popular with 38/50 people voting for this. As our target audience is male teens we believe this is a good result as they will be more interested in the film.
Task 4
This task is our location survey.
Results
from 50 people aged between 15-30 years old.
Location
|
Votes
|
Feedback
|
Codsall
Train Station
|
20
|
It is
local, ideal, easy access for all
|
Wolverhampton
Town Centre
|
5
|
It is
local, big place, crowded, difficult to hear dialect/speech
|
School
Office
|
10
|
It is
easy to get there, boring, not original, not a code of a thriller
|
Deserted
Building
|
10
|
It is
difficult to find, not safe to use, ideal as it follows the
convention of a thriller
|
Forest
|
5
|
It is
dangerous, easy to get lost, it could be seen as trespassing someone’s land, difficult
to access, ideal follows codes of as thriller.
|
The final
decision from our target audience (15 years old and upwards) is the Codsall
train station which came to be the most popular.
Task 5
This task is our costume survey.
What costumes would you like for our
villain character to wear?
Costume
|
Feedback
|
Suit
|
False image of going to work, looks professional, job
to kill.
|
Gun
|
Connotates danger and death, the audience knows who
the villain is.
|
Cigarette
|
Stereotype that villain’s smoke and don’t look after
their body, easily identifiable as a villain.
|
Gloves
|
So no fingerprints can be traced.
|
Scar
|
Connotates the villain is going to be scary and
dangerous perhaps he is looking for revenge.
|
Dark coat
|
Adds mystery to the character, dark clothing connotates an evil character.
|
What costumes would you like for our
victim character to wear?
Costume
|
Feedback
|
Jumper
|
Casual clothes connatates a working ordinary man, a code for a thriller a
protagonist in peril
|
Shirt
|
|
Shoes
|
|
Jeans/Dark Trousers
|
Suits his casual attire, normal
clothes suggests he is going about his everyday errands/jobs.
|
Task 6
This task is our pitch and presentation.
This task is our pitch and presentation.
Pitch-
Megan:What
would happen if you were in a villain’s mind? What would happen if there was no
escape? Our film is about a man who was victimized His family was murdered and
he was forced to become a hit man for the people who did it. He has killed
hundreds of innocent people but now he’s had enough. Now, he has sworn revenge
on the people who turned him into a murderer. He’s tracking them down, and
taking revenge. This man is Theo Wallcott, and he is the Tracker.
Rebekah: Our story line is based around two men. Theo is our villain who is getting dressed.
He puts a suit jacket on, and walks to a train station. Note the scars on his
face, as he blends in to society.
At the train station, we see
another man, Jasper, who plays the protagonist. He is also clad in a business
suit. He is also approaching the platform, but on the other side.
Both men notice each other, and
Jasper begins to panic at the sight of Theo, and looks for ways to escape.
Knowing there isn't a way out, his panic grows. A train whizzes past, and Theo
is gone. We cut back to Jasper, and Theo moves from behind him and in view of
the camera. He is holding a gun, and we hear a gunshot. Cut to movie name,
“TRACKER”.
Amy: There
will be no dialogue in the opening, it will be mostly action. The narrative of
the opening sets up questions which the audience will want to know the answers
to. Who is Theo? Why is he killing Jasper? Who will he kill next? It gives the
audience high expectations for the rest of the film which we will hope to meet.
Our film will be a thriller, so
naturally its aim is to ‘thrill’ the audience. We will be doing this by
incorporating common genre conventions into our opening. The conventions are as
followed:
Sara: WEAPONRY:
A common prop used is a gun which will make the audience feel a sense of
danger. The villain Theo is going to use a gun which will make the audience
feel worried and anxious for Jasper’s life since he is seen as innocent
Rebekah: BLACK
AND WHITE:
Both of our characters will be dressed in black and white, which
contrasts and connotates good verses bad, or evil verses purity. The colours
are nearly always used in thriller films to create dramatic effect.
Amy: LOCATION:
The location will be Codsall Train Station, as it is a great place to show that
our characters travel a lot, as they usually do in thriller films. The audience
assume that Jasper is going to work due to his office attire, as it shows his
neat and hardworking personality. This allows the audience to feel a personal
connection with him.
Sara: Sound is a very important
convention in thriller openings as the different music themes produce a
different mood and feel for the films. For example fast paced music could be played
when the gun is revealed to create a tense and exciting atmosphere. Other sound
elements which are used to give the films their thrilling genre are: diegetic/
non-diegetic sounds, sound effects, like trains driving by, or the sound of
people talking in the background.
Megan:TIME:
A clock will be shown at the train station to build panic and tension within
the audience. Clocks are often used to show time running out, and make the
audience wonder what’s going to happen when it does.
