Thursday 28 April 2011
Thursday 14 April 2011
Evaluation-Questions And Answers
Q: In what way does your product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real products?
A: Our title sequence has a lot in common with the title sequence of the film SE7EN. This being that it isa montage of shots looking at many different objets which have a relationship with the story line of the film but not giving away too much, keeping the audience in suspense. The reason we used the SE7EN opening idea is because when viewing a short clip of the film and the opening title sequence, as the audience we thought that it was very effective and gave off the same effect we too wanted to give off.
Q:How does your product represent particular social groups?
A:Our product does not quite represent any particular social group as we as little as possible of any conversations. Otherwise the audience would be able to bond with the characters too early on into out film. Instead we reduced the dialogue and increased the suspense! This is to back up the conventions of a Thriller movie. However our detective as an individual is portrayed as brave, seeing as he i going to a crime scene investigation by himself without any backup in that estate which he is not familiar with and still stays calm.
Q:What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
A: The media institution which would distribute our film would be Film4.
Q:Who would be the audience for your product?
A:The audience of our film would be 15 years old and over. This is because the film would not contain any sexual scenes or swaring but would however contain graphical images through use of shots and pictures within the text. These images would be of deformed or defaced individuals and would not be suitable for those under the age of 15.
Q:How did you attract/address your audience?
A:Our results from our survey on survey monkey told us that the majority of people preffered Thriller movies over all of the other genres. They also preferred at least two people to be in the opening of the film, so we took this into account when creating our opening sequence. However we ddn't show the audience both of the actors faces to increase the mystery in the plot.
Throughout the entire title sequence we placed the credits ovr the footage which was playing in the background so that the audience did not get bored. This would also keep their attention on the film. The film was also posted on Youtube and Facebook where it received a fair amount of feedback. This was a good way of getting our film opening out to our target audience as it was Free andour group was on a very low budget.
Q:What have you learnt about technologies from process of constructing this product?
A:Throughout the production of this product I have learnt how to work an HD Camera, turning it on and off, inserting the tape into the camera, using white balance and transfering the rushes from the tape to the computer. We did however encounter problems with the tranfering of the rushes on the 2nd transfer, so in order to over come this we used an alternative camera from home. We also had trouble with Final Cut Pro which wouldn't allow us to use some of our rushes and at one stage became 'Not Responding'. We overcame these problems by using an alternative software, Sony Vegas, in order to edit at home.
Q:Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
A:I have learnt that disasters CAN happen out of nowhre which can set yur plans back a ver long time and although you may have set out an alternative as a back up, alternatives can also go wrong so when planning during the preliminary stages you should also allow yourself a little extra time than you believe you will need in order to make production easier and completed to the deadline. I have also learned that although it is easy to come to an arrangement in planning, it is alot harder to carry it out and can be quite fustrating so patence is required, whether something goes wrong or not. Having a strong, effective team is also essential.
A: Our title sequence has a lot in common with the title sequence of the film SE7EN. This being that it isa montage of shots looking at many different objets which have a relationship with the story line of the film but not giving away too much, keeping the audience in suspense. The reason we used the SE7EN opening idea is because when viewing a short clip of the film and the opening title sequence, as the audience we thought that it was very effective and gave off the same effect we too wanted to give off.
Q:How does your product represent particular social groups?
A:Our product does not quite represent any particular social group as we as little as possible of any conversations. Otherwise the audience would be able to bond with the characters too early on into out film. Instead we reduced the dialogue and increased the suspense! This is to back up the conventions of a Thriller movie. However our detective as an individual is portrayed as brave, seeing as he i going to a crime scene investigation by himself without any backup in that estate which he is not familiar with and still stays calm.
Q:What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
A: The media institution which would distribute our film would be Film4.
Q:Who would be the audience for your product?
A:The audience of our film would be 15 years old and over. This is because the film would not contain any sexual scenes or swaring but would however contain graphical images through use of shots and pictures within the text. These images would be of deformed or defaced individuals and would not be suitable for those under the age of 15.
Q:How did you attract/address your audience?
A:Our results from our survey on survey monkey told us that the majority of people preffered Thriller movies over all of the other genres. They also preferred at least two people to be in the opening of the film, so we took this into account when creating our opening sequence. However we ddn't show the audience both of the actors faces to increase the mystery in the plot.
Throughout the entire title sequence we placed the credits ovr the footage which was playing in the background so that the audience did not get bored. This would also keep their attention on the film. The film was also posted on Youtube and Facebook where it received a fair amount of feedback. This was a good way of getting our film opening out to our target audience as it was Free andour group was on a very low budget.
