Based on the feedback given to us after our pitch, i decided to do further research into some areas we were questioned about. For example, we were asked about the symptoms and side effects of being diagnosed with schizophrenia as this disorder plays a significant part in our film. I thought it would be appropriate to do some further research into this illness to ensure we do not offended anyone and we get our facts right. I visited rethink.org to find out more about the symptoms involved when struggling with this mental illness, and how we could accurately convey this within our opening sequence.
For example, i discovered that negative symptoms that may occur includes a lack of motivation, less interest in socialising, and a change in sleep patterns. We will aim to depict some of these symptoms in order to achieve a more realistic account of what it may be like to live with this disorder. As many people can suffer with a change in sleep patters, when we show the close up of the alarm clock - we will show our protagonist awakening at an unusual time, to give an insight into her illness. We will try to show the lack of motivation through our protagonists bedroom and attire. The bedroom we are using includes a mattress on the floor, with very minimal decoration - which is not really what you would expect from an average teenager. The costume she will be wearing will include jeans, a hoodie, and trainers - this will prove she is not worried about impressing anyone as she has less of an interest in socialising than possibly an average teen would.
As it is very common for people who suffer with schizophrenia to differentiate between the reality and non-reality, this is something we really want to shown within the opening scene. We will attempt this when editing by slowing down some clips and speeding up others to make it seem like we're inside the protagonists head.
Before Filming we discussed which scenes we would aimed to complete on the following day. As a group we decided to begin filming the very first opening shots which included our main character ( Kirsty characters). Day one was very hectic for us as we had to mange both our feelings of excitement and our nerves in order to insure our first scenes were completed. Sophie filmed the very first scenes which included the close up of the clock and the main characters belongings. We experimented with a range of camera angles to ensure the shots looked visually exciting .
After doing this we had to shoot the close ups of our main character sleeping, again Sophie filmed this shot making sure we had a perfect angle. It was exactly this scene we had difficulty with as we wanted a close up of our characters face but due to filming on a extremely the tri-pods feet where at uneven heights causing the camera to wobble and produce unstable moving images. We had to ensure Sophie kept extremely still when filming because of this.
Below we have our main characters outfit she is wearing pyjamas as she has just finished her sleeping scene her outfit was chosen in order to represent a really gritty and rough teenager, for example oversized t-shirt
IN ONE SCENE NAOMI HAD TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF THE PROTAGONIST AS KIRSTY HAD FRESHLY DONE NAILS WHICH WERE AN OBSTACLE WHEN IT CAME TO FILMING. WE FELT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSTANTLY MAINTAIN THE IDEA OF THE PROTAGONIST BEING UNCONSCIOUS OF HER APPEARANCE AND ALMOST NEGLECTED. AS NAOMI HAD BITTEN DOWN AND ROUGH NAILS IT WORKED REALLY WELL.
scene without question.
These are the props we used in the opening scene and had many close ups of, which help the audience to infer the personality of our protagonist. The diary we used contains disturbing imagery and words which help to establish the mind set of our character. We had done previous research of the medication taken by a person diagnosed with schizophrenia, and we found out a common medication is 'Clozapine'. We took a regular box of tablets and printed out the label of Clozapine and stuck it on. We decided to have some loose and crushed tablets to the side of the bed to give the audience an insight into how much she isn't worried about taking her medication. The candle symbolises light in the darkness of life especially individual life; however, as the candles aren't lit, they're burnt, highlighting the fact that there might once of been light in her life - but this has been erased.
Here we have Kaeja trying to position the lighting in the correct place. We were aiming to create balanced lighting without a shadow or a spotlight - we found this to be a difficult task which took a lot of tries to get right.
Friday, 25 November 2016
EXPERIMENT WITH SOUND
The use of sound in psychological thrillers is very important in order to create an atmosphere of tension and suspense. These sounds are what make the scene more tense, jumpy and has the audience feeling ON EDGE with each movement. It gives us the audience an idea of how the character is feeling. The audience can tell by the type of music whether it's getting louder, more eerie and high pitched that something could jump out at any moment and when the music relaxes again for when nothing is expected. Music is used as a kind of warning, and to get the full atmosphere.