Sara: FLASHBACKS
AND PHOTOGRAPHS:
Flashbacks will make the audience feel disoriented and
confused as they try to work out the plot. In our opening a flashback of Theo
looking at a photograph could be shown which is a code for a thriller and can
be an important recurring theme. The photo will be of Jasper which will give
the audience an idea of what his motive might be and the
links to the theme of identity.
We are hoping that by using these
conventions with the appropriate cinematography, we will create a thrilling
opening which the audience will enjoy.
Megan: Our
thriller will be rated a 15. The opening does not use any gory or psychological
scenes causing it to be rated higher than a 15, but it is too violent for an
audience younger than fifteen. Taking these factors and our questionnaire data
into account, we decided that having a certificate of 15 would be the best
option.
Amy: Almost
all information is found on the internet nowadays, so we took that into
consideration and decided that the marketing of our film will include posting
the opening onto free online video websites, such as YouTube. It will also be
featured on each of our blogs. This will help create ‘internet buzz’ which will
help us attract potential viewers.
Rebekah: The
information above has been concluded with questionnaires and surveys which we handed out to people of your age and gender, our target audience. If you do
have any queries about the opening or improvements for us, we would be happy to
take them on board.
Thank
you for listening.
Task 7
This task is our second team meeting, discussing the feedback of our
pitch.
We discussed the issue of location which was seen as an issue by our target audience. However we came to the conclusion it wouldn't be a huge issue because it is easily accessible and won't be busy a perfect location for a shooting. We were happy that our target audience would watch our film and enjoyed the idea.
Task 8
This task is our film timeline.
Task 9
This task is our film storyboard.
Task 10
This task would be our script but with no dialogue in our opening it wasn't necessary to complete.
Task 12
This task is our equipment list.
· Camera
· Props
· Tri-Pod
· Storyboard
· Actors
· Costumes
· Script
Task 13
This task is our prop and location list list.
Prop List
Prop
Required
|
Shot
|
Any
other information
|
Rationale
(why have you chosen this?)
|
Briefcase
|
3
|
Dressed
in a suit and tie
-Jasper
|
It fits
in with his work attire
|
Black
Jacket
|
4
|
-Theo
|
He is
about to head outside Into the cold
|
Picture,
black jacket
|
6
|
It will
be a photograph of Jasper
|
It
shows his motives
(Theo)
|
Gloves
|
8
|
Theo is
in this shot
|
He is
about to go outside- no fingerprints
|
Fake
gun, cloth, gloves, Black Jacket
|
9
|
Theo is
in this shot
|
It
shows his intelligence to not leave fingerprints
|
Fake
gun, gloves, Black Jacket
|
10
|
Theo is
in this shot
|
He is
putting the gun into his jacket pocket
|
Ticket
|
11
|
Jasper
gets a train ticket
|
It fits
the setting of the train station
|
Fake
gun, gloves, Black Jacket
|
22
|
Theo
shoots Jasper
|
As
before
|
Location
List
Location
Required
|
Shot
|
Any
other information (bookings etc)
|
Rationale
(why has this location been chosen?)
|
Street
|
3
|
Jasper
is in this shot
|
Walking
to the train station
|
Home
|
4
|
Theo is
in this shot
|
Shows
him getting ready to head out
|
Street
|
5
|
Jasper
is in this shot
|
Walking
to the train station
|
Home
|
6
|
Theo is
in this shot
|
As
before
|
Train
Station Entrance
|
7
|
Jasper
is in this shot
|
Walking
up the train station’s ramp
|
Home
|
8/9/10
|
Theo is
in this shot
|
As
before
|
Train
Station
|
11-22
|
Jasper
is in this shot
Theo is
in this shot
|
Standing
on platforms
|
Task 14
This task is our film outline.
Production Title: Tracker
Production Company Name:
Mars Productions
Copyright
|
MARS Productions- filming and editing
Rights to the music maker
|
Distribution
|
Internet- Video on sites such as youtube and each of the teams blogs.
|
Feature Music
|
Decide in post-production
|
Formats
|
Decide in post-production
|
Music Supervision
|
MARS Productions
|
Outline
|
Theo, whom the audience will assume is the villain, is going out to
kill Jasper. Jasper seems to be an ordinary innocent man to the audience. The
opening will finish with a gunshot cutting to the main title of the film
TRACKER.
|
Post Production
|
After filming we will need to edit together all our clips so that it
matches our storyboard to the best it can. We will also need to add non
digetic sounds like backing music and may have to increase the impact of some
sounds heard in the film, for example the footsteps of Theo on the ground.
|
Target Audience
|
Target Audience is male teenage boys, this is based from the
knowledge thrillers like the dark knight, face off and Kill Bill are aimed at
boys between the ages of 18-30. We have chosen teenage boys because from the
results of our questionnaire we can clearly see the certificate rating was a
15 and the preferred audience was men allowing us to create a male audience
of this age.
|
Synopsis
|
Theo is out for revenge to find and kill the people who murdered his
family, and therefore he is the protagonist in the whole film. He is out to
kill all of the men in the CTF assassination squad whom killed his family in
a home explosion, creating scars on his face making him appear to be the
villain in the beginning. If the whole film was created it would be based on this
idea, Theo working alone to fight for peace, and revenge.
|
What elements of your research have you drawn upon to
influence your final decision on the synopsis?
