schedule

Shot	Date and time	Content	Shot type& duration	Costume/hair/make up	Iconography	Personnel	Equipment
1	23.11.12 2.00pm	Radio with titles. The radio will display the news of babies being stolen	mid shot 10 seconds	N/A	Radio	Camera man, location manager, props make up, Iconography manager	Radio, camera
2	23.11.12	Teddy bears with radio in the background	mid shot	N/A	Teddy bears, radio	Camera man, location manager, Iconography manager	Teddy bears, room, camera
4	23.11.12	Panning of the baby sitter putting the baby in the cot	Panning	Normal casual, plain clothes for the baby sitter. Baby is wrapped in a blanket	Cot	Actors, Cameraman, Iconography manager	Radio, Camera, Cot
5	23.11.12	Shot of the door closing and the baby sitter going out	Long shot	Normal casual, plain clothes for the baby sitter.	Toys on the floor	Baby sitter	Radio, Camera, Cot
6	23.11.12	Shot of the door and hearing the scream	Long shot	N/A	Toys on the floor	Camera man, location manager, props make up, Iconography manager	Camera
3	23.11.12	Close up of radio making an announcement	Close-up	N/A	Radio	Camera man, location manager, props make up, Iconography manager	Radio, Camera

Why is a filming schedule important to have?

It is important to have a film schedule as it plans out methodically how we will go about making the film and the roles that each of us will playing in creating the film. Sticking as closely as possible to this schedule means that we will be on track for the end result which we are aiming for and everyone is aware of what one another is supposed to be doing. Also it means that if changes need to be made it will be easy for us to make these and show this on the schedule. This will improve our film as we can spend more time on editing as it wont take long if we know exactly what we're doing and don't have to change too much. Also the main factor to making our film a success is the editing as the music and shot techniques will create the most tension and surprise. 

Did you follow the schedule while, or did you make any changes

We followed our schedule throughout the process and finished the filming quickly and professionally. The only changes we had to make were to the date the camera angles as the room didn't provide us with the appropriate space necessary. This is because we didn't know exactly how the bedroom would look so we had to adapt once we go their. The emotions were still portrayed through these shots which we are happy about. Also we originally planned to use a doll but we were able to use a real baby which will make the outcome a lot more authentic. Also, we can now use diegetic sound from the baby instead of editing in, a non-diegetic sound. This will be a much more believable and make the experience for the audience a lot more tense as they know that a real baby is being used.  Everything else went according to plan and the outcome is as we expected. By using editing we will now create the gripping effect for the audience and create the film. 

group narrative

Connor's

For my thriller I am thinking of making it with a less gore than an ordinary thriller with no blood or violence that can be seen on screen, so that it can be seen by 15 years or older, making it more about the music and leaving it up to the imagination of the audience. Because of this my antagonist will be unseen though out it. By having my antagonist unseen though-out the film it will let the audience use there imagination more making the film more personal to them by each person having a different creature in there mind.
My story line is based on people going missing around town, the town will be a quiet one with not much that happens, i got the idea of a small town in the middle of nowhere from the film 'Hot Fuzz' because i think that the location worked well with the story line making it more realistic and more isolated, thrills the audience more than if its it unrealistic. I will start the film with saying its based on a true story this will be white writing on a black screen making it stand out and by it being spoken by a strong deep voice it will be more affective. The film will start with showing a young girl (18) walking home from work, going down dark alley and suddenly a poster of her going missing. Then the film goes in to the life of another girl, which will be the main character. She will be trying to investigate the who the kidnapper is, which will take her to find out its a monster. The film will be called 'missing'.
My main character will be intelligent and female, this will be unconventional, she will inveterate it all by her self so there will always be the fear of danger where ever she goes. By her being angelic this will interest male audience.

Good: My narrative is good because it uses the convention of a thriller in the sence of characters, having a woman in trouble and a unsence antagonist.

Bad: It would be hard to make the opening sence of my movie because there a monster and it would have to be late at night in a scene that would have to look suitable like an allyway this would make it dangerious to take the group there.

Jake Poulter

Scene is in a church. A young girl is the victim and the antagonist is a possessed vicar who is the father of the girl. They live together and base most of their day in the church. The first scene starts off in the church where they are praying. The characters seem normal until the vicar reveals his real identity. The setting will be spooky as there will be candles and low key lighting. There will be a voice over as the camera zooms into the characters, of the father speaking. The main beginning will be the viewer being shown how the characters live their lives and the complexity of this. Here there will be scenes of the father shouting in heated arguments with his daughter about the in-normality of her life. The middle shows the daughter turning on her father and trying to live a normal life. The ending finishes with a heated argument leading to the girl killing the father after near death actions from the father. They chase each other around their home, the graveyard and finally at the alter where the father dies.

