Pitch
A young man aged 25 has previously experienced a troubled childhood of domestic abuse, surrounded by criminal relatives and suffering from a mental disorder of OCD. This has led him to develop into a serial killer who only murder's criminals; those who remind him of the his childhood and those whom have hurt him throughout his life. After murdering three people who have interfered with his dark past, he plans to continue to end the lives of the rest, however, he is captured and arrested by the police who interrogate him and charge him against suspicion of murder.
Chan Park's beliefs in certain rituals and religious conspiracies have deluded his mind into believing that what he is doing is acceptable and that he will be forgiven. This is shown through the methods in which he kills his victims and the postcards that he uses as a justification to his wrong-doings after he leaves them behind in each crime scenes.
After the establishing shot, the teaser trailer begins with Chan being interrogated by the police investigator, Officer Susan Milton (Florina Cretu), and is shown various images of his victims lying dead after being murdered by Chan. As he is asked the questions, we are to insert numerous shots of the different murder scenes and is accompanied by a voiceover of him mentioning phrases from the Old Testament.
After the interrogation, Chan manages to escape the police station and run away to the outskirts of the city. He plans to restart his life in another place, as he believes changing locations will rid him of his crimes.
The trailer then reveals a series of events as he runs from place to place handcuffed and wearing an inmate uniform, and ends with a scene of him flicking a lighter on and off, portraying his loss of reality and sanity.
Chan Park's beliefs in certain rituals and religious conspiracies have deluded his mind into believing that what he is doing is acceptable and that he will be forgiven. This is shown through the methods in which he kills his victims and the postcards that he uses as a justification to his wrong-doings after he leaves them behind in each crime scenes.
After the establishing shot, the teaser trailer begins with Chan being interrogated by the police investigator, Officer Susan Milton (Florina Cretu), and is shown various images of his victims lying dead after being murdered by Chan. As he is asked the questions, we are to insert numerous shots of the different murder scenes and is accompanied by a voiceover of him mentioning phrases from the Old Testament.
After the interrogation, Chan manages to escape the police station and run away to the outskirts of the city. He plans to restart his life in another place, as he believes changing locations will rid him of his crimes.
The trailer then reveals a series of events as he runs from place to place handcuffed and wearing an inmate uniform, and ends with a scene of him flicking a lighter on and off, portraying his loss of reality and sanity.
PITCH
PITCH BRAINSTORM
Killing scene:
Location: Car Parking lot ( Brent Cross)
- approach victim from behind, long shot of victim and killer from the back.
- victim falls to the floor, the killers drives away or runs in panic. (technique used by Martin Scorsese - makes the killer seem innocent and inexperienced).
Insane scene ( possibly last shot):
-Slowly going insane can be shown in forest scene: placed in between grass, lighting a lighter then putting it out. ( can possibly be smiling - shots of killing scene flashing in between the scenes).
Escape scene:
Costume-black hoodie, (mainly black clothes)
-running fast
-car park (through cars)
- In the forest.
Possible locations:
- Brent Cross shopping centre parking lot (interior)
- Middlesex University Park - forest area
- Hendon Subway ( underground)
-Brent Cross shopping centre fire exit area stairway
Establishing shot:
Sped up scene of Central London landscape ( Big Ben, London Eye)
Time lapse of Cars/buses, passing clouds floating past. 30 mins approximately.
Establishing shot no.2 :
Police station, outside
Interrogation scene:
-where were you at the time of the murder? / so and so location?
- How were you raised by your parents?
- Are you aware of any of your parent's old friends, particularly before their death?
- In what environment were you brought up during childhood.
- Have you previously experienced any unusual symptoms from medications you've taken recently? " I don't recall"
Interrogation room:
-Drama studio/ a dark room
-Table with lamp/ or spotlight on person. ( harsh light )
- Person sitting on either side.
The interrogation could lead to the teaser. a question is asked to make the criminal followed by the answer shown in a scene accompanied by a voiceover of him saying ' I do not recall".
Location: Car Parking lot ( Brent Cross)
- approach victim from behind, long shot of victim and killer from the back.
- victim falls to the floor, the killers drives away or runs in panic. (technique used by Martin Scorsese - makes the killer seem innocent and inexperienced).
Insane scene ( possibly last shot):
-Slowly going insane can be shown in forest scene: placed in between grass, lighting a lighter then putting it out. ( can possibly be smiling - shots of killing scene flashing in between the scenes).
Escape scene:
Costume-black hoodie, (mainly black clothes)
-running fast
-car park (through cars)
- In the forest.
Possible locations:
- Brent Cross shopping centre parking lot (interior)
- Middlesex University Park - forest area
- Hendon Subway ( underground)
-Brent Cross shopping centre fire exit area stairway
Establishing shot:
Sped up scene of Central London landscape ( Big Ben, London Eye)
Time lapse of Cars/buses, passing clouds floating past. 30 mins approximately.
Establishing shot no.2 :
Police station, outside
Interrogation scene:
-where were you at the time of the murder? / so and so location?
- How were you raised by your parents?
- Are you aware of any of your parent's old friends, particularly before their death?
- In what environment were you brought up during childhood.
- Have you previously experienced any unusual symptoms from medications you've taken recently? " I don't recall"
Interrogation room:
-Drama studio/ a dark room
-Table with lamp/ or spotlight on person. ( harsh light )
- Person sitting on either side.
The interrogation could lead to the teaser. a question is asked to make the criminal followed by the answer shown in a scene accompanied by a voiceover of him saying ' I do not recall".
CHARACTER PROFILES
NAME: CHAN PARK
ACTOR: ILYAS HEIGHT: 180cm WEIGHT: 70kg HAIR: BLACK EYE COLOUR: BROWN ROLE IN TRAILER: THE SERIAL KILLER WHO HAS COMMITTED THE CRIMES AND THE ENTIRE NARRATIVE IS BASED ON HIM. CHAN IS THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE TRAILER AND HAS THE MOST SCREEN TIME. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: CHAN PARK WAS RAISED IN A TROUBLED FAMILY BACKGROUND, BEATEN BY HIS STEPFATHER AND CONSTANTLY TRANSFERRING TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS AND FOSTER CARE HOMES. THESE ARE ULTIMATELY THE MAIN REASONS WHY HE BECOMES A MURDERER AS AN ADULT. CHAN HAS NUMEROUS RECORDS OF ANIMAL ABUSE, VANDALISM AND THEFT ON HIS CRIMINAL OFFENCE RECORDS HOWEVER, THIS MURDER IS A FIRST. CHAN ONLY MURDERS CRIMINALS OF THE PAST, WITH A METHOD THAT HAS A CLOSE RESEMBLANCE OR REFERENCE TO HOW HIS VICTIMS HAVE KILLED OR HURT BEFORE. |
NAME:
ACTRESS: FLORINA CRETU HEIGHT: 170cm WEIGHT: 45kg HAIR: DARK BROWN EYE COLOUR: BROWN ROLE IN THE TRAILER: INTERROGATOR WHO QUESTIONS CHAN ABOUT HIS CRIMES. WORKS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY. WORKS IN THE LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. MAIN JOB IS TO COLLECT EVIDENCE IN A CRIME SCENE AND INTERROGATE MURDER SUSPECTS, EXTRACTING FROM THEM AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. |
NO LONGER TO BE USED IN THE TEASER TRAILER
NAME: XX ACTOR: SARSHAR DARZI HAIR: BLACK EYES: BROWN ROLE IN TRAILER: A VICTIM OF CHAN PARK'S 3RD MURDER SCENE IN THE TEASER TRAILER. CHAN HAS KILLED THIS CHARACTER THROUGH STABBING, ONE OF THE SIMPLEST OF WAYS COMPARED TO HIS OTHER VICTIMS DEATHS. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: THIS CHARACTER TOO ALSO HAS RECORDS OF PREVIOUS MURDER BUT HE HAS SERVED HIS TIME OF 10 YEARS IN PRISON. THE REASON FOR XX'S DEATH WAS DUE TO STABBING A FRIEND OF CHAN. CHAN ONLY MURDERS CRIMINALS OF THE PAST, WITH A METHOD THAT HAS A CLOSE RESEMBLANCE OR REFERENCE TO HOW THEY HAVE KILLED OR HURT BEFORE. |
NAME: XX
ACTRESS: SARA KHAKSARI HEIGHT: 165cm WEIGHT: 45kg ROLE IN TRAILER: THIS CHARACTER IS A VICTIM OF CHAN PARK'S 1ST MURDER SCENE, IN WHICH HE USED THE METHOD OF SUFFOCATING HER WITH MONEY (POUND NOTES). THIS WAY, CHAN BELIEVES HE IS 'FEEDING' HER THE MONEY SHE SO BADLY DESIRED AND STOLE FROM OTHERS. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: HAS RECORDS OF ROBBERY, FRAUD AND HACKING OF FINANCIAL BANK ACCOUNTS ON HER CRIMINAL RECORDS. THIS CHARACTER HAS BEEN KILLED DUE TO HER PREVIOUS CRIMES WHICH, SIMILARLY TO XX, HAS SERVED HER LAWFUL PUNISHMENT IN PRISON. |
NAME:
ACTRESS: SHREENA PESHAWARIA ROLE IN TRAILER: THIS CHARACTER IS THE VICTIM OF THE 2ND MURDER SCENE IN CHAN PARK'S SERIAL MURDER CRIME. HER PARTICIPATION IN THE TRAILER WILL BE HER LYING DEAD ON THE FLOOR WITH A BLOODY HEART BESIDE HER, AS THOUGH IT HAS BEEN PULLED OUT OF HER CHEST. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: THIS CHARACTER WAS CHAN PARK'S PREVIOUS LOVER. AFTER HE HAD REALIZED THE TRUTH ABOUT HER UNFAITHFULNESS IN THE RELATIONSHIP, HE DECIDED TO TAKE REVENGE BY KILLING HER IN THE SAME WAY HE BELIEVES SHE 'KILLED' HIM: RIPPING HER HEART OUT. |
TARGET AUDIENCE SURVEY ANALYSIS
In this section of our group planning, I will be analysing the results for the questionnaire we set for our potential audience and what they thought were ideal for a thriller teaser trailer. Through these results, we are also able to determine what percentage of a certain age group or gender answered our questions, and I will be generalising the overall responses throughout this target audience analysis.