We have used our thriller research and used codes and
conventions from the thrillers. For example- The use of black and white in the
clothes the characters will be wearing, connotating the stereotypes of ‘good VS
evil’. We used thriller iconography, for example: the use of weapons which, in
this case, is a gun also links to the theme of violence. We used the production
company sheet (TASK 18) to research into production logos, influencing our own
company logo and name ‘MARS Productions.’ We completed research on Thriller
films by other companies, looking for potential storylines, stock characters, iconography
and cinematography to use.
Task 15
This task is our character development profile.
Theo
Theo
(played by ) is our villain in our thriller film Tracker. He used
to live a normal life in London working as a business man, but after his family
were killed he swore his revenge. The murders killed his mom, dad, brother,
wife and their unborn child in an explosion of his family home when he was aged
22. Theo has scars over his face because of the explosion, as he was outside
when it happened. He has a pretty good idea of who has destroyed his life: the
deadly CTF Assassination Squad.
Theo
shoots protagonist Jasper in the back, but he doesn’t have any conflict or
fight scene with him, as Jasper literally does not see it
coming. Theo is highly trained by a different organisation ever
since the explosion, so he has been with them for 3 years.
Theo has
only one goal: to kill those who killed his family.
Theo is
an intelligent, hard-working man aged around 25. He is slightly depressed, and
has no conscience as he feels he lost his ‘life’ when his family were
killed. He is neat, organised, stubborn, manipulative, uncaring and
powerful.
This
character is going to be dressed smartly in a black and white suit. He has
scars across one half of his face, and his hair is short and black. He has pale
skin which emphasizes the disability more, and his eyes appear
sunken and cheekbones too prominent.
Jasper
Jasper
(played by???) is our protagonist in our thriller film Tracker. He used to be a
part of the CTF Assassination Squad, but left the organisation to do a more
‘civilised’ job, and to start a family with his wife. Although he has not been
a part of the CTF for 2 years, he is still haunted by the past mistakes that he
has made.
Jasper
helped other members of the CTF to find Theo’s home, and quit the organisation
when he realised they were killing innocent people. Jasper does not know that
Theo is actually trained by another organisation, and has been with them for 3
years. Jasper himself was with the CTF from ages 16 to 22 (six years), when he
quit. If he’d of suspected that Theo was behind him, he probably would have put
up a fight!
Jasper is
the victim, so he doesn’t have a goal, but he does desire to be left alone.
Jasper is
a courageous, helpful, dedicated man aged 24. He loves him family dearly, and
this is his weakness in the story. He is patient, understanding and determined.
This
character is going to be dressed appropriately for work in a black and white
suit, and holding a briefcase.
Task 16
Task 17
This task is the codes and conventions we used in our thriller opening.
WEAPONARY:
Guns are used in thriller openings to engage and excite the
audience. They are used by both the villain and protagonists in thrillers, but
in our opening just Theo (the villain) will be using one. This is to make the
audience see Jasper as innocent and worry for his safety.
BLACK AND WHITE:
Both of our characters will be dressed in black and white,
which contrasts and connotates good verses bad, or evil verses purity. The
colours are nearly always used in thriller films to create dramatic effect.
LOCATION:
The location will be Codsall Train Station, as it is a great
place to show that our characters travel a lot, as they usually do in thriller
films. The audience assume that Jasper is going to work due to his office
attire, as it shows his neat and hardworking personality. This allows the
audience to feel a personal connection with him.
TIME:
A clock will be
shown at the train station to build panic and tension within the audience.
Clocks are often used to show time running out, and make the audience wonder
what’s going to happen when it does.
FLASHBACKS AND PHOTOGRAPHS:
Our villain Theo will look at a picture of Jasper which will
give the audience an idea of what his motive might be, therefore engaging them
further into the storyline.
Task 18
This task is our independent production logo research.
This is the logo I designed for MARS PRODUCTIONS our production company. It came about by our four names put together: MEGAN, AMY, REBEKAH AND SARA. Forming MARS PRODUCTIONS. After a little research into the planet mars we found that it was the first planet to be seen via a telescope influencing our design.
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