Good: There are many churchs to film it in so we would have a wide choice. By it being a young girl the audienec will be more scared for her because she is more innocent and vunerable.

Bad: It would be hard to film in a church because of the grave yard around it and it would be disraspectful to them, as well as putting a vicar as a possessed would be disrespectful to the church and the people going there to pray. 
Alife's

First of all my ideal thriller film that i would like to create would be set in an abandoned area, for example blank fields and in the distance one building. Young boy will be finding his friends in this location (playing hide and seek) when all of a sudden a woman takes him. This woman will meet up with a man who could be her husband. This being a husband and wife but the wife being the main antagonist is conventional to the thriller genre as it is unusual to see the women do this in this genre which will build up tension fast and strong and get the audience interested straight away. As this kidnapping scene will be happening so fast it will discreetly hide the identity of the woman which again is a strong thriller convention as creating a mystery straight away gets the audience thinking all the way through.
The young boy who will be taken is going to be 12 years of age with a speech disability.
The woman and man (antagonists) will be in there 40's. This couple will be average normal people but have a little something wrong with them.

Good: It is unconventional by having a male as the victim and a female 

Bad: It would be hard trying to find an abanded field with only one house is view, 

Georgia Crandon

I would like my thriller to be suitable for 15 year olds. Therefore my thriller will have a larger psychological impact rather than gore. My thriller opening will begin with a baby being kidnapped by an unidentifiable villain. The rest of the film would consist of the villain kidnapping more children with many different people being suspected for the abduction. The film will end with the villain being revealed. The scene is set in a child's bedroom.

Good: The villain is unidentified so that it will make it more tense

Bad: the scene is not very scary because it is so innocent 

GROUP NARRATIVE

Our thriller opening begins with slow credits over a blank screen with tense music increasing in volume. As the music reaches the climax the picture flashes to a close up of a radio with a news story playing in the background. The shot cuts to a mid shot of children's toys and then cuts to a close up shot of a baby mobile. In the background the news is still playing explaining how two children have gone missing. The screen cuts to a mid shot of a woman (babysitter) putting a baby to sleep in its cot. The screen then cuts to the radio again and you see the babysitter turning off the radio. The picture cuts to a long shot of the bedroom with the cot in the center. In the background you hear the door shut (meaning the babysitter has left the room) and then you hear the babysitter start to scream. The scream eventually stops as the baby in the cot begins to cry and you hear the door open (off-screen sound) as the same long shot of the cot is still appearing on screen. The picture cuts to a close up of a Jack-in-a-box which begins to wind up and play by itself. The picture cuts to a close up of the window curtain which moves. The picture cuts to the Jack-in-the-Box again as it continues to play. A long shot of the cot is shown again which creates suspense as the audience knows that there is a stranger in the room yet you can't see them. A close up of the Jack-in-the-Box appears again and the digetic music being played increases the audience's anxiety. As they wait with anticipation for the Jack-in-the-Box to pop up you see a foot crush the toy. The camera remains on the crushed Jack-in-the-Box as you hear the baby's crying fade in the background. A long shot of the cot appears again but this time the window is open. The picture zooms quickly up to the cot as tense, non-diegetic music is played and you see that the baby has gone. The screen flashes to black.

Miss G, Risk assessment

Considering risks before filming is important as anything can happen from many things can go wrong throughout for example fire alarms will have to be renewed as they could be faulty and could go of randomly. Another example will be props/iconography make sure that the props are suitable to our thriller that they are not dangerous and will not put the crew in danger. We need to consider what risks will be inside the house we are using to film, even small objects around the house that are not needed can be a risk.

A risk assessment will assist us with our filming as it guides us through what could go wrong what risks we could come across whist filming. Our risk assessment will help us prevent these risks and will allow us as a group to work around similar risks. As a group the risk assessment will put our thriller opening in a safer environment.

The risk assessment will also help the film become more of a success as the filming wont be affected by any hazards and we know how to work around those hazards.




Risk Assessment.

Risks	How to avoid
Wires on the ground could be tripped over.	Be aware of wires on the ground make sure you move them away from working area, put a mat down over the wires which will prevent people working from tripping over.
Slippery surfaces again you can trip over and hurt yourself.	To avoid this we will first of all make sure there is nothing on the surfaces that can make it slippery and wearing the appropriate foot wear.
Items that are not needed whilst filming in the house could get damaged or put the filming task at risk.	Remove all unneeded items away from the filming set before we start filming.
Camera falling over when on top of the tripod could damage the camera.	Make sure we are handling the camera at all times so that it will not type and when we are not controlling the camera take it of the tripod and put it somewhere safe.