Logo

This is the logo that I've made.

I like the contrasting colours and bold text. If I were to create another one, I would make the background less busy and the typeface more interesting.

I don't think that we will use this logo for our group project.

Storyboard

This is the storyboard for my thriller opening. I drew sketches of what the shots will look like and wrote a few notes below each picture that explain what is happening for future reference.

Anamatic

This is my anamatic. It shows how long each shot will be and for how long the opening will last. It creates a good guideline for when I go to film the opening.

I created it by taking images of my storyboard and importing them into Final Cut. I changed the length of each image and put them together in the right order. This created an idea of how the final version of the opening will look.

Survey Analysis

I created a survey to gather information on what audience members like best in thriller films. This included who their favourite directors are, what type of music featured in thrillers they like and what devices they watch thrillers on. I had 8 responses to this survey, all helpful to what I should include in my thriller opening.

Which sub-genres of thriller do you prefer?

The answers concluded that the most preferred sub genres are supernatural and phycological. The least preferred are mysteries.

How often do you watch thrillers?

1-2 times each month is the most popular. No one doesn't watch thrillers but not many people watch them very often.

Where do you watch thrillers?

The majority of people watch thriller films on Netflix. Second to that is the cinema and on DVDs. Not many people watch thrillers online.

Which directer do you prefer? 

Out of the four directors, Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino were the most popular.

Why do you prefer that director? 

7 people gave interesting answers to why they prefer their chosen director. Most people enjoyed the creative aspects that these directors brought to their films. 

What devices do you normally watch thrillers on?

The majority watch thrillers on T.V. The cinema and laptops are closely followed. 

From looking at the results of this survey, I have found out what the audience prefer to see in thriller films. I can now apply these factors to my own thriller and I have information on how the audience view thrillers, giving me an idea of how to release the film later on.

My target audience will like supernatural/psychological thrillers, watch about 1-2 thrillers every month, watch thrillers on Netflix through the T.V. and like Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino for their creativity. My target audience would be between the ages of 15 and 30.

Film Introduction

I created a short film introduction for a thriller. I decided to call it 'Inbetween'.

To use text, I clicked on the icon of the 'A' at the bottom right of the viewer and a drop down menu appeared. I clicked on 'Text' then 'Text' again from the next drop down menu. 

After that, I wanted to enter the text. To do this I went to Controls and typed in the text box. For my project, I entered 'Inbetween'. 

After that, I changed the font to 'Old Press' in the font drop down menu. I then changed the size with the size slider.

Once I entered the text, I dragged the text off the viewer and onto the timeline.

After that, I imported a clip of damaged film. I placed it on the timeline, above the text. This gave the text texture.

I added an effect. I did this by going to Effects, Video Filters, Glow then Bloom. I also added a Bad Film effect and Vignette. Bad film made the text shake and Vignette created a faded black boarder.

I then made another piece of text that also said 'Inbetween'. I placed this underneath the other text and changed it's size so that it was extremely large. I changed the opacity so that it faded into the black background. I also added Gaussian Blur as an effect.

I positioned the large text to where I thought it looked best. I then made it so that it tracked to the right. 

I rendered my work regularly so that I could see how the whole piece looked as I was working on it. 

Here is my completed film intro: 

Creating a Protagonist

The protagonist that I have created is called Alia. She is female, 20 years old and lives in England.

Lighting - spotlights, she'll always be in the light even when in a dark setting.

Camera - she's shot as the taller character in the visual hierarchy because she is the most important character, close-ups of her face, mid-shots and long-shots to show body language, shaky camera movements to make it seem more dramatic.

Editing - fast, dramatic cuts, montages to show time passing.

Sound - loud, fast-paced music for action. English accent - shows seriousness. 

Mise en scene - She wears all black. Jeans and top. Long brown hair. Dark makeup - black eye makeup. Mobile phone for a prop and possibly a weapon. Location - on backstreets/alleys. - All of this creates a dramatic and cool look for the character.

I think that my protagonist would look similar to Tris Prior from Divergent.

Survey

Here is a survey that I have created to gather information about Thrillers.

http://katiee98.polldaddy.com/s/thrillers