Dean's Evaluation

Media Evaluation
We were set the task of coming up with the opening to a thriller related film, which had to be about 2 minutes long. Many thrillers use the "anything can happen" rule, which means they don't have to follow real world rules. There is also the fact that most if all thrillers are mysterious with the fact that they do not revel the story until the very end.
There are many factors that influence thrillers and many other film genres alike. These include lighting, sound, mise-en-scene, camera angle, and the plot. These factors were taken into serious consideration when we were filming and editing our final cut. We also took on board the definition of a thriller stated earlier. The ways in which our thriller opening incorporated generic conventions, is that the lead character is a woman and is portrayed as the weaker sex throughout the clip as she is stalked by what is apparently a male. This is shown in the scene in which her car breaks down at the side of the road and she investigates the origin of a twig snap she hears nearby. We decided to portray the stalker as a point of view (POV) shot in this scene. This was decided as it gives mystery to the stalker as we are unable to see him. Our thriller develops these conventions as there is a strong emphasis on the female coming across as more vulnerable than a male would in the same situation. The use of the conventions indicates a hybrid thriller-horror genre, this is because of our use of light and shadows to portray an eerie and dark setting giving the viewer the sense of suspense and tension. However, a horror definition is an unsettling film designed to frighten and panic the audience while invoking terror through the use of gore and strong bloody violence. Whereas our film doesn’t use strong bloody violence, it has horror influences with the use of terror and panic when the woman is kidnapped. The film we were inspired by was “Vacancy” as this film has a similar atmosphere to what we were trying to represent within our own thriller.
There are not many social groups represented within our thriller with only one character shown throughout the opening. This character is portrayed to be female and around the age of twenty to twenty one, white British origin and a middle class background (but this does not necessarily mean this is the only target audience). Although we do not see the stalker, the character is male with unknown age or background to give the sense of mystery. This links into the target audience as the females within the audience will feel a sense of insecurity and fear, while the males of the audience will feel frightened and helpless for the female as the natural instinct to protect her kicks in. Again this links to the stereotypical view of males being dominant over females.
I believe our final cut could be produced in a major Hollywood studio as the plot and storyline is well represented in many other Hollywood films such as “Vacancy” and “Hostel” (although “Hostel” has strong bloody violence, it also has kidnapping themes throughout) It could also be produced because of the visual style of the thriller. The film would be shown in cinemas across Britain, continental Europe, and the United States. There is potential for a sequel or a book to be released in future marketing exploitations. There is also the possibility of the film being a TV only movie which would bring in a lot more audience members, but may not come across as very professional or as successful as a mainstream cinema offers.
The visual style of the film is shown by the camera angles and lighting throughout the thriller as the stalker is portrayed by POV’s and darker lighting giving the effect of ‘literally’ a darker side to the him than the main female character who is portrayed with close ups, low camera angles and long shots. Also she is shown in slightly brighter lighting to portray innocence. This gives the audience a clear view as to who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist. There is also the music aspect of the thriller that gives it an eerie and tension building effect. We used an un copyrighted song in the back ground to give the mysterious and creepy effect. This is achieved as the song is slow and intimidating. While in the foreground there is a heart be sound that progressively gets louder to indicate there is something about to happen. This also builds the tension and suspense of the audience.
Our thriller is rated 15+ and would appeal to male and female audiences alike. The reason for the choosing of the 15+ rating is that the film has horror themes, but does not contain scenes of bloody violence, sexual influences, or drug related content making it suitable for persons of fifteen and over, instead of an18+ rating. “Vacancy” is similar to our film as it is a thriller-horror hybrid rated 15+ and has the same atmosphere we attempted to get in our film.
I think the kidnapping scene would be more emotionally straining on the female sector of the audience as here we see the female victimised and seen as weaker that the male stalker. I also believe the scene where the woman’s car breaks down at the side of the road would be particularly terrifying to the female audience as most women do not have sufficient knowledge of how cars work so in this situation, women would feel vulnerable and helpless until help arrived. But in our situation, help does not arrive so a female audience would be wondering how they would feel if this happened to them. I believe film would not be suitable for minors even with parental guidance as there are scenes of violence.
Throughout the thriller opening, the audience is being asked to put themselves in the position of the stalker. This is shown with the use of a point of view shot to indicate to the audience they are witnessing the stalker ‘preying’ so to speak, on the young girl. The are only allowed to see the young girl through the eyes of the stalker. The stalker himself and the AA Man are not seen. Although the AA man is heard when he responds to the woman while she is on the phone to him regarding the break down. The impact of this on the audience is a sense of fear as they are looking through the eyes of the antagonist, which grips the audience and draws them into the storyline.
In the process of producing this film, we noticed our strengths and weaknesses when using the hardware and software. And we also noticed our strengths and weaknesses within the team itself. First of all, our main weakness was not using a tripod in contention with the camera. As a result of this we found some of our shot to be slightly wobbly. But this turned out to our advantage as it gave a very good effect when shooting the point of view from the stalker. For our filming process we started off with location scouting to find the best and most relevant places to shoot the film. After which, we set up dates and times for the group to meet on set and complete the filming in each location to latter be edited using Final cut express. We did have some problems about transport on my part, And as a result I was unable to attend two of the filming days. To resolve this, the group showed me what they had filmed and done, and to catch up I was given a more pivotal role in the editing process which was enjoyable. Also some of the film was a bit dark in some places, to combat this we edited the lighting and contrast in final cut.
Final cut express was a lot of fun and very useful. We were able to enhance the picture quality, sound, and lighting while rearranging the cuts to suit what we wanted it the look like. There were many things i learned about editing over the course of the project as this was the first time i had used such a program. But the main thing i think i learned that was the most useful, was the rearranging and cutting of scenes. This was hard at first but after practice this was and extremely useful tool. We also very much liked the colour connection effect as it gave the thriller its eerie look with dimming of the colours and contrast.
Garage band was extremely useful for music to be merged and integrated with final cut express. The key issue with the music was timing it right with final cut to get the music to come into play on the scenes necessary. In the end this worked very successfully, and we were extremely pleased with the outcome. We merged 3 tracks using garage band, of which were, a heartbeat effect and two background non-diegetic songs. This turned out well and was integrated with final cut to give the thriller a suspense effect. We faced some problems merging the heartbeat effect with the background song as the heartbeat was from YouTube and had to be embedded.
The planning stage was the most crucial as this determined the outcome of the thriller. To start off, we did research into the genre to determine what a thriller entails and what age rating most thrillers are aimed at. We did this by asking the target audience and researching on the internet for information about these topics. The next stage in the planning process was the storyboard. This step took time, and rightly so, as this would be our filming guide. We had to draw annotated diagrams to show the scene and the shots used in each scene. This helped us a lot in the filming as we had a clear guide on the location, and shots used on them locations meaning we would not make mistake on camera angles. This helped the filming process to run smoother with relatively no hick-ups along the way.
Our use of specific shot types improved greatly over the course of the project. And the point of view shot in particular as we used many point of views during our filming process. As a result of using many point of views, we perfected what angle it should be, and how wobbly or smooth the shot should be. This is shown in the thriller as it is a very good effect when portraying the stalker.
I feel more confident with the equipment after this project as I have got used to how the camera works and how to upload footage to final cut and the blog. I have also progressed in the use of the software programs such as Garageband and Final cut express.
Taking all this into account, I can strongly say that the end product was a resounding success, everything we envisioned was thrown onto the canvas and the thriller shows our success as a team, and our success at using the equipment efficiently and to a high standard of quality. Our thriller was also a success at fulfilling the task, as it covers the mark band and shows our use of the software and hardware alike. The end product was extremely professional and used everything we had learned to make a quality end piece, made through, hard work, teamwork and commitment.

