Sound for thriller opening

In our title sequence, when the actors are appearing on the screen and there is a series of disturbing images, we will be using a sound clip called ghost 1.wav as it is eery and will add to the effect of mystery in the thriller opening. It starts off quite slow, and gets louder and more eery as the clip goes on.

The next sound we have chosen is distriff_2.wav, which is upbeat and fast paced. This is suitable for the scenes where our main character is running through the woods because the speed of the music reflects the speed of the persons heart rate and the speed in which they are running.

In our first shot we have chosen the sound clip, cellos down down.wav because it is eery and gradually builds up tension which will be suitable for the shot because we want to open our thriller with a tense and mysterious atmosphere. This clip is 21 seconds long, and because of this we will need to extend our first shot slightly and could split the sound clip to carry on in other shots of our main character in the bathroom.

For the shot of the party we will be using diegetic music of this sound clip Chaser RMX 2.wav. We will play this through speakers while we are filming to make it seem more realistic and like it's a real party. It will be difficult to add the sound clip on after because it won't look as realistic if people are dancing at different speeds or out of time to the music. As this clip is 7 secs long we will film for the 7 seconds then cut the shot down during editing as our party shot is only 3 secs long.

For the shots of the trees with the beginning credits and for the shots imbetween, we are going to use The mind of the killer.mp3 this is because it creates a strange and creepy atmosphere while the credits are coming up, it will give the audience the sense that the film they are about to see is going to be quite scary.

The sound clip girls singing-PiSh_01.wav will be used in the beginning credits where there is a spinning round-a-bout and the mysterious ghost like person appears on them. This will represent her going around in her victims heads.

The sound clip Spooky abience with heartbeat.mp3 will be used when the clips start speeding up, when the blonde character turns back around, and also overlapping with the sound clip above to create a very weird and spooky atmosphere.

Shooting Schedule for Thriller Opening

Day one of filming:

Inside Hannah's House:

Location: Hannah's Bathroom.
Props: Tap, Blonde Wig, Black/Dark Brown Wig, Mirror, Make-up bag and Make-up.
Shot Numbers: 1,3,6,7,8,14
Camera shots filmed from the same position: End of 1,3,7,8
- Do these shots first after pan of shot 1.

Location: Hannah's Bedroom.
Props: Wardrobe, T-shirts, Trousers/Jeans, Skirts, Shoe, Mobile phone, Bed, Blonde Wig, TV.
Shot Numbers: 17,24,25,26
Camera shots filmed from the same position: 24,26

Location: Hannah's Kitchen
Props: Knife, Water, Ketchup, Clock.
Shot Numbers: 4,9

Day two of filming:

Location: Blaby Woods, Balskell Park.
Props: Trees, Bike.
Shot Numbers: 12,13,16,18,20,21,22,23
Camera shots filmed from the same position: 16,18,20,23

Day three of filming:

Location: Countesthorpe Community College and Winchester Road.
Props: Flashing Lights from the Drama Studio, Blonde Wig, Black/Brown Wig, Glow sticks.
Shot Numbers: 2,19

Day four of filming:

Location: Ollie Park in Whetstone.
Props: Metal Fence and Gate, Swings, Round-a-bout, Blonde Wig, Black/Brown Wig.
Shot Numbers: 5,15

Location: Whetstone Church.
Props: Gravestones
Shot Numbers: 10,11



Friday 23rd January 2009 Hannah and I started filming.
We filmed shots 4, 9, 17, 24, 25 and 26.
We didn't do the original shots we intended to do on the first day of filming because Lucy was busy and she was needed for 3 of the shots. Also we couldn't shoot the rest of the shots in Hannah's bathroom because we needed to keep the camera in the same position for most of them.

Saturday 24th January 2009 Hannah and I filmed shots 5 and 15 on Ollie Park.
This was meant to be day 3 of filming, however we decided to do the planned days of filming in a different order.
Shot 15 consisted of a range of different shots within it because after we had finished the storyboards we were going over them and decided to extend the actors title sequence and add extra shots in. Hannah managed to film over one of the clips from this sequence, so we will have to re-do it at a later date. We didn't shoot shots 10 and 11 as we were going to on the same day because it was getting dark and so we couldn't film anymore.

Friday 30th January 2009 Hannah and I filmed shots 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23.
We filmed a shot of the church in Blaby instead of Whetstone because it was very close to where we were filming the rest of the shots, therefore it was more practical at the time. We also filmed the shot we needed on Winchester road from the 3rd day of filming because we were able to do it at the time.