Other psychological thriller sounds involve around rain, thunderclap, footsteps, loud bangs, scratching of the floor whispering and screams. Most of the sounds are from music they created to fit well into the scene.
Rain I would say is the most common and stereotypical of psychological thriller sounds. Its meant to be a calming element but something about rain is rather menacingit's unlikely to have good outcomes, unless coming from a romance. An example of rain is throughout Identity.
Identity focus there opening sequence around a storm. Storms are always associated with having a bad day because its insinuated with negative emotions and then with that things going wrong, so from the start of hearing the rain and only rain you can tell something will take a bad turn. There is also a lot of lightning and thunder. Lightning always means something is going to break or strike sudden as which thunder does. During Identity everyones experiencing some sort of car trouble. The thunder is used as loud bangs to create intense and jumpy scenes.
Above is my very first example of our soundtrack I have included both whispering and a rainy weather soundtrack in order to follow the conventions of thriller openings.The whispering in my sound track is used in order to communicate the fact our main character has a mental illness and is hearing voices which are causing her paranoia.The rain used in my sound track is to express feelings and emotions of the main character whilst she completing her journey to the doctors also rain also creates a melancholy atmosphere helping the audience empathise with the character. BY NAOMI.GRANT
Thursday, 24 November 2016
OUR PITCH FEEDBACK
After our pitch we were asked a couple of questions by our audience in order for them to gain a better understanding of the opening sequence we had envisioned. Some of this feedback included the fact that we had stated our sequence to be discrete, it was in fact narrative as it tells a story even though later on in the film it may begin to jump around a bit. Another question we were asked a couple of times included the fact that schizophrenia is a sensitive subject, and people were concerned we may portray this in a negative light. Our aim of this topic was to bring awareness to mental health - we will achieve this by ensuring we do a lot of research into this illness in order to get all our facts and props accurate.
My group decided that it would be more effective if we had research on schizophrenia before we had the role of the main character played. This was important to us because we didn't want to offend our audience by playing the role in an unsympathetic way and we also wanted to raise awareness for this mental illness. After doing some research I discovered that There are five types of symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and the so-called “negative” symptoms. However, the symptoms of schizophrenia vary dramatically from person to person, both in pattern and severity.We decided to focus on the delusions aspect of our film. Highlighting the fact that our main character was intact hallucinating and because of this believed someone was following her. I did some research on the following page; https://www.livingwithschizophreniauk.org/advice-sheets/schizophrenia-and-dangerous-behaviour/
-In an ideal world the patient would be interviewed by the doctor and would describe their experiences fully and in detail and the doctor would be able to make a diagnosis there and then. However, reality is often very different. Sometimes if the patient is suffering from paranoid thoughts they may be suspicious of the doctor or they may be under great pressure from their psychotic thoughts to cover things up rather than tell the doctor everything. This is not their fault it is simply another cruel feature of this illness. By Naomi
The start of the opening will begin with the credits shown on a blank, black screen and then after a few seconds of the main production title credits the rest of the credits will be over a moving image as the opening fully begins. The first moving image will be of an alarm clock going off which will instantly create an urgent tone to the thriller. The camera then follows the girls personal things that give the audience an indication of the girls personality before seeing the girl. Items such as pills to show her mental issues, lipgloss- to show her femininity and unfinished bar of chocolate could possibly indicate she is a teenager and has less control of her diet. The camera will then focus on her diary and focus on the words ' i saw him ' and the book is closed by her.
The Camera then focuses on the girl and her eyes open wide and dramatically.and the alarm goes off again. The location then changes into the girl at her sink and she throws the remainder of her pills down the sink, showing she isn't helping her illness.
The shots of her show she is very alone so the scenes are often quite empty and there isn't much going on. Then the camera will focus on the door of her opening and on the other side leaving and shutting it. In her notes it will shows that she has an appointment at a particular time. On her way to the doctors she sees the man and looks back then looks forward then looks forward again and isnt there. she then waits for the bus and sees him once again. Close up of the girl with a fearful face as this man is appearing out of nowhere.
