NAME: Martin James Hallwood
AGE: 32
OCCUPATION: Senior manager of Markerstone Industries.
Martin is a level headed quick thinker who's ambition in life has allowed him to quickly become an important member of a high class company (Markerstone Industries) although Martin is a completely rational man he has a darker side hidden within him. due to the constant demand of his job Martin became extremely stressed and depressed. searching for solution to his problems martin turn to alcohol but whilst under the influence his personality compleatley switches and he becomes reckless and violent. Due to this relliance on alcohol
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Section 11. audience feedback.
After putting our thriller onto youtube it has been watched over 58 times. people who have watched it left some interesting comments below.
egnoring the fact that alot of them were just excited to see paul in my film they gave some very interesting feedback. they have commented upon hiow much they liked the lighting used as well as comments on how they feel the sequence could be improved if the actors showed a little more emotion. alot of people liked the theme of the paint crossing out the next victim wich i agree upon as it shows the killer being systematic as well as the red representing the blood of the victim. two people have said they enjoyed the camera angles we used as well as many people saying the soundtrack fit very well with it creating an intence atmosphere. another person discribed the sequence as being criptic wich is exactly the word for the armosphire i was trying to create. from what i know all of the people that commented upon the sequnce was within our target audience ranging between 18 and 30 years old.
Section 10. log sheets
i have chosen the best shots to use out of those taken. when editing i plan on using fades to and from black, and dissolve fades to bring the map into the main part of the scene. i will also smoothly cut each shot so the every action looks smooth and that there are no continuity errors.
Friday, 21 January 2011
Section1. the Thriller Genre
The Thriller genre is a genre which is intended to excite, and almost frighten the audience. The narratives of a Thriller generally contain twists and turns which sends the audience in one direction but the answer could be down another path. This creates suspense and excitement for the audience; they like this because it takes them away from their everyday life. The plot lines usually hold excitement for the audience in the way of danger, murder etc which attracts the attention of the audience and holds it.
Their are many theories to what a Thriller actually is and most of these can be applied to the thriller genre as a whole. Most films within the Thriller genre conform to most of these theories and some films conform to all of them.
Partial Vision
This is where only some of the narrative information is giving to the viewer and hides the rest, leaving the audience to wonder what is going to happen; who is the attacker? how are they doing it? etc. This gives a chance for the audience to think of their own theories about the rest of the information that is hidden. A strong example of this is in Se7en where the audience only see the murder scene and not the murder actually taking place.
Question Answer Model
This keeps the audience in suspense asking questions; what is going to happen next,who is the next victim? These are mainly used in mystery thrillers as their could be an element of surprise at the end. A good example of the Question answer Model is in Final Destination 1 the audience continue to ask questions about who is going to be the next victim. the audience will be trying to figure this out with the photo clues taken at the theme park.
The Transformed City
The transformed city is the idea that an ordinary place can become extraordinary for the purpose of a thriller. Most Thrillers are set in an urban enviroment such as a town or a city and they usually become more extraordinary from a killing or something bad happening. For the thriller to be successful the society must change and adapt to become more different to others and more exciting.
Concealment and Protraction
Concealment and Protraction pulls the audience in different directions. The concealment is used to create suspense and deliberatly hiding information from the audience. This leaves unanswered questions creating suspense and leaving the audience to wonder. Protraction is also used to create suspense and does this by deliberatly delaying an outcome from the audience. For example this could be delaying a bomb explosion in a big city; the audience knows what is going to happen but the suspense is increased by delaying it.
Mazes and Labyrinths
Mazes and Labyrinths is the idea that the Protagonist finds themselves in a predicament and the "mazes" which they must find their way through to reach the ending. The narrative of the film is usually filled with twist and dead ends, this makes it difficult for the Protagonist to resolve. The audience is always presented with the problems that the Protagonist must solve and how they do this.