An approximation of 10 people answered this survey, with 0 skips, which is enough for us to gain some background information and some feedback as to how we could improve our work as we go along creating our trailer. This survey was an important aspect and the responses we were given also count towards the preferences of the general public, therefore this may guide us whilst producing this trailer.
An approximation of 10 people answered this survey, with 0 skips, which is enough for us to gain some background information and some feedback as to how we could improve our work as we go along creating our trailer. This survey was an important aspect and the responses we were given also count towards the preferences of the general public, therefore this may guide us whilst producing this trailer.
Question 1: Age
In this question, we made sure that the order of the ages were appropriate and realistic, so that they could fit the actual ages of the people we wanted to ask. Also, by purposefully fitting the ages within the different social groups was also an important factor to consider. For example, by creating an age group of 15-20 and 27-32, we have distinguished between 'teenagers' or 'mainly students' to an older, more mature audience.
This way, we would be able to tell what type of group prefers what conventions and so on. As you can see above, the highest percentage of responses came from 15-20 year olds, with 6 people, and the smallest percentage was of those aged 21-26, with only 1 person. This already helps us to realize who the majority of the respondents in the survey are. Also, 3 27-32 year olds responded to the question which gives us a wide field of perspectives, those of an older and younger age group.
This factor indicates that the survey has been answered by people of different ages and therefore answers will not belong to a certain group and would be non-biased, making it easier for me to analyse the different choices of the questions for the the rest of this survey.
Overall, this simple yet significant first question has set the base for the interpretation of the ages of those who have answered and will help to generalise or compare answers to the ages.
In this question, we made sure that the order of the ages were appropriate and realistic, so that they could fit the actual ages of the people we wanted to ask. Also, by purposefully fitting the ages within the different social groups was also an important factor to consider. For example, by creating an age group of 15-20 and 27-32, we have distinguished between 'teenagers' or 'mainly students' to an older, more mature audience.
This way, we would be able to tell what type of group prefers what conventions and so on. As you can see above, the highest percentage of responses came from 15-20 year olds, with 6 people, and the smallest percentage was of those aged 21-26, with only 1 person. This already helps us to realize who the majority of the respondents in the survey are. Also, 3 27-32 year olds responded to the question which gives us a wide field of perspectives, those of an older and younger age group.
This factor indicates that the survey has been answered by people of different ages and therefore answers will not belong to a certain group and would be non-biased, making it easier for me to analyse the different choices of the questions for the the rest of this survey.
Overall, this simple yet significant first question has set the base for the interpretation of the ages of those who have answered and will help to generalise or compare answers to the ages.
Question 2: Gender
Similarly to the first question, asking for the gender of our respondents was a vital part of this survey as the majority of audiences are split apart by both age and gender. For example, an animation film would typically have a child demographic whilst a horror film would contain a much older audience. This also applies to gender, as females are generally expected to enjoy Romantic Comedies and Drama films whilst the male audience prefer the Action or the Crime genre.
Fortunately, exactly the same amount of males and females replied to the questions in our survey, giving us a fair and non-biased view of the overall answers. This includes 5 females and 5 males, which is a fair amount to make a responsible perception on what convention would be most preferred to follow or what the best choice for a filming location to be.
Asking for gender at the beginning of the survey has also given us a base of what gender our respondents belong to and thankfully, the results of this question prove that half and half of answers in the questions contain at least 1 female or male, which shows a fair and balanced choice and audience.
Similarly to the first question, asking for the gender of our respondents was a vital part of this survey as the majority of audiences are split apart by both age and gender. For example, an animation film would typically have a child demographic whilst a horror film would contain a much older audience. This also applies to gender, as females are generally expected to enjoy Romantic Comedies and Drama films whilst the male audience prefer the Action or the Crime genre.
Fortunately, exactly the same amount of males and females replied to the questions in our survey, giving us a fair and non-biased view of the overall answers. This includes 5 females and 5 males, which is a fair amount to make a responsible perception on what convention would be most preferred to follow or what the best choice for a filming location to be.
Asking for gender at the beginning of the survey has also given us a base of what gender our respondents belong to and thankfully, the results of this question prove that half and half of answers in the questions contain at least 1 female or male, which shows a fair and balanced choice and audience.
Question 3: Favourite sub-genre of Thriller?
As there are many thriller sub-genres, we only entered the most known of them in order to simplify the range of choices given to our respondents. Although many of these sub-genres are similar to each other, there was a varied number of who selected each choice. The most popular choice for this question was Psychological-thriller, with half of overall respondents, 5 people, selecting this box. This is a positive factor for our group as our sub-genre was based on a psychological-thriller type plot and narrative. This shows that many people may like our idea of the story behind the teaser trailer.
As for the 2nd popular choice, which was the Crime-thriller sub-genre, gaining 3 responses is also another positive factor for our group as our film features some conventions of the crime-thriller sub genre within the plot, as Chan Park is dealing with the police and criminal charges against him.
The other choices of Action thriller or Horror thriller had gained one response each, which does not need to be taken into account as they contain the smallest amount of feedback. Similarly, with a romantic-thriller, which is not such a popular or frequently seen sub-genre in film received an expectant response of 0 people.
Overall for this question, it is clear that the most popular choices were correspondent to our main plot and narrative and sub-genre which is ultimately a crime-psychological thriller film.
As there are many thriller sub-genres, we only entered the most known of them in order to simplify the range of choices given to our respondents. Although many of these sub-genres are similar to each other, there was a varied number of who selected each choice. The most popular choice for this question was Psychological-thriller, with half of overall respondents, 5 people, selecting this box. This is a positive factor for our group as our sub-genre was based on a psychological-thriller type plot and narrative. This shows that many people may like our idea of the story behind the teaser trailer.
As for the 2nd popular choice, which was the Crime-thriller sub-genre, gaining 3 responses is also another positive factor for our group as our film features some conventions of the crime-thriller sub genre within the plot, as Chan Park is dealing with the police and criminal charges against him.
