pandorum

Pandorum, has atmospheric music that starts of slow, and increases in tempo as the action progresses.The film cleverly utilities the absence of light to increase the intensity of the film, and make the film have a tense atmosphere. There are often low bass drones in the back round to give the whole film a darker edge. The whole film is one massive creciendo building up to the end.The whole clip has an eiry feel to it due to the culmination of all these elements.

Test footage

We learned many things experimenting,with different camera angles and lighting. In particular our opening sequence, we used a toilet sink, and some food dye to give the effect of our killer washing his bloody hands. We are fairly happy with this footage however we need to figure out how to make the blood look darker. We think we can achieve this when editing in final cut. We did several different things with the dye, we tried rinsing it with water and blocking the sink etc. We now know how to make our blood look best.

We then tried to make it look as if our killer was following the victim, and we think this work best when we held the camera on a tripod, rather than hand held, because it still gave the illusion that the killer was walking but it was clearer to see. We also concluded that two different shots will need to be taken of the reaction shot, one from the point of view from the antagonist and one from the point of view from the victim.

Tips for filming.

Tips for filming:
- Use a tripod so that shots don't look messy.
- Get back-up footage (retakes etc.).
- Make sure you have a shot list (so we know what to film/ don't miss bits).
- Use a variety of shots.
- Continuity.
- Have a plan b/ back up plan for shots.
- Make sure the tape is in the correct place.
- Don't do anything that a passer by might be offended by (weapons etc.).
- Be respectful to the public.

Health & Safety:
- Be aware of your surroundings.
- Get consent to film where you want to film.
- Don't film in dangerous places.
- Don't go on the roof.
- Don't use children in the film.

Victim Comparison

Our victim is like the girl in Halloween 2. She is helpless and the way that she gets attacked is similar to in our film, because the antagonist beats them up but the way that it is shown it isn't too gory and the sound shows the attack more.

Click Here For The Video of Halloween 2 Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHslouUNi00

why do thrillers, thrive

• consists of emotional disturbances called 'thrills'.
• in order to appreciate what the characters on the stage are going through, we have to project ourselves into there consciousness.
  
• in this there is no harm, because in our subconscious we are aware that we are safe, sitting in a armchair, watching a screen.
  
• the cinema can leave the spectator with a subconscious assurance of absolute safety, and yet surprise his imagination into playing tricks on him.
• the type of in which the audience seems to participate is the type in which some character has won the audience sympathy is involved in danger.
  

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Today we explored different variations of sound, and how to input them into a film. We watched a clip from identity and attempted to create a soundtrack for the film. We used stereotypical elements of a thriller to define how we perceive the film.

Marking Criteria for Video

Level 4 - 48/60

Demonstrate excellence in the following:

- Holding a shot steady.
- Framing a shot - excluding/including elements as appropriate.
- Using a variety of shot distances.
- Shooting material appropriate to the task set.
- Selecting mise-en-scene.
- Editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer.
- Using varied shot transitions/effects.
- Using sound with images.
- Using titles appropriately.

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir dogs epitomizes the sub genre of crime thriller, it follows all the conventions. It is set in a city, and gives a glimpses of a dark and unforgiving sub culture. It involves many devious activities, such as murders,robberies,shoot outs and double crosses. Characters have an ambitious desire to be well known within the crime syndicate.These conventions embody the sub genre of crime.

The film is also comedy which goes against the general conventions most crime films. The clip below shows this because of the music is happy and also the way they act is not really to the conventions of crime films. The boss is the man who gives out all the orders and this is typical in this sort of film.

Psychological thriller

Fight club follows all the regular conventions of a psychological thriller. It typifies the genre, The main character Edward Norton has a split personality and believes he is two separate people. As the audience you have no idea until the very end. The whole film is a mind trip which adheres to the general rules of this sub genre. The narrative is often sporadic and non linear which is a common rule of psychological thrillers.At the very end of the film you see the plot twist and its shown in a series of flashbacks and montage footage. Edward Norton is constantly questioning his existence and leads him to set up Fight club. Fight club is a prime example of a psychological thriller as it follows all the rules of the genre.