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Research into the film: Se7en

The film is a deep psychological thriller that leaves your heart racing and your mind in overdrive. It's brilliant from the word go. The story consists of two cops, one new to the city and the other a veteran ready for retirement. The aim of the film is to  catch a sick and deranged killer. The brilliance of the film comes with how clever it is, and the ingenuity of both David Fincher and the perfect cast selection of Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and then of course the ultimate bad guy, Kevin Spacey  . The settings to almost every location are dark and gloomy, even in the houses the lighting is dim. The music used has a slow and deep tone,   it's fair to say that the film is very dark. Sinister would be a better word to use.

As we find out, the killer is using peoples weakness against them, making them pay for the sins that they have committed, for example, the first victim is a morbidly obese man who has been force fed till his stomach explodes. Many other victims are found, all of which follow this pattern. What I believe to be the cleverest part of the film is how the killer is never caught. This adds to the craziness that has already happened. When we first meet the killer, it is in the police station when he turns his self in. This adds to the torment and empathy felt towards the cops because they never actually catch him. After all this effort he turns himself him, and explains what he has done. And for the first time we see the human behind the monster, we understand his motive, find the method in the madness. He explains how these people, or at least he feels, are ruining the world. He believes that your life is a gift and to not live it to the max is a sin. He explains how when someone who's morbidly obese sits next to him, it repulses him, why would you do that to yourself? And the strange thing is we agree with him, we don't want to admit it, but inside we know it's right. And we find ourselves agreeing with a serial killer. It feels wrong but we know it's right and we sympathise with him because of this. Does that make him any less guilty? Of course not, but we don't hate him. After all he's just doing what he believes is best for the world.

That is the brilliance of this film. It takes psychological to a whole new level. You can't just come out of the cinema and forget about it, it sticks with you. It changes your perception of life and how you look at things, that's why this film is amazing. 

Questionnaire responses

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Reserch into similar films

                        paranormal activity 2
 Storyline:Daniel Rey along with his wife, Kristi; daughter, Ali; toddler son, Hunter, and their dog, move to Carlsbad, California. A few days later their residence is broken into, however, nothing appears to be missing. In order to prevent re-occurrences, they install a number of security cameras that will record everything on a DVR. After they hire a Spanish-speaking nanny to look after Hunter, she informs them that there is something wrong in their house and performs prayers, much to the chagrin of Daniel, who lets her go. He will subsequently regret this decision as more inexplicable and strange incidents occur, with Ali concluding, after a research, that their house may be possessed by a demonic entity.

How is this film similar to my film?
this film is similar to ours as it is the fear of something attacking you, which could be a metaphor for mental illness/disorders which are shown in our film(although we use a piece of paper and not a demon). the fear of something taking over your personality or taking your possessions are what link this film with ours.

Research into a similar film

                                                                           Seven 

Storyline:A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured but jaded Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while the bright but green and impulsive Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer...

How is this film similar to my film?

Seven is similar to my film as it plays with the Psychological part of fear. this meaning that someone could actually go out and kill people in the form of the 7 deadly sins, just like how in our film, it is possible for someone with the mental disorder/history of a metal disorder could start to see there possessions disappearing slowly over time. our film plays with the realistic sort of fear that is not typical horror, as it is not scary in that sense but plays on the fear of not being all there and that parts of you are being forgotten by family (as will be shown in my film) and by friends and being 'abandoned' to deal with a mental is order by yourself. 

Shooting pack

Shooting pack-
Camera 
Tripod
Script- 2 copy's 
Shot list 

Props: (items that will be disappearing in the film)
Desk chair
Paper(with missing objects on them) 
Pencil pot
books.
Pillow

Cast and Crew list

Cast-----
Alex- Emiliy Clayton


Paige: Paige White

Alex's Dad: Richard wilkinson













 Crew---
Mitch GreenHalgh- Camera man/ Props
Lewis Roscoe- Camera man/ cinematographer
Gemma Leigh Bramhold: Director
Paige White: Producer

Convertions of a film poster

Typical conventions of a film poster.
-Eye catching: to captivate the audience it must be eye catching
- there will most likely be a main picture to be the focal point of the poster, this will draw in the audiences attention.
-large title, usually in a bold, large font to again attract the audience
-There is usually an indication of when the film will be released(either a date or 'Coming Soon', although there are sometimes less specific, for example 'In Cinemas This Summer'
-The information of the directors and production company is often displayed at the bottom of the poster (usually in a smaller font than others used on the poster)
-Reviews or titles of other films that the production company has made.

