This is the rough cut of our opening sequence of our film Psychosis. We have put two of our scenes together without the titles involved to get an idea of where we need to improve.
We spoke with our teacher who gave us feedback on where we were lacking where we needed to be with the editing as well as filming. We originally had a scene where there was a calendar which said 'Therapy Today' which we took out as it was rather shaky and didn't fit what we were expecting. Another point was that we had a shot with a hand going into a different angled shot of the hand which we were told was too much as well was shaky. This is why we removed the one and kept the other shot of the girl's hand in bed. We had to take out other areas if the hallway scene as we were told they were too dark and unclear. Other than that we were pleased with the outcome of the rough cut and took on board and went with some of our feedback. Our group used garage band to hear some of the sounds that we could use in our opening sequence. This has given an accurate guideline for what we would like to involve in our opening sequence. Most of the sounds are very dark and eerie which gave us a lasting impression which we would want the audience to feel. There is a variety of different sounds such as screaming and piano accompaniments which are slow as well as others being fast paced and spine chilling.
I tested 2 different ways of creating a gouged out eye looking types of special effects make-up. One of then was with liquid latex and cotton and the other is just face paint. I tested both on my friend, Katie. Liquid Latex technique![]() I started by putting some liquid latex around her eye sockets ![]() I then put some cotton wool over it and put more latex on top to make sure it stayed Face paint technique![]() the face paint was more simple to do and only took a minute but it is not a good looking ass the other technique Conclusion![]() Here is both of them together (liquid latex on the left eye and just face paint on the right). The left on obviouly looks more realistic and gory compared to the one with jut face paint on the right. Although the liquid latex looks better there are some risks e.g. the actor wearing this make-up cold be disoriented from not being able to see and fall over The face paint technique would be more safe as the actor can still open their eyes and see. Also it takes less times and supplies to do. Even though it as benefits, it still doesn't look good In conclusion, the liquid latex technique is the one we will use. The dangers of it have been considered and we have decided that there will always be at least 2 people around the actor at all times to make sure she is safe while in the make- up and if it comes down to it, it would be okay of she just had one eye with make-up too. This poster was designed and made for our opening and to go with what we think the film would be after it. From our research we know that most psychological thrillers have a very close up face on the poster because the main element to psychological thriller is the main characters thoughts and emotions. There is also horror elements to some psychological thriller which we have also chosen to do- you can see this from the little girl in the back of the picture.
I chose to analyse this past students work because it really interested me as I like the music, shots and plot that is in it. This work got an A* and I feel that analysing this work will help me to achieve a higher grade as I will see what sort of standard I need for my work.
(click 'read more' to see the full analysis) Finished creepy doll propThe finished doll looks creepy and weird which is what we were hoping for when making this.
All the photos of the props here are the actual things which ewe will be using. We took photos of the real props so that people could get a feel of exactly what we are trying to do. ![]() The bath is used in the second scene. It will be slightly dirty to create a creepy atmosphere. It will be filled with water as the girl is drowned by an invisible entity. There will be fake blood on and in the bath also. ![]() The bed is the main focus of the third scene as the girl wakes up in it and the doll is seen lying in a puddle of blood. The bed is positioned next to a wall in order to have the focus being on the bed and not the background. ![]() Blood is the recurring factor in our thriller. It will be found in the bath scene, the hallway scene as well as the last scene on the bed. It will be used as part of the costume as it will be covering the little girl as well as the doll. ![]() The calendar will be on the wall next to the doll in the 3rd scene. It will have the word 'therapy' written over todays date. This creates the question of whether the girl is actually crazy? and what is the normality in this scene? ![]() This is the actual doll we will be using. The doll represents the little girl in the first scene. We used cotton wool an dPVA glue in the place of prosthetics in order to achieve a horrific 'gouged-out eyes' look, this will also be applied to the little girl in the first scene. the doll will be covered in fake blood, which links to the recurring theme in the scenes. In the bath scene there will be fake blood on the girl's hand and on the bath tub. In the hallway scene there will also be a puddle go blood. We used fake blood on the doll in order to link these together. The doll will be wearing a rag in place of a dress to create an archaic feel in our modern thriller. This is our final script for the opening sequence of our film 'PSYCHOSIS'. We have tried to write it up in detail and we are happy with the outcome.
