Sunday, 17 November 2013
imdb thriller audience research
To understand what kind of audiences were interested in specific films, we used IMDB and looked at the user ratings of some thriller films to get an idea of what age we should target our own thriller film for.
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Production Group Logo
We made this logo to represent the theme of our production company. It portrays that there is a "spanner in the works" which links to situations being problematic
Monday, 11 November 2013
Test footage of our Thriller Film
To get a rough idea of what our opening two minute sequence, we created a small sample of what our thriller film could look like. Without giving away too much about the story in the first few moments of the opening, we created a basic idea of what themes and characters our film would include
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8on2fSGP_U&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8on2fSGP_U&feature=youtu.be
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Iconic Directors
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He is renowned as the best English director and was known as 'The Master Of suspense'. He was most known for directing films that focused on suspense (giving him the nickname), anxiety, fear and twisted endings. The film he was most know for directing for is the 1960's psychological thriller Psycho'. However he has produced other block buster thrillers such as 'North by Northwest' and 'The Birds'.
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan is a British/ American screen writer, film producer and director. He is the youngest director to be honored with a hand-and-footprint ceremony and has received three Academy Awards nominations. He is most famed for his work on 'The Dark Knight' series and for the film 'Inception'. His line of work usually follows the theme of playing on the mind and has mostly produced psychological thrillers.
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese is an American film producer, director, actor and screen-writer and is widely regarded as one of the best directors of all time. Over the years he has received many rewards for his work in the film industry including a AFI Life Achievement award, BAFTA's and Emmys. He had directed some of the most famed blockbusters such as the 1976 film 'Taxi Driver' and the more recent 2007 film 'Shutter Island' which was Scorsese's highest grossing film.
Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer. He is renowned as the best English director and was known as 'The Master Of suspense'. He was most known for directing films that focused on suspense (giving him the nickname), anxiety, fear and twisted endings. The film he was most know for directing for is the 1960's psychological thriller Psycho'. However he has produced other block buster thrillers such as 'North by Northwest' and 'The Birds'.
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan is a British/ American screen writer, film producer and director. He is the youngest director to be honored with a hand-and-footprint ceremony and has received three Academy Awards nominations. He is most famed for his work on 'The Dark Knight' series and for the film 'Inception'. His line of work usually follows the theme of playing on the mind and has mostly produced psychological thrillers.
Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese is an American film producer, director, actor and screen-writer and is widely regarded as one of the best directors of all time. Over the years he has received many rewards for his work in the film industry including a AFI Life Achievement award, BAFTA's and Emmys. He had directed some of the most famed blockbusters such as the 1976 film 'Taxi Driver' and the more recent 2007 film 'Shutter Island' which was Scorsese's highest grossing film.
Vox Pops: audience expectations of a thriller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFpkDttmvg0&feature=youtu.be
The questions that were asked to the audience were
1) How old are you?
2) What do you look for in a thriller?
3) What is your favourite thriller film?
From the feedback given, I was able to conclude that most people aged 15-25 enjoy thriller films that include action, a firm storyline, mystery, cliffhangers and entertainment.
The questions that were asked to the audience were
1) How old are you?
2) What do you look for in a thriller?
3) What is your favourite thriller film?
From the feedback given, I was able to conclude that most people aged 15-25 enjoy thriller films that include action, a firm storyline, mystery, cliffhangers and entertainment.
Saturday, 9 November 2013
Film production Companies.
Revolution Productions:
Revolution Productions is an American film production company that produced films such as 'Black Hawk Down' , 'xXx' and 'Hellboy'. Their logo is an intricate global pattern using simple lines and shapes with the production companies name over the top of it. The colour scheme is chrome silver with the addition of shadows. This gives a simple, yet sophisticated and appealing look to the design.
Screen Gems:
'Screen Gems'is a Sony film production company that produces Thriller and Horror films like 'Hostel' and 'Resident Evil'. Their logo uses a tonal blue colour scheme and uses simple shapes with the company's name and their affiliation with 'Sony'. This logo is more simple than the 'Revolution Productions logo' as this logo uses a 2D layout with no background colour or design. It is still appealing and easy to an audiences eyes, it is also very easy to read and doesn't require too much attention.
Columbia Pictures:
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'Columbia Pictures' is another Sony Production company that Produced films like 'Underworld: Awakening' and 'The DaVinci Code'. Their logo is much more intricate that that of 'Revolution Productions' or 'Screen Gems'. It features a statue representing Columbia with a full landscape for a background. This gives more of a traditional rural look for the company. It has a colour scheme using tones from blue and orange with grey tones added for the clouds.
Dream Works Pictures:
'Dream Works' pictures is an animated film production company that made children's films like 'Shrek' and 'Madagascar'. Their logo portrays a man leaning on a crescent moon while fishing. It portrays a cam feeling like the viewers are seeing a dream it is a sophisticated design but is an effective one.
