Group Discussion

New part to opening storyboard

Once we started filming we realized we needed something to make it make a bit more sense and add some tension so we story-boarded this idea.

1. The first box is showing the scene where the victim is trying to steal a file from a computer
2. The second shows when he knows that people will be after him so he tries to stash the laptop away in his bag
3. The two hitmen show up at the door ready to taking in the victim with the laptop
4. the victim ecapes through the side door whilst the hitmen are bangning on the door
5. the victim escapes across the road into the woods in a desperate bid to get away
6. the hitmen chase him through the woods to retrieve the bag

Production Company

We want our production company to be similar to Lionsgate. Lionsgate are well known for making films that have suggestions of blood, gore and death which can also be strongly related to thriller films. This is why we wish our production company to be similar as we ours will be mainly producing thriller films. Our production company logo will need to bring across theses aspects so that the audience know what we are about. Our font will need to be big and bold to show that we are a strong company. 


Our final Production Company design:

As you can see we stuck to a red cloud theme which brings across the aspects of a thriller film that we wanted. The red clouds are over a black background which allows for the Production Company name to stand out. The font of the company was chosen because it is bold and easy to read and this shows that our production company is not afraid to break the conventions of a thriller film.

Props/Costumes used in our Film.

For example in this photo Effie is from the capitol and so is
wearing bright, expensive clothes where as Katniss is from
the districts which are a poor area and is wearing bland,
simple clothing. 

COSTUME: 
Our film being thriller and action doesn't involve as many detailed costumes because they involve casual everyday people. There is an exception in The Dark Knight rises because Batman is in his Bat suit and The villains i.e Bane has his mask on. Also if the thriller is set in a specific period or in certain conditions i.e in the Hunger games in the districts they are in dirty, ripped clothes to demonstrate how poor they are and in the capitol they are dressed in wacky outfits to demonstrate wealth. However mostly our thriller film is based around films like taken and the punisher so the clothes will be quite casual as it reflects the situation of the film, towards the end the costumes will get ripped to show what the character has gone through. 


For our film opening we have thugs who are the bad guys,to demonstrate this they will be in dark clothes as that is a universal symbol for bad characters. They will be in big hoodies to hide their faces and look suspicious as someone who has a hood up is stereotypically linked with being a bad character. When the henchman pulls out a gun he should be wearing a trench-coat so that it gives the idea of what he is hiding behind the coat. 

For the character that is being chased they should be in casual clothes as it has been sudden, also they need to be quite dirty clothes as they are escaping through the trees.White t-shirt as it shows they are a good guy because white is the universal colour for good characters and something like jeans to show he is very casual. This is used in a lot of thrillers and action films as a convention of costume - it shows the effect of the action i.e mud from bombs. A white vest is famous in Die hard as symbolic symbol but it also shows how Bruce Willis is the bad guy.

Props:
Props are important in every film as they set the mood, they demonstrate to the audience what kind of film it is and when it was set. They're just as important as costumes within a film - they link together. Props are important because it adds to the effect of the setting and makes it more realistic to the viewer - if they were going to shoot someone and didn't have a gun as a prop then it won't look realistic. Props play part of iconography the visual images and symbols used in a film), in a thriller film would include guns rather than swords because guns are a quick way to kill someone and so they can do it quickly in the height of things and get away also killing someone with a gun is not as horrific as using a sword. Therefore a sword is usually more common within a horror because it is quite gruesome. Because of this we have decided to use a gun in our thriller film so that it matches the iconography of typical thriller films.

Our gun prop

The main type of iconography in thrillers is the weaponry as its a key element i.e. guns, grenades etc... However in recent thriller films they have began to cross over with horror  films and so because of this blood is often plays a party as long as it isn't too gory. Also the screams of trying to escape or in public if a gun shot has gone off.

Location shots

Rodway Common


Rodway Common will be the perfect location for the start of our opening sequence, that takes place in a wooded area. The paths are surrounded by trees yet there is enough room for the cameras and equipment to be set up in safe locations. The wooded area is just dense enough so that the chasers are hard to make out, but open enough so that the runner (who will be closer to the camera) will be easily  
identifiable. The elevation in the paths give the woods a more    natural looking ground to a ground that is perfectly flat. The elevation also means that we can get varied camera angles and also gives the viewer the feel that they are looking down on them.

Pancake Field

This field will be good for our final scene in the opening sequence as it is a large open field which allows for the runner to gain distance away from the chasers. Also there is a perfect spot in the corner of the field which will allow us to film the runner tumbling up onto the field, it is slightly wooded which makes it look like they have just left the wooded area that we will use to begin with.




                                  

Pomphrey Hill
We will not be using pomphrey hill in our filming as the fields have large buildings on each of them which will ruin the effect of it being an isolated location. Furthermore, there is not a large enough wooded area for it to be used for the first sequence or for the final sequence on running across a field as the is will cause continuity error if the he runs onto an open field without of having left a wooded area.

Script

(December, Bristol it is late evening the sun is setting we see the forest at a wide angle. We see the chase unfold through a forest, mid shots and close ups. Close up as we see the fear in the runners face as the chasers get closer and closer as they make their way through the forest, two shot. Fast paced music plays in the background. They exit the forest and the runner trips and we see the chasers catching up, music fastens, two shot. We then follow a chaser as he brings out a gun to shoot the runner, 1st person view. The music stops when he fires and we see the runner fall dead, wide shot. Close Up of the runner dead, pull back to mid shot, pause, then pull back from image to reveal it on a phone, with a phone ring in the background. Black screen title 'Payback' appears. Credits also appear on screen as they run through forest and on the pull back).

(Film Continues)

Production Email to our actors

In order to ensure that our actors will be around on time and that they all know what is going on we sent them an email which enclosed the details on where to meet, when to meet and the costumes that they will need to wear. We also have sent them a copy of the production schedule so that they know exactly what will be doing and when, also they have been informed of all the safety tips and will be once again reminded on the day.