The chase scene here starts at 0:21 and we see lots of different over the shoulder shots, do add to a more intense and exciting scene. the scene begins with very pulse based music which creates tension and introduces us to what the action is.
Starting at 0:36 the camera keeps filming and tracking forward as the man runs past, for a second man to then appear and also run past. Although we only have one character who is running I like the continuity of this shot and how it keeps filming past the man.
I also like this shot, the audience see the action take place from underneath and are able to be aware of the extent to which the jump is. This adds a twist and adds a totally different perspective to the rest of the scene, by interesting and enticing an audience.
I also like the shot at 1:18, it is a static mid shot which a man then jumps into the frame. This could be performed in out shoot, and may be effective as he travels through the forrest. It changes up the scene, instead of being boring and the same the whole way through.
Starting at 0:49 there is a 360 degree pan in medium close up of the two characters, this would be incredibly challenging to achieve however it shows depth and extent of the forest, making the character seem isolated creates a sense of the audience being in the forest watching and observing the character. It is elegant and engaging and I can imagine this working moments before we see our character run or perhaps even in one of the flashbacks. It pans on the same level and keeps almost in eye line with the woman in the scene, this retains our interest through out the shot as it has quite a long shot duration and lasts for about 8 eight seconds. The whole shot creates suspense and dramatises the situation, and this could easily be applied to our opening sequence.
We love the shots in this scene they are incredibly interesting, and offer lots of different angles and perspectives of the action which is going on. I particularly like the shots where the camera is following the character from behind other trees, almost like another person, watching on, for example at 0:40.
Another shot which we find interesting and exciting to watch are the slow motion sections for example: 0:48 you can see the man bend down to grab his riffle, although our character may not be reaching for a weapon we could perhaps use this editing technique as our character looks back over his shoulder at his abandoned crime scene.
At 0:53 there is extreme slow motion of the character as he leaps over a log, this makes it seem epic and has a massive impact on the audience as they can appreciate the intensity of the scene, this also creates a more interesting perspective on the scene and adds a twist, so that it isnt just plainly a man running through a Forrest.
The last section I find very exciting and interesting is at 1:51, we see a medium close up shot of the man from a profile view, once again in extreme slow motion, however this time the music completely stops, and it is silent. This has a massive impingment and is very alluring.
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Police turning up at house to tell the parents that their son has committed murder. Extreme slow motion, mother breaks down. Flashbacks of screams and the judge banging the hammer, and mum being held back, Harry screaming in a forest.
Idea 2: Room 7
Boy in a room with closeup of him waking up and seeing different tools and then it finishes with an eye in a key hole. Boy looks in smashed mirror on the wall and it’s all disjointed. Slow movement of his head, there are scratches all over the walls and saying things like “help me” (dramatic words)
Idea 3: Kidnapping
We are downstairs in an underground room where a girl has lived for 12 years. She has clearly been deprived of food and water and been kept in captivity for the majority of her life. I want the girl to seem very malnourished and to look younger than she is. She was kidnapped when she was 7 and has therefore adapted to her new inhuman lifestyle. The opening sequence consists of shots of the things around the room including things such as the clock, the handle, her nails, her hair and then cuts to a medium shot of her and her anticipating her kidnapper coming back down.
Idea 4: Gas chamber/Boarding house
Army invade boarding house. There would be a massive raid of men with hectic shots and extreme intensity through out the sequence. We could use a mixture of shots such as slow motion and use hand held camera's to really get involved in the action, and create a hectic scene.
About two teenage boys, who try and discover a way to escape the death camp they are at. They find a way out through a gas chamber and the story is about the journey they then take, the struggles they go through, (food, water, shelter, trying to get past important/authoritive soldiers). And the relationships they have through out their journey.
It also lightly touches on if there was another war in the future (e.g. is it about technology? or nuclear weaponry?)
In the opening tittle sequence, we see an insight to a gas chamber and what the effects of this is.
This is also the possible escape plan for the two teenage boys and we see someone has urinated on the corner and therefore the thin wood walls are beginning to tear and wear away.
Extreme closeups of people skin to skin contact, as well as people holding hands, perhaps knowing their fate, perhaps not knowing their fate, tears rolling down their cheek.
Idea 2: Kidnapped
Film about a girl who is kidnapped at around 12 years old and then likes in an underground hide out until she is around 22 when she then escapes. Story based around this sad malnourished girl and her past.
Through out the film we see how this upbringing has truly damaged her and how this effects her life.
We see closeups of different objects around the room, such as the ticking clock, the door handle, the sink, a toilet, scratch marks,old drawings from she she was younger, an old plate.
We then hear foot steps creaking down the room, a closeup of her eyes make it become apparent that she is nervous. We also see her biting her nails and then her hands clenching together.
