photos of settings and actors

As a group we brainstormed ideas of where to shoot the opening of our thriller. We came to the decision to film at sidcup place as it was outdoors and our college as we needed somewhere that looked like a working environment. We photographed the places before we filmed it so we could analyse how it would look on camera and if it would be ok for our opening. We took the photos at all different angles so that we could see what would be the best angles to film from. Then from the photos we decided what kind of mise-en-scene we would like for our opening. After this we then started to shoot our thriller.

prelium task

posters from films we analysed

What lies beneath
The music begins at a slow tempo and speeds up towards the end. It also cross cuts to scenes back to a big house. This emphasizes what the film is about. The pace of the film also becomes faster as it goes on and black outs are used in between scenes to build up suspense.

Vertigo
The music starts of as fast and racy. Then an establishing shot is used of the city. It is dark and gloomy and the people are in silohette. Then towards the end there are close ups of the main actors face. This establishes who the main characters of the film are. The voices of the people speaking are drowned out. This signifies that what they are saying is not important so the audience focus more on the action.

Gone baby gone
The music starts of as slow ophera style music and a narrater is illustrating the story at the beginning. The narrater stops and there are people talking over the music about a girl that has gone missing. This is done so the audience can establish what the film is about. The music slowly starts to speed up towards the end. It also quickley cuts to different scenes of people talking about the child. The titles are also done in luminous blue colours. This is so it stands out.

story board