introduction:
Mise en scene are key elements used by produce to convey the message in the film . it consist of 6 element which are lighting, body language, and facial expression, hair and make, costume setting and iconography. each element plays a big roll in a film as it allows the audience to understand clearly what is going on and to distinguish the roles of each character according to the way they may be presented, for example a actor who is well dressed will straight away indicate a sign of status and power but his body language an facial expression will allow the the audience to characterize them.
lighting:
in the first scene of our thriller we will be using low key lighting to hide the identity of our main character as she is shown knelled down in an empty white room. this will make the audience question themselves on why is the character in that place, who they are and what are their intentions
setting:
we selected various location which we thought will be appropriate for the scenes of our thriller. the first setting in our thriller is a white room which we will use in our opening scene. the second setting is a living room and the last is outdoor more precisely in an alleyway.
iconography:
in our first scene there isn't any iconography surrounding our main character who plays the role of a victim and antagonist. but if we take look back at the second flashback of her boyfriends living room she was surrounded by iconography such as a lamp, scissors, table and electronic devices and once she was assaulted by him she made use of all the item she go her hands on and ended murdering him. this shows that she cannot control herself so therefore was left alone in an empty with nothing and none to hurt.
costume:
our main character will be dressed in a white robe that suggest that she is a victim and so therefore innocent, her robe will be ripped and will contains black stains which represents a hidden dark side of her. our second character who is the boyfriend will be like every normal 20 year old men but on top he will have have a white shirt and a black jacket. our last character who is the rapist will be dressed all black with a hoodie which hides his identity.
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Sunday, 16 November 2014
planning: character representation
introduction:
in this post i will be identifying important aspects of each characters in my thriller. character representation will help me and my group when it will come to choosing someone to play the role of a particular character. it will give us an idea of what is required from our actors in order to match the characters.
characters:
Name: unknown
character role: rapist
age: 25-30
gender: male
costume: blue jeans and a black hoodie
hair and makeup: his hair will not be seen as he would be wearing a hoodie and makeup will not be needed because his identity will hidden by not showing his appearance.
body language and facial expression: he will have an intimidating and dominant body language
represented as: someone who
role within narrative: he rapes an innocent girl who was left traumatized by that experience and he was never found guilty.
Name: lucy
character: female victim/antagonist
age: 18
gender: female
costume: she wears a white ripped robe filled with stains
hair and makeup: she will have messy hair and her face will be pale
body language and facial expression: she will have an agitated body language and a frightened facial expression
represented as: she represented as a innocent, lost young girl who is tormented by her pass and struggles to control her emotions.
role within narrative: she play as a girl in a mental hospital who is unable to control her emotions
Name; boby
character: boyfriend/victim
age: 21
costume: the boyfriend will wear a white shirt and a black coat on top
hair and makeup: he will have scruffy hair and a natural look (no makeup)
body language and facial expression: he has a persuasive body language and
represented as:
role within narrative:
in this post i will be identifying important aspects of each characters in my thriller. character representation will help me and my group when it will come to choosing someone to play the role of a particular character. it will give us an idea of what is required from our actors in order to match the characters.
characters:
Name: unknown
character role: rapist
age: 25-30
gender: male
costume: blue jeans and a black hoodie
hair and makeup: his hair will not be seen as he would be wearing a hoodie and makeup will not be needed because his identity will hidden by not showing his appearance.
body language and facial expression: he will have an intimidating and dominant body language
represented as: someone who
role within narrative: he rapes an innocent girl who was left traumatized by that experience and he was never found guilty.
Name: lucy
character: female victim/antagonist
age: 18
gender: female
costume: she wears a white ripped robe filled with stains
hair and makeup: she will have messy hair and her face will be pale
body language and facial expression: she will have an agitated body language and a frightened facial expression
represented as: she represented as a innocent, lost young girl who is tormented by her pass and struggles to control her emotions.
role within narrative: she play as a girl in a mental hospital who is unable to control her emotions
Name; boby
character: boyfriend/victim
age: 21
costume: the boyfriend will wear a white shirt and a black coat on top
hair and makeup: he will have scruffy hair and a natural look (no makeup)
body language and facial expression: he has a persuasive body language and
represented as:
role within narrative:
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
planning: production role
Introduction
when making a film, there are nine different key role or responsibilities which are given to different individuals in order to ease the production of the film and ensure that its of a high standard. in my group we've allocated each individuals with different roles so that the production is done faster with no time wasted and to avoid giving one person a lot of responsibilities.
