ASSIGNMENT 16 – GROUP PRESENTATION

ANICIAURSULA ANNIE

Part A

we’ve chosen....

Psychological THRILLER

Part A

ANNIE’S IDEA

Water pouring down in the bath (dark room, you don’t anything) dramatic sound when the tap is opening *squeak squeak*

A hand picks up water to wash her

Turns around to look in the mirror to clean her face (dramatically) *looks in the mirror*

Zones off into the mirror – flash back of her running from a shadow

Runs dramatically looking back huffing and puffing

Still zoned off into the mirror (flash back) of her running down a long corridor she trips up but gets up and keeps running

The phone ringing she looks at it and leaves the bathroom backwards – the door bell rings and she looks at the door dramatically – END!

WWW

EBI

Good information

Good stage directions

Good bulletpoints

Range of different elements to work from as a group

Less bulletpoints

Less imformation on the bullet points

ANICIA’S IDEA

WWW EBI

URSULA’S IDEA

WWW EBI

which ideA we’ve chosen And whY?

We decided to go for Annie’s because we like the fact that, it is well detailed

Clear to read

Has good stage directions

There’s a lot of drama in it that which we can develop and make it better

And everyone will have a part to play in this film

As a group we’ve decided that we like the stage directions in the

opening sequence.

we also like the start of the opening sequence

We’ve decided we might change some of the location's and some

of the characters roles

Annie’s idea.....

Water pouring down in the bath (dark room, you don’t anything) dramatic sound when

the tap is opening *squeak squeak*

A hand picks up water to wash her face (you only see the hand and face)

Turns around to look in the mirror to clean her face (dramatically) *looks in the mirror*

*breaths heavily*

Zones off into the mirror – flash back of her running from a shadow (black)

Runs dramatically looking back huffing and puffing (black)

Still zoned off into the mirror (flash back) of her running down a long corridor she trips

up but gets up and keeps running (black)

The phone ringing she looks at it and leaves the bathroom backwards – the door bell

rings and she looks at the door dramatically *zooms in to her eyes* – END!

IDEA WEVE CHOSEN AND CHANGES WE HAVE

MADE

Why we choose psychological thriller?

We chose psychological thriller because we find it

interesting on how it affects the audience and makes

them think more carefully about what’s going on in the

film.

We also like the fact that they don’t focus on special

effects and it relates what people in the film are going

through.

takes you out of your own world and makes you think

about people who are mental different e.g. Mental

issue, confident issues

the effect and the way they portray the characters

make’s you want to watch it more

Part C

Psychology is a science of behaviour and mental processes.

Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and

researching specific cases.

psychological can also mean concerned with a person’s mind and thoughts

Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behaviour, while also

exploring the physiological

Psychological

Thriller

thrillers focus on plot over character and thus emphasize intense, physical action over the character's psyche.

Psychological thriller

Psychological thrillers tend to reverse this formula to a certain degree, emphasizing the characters just as

much, if not more so, than the plot.

Characters are no longer dependent on physical strength to overcome their wild enemies (which is often the

case in typical action-thrillers), but rather are reliant on their mental resources, whether it be by battling common

sense with a terrifying opponent or by battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind

The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one

another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's

mental state

Have images here from movies that explain the above!!!

Examples of psychological Thriller The uninvited

What its about

About a girl that comes back from a mental hospital

and was in there because she had issues dealing with

her mothers death.

When she comes back she find out that her mothers

old carer is dating her father, and becomes suspicious

of the nurse and thinks that she is dating the father

Why we were inspired by this

• Because there was a really big twist at the end of

the film. It was unexpected and added excitement

because the audience didn’t expect it

Inception

In a world where technology exists to enter the

human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled

thief is given a final chance at redemption which

involves executing his toughest job to date:

Inception.

What its about

Why we were inspired by it

• Because things happen in the film that the

audience doesn’t expect to happen

• The fact that it was all about dreams

• They way that they confuse the audience

They entered the house after

asking if they could come in

for something to drink.

