Brainstorm: Redundancy

As a group we were given these scenarios to choose from individually, so that we could each produce a brainstorm for a thriller of our own. In total our group should have 4 brainstorms, one for each member.

Here is my brainstorm, I chose to take homage to Taxi Driver and Se7en, as my thriller is a psychological thriller called 'Redundancy'. 

The reasons I chose Taxi Driver as I felt it has a very enticing storyline and the whole concept of being trusted when you are a taxi driver by your customer, made me think that this would be an ideal character for my thriller. Plus, the audience would expect the taxi driver to be trustworthy at first and would be surprised when he turns out to be the murderer of the film. I also chose Se7en as the murders in Se7en are very different to each other and yet they all have something in common, for instance, like John Doe, Luke Corseno is mentally unstable and even though they both give off the impression that they are sane, it is a front.

From this task, I found it easier to understand why the directors of thriller films included certain characters, props and the idea for their film a lot more clearer, as when thinking about the different aspects I wanted to incorporate in my film, I wanted to ensure that the plot would be enticing to the audience, that the story would conclude well and that it was understood. In all, this task has helped me a lot to think about the many different types of thrillers, the genre conventions and why they are used.

Group Work- Audience Research Statistics

Double Indemnity

From looking at the ratings, it is denotes to me that this is a very popular film, as 28.6% of the people who rated gave the film a 10, 25.9% gave a 9 and 23.9% rated it an 8, therefore compared to the other ratings, it has fulfilled its aim of attracting it's target audience. 18-29 year old males rated the film the most so in effect I think that this film was aimed at the male gender and the specific age range of 18 - 29. Generally, due to the content of the film being scandalous and fast paced, it would keep the male audience enticed as they are primarily interest in action, plus seeing as the main character is a man, they can emphasise with him.

Fight Club

Setting aside that Fight Club is one of my all time favourite films, when looking at the statistics, it is relevant to say that many others enjoy watching the film as much as I do. The fact that 43% of the ratings are a 10, 28% are a 9 and 16% an 8, it is very clear that many of the people who have seen the film have enjoyed it rather than the minority of people who gave a low rating. The older the person, the lower rating they gave, which to me denotes that the target audience for this film was the younger generation of adults. Plus, due to the cast being male, with a fast paced storyline, it would explain why mostly men watch this film. Fight Club was one of the first films I watched knowing it was from the Thriller genre, therefore while watching it I could see it was a prominant film within the whole of the Thriller genre and its timeline.

Se7en

In comparison to the ratings for Double Indemnity and Fightclub, it seems that the older the viewer, the lower the rating, which in conclusion could be down to the fact that thrillers are dominantly certified for the viewing of 15 year olds and 18 year olds, therefore people of these ages are more likely to watch them and find them appealing. Also, following the trend of a male dominant audience, Se7en follows suit with 268,000 male ratings and just 45,000 female ratings. I think the reasoning behind the amount of males watching this film is due to the disgusting images from each crime, the male dominance of the cast and the enigma code of the film.

Group Meeting 15/11/2011

We were not successful as there was lack of communication and lack of time. This has resulted in level 1.
To change this, our action plan will include getting each others numbers. We have realised texting is not the best way to communicate with each other. We did not have a very good plan to begin to film.

We have planned to shoot on Thursday and film Reservoir Dogs.

Production Company Possible Logo's:

Script for Preliminary Task:

Script:

Preliminary Task:.

Scene starts with a close up of Mark putting a gun in his pocket.

We then see him straighten his clothes and loosen up (Long Shot).

There is then an emphasis Marks foot as he walks through the door and sits on a chair. (Camera places on floor, mark’s feet walk past).

We then see a Mark’s facial expressions as he sits at the table. He is nervous about the gun in his pocket. There is then footsteps heard. (Mid-shot).

Then Mary appears, she shits on her chair. (Mid-shot)

Close up on tea cup which is put on the table.

Mary: Here’s your tea. (Sounding angry)

(Two-shot: Mary pushes cup towards Mark)

Mary: How was your day dear? (Emphasis on the word “Dear”)

(As Mary speaks there is an Over-the-shoulder-shot from Mark, Grabbing the cup and nearly taking a sip. Yet he does not, he waits and replies to Mary)

Mark: Yeah, not too bad. (Playing it cool)

                                                     (Close up of Mark drinking)

(Extreme close up of Mary’s eyes then a mid-shot as she is clicking her fingers on the table)

Mary: I know you did it.

Mark: Did what?

(Mark dies loudly)

(Long shot as Mary stands up, Two-shot walking to body dialogue is said in these shots)

Mary: You killed your other wives. I guess you were finally out smarted and by a cup of tea. A real assassin. (Emphasis on the word assassin)

(Mid-shot of Mary looking smug)

Mary: They do say, true love never dies. Ha!

Research: History of Thriller

Group meeting 1st November

This is a group meeting to say who is doing what and what needs to be done in order to complete research.

Katie: Iconic Directors. Katie must finish and post her work on Ionic Directors, she will be doing a video of present the information.

Chloe: History of Thrillers. Chloe needs to complete and post her work on History of Thrillers. This will be presented in a movie.

Connie: Typical Thriller Synopsis. Connie needs to complete and post her work on the Typical Thriller Synopsis. This will also be presented with a video.


These tasks should all be completed and meet the deadline of Friday 4th November.