the first role we have have which is a common one is of a director: the director is the person who I would say have the idea of what the film would look like, therefore they would be in charge of almost everything from choosing actors and coaching them, planning location and choosing shots for different scenes. this role was given to Marilyn as the idea is hers and she can instruct us according to how she visualized a scene.
camera operators: camera operators are the people who bring what is on the storyboard to reality. they are in charge of capturing shots while actors are acting and ensures that the angles and the sizes are as shown on the storyboard. this role is assign to Josh as he has experience of doing this in the past.
producer: on set the role a producer would be to supervise everyone and to make sure that everything is as the director requested. producers are also in charge of finding team members capable of taking responsibilities of designing, filming and sometimes directing. out of set they will be doing thing arrangements for distribution, selling and promoting. for this role we've decide to assign it to Marilyn because she is sociable and knows who are the right members to recruit.
light operator: lights in films can create different moods depending on how its projected. light operators are the one in charge of projecting different types of lighting in different scenes just as it was visualized by the director. for example if the director want a character to look a bit distorted and create a dark mood they would tell the light operators to project a low key lighting from a low angle. I would be taking this role because I have past experience of using different types of light in a drama performance.
location manager: a location manager is responsible for finding a set/location where each scenes would be film in order to match and be suitable for a particular scene or the story of the film. this role was again assign to me as I have already thought of an appropriate location which would be suitable for our thriller
costume, hair and make up: in the making of a film there are always people who are in charge of making characters appear in a certain way to give the audience an idea of their role in the film and what may be expected from them. the appearance of a character would depend on the sub genre of the film, an example for this would supernatural thrillers which mostly would have characters that look demonic which is expected from that type of movie. Marilyn is responsible for this as she has the experience of applying make up to make a character appear in a certain way and knows what the character should wear and what it connotes.
storyboard: storyboard drawers have a very important role because everything is captured by the camera operators and as its drawn on the storyboard. storyboards drawers also makes the role of other workers easier because the shows step by step what needs to be done and what characters will appear in what scene. this role was assign to Joshua because he design a clear and more detailed storyboard that will make the production of thriller to be more easier as the actors have a clear understanding of what happens in every scenes
editor: after long days and hours of filming, the movie is edited by professional who cuts any unwanted or inappropriate scenes, adjusts the time frames of each scenes and adds a few effects if needed. we have assign this role to Josh because he has the software needed as he has done it before.
sound editor: a sound editors are in charge of implementing sounds in particular scene to match the action or to make the audience feel in a certain way. an example for this would be in a crime or psychological thriller in scenes where the unexpected appearance of the antagonist behind a victim is accompanied with an eerie sound that strikes fear into the audience.
conclusion
this has helped me because I now know what responsibilities me and the people in my group would have depending on our roles. we can now start our production knowing that everyone has a brief understanding of what is expected from them in order to create a excellent thriller.
when making a film, there are nine different key role or responsibilities which are given to different individuals in order to ease the production of the film and ensure that its of a high standard. in my group we've allocated each individuals with different roles so that the production is done faster with no time wasted and to avoid giving one person a lot of responsibilities.
the first role we have have which is a common one is of a director: the director is the person who I would say have the idea of what the film would look like, therefore they would be in charge of almost everything from choosing actors and coaching them, planning location and choosing shots for different scenes. this role was given to Marilyn as the idea is hers and she can instruct us according to how she visualized a scene.
camera operators: camera operators are the people who bring what is on the storyboard to reality. they are in charge of capturing shots while actors are acting and ensures that the angles and the sizes are as shown on the storyboard. this role is assign to Josh as he has experience of doing this in the past.
producer: on set the role a producer would be to supervise everyone and to make sure that everything is as the director requested. producers are also in charge of finding team members capable of taking responsibilities of designing, filming and sometimes directing. out of set they will be doing thing arrangements for distribution, selling and promoting. for this role we've decide to assign it to Marilyn because she is sociable and knows who are the right members to recruit.
light operator: lights in films can create different moods depending on how its projected. light operators are the one in charge of projecting different types of lighting in different scenes just as it was visualized by the director. for example if the director want a character to look a bit distorted and create a dark mood they would tell the light operators to project a low key lighting from a low angle. I would be taking this role because I have past experience of using different types of light in a drama performance.