Hannahs Media Evaluation

Our thriller opening incorporates several generic conventions.It does this through the use of costume, setting and plot. Our setting has common thriller generic conventions. We used a deserted country road with forest either side. A deserted location is often used in thrillers, as it is eerie and by being in a remote location makes it frightening. We used simple and casual costume, which is often used in thrillers as it makes the character easier to relate to. We used a point of view shot from the antagonist. This is used in thrillers as a way of putting the audience in the privileged position. Our thriller has typical features that you would expect to see in thriller films.

We used a natural environment and natural lighting, with natural props (twigs and woodland) we didn’t change the set but worked around the trees and natural objects. We chose a forest setting as they are commonly used in thrillers as they are creepy and the audience has probably been in a situation like out victim. Being in a forest, either alone or at night. The props we used in our thriller were mostly naturalistic in the forest scene. In the shed scene we added pictures of our main character, as if she had been watched for a while. We did this to as a disturbing edgy atmosphere to the scene. Example of one of the pictures we took with the main character in differnt clothng, this show how the stalker has been watching her for a while.Our media product represents a variety of social groups, by the victim being young and female. This makes the plot fit with modern films E.g. Taken, The victim is a young female. We chose a female victim in our thriller as female characters are usually seen as the weaker sex. Because of using a female victim and more vulnerable character, gender is represented in a stereotypical way. We chose to do this as females are seen as the weaker character.

We chose to target a teenage audience of around 15 + as this is the lowest age cetificate which would be sutible. We did this because it was the most convenient way to gather information, because we have experience of what this age group would like in a thriller. And we gained the information from this age group, when we first gathered information for ideas for the opening from a questionnaire we completed at the beginning of the task. We also chose to aim at teenagers as they can relate to the female victim, and the situation is realistic as we used a naturalistic environment. We also used an easy plot, which when we asked the audience at the screen test they knew what was going on in the opening. Also our target audience can relate to the victim as the plot was believable and not extreme. The audience can also find things in common with the main character and their situation. Our opening could be disturbing for a younger audience if we chose to make a lower age band, this would be because a younger age group may be disturbed by the main character being followed and the use of our point of view shot of the antagonist running towards the victim and also the victim being tied up. This would be scary for a younger audience as they may not understand that the story isn’t real and that the characters are actors. We intentionally chose to put the audience in the stalkers perspective through the point of view shot. This put the audience in the privileged position which makes them feel like they should try to help the victim. This helps to create tension and involves the audience.

Our thriller opening can be produced by a major Hollywood Studio, because it has a mass market and similar features of other popular thrillers. One in particular in the break down scene. In the thriller Vacancy and the plot being about a stalker, and being watched unknowingly. Our thriller would be best to be released as a movie at cinemas and the released on DVD. I think out thriller can offer sequels. As the stalker may not have been found. Posters and other merchandise can be made to help to promote the film.

Our film has similar break down scene as the film vacancy which the main characters not knowing where they are, we used some of the same shots as this film uses, by the use of a long shot, over the shoulderand a pan. Apart from their scene had been shot in a darker light and there are two characters. This is a common feature of thriller films, the main characters not knowing their location and being lost.

We didn’t come across that many problems with the equipment during filming. One problem we found when uploading the footage was that it wasn’t very good quality. I we chose to reshoot we could get a HD camera which would enhanced the footage. Apart from that problem the camera and tripod were easy to use. We didn’t come across many problems when filming, apart from when shooting the road scene. There were a few passing cars which made it take longer to get the footage. One other problem we in counted was the weather! When filming the forest scene it started to rain so we had to wait for it to stop! And when shooting the shed scene the wind kept blowing our pictures off the wall!

After using final cut express I have learnt how to cut footage properly. Also by using it to playback scenes and slowing the footage, it helped me to spot things that weren’t supposed to be in the shot. E.g in our first take if the car with smoke coming out of the bonnet you can see the kettle , so we had to reshoot which took time. I also learnt how to add credits to the opening and where would be the best place to put them. As well as learning how to match cut together successfully. I learnt how to use effects to darken the contrast. We did this because we had to do the filming during the day as it would be dangerous at night. I learnt how to add a fade to the end of the opening. This makes the ending look more professional.








Garage band was helpful when creating a unique sound track which helped to add suspense. We were able to make the music start quiet and in the background and then gradually build up when we wanted a tense atmosphere. The only problems we did come across were being able to fit the music in time with the footage and the type of music we wanted. We chose three tracks and put them together to make it fit with our thriller.














When looking back at the preliminary task I think that my skills with using equipment have improved. As well as being more organised and being more specific of what we wanted from a shot. When planning out thriller we already had an idea of the types of shots we would need to show to get a good grade. We chose Point of view shots to show what the stalker can see. We used long shot to show the road and establish a location. We tried to include as much variety of shots as we could to make the opening jumpy and to get as many angles as we could.


I was very happy with the final outcome of the thriller. It was almost how I pictured it would turn out like when drawing the story board. If we decided to re filmed I think we should have filmed it when it was darker. This is what the audience suggested after the screen test.

Luke's Evaluation

Evaluation

In my AS media course I have produced a media product with the theme of a thriller. I did this with Elsa, Hannah and Dean. We had to make this all from scratch, we had to do market research and then put all our Ideas to make a final product. I had to plan film and then edit it by ourselves.
When planning our media product we all knew what we wanted what we really wanted to so, also as we are of the age 16-17 we knew what the market would want. We decided to make a thriller where It would be shot In the dark setting, In 3 different places and It would have a slightly creepy feeling to it.

