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ASSIGNMENT 11: REDRAFT #4.GETTING INTO GROUPS.
Key Code:
Abigail:
Gledis:
Joanne:
Vera:
Group Work:
TEACHER ASSESSMENT OF OUR FIRST OPENING SEQUENCE:
SELF ASSESSMENT OF OUR FIRST OPENING SEQUENCE:
FEEDBACK OF OUR FIRST OPENING SEQUENCE:
Our opening sequence was too long + more like a film.
We didn’t use enough transitions, or any special effects.
We were missing out on marks, because we had no titles.
The pace of our opening sequence wasn’t fast enough.
We need to be more wary of head space when re-filming, as we had a lot of empty space.
DECISIONS AND REVISIONS.
Whilst filming our opening sequence, we had to make a few decisions about the script and the layout, which differed from our original ideas.
Some parts of the script were cut out, as it was unrealistic that a character to say some of the written lines.
There was also some confusion with the intended opening sequence. We had different ideas about what we were filming for it, so had to change it on the day.
CONVENTIONS OF THRILLERS...D
• We are using conventions of thrillers, such as crime,
mystery and ghosts.
• We identified other thriller films that used these
conventions effectively, such as House On A Haunted Hill, Stir
Of Echoes and The Others.
• We collectively decided on how we would use, develop and
challenge these conventions.
Convention Explanation Use/Develop/Challenge
Ghosts/Spirits
Our character is haunted by a ghost in her home.
Using – We’re using this as we are doing possession which can be quite a typical feature.
Mystery
Mysterious things keep on happening to the character, and as she becomes aware of this, these happenings get worse.
Using– We’re are using this convention by included mystery all the way through the plot.
Possession
At the end of film, our character is fully possessed. But during the opening sequence, the character has a close encounter with the ghost.
Developing – We’re developing this because our character is possessed slowly and is aware of this possession.
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Theme/Concept
An idea we had for the theme was Revenge and the concept was Possession.
Revenge & Possession!
Ghosts
MysteriousUnsuspecting
Someone who has been wronged
Suspicious circumstances
Enigma
Vicious
Twists & Turns
Shocking revelations
Victims
Hidden identities
Ghouls
Injustice
Grievance
Same as assignment 11
draft 3
Theme/Concept
Another idea we had for the theme was Justice and concept was Death
Justice & Death!
Righteousness
Moral Rightness.
Decay
A Cause
Life After DeathSupernatural
Mystery
Vendetta
Revenge
Murder & Manslaughter
Same as assignment 11
draft 3
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE.
The narrative structure of our opening sequence follows the theory of Todorov.
It is structured this way as it begins with relative harmony which is then disrupted by the disequilibrium and it is unknown whether or not this is resolved which is the new equilibrium.
Our opening sequence introduces our character, and the audience to the idea of supernatural events.
THE NEW IDEA. Footage from a night vision camera is shown, in which the character
has her covers pulled off whilst sleeping by the ghost and the lamp switches off.
Zoom out to imply the character is watching the video from her laptop and is horrified at what she sees . The door slowly opens and a gush of wind pushes the papers on her desk.
She gets up, closes the door and sits at her desk. The laptop then suddenly turns off and a mysterious figure walks past behind her (seen by audience only). The door opens violently.
She stands up in fright and the curtains behind her open by themselves. She backs away from her desk. Suddenly loud banging can be heard from inside her cupboard scaring her.
She reluctantly walks to the cupboard doors terrified and opens them. It is not seen what is in their only her reaction. The camera zooms fast into her face and then a blackout.
Long Shot, Slow motions zoom Close up shot, Ariel
Keyboard
Close up of website research
Whispers are heardMid-shot view of character
Camera swished around The room fast
1 2 3
4 5 6
NEW STORYBOARD.
Ariel shot of room
Close up of camera in hand
Extreme close up of Camera screen
Long shot
Close up of TV
Mid shot
7 8 9
10 11 12
Long shot Close up shot Close up shot of side of theface
Close up shot of camera in hand Ariel shot
Close up of photo
13 14 15
16 17 18
Close up of face to capture emotions Over the shoulder shot Mid shot
Long shot of hall way Ariel shot drop toOver the shoulder shot
19 20 21
22 23 24
Close up shot Wide shot Then fast zoom
In to Extreme close up to hand25 26
CHANGES IN CHARACTER AND MISE EN SCENE.
For draft two, we are changing the actress, location and costume.
Our actress is now Joanne Aroda.
We will change her costume to make her look a bit less confident and more vulnerable.
We have also changed the location slightly as the character will remain in her room and not go downstairs.
CHANGES IN CHARACTER AND MISE EN SCENE.
We have decided that we want out character ‘Drew’ to represent your average normal person.
The reason we have done this is because we feel that this will help her character relate to a much wider audience.
We want our audience to think that what happens to our character in our film can happen to anyone no matter how ordinary.
The purpose of this is so frighten our audience, as this is our main goal with a Thriller film.
Location
We have one locations with this idea. The first, is a bedroom in which all of these
supernatural things happen to the character in. There are no health and safety risks in this location.
(Supernatural things)
Same as assignment 11
draft 3
Location
This location is nearly always accessible as its my room,
however, the only problem we may face with this location is
when we can film as my mother works from home and noise
from filming could be an issue.
We can get there from school by getting the 266 or 260 bus to
Church Road and then a short walking distance, where we’d
have to cross four non-major roads.
Same as assignment 11
draft 3
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.
We looked at various distribution companies in order to find one that would be suitable for our second draft.
We finally decided on Ghost House Pictures It is a distribution company that have been
behind films such as The Grudge (1-3), The Children and The Messengers.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.
They are suitable for our film idea, as they distribute to both American and European audiences and they make well known films.
Their budgets range from £4,500,000 - £10,000,000. We would aim to be at the lower end of their budget for our film.
TITLES.
In our first opening sequence, we lacked any titles, however, for the second draft, we want to put titles on a black screen between the events in the opening sequence.
This will stall the suspense and put the audience on edge, which is one of our main aims.
We will stagger our titles as this will make the audience pay more attention to each individual title on screen.
SCRIPT FOR DRAFT 2
The font style and colour are somewhat unusual as it does not link with anything in the movie. This could be down to the time the film was made. During the 60s technology was not as developed.
However the fact that its so uncommon for a Horror/Thriller, makes it unique and unpredictable.
This has inspired us to use a font not normally associated with Thrillers to make it as unpredictable as possible.
• Baby pink colour, however symbolises the innocence of Rosemary’s
character.
•Similarly, our main character also possesses
a sense of innocence.
TITLES OF ‘ROSEMARY’S BABY’
Tit les And Credits of Stephen King’s ‘IT’
The title of the film is the only text in this colour (bright red) and font style.
This makes the title stand out from the rest of the text highlighting the significance of the ‘IT’ character to intrigue the audience.
The bright red symbolises blood and gore therefore attracting the target audience as it is common in Horror/Thrillers.
The small cuts and slits within the letters emphasis the violence in the movie as they represent stabs and scratches.
TITLES OF STEPHEN KING’S ‘IT’
We want the titles and credits of our opening sequence to fade in and out.
This is because it creates an eerie effect and symbolises the way the ghost in the movie appears and disappears.
Our titles will only come one screen during a time when nothing significant is happening as to not distract the audience from any important parts of the sequence.
TITLES OF OUR OPENING SEQUENCE
