Cast List

This is our cast list :

Storyboards

These are our storyboards. We have made these story boards to help us when we are filming, so we know what shots to shoot and so we know how to frame it. Also, we made a storyboard to roughly know how long to time each shot. Also, by making a story board, it helps us to visualize what our sequence will actually look like and if there are any shots that do not fit in then we know to cha`nge them before we go out and shoot them.

Titles: font ideas

 

Titles: Font ideas. 

 This is a wordle that we created to help us decide on what font styles to choose.

I think by using a serif font for the titles of the cast and crew it will make our production look more professional as it would be following the conventions of the thriller genre.

cast/crew font idear 1:

I think this would be a good font to use beacuse it gives the veiwer the impression that the film is quite a serious one.

cast/crew font idear 2:

I dont think that this would be as an effective font in comparison to choice one as it doesnt look as serious as the first font.

film name font ideas.

I like this font for the film name I think it is intersting and also looks visually appealing to the audience.

film name font idear 2:

i also think that this would be an effective font as it would allow the audiene to get ideas about what the film would involve. i think it would be an intersting twist to the title.

Music that we could use for our opening sequence

Music that can be used within our opening sequence...

This piece of music could be used as an ambient piece of background noise that is played throughout the whole opening sequence. The fact that the pace was quite slow and the tempo was quite low, it suggested to the audience that something bad is going to happen. This could also represent danger. The volume of this ambient back ground noise will be not to high and not to low, just enough that the audience hear it clearly but can still hear whats going on in the actual opening sequence.

http://www.freesound.org/people/Nosebleed%20Cinema/sounds/94146/

This next piece of music could also be used within our opening sequence as an ambient background noise that would be played the whole time throughout the opening sequence. The fact that the pace is quite fast and the tempo is quite high, suggests to the audience that something bad is going to happen. Also, by using music that is quit fast, it helps the build the tension throughout the opening sequence. The volume of the music would be loud enough for the audience to hear it clearly but not loud enough for the audience to not be able to hear whats happening within the actual opening sequence.

http://www.freesound.org/people/Elektrocell/sounds/20705/

Props and costumes

Props & Costumes...

Props;

• A Bike: This would be a prop that me and my group would need as the story line of our opening sequence is that little boy is riding down a deserted road before being abducted. This would make the audience think that the child is in danger as he is riding his bike down a deserted road on his own.
• A Large Bag: This is a prop that our group will need as this is what will be used when the kidnapper takes the 'Child'. However, we are actually filling the bag up with a weight so that it looks to the audience as if the child is actually in the bag. This would make the audience feel uncomfortable but yet intrigued to know what has happened to the boy, this then leads on to the audience asking themselves questions. Such as, 'Whats the story behind this?', 'What happened to the boy?' etc. 
• A photograph of the child that is being abducted: Our group needs this prop as it allows Shaun to burn  the photograph of the boy. This shows the audience the boy has been abducted for a specific reason. This would then makes the audience wonder why the boy had been specifically chosen.

Costumes;

• Shaun: Throughout the opening sequence, Shaun will be wearing quite causal but very dark clothes. The casual clothes represent the fact that he is trying to pursue himself to be just like everyone else by wearing clothes such as a jumper with a hood and a pair of jeans. When actual fact he  is about to abduct a little boy from the park. The dark colours represent the fact that he is quite dangerous. He is dark and mysterious. This could intrigue the audience as it would make them question as what the boy is going to do.
• The Little Boy: The little boy will be wearing brightly coloured clothing, such as a t shirt and pair of trousers or jeans. The bright colours of the clothing will contrast with the dark colours of the suspects clothing. Furthermore, by the child wearing bright and colourful t shirts, it represents the happiness of the child and how innocent the child actually is.

Plot Synopsis

Plot synopsis

Tommy is a 10 year old boy who likes to play out with his friends and ride his bike in the local park which is just down the road from his house. However, one night whilst he was at the park, he went missing...

Once it had got past Tommy's time to be in, his mum Claire had realised he was missing and then sent out people to search for him. After many days of searching for him, the finally find Tommy unconscious by the side of a river, close to death. They immediately phone the ambulance and he was rushed off to hospital.

 The police had said that their only hope of finding the suspect was if they spoke to Tommy and got some information from him. However, unfortunately Tommy is in a comatose state which means he will not be giving them any information any time soon. The police have said that there may not be much time before the suspect strikes again. 

Furthermore, the police had revisited the place where they found Tommy and found a crucial bit of information which could be the answer to all questions. By finding this bit of information, it means that there is a high hope for them to find the suspect as quickly as possible.

After a few days of the police searching for the suspect, Tommy regains consciousness. The police then visit him and he tells them everything that he can remember. The police then track the suspect down and arrest him. As the police caught him, he was currently in the process of taking another child. The police immediately took the suspect to the local police station and as they were putting him in his cell, he said 'there is more than just me...’.

Location for thriller film.

Locations for a thriller film. 

This could be a successful location to set a thriller film in as it looks very dark and abandoned. From this location being dark, this could create an eerie atmosphere making the audience further anticipate events that may occur. By using low key lighting it makes the location seem dangerous and shady. This makes the audience uncomfortable as they expect something bad to happen.  

I have chosen this location as it is unpopulated and deserted. This shows the setting is isolated. This would be an ideal location for a thriller based film because of the low key lighting used creates a tense atmosphere.

Conventions of an opening sequence

Conventions to an opening sequence from zoelovell