In our thriller a girl brakes down In a remote area, surrounded by woods, she hears something In the woods so goes to Investigate. This first scene was shot in location 1 and mainly used medium shots, with a few POV from the stalker and over the shoulder shot in the car when it breaks down.
Then there is location 2, this is when she walks around in the woods to see if can find the source of the noise. In this scene there are a lot of POV’s from where and the stalker, so of him watching her and from her trying to look for him. In this scene we have also put in worms eye view, which is a very low angle shot. We went for a very much handheld feel, to get across to our audience that It Is very much just them 2 in the area. The scene ends when the stalker is running towards her and she screams.
Location 3 Is In a shed, where our victim has woken up tied up In a shed, again In this scene we have a few POV’s to show people what the room looks like from her own point of view, earlier on we had taken lots of photo’s of the protagonist doing her daily things, this Is to show that the stalker has been stalking her for a while and to add that extra creep factor. We had chosen that location as it was the creepiest place we knew that we close, it was a rundown shed, which you would not want to be.

When planning and filming we were very couscous about what we thought and knew our target market wanted, and what they wanted and liked what the conventions of a thriller followed. So we added In a lot of POV’s like In the forest scene, we also made sure that It was a women protagonist as when we did our market research that was what people liked, we also tried to shoot it in the evening as that was when It was dark without us It being too dark that we couldn’t film anything. Due to our market research and it showing people wanted to see conventions we didn’t think are necessary to challenge any conventions as we thought that the best effect would be that it was done like people wanted. As we wanted to add a creepy feeling to the thriller t feel into the sub-genre of a thriller horror, you can see this mostly as we have done it in the dark and from the last scene it being of the protagonist being tied up in shed. We as a group have all seen a lot of thrillers we when we were given this task lots ran through our head about what we should do in our thriller, so in a way many films Influenced us, but one that stuck out the most was hostel, the opening story line is very much like our own, but the locations are very different.

In the film women are very much stereotyped as being the damsel In distress so and the man (the stalker) very much In charge and very dominate, this was due to the thriller conventions and us wanting to keep to those, and also due to the cast that we asked to be In our media product a women fitted the role very well, as they are physically (In most case) smaller and then there are perceived to not to be able to handle themselves. This Is good as the audience will feel a lot more for the women as most people think that women aren’t able to handle themselves, this will mean people will get more Involved with the film, as In they will get sucked Into It.
I think that as this sort of film s the sort of film people want to see due to audience trends, this would be a perfect product for a large profit making organisation to make and produce, as this sort of film is a guaranteed success films like this have proven to do well, like the film hostel.
This film If released I see being a typical big blockbuster, a must see film for people that would want to see this type of film, after going In the cinema I would like to think It would also come out on DVD. I do not that that this particular film would have a sequel, but this film would be a film, for just that... watching.
Our target audience would be between the ages of 15- 40, the reason we said 15 was because that is the age certificate it would be, so legally we cannot aim it to any younger as they technically will not be able to watch it, the reason for the high end being 40 is because peoples taste of films don’t tend to change until later In life that that.
What I have noticed though is that both sexes would like to watch it as 16-17, but as you get older more into the late 20’s it moves to mainly the male market. But even though many females would like it, I would say it’s more of a male product, this would be mainly because of the dark theme to It, and that the protagonist s a female, the male may become slightly protective of the female and would like to see what happens, or they may like to see a women to be put n a very vunriable state and passive. Also due to it being a thriller-horror a lot of tension would be built, I’m not sure if a women would enjoy that and even be able to stand that.
From what we found out our target audience was very much the people that enjoy similar films available to the consumer. For example Hostel very much appealed to the male market due to it being quite a dark thriller.

Due to the fact that a women is playing the part of the protagonist it would involve the women part of the audience and they would then feel that that may affect them, and would make them thing what they would do if they were in that situations, also due to the fact she is young, it would make people age thing it could happen to them. When our main character is tied in the shed it would engage people as it would make thing wonder how she would get out and then they would start to think how they would if they were put in that situations. I personally find it frustrating in films like thrillers as they do things that people would not in real life, for example go and find what they heard in the forest... it makes you want to scream at them to run, this feeling is shared with a lot from what I found from the audience research.
By having to plan, film, direct and edit this project I have come to be more confident in what I know in media and how to use the equipment. For example, when we first started I had no idea how to use the editing programs nor did I even know how to upload the film from the camera to the Mac. To start with I struggled to cut It all, and so did everyone else in the group, but a few a while we knew that what we were doing was wrong, so we went online and then looked at the programs tutorial. What it turned out we were doing was just putting markers in the film.

Apart from the Issues with the cutting of film one of the Issues was just general working of programs such as final cut express and garage band, but that was just practice that got us over these issues, and a lot of trial and error!
What was hard was the quality of the cameras, it was hard to get the detail and then to get the professional touch we wanted when filming with low definition cameras, but we had to use what we were given and we made the best of what we had.

When adding the music that we made in garage band it did not play, what we had to end up doing is making it merge with the film which all it needed was the press of one button. After cutting everything we found that it was not really how we wanted it to be, we wanted it to be a lot dark, so what we ended up doing was play around with the effects, and we ended up changing the contrast to just give It a dark look.

Making the credits was a first for me, I never knew how to do it, but after one of my group members showed me what do it was rather easy. We looked any many fonts and compared them to many other thriller credits to see If It fitted and after a long time we found some that we did. But after that we had to look at how everything else would work, like how would it appear, for how long, and then how it would leave, and the size of everything.
When making the music it was very hard to find a base to start at, as we were very picky over what we wanted our product to sound like, we wanted music in the minor key, so it it wouldn’t be too happy and we wanted to use it to help build suspense. When we did find something we had to change the tempo a lot to make it fit in with the film, so it stopped at points we wanted it to, we also wanted certain load parts to come In places so that was very fiddly. We also wanted to add a few sounds effects over the top of the music, so we had to change it all a lot to make sure that it either one didn’t drown either one out when it wasn’t meant to, but we also had to be able to hear them both most of the time.