The other choices of Action thriller or Horror thriller had gained one response each, which does not need to be taken into account as they contain the smallest amount of feedback. Similarly, with a romantic-thriller, which is not such a popular or frequently seen sub-genre in film received an expectant response of 0 people.
Overall for this question, it is clear that the most popular choices were correspondent to our main plot and narrative and sub-genre which is ultimately a crime-psychological thriller film.
Question: Preferred titles
Titles in the trailer are essential, as they indicate to the audience aspects about the production, distribution and directing of the film, as well as the actor names, awards and critics quotes and reviews on the success of the film itself, which could lead the viewers to further interest as they are being introduced to some people that they may be a fan of , or previously watched a film that the actor/ actress has featured in, which draws their attention further into the teaser trailer.
In this question, we submitted 4 choices, including awards, which gained 1 response from the public. This may be due to awards having less of an importance or validity in revealing the plot of the actual film they want to see. Also, awards may not be given until the film is out, therefore many films only release the trailer with an award title after the film has been released in cinema, which decreases the significance of inserting an award that the film has earned in the teaser trailer. However, awards could also be used to show the status of the actor or director, for example by giving the fact that an Oscar or an Academy Award has been given to one of the participants of a film, this may intrigue the audience as they may be of a respected position in the film industry. On the other hand, an award is not something we are focusing much on, so having 1 response for this choice does not urge us to add this title into the teaser trailer as it is not preferred to by the majority of the public.
Our second answer choice was Review titles, and this may include the opinions of non-official critics and their perspective on the film after they have viewed it. With 3 responses, this choice has proved to be the second most popular, which clearly states the fact that including it in our trailer may mean that most of viewers will agree with it.
The most popular choice is including Quotes in our teaser trailer titles. This suggests that viewers may want to see the experts view on the film and either challenge it by judging themselves or agreeing to it by watching the film aswell. Quotes can be from critics working for media companies such as newspapers, televisions or just important figures in the film industry praising another person's work. Also, celebrities may promote the film and add in their opinion on it, thereby convincing the viewers and intriguing them to further look into the film and watch it on the screens.
The last choice was Directors and producers of previously successful films, and this gained 2 responses, which was better than the Award choice selection amount. This is when the name of a respected or well-known director and producer who have created another film that has gained box office success, and is creating the current film that the viewers are watching the trailer for. This attracts the fans of, or the people interested in this director or producer and are interested in seeing another of his/ her works. Although this choice is not the most popular, it is effective and can have an effect on those watching the trailer, convincing them to watch the film after being persuaded by its titles in the trailer.
Titles in the trailer are essential, as they indicate to the audience aspects about the production, distribution and directing of the film, as well as the actor names, awards and critics quotes and reviews on the success of the film itself, which could lead the viewers to further interest as they are being introduced to some people that they may be a fan of , or previously watched a film that the actor/ actress has featured in, which draws their attention further into the teaser trailer.
In this question, we submitted 4 choices, including awards, which gained 1 response from the public. This may be due to awards having less of an importance or validity in revealing the plot of the actual film they want to see. Also, awards may not be given until the film is out, therefore many films only release the trailer with an award title after the film has been released in cinema, which decreases the significance of inserting an award that the film has earned in the teaser trailer. However, awards could also be used to show the status of the actor or director, for example by giving the fact that an Oscar or an Academy Award has been given to one of the participants of a film, this may intrigue the audience as they may be of a respected position in the film industry. On the other hand, an award is not something we are focusing much on, so having 1 response for this choice does not urge us to add this title into the teaser trailer as it is not preferred to by the majority of the public.
Our second answer choice was Review titles, and this may include the opinions of non-official critics and their perspective on the film after they have viewed it. With 3 responses, this choice has proved to be the second most popular, which clearly states the fact that including it in our trailer may mean that most of viewers will agree with it.
The most popular choice is including Quotes in our teaser trailer titles. This suggests that viewers may want to see the experts view on the film and either challenge it by judging themselves or agreeing to it by watching the film aswell. Quotes can be from critics working for media companies such as newspapers, televisions or just important figures in the film industry praising another person's work. Also, celebrities may promote the film and add in their opinion on it, thereby convincing the viewers and intriguing them to further look into the film and watch it on the screens.
The last choice was Directors and producers of previously successful films, and this gained 2 responses, which was better than the Award choice selection amount. This is when the name of a respected or well-known director and producer who have created another film that has gained box office success, and is creating the current film that the viewers are watching the trailer for. This attracts the fans of, or the people interested in this director or producer and are interested in seeing another of his/ her works. Although this choice is not the most popular, it is effective and can have an effect on those watching the trailer, convincing them to watch the film after being persuaded by its titles in the trailer.
Question 5: Favourite thriller conventions
This question is extremely significant when determining our potential or target audience of our trailer. This is because it is more straightforward into explaining the 'theme' or narrative of our plot.
Conventions are the elements of a film that define its style, genre or sub-genre to be specific. They vary from mise-en-scene to the cinematography, but mainly focus on what creates the story and how the film's character's behaviour and actions follow this which creates a convention such as twists, betrayal, chases, murder and action; the 5 choices we created for this particular question.
Our most popular choice was the Betrayal convention of thriller, which is probably due to its vagueness. This is because betrayal can come in many forms such as a person being betrayed by their loving partner, or someone being abandoned by family or friends. This is similar to Chan Park's situation, which he feels he has been betrayed by many people, which is one of the reasons why he goes on to kill people who have also committed crimes.
With 4 people responding to this choice overall, it also means that there is a corresponding pattern between the people's choices and our initial conventions that we have already included in the plot for our teaser trailer.
The second most popular result was Twist which basically means that our plot will end in a different way than what the audience have been expecting.
Although our teaser trailer will not reveal any ending as it will not follow the sole purpose of a teaser trailer, which as mentioned in the planning section, should 'tease' the audience and not reveal the twist. Therefore, we will not regard this response as a priority as it does not fit the purpose of our work which is a teaser trailer.
As for the remaining choices including murder, earning itself 2 responses, have proved that this convention is not the least popular, but lies in the middle, which is helpful as our teaser trailer plot is mainly based around murder and killing. Chases earned one response and Action 0. This concludes that for this question, the main convention to emphasise in our trailer would be Betrayal, as not only was it picked by most people, but it also proves that we may attract a larger audience if depicted well in the teaser.
This question is extremely significant when determining our potential or target audience of our trailer. This is because it is more straightforward into explaining the 'theme' or narrative of our plot.
Conventions are the elements of a film that define its style, genre or sub-genre to be specific. They vary from mise-en-scene to the cinematography, but mainly focus on what creates the story and how the film's character's behaviour and actions follow this which creates a convention such as twists, betrayal, chases, murder and action; the 5 choices we created for this particular question.
Our most popular choice was the Betrayal convention of thriller, which is probably due to its vagueness. This is because betrayal can come in many forms such as a person being betrayed by their loving partner, or someone being abandoned by family or friends. This is similar to Chan Park's situation, which he feels he has been betrayed by many people, which is one of the reasons why he goes on to kill people who have also committed crimes.
With 4 people responding to this choice overall, it also means that there is a corresponding pattern between the people's choices and our initial conventions that we have already included in the plot for our teaser trailer.
The second most popular result was Twist which basically means that our plot will end in a different way than what the audience have been expecting.
Although our teaser trailer will not reveal any ending as it will not follow the sole purpose of a teaser trailer, which as mentioned in the planning section, should 'tease' the audience and not reveal the twist. Therefore, we will not regard this response as a priority as it does not fit the purpose of our work which is a teaser trailer.
As for the remaining choices including murder, earning itself 2 responses, have proved that this convention is not the least popular, but lies in the middle, which is helpful as our teaser trailer plot is mainly based around murder and killing. Chases earned one response and Action 0. This concludes that for this question, the main convention to emphasise in our trailer would be Betrayal, as not only was it picked by most people, but it also proves that we may attract a larger audience if depicted well in the teaser.
Question 6: Type of characters
This question asks the audience what they like to see most in the personality of a character in the thriller film. Although our teaser trailer contains a fair amount of characters (5 people), this question will help us to determine what aspects of their character that should be exaggerated to fit the preferences of the majority of our respondents as they represent the public.
