Location

For our Thriller opening, we have two different locations that we will use to shoot our scenes at. The first location is a Hall with a stage and we thought this location would be appropriate as it fitted the storyline perfectly. 

The second location we have selected is a woodland area as we thought that this would give a dark feel to the opening as woods have connotations of obscurity and evil. 

1st Location- Main Area of Shooting

Other area of shooting

In this photo we are going to be shooting a scene that contains a box buried underground, hence the hole in the ground.

2nd Location- Main Area of Shooting

Other Angles of Location

Here we have some other angles of the location including a POV shot from one of the characters and a low angle shot. These types of shots will be incorporated in our Thriller opening and this shows an accurate representation of this. 

Final Storyboard for Thriller Opening

The following images below are our final scanned storyboard to the opening of our Thriller Movie. All the images are listed in order of the shots. 

Thriller Survey Results

Here are my results from my survey about personal preferences and people's way of thinking about Thriller Movies. By using these results I can take into consideration the opinions of the viewers and therefore make my opening more successful.  

From the first question, I can conclude that all the people who participated in the survey watch Thriller Movies.

For the next question there are mixed reviews for how often they watch Thriller Movies. Two out of the three people said that they watch Thriller Movies 1-2 times a month with the last saying they watch them 3-4 times a month.

The next question was about putting the listed films into order of personal preference. The two films that were the most frequently selected at the top were Inception and Bourne Ultimatum. The film that was at the bottom every time was Vertigo. This could be because of the age of the film.

Question 4 asked about where people watch Thriller Movies. The two highest answers equal in score were DVD and Cinema. I was quite surprised at this as many people use the internet and online film companies to stream films.

 Here, viewers were asked to choose their favourite director. The director with the highest votes was Christopher Nolan who directed films such as Inception and Dark Knight, two huge Thrillers.

Question 6 was one of the questions that was going to help me with deciding on how to produce my opening as it showed what people enjoyed seeing in a Thriller. The results revealed that the most popular sub-genre was action. This is the most probable route I will take with my Thriller opening.

Finally, the last question asks for feedback from the respondents about what they think makes a successful Thriller. Comments include "Mystery", "Suspense", "Action" and "Sound Effects". I will be taking all these into consideration when I create my production. 

Thrilller Opening Plot

Captive

Characters

. Danny Myles- Antagonist

. Detective Hunter Hudson- Protagonist

. Victor Razzal- Victim 

Plot

Danny Myles is a former stage director who turns his abandoned theatre into his own personal torture studio. Myles' fondness of creating misery to people's lives can be linked back to his miserable and abusive relationship that he had with his father and a key reason as to the destruction he creates. A part time bomb maker, Myles deals with his sufferers by using various different harrowing methods to portray his dominance over the innocent. 
 Only one man stands in his way. Detective Hunter Hudson, a retired detective of the Metropolitan Police, follows clues left by Myles to try and save innocent people under the control of the deadly criminal. Armed with just a letter from an unknown source, Hudson must find out where the next victim of Myles' lays before its too late.   

Logo

This was the logo I created using photoshop. I made it by using a background image of a piece of film with dark paint splatters. I also used an image of a white Tiger as I thought it would make the whole movie title more interesting. Finally I used a font that I got off the website called "Dafont" and had the font colour in white as it blended well with the background image.

Creating a Protagonist

My characters name is going to be 'George Watts' and he is a successful businessman who lives and works in the heart of London during the 1970's. He is a very intelligent and successful gentleman who owns his own banking corporation. He has ambitions of expanding his empire of banks by any means necessary.

Mise-en-scene
Costumes and make-up: Mr Watts always wear an expensive grey tailor made suit, with a black bowler hat and a tanned leather suitcase to carry all his important documents in. He also has shiny black leather shoes that he has polished everyday. He wears make up to cover up a 4 inch scar from a brawl he got into whilst in London at night. The costume and make-up used show the character to be quite a menacing and important figure.   

Props: One of Watts's most significant props is his black leather bound walking stick containing a sword. Reasons for carrying this weapon is unknown. Inside his coat jacket contains a revolver that when questioned insists is only used for self defence, but real reason is also unknown. The props used by George Watts adds uncertainty and suspense to his character and makes the viewer asks questions as to why he has these certain weapons.

Proxemics: Due to Watts being quite an important person he stands away from most of the public as he see's himself to be of an upper class. The only people who stand close to him are two huge bodyguards either side of him. This shows him to be an important and careful character.

Location: The main location will be in the business district of London and on occasion the poor suburbs as crime is rife here and so Watts can get away with crime. This gives a dark and evil feel to the character.


Lighting
The lighting in the city will be dark from the overcast sky and the shadows created by the skyscrapers. Furthermore the suburbs of London will be dark as he will be here at night and the only lighting will be from artificial lighting from street lamps. This overall darkness presents Watts so be a malicious and unpleasant man.

Camera Work
Many of the shots used will be Point of View shots as this will clearly show the expression of the characters face. Furthermore there may be a few shots from a lower angle as this will make Watts seem higher and therefore more significant and powerful. An over the shoulder shot may also be used when having a conversation with another character. The visual hierarchy will also be used as Watts will be the main focus throughout the scene and also have the most screen time.

Sound
Accent: George Watts has a strong cockney accent as he was born and raised in Hackney, London and he uses a lot of cockney rhyming slang such as "Ann Boleyn" (Gin). His accent adds to the whole London setting. This is known as diegetic sound.

Volume: The character will be quite a quiet character when he is in a good mood but can turn very aggressive and loud if someone crosses his path.

Sound Effects: When Watts is walking with his bodyguards the music is quite fast paced and tense as if something bad is about to occur and this as an example of non-diegetic sound.

Acoustics
Where the character is at a certain time will depend on how much echo there is in the setting. For instance if he is in a big hall there will be a lot of echo as opposed to him being in the city where there will be very little.

Another example of diegetic sound is the background noise regarding the setting. For instance if he is in the busy city there will be people talking on phones and also traffic rushing past possibly beeping their horns.

Thriller Movies Survey

Here is a link to my survey that I created to investigate peoples opinions and preferences on Thriller Movies. 

http://connorbenns98.polldaddy.com/s/as-media-thriller-survey