location manager: a location manager is responsible for finding a set/location where each scenes would be film in order to match and be suitable for a particular scene or the story of the film. this role was again assign to me as I have already thought of an appropriate location which would be suitable for our thriller
costume, hair and make up: in the making of a film there are always people who are in charge of making characters appear in a certain way to give the audience an idea of their role in the film and what may be expected from them. the appearance of a character would depend on the sub genre of the film, an example for this would supernatural thrillers which mostly would have characters that look demonic which is expected from that type of movie. Marilyn is responsible for this as she has the experience of applying make up to make a character appear in a certain way and knows what the character should wear and what it connotes.
storyboard: storyboard drawers have a very important role because everything is captured by the camera operators and as its drawn on the storyboard. storyboards drawers also makes the role of other workers easier because the shows step by step what needs to be done and what characters will appear in what scene. this role was assign to Joshua because he design a clear and more detailed storyboard that will make the production of thriller to be more easier as the actors have a clear understanding of what happens in every scenes
editor: after long days and hours of filming, the movie is edited by professional who cuts any unwanted or inappropriate scenes, adjusts the time frames of each scenes and adds a few effects if needed. we have assign this role to Josh because he has the software needed as he has done it before.
sound editor: a sound editors are in charge of implementing sounds in particular scene to match the action or to make the audience feel in a certain way. an example for this would be in a crime or psychological thriller in scenes where the unexpected appearance of the antagonist behind a victim is accompanied with an eerie sound that strikes fear into the audience.
conclusion
this has helped me because I now know what responsibilities me and the people in my group would have depending on our roles. we can now start our production knowing that everyone has a brief understanding of what is expected from them in order to create a excellent thriller.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Planning: Initial ideas
Initial ideas
Each member of my group had their own ideas of the type of thriller they wanted to create. We discussed them as a group and used this to help decide on a final idea.
Idea 1
Sub-genre: psychological thriller
Narrative: boy who seeks revenge for the death of his parents by killing his victims by the order of their birthday
Title: happy birthday
Characters: two male and one female(victims), a 17 year old boy(antagonist) and the police
Setting: city
Theory: Can use Todorov's theory of start middle and end. Conventional characters that the audience will expect to see.
Themes: Violence, revenge, family
Audience response: They will feel scared of the boy but at the same time they will feel sorry for him because he has lost his parents and clearly he is really affected by this.
Positives: can cause good audience response, character can be likable and feared at the same time.
Negatives: not sure if we can portray believable deaths and if we can show this is two minutes.
Idea 2
Title: Bipolar relapse
Sub-genre: psychological thriller
Characters: doctor, nurse, female victim and antagonist
Narrative: a women who is the victim of rape becomes tormented and seeks for revenge. She is in a mental home because people think she has lied and she escapes and gets her revenge on her attacker.
Setting: a hospital and a dark room
Themes: revenge, rape, childhood, innocence
Theory: Propp's characters and good themes used
Audience response: they will want the victim to get her revenge and they will feel sorry for her.
Positives: can twist the audiences emotions so can be quite clever, characters should be easy to portray
Negatives: rape is quite a sensitive issue to show so not sure how we would show this on the screen
Conclusion
By sharing our ideas we are able to see the similarities and differences in our ideas, who's idea can be accomplished with the equipment available and how we can make it into one idea. We should now have a brief idea of what our thriller would be as we can see that both our ideas have the same sub-genre and a character wanting revenge so we will use this idea. I think the female getting revenge on the attacker is going to be easier to do so this is the idea we will go along with and plan.
Each member of my group had their own ideas of the type of thriller they wanted to create. We discussed them as a group and used this to help decide on a final idea.
Idea 1
Sub-genre: psychological thriller
Narrative: boy who seeks revenge for the death of his parents by killing his victims by the order of their birthday
Title: happy birthday
Characters: two male and one female(victims), a 17 year old boy(antagonist) and the police
Setting: city
Theory: Can use Todorov's theory of start middle and end. Conventional characters that the audience will expect to see.
Themes: Violence, revenge, family
Audience response: They will feel scared of the boy but at the same time they will feel sorry for him because he has lost his parents and clearly he is really affected by this.
Positives: can cause good audience response, character can be likable and feared at the same time.
Negatives: not sure if we can portray believable deaths and if we can show this is two minutes.
Idea 2
Title: Bipolar relapse
Sub-genre: psychological thriller
Characters: doctor, nurse, female victim and antagonist
Narrative: a women who is the victim of rape becomes tormented and seeks for revenge. She is in a mental home because people think she has lied and she escapes and gets her revenge on her attacker.