Additionally, this question has also shown to have a corresponding pattern with the actual plot for our teaser trailer. This is evident in the most popular choice which is: Murderers with psychological problems, which is exactly the main asset in Chan Park's character, who has developed psychological problems through his childhood and dark past, which leads him to becoming a murderer/ serial killer. This is also a popularly used 'type of character' in thriller films, which is mainly why it has been chosen the the most in this survey question.
The second highest was the choice for Detectives, with 4 responses overall. This agrees with our plot for the teaser trailer which also contains an interrogator/ detective, who analyses Chan Park and his crimes.
The remaining choices included serial killers, with 1 response and this also agrees with our character 'type', as the main character is ultimately a serial killer which has the story being revolved around him and his unusual perception on the reasons of killing someone.
Three choices remained with 0 responses which include: Forensic Experts, Pupils (Students) and Other. Fortunately, none of these choices apply or relate to the plot of our teaser trailer which means that we are not lacking in the production of the 'types of characters' or that we need to add another character into our trailer.
This question asks the audience what they like to see most in the personality of a character in the thriller film. Although our teaser trailer contains a fair amount of characters (5 people), this question will help us to determine what aspects of their character that should be exaggerated to fit the preferences of the majority of our respondents as they represent the public.
Additionally, this question has also shown to have a corresponding pattern with the actual plot for our teaser trailer. This is evident in the most popular choice which is: Murderers with psychological problems, which is exactly the main asset in Chan Park's character, who has developed psychological problems through his childhood and dark past, which leads him to becoming a murderer/ serial killer. This is also a popularly used 'type of character' in thriller films, which is mainly why it has been chosen the the most in this survey question.
The second highest was the choice for Detectives, with 4 responses overall. This agrees with our plot for the teaser trailer which also contains an interrogator/ detective, who analyses Chan Park and his crimes.
The remaining choices included serial killers, with 1 response and this also agrees with our character 'type', as the main character is ultimately a serial killer which has the story being revolved around him and his unusual perception on the reasons of killing someone.
Three choices remained with 0 responses which include: Forensic Experts, Pupils (Students) and Other. Fortunately, none of these choices apply or relate to the plot of our teaser trailer which means that we are not lacking in the production of the 'types of characters' or that we need to add another character into our trailer.
Question 7: Preferred plot ideas for Thriller
In this question we asked the public what ideas they would prefer in the plot for our trailer, essentially what would fit the psychological-Crime/ Thriller sub-genre. The reason this question contained limited choices was because we wanted to keep them within a similar theme as our actual plot. This includes a plot idea of revenge, which gained the most selections. Revenge is an intriguing plot idea as it leads to thrilling, violent and twisted consequences.
This is mainly the reason for Chan Park's serial killing crime, as he was seeking revenge from each of his victims due to the fact that they had previously hurt him before. Therefore, having revenge earn 50% of the overall responses is also another positive factor towards our teaser trailer as it relates to our character and the narrative of the story.
Our other choices included: Conflict between two parties, solving a murder case, crime scenes and people who are trying to escape.
The second most popular choice after Revenge was: solving a murder case plot idea. This also refers to the plot of our teaser trailer, which bases itself around Chan Park and his range of murder crime cases which are being solved and investigated by our interrogator, Florina.
Solving a murder case also conforms to the sub-genre of Crime/ Thriller, as it deals with police involvement, crime scenes, interrogations and lawful action being taken against our protagonist.
The third most popular choice gained the minimum amount of responses of 2 people. This was the idea of 'people who are trying to escape', which ultimately means someone either running away from the police, family, debt collectors etc. In our case, Chan Park would be 'running away' from both his inner thoughts and the 'crime' of him murdering the victims and being chased by the police. He also does not want to face his punishment that would be given to him by the court. This also agrees with the choices of the respondents as 20% said they would like to see this idea.
The rest of the choices gained 0 responses, as they were similar to the other ideas and also rather vague. This means that as of now, the survey is conforming to our initial plot for the teaser trailer.
In this question we asked the public what ideas they would prefer in the plot for our trailer, essentially what would fit the psychological-Crime/ Thriller sub-genre. The reason this question contained limited choices was because we wanted to keep them within a similar theme as our actual plot. This includes a plot idea of revenge, which gained the most selections. Revenge is an intriguing plot idea as it leads to thrilling, violent and twisted consequences.
This is mainly the reason for Chan Park's serial killing crime, as he was seeking revenge from each of his victims due to the fact that they had previously hurt him before. Therefore, having revenge earn 50% of the overall responses is also another positive factor towards our teaser trailer as it relates to our character and the narrative of the story.
Our other choices included: Conflict between two parties, solving a murder case, crime scenes and people who are trying to escape.
The second most popular choice after Revenge was: solving a murder case plot idea. This also refers to the plot of our teaser trailer, which bases itself around Chan Park and his range of murder crime cases which are being solved and investigated by our interrogator, Florina.
Solving a murder case also conforms to the sub-genre of Crime/ Thriller, as it deals with police involvement, crime scenes, interrogations and lawful action being taken against our protagonist.
The third most popular choice gained the minimum amount of responses of 2 people. This was the idea of 'people who are trying to escape', which ultimately means someone either running away from the police, family, debt collectors etc. In our case, Chan Park would be 'running away' from both his inner thoughts and the 'crime' of him murdering the victims and being chased by the police. He also does not want to face his punishment that would be given to him by the court. This also agrees with the choices of the respondents as 20% said they would like to see this idea.
The rest of the choices gained 0 responses, as they were similar to the other ideas and also rather vague. This means that as of now, the survey is conforming to our initial plot for the teaser trailer.
Question 8: Locations for thriller films
This question asked what locations the public preferred to see in the thriller teaser trailer. We included many choices for this including Prison, Forests, Airports, School, Subway (underground), Car park, public spaces, other. When creating this question, we considered the most common locations that we have previously seen in other thriller films and applied them here. For this question, the results differed compared to other survey responses as 6 choices contained the same amount of responses. These choices were Forests, subway underground, car park and public spaces, which all contained 2 responses each. As for airports and other, which were each chosen by one person, are the choices with the least picks. Prison and school had 0 responses, which shows that they do not need to be taken into consideration. This leaves us with the four who each had 2 picks.
In our trailer, we will feature a location towards the end, in the shot that shows Chan Park sitting amidst trees and shrubbery in a 'forest', which is actually a deserted park full of bushes. In this shot he will be sitting down and switching a lighter on and off, and finally blowing it out. We want to portray his isolated feelings, therefore having it set in an empty forest is convienient as it reflects his feelings well. Also, it proves to be a well chosen pace as it is one of the most popular choices.
The other most chosen answer was a subway underground which also gained 2 responses. Although we have not planned to feature a shot in a subway, it may be something we add to the many shots that will appear in the film, just to add anticipation, especially as subways have dark, mysterious annotations attached to them and this will conform to the psychological thriller sub-genre.
The other popular choice was the car park, and this is a positive factor of the survey that serves our initial plot because the 3rd murder scene will be filmed in a large, empty car park (location images presented and captioned below). We believe that this location is also ideal for a murder scene, especially as the victim is being followed. Also, by featuring a common place that usually is used in violent scenes for thriller films and this possibly indicates why it was one of the choices with most responses.
Overall, this question has given us an insight into what locations we are using already that agree with the public's view about the preferred locations they want us to use for the thriller genre and also the locations that we might have to add to our filming to satisfy all potential audiences and attract them to watch our film.
This question asked what locations the public preferred to see in the thriller teaser trailer. We included many choices for this including Prison, Forests, Airports, School, Subway (underground), Car park, public spaces, other. When creating this question, we considered the most common locations that we have previously seen in other thriller films and applied them here. For this question, the results differed compared to other survey responses as 6 choices contained the same amount of responses. These choices were Forests, subway underground, car park and public spaces, which all contained 2 responses each. As for airports and other, which were each chosen by one person, are the choices with the least picks. Prison and school had 0 responses, which shows that they do not need to be taken into consideration. This leaves us with the four who each had 2 picks.