This poster followed the typical criteria of a film poster:
      - the use of large titles to attract an audience
      - a large picture of the main protagonist that is uses as a focal point to again attract the audience.
Although, it dosnt have the main title of the film in a large font but off to the side, on the Facebook, bar down the side of the poster.

Film Poster Conventions

 As you can see in Psychological Thriller posters, they mainly focus on expression of the actor in their picture. In the first one the woman is shocked and looks scared. The black colours also contributes to making the poster have purpose and make the audience want to find out more about the film. With it saying that the film is based on a true story this makes the audience intrigued.

On this one again it is focused on the face and emotions that this person is portraying. This one looks kind of manic and ominous. You kind of think that the whole film will mess with you and will have a good narrative if there is an evil character in it. The effect on this photo also looks a bit grin which has it's desired effect on the audience.

In this poster you can see all of the characters facial expressions. They all look either surprised, puzzled or confused. I wouldn't personally consider this as a psychological thriller but i would consider it as one of those films that will mess with your mind. I don't think this is a successful poster as it doesn't exactly target my age group. I would say that that the red cross could possible mean something to do with the film title bit that is it.


I would say that this is a typical psychological thriller poster. The persons face intrigues you as it conveys mystery and sophistication. The tattoos that this character has also makes you think that there might be something else to it. The actual image that is used in this poster has not got all of the original colours that was in the original photo. Just like the Purge poster, the image has been altered for effect. They have altered the it so the dark colours stand out as well as the really light colours.

Viral advertising pt 2- i believe in Harvey dent

As well as the joker, Harvey Dent was also a big part of the advertising campaign for the Dark Knight. the phrase 'I believe in Harvey Dent' swept the Batman Fandom, as fans took to the street campaigning and protesting on behalf of the fictional district attorney. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpuC7HhCPWA



This is poster of Harvey Dent placed on to a american flag is realistic as it looks like an actual campaign poster that an American politician would use for their campaign.











The web site used for their viral advertisment looks like a campaign website. 

Risk Assessment

Camera Tutorial

Camera Name :Sony hdv 1000e

Battery=Power supply. Use power supply when available

Always carry cameras around in their case

On the power switch therre is a button that says 'lock', make sure it's turned on before it is switched to lock.

Rec Format must be set to HDV 1080i

Wide select 16:9

Ring Set: Focus

Don't want to touch the exposure

shutter speed settings should all be set on auto

When filmed outside, when bringing the camera back in ensure to set the tape down without use for five mins

Count to five before you start recording to make sure you don't record over any previous footage

Equipment / prop list

Equipment list:

Camera
Tripod

Props list:  (In order of use)

Bed  (To sleep in obviously)
Mirror (When she wakes up and goes over to the mirror)
Hairbrush (Sits at the mirror and brushes her hair)
Mascara  (Sits at the mirror and brushes her hair)
Paper (That hangs above the bed, which everything appears in)
Coat  (To hang on the back of the chair)
Chair  (To disappear after the coat was hanged on it)
laptop  (To disappear)
Phone  (To call friend)

Possible Distributor

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution

This is a distributor that helps disperse similar types of films that are like ours. They are currently distributing the new psychological thriller called Mine Games. I would consider this being an independent movie distributor.  A couple of the films that this company has helped are Willow Creek, Black Ops and Radio Silence. In the Radio Silence trailer that is a Dolly Zoom shot that we would like to do.

This is a shot that we would like to do. In this shot, when zooming out it makes the person seem smaller which is a good effect when wanting someone to seem in less control or to focus on them as they come to realisation.

This is the end of the shot, as it goes really quickly, and i think that it is really effective. We would really need to take a couple of these shots to see if this would work out. We  would also need to get ourselves used to taking this shot at a certain speed as this will be tricky to master straight away.
This distributor is also familiar with the type of shots that we will want to do as well. With the thrill and kill type of this film it makes me feel confident that this distributor will also distribute our film.

Logo Design: 2

Second logo idea.

This logo was created on the program Adobe Illustrator where as the previous logo was hand drawn with pencil and then pen. I feel that this one is more memorable than the previous, is simpler yet more effective, which is the sort of thing we are looking for in a logo; a simple design which is easily memorable with strong correlation with the name of the company itself (Jukebox Productions). We will most likely use this logo as a final design, saving time is a positive aspect of this two as we can focus on other things that need doing rather then focusing on the logo design, but aside from that this logo is by far the superior of the two and is of a higher quality and standard.
Although this was inspired by already existing images found on google images, this was created from scratch to avoid both copyright and plagiarism as it is entirely customised through Adobe Illustrator.