When we did the preliminary work we did not really take it seriously, we felt that we could go out, with no planning and then just film anything in anyway, and no one would be the wiser. That was not the case when we went and did the full product. I learnt that you had to do a lot research to see what people wanted to see and not just make what was easy for us to do. We had to look at what other films like our own were like and then look for general thriller conventions and then follow those if that was what people wanted to see. We learnt that we had to take into account everything, such as if we shot somewhere we had to think about everything that you could see in the shot, that means looking at the background and think, should that be there? When filming the final product we tried to get as many different shot types as possible without it looking silly, we used worm eye view, which was a low angle shot and many POV’s close, long and medium shots. Developing the skills need just took practice. I think all considered given what we had to work with and the time we did a very good job, we took into account what the public wanted and acted on what, and that resulted in good reviews.

Evaluation - Audience screen test

We asked 5 people the following :

- how would you rate the opening out on ten?
A-5
B-8
C-6
D-7
E-6

- did you clearly understand what was going on in the opening ?
A-Yes
B-yes
C-yes
D-yes
E-tes

- if not ? what did you think was going on ?
A-.
B-.
C-.
D-.
E-.

- do you think that the opening fitted in with the thriller genre?
A-Yes
B-Yes
C-Yes
D-Yes
E-Yes

- did you think the audio track created the right atmosphere within the piece?
A-Yes
B-Yes
C-Yes
D-Yes
E-Yes

-do you think the heartbeat helped build tension wihin the piece?
A-yes

B-no

C-yes

D-yes

E-yes

- did the audio help you understand what was going on ?
A-Yes
B-Yes
C-Yes
D-Yes
E-Yes

- would you want to watch the rest of the movie?
A-Yes
B-Yes
C-Yes
D-Yes
E-Yes

-did the lighting help create atmosphere within the piece?

A-yes

B-yes

C-yes

D-es

E-yes

- what did you think of the way the main character was portrayed?
A-Weak
B-Good
C-seemed true
D-Very good
E-realistic

- what did you think of the credits ?
A-Good
B-Good
C-Good
D-Good
E-Good


- do you think the lighting helped create the right atmosphere within the opening?
A-Darker
B-Needed to be darker
C-Needed to be darker
D-Darker
E-Darker

- what was the scariest moment in our thriller
A-the woman waking up in the shed

B-no monemt was that scary

C- the woman seeing something and screaming in the shed

D-when she is walking through the forest

E-When she wakes up in the shed

How could we improve our thriller?

Thicker forest,
Darker,
Have hood down in shed,

Elsa Evaluation

Our thriller incorporates some generic conventions for thriller films such as never seeing/not knowing who the bad guy is (in this case the stalker) We also used music in the minor key to create atmosphere and tension, a technique that is used in abundance in thriller films.
In our thriller we developed the convention of point of view shots from the stalker in order to develop this convention we used the steadiness and focus of the camera shots to show how the stalker was feeling to the audience. For example

In this clip as the camera is very unsteady and the shots are very out of focus due to the fast movements of the camera it shows that the stalker is very impatient and excited about something which makes the audience want to know what happening

As the opening to our thriller only includes one charac

ter the audience can see we did not represent a lot of social groups only women aged between 20 – 25.
Our thriller does represent gender in a stereotypical way by showing women as the protagonist and passive sex ending up as the victim (especially in stalker films) This however could be seen as a successful convention as many thriller films have done this such as

Our thriller would be produced and released as a TV movie. This is because it is inexpensively produced and it would only feature a small cast and it would not use very expensive special effects, which are all common traits of TV movies.
The visual style of our thriller is also lending to TV movie as the lighting effects are kept simple, as are the props and set.
This thriller also has opportunities for sequels, which would make even more profit.
The rating of this thriller would be a 15 however the target audience of the thriller would be older from 25 + of both genders. This is because our thriller will contain no 18 certificate material in the film such as gore, this means it will appeal to an old

er age range because of this and this would also mean it appeals more to women. Also I think the lack of expensive special effects within the film

mean that it would appeal to the older more mature audience rather than the younger audience. The older audience will also be able to appreciate the way the film makes you think about what’s happening and the way it allows them to try and draw their own conclusions before the film ending is shown.
In order to attract our target audience we used point of view shots from the stalker so that they feel like they have privileged knowledge of what’s going to hap

pen to the victim. It also allows them to see and feel like the stalker in order for the

m to try and figure out what he will do next.

The scenes where the woman is waking up in the shed and looking around at all the pictures of her would particularly scare the women in the audience as because it’s a point of view shot they are forced to put themselves in the position of the victim and feel the dread of realising they have been watched and the terror of wondering what’s going to happen to them next. This is also confirmed within our audience testing where 100% of the woman asked wrote that down as the scariest point within the thriller.

During the making of the thriller we learnt a lot about the different technologies and their strengths and weaknesses. The camera equipment we used was good although the cameras were not high definition and so did not pick up every detail.

The tripod was useful in helping create smooth panning and tilt shots. One of the problems we faced while filming was how the camera picked up the lighting. The beginning of our sequence was all shot in the day, however on the different locations the slightest change of light made the sky look a lot darker than in previous shots, however this was easily sorted out during the editing. One effect we managed to produce well in the film was the effect of the operator talking on the phone. In order to make this sound realistic we had to record someone’s voice on the end of a phone and impose it onto the film. One particular effect I found useful for creating the required mise-en-scene of our film was the colour correction tool. Our thriller was supposed to be set on a gloomy, over clouded day. However when we filmed it was very bright and the colours on our film were very vibrant. By using colour correction and de-saturating all the colours in the scene, taking out the whites and adding in more black tones I managed to create the right atmosphere in the scenes. De-saturation was the main effect, which helped to create a dull, eerie atmosphere. Our audience testing showed that 100 % of the people asked said that the lighting helped create the atmosphere and tension within the film.

Before colour correction

After colour correction

Garage band was a useful tool in the production of our thriller. We merged three tracks together and used the volume control to determine the volume of each track and specific points in the soundtrack. For example when we wanted the heart beat quiet in the background and then decreasing melody two and increasing the heartbeat volume when we wanted it to be more recognisable within the soundtrack. This was good as the audience testing showed that most people said that the increasing volume of the heartbeat built tension in the piece and helped build it towards the action.

One of the problems we faced using garage band was getting the timings correct in conjunction with our film.
Looking back at our preliminary task I feel that I have learnt a lot since producing it. Through research I have learnt a lot about the genre of thriller films and the effect different areas can have on the overall appearance of the film eg. Lighting and camera shots. The detailed planning of our thriller film helped to make it easier to produce as the storyboard helped us take all the correct shots and make sure they complied with the timings we had written down. During editing we had the storyboard stuck on the wall in front of us, which made it easier for me to cut the shots to the right timings and to arrange them in the correct order. It also made it easier to see which shots could be cut down if one shot went slightly over time.