In our trailer, we will feature a location towards the end, in the shot that shows Chan Park sitting amidst trees and shrubbery in a 'forest', which is actually a deserted park full of bushes. In this shot he will be sitting down and switching a lighter on and off, and finally blowing it out. We want to portray his isolated feelings, therefore having it set in an empty forest is convienient as it reflects his feelings well. Also, it proves to be a well chosen pace as it is one of the most popular choices.
The other most chosen answer was a subway underground which also gained 2 responses. Although we have not planned to feature a shot in a subway, it may be something we add to the many shots that will appear in the film, just to add anticipation, especially as subways have dark, mysterious annotations attached to them and this will conform to the psychological thriller sub-genre.
The other popular choice was the car park, and this is a positive factor of the survey that serves our initial plot because the 3rd murder scene will be filmed in a large, empty car park (location images presented and captioned below). We believe that this location is also ideal for a murder scene, especially as the victim is being followed. Also, by featuring a common place that usually is used in violent scenes for thriller films and this possibly indicates why it was one of the choices with most responses.
Overall, this question has given us an insight into what locations we are using already that agree with the public's view about the preferred locations they want us to use for the thriller genre and also the locations that we might have to add to our filming to satisfy all potential audiences and attract them to watch our film.
Question 9: Soundtrack in trailer
The first thing we noticed about this question was that it was only answered by 8, therefore 2 had skipped it. This may indicate that the respondents may believe that the type of soundtrack may not be all that important, however, soundtrack is one of the key aspects of a teaser trailer, and it is important to see what kind of soundtrack people prefer in order for us to add it.
Although the type of soundtrack that is used for thriller films is usually of one style; eerie, silent and slow-paced, we decided to ask this question to get an insight into what other types of music that may possibly fit our film through the preferences of the public that we asked via this survey. Even though we have already decided to include a soundtrack of a voiceover, and slow, orchestral music towards the end, this question helped us to see what other possible soundtrack we may be able to add during the editing phase of our production of the teaser trailer.
We entered four choices: Voiceover, Music, Silence and Dialogue.
The most popular response is evident through the graph above, showing a 75% of responses, 6 people who had chosen voiceover. Fortunately, a voiceover is the main focus for our trailer, as it will lead the narrative and reveal the intriguing parts of the plot, as they will be delivered by the main character. Also, many thriller films include voiceover as it creates an uncanny, mysterious feel to the trailer and gives the audience some background information about the plot.
The other choices with at least one response were the Silence and Dialogue choices, with 12% of the 8 participants having selected them. Silence can be used to build tension or foreshadow upcoming conflict within the film or trailer itself. However, we felt that our trailer needed some sort of sound edited into the background as this makes it more professional and doesn't bore the audience. Also, having silence may not fit our plot specifically, therefore we will be adding a soundtrack.
In the survey, one person had also preferred us to include dialogue in the teaser, and although voiceover may be considered as presenting the same theme as dialogue, they give different feels and impressions towards the audience. A voiceover will be played, but it doesnt necessarily reveal the character speaking through screen time, but rather they speak whilst other shots are being shown and this is what we want to apply to our trailer when editing the sound. Dialogue is going to frequently appear in the trailer so as to signify who is speaking, as the audience are still not aware of the characters different voices. Music however gained 0 responses, which clearly indicates that the people answering did not view this as a preference.
To conclude this question, we have clearly distinguished that voiceover is the most popular choice, and this agrees with what we have already planned for our teaser trailer, which is ultimately to insert a voiceover of one of the characters speaking, and individual shots being shown.
The first thing we noticed about this question was that it was only answered by 8, therefore 2 had skipped it. This may indicate that the respondents may believe that the type of soundtrack may not be all that important, however, soundtrack is one of the key aspects of a teaser trailer, and it is important to see what kind of soundtrack people prefer in order for us to add it.
Although the type of soundtrack that is used for thriller films is usually of one style; eerie, silent and slow-paced, we decided to ask this question to get an insight into what other types of music that may possibly fit our film through the preferences of the public that we asked via this survey. Even though we have already decided to include a soundtrack of a voiceover, and slow, orchestral music towards the end, this question helped us to see what other possible soundtrack we may be able to add during the editing phase of our production of the teaser trailer.
We entered four choices: Voiceover, Music, Silence and Dialogue.
The most popular response is evident through the graph above, showing a 75% of responses, 6 people who had chosen voiceover. Fortunately, a voiceover is the main focus for our trailer, as it will lead the narrative and reveal the intriguing parts of the plot, as they will be delivered by the main character. Also, many thriller films include voiceover as it creates an uncanny, mysterious feel to the trailer and gives the audience some background information about the plot.
The other choices with at least one response were the Silence and Dialogue choices, with 12% of the 8 participants having selected them. Silence can be used to build tension or foreshadow upcoming conflict within the film or trailer itself. However, we felt that our trailer needed some sort of sound edited into the background as this makes it more professional and doesn't bore the audience. Also, having silence may not fit our plot specifically, therefore we will be adding a soundtrack.
In the survey, one person had also preferred us to include dialogue in the teaser, and although voiceover may be considered as presenting the same theme as dialogue, they give different feels and impressions towards the audience. A voiceover will be played, but it doesnt necessarily reveal the character speaking through screen time, but rather they speak whilst other shots are being shown and this is what we want to apply to our trailer when editing the sound. Dialogue is going to frequently appear in the trailer so as to signify who is speaking, as the audience are still not aware of the characters different voices. Music however gained 0 responses, which clearly indicates that the people answering did not view this as a preference.
To conclude this question, we have clearly distinguished that voiceover is the most popular choice, and this agrees with what we have already planned for our teaser trailer, which is ultimately to insert a voiceover of one of the characters speaking, and individual shots being shown.
Question 10: Pace
The pace of a teaser trailer is not usually noticed as much as some other conventions, however, increasing the speed of the pace or slowing it down affects the overall impression that is given to our audiences, and may determine whether or not they would be interested in the film itself. Additionally, the speed of the pace depends on the genre of the film. For example, a drama genre film or a romantic film trailer may be in a slow pace, so as to represent the mood of the story, which would generally either be a sad or light-hearted plot. Opposing this would be a horror or thriller film trailer, which would tend to be of a faster pace, to add to the excitement and fear of the audiences.
In this question, we submitted four choices, either a slow pace, a fast pace, a slow-then-fast-then-climax-then-back-to-slow pace or any pace. Zero people chose a slow pace. This is possibly due to the dullness a slow paced trailer might offer, as having a full teaser trailer occur in a slow pace throughout, may either bore the audience or indicate that there are no exciting occurrences and that the entire film would be shown this way too.
1 person replied to the fast pace choice, and this may be because having a fast paced trailer throughout may not be clear enough for the audience to keep up or understand some of the plot of the film. However, a fast paced trailer for a teaser may be of an advantage due to the lack of revealing 'too much' to the audience, which keeps them on edge and possibly intrigued to find out more about the film's plot.
This is why we created the second choice, which is a mixture of both slow and fast paced action including a climax, which is the point of the trailer that either shocks the audience or leaves them curious; an effect that we wanted to impress on the audience of our teaser trailer after they have watched it. This question gained the highest amount of responses, with 7 people overall, and this is also an advantage for our group because if we do succeed in pulling this sort of pace off, then hopefully we have attracted the majority of the audiences that are watching.
To conclude all survey answers and choices, it is clear to see that the audience may possibly be 'on our side', as the majority of the popular choices corresponded with what we have actually planned for the teaser trailer that we will create. Furthermore, this survey/ questionnaire has given us an insight into what and what not we should include or take away from the teaser trailer that we are creating. Thank you to those who answered.
STORYBOARD (FIRST DRAFT)
The images below reveal the first draft for our teaser trailer including the shot number, a quick sketch and a brief caption that lightly describes what we plan to include in each shot. This storyboard was created after our first draft of the script and before our official script was completed, which explains why it may be different from our official script which I have inserted below. This storyboard was created to give us an insight into what order our teaser trailer may potentially be shown in and also states the chronological order that we want to present each shot in.