Q:What have you learnt about technologies from process of constructing this product?
A:Throughout the production of this product I have learnt how to work an HD Camera, turning it on and off, inserting the tape into the camera, using white balance and transfering the rushes from the tape to the computer. We did however encounter problems with the tranfering of the rushes on the 2nd transfer, so in order to over come this we used an alternative camera from home. We also had trouble with Final Cut Pro which wouldn't allow us to use some of our rushes and at one stage became 'Not Responding'. We overcame these problems by using an alternative software, Sony Vegas, in order to edit at home.
Q:Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
A:I have learnt that disasters CAN happen out of nowhre which can set yur plans back a ver long time and although you may have set out an alternative as a back up, alternatives can also go wrong so when planning during the preliminary stages you should also allow yourself a little extra time than you believe you will need in order to make production easier and completed to the deadline. I have also learned that although it is easy to come to an arrangement in planning, it is alot harder to carry it out and can be quite fustrating so patence is required, whether something goes wrong or not. Having a strong, effective team is also essential.
Permission To Shoot On Premises
Permission To Shoot On Premises
The opening shot will be shot on a council estate on the weekend outside of school hours so no permission will be needed as the estate is open to the public. Gullaid Ibrahim found the shooting location.
The opening shot will be shot on a council estate on the weekend outside of school hours so no permission will be needed as the estate is open to the public. Gullaid Ibrahim found the shooting location.
Initial Ideas
Opening Credits
The film will begin with the 'Mystery Arts' logo introduction. This will be followed by our title sequence which will be a montage of shots which will tickle the audiences curiosity. This will be made by Christopher Sziranyi. After this our actor, Gullaid Ibrahim will be seen walking through a council estate to investigate a murder. The film will carry out from there.
Colour
What type of colour should we use?
Low key lighting (Dark and shadowy). We will use After Effects to tint the footage to make it more gloomy and dark to create a sad, depressing effect.
Characters
Amount of characters
The majority of our audience believe that at least 2 characters are needed in the opening sequence to make it interesting. This is why we have chosen to use two characters in our title sequence. Originally we wanted to use the two characters, letting the audience see their faces but as we figured that that didn't have the correct effect, we decided to make one character a mystery.
Name: Tyrone Francis (Me)
Role: Actor/ Officer at the door
About Me: During our first filming of our opening sequence, I took a small role as the officer at the door who greets the main character (Gullaid) and hands him the required information on the case. I also appear at the end where a close up is shown of myself as the psycho murderer. However we did not believe that this had the effect which we wanted it to, as it did not create any suspense or tension with the audience. Thus inspired us to replace me as athe actor :-( and instead use Thomas Tesfay.Name: 'Inspector' Gullaid Ibrahim
Role: Actor/ Officer in charge of the operation
About Gullaid: Gullaid Ibrahim was the Director of Delirium. He was also an actor in the film, taking the part of the main character 'Inspector Ibrahim'. Gullaid also found the group our shooting location. Although fairly lazy at times, Gullaid's positive attitude and dedication inspired the group as well as his 'STUNNING' smile! (see picture on the left)
Name: Thomas Tesfay (Also known as Tom)
Role: Actor/ Psycho Killer
About Tom: Tom is a close friend to all of the members of the group and agreed to help us out by playing the part of the murder towards the end of the opening to our film. However during our second take on shooting the opening and after feedback we came to the conclusion that Tom was too 'Nice'. This then gave us the idea to darken the picture when Tom comes onto the camera, not allowing the audience to see his face and keep them in suspense. We also distorted his voice making it deeper and more evil.
Genre
The majority of people preferred Thriller/Horror movies with the mystery factor. They like to be kept in suspense and surprised.
The least preferred genre was science-fiction.
Musical and comedy Genre were equally second preferred however it would be difficult to include factors from those two genres in a horror movie and still create the same effect which we wanted to create.
Equipment
During the production of our film opening, the group encountered some technical difficulties with the equipment provided. The computers were not allowing us to upload our rushes onto the computer so that we could edit them on Final Cut Pro. As a result of this we had to improvise and find other means of filming and editing independently since this happened towards the end of our deadline. In the end we used Christopher Sziranyi's (Editor) handy cam and tripod. Chris also edited the footage at home in his bedroom using Sony Vegas Pro. Recording done by Shey Hinds Meikle. Below are pictures of the equipment:
Christopher's Handy Cam used for recording Delirium!
