Evaluation of first shoot

focusing on -
 exposure
blurry
colours
in or out of focus
white yellow

Group 1
general comment - Tape 1- haven't rewound the tape therefore work could possibly be lost and makes -it difficult for the editor.
Shot one -white balance as soon as film begins.
Shot 2- no white balance .
Shot number 5- blurry- have white balance though.
Shot  number 7 - to right due to large for the background therefore exposure is an issue.
Shot number 2- white balance is correct and exposure is correct.

improvement
rewind the camera back
do shots in the correct order.
correct angles
make sure there is no film when the actor is not prepared or aware that th camera is on and filing and this destroys the realism.

Group 2 
To dark- exposure should be better.- low key lighting and is white balance.- focus is good.
malfunction in camera leaving the image distorted.

How following thriller openings highlight and show how they are thrillers.

 

 

 

Thriller Openings-                          The usual suspects

 

Donnie Darko

• This shows that generally in all thriller openings there is a sense of mystery as the audience does not know what it is happening or what the charatcers are possibly doing. For example this was shown through the film Donnie Darko- as through camera tecniques the boys face at the beggining of the film is not shown- creating mystery.
• The begginig of the thrillers tend to introuduce the enigma code for the film. As the director wants to intice the audicne at the beginning of the film as then the viewers will continue watch the film and not get bored.
• Slow camera movements and sharp cuts are common and the beggining of the fim do build suspension.
• A death or a disaster can happen at the begining of a thriller too instantly intice the audience.

Spoiler review of Limitless

Spoiler review of Limitless

The movie limitless is a thriller which is about writer who discovers a top-secret drug which bestows him with super human abilities. However, the drug wears off and so has to be taken regularly; when he does not have access to the drug anymore it begins to have dangerous effects on his body and his life

The film begins with the main character Eddie who is the writer, standing on the roof of his expensive penthouse. There is a group of men who are trying to break into his apartment therefore he prepares himself to jump off of his balcony. The audience is instantly hooked at this point as the scene then cuts to him in the past. This creates suspense as the audience want to know if he jumps off of the roof. It also creates mystery because they want to know why he is considering committing suicide.

Three months before, Eddie was struggling as a writer with writers block, and was losing inspiration. However a drug that the brother of his ex wife had given him transformed his life. This was due to the drug allowing Eddie to access 100%of his brain capacity. This allowed him to create talented novels and go on to becoming a very successful, intelligent business man. However, once word got out about the new drug, Eddie knew he was in potential danger.

Later on, the audience realises that Eddie is about to kill him as the men trying to break into his house as they want the drug that Eddie has been taking. However, Eddie had run out of drugs and he knew as the men had put it themselves they ‘would kill him slowly’ Therefore he decided he may make his death quick. However, he realizes there may be one pill left in one of his boxes to his new apartment, he decides to take a risk and find the drug. He manages to find it and kills all of the men who have managed to of gotten into his apartment. The twist at the end is that he ends up still taking the drug but a healthier scientifically created version of it, which helps him run for New York State senate. Therefore he uses the drug in the end for good and not for recreational reasons. The twist is that this drug that is extremly dangerous can be used in a way to help people and can be used for good.

The film was extremely successful at representing a thriller through the use of the busy city of New York as the location, the weapons such as guns, and in some cases the knives and the harmful drugs usesd.Also the main character Eddie who was a business man. This is a typical job a main character would be expected to have in a thriller. Money is a key element in thrillers and so it was in Limitless too.

I rate this film with four stars, as it was constantly keeping me in suspense which is what a thriller aim to do. There was also a sense fo an enigma code through out the entire film.For example- who was ' will he ever find a way to quit the drug and to not use it for recreational purposes.'

Analysis of the title sequence 'the fugititve'

 

The Fugitive is a blockbusting chase thriller Produced in 1993. The film is about a doctor who goes on the run after being wrongly convicted of killing his killing his wife; and is pursued by a determined law man. The film begins by introducing the credits, however this is executed skilfully as this is the part of the film which is purposely created to lure the audience into wanting to watch the rest of the film. For example, the screen fades in to form a black screen.

 

 

 

This is done by using the editing technique cross fade; as the frame then faded from black to a bird’s eye view of the location where the film is mainly set. Ehich is a dark city in america. This automatically sets the scene of the film and the audience want to found out more.

 

The dissonant music makes it a thriller, as this prepares the audience that something dramatic is going to happen. Furthermore, the audience expect a thriller to create tension. Therefore in certain parts of the film the tension increases through the music. For example  the word 'Harrison appears on the screen in a bigger font than any of the other previous writing, this suggests ot the audicne that this actor 'Harrison' is important to look ouit for in the film as he will be one of the main charatcers. It is important ofr the audicne to recognize the main characters becasue they are the ones who create and guide the stroyline of the film. Furthermore, when the word 'harrison' appears the music creates a noise similar to a loud chime. This connotes the idea of the importance of this charcater , this is also done similary with the other main role, Tommy Lee Jones.

 

Timeline of Thriller title sequence 'Splice'

Mind Map of whats is expected within a thriller

Thriller collage mindmap

                                  

                                       

                                      

                                   

                                     

                                          

Screen shots of title sequence Splice

This picture shows that the theme of this title sequence is in a lab, or some sort of medical location.

The Font on this screen shot, is green, giving a dirty, grimy kind of feel. It is showing that some sort of venom has being consumed by a body. the grimy impression suggests the film i going to be gory. 

The font of this screen shot has suggested that someone is typing in a Lab. It could suggest an old fashioned type writer.

This screen shot also shows mutations of scales.

The design of this picture is dark and grimy. All green the writing submerged into the the body, showing its not human.

This shows a part of the body, suggesting it is about individual parts of the body

This is suggesting horror/Thriller shown through the dar colours used. Black is like death and green in the body is not a good thing.