He ask the lady if he could

come in to have something to

drink and met the new

neighbours

One of the characters

punched the dad for no

reason

He grabs the mother by the

head and asks her to take her

top of

Funny games

They make the family sit in

front of them and ask them

questions that play with their

minds

We was inspired by funny games, again we liked the fact that they were so nice to the family

at the start of the film visiting them, telling them they're going to have a really good time as

neighbours. However as soon as they enter the house they hit the dad and both the

characters mood/personalities change. They locked all the doors and closed all the

windows. We like the fact the they had mix personalities because they were mean and horrid

towards the family then they’ll offer them something to drink and start being mean to them

again. It’s a bit like what’s going to happen in our movie.

whY we wAs inspired bY funnY gAmes…

Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec-70W_K77U

Theme of opening sequence

Brainstorm Idea Theme of

Opening Sequence

Anger & Obsessio

n

Anger because when

Skye goes mad in the

bathroom over the phone

call that she gets in the

bathroom

Obsession because of when

she goes angry over the fact

that Gabby is with her ex –

shows that she is obsessed

with him although it is her ex

Conventions of our genre

Confusion

Madness

Envy

Mind games

Action

Not always

focus on special

effects

Part G

CONVENTIONS OF THRILLER

Unexpected thing to happen

Excitement

Tension

Anticipation

A story behind the

film

Conventions of Psychological thriller

Mind games

Make the audience confused

Characters with mental issues

Characters in conflict with their own

minds

A character confused about who they

are

Keeps the audience in suspense

Part G

terror

Fighting

Chasing scene

Examples of conventions of genre

Confusion Madness Action Mind

Games

Not always

focus on

special

effects

To cause to be

unable to think with

clarity or act with

intelligence or

understanding

A feeling of intense

anger

The condition of

being mad;

insanity; lunacy.

A series of

deliberate actions

or responses

planned for

psychological

effect on another.

They don’t focus

on special effects

instead they try

and make it as

realistic as

possible

Part G

Anger

Conventions

we’ll be using Conflict with own mind

Lost identity

Hatred

Conflict with own mind

Anger

Lost identity Hatred

Conventions we’ll be

developing

based on real life situations

EnvyKeeps the audience in suspense

CHARACTERS & ACTORS

Name: Annie Tagoe

Age: 18 years old

Role: Director – why? We have chosen Annie to be the director

because we feel that Annie works well within a team and

motivates other team members to the work, we also believe

she’s also good team leader

Part H

Skye - is a very outgoing character

She is loud and out there

She’s friendly and comes from a stabled background

She’s the girl that everyone likes and wants to get to know because of her sense of humour.

Skye’s body language is always welcoming.

Skye is the type of girl that keeps a lot inside her.

She’s been through a lot

Skye's body language can sometimes be very cold and not welcoming at all

Characters & Actors Part H

PROPS AND COSTUMES SKYE WILL USE

Name: Anicia Brown

Age: 17 years old

Role: Art director (props/costumes/make-up) – why? We feel that Anicia show be the art

director as she is good at designing things and has a creative mind which would be

useful to the group in things like props/costumes etc

Part H

Name: Ursula

Age: 17 years old

Role: Assistant director – why? We’ve chosen Ursula to be the first assistant director as

she is good at coming up with new ideas, has creative imagination and she also said it

will boost her confidence by having one of the top jobs.

Part H

Costumes/props/make-up – she wears make-up that will be quiet natural looking when

she’s acting normal and heavy make-up when her personality switches. She’ll dress

normally like a normal teenager

The props that will be used will

be:

Make up set Bath Blackberry Mirror

Costumes/props/make-up

Props

phone

Bath Mirror

Places we are going to film

Locations and settings

Oxford street - for the beginning when the characters

are shopping for an outfit for the party they’re going to

tonight.

Annie's house-

her bathroom in particular for when she smashes

everything e.g. Make up, soap etc.In the park- for when one of

the characters are seen

with another characters

boyfriend

Hyde park – the scene where the

best friend and the boyfriend are

together

Annie’s house where most of the

filming will take place

Oxford street this is where the

start of the play starts from.

Part I

LIGHTING

Artificial lighting – will be used in the

bathroom scene - because we want the room

dark and just lights on Annie.