The tripod used during the filming of Delirium!
Market Research
Market research looks at the other similar products in the same market as the market which our production will be placed in to find out the competition which the production will have, who makes that competitive product and who their product is aimed at. By doing market research we can find a gap in the market and find ways to entertain and appeal to our target audience which our competitors do not use or cover.
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Genre: Thriller/Mystery
Plot: Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. Each day of the week a new body is found with another sin given as a reason for the murder. the two detectives need to find out who the murderer is and stop him before the week is out.
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Andrew kevin walker
Relations To Our Work: The title sequence to this film is very effective and scary. it does not directly show you anything that actually happens in the film, but instead more shows what happens behind the scenes giving the audience more of an idea and enough information for them to hazard a guess as to what is going to happen rather than a definate fact for them to know what is going to happen. Another reason we thought that this was effective is because it keeps the audience watching as the title sequence progresses rather than just have a black screen with the credits popping up, their is still a film in the background.
Name: Saw Genre: Horror/Mystery
Plot: With a dead body laying between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed "Jigsaw" by the police because of his unusual calling card. The men have to find a way to escape, but at what cost will their escape come?
Director: James Wan
Writers: Leigh Whannell (Written By), James wan (story by)
Relation To Our Story: We liked the fact that in this film, once again alot of mystery is created and the audience does not know WHAT is happening or even WHY it is happening. In addition to this not even the characters know what is happening. This is the same as what is going to happen with our detective in the opening to our thriller movie. The way the killers think in both films is quite the same too. They do not only kill their victims. In some cases they may not even kill them in the end but instead torturing them, feeding off of their pain and suffering. This film is quite like Seven in the sense that both killers' motive for killing is Sin, or their lifestyle.
Name: Hostel
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Plot: Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Director: Eli Roth
Writer: Eli Roth
Relations To Our Story: Just like saw, this film too is based around sadistic murder and the horrible torture of the victims.
Relations To Our Story: Just like saw, this film too is based around sadistic murder and the horrible torture of the victims.
Name: Psycho
Genre: Horror/Mystery
Plot: A young woman steals $40,000 from her employer's client, and subsequently encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Joseph Stefano
Relation to our Story: Although fairly old in comparison to the other films which we had chosen, this film creates mystery without the use of any high tech-modern equippment. This is what we PARTLY want to do. Create a mysterious effect through the use of shots and plot instead of trying to generate that effect through the use of special effects.
Relation to our Story: Although fairly old in comparison to the other films which we had chosen, this film creates mystery without the use of any high tech-modern equippment. This is what we PARTLY want to do. Create a mysterious effect through the use of shots and plot instead of trying to generate that effect through the use of special effects.
- Name: Shutter Island
Genre: Thriller/Mystery
Plot: Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Laeta Kalogridis
Relation to our Story: Shutter island does not base its plot around murder, but does however include alot of twists, making the audience think about what is going on and what is going to happen next. Also it creates alot of questions completely through the storyline.
Relation to our Story: Shutter island does not base its plot around murder, but does however include alot of twists, making the audience think about what is going on and what is going to happen next. Also it creates alot of questions completely through the storyline.
Reasons
These films are all competitors because they all have an element of mystery mixed with either horror or thriller within them which is what we wish to include in our film. During our opening sequence of 2 minutes we want to have the audience asking a lot of questions and making them interested in the film. Also each contains murder and savagery apart from Shutter Island Shutter Island
Delirium Production
Title Sequence
The Title sequence of Delirium was inspired by the title sequence of the film SE7EN. It aims to create suspense for the audience and make them want to see more while still having an idea of what to expect throughout the film.
Our 1st Delirium Opening
This is the original opening which we created. However we did not believe that this had the correct effect which we wanted to create. Also the use of shots were not very good and did not go well together.
Our 2nd Delirium Opening
We thought that this was a much better attempt at creating the effect which we wanted in terms of shots. However, our 'PSYCHOTIC MURDERER' did not seem very murderous, scary or intimidating. Also his face is clearly visible and as this is the beginning of the film we did not like that fact that his identity is revealed so early on.
Our 3rd Delirium Opening
This is the third opening which we created which we thought was a huge improvement on all of the others as we hid the face of the murderer, deepened his voivce for a stronger more menacing effect on the audience. Also the shots go together fairly well. The only difference between this opening and the final opening is that this opening does not contain The Ring and The Titl Sequence.
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