Friday 13th February 2009 Hannah and I filmed shots 22 and re-filming of the clip from the sequence of shot 15. We were able to complete these successfully.
Also in the week before this day we had booked the theatre to film our party clip. We had got it booked for Friday 27th February, however we have now decided not to film this clip and remove it from the opening sequence because we would have had to film it and edit it on the deadline for our final production.

Opening To Thriller - Main Production

I am working with Hannah for the main production of an opening to a thriller film.

Friday 21st November we started to plan our thriller. We decided on possible casting for our film, locations, props and ideas for clips to be shown.Casting; Charlotte (me) - girl main character (name still to be decided), Lucy - ghost type girl, and extras; Hannah, Luke, David, Helena, Amy, Lewis H, Lewis M, Tom B, Tom C, Jenny, Georgie, Max, Charley, Siobhan. There may be more but we haven't asked people to do it yet, so far me, Hannah and Lewis M are confirmed to be in it.

Locations;
The bathroom, bedroom and kitchen inside Hannah's house.
The woods in blaby.
Winchester Road.
Whetstone Church. (we will need to ask if we could film there).
Possibly the drama studio in Countesthorpe Community College. (that would need booking if we decide to film there).
Ollie Park.

Props and things we need;
Tap, Mirror, Clock, Brush, Kitchen, Knife, Blonde Wig, Dark brown/black Wig, Make-up and Make-up bag, Wardrobe, T-shirts, Trousers/Jeans, Skirts, Shoe, Mobile Phone, Bed, TV, Water, Ketchup, Trees, Bike, Flashing Lights from the Drama Studio, Glow sticks, Metal Fence and Gate, Swings, Round-a-bout, Blonde Wig, and Gravestones.

Tuesday 25th November we carried on planning what clips we would have in the opening sequence, and started on the storyboard. We also came up with names for the production companies which are, Black Forest productions and Film Club productions.

Wednesday 26th Novemeber we decided to just draw out all of the clips on the storyboard (we have have only drawn some though) and then after we have them all we will decide what order they will go in because at the moment we are still gathering ideas together.

Thursday 27th Novemeber, Helena, Amy and Lucy are also confirmed to be in our opening to a thriller production.

Monday 1st December through until Friday 5th December we carried on drawing out our storyboard.

Friday 5th December we also planned the title for our thriller. We made a mind-map for it but i will list our idea's on here.

Friday 12th December, Georgie and Jenny are confirmed to be in our opening to a thriller production.

Thriller;

Psychological;
- unstable.
- Neglect - past - abandoned.
- Memory - blurred.
- Mentality - disposition.

Whisper

Veridical

Dark;
- Hidden.
- Shadows.

Supernatural;
- Haunted.
- Ghost.

Abstract

Mendacious;
- Deceitful.
- Deceptive.
- Dishonest.
- Duplicitous.

Hannah and I decided to call our thriller The Mentality, which means an 'irrational way of thinking'. We decided on this name for our thriller because our main character experiences several things which 'play with her mind' such as hearing voices and seeing weird girls appearing. We also drew inspiration from other thriller titles such as, The Ring, The Others, The Grudge, The Interpreter and The Usual Suspects. We also decided that our title would have more emphasis in it if we had The infront of Mentality instead of just Mentality.

Storyboard for Thriller Opening:

I asked a few people to write down on a peice of paper what they thought of the storyboard for our Thriller opening. I would scan it onto here however you wouldnt be able to see the comments clearly.

Audience feedback for thriller opening;

"Mysterious and draws the audience in to question what has happened" - Pheobe.

"Looks very tense, the short scenes build up the sharp tension" - Amy Potts.

"Tense - want to see it!" - Tilly.

"The suspense is killing me" **** (and a half *) - Mark Lomasney.

"Good" - Jordan.

Risk Assessment for main production

• Tripping over the tripod - be careful when walking near it.
• Using the camera near running water - not take the camera too close to the water (so it won't get splashed).
• Tripping over in the woods when it's dark - make sure we are aware of surroundings and be careful when moving around.
• Using the camera near the road - we need to watch where we are going so we don't end up going off the path by accident.
• Knife in a shot - be extra careful when handling the knife and make sure no one steps on it when it's on the floor.
• Using the camera while riding a bike - make sure we are familiar with the surroundings we will be riding in, be careful whilst riding the back and make sure we don't drop the camera.
• Actress standing in a shower (may slip) - put down a mat to prevent slipping.
• Getting hit by the swings whilst they are swinging - stand away from them to make sure they wouldn't hit us.
• May run into people in the dark - be careful and stay aware of surroundings.
• Hitting people, the camera, or the window whilst throwing objects out of the wardrobe - make sure they aim where they will throw the objects and practice it before using the camera.
• Dogs chasing after us in Balskell Park - make sure there aren't any dogs close by before we film.