Setting: a hospital and a dark room
Themes: revenge, rape, childhood, innocence
Theory: Propp's characters and good themes used
Audience response: they will want the victim to get her revenge and they will feel sorry for her.
Positives: can twist the audiences emotions so can be quite clever, characters should be easy to portray
Negatives: rape is quite a sensitive issue to show so not sure how we would show this on the screen
Conclusion
By sharing our ideas we are able to see the similarities and differences in our ideas, who's idea can be accomplished with the equipment available and how we can make it into one idea. We should now have a brief idea of what our thriller would be as we can see that both our ideas have the same sub-genre and a character wanting revenge so we will use this idea. I think the female getting revenge on the attacker is going to be easier to do so this is the idea we will go along with and plan.
Saturday, 8 November 2014
planning: final ideas
Final idea:
Title: bipolar relapse
narrative structure: a woman who is tormented by her past and considered as a threat to the society so therefore she is locked up in a mental hospital where is never visited and neither treated as her state remains obscure. she is kneeled down with her head down and her hair covering her appearance, she starts to see flashbacks of how it all started, the first flashback she sees is of the man who forced her to do what she did not want while crying and begging him to stop but was repeatedly told "its like nothing ever happened", she is then shown in her sell all alone crying with hatred for who she has become. she then sees the second flashback of her boyfriend who was repeatedly stabbed by her for saying one simple sentence,"its like nothing ever happened".the next day,a male nurse informed the doctor of her state how she seems to be normal but hasn't said a word to anyone and was only heard her talking to herself, the doctor did not know how to help or treat her due to the insufficient information he had about her so he orders that she's observed and never approached alone. a few days passed by, when a male nurse entered her room to give her meal while she was seating down on her bed. the male nurse approached her and placed the tray with food on her laps and tried to feed her as she hasn't eaten any food given to her previous, she acts collaborative in till she raised her hand to hold the fork but then drops the tray of food, she starts to panic and her hand shaking but reassured by the male nurse that everything was aright and "its like nothing ever happened".
film influenced my idea
se7en
Hannibal silenced
law abiding citizen
Mise En Scene:
I would use low key lighting to create a dark mood as the camera moves into the female victim from an extreme long shot to a close up
My setting would be in a mental hospital and a room painted all white
the main character who has a mixed role would be dressed in a white rob which shows her innocence,but would have black stains, her hair would be messy and clothes ripped showing that she's been through a lot and and the dark stains which represents dark side of her which by the memories of her past.
conclusion:
I want the audience to question themselves on who the character may be, what are her intention and why is she in that place. I also want the audience to feel sympathetic toward her for what she's been through but also scare and frightened of her actions and not knowing her identity and seeing her appearance.
Research: Film censorship
who is the BBFC and what is their role?
first the BBFC stands for British board film classification. before a film is released in great Britain, it has to go through the BBFC first where its reviewed on the contents it has and what influence it would have on the audience. after a film is reviewed by the BBFC it would either be rated the age which they think is suitable for that film or in some situation the BBFC is force to cut some parts of the film that are inappropriate and uncomfortable for the viewers. some producers do not always agree with judgement of the BBFC and would not want to make any changes to their film, and in that case the BBFC would have no choice but to ban it from cinemas, TV and online sites.
why is the role of the BBFC important to the film industry
the role of the BBFC is important because it restricts certain viewers such as young people from watching films that contain violence, nudity or may have a bad influence on them. the BBFC gives films an age rating and a clear description of what to expect as an audience, this can be seen as a way of protecting the viewers because they would then be able to make a decision of if it would be suitable for them or not and parents will become more aware of what their kids are about to watch and the content it contains.
what things get censored and why?
the BBFC censors things that is most likely to be replicated by some viewers in the real world. for example:
what is the difference between films being cut and banned?
when a film is reviewed by the BBFC and some parts of it is deemed as unsuitable for the audience, the producers of the film would be asked to cut that part, in other word removing it. the film would still be released but without that particular scene, whereas when a film is banned it can not be released on TV, cinemas and online sites in till it is changed to the expectation of the BBFC and reviewed again for an age rating. the reason why films are banned is because the BBFC fears that it will have a bad influence, be inappropriate or will offend some viewer with certain contents it may contain.
discuss the Forna and Kemode's debate,and then discuss where your own opinions lie on this matter.