On her way back from leaving the doctors the man is staring at her behind a pillar but she doesn't see him and then sees the man in a crowd and he is focussed on or he walks past her directly and bumps into her but when she looks up he is not there.
When she gets home throws her pills on the bed or something like that and goes to the bathroom with her phone. She is looking in the mirror at herself and receives a text she looks at the photo message and it is of her at that exact moment. Close up of a confused, scared face and she looks back down at the photo again and when she looks back up again the man is standing right behind her.
There are many risks we will come across when traveling to and from our locations, and even when filming. Traffic in London is a huge risk as if we are not careful there is a chance of being hit by oncoming traffic; to prevent any risk of this we will continue to be street smart and remember to be aware of our surroundings like we do usually. Another risk we may come across is losing equipment or equipment being stolen. As we will be carrying a lot of expensive equipment, we may become a target for theft. To prevent any kind of theft or loss we will make sure we be aware of the people around us and make sure we are in a public place at all times surrounded by people. We will make sure to keep the equipment with us at all times in the bag when not being used, this will prevent people knowing what we have with us. Another limitation we may come across is the weather; this will play a huge part in the filming that will take place. We cannot film outside when it is raining due to the damage of the equipment. Also it may be a hazard for us as there is a possibility we may fall hurting ourselves or people around us. Although we cannot prevent the weather, we can look at the forecast the evening before and decide what to film and when is the best time to do that. A risk may be annoyance to the public. If we film people who may not want to be filmed or in the shot this may cause chaos to the individual and the public as a whole. To prevent this we will ask consent for each person present in the film and also ask for permission if filming in a private location. We will try and stay out of the publics way by choosing locations we can film from effectively without disturbance.
Thursday, 17 November 2016
TYPOGRAPHY
(Written by Sophie)
Many psychological thrillers have eye catching titles and that are usually more memorable than the picture or trailer of the film - this is since the font can be used to create a more personal effect. We will use this concept to attract our audience and to make sure that they remember the name of our film, by using interesting edits and graphics in our opening scene. Our title credits will be in serif font as its creates a sense of formality for our young adult target audience. It is important that the typography is consistent throughout the film as it creates a brand image allowing the audience to associate the typography with the film.
THE SHINING - STANLEY KUBRICK (1980) The title for 'The Shining' is very eye catching yet also minimalist; this is created by the use of white typography against a black background emphasising the title. The white used connotes 'purity' and 'cleanliness' - however referencing to the film, we know it is far from pure. The picture underneath helps to contradict this; allowing us to identify the colour was used for eye catching purposes only.
DONNIE DARKO - RICHARD KELLY (2001) The title for 'Donnie Darko' is very effective yet still quite minimalistic. The white against the black background is once again bold and eye catching for the audience - drawing us in. The fact that there is an almost blurred effect on the title may be parallel to what the film entails, as we are aware its a psychological thriller.
TITLE CREDITS
For our title credits, we will use a serif font as it creates a sense of formality within the film which is parallel to our target audience age range. We will make the titles bold not by using a heavy font (as we feel that may not entwine with our genre), but by having coloured typography against a black background - as seen in many psychological thrillers, therefore we will be following the codes and conventions of our chosen genre.
Here are some fonts we are considering using (chosen from dafont.com) :
Our title credits will appear on a black background and seamlessly move into our first scene - very similar as they do in 'Memento'. This will allow the audience to focus on the credits and then be bought into the scene without disturbance.
1) SIGNPOST
2) SIGNPOST PICTURES AND UNDERWORLD PRODUCTIONS
3) UNBALANCE
4) KATIE HOMES
5) SKY ADAMS
6) ZEKE WREN
7) LAUREN MURPHY
8) LEVI GRIMES
9) EVIE STONEMAN
10) CASTING BY CHERIE MOORE
11) MUSIC BY MARCUS LEAN
12) MUSIC SUPERVISOR DANNY FOREMAN
13) EDITOR REMI MICHAEL
14) DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ELIZA ZIASI
15) PRODUCED BY NICHOLAS JACOBS SMITH
Non diegetic sound such as mood music will be very important in our piece.