Bad Robot Productions:
'Bad Robot' productions is an American film production company that produced and co-produced films like 'Mission Impossible:III' and 'Star Trek: Into Darkness'. The Logo consists of a small red robot in a silhouetted field. It is a simple logo and fits in with the company name. It also has the company name underneath the main part of the logo with a graffiti like font.
20th Century Fox:
'20th Century Fox' is a major film production company that started in the 20th century. The company has produced a wide range of films including the 'Alien' quadrilogy and 'The Wolverine'. It logo is highly sophisticated and incorperates a lot of sound and lighting. It shows a statue of the companies name in bold font with a 3D effect.
Warner Bros:
Warner Bros is an American film and T.V entertainment company.They produced popular films like the Harry Potter' series and 'Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'. Their logo is a simple one that is normally incorporated into a films opening sequence. It consists of the initials W.B with a bold outline. The logo has been known to change colour depending on the films opening.
Universal Studios:
Universal studios is another American film productions company. They have produce films such as 'The Mummy' and 'Bride of Frankenstein'. Their logo also uses sound and lighting as well. It features the world from a panoramic view with the companies name in bold 3D letters over it. This is a good logo because it is interesting to watch and appealing to viewers.
Orion Pictures:
Orion pictures is an old sci-fi film production company that produced films like 'Robocop' and 'The Terminator'. Their logo is a simple design, consisting of only the name of the company in a futuristic font, coloured blue with a background of stars. This shows the audience that it is famed for doing productions that are based around space or sci-fi themes.
Working Titles Films:
Working Titles FIlms is a British production company that produce films like 'Hot Fuzz' and 'Jonny English'. Their logo is simply their company name in a bold blue font with a fading ring between the two words. It is a simple logo but it's effective because it is appealing to viewers and isn't intricate or hard to look at.
Revolution Productions is an American film production company that produced films such as 'Black Hawk Down' , 'xXx' and 'Hellboy'. Their logo is an intricate global pattern using simple lines and shapes with the production companies name over the top of it. The colour scheme is chrome silver with the addition of shadows. This gives a simple, yet sophisticated and appealing look to the design.
Screen Gems:
'Screen Gems'is a Sony film production company that produces Thriller and Horror films like 'Hostel' and 'Resident Evil'. Their logo uses a tonal blue colour scheme and uses simple shapes with the company's name and their affiliation with 'Sony'. This logo is more simple than the 'Revolution Productions logo' as this logo uses a 2D layout with no background colour or design. It is still appealing and easy to an audiences eyes, it is also very easy to read and doesn't require too much attention.Columbia Pictures:
'Columbia Pictures' is another Sony Production company that Produced films like 'Underworld: Awakening' and 'The DaVinci Code'. Their logo is much more intricate that that of 'Revolution Productions' or 'Screen Gems'. It features a statue representing Columbia with a full landscape for a background. This gives more of a traditional rural look for the company. It has a colour scheme using tones from blue and orange with grey tones added for the clouds.Dream Works Pictures:
'Dream Works' pictures is an animated film production company that made children's films like 'Shrek' and 'Madagascar'. Their logo portrays a man leaning on a crescent moon while fishing. It portrays a cam feeling like the viewers are seeing a dream it is a sophisticated design but is an effective one.
Bad Robot Productions:
'Bad Robot' productions is an American film production company that produced and co-produced films like 'Mission Impossible:III' and 'Star Trek: Into Darkness'. The Logo consists of a small red robot in a silhouetted field. It is a simple logo and fits in with the company name. It also has the company name underneath the main part of the logo with a graffiti like font.20th Century Fox:
'20th Century Fox' is a major film production company that started in the 20th century. The company has produced a wide range of films including the 'Alien' quadrilogy and 'The Wolverine'. It logo is highly sophisticated and incorperates a lot of sound and lighting. It shows a statue of the companies name in bold font with a 3D effect.Warner Bros:
Warner Bros is an American film and T.V entertainment company.They produced popular films like the Harry Potter' series and 'Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'. Their logo is a simple one that is normally incorporated into a films opening sequence. It consists of the initials W.B with a bold outline. The logo has been known to change colour depending on the films opening.
Universal Studios:
Universal studios is another American film productions company. They have produce films such as 'The Mummy' and 'Bride of Frankenstein'. Their logo also uses sound and lighting as well. It features the world from a panoramic view with the companies name in bold 3D letters over it. This is a good logo because it is interesting to watch and appealing to viewers.Orion Pictures:
Orion pictures is an old sci-fi film production company that produced films like 'Robocop' and 'The Terminator'. Their logo is a simple design, consisting of only the name of the company in a futuristic font, coloured blue with a background of stars. This shows the audience that it is famed for doing productions that are based around space or sci-fi themes. Working Titles Films:
Working Titles FIlms is a British production company that produce films like 'Hot Fuzz' and 'Jonny English'. Their logo is simply their company name in a bold blue font with a fading ring between the two words. It is a simple logo but it's effective because it is appealing to viewers and isn't intricate or hard to look at.
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