After researching logos from other film companies, we decided that we like simple but effective logos. We agreed that we would all want our logo in black and white, with possibly another colour if the need was felt to have one. The text had to be readable and suitable for the film we would create. -Making the logoI (Georgina) was the one to make this logo because I have previous knowledge of how to use Photoshop well and I had a very strong idea for the logo that everyone else also agreed with. I started with a black background and then put the words 'GEMINI' and 'PRODUCTIONS' central in the image and in a simple, bold font. To make the pair of twins back to back, I got a silhouette of a side profile and traced it on Photoshop in a new layer so it would be white and not black. I then duplicated the layer and flipped it so that the silhouettes would be backwards and exactly the same. -The Final Logo![]() Our final logo was made with Photoshop. The logo is kept very simple but still looks good. The words were kept in a simple and easy to read font so that the audience could know and remember the name easier. The picture in the logo is of a pair of twins back to back. Gemini, in astrology, is known as the twins. We used a pair of twins back to back because we didn't like the actual sign for Gemini and it didn't look as good as this one did. 1. 0.00-0.04- flashes of green lightning and thunder sounds 2. 0.05-0.06- the ‘LGF’ logo flashes up smaller then big, in time with the lightning flashes and the thunder sounds 3. 0.07-0.08- the ‘Lions Gate films’ flashed up underneath with the sound of sharp metal being rubbed together quickly one time. 4. 0.08-0.10- ‘a lions gate entertainment company’ appears from left to right underneath 5. 0.10-0.13- The logo zooms in and fades to black
10. 0.28-0.32- ‘Twisted Pictures Presents’ comes up on screen then goes off with no transition effect
11. 0.33-0.36- ‘A Burg/Koules/Hoffman Production appears on screen then fades out. 12. 0.37-0.43- ‘A Film by James Wan’ fades onto screen, moves around like it’s in water, then fades out. 13. 0.43-0.50- A blue light in water floats over a man’s face, momentarily lighting it up and then floats out of shot 14. 0.51-0.57-‘Saw’ fades onto screen, then the letters float around like they’re in water and fade out. Camera: the opening sequence first starts with a close up tracking shot of a chalk as it's being dragged along the paper. There are multiple shots like this throughout the opening sequence. This creates the feeling that to the audience that there is a bigger picture to the lines on the paper and that they are of a fairly high importance to the rest of the film because of the tracking shot, as it is making the audience stay focused on the object the entire time. The close up shots that aren't tracking shots make the audience look more at the lines on the paper rather than the chalk being dragged. This makes sure that the audience know that the line are just as important to the rest of the film (therefore keeping the feeling that there is a bigger picture to be shown) as the person holding the chalk. Since the opening sequence only uses close up shots, you don't see the person holding the chalk or the picture that the person is drawing with it. This makes the audience feel suspense and like there is a big mystery which is common in thrillers. The amount of tracking shots in the opening sequence make it feel chaotic and a little manic, therefore making suspense felt by the audience again.
Mise en Scene: There is a high contrast between the chalk and the paper as the paper is white/yellowy white and the chalk is black. The contrast here makes the scene eerie because high contrasts creates a feeling of uneasiness to the audience. The chalk being dragged along on the paper slowly and then quickly (or vice-versa) creates suspense ad the audience would then expect something to happen due to the pace of the movement but it doesn't, leaving the audience to then feel uneasy. The black in the sequence connotes darkness and evil and the white paper connotes purity and good. In the start of the opening sequence, there is only one black line being drawn per shot but by the end of it there is scribbling and more black being drawn on the paper. This could be foreshadowing for how the film/ the main character could start of mainly pure but get darker and more evil and the movie goes on. The faster movement of the chalk towards the end of the sequence makes the audience feel like there is more action/excitement/fear to come in the film. Sound: The start of the sequence has slow and calm piano music which creates a calm atmosphere to the audience. As the music progresses, more notes are added to make the music faster and louder but this happens at a slow pace and is barely noticeable. this means that the audience would get more fear from the music but not know why, leaving them confused and in suspense for more. Eerie sounds (possibly wind) are added lightly as 0.42. These are common sounds in thrillers that create a fear of the unknown for the audience as the object making the eerie sound sis not on screen. Near the middle, there are more gaps between the notes again but his time it is chords instead, making the music louder and seem shorter which creates even more suspense of what's to come because of the contrast between the music before with lots of notes that flow, to hard hitting chords. The song gets faster again after being slow and eerie at 1.30. Again, this creates a contrast to different sections of the song. Towards the end of the clip high notes are played repetitively, faster and louder than in all the song before. The high notes sound out of place when they are all together repetitively as the rest of the song was mostly played lower. At the