Overall, there are 14 shots in this first draft of the storyboard for our trailer, which would be enough to show a few of the scenes we want to reveal when filming this. Also this storyboard acts as a 'first impression' of what we would like the teaser trailer to look like, along with the cinematography such as camera shots, angles and the movement that we want the camera to use.
We also included some of the quotes we want to insert in the inter titles that will appear frequently throughout the trailer, that will hopefully intrigue audiences. Also, we gave a brief notification of the locations in which we wanted to film in.
Lastly, this is our first look on how we want the trailer to be set, but we elaborated and upgraded this storyboard, and this will be shown further below this page.
We also included some of the quotes we want to insert in the inter titles that will appear frequently throughout the trailer, that will hopefully intrigue audiences. Also, we gave a brief notification of the locations in which we wanted to film in.
Lastly, this is our first look on how we want the trailer to be set, but we elaborated and upgraded this storyboard, and this will be shown further below this page.
STORYBOARD (FINAL DRAFT)
SHOOTING TIMETABLE
PURPLE
The amount of time we have to complete our individual research , which included the background information to the main part of the coursework. Such as analysing teaser trailers on their content. Audience research was essential to the group planning later on , and will be beneficial for our teaser due to us knowing the type of audience we are aiming to attract. Auteur research was also important for us to research many director's of various genres and how they fit their unique trademark and style into each of their movies. The soundtrack research was also included in this, for example, the genres of music each director uses within their films. Lastly, the production and distribution company research was a good way of finding out how companies introduce their films and what they usually put at the beginning of a trailer to keep the audience hooked.
GREEN
The green boxes reveal the dates that our props and costumes such as the orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs are going to arrive. Fortunately, this is just before we start shooting many of our scenes. Other props we need such as dust masks we can collect from our local B&Q for a lower price, which will also help our trailer be more effective in attracting our audience. Other essentials such as make-up, we have already as well as latex to create realistic wounds. As for fake blood, we decided to make our own with ingredients from our kitchen supplies and a YouTube tutorial, this way we wont go over our budget for props.
BLUE:
The blue is the amount of time we have to edit our teaser trailer. After shooting our scenes we must put them in the order we think will work well, as well as adding transitions to make the trailer flow.
Titles and names are very important in a trailer to attract the audience.Also the soundtrack, whether its a voice over music,dialogue or even silence can give away a big part of the movie and we must convey the genre through this.
Additionally, one person will be editing the trailer, another doing the magazine cover anf the last person making the movie poster for our trailer, all these must have a similar pattern between them and make them link well.These are all necessary assets to selling your movie to the appropriate audience.
YELLOW -
All the free days we have to shoot the various scenes we have planned. We have roughly a month to film, although, this seems like a lot of time , we have many locations and also different actors for many of the scenes,sometimes two people in one scene or when we need all the actors together for a certain scene. Therefore, we have to schedule times when the actors are free and and can shoot scenes with us.
PINK-
Finally, having finished our editing and have made changes to our final teaser trailer , completed the movie poster and magazine cover we can go on to creating creative evaluations based on our work this year and AS. We must compare our work from the year before and comment on changes, differences and improvements we've made since last year.For example, using a better camera or taking into consideration the sound and/or lighting. Even making the evaluations more creative , for example, filming the actors,directors and producers as if it were a red carpet interview. Compared to last year, we only completed the evaluation in written form or made the writing into a video. In conclusion, we must discuss everything that has changed since last year and how we done things differently , as we could have learnt from our AS mistakes.
The amount of time we have to complete our individual research , which included the background information to the main part of the coursework. Such as analysing teaser trailers on their content. Audience research was essential to the group planning later on , and will be beneficial for our teaser due to us knowing the type of audience we are aiming to attract. Auteur research was also important for us to research many director's of various genres and how they fit their unique trademark and style into each of their movies. The soundtrack research was also included in this, for example, the genres of music each director uses within their films. Lastly, the production and distribution company research was a good way of finding out how companies introduce their films and what they usually put at the beginning of a trailer to keep the audience hooked.
GREEN
The green boxes reveal the dates that our props and costumes such as the orange prison jumpsuit and handcuffs are going to arrive. Fortunately, this is just before we start shooting many of our scenes. Other props we need such as dust masks we can collect from our local B&Q for a lower price, which will also help our trailer be more effective in attracting our audience. Other essentials such as make-up, we have already as well as latex to create realistic wounds. As for fake blood, we decided to make our own with ingredients from our kitchen supplies and a YouTube tutorial, this way we wont go over our budget for props.
BLUE:
The blue is the amount of time we have to edit our teaser trailer. After shooting our scenes we must put them in the order we think will work well, as well as adding transitions to make the trailer flow.
Titles and names are very important in a trailer to attract the audience.Also the soundtrack, whether its a voice over music,dialogue or even silence can give away a big part of the movie and we must convey the genre through this.
Additionally, one person will be editing the trailer, another doing the magazine cover anf the last person making the movie poster for our trailer, all these must have a similar pattern between them and make them link well.These are all necessary assets to selling your movie to the appropriate audience.
YELLOW -
All the free days we have to shoot the various scenes we have planned. We have roughly a month to film, although, this seems like a lot of time , we have many locations and also different actors for many of the scenes,sometimes two people in one scene or when we need all the actors together for a certain scene. Therefore, we have to schedule times when the actors are free and and can shoot scenes with us.
PINK-
Finally, having finished our editing and have made changes to our final teaser trailer , completed the movie poster and magazine cover we can go on to creating creative evaluations based on our work this year and AS. We must compare our work from the year before and comment on changes, differences and improvements we've made since last year.For example, using a better camera or taking into consideration the sound and/or lighting. Even making the evaluations more creative , for example, filming the actors,directors and producers as if it were a red carpet interview. Compared to last year, we only completed the evaluation in written form or made the writing into a video. In conclusion, we must discuss everything that has changed since last year and how we done things differently , as we could have learnt from our AS mistakes.
SCRIPT
MISE-EN-SCENE PLANNING: LIGHTING, PROPS COSTUMES ETC.
Edible fake blood
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We are going to make our own edible fake blood. This is so that it can be used in one of the murder scenes, where there is blood in the 3rd victim's mouth and on her heart that lays beside her in Chan Park's third murder crime. Also, this may be used on other victims to emphasise the gore and violence in the teaser trailer.
Most importantly, having chosen to make edible fake blood will prevent toxic elements from harming the actors like purchased fake blood would. Also, this would be easier for us to insert it around the actor's mouths and clothes without worrying of any serious consequences. This is going to be done using Corn Syrup, Blue and Red food colouring, and possibly flour ( this creates lumps making the blood more realistic ). Having already purchased the items ready for filming, creating this should also be simple. The video inserted opposite shows the thorough, simple method that we will follow when making the edible fake blood. |
Orange Inmate Jumpsuit Costume
This costume will be worn by our protagonist, Chan Park, during the interrogation scene at the beginning of the teaser trailer. He will also be handcuffed, hence also suggesting the fact that he has just been arrested by the police on suspicion of murder. This suit is a one size fit all adult size, and we have considered this fact as our actor's height and width must fit into this suitably in order to look more realistic and convincing towards the viewers of our trailer.
Ordering this amazon was a convenient choice as we are able to plan the time of order, choose from a range of the sizes that wouldn't usually be available in shops and as it was the only plain suit that didn't have cell numbers attached to the top. By using this for our character, audience will automatically be notified of the context in which the plot lies and will be given the impression that something crime genre related will be included. |
White Dust Masks
This white dust mask is essential during the murdering scenes, as it will indicate the OCD personality that our protagonist Chan Park is known for in the film. This would also make the audience question his mentality or profession aside from being a serial killer and may also open their eyes to some of this character's troubled past.
The mask would be worn with the White Disposable Coverall suit that is also shown below, and this will suggest Chan's need to stay clean whist he commits his murders, linking back to how he uses religious teachings to justify what he is doing. Therefore, in Chan's eyes he is 'protecting' himself while he commits the 'sins' of ending human lives. We have also bought this item from B&Q, along with our white disposable coverall, as we could not find a reasonably priced pack of these online, and also, they would have been delivered in a longer time than we were anticipating, and we needed something direct due to the shooting timetable's tight schedule. |
White Disposable Coverall
This would be used in all the murder scenes to show Chan's character and hint his obsession with being kept clean and holy, similarly to the way he thinks wearing a mask would keep him clean from his crimes, or what he believes is 'clearing society from dirt.'