Our use of specific shot types has improved, such as the match on action, which we did in our preliminary task, which was not very successful as the timing was not very good. However in out thriller we managed to do an excellent match on action in the editing when the woman is seen getting out of her car.
Throughout the project my confidence with the equipment has grown and I now feel that I can do proficient camera work and am very good at using final cut express and garage band to edit and add atmosphere to the film.
I believe that the end product we have produced is fulfilling the task we were set as we have remained within the genre of a thriller and not crossed over to horror. We have used different effects in order to create atmosphere, tension and understanding within our thriller and have used our research, which we conducted before filming to help us produce a thriller, which would appeal to our target audience.

Preliminary task evaluation

During the filming and editing of our preliminary task, I learned a wide array of skills and techniques regarding the process in which the uploading and editing part takes place. I developed my skills using final cut express to delete and rearrange cuts so as to give the final product the look we wanted. I also learned how to upload the footage onto the computer and how to import it onto the blog.

I believe we worked very well as a team to get the work done efficiently and to a high standard. We all also gave our input into the editing process to allow the team to have a say on what the final product should look like and how to improve it.

Our final product sees Luke being called to the managers office as the manager (me) is concerned with the attitude and effort the employee is putting into his work. We see the managers concern and the employee respond in a less than serious manner. We chose this story as it portrays a typical work related incident that is not that uncommon in todays world.

Preliminary Task

primilinary task elsa, luke, dean

audience testing questions

here are some possible questions we could ask at our audience testing

- how would you rate the opening out on ten?
- did you clearly understand what was going on in the opening ?
- if not ? what did you think was going on ?
- do you think think that the opening fitted in with the thriller genre?
- did you think the audio track created the right atmosphere within the piece?
- did the audio help you understand what was going on ?
- would you want to watch the rest of the movie?
- what did you think of the way the main character was portrayed?
- what did you think of the credits ?
- do you think the lighting helped create the right atmosphere within the opening?


these questions could help tell us what went well in our opening and what didnt

filming finished

We have finished filming and reshot a few scenes of the car broken down as the originals were wobbly and so we re-filmed them with a different tripod making sure it was stable.
now we can start editing properly.
We have now filmed in four sections :
the first was the car break down which everyone turned up to
the second was the shed scenes which again everyone turned up to
the third as the forest scenes which dean did not attend
the fourth was the re filming of the car break down which neither dean nor elsa (who had a hospital appointment) attended

Editing the shed scene

Today we edited the scenes form the shed, we cut out the scenes we didn't want and the scenes we kept we rearranged and put in order. We will be filming the last part of our opening on friday the 19th Feb.

FONTS :D

we have looked at the fonts in final cut express and have found a few that could be appropriate for our opening.

they are ;
headlineA, Andale mono, Zapfio-Bold, Trajan pro, STFfangsong, Skia, Oska and orator STD these are all ones that would suit our opening clip, as we thought they had a creepy side to then.

Credits :)

We have looked at this clip for its titles and opening credits. We like the film but we are not doing sci-fi so the effects they use are not what we are wanting. they use blues and blacks to create a un humanly mechanical feel.

We will use white credits on a black background with a creepy font e.g. not times new roman but something different which will create a creepy effect . but the font will need to be very clear as it will be on the screen for only a few seconds. the use onf the black and white makes it clear and simple . we wont use red colours as red is usually assocated with blood and horror films.

Editing

In to days lesson we did some basic editing by separating the shots into what might use and what we wont use. The plan is to finish filming on Friday the 19th of Feb so we will be ready to finish editing after half term so it will be easier to hit our deadline :)

examples of music to set the scene within thrillers

(First 2 minutes)


I have chosen these examples because they really portray the moment and emotion of the scenes. The music used in the "Titanicc" sinking scene, gives the viewer a sense of the sadness and distress of the passengers aboard, and of the sense that most of the people on board only have moments left of there lives. In the "Shooter" however,the music portrays the build up of tension leading to an action scene of some sort The music gives the viewer a sense that the action is about to begin. These are the sort of emotions we want to give viewers of our film by using music in the same manner the directors used in these blockbusters.

Some more thriller examples.

These are some more examples of thriller films and what they entail. There are 3 different genres here, but they all have qualities in common.

Sci-Fi


Action


Disaster


There are many thriller films with many different sub-genres, but every single one has the same thing in common. Fast paced, action packed, explosive(in most cases literally) scenes from start to finish. This is what defines a thriller from another genre such as Horror or comedy.(but there are cases that use small amounts of horror or other genres within thrillers)Many thrillers use the "anything can happen" rule, which means they don't have to follow real world rules. Another more common expression of this is "far-fetched". The Alien vs Predator films are a prime example of this as they use futuristic technology and aliens dominate the known galaxy. On many occasions During the films, the lead character survives situations they would not normally survive in real life. This is the definition of far-fetched.

Date Change

We have changed the date of the filming of the forest location from the 31st Jan to the 19th Feb. This is because the 19th is during half term giving us more time to film on location. It also gives us more flexible hours instead of only having to film after school.

second day of filming

On tuesday 2nd february Elsa, Hannah, Luke and Dean filmed the scenes in the shed. This went well and we managed to do all our camera techniques well. As it was raining at the time it added atmosphere to the filming and contributed to the atmosphere.

First day of filming !!

on Sunday the 31st. We went to the road location and filmed this section of our opening . It want well !! , we worked well and got all of the footage we needed, How ever when we used the tripod it was on unsteady ground and so the shot may be slightly wobbly. We are going to upload the footage to day and see if we need any more , we also took the stalker photos with her in different outfit and different locations . This afternoon we are planning on doing the shed scene , the props we need for this after noon we will need stalker photos , rope , and a gag.

music

this lesson we have gone through the music and started to edit it. We have chosen two uncopyrighted pieces and edited them together to create the piece we want to use within our opening. We have tried to create atmosphere within the music and have done this by using a range of different tempos and volumes at different times within the piece.

Music Video

We have found some uncopyrighted music from HTTP://incopmetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/horror.

We have listened to them all and found that there were only parts of two that we could use. we will use garage band to edit the music so we can make it fit the film.

Lesson plan !

This lesson we have planned when we will be filming our thriller opening,

We will begin filming on Sunday the 31st at the road location , On the following tuesday we will be filming the shed scene.If we haven't got all of the filming done by then we can use the following sunday for extra filming time . After we have completed filming we will up load the footage to the computer and do some simple editing to see if we have all the footage we need , if not then we can use the following week to film some more .