very end there was the sound of a smashing glass which is sudden and shocking to the audience since there is no glass in any of the shots. Smashing glass is common in thrillers an especially in psychological thrillers. Editing: The start of the sequence fades from black which makes the scene eerie from the beginning at black connotes evil. There is a long shot duration when the shots fade into each other, leaving the last shot still slightly visible when it goes into the next shot, making it seem calm. The shot durations get shorter and shorter as the sequence goes on, creating more suspense. When it gets to the shortest shot duration, it's almost like there are jump cuts, making it seem chaotic and leaves a fear for the unknown to the audience. This is a video that I found on youtube that has multiple sounds that are usually found in psychological thrillers. These sounds are: a gunshot, sobbing, banging, whispers, footsteps, sirens, screaming, non-diagetic high pitched violins, high pitched string percussion and low pitched string percussion. These all create suspense and fear which are used in phycological thrillers. We will use some of these sounds such as the non-diagetic violins and string percussion. We might also use the banging or the footsteps
![]() The poster for The Terminator can make the audience see what genre the film is. The title at the bottom n the page is in blue and looks very metallic which makes the audience feel like there is technology involved in the is film as the blue is usually a main colour in technology films as well as the metallic effect. The impression that the film involves technology is furthers when you look at the left lens of the glasses. The lens of the glasses also has red lettering in a font that looks like a sort of font that can be found in computer code or other technology. This connotes danger from the red colour and more technology from the font. The text is on the glasses which could suggest that the computer code is apart of him. The glasses shield his eyes which makes the audience feel intimidated which suggests that he is dangerous. The gun in his hand connotes action due to guns being associated with fighting. He is wearing leather which connotes that he is tough and dangerous. it also suggests manliness as the audience would expect a person in leather to be very masculine. The glove is ripped at the knuckles which suggests that he had been in a fight there has been lots of action. The red lasers in the background makes the audience think that there is technology and danger as the red lines remind the audience of lasers which are quite often used in films as a weapon therefore connoting risk and action as well as danger. BBFC stands for The British Board of Film Classification. The BBFC classify films with a rating that is suitable for the audience that it's meant to be aimed at. The ratings they use are U, PG, 12, 12A, 15, 18 and R18. You can find these on film posters, DVD and Blu-Rays etc. The audience for thrillers is usually young adults and adults (although some teens find trillers interesting too). This is because of the mature nature of most thriller films, they include things such as violence, blood, sex, psychological issues etc. For this reason, most thriller films are 15-18 (although you can find thriller films that are 12). There a few ways to profile an audience, 2 of which are below: ![]() Social profiling The table on the left is social profiling of the audience. It shows the social groups/classes. People in group E would probably be people such as teenagers where as group B would most likely be adults, in my opinion, although it is hard to know the age by the class of the people. Demographic profiling For demographic profiling, people are broken down into groups based on things such as age, gender or location. this would help as, generally, people in the same groups like the same thing. For example people who are more aged most likely wouldn't like horror thrillers but the younger generation would. You can also see these differences in taste with gender or location For example:
-Action Thriller: an action thriller will most likely have an audience of teens and young adults (groups C1/C2-E) as they are fast paced and easy to follow. It would most likely be masculine people as a majority of the audience. -Psychological Thriller: This sub genre would most likely appeal to group A-C2 (although you can still get other groups watching them) as they are throughout provoking and harder to follow than that of an action thriller. People who are older would most likely be interested in this because of the intellectual level you may need to understand a psychological thriller. I think that all genders are the audience for psychological thrillers although i think feminine people would be more interested than most. -Romance thriller: For a romance thriller I think that it would probably appeal to group B to group C. Feminine people would most likely like this thriller sub genre because of the romance element in it i also think that the age group for romance thrillers would be teens to young adults. What is Match on Action?
Examples of Match on Action![]() In the image to the left, you can see a diagram of match on action. As you can see, shot one is a close up of two people shaking hands and shot two is a further away shot of the same action of shaking hands. The shots would be perfectly timed so that the actions is smooth and carries on from each other well. Below is a short example video of Match on Action that I found on youtube In this video, the girl's actions are very fluid when one shots cuts to the next. There is no time delay of her actions and it is very smooth, as a match on action should be.
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