Evaluation Activity 2: Screen Capture

Chris Milner- Alex Cross

I feel that the main protagonist in our thriller has some comparisons with Alex Cross, the main detective protagonist in the detective thriller remake of graphic novel, 'Alex Cross'. This is because they are both portrayed as 'By the Book' detectives and both have similar roles in each film as the head detective in both films. However, the main protagonist in or thriller isn't in costume, but that is only because our group couldn't source them in time for the shooting. They are also portrayed as the lone cop in both films.

Evaluation Activity: 1

The Title of the Film, Font, Style & Effects:

The title of the film is 'Blood From A Stone'. The font used in the clip is 'Cracked'. The effects used on the titles in the clip is 'Block Dissolve'.


Settings/ Location:

There are two locations in the clip. One is a secluded woodland area which I think is is good for the purpose of the scene because it is quite sinister, secluded and hidden from any main path. The other location is a science lab which is a good location because I was attempting to make a Forensics scene.








Costume and Props:

The costume in our clip is not the best. There's basically nothing however, I couldn't source all the costume as all of the timescale was planned in haste. The props used I feel are relevant to the scene and used effectively.

Evaluation Activity

Story and how the opening sets it up

Genre and how the opening suggests it

Image Control & Lighting

Image control and lighting was one of the most important parts of editing so that the correct atmosphere was created to portray the direct genre of a thriller. Each frame had to have dark lighting to create the unsettling atmosphere

  The opening frame to our thriller film shows a forest with police tape, clearly letting the audience know that it's a scene of a crime which fits one of the conventions of a thriller. The police tape shows that there is some sort of mystery to be solved and that a detective will be present, these aspects also fit the conventions of a thriller  

Evaluation Activity: 4, 5, 6

Final Cut for Blood From a Stone

New things that have been added:

• Full foley
• Changing the title sequence title timing

OUR FINAL CUT

This is our Final cut for our Thriller Film production: 'Blood From A Stone'.

Soundtrack 2

This is the soundtrack for the forensic scenes.

SoundTrack 1

This is the first soundtrack our media production. it will be tracked over the crime scene shots.

Problematic studios title Sequence.

This is our title sequence for our film production company, Problematic Studios. I used Adobe Flash and Adobe After Effects.


 

Props/ Casting/ Recce: Forensics

For the forensics scene we were going to need a new actress and props to make it actually look like a forensics lab. For props we're going to need safety googles, disinfectant gloves, blood and test tubes with a test tube rack, the spade again this time with a fingerprint sheet and a suspect file. I shot this footage in a science lab at our school.


Kirsty Young: Forensics worker:

Props and Makeup.

Our new scene would need new props and for the corpse we were going to need bruising make up and fake blood. I would also need a spade for the murder weapon and disinfectant gloves for the first scene of the opening sequence. For the blood I mixed Red Food Dye, Corn Starch and water. For the bruising on the face I used simply acrylic paints.

Recce.

For our second shot, we're going to need a new location, because it is a murder scene we need to find a secluded area. I decided to do a recce on a small enclosed ruin of a water mill.

Casting: new actors.

For the shooting the new footage we are going to need new actors. So, here is the new casting crew for our new Media Thriller project.

Chris Milner: The Main Protagonist/ Detective







Reece Bird: Coroner








Eric Yu and Jack Dennett: Police Officers





Calvin Beighton: Corpse

Second Take.

Our original footage for the first shot was more T.V. Drama than Thriller, we decided to choose a different course of our Thriller Opening scene. Now, instead of a woman having flashbacks around the house, it is now going to be a detective at a crime scene where a murder has taken place and there will also be a forensics scene where most of the title frames will go.