Storyboard with sound

Props

Prop list

Car

Lamp

Pic's of Jeannie

Smoke/steam

Phone

Casting

These are the three people that we looked at to play the main part in our opening of a thriller. Each has different qualitys that we liked and needed, but in the end we could only pick one.

Jeannie.... Female 16 and has acting experience behind her. She has proven to be a good actress with good GCSE grade to back her up.

Olivia... Female 17 and she also has good acting experience behind her with good GCSE results.

Matt... Male, 17 has limited acting experience.

After looking at all 3, we desided what a female would best fit the role we wanted to fill, as it is normally a women that gets caught and is more vunrable than a man, you also feel more for a women, as they have less of a physical presence. So this ruled Matt out.
After talking about the two remaining girls, we desided to go for Jeannie. Olivia fitted the part perfectl but we felt that jeannie looked more innocent due to her small physical presence. (not saying Olivia looks manly :P) Jeannie had more of the qualitys that we needed.

X3 50 word thrillers

Set in a new apartment, which has been known to have been ‘haunted’ as there is a sprit which has driven the past owner to insanity. A new couple move in unknowing of the spirit. Its changes one of the couple every night until it kills the other, in a hide and seek scenario.

Set on a plane, one of the cabin crew gets locked in the baggage area. Lights turn of f .Someone else down there, strange noises. Gets trapped. Lots of jump cuts, p.o.v from the *creature* crescendo music . Audience think that he has got away but gets caught by the creature.

Lady is in a car crash. Kills the other driver. She then gets haunted by a ghost of the driver .know one believes her, she gets put in to an asylum. is constantly terrified by the ghost until it gets its revenge . When she finally gets out she thinks it has gone until it gets revenge.

Costume and make up

The costume will be normal, casual wear . I have researched in to what i think will be appropriate for our thriller opening .


The photos all show simple plain make up which doesn't over emphasis the actor/actresses face. The costumes in the pictures are simple casual wear, in our thriller we will take the same idea by having normal costume which wont be to extravagant and can relate to the audiences clothing which will make the whole thriller more believable . ( the pictures are all from thriller films . Taken , gothika, disturbia and flight plan )

Road locations !

This is a possible road location for the car scene . its not a busy rod and is out side my house and s has easy access . It would be the perfect location as it looks as though it is in a deserted location. For safety in this location we can make some temporary signs , or have some one o look out for other cars . As its a fairly straight road it shouldn't be to much of a hazard .

Convention

Most thrillers are based on the same idea and they normally all use the same effect and camera skills to create the same effect.

They all seem to use the idea that someone is being watch and that no one is safe, this creeps up the audience as they too don't normally know what is doing the watching a following so it makes us think that if the person who is being followed and watched does not know neither could we.
The create the effect of someone being followed by using hand-held cameras to show it from the stalkers point of view, they also use back tracking and tracking to show that someone may be following just behind.
I have noticed that they use girls that are alone, due to a female normally having a smaller and less imposing physical presence and could easily intimidated they are used, and them being alone makes them seem vulnerable.

Although in some thrillers you never really find out what is causing the trouble and who is the one doing the stalking until there very end, this helps build suspense and keeps us hooked and engaged throughout the whole film and it keeps us wanting to find out, in a way it involves the audience as we start to think about who it could be and why. In some of the films you see from the antagonist point of view even when you don't know who it is, like in se7en you see what he is doing at the beginning buy you do not see his face and that entices you, it shows your that people that you think are normal from what you see can be weird and twisted when they are left alone.

Thrillers also involve the battle of justice vs. injustice where often there is a price to be paid for the conclusion of the story.

Families are used in most, as families are the things that most value the most, as we can relate to that we feel bad for the person to which it has happened too.

All thrillers have a clear antagonist and protagonist which both have their own story, which we both normally end up feeling sorry for.

When weapons/props are used they normally are large, threatening and empowering props, for example a knife or a gun.

Some other general conventions of the thriller genre are to do with sound and editing. e.g. quick cuts and camera angle changes, music that gives tension. It can be to do with lighting, especially the use of shadow. Mirrors and stairs are also conventions of thriller movies.

For example in angles and demons, the antagonist does what he has too do in order to do what he thinks is good and to help the people, so the old saying of sometimes you must do bad things to do good. But he is the one to us and is shown to be the one that is doing bad.

In The silence of the lambs opening credits the women is running through the woods on her own, and the camera looks handheld and it is tracking her, she also never looks right at the camera which would imply that she didn't know it was there, this all give us the idea that she is being watched.


So far we think we will, take the idea of a women being on her own, and also use the idea that she does not know who that she is being watched.

music for piece

for the opening we are using many different sound effects and music. The music and sound effects we use must be un copyrighted and these are the sound effects and music we have found that could possibly be incorporated into our piece

The music we shall use must be uncopyrighted. For this reason we are using music off the website http://www.jamendo.com/en/tag/horror This is because all the music on this site is uncopyrighted and available for download legally. We will be using many different pieces of music in our thriller in order for the music to corespond with the action taking place on the screen

location photos - the shed.

For this location i had to find somewhere which was isloated or could be made to look isloated. I had to find a shed which enabled us to film easily and was big enough for the group to fit into.
For this location i found a shed which is directly opposite my house. It has a rundown look which would help and add to the feel of the movie. I have asked the owner if we would be able to use it and he has said yes. The shed is wooden. Because i live just across the road from the shed we wil be able to use heavy lighting to help create the effects we want. Because of the location of the shed it is easy to create the feeling of it being isolated.





The health and safety of this shed is minimal. Again we must make sure all our phones are chargedin case we need to contact someone. I have also checked that the shed is structurly sound and so will be safe to work in. We wil also have to wear warm clothes as the shed is very cold.

Location photos - car breakdown

For the location of the car breakdown we needed to find a road which loked as if it was not near civalisation. We also needed to find a road that was not busy so as to also show it wasnt near civealisation and also to make filming easier. The road needs to have a wood next to or near it as we need a place for the stalker to watch the woman (pov shots) and for her to go into the woods later on in the opening.
For this i have found a location. It is Debden road. I have chosen this as a good location becuase it is a quiet road and has layby wherewe can safely film the car without being an obstruction. Also there is a small wood by the side of the road which allows us to do the pov shots from the stalker and also to do the shots of the woman going into the woods.







Because this location is on a road we need to take lots of health and safety measures. We must make sure that we are not obstructing the road at any point during filming. We must also make sure that our phones are fully charged so as in case of emergency we can get hold of someone. I have already checked that phones get signal in this area. Because we are using a car we must take al the health and safety measures assosiated with a car, Such as making sure its not an obstruction. We must make sure that every member of the group knows al the health and safety measured before we start filming.

