Planning: Story board with commentary.

This story board is our original idea of how we waned the thriller opening to look like. We have used this to plan our direction on the day.
We want to start on a tracking shot of a female characters legs, only below the knee. This will create tension because she has heels on - the heels make her look unsafe/connote instability. we wanted to set her up as a possible victim straight away. The high heels could be used to create or challenge the stereotype of a particular type of woman (confident but also an object of desire/victim. We actually chose black heels to make her more business-like and this had less connotations than red heels, which are considered more overtly related to attraction. We want to make it obvious she is the victim in the opening sequence and make it easy for the audience to understand.  If we made the whole movie we might decide to play on this stereotype by e.g making the woman the criminal, rather than the victim as she seems to be in the title sequence.
We made sure we used EWS to establish the scene later and a close up (CU) of the villains face to show how menacing he is. Also it is one of our first close ups so it's quite dramatic to suddenly show someone's expression. It should shock the audience as we want the character to appear out of the dark.
Extra note added after shoot:
On the day we came up with some more creative ideas as we were filming which we had not planned for possibly because we were not experienced enough at the time.

Completed by Aleksandra.

Planning: Synopsis of film.

Somer Wilson as Annalee

Elliott Clarke as Isaiah

Ola Chechelska as Bonnie

Detective Phillips is obsessed with his current case. Maybe it’s because Annalee looks just like his first love, but he can’t get her grizzly death out of his mind.

Annalee was living her perfects life; she had an amazing job, family, and boyfriend (so she thought). Isaiah was a jealous, out of control cheat who had been secretly been keeping tabs on Annalee throughout their relationship. With a lover on the side, Isaiah decided to get Annalee off the scene, and it is not a pretty end. So with Annalee gone, Isaiah and Bonnie, his lover, go on the run together, but not without the police on their trail…


Completed by Somer.

Planning: Call Sheet.

CALL SHEET (one per shooting day/location). Please fill out with relevant details

Production Office			Nearest Hospital to Set/number to call in case of emergency
LOCATIONS
#	Location	Address		Parking			Contact
1	Somer’s Grandmas house	Students house in Edgewood		Round the corner.			Marion
Scene and Description					Cast	Page number
Walking down the street scene.					1
In the house					1, 2 and 3
Kitchen scene					1, 2 and 3
Death scene					1, 2 and 3	TOTAL PAGES:

#	Cast	Role	Call Time			Set Call
1.	Somer Wilson	Annalee-victim	3-4.00pm
2.	Ola Chechelska	Bonnie-murderer	3-4.00pm
3.	Elliott Clarke	Isaiah-murderer 2	3-4.00pm

 

Extras/Background (plus noise check)

There are car noises at the start when the victim is walking.

The final scene has a TV background noise.

Transportation

None

Catering

None

 

SET REQUIREMENTS

Props: Only the TV at the end.

Special Effects: None

Vehicles: No vehicles.

Wardrobe: For victim; Black skirt, top and high heeled shoes, but for the final scene it was black trousers and a pink top. For murderer; black leggings, a black long jumper and black coat. For the boyfriend; black top and blue joggers, but for the final scene he wore clack joggers.

Makeup: The victim had red lips and neutral eye makeup. The murderer kept it plain.

Lighting: natural lighting from the windows.

 

Producer NAME PHONE NUMBER

Director NAME PHONE NUMBER

Camera NAME PHONE NUMBER

cast

cast

 

Other info needed>

Task completed by Somer.

Planning: New thriller film location.

We decided to change our location before we started filming as we believed it would be easier as it was closer.

 

So now this is the street that the victim will be walking down. There are quite a few places where the murderer can hide.

This is the driveway that the victim walks up.

 This is the hallway that the victim comes through when she enters the house. It's quite modern and new which represents that the victim is quite successful as she can afford her own house.

Another shot of the hallway.

 This is the door that the murderer walks through to get into the house.

 This is the part of the kitchen we first see when the killer is in the house.



 The stairs we first see the victims boyfriend.

 The living room where the victim is 'killed'. This gives off quite a homely feel which connotes with the fact that she gets killed here.

 Another shot of the living room.



Task completed by Somer.

 

Planning and Research: logo

Here is our logo for our production. We came up with SOLA as it was a mixture of our names. We chose the colours red, black and white as those are the main colours that will be in our film.

Task completed by Somer.

Planning: Classification for out film.

Classification for out film.

We are proposing that out thriller film has a 15 classification.

What does the 15 symbol mean? No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD.  15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

How much strong language is there in a 15?

There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (eg f***).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (e.g. 'c***'), although continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.

What about discriminatory or offensive terms?

There may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this.
However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

How much sex and nudity is allowed at 15?

At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, as long as there is no strong or graphic detail. Some sex scenes can be quite long at this category and may involve some nudity and movement. Though nudity may be allowed in a sexual context there should be no strong detail.
There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
There can be strong references to sex and sexual behaviour, but especially strong or crude references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context.
Heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same.

Can there be strong violence?

Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
Easily accessible weapons may not be glamorised.

What about sexual violence?

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence (for example descriptions of rape or sexual assault in a courtroom scene or in victim testimony) but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.

What about horror works?

Many horror films are rated 15. At 15 there can be strong threat and menace (as long as it is not sadistic or sexualised), although the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film or video?

At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.

Task completed by Aleksandra.

Planning: Mood Board

This is the mood board we made for our thriller film.

 

Task completed by Somer and Aleksandra.





Planning: Old Thiller film location.

Our Thriller location.

 

Here we have our thriller location which is a quiet residential house.  

 

This is the street that the victim will be walking down.

 

Here is a long shot of the same street.

 

This is the exterior of the victim's house.

When the victim gets to the outside door, she'll look around before entering.

This is the victim's kitchen.

This is the table in the kitchen where the victim will be sat. 

 Again here is a wider shot of the scene location.

 


Task completed by Somer.