Planning : Location ( Michael Cranenburgh)

Heath park near heathlands school : 

Heath Park

The park contains a section that is like a forest and woodlands. This is the section we aim to use. We chose this location as we thought it would be a ideal location for our mystery type of thriller. On the day the weather can play two parts , if it is a nice sunny day it will make our clip more mysterious and almost scary so there will be thrills in it. However it could also be a rainy day and this adds suspense as in a forest when its raining it can create a dull effect. In terms of lighting we aim to use natural lighting from the sun. If the sun is not out this could make our clip look more mysterious. As this is a public area we will not need to ask permission to film there but if there is people around there we will consult them before going ahead.


House : 

House in Isleworth 

We are going to start filming around 10 minutes away from the school in Isleworth at Callum's house to film our establishing shot to show our main actor leaving his house in the morning and his whole journey onwards from there. In terms of lighting it depends on the day as if it is a nice day we will use natural lighting, however if it is a dull rainy day we may choose to use low key lighting to brighten the scene up as this shots taken at the house will depict the morning in our two minute thriller opening.





Our initial idea : 


 Our initial idea was to use a abandoned building somewhere in Hounslow. However due to health and safety issues we could not do this. This is because the infrastructure may not be supported and we could risk injury if something topples over or falls down. Due to this,  most abandoned buildings are owned by a company or someone and to go onto this land without permission is trespassing which is against the law. We could of tried to contact some companies who owned the buildings but as we were limited to time we thought our short planning time could be used more effectively.



This is our location we have chosen to film on the day. However on the day of filming this could change due to external factors like the weather and the turn out of people in our group.

Moodboard (Teejay Celeste)

Technical: Foley (Callum Doona)

Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. The best Foley art is so well integrated into a film that it goes unnoticed by the audience. It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background noises, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable.

Foley is created by the sound artist mimicking the actual sound source in a recording studio. Often there are many little sound effects that happen within any given scene of a movie. The process of recording them all can be tedious and time-consuming. Foley art can be broken down into three main categories: Feet, Moves, and Specifics.

Feet

The category entails the sound of footsteps. To produce the sound of walking down a staircase for example, two Foley artists stomp their feet on a marble slab in a recording studio while watching the footage. Foley studios carry many different types of shoes and several different types of floors to create footstep sounds.^[4] These floors, known as Foley Pits, vary from marble squares to gravel and rock pits. Creating just the right sound of footsteps can greatly enhance the feel of a scene. Foley Artists are often referred to as "Foley Walkers" or "Steppers" when working in the 'feet' subset of Foley.

Move 

The “moves” category makes up many of the more subtle sounds heard in films, for example, the swishing of clothing when two actors walk past each other.^[2] This sound is created by rubbing two pieces of the same material together near the microphone at the same rate that the actor’s legs cross.^[4] Cloth is not always used and tends to be recorded at the discretion of the dubbing mixer who ultimately controls the final outcome of the audio post-production process.

Specifics

Foley can also include other sounds such as doors closing and doorbell rings; however, these tend to be done more efficiently using stock sound effects, arranged by sound editors.

Foley effects help the viewer judge the size of a space. For example, a large hall will have strong reverberation, while a small room may have only slight reverberation.Open outdoor spaces usually have no echo/reverb at all.

Planning: Costume (Michael Cranenburgh)

Callum : Runner (Protagonist)

Callum being the protagonist should be wearing casual clothing like below to not only look different from the antagonist but to be more relate-able to the audience. 'Sixteen' had Jumah just wear casual clothing and the audience could relate to him giving the film a USP. We could do the same by using Callum's costume.

Tomasz : Sniper (2nd Protagonist)

Tomasz can have  2 choices for his costume. He can either wear camouflage clothing to look like an experienced sniper but he can also wear casual clothing. By wearing casual clothes it is clear that he is with Callum



Teejay : Killer (Antagonist)

Teejay as the antagonist should be wearing all black and must have a hood or some mask to hide his identity. Without his identity hidden too much is given away to the audience and may make the audience fear him less. Black clothing would make him look more dangerous in comparison to the casual costume of Callum.

Storyboard - Animatic (Tomasz Wojton)

Title and Credits (Teejay Celeste)

Titles and Credits 

In a motion picture, the opening credits or opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text  on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show. There may or may not be accompanying music. When opening credits are built into a separate sequence of their own, the correct term is title sequence 

Opening Credits Usually Include

NAME OF THE STUDIO

Name of the studio that is distributing the film and may or may not have produced it.

NAME OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Name of the production company that actually made the film or name of the investment groups or companies that financed a substantial part of the film.

POSSESSORY CREDITS

The primary artistic credit for the film. Generally the film director, but sometimes the producer or writer. Normally stylized "A film by (name)" or "A (name) film". Sometimes placed before a title. (E.g. "Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho").

STARRING

Principal actors (sometimes the stars' and director's credits will be reversed, depending on the star's deal with the studio; in other cases, as in the Rodgers and Hammerstein films, or as in all three film versions of Show Boat, or, as in many Disney films, the title of the film will be shown before the names of its actors; sometimes, as in many of Cannon's films, the name(s) of the principal actor(s) will be shown before the name(s) of the producer(s), i.e. "The Cannon Group presents X in a Golan-Globus production of a Y film").

FILM'S TITLE

Name of the film.

FEATURING or WITH or ALSO STARRING

Featured actors.

Soundtrack (copyright free) (Tomasz Wojton)

One copyright music creator is Ross Bugden who uploads his music to Youtube. He concentrates on making music suitable for thrillers and encourages others to use it.
link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

This is a list of thrillers with very successful soundtracks:

This is a well know song segment from 'Psycho' which creates and eerie atmosphere and suggests incoming danger.

A different but still successful song is Dream is Collapsing by Hans Zimmer in 'Inception' . In this case the music creates an intense atmosphere.

This is one specific example we can possibly use. It creates a dark and mysterious atmosphere with is perfect for our thriller film.

This is a another example that creates a similar mood.

Another really good music composer is Mattia Cupelli who makes music which is probably most likely to fir our thriller opening

https://www.youtube.com/user/MattiaCupelliMusic

Technical : Sound, use of mics (Tomasz Wojton)

logo ideas: Cttm & Co.