Forna argues that most people replicates scenes from movie and would want to be like certain characters in the real world. it's like being sold a product but not through ads where the viewer knows and has a choices to either buy it or not. but in this case they are forced through flashy images of luxurious items worn characters which becomes their desires. she also adds that an episode of EastEnders where the character of Angie tried to kill herself increased the attempts of suicides that night, which just shows how influential an episode of series could be and what effect it could have on the viewers.
on the other hand, Kemode, argues that films should not be cut as it limits the message which the producer attended to share with the audience and that they are responsible for what they watch. he states that we are just seen as mere child who stupid, weak, impressionable, easily led and unable to distinguish between fiction and reality to the BBFC who deem themselves as intelligent, culturally sophisticated and parentally adept but do not know that every movie is received different by different viewers regardless of the message behind it.
In my opinion i think that film censorship is a great thing as it protects most viewers especially young ones from being exposed to violence which can they can replicate in the real world a harm an innocent person. I believe that if there wasn't a film censorship the world would be chaotic and filled with crime, so therefore film censorship should always be there to protect people who aren't able to protect themselves.
conclude with what you have learned about film regulation and what you need to consider for your own thrillers.
I have learned that they are film regulation which states that a film can be censored, cut or banned it it contains any content which can unpleasant or inappropriate for the audience. I now know what i can have in my thriller and would ensure that scene such that there is no scene of violence, racism or controversy are not in my thriller.
first the BBFC stands for British board film classification. before a film is released in great Britain, it has to go through the BBFC first where its reviewed on the contents it has and what influence it would have on the audience. after a film is reviewed by the BBFC it would either be rated the age which they think is suitable for that film or in some situation the BBFC is force to cut some parts of the film that are inappropriate and uncomfortable for the viewers. some producers do not always agree with judgement of the BBFC and would not want to make any changes to their film, and in that case the BBFC would have no choice but to ban it from cinemas, TV and online sites.
why is the role of the BBFC important to the film industry
the role of the BBFC is important because it restricts certain viewers such as young people from watching films that contain violence, nudity or may have a bad influence on them. the BBFC gives films an age rating and a clear description of what to expect as an audience, this can be seen as a way of protecting the viewers because they would then be able to make a decision of if it would be suitable for them or not and parents will become more aware of what their kids are about to watch and the content it contains.
what things get censored and why?
the BBFC censors things that is most likely to be replicated by some viewers in the real world. for example:
- Bad language
- Controversy
- Drug
- Sex
- Child abuse
- Racism
- Violence
- Sexual violence
- Nudity
what is the difference between films being cut and banned?
when a film is reviewed by the BBFC and some parts of it is deemed as unsuitable for the audience, the producers of the film would be asked to cut that part, in other word removing it. the film would still be released but without that particular scene, whereas when a film is banned it can not be released on TV, cinemas and online sites in till it is changed to the expectation of the BBFC and reviewed again for an age rating. the reason why films are banned is because the BBFC fears that it will have a bad influence, be inappropriate or will offend some viewer with certain contents it may contain.
discuss the Forna and Kemode's debate,and then discuss where your own opinions lie on this matter.
Forna argues that most people replicates scenes from movie and would want to be like certain characters in the real world. it's like being sold a product but not through ads where the viewer knows and has a choices to either buy it or not. but in this case they are forced through flashy images of luxurious items worn characters which becomes their desires. she also adds that an episode of EastEnders where the character of Angie tried to kill herself increased the attempts of suicides that night, which just shows how influential an episode of series could be and what effect it could have on the viewers.
on the other hand, Kemode, argues that films should not be cut as it limits the message which the producer attended to share with the audience and that they are responsible for what they watch. he states that we are just seen as mere child who stupid, weak, impressionable, easily led and unable to distinguish between fiction and reality to the BBFC who deem themselves as intelligent, culturally sophisticated and parentally adept but do not know that every movie is received different by different viewers regardless of the message behind it.
In my opinion i think that film censorship is a great thing as it protects most viewers especially young ones from being exposed to violence which can they can replicate in the real world a harm an innocent person. I believe that if there wasn't a film censorship the world would be chaotic and filled with crime, so therefore film censorship should always be there to protect people who aren't able to protect themselves.
conclude with what you have learned about film regulation and what you need to consider for your own thrillers.
I have learned that they are film regulation which states that a film can be censored, cut or banned it it contains any content which can unpleasant or inappropriate for the audience. I now know what i can have in my thriller and would ensure that scene such that there is no scene of violence, racism or controversy are not in my thriller.
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