Costume/Make Up Research

Most costumes in psychological thrillers are nothing in particular. The more normal you have your clothing the more your film will seem realistic. A lot of actors in the psychological thriller genre seem to wear suits (male). As we do not have male actors in our film we do not need to have a suit. There are suggestionis and certain films that have made the main character limit their food intake in order for them to lose weight to be in a psychological thriller. This is shown in the film The Machinist where Christian Bale lost 120 pounds in order to play the role. (Don't worry girls, he put it back on!)
I would like to think that we are not doing this in our film as it could cause health risks and could potentially put our actor/s in danger. We are planning on having the main character as normal as possible, looking from the outside.

(Image of Emily as 'Alex')

Shot List - First Draft

Research into Viral advertising pt 1

One of the most effective viral advertising was for the Dark Knight film released in 2007 which introduced the Joker into the film world of Batman. To do this they released a "Gotham Time" newspaper that had advertisements to help its look authentic.







They also hint at the new villain for the film by writing an article entitled "Rash of Clown Sightings Jolts worried City"











As well as the Gotham Time at San Diego Comic con in the same year they

launched whysoserious.com sending fans on a scavenger hunt to unlock teaser trailers and new photos of the joker. On 31st october the website for the film turned into another scavenger hunt with hidden messages, instructing fans to uncover clues at certain locations, in major cities through out the united states and to take photos of their discoveries. the clues combined to revel a new photo of the joker and a audio clip of him saying 'And tonight, you're gonna brake your one rule'

when the scavenger hunt was completed, it lead fans to another website called Rory's Death Wish, where fans could submit photographs of themselves dressed as the Joker. they where then sent a physical copy of the fictional newspaper 'The Gotham Time'. The electronic version led to the discover of many other websites.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpuC7HhCPWA

Research Into Certificate: 18

Research into Certificate: 18


Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. No 18 rated films are suitable for children.
In 18 rated films, no themes are prohibited, the bbfc states that adults are free to pick their own entertainment within the law, so it's possible that some themes at this certificate may be offensive to some adult viewers.
In an 18 rated film you might find: very strong violence, frequent strong and very strong language (eg f*** and/or c***) strong portrayals of sexual activity, sexual violence, strong horror, strong use of blood and gore, in some circumstances real sex and discriminatory language and behaviour.
There is no limit to how much bad language can be used in an 18 certified film, there may be frequent use of words such as c*** and f***. The uses of these words can also be quite aggressive, accompanied with violence within scenes.
The use of discriminatory language at certificate 18 again has no limits. racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language can be used frequently and can be the main focus of the film and its main character.
Very strong, crude and explicit sex references are permitted with this age category, however films specifically made for stimulation purposes will be passed onto the R18 category. There are also legal guidelines within the sexual content in any film.
At 18 there can be frequent very strong violence, and can focus on the infliction of pain or injury, or scenes of sadistic sexual violence. there are no limits to amount of violence permitted within this category.
The strongest horror movies are passed within this category. again there are no limits to the amount of horror or menace within this certificate boundary.
At 18 drugs can be shown, but like a couple of the other categories it cannot promote or encourage drug use.
Though 18 films and DVDs may cover difficult and strong subjects and themes, harm is still a consideration. Very dangerous or criminal behaviour (for example, behaviour which if copied poses a credible harm risk to viewers) may be cut.

Research into Viral Advertising

Viral advertising is the way of advertising via social media networks and technologies to boost product sales or raise awareness of a certain organisation. It aims to get known by being passed on through the internet or by word of mouth. The idea of it being 'viral' is that it should spread like a virus. The ultimate hope of people making viral videos is that it gets enough people interested so that it will encourage them to tell other people about it. The most known viral video at the minute is the Horse video sent out by Three. It shows a pony moonwalking on a cliff. It went viral as people found it funny. I will put the video link at the end if you want to watch it. Another viral advertisement that i like is one to promote a high quality TV channel TNT. It included placing a button in the middle of a town and urging the people in the town to touch it. When the button is pressed, it starts a right commotion! Many viral videos these days are done in a way that causes curiosity. This has the potential to be sent all over social media sites as it has already gone viral. Viral Advertising is the quickest and easiest way of getting you organisation to go public all around the world. It is cost effective and saves time. All that it needs is for the right people to see it to get it started off.