The Exotic
This is the idea that buildings and objects have been placed within a Thriller which we would not expect to see in day to day life. These objects or buildings are usually placed in the Thriller for a purpose; objects may be used to symbolise the characters personality. Often props from another culture will be added to the Thriller to create difference to the film. This introduction of something unfamiliar is something which the audience enjoys as it holds their attention and reinforces the idea that the world within a Thriller is different and yet more exciting than the real world which the audience love.
The Heroic Romance
This is the idea that the Protagonist (hero) of the film is shown to be an ordinary person who is forced to act in extraordinary ways to survive during the film. In the Thriller genre this hero is usually portrayed as having an ordinary job and an ordinary life but they must adapt to survive. In Thriller films movies the ordinary Laws and Nature of the film are slightly suspended which allows them to perform extraordinary which would be impossible otherwise; this can include diving out the way of a car or jumping off a cliff and surviving.
Their are many theories to what a Thriller actually is and most of these can be applied to the thriller genre as a whole. Most films within the Thriller genre conform to most of these theories and some films conform to all of them.
Partial Vision
This is where only some of the narrative information is giving to the viewer and hides the rest, leaving the audience to wonder what is going to happen; who is the attacker? how are they doing it? etc. This gives a chance for the audience to think of their own theories about the rest of the information that is hidden. A strong example of this is in Se7en where the audience only see the murder scene and not the murder actually taking place.
Question Answer Model
This keeps the audience in suspense asking questions; what is going to happen next,who is the next victim? These are mainly used in mystery thrillers as their could be an element of surprise at the end. A good example of the Question answer Model is in Final Destination 1 the audience continue to ask questions about who is going to be the next victim. the audience will be trying to figure this out with the photo clues taken at the theme park.
The Transformed City
The transformed city is the idea that an ordinary place can become extraordinary for the purpose of a thriller. Most Thrillers are set in an urban enviroment such as a town or a city and they usually become more extraordinary from a killing or something bad happening. For the thriller to be successful the society must change and adapt to become more different to others and more exciting.
Concealment and Protraction
Concealment and Protraction pulls the audience in different directions. The concealment is used to create suspense and deliberatly hiding information from the audience. This leaves unanswered questions creating suspense and leaving the audience to wonder. Protraction is also used to create suspense and does this by deliberatly delaying an outcome from the audience. For example this could be delaying a bomb explosion in a big city; the audience knows what is going to happen but the suspense is increased by delaying it.
Mazes and Labyrinths
Mazes and Labyrinths is the idea that the Protagonist finds themselves in a predicament and the "mazes" which they must find their way through to reach the ending. The narrative of the film is usually filled with twist and dead ends, this makes it difficult for the Protagonist to resolve. The audience is always presented with the problems that the Protagonist must solve and how they do this.
The Exotic
This is the idea that buildings and objects have been placed within a Thriller which we would not expect to see in day to day life. These objects or buildings are usually placed in the Thriller for a purpose; objects may be used to symbolise the characters personality. Often props from another culture will be added to the Thriller to create difference to the film. This introduction of something unfamiliar is something which the audience enjoys as it holds their attention and reinforces the idea that the world within a Thriller is different and yet more exciting than the real world which the audience love.
The Heroic Romance
This is the idea that the Protagonist (hero) of the film is shown to be an ordinary person who is forced to act in extraordinary ways to survive during the film. In the Thriller genre this hero is usually portrayed as having an ordinary job and an ordinary life but they must adapt to survive. In Thriller films movies the ordinary Laws and Nature of the film are slightly suspended which allows them to perform extraordinary which would be impossible otherwise; this can include diving out the way of a car or jumping off a cliff and surviving.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Section 5. Synopsis
High rise business man Martin Hallwood expected this to be like any other, until he discovered a mysterious envelope. Now Martin is part of a sadistic race across town searching for the ware about of his missing sister. But this is no ordinary race. In this game Martin must face his past one step at a time to unlock the secrets held in the clues he finds. But what will be at the end of a game that he knows he can never truly win.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
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