Also, by using a white coloured coverall, which is the colour that has connotations of purity, innocence and positivity, we would be juxtaposing this with his murder crimes, which has opposing connotations of evil, violence and negativity. Additionally, many psychological-thriller genre films or tv series who include a serial killer of some sort include this kind of suit in the murder scenes. These include the TV series of Dexter and Hannibal, in which the main character would be wearing a suit similar to this one, whilst killing different people. We wanted to give the same effect in our teaser trailer, where Chan Park is attempting to clear any evidence and get rid of all traces left behind prior to his murder scenes. |
Postcards (traces left behind by killer)
The pictured animations I have inserted below are different concepts of the word 'Moon' (tsuki), written in the Japanese alphabet. We planned as a group to include this as part of the production, in order for it to be used by our main character Chan Park. These will be presented as postcards that have been created by the protagonist as a 'signature' or 'trademark' sign to be left behind in the crime scene of his murders as evidence to lead the investigators into a 'circle' of killings that have been committed by the same person. By leaving them beside the victims dead bodies, he believes they are a way of leaving his sins behind.
We have chosen the word moon in Japanese alphabet as the word is written in a simple font, and its appearance is easier to identify by non-Japanese speakers. Additionally, Chan sees this as a kind of religious ritual that will rid him of the consequences that occur later on. He is then proved wrong after being caught and arrested, and this is the main reason being for him being driven to insanity as he believes he has been mislead by his religious thoughts and feelings. Each of these drawings have their own style and colour, each representing the victim's past and how they are related to Chan Park.
We have chosen the word moon in Japanese alphabet as the word is written in a simple font, and its appearance is easier to identify by non-Japanese speakers. Additionally, Chan sees this as a kind of religious ritual that will rid him of the consequences that occur later on. He is then proved wrong after being caught and arrested, and this is the main reason being for him being driven to insanity as he believes he has been mislead by his religious thoughts and feelings. Each of these drawings have their own style and colour, each representing the victim's past and how they are related to Chan Park.
The first drawing, starting from top-left, shows a black and white theme along with seven moons, and the word in-between, which represents his first victim's past: greed and theft. The second image, on the top-right, shows a vibrant splash of colour behind the word, and this represents his second victim's past relationship with him: colourful but unclear. The third image on the bottom-left shows the word 'moon' written in bold, black font, surrounded by mirrored splashes of blue on a white background. This represents his third victim, who had killed a person close to Chan; the colour blue represents revenge for our protagonist.
The last animations on the bottom-right, is the simplest out of the images in terms of design and colour. As there is no fourth and fifth murder scene that will be shown, Chan uses these images to guide him throughout his escaping journey after he runs away from the police. It represents simplicity, and that amidst all the dark and dull colours of life, there is always light, hence relating to the word coloured in white in the left image, and the word being surrounded in a light colour in the right image.
To conclude, we have decided to use these to communicate to the audience Chan Park's individuality and give them an insight into how we organises his crimes.
The last animations on the bottom-right, is the simplest out of the images in terms of design and colour. As there is no fourth and fifth murder scene that will be shown, Chan uses these images to guide him throughout his escaping journey after he runs away from the police. It represents simplicity, and that amidst all the dark and dull colours of life, there is always light, hence relating to the word coloured in white in the left image, and the word being surrounded in a light colour in the right image.
To conclude, we have decided to use these to communicate to the audience Chan Park's individuality and give them an insight into how we organises his crimes.
Concept Art
Our concept art was a process which was thoroughly planned out within our group as a theme that would both link and refer to both the plot and the genre of our teaser trailer. Here we decided to capture moments from the teaser trailer and turn them into animated drawings that were done on Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. As this idea was created a few weeks before our scheduled filming week, we improvised the scenes as a group and then drew them, without filming. However, this will not be an issue as concept art's purpose is to relate and not completely replicate the exact scenes that will be featured in the teaser trailer.
The process of this concept art began when we collected inspiration from our teaser trailer research, and recreated the ideal scenes together as a group and drew them on paper. We wanted the style to be bold, vibrant and portray the emotions of the characters in the teaser trailer. he animations each consist of our character's and how they may appear if we were to actually create the full movie.
Below I have inserted these animations along with a brief description of the meaning we created behind it when we planned the concept art as a group.
The process of this concept art began when we collected inspiration from our teaser trailer research, and recreated the ideal scenes together as a group and drew them on paper. We wanted the style to be bold, vibrant and portray the emotions of the characters in the teaser trailer. he animations each consist of our character's and how they may appear if we were to actually create the full movie.
Below I have inserted these animations along with a brief description of the meaning we created behind it when we planned the concept art as a group.
This image shows the hand of the victim, Shreena, who gets her heart pulled out by Chan Park in the 2nd murder scene of the teaser trailer.
The rosy colours portray seduction, romance and the dull, grey background indicates sadness and betrayal. This links to her character who was in a previous relationship with the killer. The blood dripping down from her forefinger represents the revenge Chan Park seeks when killing her for her unfaithfulness and betraying him. This scene will be shown in the teaser trailer during the 2nd murder scene when Shreena has her heart pulled out by Chan Park. |
This animation features Chan Park staring into a broken mirror in despair whilst holding on to his reflection. It is visible that he is in a bathroom, and that the mirror is cracked, revealing a distorted view of the character. This was created to portray the 'broken' personalities of Chan Park, and his anxious expression indicates his sympathy towards himself as he is aware that he is bound to lose sanity.
The gloomy, grey tiled background juxtaposes with his bright blue jumper, which portrays his isolation in society. This will be similar to the scene we plan to include in the teaser trailer where he looks in the mirror and speaks to himself. |
This image is supposed to represent the mid-shot of Chan Park's abdomen.
His gesture is casual, however, audience can establish from his white shirt tucked into his grey trousers of the professional side of his character. He also has a bandaged hand which may indicate his crimes and injuries caused by it. The blue and black background indicates the colour of midnight, which is the time in which he commits most of his murder scenes. |
This is a clear portrayal of the interrogation scene that will be the main focus of the teaser trailer as it will be leading the chronological sequence at which the various scenes are shown in. At this point we were aware of our locations we want to film in so we were able to create a similar image in this animation. This image portrays the protagonists uneasy situation when facing the interrogator after being arrested on suspected murder, as he least expected being recognised. The two characters featured here are Chan Park and the interrogator.
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This image is of our female characters and how they are portrayed in the teaser trailer: feminine and attractive, and this will resemble the two female characters that are victimised by Chan Park in the teaser trailer.
Their posture in this image also represents their confidence and power, which will be taken away from them as the plot explains, when they are murdered in brutal ways during the murder scenes. The colour red represents love and promiscuity, as shown by the uniform of the character on the left. The right image shows a revealing outfit and high heels, which conforms to the seductive image that female characters usually portray in films. |
In this image, there was a main focus on the content of the background as it influences the feel of the image, representing the glum and lonely vibe that Chan Park's character gives off in the teaser trailer, hence meaning we have deliberately connected our protagonist's personality with the concept art.
His black sleeves represent his dark, negative emotion that the actor will hopefully present in the shot. Also, this image represents the scene which will appear at the end of our teaser trailer, of Chan Park sitting amidst the trees and mud of the forest, flicking a lighter on and eventually blowing it out. This scene, as explained in the planning page, indicates his loss for his sanity. |
SOUNDTRACK PLANNING
We would be using a soundtrack that is relevant to teaser trailers as well as thriller films and it's sub-genres. We have done a lot of research on the types of music, including the pitch,tempo and the beat that would represent thriller films and create a chill, by enhancing the effects of the shots used in thriller films.
