Locations, mise-en-scen

Locations, mise-en-scen

In thrillers location and set design are a crucial part of the film as it can add or take away from the naturalism of the thriller.

In our piece we are going to try and use location and set design that will enhance our piece and make it more real and entertaining to watch.

When filming Rebecca being followed we will have walking in a dark light street which is quite deserted, the alley way she then turns down is long and thin and very dark light, this will help build the atmosphere and suspension of the piece.

When filming Ollie eating chinese, we want the house to be quite cosy and ordinary so the audience will be able to relate to him, we want him to be eating chinese and watching tv just so the audience can see that this and be able to empathize with it, making it more naturalistic and real when will then make our thriller more chilling

Our target audience

Our target audience is quite varied and our film could appeal to different audiences, such as teenagers and adults because our plot consists of someone who is in their early 20s so it could appeal to the older generation and the younger generation. it is quite complex so i would say some one in their early teens would find it too complicated.
However someone 15 and above would be the right target audience.

Our film has the right amount of complexity and fun that it is sure to grip any audience

Production planning, prop list and location

This is our Production Schedule, where we specify, where we film, when when we film, what we film & who is included in the filming.

1. The first day of filming
Date: friday the 4th december
Time:3pm-7:00pm the latest
Location: samsons house
we will be filming the scene in samson's house of the man at home eating chinease food and stalker watching from the window we will then film the scene in the alley way with the stalker following the woman. we will also film the scrap book scene at samsons house.

The props we will be using on this date is,
- answering machine

- romote control
- chinease

- scrap book and a picture of percy and rebecca

- rebecca to where some formal clothes

-gloves

-mobile phone

-black hoody

2. The second day of filming

Date: saturday 5th of december 2009
Time: ?
Location: samsons house this day might not happen if we finish our shooting on friday however if not we will finish it all on saturday.

The props we will be using on this date is,
- answering machine

- romote control
- chinease

- scrap book and a picture of percy and rebecca

- rebecca to where some formal clothes

-gloves

-mobile phone

-black hoody

After doing all of this we will then see if there are any parts that we want to be re filmed or re done or if we changed some certain shots or wanted to add extra things.

Character profile

Character profiles

In our piece there are 3 main characters in the opening scene who play a significant part in the entire film if we where to film it all :


Rebecca : Female early 20s business woman has had a hard past a bit paranoid of her surroundings has something to hide and constantly feels like she is being watched however she acts ( normal ) on the outside concealing her real emotions. She lives alone because she is sooo focused on her career and the reason the stalker follows her is because some point in her life she has done something that has hurt him physically or emotionally. She went out with the stalkers best friend and the stalker used to like her.

Ollie : Male early 20s as well, is quite a cocky person and thinks he is very good looking. He is in a relationship with Rebecca and has quite an easy past. He used to be best friends with the killer but he betrayed him and went out with some one that the killer thought he could end up marrying (Rebecca) .

Timmy : The killer ( stalker ) HE STALKS AND COLLECTS A SCRAP BOOK OF ANY ONE WHO HAS EVER DONE WRONG TO HIM. HIS FIRST VICTIMS ARE HIS BEST FRIEND AND EX FIANCEE AND THE SCRAP BOOK SHOWS THE ORDERS OF HIS NEXT VICTIMS


Detective Sean Johnson :He is following the case as it happens and tries to uncover who is the next victim. He is not seen in the opening scene only his voice is heard through the answering machine .

Shot List of Thriller

1. LS (Long Shot)- Scrap book. (Music ??)

2.MCU (Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning pages

3. CU (Close up) - Of a photo (with titles in front)

4. MCU ( Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning pages

5. CU (Close up) - Of a photo (with titles in front)

6.MCU (Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning pages

Zoom..

7.CU (Close up) - Photo

Fades out into..

8.POV (Point of view) of Stalker - Following Rebecca

9.Two shot- Of Rebecca and stalker behind her walking on phone.

10.Long shot - From behind the stalker following Rebecca (non digetic, phone call of Rebecca saying, "shes being followed" , it muffles then it goes silent)

11.POV (Point of view) of antagonist running behind protagonist moving forward past her.

12.MCU (Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning page

Zoom..

13.CU (Close up) - Photo of Rebecca and Ollie in scrap book. (non digetic, voice mail message of detective saying " Ollie should be careful and should phone the detective back")

Fades out into....

14.POV (Point of view) of Stalker- Voyeuristic shot of Ollie eating chinese through window

15.MCU (Medium close up) -Of Ollie eating and just general relaxation

16.OTS (Over the shoulder shot) - Of Ollie eating and watching tv

17.CU (Close up) Answering machine bleeping.

18. EC ( Extreme close up) Of red light on answering machine.

19.THE SCRAPBOOK (BLACK BACKGROUND)

Production companies

Warner Bro's is an American producer of film, and television entertainment. It was founded by Jewish 1918 it is the third-oldest American movie studio in continuous operation. It is the maker of films such as : Looney tunes
Harry Potter
Batman Begins
Ocean's Eleven.

Thriller Target audience

I feel that the thriller target audience is probably 15-35its for people into intrigue and mystery with a tint of a twist. Its for people who like to try and work things out for themselves but sometimes never quite gets there .A person who never gives up trying and will always give it a shot on working out what in happening, yet still loves the element of surprise. But it also depends on the sub genre of the Thriller, action thrillers for example are mainly for young people where as political thrillers are maybe set for an older audience.