Idea 3: Death row
A film about a male teen who commits murder and is then sentenced to death.
He is then later given the life sentence whilst on the bed just before he is killed as lawyers find evidence which strongly show he was physically abused whilst growing up and had an extremely insecure and un steady bringing up.
We have flashes of a mad chase in the street between police and the criminal and then this cuts to slow motion shots of the mother breaking down and the hammer slamming in court as well as the criminals face and other inmates.
Idea 4: Psych
Psychological thriller based on a young girl who suffers from schizophrenia and anorexia, she fights a long battle through out the film and struggles with her family and their misunderstanding for her illnesses.
She attempts to harm her younger brother and is therefore forced to either complete prison sentence or go to an insane rehabilitation institute.
We see extreme closeups of her records and follow her through her morning routine. something seems slightly wrong with her as she does things such as count the amount of ties she turns the light switch on and off and how many brushes she makes with he toothbrush,
Everything seems to have a routine and certain number of times is taken out for each thing.
The trailer for Nightcrawler uses the elements/conventions of a thriller thoroughly. It opens with a mid shot of a city street cutting straight into an extreme close up of the side of a mans face, surrounded by boche. The music sounds like a simple piano tune and is wary and spooky, this is then followed up by a voice over. The next interesting bit to me is the scene fades out and on each of the three beats in the music we see three establishing shots of, a mountain underneath a shinning, white, full moon... one lampost, watching over a city, and an abandoned under pass, these three images intensify the trailer and reinforce the thriller ideas. Straight into a scene with two police cars we hear the sound of the cars and the flashing lights, accompanied with shouting and chaos, this begins the narrative and makes the film look exciting and thrilling. We begin to hear stronger, harsher sounds and later an electric guitar sound s introduced. A following sequence, consists of a manic car chase, which is typical of a thriller, and includes more voice overs and narrating. AS the narrative becomes clearer we watch more panning establishing shots, close ups of things such as the dials in the car. An epic sounding song is introduced over small short sections of scenes, provoking an intense and exciting trailer. Words begin to show on the screen such as "How far will you go?"...... "For the American Dream"... questioning the audience further about themselves and also about the film, interesting us. Due to the last quick sections from the film it finally ties together, this film i going to be exciting and gripping through chaotic car chases, exciting real life based things and psychologically challenging.
I watched a scene from Kill Bill Vol.2 and experimented by closing my eyes the first time I watched it. This experiment turned out to be incredibly effective and helped me understand the importance and utter necessity of the sound present in this scene and across other films. It begins with a western style short piece of music overlapped by a person breathing and eventually hearing a hammer, hammering in nails and then a quick and sharp close of a box. Once the western music stopped (simultaneously to the box shutting, the breathing increases and we hear some sort of struggle. This then turns in to hyperventilation and crying. The next intense and noticeable sound was some sort of solid material falling and thudding on the top of the box. We hear short periods of this sound four times flowed by the distant sound of men laughing, and some sort of equiptment. We then hear another selection of louder and sharper thuds for a longer amount of time this time, whilst hearing the persons struggling getting much louder and more hysterical. Once the thuds get louder and eventually stop, we hear the person experience extreme pain and seems to be greatly struggling. The person then calms down to give a silent and tense ending. The sound alone in this scene is incredibly intense and challenging to listen to. I found myself struggling not to jump and fear what was going on in thous scene.
Incredibly, when I watched this same scene with my eyes open, I found it to be no more intense and scary, and in fact the director has chosen to use minimal images on the screen and instead show shortly at the beginning a box being shut from inside, and then just a black screen up until a torch is turned on and we see the outline of a women's face presenting her struggle.
CALEIDIOSCOPIO
The thriller I watched was called 'Caleidioscopio' and seemed to be about a woman who had committed a crime and is now being questioned. It is clear the woman is a manipulative criminal because as soon as the interrogator enters the room and begins to explain the situation to the criminal she make a physical connection and holds his hand.
When he rejects this she tries on his hat and we see a reflective shot in the mirror of her posing with it. The rest of the film looks as if it is going to be about this prisoner, perhaps her past life or her future life, however I am almost certain it is going to be about the crime she committed and her as a person/character. They have cast a young attractive woman (who looks around 20) playing the role of the criminal and a middle aged bald man playing the interrogator/police man. This is effective as it is realistic (age appropriate actors) therefore making the sequence look real and not amateur. This also creates a more intimidating appearance from the man and a slightly more innocent and vulnerable feel for the woman.
