Planning - Initial Ideas

Planning - Concept Art

This is the concept art of for the film. It shows the name of our group and images relating to our film. It also shows the age rating for the film as well. 

Planning- Draft Work

The plot of our film starts in a school. Donald begins to argue with Sandra as she wants to get some revision done on the night but Donald ops to go out clubbing.

Sandra storms off as she is very annoyed that Donald has let her down once again. As Donald stands by the lockers Shelly and her older sister Margaret walk over to Donald to see what had just happened with him and Sandra. Whilst talking to the girls Donald decides to go to Shelly's house that night to do some revision with her instead of Sandra.

Whilst Donald is on his way to Shelly's house he is being stalked by his girlfriend Sandra who wants to find out where her beloved boyfriend is off too.

When Donald arrives at Shelly's house he is happy to hear that Shelly's older sister Margaret is off out for the night with her boyfriend leaving the two of them alone in the house.

When they are alone Donald tries to get it on with Shelly but he makes her feel uncomfortable so she decides to go to the toilet.

As Shelly goes to the toilet she notices the front door is open and shuts it and then she is grabbed by Sandra and tied up.

Donald then starts to wonder where Shelly has go to and goes looking for her, he then notices Sandra standing there and then she charges at him and strangles him too death.

Shelly's phone then begins to ring and it is her older sister Margaret.  

Planning - Target Audience Research



This statistics shows what ages watch horror movies and the percentage of the general population.
18-24 watch more horror movies, therfore our movie will be targeted to this age. We we do this by making our movie suitiable- young actors, slang, technology(mobiles) and also use sterotypes of teenagers to adults( seen as lower class citizens)

This statistics diagram shows how more women watch horror movies than men, this could be beacuse women like to be taken to the cinema with their partners, or friends. This means for our movie that aspects of our movie will be targeted to women, e,g fashion, characters will be wearing fashionable clothes to draw women to watch the movie. However the other 42% of the public are men that watch horrors therefore we will also make it targeted at men. for example characters will be slightly sexually objectified.

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This statistics diagram shows what percentage of the population watches action movies, like horror movies 18-24 are more likely to be watching these types of movies, this could be beacuse they like the thrill and tension of the movie as they are young and live there life of the edge just like actions movies.



The diagram shows that more men watch action movies than women, this is beacuse action movies are target at men, the film is made in a more masciln way e.g fast cars, guns which most women do not find that intresting. This means for our movie that we will include action so that men will watch our movie, we will do this my adding tension to our movie or a fight scene.

Planning - Research into types of thriller

Horror Thriller

Horror thrillers are very common and there are many similarities which will always occur in horror film for example: the idea of good against evil, blood and dead people. Most horror movies are set in a place where people are going to be vulnerable such as a dark place at night time. For example a haunted house at night time. Horror genre usually always will have the good against evil situation which will cause conflict between the main characters for example a mass murderer goes around killing people in a community. Also, in horror film they use a variety of different sounds to create a suspense atmosphere. The shots that is most commonly used in a horror film is the point of view (POV) shot so that it gives the illusion they we as the audience are looking through the killers eyes to create a mystery and terror for the audiences feelings. The antagonist is usually a very supernatural person for example ghosts, demons and vampires, the antagonists victims are usually women or people in a very vulnerable mind set. The theme of the whole film is the good against evil or the idea of loyalty versus deceit.

Psychological Thriller

Psychological thrillers are where the film focuses heavily on the emotional state of the characters mind sets. In these movies the characters do not rely on physical strength anymore to take on their enemies but they rely purely on their mental resources. In psychological thrillers there is always the element of suspense created and it comes from two or more characters playing with one another’s minds. It is common for them to play deceptive games with the other so that they demolish the others mental state. The very good psychological thriller movies are Taxi Driver and Se7en.

Action Thriller

An action thriller movie is usually very lively as it always has the idea that there is a race against time, it uses this physical action to create a suspense feeling in the film. In the film, it will often have continuous motion and action including physical stunts, chases, fights, battles, and races. Those scenes will often contribute to the overall sense of danger that the protagonist is facing. Famous action films are Die Hard, Kill Bill, James Bond and The Bourne Identity.

Crime Thriller

Crime Thriller films are where the film incorporates the suspenseful aspects of a thriller with a crime film plot. This crime films plot usually centers on a serial killer, murderer, robbery, or manhunt. Unlike traditional crime films, the storyline focuses both around the criminal and the protagonist. Crime Thrillers use both action and psychological aspects to build tension and suspense. Famous examples are The Usual Suspects, The Fugitive and Jagged Edge.

Space/Techno Thriller

Techno thrillers are suspense films in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology plays a prominent part. There is a bit of action and is very science fictions based. It usually has things like aliens, robots and advanced technology which are all things which are not in today’s world. It also has the illusion that technology is trying to fight back. Famous examples are Alien, Terminator and Blade Runner.

Erotic Thriller

Erotic Thriller is a type of thriller that has an emphasis on eroticism and where a sexual relationship plays an important role in the plot. It has become very popular since the 1980s. In the films the female will always play the antagonist, by the female being the antagonist they will use sex to exert her power. In some cases it can get very violent and sexually objectified.  Famous erotic thriller films are Dressed To Kill, Wild Things and Crimes Of Passion.

Torture Porn

Torture porn is a type of thriller where the film has no real point, there is just long drawn out torture. During the film the antagonist gets aroused by the torture. The character is usually tied up and slowly killed, during a gory, bloody prolonged death.

 

 

Planning - White Chicks Opening Scene Analysis

White Chicks is a comedy where two black FBI Agents have gone undercover to arrest a criminal in order to gain an appraisal from the Chief FBI agent in America. However, they fail to do so which leads them into being on their final warning and escorting the two ‘Hampton Twins’ to a weekend… they soon end up crashing the car and the sisters refuse to go to the weekend away. The FBI agents know they are at a high risk of being fired so they go under cover and pretend to be the sisters and dress up as ‘White Chicks’! This soon back fires as their true identity is soon revealed. However, they do manage to ‘get the right guy’ at the end of the film which leads them to the promotion they had been aiming for.

In the first stages of the opening scene, there is an extreme long shot of a city in America which helps set the scene. The music in the background being played is non-diegetic – this means the characters within the scene cannot hear the music that is being played.

Then, within the next shot, it moves inner the city until we finally reach where the characters are situated.  Then, we hear diegetic sound – actual sound that the characters hear. The diagetic sound consists of cars driving along the road, people talking aloud as they are walking along the strip of shops and the ice cream van pulling up outside the store.

The scene then moves into the store and focuses on the main characters. The main characters are FBI Agents in disguise whom are going undercover and dressed up as the shop keeper and are looking to catch criminals dealing drugs. The Mise En Scene within this scene focuses mainly on the disguise of the two FBI Agents. This consists of the costumes they are wearing, the facial disguise such as their moustaches, and props such as maracas, their dialect and accent they use and speak with. Which seems it is Mexican like.  This also helps set the scene.

There is a clear stereotype where the character that has been ‘mistaken’ for a ‘drug dealing criminal’ whom sounds, is dressed and shows emotion in a way which most films present a criminal. There is a medium shot which emphasise the emotion on the criminal like characters face.  Due to this mistaken stereotype and mistaken identity, this leads him to not being the man who the FBI agents are looking to arrest.

The lighting featured within this film is mostly high key because the genre is comedy and if there was low key lighting featured, this would enforce suspense which would add mystery to the film. However, high key lighting would make the film seem more enjoyable to watch.