Natural lighting – when we see the scene

HOW ARE WE GOING TO CREATE ENIGMA?!We’ll create enigma by leaving……

The audience in suspense so they would want to watch it the full thing to see what happens in the rest of the

film.

We’ll do this by making our opening sequence very catchy and strong.

Also at the way start it with the type of music we use and the fact that we don’t really speak at the start.

Part J

5 bullet points on what will happen in the whole film

At the beginning Annie goes mad in the bathroom

The reverse backwards of what happened in the film to reveal how she has gone mad

She then switches back to normal and continues to get ready for a certain party

she then goes up to Ursula and say’s “I know what you doing” but when Ursula says what are

you talking about she then switches back to normal

After the party they saw bye to each other, but then Annie's mind switches back and then follows

Ursula home and torture

Part K

5 bullet points that will happen in the opening sequence

Annie is in the bathroom sitting on the floor with make-up running down on her face

Reverse back – Annie and Ursula on the bus on their way to oxford street for some shopping

Reverse back – Annie & Ursula in a shop, shopping for clothes

Anicia see Ursula in Hyde park with Annie's ex boyfriend she then rings Annie to inform her

Goes back to the scene in the bathroom

Part

K

Part L Storyboard

Script Part M

VLADIMIR PROPP

We didn’t choose Vladimir Propps

theory because he is a character

theorist and in our opening sequence

we don’t use characters such as

Hero's

Villains

Mentors

Hero Villain

Example from Batman

Part

O

CLAUDE LEVI-STRAUSS

We’ve chosen to use clause Levi Strauss because his narratives are inspired by conflict and he came up with the theory of binary opposition

We’re using his theory of binary opposition as it is shown in our opening sequence

As Skye (Annie) shows

control and panic In our

opening

sequence

Control/ panic

For when Annie's character

starts running from a

shadow in the opening

sequence

Part P

TARGET AUDIENCEAge:

The target audience would be aged 15 and upwards because there may be content not suitable for audience under 15 years. E.g.. Like the angry scene in the bathroom.

Gender:

Both male and female

Hobbies: swimming, reading, like going to the cinema, having fun.

Interests:

They would have and interest in psychological dramas and multi-personalities enjoy watching drama films.

Social Class:

Working Class

Lifestyle:

Comfortable

Location:

All over London

Part Q

EXAMPLE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY'S

Paramount pictures

Film from 20th Century

Fox The Simpsons Movie

Its is one of the six huge

American film studios and it

is also a subsidiary Rupert

Murdoch’s news cooperation

American film production

company and it is

Americas oldest existing

film studio

Film from

Paramount pictures

It’s a North American

entertainment company and

is the most successful in

independent film and

television company in North

America

Lions Gate Lord of War

It’s a television and film

company

Sony Pictures Film from Sony

Pictures

THE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY THAT WE GOING TO USE

The distributing company that we have chosen to use is Pathe Distribution because it is a UK film distribution

company and makes films that don’t have huge budgets which would be like our film

BBFC RATINGSStands for Universal, this means every one can view

this film.

Stands for Parental Guidance, children under eight should have a parent

accompanied by them because certain scenes may be disturbing and upset

younger children.

This means no one under the age of twelve years is allowed to see a 12A film

without being accompanied by and adult.

This means no one under the age of twelve years is allowed to see a twelve

rated film or buy a twelve rated movie.

This means no one under the age of fifteen years is allowed to see a fifteen

rated film or buy a fifteen rated movie.

This means no one under the age of eighteen years is allowed to see a eighteen

rated film or buy a eighteen rated movie.

Part S

CHOSEN BBFC RATING

Imitable behaviour:

There is a scene where Skye turns into Fiona and starts slitting her wrists this is

portrayed as self-harm , this would not be suitable for people under 15.

Violence:

In one scene Skye becomes angry and starts becoming aggressive and she then

starts to throw things around the room.

Language:

There will be strong language being moderately used and according to BBFC this

should

STYLE OF TITLING & CREDITSThese styles and credits are from black swan, we liked them because the writing we’re simple and also we liked

the fact that each writing had a border around it. We also like that the credits went all at the start and they we’re

spread out.

At the start of the trailer In the middle of the trailer In the middle of the trailer

The title – at the end of the trailer