storyboard part 3

Shot: 8
Action: Point of View shot of victim getting up and running.
Camera Shot: Point of View

Shot: 9
Action: Extreme close up of feet running past.
Camera Shot: Extreme Close up

Shot: 10
Action: Point of View shot of person leaning on a tree.
Camera Shot: Point of View

Shot: 11
Action: POV of attacker of victim falling on tree
Camera Shot: Wide Shot

Storyboard part 2

Shot: 4
Action: Pan of trees, slow motion of victim running
Camera Shot: Long Shot – Pan

Shot: 5
Action: Blackness, we hear the panting of the victim
Camera Shot: None

Shot: 6
Action: Point of View shot of victim falling down
Camera Shot: Point of View shot

Shot: 7
Action: Point of View Pan of victim looking back at the forest, then pan back to new terrain
Camera Shot: Point of View Pan

Storyboard part 1

After processing several parts of the production of the thriller we created a storyboard which we would follow for our future:

Shot: 1
Action: victim running through forest being followed by attacker.
Camera Shot: Point of View shot

Shot: 2
Action: Pan of trees
Camera Shot: Extreme Long Shot – Pan

Shot: 3
Action: victims feet running through forest
Camera Shot: Point of View shot

Choice of institution

We would like to have an institution from America to make our movie, so that we would be supported with a lot of money. Time Warner has the type of financial backing to make our movie and to help us distribute the movie as effectively as possible. For our production we wanted to use ‘Evolution Entertainment’ and ‘Lions Gate’ as they worked with movies such as ‘Saw’ and ‘American Psycho’ which reflects the type of film we want to make. They were also successfully marketed and have the same films as our horror/thriller. Therefore these films had the same target audience as our film, which leads us to think that we are making the right choice of Production Company.

First production meeting

When we had our first production group meeting we finalized the key ideas for our production. We decided which idea for the horror/thriller we were going to use. We decided to use the main them of Victor’s idea. It takes place in a forest where a victim is running away from an attacker.

Team
Producer: Charlotte ClarkCinematographer: Sophie EvansSound Engineer: Adam LeonDirector: Victor Stromberg
We discussed what we were going to include in the sequence. We decided our title would appear with a slash effect of light disrupting the final blackout. We proceeded to discuss all the necessary equipment to carry out our sequence.

Our target audience
Our target audience range between 18 and 24 as it is this age group which has the highest ratio of horror movie goers. We wanted particularly to attract a male audience as mostly men watch horror movies. We wanted to attract the type of audience who enjoyed films such as: Saw, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Psycho and American Psycho.We wanted the audience to question if what they were watching was possible and could happen in the real life.
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Introduction to stills camera (brief account of our lesson)

A camera captures light which then goes onto a photographic film which creates a picture. To create a quality picture we had to consider hotspots, zoom, focus, angle and lighting. For hotspots we followed the rule of thirds so that there’s not an empty space within the frame which makes the picture appear badly shot. While using a tool such as focus, we can also create a multiple layered picture were something behind something else in the picture is in focus so that it draws the attention of the eye. We could also use angle to give an object a level of status; a low level shot could give the impression of high status and a high angle shot could give us the impression that we are of superior status to the object. Lighting can create the mood and atmosphere of the shot. For example, soft lighting can create a more fragile atmosphere and make the actor/actress look more beautiful.