Thriller Opening: Uploaded...

Thriller Opening: Uploaded...

We have uploaded our final thriller opening onto youtube so people are able to watch it and give us criticism and compliments on our work, we hope that by uploading this first piece of proper work that we will show progression in our work and gain even more experience on filming and editing. I have shared the link to our work via all my social medias to get maximum audience reviews.

To watch our final thriller opening;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plE8OpkqcAs

21st March 2017

Today we filmed the last portion of our thriller opening,this consisted of a variety of shots around the crime board and a detective, played by Lucy, pinning the evidence together. The props we used for this scene were placed together carefully bearing in mind that we had a lack of time for our final piece to be uploaded also trying to upload and edit all within the hour. The last 20 seconds of our opening piece together what the final narrative will be about and as to why the focus is on Lucas's character so much. We have worked on these shots since getting constructive criticism from peers and teachers, only when we did intense planning was it easy for us to get the last portion filmed. June had bought the crime board whilst myself and Lucy researched the layouts of a crime board and the different images and evidence are used in traditional crime boards. We drew inspiration from TV shows and real life crime boards for famous investigations. On the crime board can be found notes of the male characters mental state, notes on schizophrenia, letters, maps and observational candid photos of Lucas to suggest the police had been following him for a while.

9th March Filming

Today we filmed the majority of the scenes we had left of the scenes to film as we wanted to film with Lucas however whilst doing this the had  weather deteriorated therefore causing us to re-film the opening sequence as the weather was misty and damp whereas on this day it was sunny. We made sure to practice a few shots beforehand so that we know this would be our last time going to the graveyard as we wanted our remaining time to be focused on editing. Whilst filming we noticed that the lighting was very different to our previous footage so being able to combine the shots would be difficult so we decided to get rid of all of our existing work. This time round we made sure to create a list to follow through so that we wouldn't be wasting time whilst Lucas was filming with us, the collection of shots we managed to film conveyed the amount of tension and suspense we wanted to project to the audience, consequently the shots also had to match well with the soundtrack we have.

The clothing worn by Lucas represents him being a more darker individual and even tho
ugh the audience aren't adhere of this yet they know he isn't yet to be trusted.

New Storyboard.

Plan for Filming;

We plan to film with Lucas at the graveyard on Thursday as this is when we think everyone is free.

Filming at the Graveyard ; 07/03/17

Gender Stereotypes I the Thriller Genre

Gender;

Females in the Thriller genre are often represented using the typical stereotype that they are vulnerable and unable to rely on themselves for safety and protection. Plotlines often feature a female character in jeopardy or in a situation of distress therefore requiring another character to help/save her. 
However contrasting to this often movies in modern cinema try to oppose this representation by featuring an independent strong female character however this is not as frequently used in this genre.

Males within thriller films are often represented as the main protagonist and are for the most part, depicted as dominant within the film narrative. This dominance is mostly portrayed through mental agility and physical strength. This can often be found in scenes within long fight and chase scenes between the males (protagonists) and the antagonist.