Through the use of editing, we would make sure that a good soundtrack is effective when overlaying the scenes, in the teaser trailer. As we would already have dialogue used as a voiceover in our teaser trailer, we would need to used a relevant soundtrack in the background, keeping it quiet. This would allow us to keep out trailer professional and prevent any mishaps. The music has to change in speed, pitch, beat and tempo, this is so that we can effectively build up to the climax and include the 'fast cut shots' effectively. We will add some silent moments to suggest the importance of the moment as well as combining the footage with the sound.
We will also compose music that is effective mainly for the thriller genre, this would allow us to match it easily with the scenes that we film, without including any odd shots or sounds.
Other sounds that we would probably add to our trailer would be the sound of footsteps, nature (leaves crunching), breathing ( for the running scenes), these would all allow us to further enhance our trailer and make it look more professional and realistic, with reliable sounds.
These sound will either be made by my group, or taken from a video on line, after making sure it is not copyrighted.
We will make sure the soundtrack is attracting the right target audience, by capturing them in the trailer, and leaving them on the edge by the end of the the trailer. This is effectively done in the teaser trailer for " The Girl In The Dragon Tattoo ", through the use of sharp beats which match the speed of the fast cuts used.
The trailer starts of with just the sound of a car driving then as the scenes get faster the music gets louder and faster then stops the carries on. This concept manages to indulge the audience in completely, leaving them wanting to watch more at the end.
The sound of a clock ticking is used to start of the trailer, followed by dialogue which is used as a voiceover similar to how our group will be making our trailer. the sudden sound of knocking or clocking ticking adds tension to the trailer and makes the audience focus. Nearer to the end of the trailer the music's pace builds up and it gets louder. This makes it more engaging as it has a sudden fall then it picks up again, leaving the audience on the edge. The sound of guns clicking brings a change to the trailer, overlapped by the shouts, this is very effective as the audience is once again pulled in.
Through the use of editing, we would make sure that a good soundtrack is effective when overlaying the scenes, in the teaser trailer. As we would already have dialogue used as a voiceover in our teaser trailer, we would need to used a relevant soundtrack in the background, keeping it quiet. This would allow us to keep out trailer professional and prevent any mishaps. The music has to change in speed, pitch, beat and tempo, this is so that we can effectively build up to the climax and include the 'fast cut shots' effectively. We will add some silent moments to suggest the importance of the moment as well as combining the footage with the sound.
We will also compose music that is effective mainly for the thriller genre, this would allow us to match it easily with the scenes that we film, without including any odd shots or sounds.
Other sounds that we would probably add to our trailer would be the sound of footsteps, nature (leaves crunching), breathing ( for the running scenes), these would all allow us to further enhance our trailer and make it look more professional and realistic, with reliable sounds.
These sound will either be made by my group, or taken from a video on line, after making sure it is not copyrighted.
We will make sure the soundtrack is attracting the right target audience, by capturing them in the trailer, and leaving them on the edge by the end of the the trailer. This is effectively done in the teaser trailer for " The Girl In The Dragon Tattoo ", through the use of sharp beats which match the speed of the fast cuts used.
The trailer starts of with just the sound of a car driving then as the scenes get faster the music gets louder and faster then stops the carries on. This concept manages to indulge the audience in completely, leaving them wanting to watch more at the end.
The sound of a clock ticking is used to start of the trailer, followed by dialogue which is used as a voiceover similar to how our group will be making our trailer. the sudden sound of knocking or clocking ticking adds tension to the trailer and makes the audience focus. Nearer to the end of the trailer the music's pace builds up and it gets louder. This makes it more engaging as it has a sudden fall then it picks up again, leaving the audience on the edge. The sound of guns clicking brings a change to the trailer, overlapped by the shouts, this is very effective as the audience is once again pulled in.
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Shot Influences and Lighting
Cinematography and Lighting is one of the most significant aspects of mise-en-scene when trying to deliver emotion to the audience, and this can only be done with influence from other films use of shots and then apply them to our own work. This section will feature the various shots we have extracted from other films with the same genre as ours, Crime/ Thriller.
The first film's teaser trailer I will include of it's cinematography is that of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, which shares the same genre as our teaser trailer which is of the Crime/Thriller genre. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist searches for a woman who has been missing for forty years and is helped through this task by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.
Released in 2011, this film has received many praise and awards for it's good performances by Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. Below I have inserted some screenshots that we looked at before filming our teaser trailer. These were used an inspiration for our cinematography and we attempted to adapt a few of these camera angles and shots into our own work to give it a more professional feel. This version is the Swedish Overcut Version which includes a very minimal amount of shots used within the actual film but manages to do so with intriguing effects and interesting use of presenting the different scenes.
The first film's teaser trailer I will include of it's cinematography is that of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, which shares the same genre as our teaser trailer which is of the Crime/Thriller genre. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist searches for a woman who has been missing for forty years and is helped through this task by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.
Released in 2011, this film has received many praise and awards for it's good performances by Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. Below I have inserted some screenshots that we looked at before filming our teaser trailer. These were used an inspiration for our cinematography and we attempted to adapt a few of these camera angles and shots into our own work to give it a more professional feel. This version is the Swedish Overcut Version which includes a very minimal amount of shots used within the actual film but manages to do so with intriguing effects and interesting use of presenting the different scenes.
After focusing mainly on the cinematography of the previous film, I will now discuss thoroughly the importance of Lighting in a scene and what influence it can have on the audience and how they feel whilst watching the text. Similarly, as part of the mise-en-scene, lighting can be just as significant and effective as cinematography when delivering a scene to its audience as it can give negative and positive connotations depending on how high, bright, low or dull the lighting is.
The lighting is supposed to reflect the overall performance and context of the scene that is being shown, which is why it is important that we use effective inspirations from films that use it well. The film teaser trailer that has used Lighting well as part of the mise-en-scene in their shots is The Gunman, released in 2015, and uses the same genre as our teaser trailer which is Action/Thriller/Crime. The plot bases itself around a sniper on a mercenary assassination team, who kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding and when he returns to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.
Although our teaser trailer doesnt include too much Action as this film does, we thought that by using a film teaser trailer that was heavily-dependent on Action and fast-paced shots, it would give us a different insight that a slow-paced film would, especially if we want to excite our audiences whilst they watch our teaser trailer.
The lighting in The Gunman (2015) consists of many bright and vibrant hues as well as dark and sullen lighting which suits our need for inspiration by a film that includes these techniques in order for us to apply these to our own work which will hopefully give off a professional feel.
Below I have inserted some screenshots that i had extracted from the teaser trailer of The Gunman itself, and given a brief explanation as to why I have chosen it for influence.
The lighting is supposed to reflect the overall performance and context of the scene that is being shown, which is why it is important that we use effective inspirations from films that use it well. The film teaser trailer that has used Lighting well as part of the mise-en-scene in their shots is The Gunman, released in 2015, and uses the same genre as our teaser trailer which is Action/Thriller/Crime. The plot bases itself around a sniper on a mercenary assassination team, who kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding and when he returns to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.
Although our teaser trailer doesnt include too much Action as this film does, we thought that by using a film teaser trailer that was heavily-dependent on Action and fast-paced shots, it would give us a different insight that a slow-paced film would, especially if we want to excite our audiences whilst they watch our teaser trailer.
The lighting in The Gunman (2015) consists of many bright and vibrant hues as well as dark and sullen lighting which suits our need for inspiration by a film that includes these techniques in order for us to apply these to our own work which will hopefully give off a professional feel.
Below I have inserted some screenshots that i had extracted from the teaser trailer of The Gunman itself, and given a brief explanation as to why I have chosen it for influence.
After analysing both these film's teaser trailer's lighting and shots, they have helped my group and I in being used as an influence for when we are to shoot our own teaser trailer.
By looking at film's that have been successful after their release helps us to adapt techniques in a reliable way as including them in our work will help to raise marks and make our work look more presentable and that a lot of time has benn given into researching before we create our teaser trailer.
Both The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo and The Gunman suit our genre well and using them as influences for shots and lighting is significant to our research.
By looking at film's that have been successful after their release helps us to adapt techniques in a reliable way as including them in our work will help to raise marks and make our work look more presentable and that a lot of time has benn given into researching before we create our teaser trailer.
Both The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo and The Gunman suit our genre well and using them as influences for shots and lighting is significant to our research.