Logo For Production Company: Idea 1.

Logo For Production Company: Idea 1.

This is the first logo idea I have designed for this media project. I have tried to incorporate the name vividly within the design, and in more than one place. I also tried to involved some detail into the design, however in the near future I will be designing a more simplistic design to contrast with this design. although I do like this design, I think a simpler, more memorable design is needed.

Research into Certificate: 15

Research into Certificate: 15

 No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

A certified 15 film will contain stronger or more detailed content such as; strong violence, frequent strong language (eg F***), sexual activity, strong verbal references to sex, nudity, some brief scenes of sexual violence (very occasionally), discriminatory language or behaviour and the use of drugs.

There could be a great deal of bad language in a 15 rated film. There is no limit to how many times the use of strong language can occur.

15 rated films can portray sexual activity, as long as there is no strong graphic detail, there are no constraints on non-sexual nudity or educational nudity.

Homosexual and Heterosexual sex and sex references are treated the same.

violence can also be very strong in a 15 rated film, but it should not dwell on infliction of injury, and the strongest gory images are likely going to be put forward for the next category.

Drugs can be show in this category, however they cannot promote or encourage drug use in any way.

Self harm can be apparent in 15 rated films, although because of the audience age range, it is not to be shown in detail which could be copied.

Research into Certificate: 12 and 12A continued

Research into Certificate: 12 and 12A continued

The BBFC's Guidelines state that there may be strong language (eg 'f***') at 12 or 12A, but it must be infrequent. The context of the strong language is important. Aggressive uses of strong language may result in a film or DVD being placed at the 15 category. There is some allowance for puns on strong language at this category.

There may be moderate language (eg uses of terms such as ‘bitch’ and ‘twat’ at 12 or 12A).

Any discriminatory language will not be endorsed by the work as a whole. Aggressive discriminatory language (for example homophobic or racist terms) is unlikely to be passed at 12 or 12A unless it is clearly condemned.

Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12 or 12A. Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Comedy may lessen the impact of some moderate sex references or innuendo but frequent crude sex references are unlikely to be accepted at this category. There may be nudity in 12A films but sexual nudity should only be brief and discreet.

Heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same.

At 12A, moderate violence is allowed but it should not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood, but occasional gory moments may be permitted if they can be justified by their context (for example brief sight of bloody injury in a medical drama).

Action sequences and weapons may be present at 12 or 12A, and there may be long fight scenes or similar. Weapons which might be easily accessible to 12 year olds should not be glamorised in 12A and 12 works.

Sexual violence, such as scenes of rape or assault, may only be implied or briefly and discreetly indicated at 12A. Such scenes must also have a strong contextual justification.

Some horror films are passed at this category. Moderate physical and psychological threat is permitted at 12 or 12A as long as disturbing sequences are not too frequent or sustained.

Research into Certificate: 12 and 12A

Research into Certificate: 12 and 12A

12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult (eg someone over the age of 18), who must watch the film with them.

There is no age limit on a 12A film. However, the BBFC considers the content of 12A rated films to be suitable for children aged 12 and over, and the bbfc would not recommend taking very young children to see them. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them.

An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. To help adults make this decision, we provide BBFC insight for all films.

Sex may be briefly and discreetly portrayed at 12 or 12A. Verbal sex references should not go beyond what is suitable for young teenagers. Comedy may lessen the impact of some moderate sex references or innuendo but frequent crude sex references are unlikely to be accepted at this category. There may be nudity in 12A films but sexual nudity should only be brief and discreet.

Heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same.

Reference from BBFC.

Research into Certificate: PG

Research into Certificate: PG (parental Guidance)

A PG film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. Parents should consider whether the content might upset younger or more sensitive children.
Not all PG films are made for younger audiences; for example the recent release of the film 'The Artist', this film is primarily created for the adult audience.
No genre is prohibited to a PG film however, as long as its treated in a manor appropriate to the category. 
There may be mild bad language (such as ‘shit’ or ‘son of a bitch’) in a PG film, but the context and delivery are always important. For example, if the language is used aggressively or if there is too much bad language, a work may be passed at the next category.
There may be some blood in a PG rated film, but there should be no attention to the detail of injuries or violence in the film.
Sex may be referenced throughout the film, however the BBFC may allow some some content be passed for PG if the child is unlikely to understand the reference, eg. innuendo.
Drugs may also be referenced in a PG rated film, the passing of illegal drugs for instance, however there should be no strong focus on this theme.