Lesson 31-01-12

During this lesson Sadie and Jade researched into the different styles of make up which would be appropriate for the witch character in the psychological thriller, they then researched into what the male detective character may wear. The website www.burton.co.uk was used to research the clothing.

Sadie then researched into how the two different types of woods would be conveyed through out the film, choosing lighter woods when the family is around and darker tones when the witch is in shot or the audience is viewing the film through her eyes.

Kat in the mean time was focusing on the plan of the story board, and choosing the correct shots for each take, and the order of which they'd be viewed by the audience eventually.

The view of the woods through characters eyes!

These 2 images of a wood shows how we want to create different atmospheres for different characters. On the left the wood seems light and spread out! This is what we'll see when the family is around, however to the right of the picture the woods are darkened, misty and slightly blured. This is how we want to get across the woods when the with is either in shot, or when we're seeing the enviroment through her eyes as a point of view shot.

Witch Make-Up Research

We like this style of make up however we feel we'll use a more low key style, to make it seem much more realistic rather than a slapstick cartoon style. We don't want our witch to be stereotypical, therefore we're taking away the warty nose, and large chin etc.



The video above is how we feel we want to get across the style of the witch. It looks scary yet old and sort of vintage. The costume of the witch however we feel is much to light, we want our witch character to be in dark gothic clothes to get across her dark life and emotions.

Insidious Screen Shots

Dexter - Title Sequence

Dexter is an American tv show rather than a film, therefore some of the shots are completely different to some thriller films, however I feel it connects perfectly with ours. E.g. Taking usual everyday items and twisting their meaning, creating suspense and intrest for the audience. This is exactly what we want to do with our psychological thriller film.

The first shot we see is of a mosquito being slapped, and squashed onto what seems to be a mans arm. ThThe man hits the mosquito quite hard getting across his anger. After he realises the mosquito is dead he smirks, and I feel this shows the audience that he is proud of killing the creature. (This maybe foreshadows whats to come in the programme).

After this shot the title is shown in a very bold font, in a blood red colour. With each drop of blood that lands on the background the colour of the typography gets darker and darker, again getting across that the programme may get darker throughout the series.

There are then various everyday shots such as shaving, cutting food, blending coffee, and flossing. However these shots play with the mind as they're close up which play with the mind. For example, the raw meat that the male character is cutting looks like human flesh, and the flossing scene gets across that the character could be preparing a murder.
The final close up shot we see of the male character is him putting in his shirt, the way of which he does this however makes the audience feels as if he's hiding his identity, this connects with the close up of the door looking. I feel the shot of the door being locked shows the audience how the character likes his identity to be somewhat locked, and closed away much like his possesions.

The final shot of the whole sequence is of the male character walking away from his house, and looking directly to the camera making an automatic link with the audience. The sound which kind of 'dings' in the background makes it seem as if the character is winking towards the viewers. This makes him seem cheeky and a neighbourly type of person who people get along with.

Jeepers Creepers Frame By Frame

Jeepers Creepers Screen Shots

When A Stranger Calls Opening Scene

The first 25 seconds of the film is just simple dialogue between a 2 callers, one a younger female and the second an older male. You can tell this by the tone of their voices, however the title of the film suggests to the audience that this opening dialogue isn't going to be all what it seems. During the last few words of the call the camera takes a quick zoom into the window. This first shot also establishes that fact that it's night time.

 After the phone conversation has ended the camera pans to the right showing that the house where one of the callers is, is backed onto by a fairground. Connotaions of a fairground would be: Fun, Bright, Exciting. And this is the flip side to what the film is about. Fairgrounds also suggest that children may be involved as it's where they're likely to go to have fun with friends etc.

The camera then quickly changes direction and zooms into the centre of the fairground, and tracks two children running, shouting and having fun.

A shot is then established of a strange dark figure walking a dog in an isolated part of the fairground, this automatically makes the male figure seem mysterious. Two jump shots then occur zooming into the males face again making the figure seem myserious and concealed.

The call is then re-dialed and the camera pans straight back up to the house which we recognise as it was the first shot of the whole scene. This then makes us aware that this house is maybe where some of the film may be shot ans some of the main action could take place.

The mysterious male figure is then caught on shot once again, next to the same post he should have previously walked past. As this show is further on in the scene this may suggest to the audience that the man had been stood near the post perhaps watching something. The older male sat on the bench then waves and the younger male figure then waves back, which all seems completely normal.

The shot then cuts to a house on what seems to be a regular street in America, in the distance however we can see a blacked out figure stood at the door with their hands on their hips. This body language may suggest that the person is waiting for something/someone and is getting increasling impatient.

The camera then tilts upwards towards a brightly light sign, the main focus point on the sign being the word 'JESUS' this shows that the neghbour is obviously religious, and therefore the audience wouldn't expect anything bad to happen here. However in the background of the house where the shadowed figure is standing we can notice the fairground once again, showing that this is the house that has been previously shown in the first shot.

The camera then makes a sharp zoom into the figure, and in the background we can hear this happen also due to sound effects. The camera then zooms in once more and we can tell that the figure at the door is a woman who is frantically calling childrens names. This suggests that the children have been outside, and due to the body language in the previous shot, they're maybe late home or something similar.

The shot then cuts once again to the fairground scene and we start of with seeing children jumping at the fence waiting for the ride. However after a few split seconds we see a figure walk briskly across the scene, and as the figure is similar to the male one in previous shots we can quickly connect them together.

The camera then again cuts to a shot at the back of the house which we previously seen during the first shot. The phone line then starts ringing through again ans a young girl answers saying 'Hello? Hello?' This shows that the person calling is unknown to her, and is a stranger calling. This connects with the title and therefore shows the audience what the film will be about, and based around.