Thursday 29 January 2015

Casino Location overview

For our scene outside a nightclub, we decided to use the Casino. This was for both logical and eye-catching reasons!

We thought that the casino would be a highly logical setting, as there was a large car park around the back of it (so it would be safe for us to park, instead of going over double yellow line).

We believed it to be eye-catching to our genre, as it had hardly any lights around the car park. Therefore we could use it to our advantage to create a stereotypical dark setting. We also thought the casino was a good option, as its bright lights around the front an side were brilliant for showing the danger that approached. This is due to the fact that hey symbolised police search lights. Another reason for choosing the casino to drive past, was the fact that we could film the doctor looking up at it (this would be a low angle shot form his eye-line, representing his low level of authority/ bad personality).





Why we chose those characters

We chose a male aged 25, because:

  • doctors tend to start at the age of 25 (as this is the age medical students complete their degree), therefore we thought it would be good to portray our character at this age.
  • we opted for the youngest of the age group though, as stereotypically killers are of a younger generation. For example in Paul and Peter in 'Funny Games' (2007).
  • we chose a doctor, because we thought it would be a good link between his schizophrenia condition.
  • we thought our killer must be male as stereotypically males tend to play the part of killers
We chose a young female between 18- 22, because:
  • you have to be 18 to go to a club, and we wanted someone who could club (as that is the category of victims our killer is picking from)!
  • we chose to present our victim as smoking, as the whole reason behind our doctors serial of murders is due to the fact that people are abusing their bodies via smoke, drugs and drink.
  • it was best to use a female victim, as stereotypically females are seen as being more vulnerable.   

potential costume for our victim character

As a victim, we want her to be represented as innocent and pure. However as our doctor only kills those who abuse their bodies with drugs, drink or smoking, we want to portray the bad attitude within her. Therefore we have considered:

  • a stereotypical outfit for a teenager - jeans, t-shirt, jacket... I believe that this will show the fact that our victim was just a normal girl trying to have fun, when she was brutally murdered. I think that this will bring the audience to believe that the killer was out of line and that she was indeed a victim.
  • However, she could potentially as a cluber/ party girl be seen wearing the stereotypical 'bad-girl' outfit (a dress and leather jacket with high-heel shoes)!

Potential costumes for our main character

Our character as a doctor might wear:

  • suit - as those who are high up in the business tend not to wear scrubs but their own work clothes and a suit is a typical work costume.
  • scrubs - as he works in a hospital it may be that he has to wear scrubs if about to go into surgery, however it is unlikely that our doctor shall wear scrubs (as he isn't a surgeon or nurse). 
  • white lab coat - doctors who are high up often wear a white lab coat to distinguish themselves from ordinary hospital visitors.
As a killer, our character may wear:
  • a hoodie - as stereotypically killers are viewed as gangster who normally wear hoodies to hide their identity. Suggesting that there is something for them to hide.
  • jeans - it is stereotypical for killers to dress plain, as they don't want to be pin-pointed as a killer/ stand out to the police.
  • white t-shirt - again like the jeans it is stereotypical of a killer to wear something simple, to withdraw from standing out. 

Friday 2 January 2015

Rising Suspense Productions

Production Company:
Alike every film company there needs to be a production behind it. It was my idea to have our name as Rising Suspense Productions, as it links to our blog and planning name. Our name also shows what type of genre we are potentially going to base our films on and shows what type of themes and conventions the audience is going to expect to see, for example 'suspense' is associated with thriller films.

Within our Production:
Directors- Rhianna Henson-Smith, Maddy Fox and Sara Campeggi.
We decided to put directors second within our titles as they are one of the most important parts of our filming. They are there to organise scenes and actors, make sure mise-en-scene and location is suitable and have time management.
Music- Mixed by Rhianna Henson-Smith and Maddy Fox.
Allowed us to create and out together different sounds and beats to create various conventions and emotions through the use of music.
Created by- Rhianna Henson-Smith, Maddy Fox and Sara Campeggi.
Showed where ideas within our story originated from which allowed us to create the opening.
Cast- Matthew Forster and Sara Campeggi.
Shows who our actors were within our opening and shows our appreciation.
Edited by- Rhianna Henson-Smith, Maddy Fox and Sara Cameggi.
As this is what creates the effects that Joseph is double-sided or is having flash backs, it is also key in creating conventions and building up audiences emotions.

Rhianna Henson-Smith