The characters are both interesting as the policeman seems approachable and makes it seem as if the criminals strange behavior is normal. However I find the female more interesting, because she is manipulative and seems perhaps slightly psychotic, it is made clear she has committed a serious crime because the interrogator says 'Your face is on the front of every newspaper', however we also understand this from the conversation which we see out side the interrogation room. The dialogue helps us understand the narrative and makes the scene interesting, although the first 47 seconds don't contain any dialogue and this makes the scene seem enigmatic and as an audience member you question what is happening and what is going to happen. The camera wok is interesting through out the scene, for example at the beginning we are looking down on the criminal, it the cuts to us at eye-level with her.
The first 35 seconds is one shot and it is from the point of view of a CCTV camera, we watch and observe this character as she sits alone in the room. as the scene as an eary sound playing over the top of it and this is constant up until it cuts to the shot of her at eye-level and then we hear a piano playing over the top of it. The music is sad and depressing, however it doesn't reflect what the character is doing as she seems bored and is fidgeting. It then all fades out as the policeman informs the interrogator of the situation. The mise en scene is realistic as we see a police uniform and the room seems plain, as well as the window which looks into the interrogation room as well as recording equipment inside and outside the room. This was filmed in the studio and this worked effectively as it was set inside.
The music creates a sombre mood and makes the film look finished and adds tension through out the scene. There are 13 credits and these are for the productive/ creative side of the team and also the investors and production companies involved in the sequence. The first shot is in black and grey and the credits are played over this in white. This is very effective becuase the credits aren't overpowering yet they stand out and are easy to read.
The font is simple and the words are in capital letters. I like that there is something going on whilst the credits are on, but equally this doesn't distract you from the credits. For the tittle they have chosen: 'Caleidioscopi' the english translation is: kaleidoscope and means - 'a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass of paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated' and 'a constantly changing pattern or sequence of elements.', this tittle is relevant and is interesting because the scene begins with a black and whit wash and suggests the film is going to change and the sequence of elements will constantly change. It is effective and makes me want to watch more because it seems interesting and is revolving around a particularly enticing character. can imagine this film being made as a high budget mainstream film which is shown in cinema's, due to the cinematic feel and complex storyline. However the policemen in it are British which suggest it could be made as a British independent film which would be with a much lower budget and have a significantly smaller audience.
A thriller can be described as: "a novel, play, or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage". Thriller's are intended to engage and excite an audience. Three of my favourite thrilled have involved: The Silence of the Lambs
I found this an incredibly fascinating watch. The story entails a psychologically unstable serial killer, who forms an unusual and interesting relationship with a training psychologist. The film makes you question the plot and ask questions. I felt on edge throughout the whole film, and for me this was very effective, making the film successful. The intention of the film I think is to have an uncertain and intrigued audience, wanting more.
Salt
This film is also a strong thriller, and heavily incorporates police and the secret service into it. The narrative explains the film is about a woman who is an investigator and detective. The film includes many fast action packed chases, with many special effects and chaotic scenes. I like the film as it constantly moved forward and always had somewhere to go. It was a fast moving and complex film.
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity, is a mockumentry and sometimes be classed a s a horror, however I disagree. Although the aim of this film is to scare an audience, I also feel there is something more psychological behind the story. In this film we never see anything out of the ordinary (including blood or anything gory) we witness simply suggestions and this works powerfully alongside actors reinforcing these suggestions.
It is clear none of these films are similar and intact are contrasting, however, in my opinion these are all definite thrillers as there intentions are to disturb and excite an audience.
Saul Bass was born on May 8th 1920 in New York City, and died on April 25th 1996, in California. He was an American graphic designer and filmmaker, best known for his motion picture tittle sequences,film posters, and corporate logos. He worked with some of Hollywood's biggest directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Otto Preminger, Stanley Kubrick, and Martin Scorsese.Whilst spending time in North America Bass designed some incredibly iconic corporate logos, which are still around today.
These are some of the many logos in which he created, Many of these are still very similar, however have changed slightly over the years. It has become apparent that his logos are incredibly effective and have been affective for many years and may continue to be effective.I like the way he use plain bold colors and shapes and simple (if any) typography. He bases a lot of his work on primary colors and uses them often with white, to show an outline or shape/ word. Some of the logos began as just a picture or small image and have slowly developed into more detailed designs which hold more significance or information.
The body shape is apart, and this suggests physically hacking a body apart, it also makes us question who did it? what for? could it be biological? The yellow background with the black body makes the body stands out and has the words 'ANATOMY OF A MURDER' this gets across the idea of the film very simply and, because of this is effective and dramatic. On the top of the body it says: 'Otto Preminger's' which tells the audience this is a big film, with a big director who the audience are expoected to know, and if they do not know who this is, them they should which entices the audience and makes them want to know who Otto Preminger is, and also what the film is about. In the bottom box on this poster we see a darker orange background clearly reading six names. These names are the names of the six main characters, of whom would have been very well known at the time this film, was made. These well known names would have attracted a wider audience an therefore enticed more people to come and watch it in the cinema.