Research - Questionnaire !

This is some research on thrillers.

The questionnaire i designed included questions on personal preference and then in to more detail as to find what the consumers actually want.

Here are the results :

1. Are you male or female ?
The results were equal as i asked 5 males and 5 females to get a varied response.

2.How old are you?

The results were all the same. all of the participants were 17-18. I asked them for their age to determine what age group are the more dominant responders so we know who to aim our thriller at. E.G. The more closely linked to our groups age the easier it will be to target the audience, and if they were younger we would have to think of the the of content we could include.

3. What age certificate do you think thrillers are?
U PG 12 15 18

all of the participants answered 15 . This isn't necessarily true as thrillers range from PG- National treasure , 12- The dark knight , 15 - The matrix , 18 - Taken
From looking on websites the majority of thriller film seem to be the 15 and 18 band . this is probably because of the content as their if more violence,sexual images and gore

4. Would you rather watch a

Thriller comedy chick flick horror romantic
2 1 3 2 2

although the results show that the chick flick is most popular. Is was mostly female who chose that catogorie, opposed to the horror and thriller which were chosen by the boys.

5. Are you able to tell the differences between a thriller and a horror ?

Yes - 4 (boys) No (5 girls and one boy)
The results show that the boys can tell the difference between the thrillers this may not necessarily be true as its a very vague question . To improve on this i could have included some examples of a thrillers and horrors and asked which ones the thought were thriller and which the thought were horrors . the problem with doing this and having an open question in that its harder to analyse.

6. Do you prefer the main character being a

male- adult , child Female - adult , child
(1 boys,2 girls) (1 boy) (3 male , 2 female) (1 female)
The results are very varied but a majority of the participants chose a female adult victim. This may be because the women is seen as a weaker character and which when put in a thriller situation can be seen as being allot more vulnerable

7. What spook you the most in thrillers ?
Music Lighting Location Other (please state)
3 1 4 2 - plot

Most of the participants chose the location as what spooks them most in thrillers. In thrillers this is usually the key to scaring people . Eg a haunted house . is scarier then a normal modern house as it has creaking stairs and possible history.

8. Which type of thrillers do you prefer?

Action/adventure Crime Drama Mystery Psychological Romance Sci-fi/fantasy
1 2 2 1 3 0 1

The results showed that psychological thrillers (psychological thrillers - they deliberately used different techniques to create tension in the audience, they have maximum use of suspense which gets the audience gripping to their seats ! ) are the most popular our of the thrillers . This may not be 100% accurate as their were only 10 participants . If i were to do the test on a larger amount of participants then the results may have been allot different.

9. What make you want to see a thriller ?
Famous actors Good reviews Personal interests
(3) (5) (2)

It shows from these results that the influence of others can help to make a film more popular. If all the reviews are good that is ! as bad reviews can be publicised and can ruin a film .

The results from this questionnaire can help to determine what the audience want. Eg mor of the participant chose a female victim so this will help us to chose a type of thriller which can have a female as the lead.

Self evaluation

self evaluation of skills so far (out of 5)

organization - 3
deadlines - 4
reliablility - 4

My main area of concern is my organisation, but this can be improved by me putting in afew extra min's to do stuff. For example i can put all work and ideas i get and put them in a folder and take the time to make sure that i put everything that i need into my bag for the lessons, i should get into a routine which includes me putting an hour a night into my media work.

After doing my practice filming i am confident in my pratical camera skills, i am able to understand a do pan's tilts, tracking and i am able to use the zoom effectivly.
I learnt alot from our first outing with the cameras, i was never sure how to upload videos, or how to confidently use a cam corder in the first place. IT made me aware of the things you have to look out for when recording.... such as light and other sounds and obstrucking objects.
The area i could do better in is my editing, i have not as confident at loading up pictures and films and then putting all together and managing the takes, but i can learn it all better by me putting in afew extra hours of playing around with it.

practical c/w

self evaluation of skills so far (out of 5)

organization - 3
deadlines - 3
reliablility - 4

I think that i need to work on my organization so that all the work i do gets onto the blog in time for it to be looked at by the other members of the group and discussed.

Technical skills
After our first mini movie my camera skills have developed and i am now able to work the camera confidently. I am now familiar with the editing equipment and can edit things well and add sound to film clips. I think my camera skills need more work though and i could practice my editing more with more concentration on the editing we have decided upon so that when it comes to edit the final piece i know exactly how to do the edits.

sound ideas for our film

In our film we will use a range of different sound techniqes to create different effects within our opening.
The music we use will be in the minor key as in most thriller films as it creates a sense of foreboding in the audience. We will use ambient sound to help establish whats going on a scene and to also create different effects.
We will use sound bridges during the credits and opening to show the audience that all the different scenes are related and to create a sense of movement within the film.
Duirng moments of suspense we could bring in the music and slowly increase the tempo and volume to show that it is leading up to something and create a feeling of suspese and fear within the audience.
We could use both non diagetic and diagetic sounds to create different emotions within the audience but also to show the different emotions of the characters on screen.

sound in films - research

Sound in films has developed over time from silent movies movies with music playing to full blown action movies with dialogue, music, sound effects and more.
There are many different types of sound in movies such as ambient sound (birds,traffic), diagetic sound (dialogue, footsteps) and non diagetic sound (music).
In thiller movies there is a high use of all these different types of sounds.
Sounds can be used to create different emotions within the audience such as suspence, happiness and anger.
For example a lack of music (non diegetic) and only a very small amount of ambient sound (such as a bird) can give the impression of being deserted, isolated and alone.
Music plays a big part in movies to control the emotion that the audience is feeling when watching the film. For example in a happy moment in the film very loud, upbeat music playing will also make the audience feel happy. Whereas a soft piece of music in the minor key can play a big part in thriller films as it gives the impression of fear and foreboding in the audience.
The volume and tempo of the music can also create emotions within the audience and in thriller films the use of increasing volume and tempo creates suspence in the audience and leads them into certain events happening within the film.

The use of sound bridges is also very useful in thriller films as it links two scenes together showing the audience that they are related or happening at the same time.Sound bridges could be with any type of sound including music, dialogue or ambient sound.
Sound bridges are often used in the openings of thriller films when there are lots of establishing shots and shots which may not nessasarilly mean anything to the audience this early in the film.

Our lighting ideas

In our clip we will make we have disided at the moment that we will use mainly natural light.

