Character's costumes.

Detective.

Here is a pair of trousers which the detective would wear in our thriller opening. We have gone for a smart casual look.

Another item of clothing we have decided the detective to wear would be a plain white smart shirt to show his importance. The connotation of white is pure which will give the audience a sense that he knows what is going on.

To your left we have the detective's coat. We decided to go with a modern day kind of coat and not a trench coat like the detective "Sherlock Holmes" wears. We have done this because we did not want to do the stereotypical detective that people usually see on television with a pipe and magnifying glass.

We have chosen the character's shoes to be black because it gives a sinister look and goes with the dark vibe that goes with our film opening.

Mother.

Here we have the Mother's jeans. We have chosen to give her a young and stylish look. We thought to give her a nice slim fit because that is the style nowadays.

To the left we have got the Mother's coat. We decided to go with the style of a warm coat because she is in the woods on a chilly day at the start of spring.

Here we have gotten a pair of wellies that the Mother is going to wear. We decided to go with wellies because they are walking around in the woods at the start of spring which means that the mud will be everywhere and it will be all wet.

Father.

Here we have the Father's coat. We have tried to give him a stylish look with a coat that is in season at the moment. However, it is nice and warm so fits in well with the theme of our film opening.

Here we have the Father's jeans. We have again tried to give him a stylish look with jeans that are in fashion however we tried to die them down because he is in the woods and they will just get ruined.

Here we have the Father's wellies. For the same reason as the Mother, he is wearing wellies because of all of the mud in the woods and it ties in well with our film opening.

Child.

Here we have the child's coat. We decided to give her a "Hello Kitty" coat because it gives the sense that the child is a typical little girl who loves pink. This will give off that the child is sweet and innocent and this will effect the reader.

Here we have the child's trousers. We have given her just some simple jeans that a young child would have.

Here we have the child's wellies. We have given her pink wellies because our little girl character is known as a stereotypical little girl that loves pink.

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