The title of the film
We came up with many suggestions for the title of the film. Once we knew the basic synopsis of the film we thought of a basic idea of it. We came up with: kidnapped, lost, abused, what life was like, obsessive, the killer and violent love. However from all of these we have come up with the finishing title of DISSOCIATION!
Setting/location
From researching the setting and possible locations of my film we have come up with two final locations. The setting was very distinctive because it is a typical place in which children play, socialize and have fun. I have used the typical conventions to portray my characters. I have used a playground in which children play in their natural settings when they are happy. In contrast to this I have used the opposite of a playground setting to portray that the child is stuck and cannot be freed. The shed that we used was very dark and claustrophobic; this was used because it is not a place in which you would think of naturally taking a child.
Costumes and props
Because we had very few characters we only had one costume shown in the thriller. The little boy was shown in a white t-shirt which was dirty to show that he has been in that for a long time.
The only props that where shown in the thriller was the drill that was used to drill the little boy’s leg.
The kidnapper/molester was shown with black tape round his finger.
The little boy was shown in the beginning playing on the different apparatus in the children’s playground, this consisted of: swings, the round - about, sea saw and many more.
Camerawork and editing
The camera work and editing is very specific according to the genera and mis-en-scene of the film. We used various different skills to help the audience engage with the film. We used a variety of different zooming, close ups, extreme close ups, long shots, establishing shots, panning and many more to cater to the thriller audience. Different shots where used to show how the kid nipper/molester treated the child. We are shown shows like the molester sticking his tongue out ready to lick this child.
Title font and styles
The titles that we have used in the title sequence where used and adapted to help the conventions be as real as possible. we have chosen to do the titles in black and red to show that there might be blood are goore in the movie.
Story and how the opening set it up
The basic story line was created by the group then strengthened and grew into the story that we have produced today. The main story line is about a boy who was happily playing in the park and then was kidnapped and molester. We are trying to challenge the typical conventions of real life media by trying to make it as real as possible. We try to do this by making the editing, characters, enigma, and mis-en-scene as real as possible.
The first shot that we use sets the opening up by letting the audience know before all the drama happens what the child was like before his got kidnapped.
Genre and how the opening sets it
We have set the genre of this thriller film by introducing the music and scenes. The character is first introduced in the thriller film playing in a children’s playground playing happily and it then cuts into a torture scene.
How characters are introduced/establishes
In the opening of my thriller film we have been introduced to two characters. These characters are very important in setting the storyline. The first character that we see is a little boy that plays in the park. This scene is very important because it shows that the child is happy playing in a natural environment, we are then shown a shot of the child playing on the swing and it then fades into the child disappearing off the swings but the swing is still moving. This shot is very important because it shows that the child is going missing.
From this shot we are then introduced to the final character. We do not know who or what he is but all we know is that the man has taken the child from their natural/normal setting and is abusing the child. This character is introduced in the film by showing his happiness and laughter of him abusing a young little boy. This character is antagonists’ character is shows in the film using many distorted images and sounds. The characters are also introduced by the sound track music that is playing. When the little boy is playing in the park we hear happy music however when the antagonists is introduced the music changes into a more upbeat and scary sounds.
Special effects that you have used
From doing the title sequence we have learned how to use the special effects on the apple Mac computers. We have used the special effects in many different scenes to help engage the audience and to keep them amused to our thriller film.
We used programs like final cut pro to add effects into the thriller. By using final cut pro it allowed us to control fully what happens and what effects we put in the film. With this program we were able to cut, sow down, speed up and many more.
Lighting
The lighting that was used was very dependent on the scene that was created. In the beginning it was very light to show happiness and freedom however in the second scene of the film we are shown many shadows and dark areas.
We also used many shadows and many different lighting effects in the practice shots. When we were filming we used siloets door frame shows to show characters in different ways. The lighting is very important because it shows also show different power status levels on different characters.
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