We think that our setting and the time of day we choose will be enough to create the atmosphere we are looking to make. We plan to film during the afternoon, so maybe at the start of dusk, this would make the natual light quite dull and dim.... and no colours would really stand out.... When we want to make shadows or to put ephasis on somthing we will use a touch or electric lamp to light up the area we want.

When we do a bit of our clip in a shed we would want to have maybe a TINY bit of natural light, this would make people think that the girl is locked up and it would be near enough impossible to get out, it would also signifie the fact that there was no hope, or very little hope.... We plan to use a lamp to dimly light up the shed, We thought also we could use a coloured lense maybe red, to create more of a creepy atmosphere.

Lighting effects

When watching this i was watching this clip i was focusing on what lighting effects they had and then what effect they had on its audience.

The main colours in the clip are white, black, blood red and a muddy brown.... to start with these colours are not very vibrant, this makes the audience think that somthing isnt quite right as all the right colours or full colours arnt there. I think they also played around with the contrast when they were editing, which stop the colours from being so bold and sharp.... it makes the colours alot darker and grayer...

From what i can tell they have used mostly natural light and even that is restricks it, this makes the romm which its is filmed dark and gloomy which creates a tenses and suspicious atmposphere.

They use the light, weather it is natural or artificial to create shadows which they have used alot and it has a great effect on people as it adds abit of mystery to the clip as you are not able to see what or who is there.... This in turn would make people want to watch on as they would want to find out who it was who was making the shadows.

The red contrasts the other colours alot but as it is a blood red it fits in quite well, it makes you think of blood and when you think of blood you think of murder, so then it makes you think that something on the lines of a murder could take place, and this aswell would make people want to watch on and find out what happens..

Lesson work

During this lesson we have done the story board of our ideas for the whole of the opening. The story board includes shot type, shot time, dialog, any camera movement and any additional lighting.

Practical c/w

Self evaluation of skills (out of 5)

Organisation: 3

Deadlines: 3

Reliability: 3

To improve I can, make sure I write EVERY thing down! And try to have an organised folder which will make it easier to find sheets.

Technical skills

I would say that after our first practise I can operate the camera, Use a tripod, and have basic skills on the editing programme which will be useful when I come to edit our thriller opening. I also learnt when filming the basics, that you should be very award of your surroundings and to have back up (main) props in case the first ones become damaged. I also learnt to share roles e.g. if I am always in charge of the camera then it won’t give any of the others in my group a chance to share their ideas and have the camera.

Location

Before deciding the final location we will need to consider how easy it is for the group to get to the possible locations and whether there in walking distance or parents are available to take us. We also need to consider whether there are enough connections for camera batteries or lighting. If not then we need to figure out how to solve that problem. E.g. we can get spare camera batteries and for lighting have a few torches, batteries or a car connection.

Research

We will need to research what type on content in the different age restrictions so we can correctly rate our thriller and aim it at the right target audience.

Possable Prop ideas

For this Thriller opening we have planned to do it in a forest setting which will have its own natural props E.g. Twigs , leaves and natural plants . This will make the setting more realistic. Some problems that may occur are that they may be in the wrong position e.g the trees may be in the way or passably blocking the light giving an unintentional shadow . To prevent this we will have to have some test shots to establish what time of day will be best for filming . Because we want a darker light we will have to film in the late afternoon .
We will need some thing that will make smoke to give a visual image if the car bonnet smoking. We we can use hot water, which will steam because its cold ! or we can use a smoke machine that can be plugged in to car adapter. We can use my car as the broken down car , as it is convenient .

Lesson work

We watch silence of them lambs, while watching it gave us the idea of someone being watch, and the way inwhich it would be filmed.

-Mixing diagetic and non diagetic sounds
-How and when to use establishing shots
-Use both tracking and back to show to create a greater effect
-Close up on boby parts to make points... eg the feet to show the speed

plot summary - new and detailed

the opening - the woman has broken down on the side of the road. You see her through the stalker perspective and her situation through her perspective. There is the sound of a heartbeat and quiet music in the background. It flashes from the action to the credits continuously in time with the heartbeat sound effect. then the music stops and it cuts to a shot of the woman lying gagged and bound in a shed. There are pictures of her doing daily activities all over the walls. It zooms in on the woman's face and as it gets to an extreme close up the woman's face her expression is scared. You never see what of. It then quickly zooms out and backtracks out the room and ten the door slams and you hear her scream.

basic plot summary 1

For the whole film - a woman was being stalked goes missing, police try and solve case while other women keep going missing. Race against time.

for the opening - woman being followed, see it from her perspective and the stalkers.

50 words describing my storyboard idea

There is establishing shots of the location. There is a woman walking down a road and someone is hiding and watching her. This has dark lighting to show it happened in the past. There is then a close up of a missing poster with the woman's face on and there is a man standing in front of the poser. The man drops a scarf on the floor and zoom in on the scarf to see that it is the missing woman's.

3 50 word thriller film plot scenarios

Scenario 1-Terror Plot

The British Prime minister and U.S President assassinated at a meeting between the two nations in Italy. This causes panic and distress among the Western civilizations of the world. Two ex CIA and SAS personnel are called in by NATO governments to hunt down and kill or capture the assailants before they have time to hit the two capitals (London and Washington) with simultaneous terror attacks resulting in massive loss of life and bringing two of the worlds largest superpowers to its knees.

Scenario 2-Sci-fi flick.

The year is 2092 and Earth receives a message in the form of 'white noise' from outer space and starts to investigate immediately, sending deep space cruisers and battle fleets to the location where the message originated. Upon arrival the earth fleet is suddenly and deliberately attacked by overwhelming and technologically superior beings. When the message that the earth fleet was annihilated gets back home, the governments of the world set up defenses and await the imminent invasion from the savage and warmongering civilization

Scenario 3-Disaster film

The year is 2030 and the earths resources are depleted and global warming is causing havoc all over the world. A geologist and global warming expert must brave overwhelming odds to stay alive in a world ravaged by disease, natural disasters and war. His only hope and that of humanities hope is to reach the underground compound in a city once known as New York. The bunker was formally used as a hide out for top brass during world war 2 incase of Japanese attacks on the U.S homeland, but now houses the U.S president, chiefs of staff, and climate control experts. He must search for a defense against the suns crushing and destructive nature. And end this apocalyptic situation the earth has been thrown into.

examples of different types of credits

example of a title sequence


an example of a title but no opening credits


an example of where credits are superimposed over action going on in the film


an example of credits superimposed over one scene


an example of where credits are shown through animation (another type of title sequence)


an example of credits on a blank screen