This video from youtube has the perfect background sound for our piece as it creates such a deeply tense atmosphere and tone and adds to the conventions of our genre. Above this sound we will layer more audios to further present the thriller and the main parts we want the audience to recognise. The video is legal to use as in the description it says download for free etc so we don't have to worry about copyright laws for this sound. To add more tension at specific parts we could have this sound very low in the background then possibly raise the sound at more dramatic parts.
The sound in this video also set a great tone for a thriller but i feel as this can be the background music that rises at tense parts for example when she sees the man. I think the first song in the video is very sinister and fits perfectly. This video is also fine to use and legal as stated in the description below it says you are able to download.
As well as this i would like to add minor sound effects like a heart pumping etc to add suspension and a sense of urgency.
At the start of the credits there will be an image of a alarm clock therefore we should have the sound synchronised with it in the ticking. There will also be more non diegetic sounds such like trains going, cars driving, breathing, footsteps etc.
In our research we discovered that younger people tend to watch thrillers more, as the main age group for the films we looked into were 25-35. Therefore are target audience will be for around people of this age, we push this by adding a more mature thriller idea by adding a psychological aspect to it so it will keep the mature brains of our target audience activated yet still involved heavily with the sinister element. However this film genre has proven to be extremely popular for teens as well this is also shown when we conducted the public questionnaires and of general knowledge of being a teenager. We expect both genders to be interested in this twisted plot and we intend to keep the audience drawn into the film by the film name ' Unbalance ' as this indicates a question and curiosity about the film as to why is it a 'thriller' would be named unbalanced. It also gives a key indication of what the film is about because the term unbalance emphasises there isn't something quite right. We intend to create a lot of suspension and tension in the opening of the film which will make the audience intrigued to watch on. The film we are making is going to be independent because it is more subjective and risky, as well as it having a smaller production and lower budget above this the actors will be unknown. This is quite essential as it adds to the mysterious, gritty, realistic side to the film that we want to create.
kaeja
Friday, 11 November 2016
SOUND ANALYSIS OF 'DONNIE DARKO' written by naomi
Here is a Camtasia I have made with annotations based on the type of sound used within the film. Donnie Darko is very similar to our film idea because it is also a psychological thriller and also attracts the same audience type we intend on aiming our film at ( 25 - 31 years). In the opening of the title sequence there is diegetic sounds of thunder and rain this has indications to darkness and evil as a thunderstorm is commonly quite a thrilling and daunting. After this there is a seamless transitions into birds chirping, and the wind howling this gives us a sense of a new day or start and suggests that it is the morning. The next transition leads us into a soundtrack called Echo and the Bunnymen's 'The Killing Moon'. This song helps contribute to the calm tone set in the atmosphere. The beats begins to pick up when Donnie goes faster on the bike - making the music parallel to the on screen setting.
GENRE CONVENTIONS IN FILM OPENINIGS
Here are screenshots of a power point slide I uploaded on linkin.
Practical Remake Activity Evaluation
Overall our group worked extremely well together when creating this remake. We were successful in completing all of the shots in the original sequence and all managed to participated in filming and editing without any quarrelling.We achieved each shot by improvising where we felt we could not completely replicate the original shots.To improve our work further we could spend more time familiarising ourselves with the tripod to ensure that each shot is still and smooth. In addition to this we could also organise which props we will be using ahead of time to prevent us from making rash decision on the day of filming this would also improve the quality of our work produced.
I believe our film remake was well done as we covered many of the aspects used at the start of the film we were re-creating ' The Breakfast club'. This is due to every last detail for example the font of the credits and the colour almost mirror the exact film. We also used the sound that was typically used at the start of the film to introduce the characters to play over the shots of the school instead as it set the atmosphere. Unfortunately the final edits and as we transferred the video to the blog cut some of the credits but the overall theme was presented well. I would say that an improvement we could have made is that when we edited the scene of the notebook we could have cut out background sound because it came un-naturally and didn't exactly fit the film. I also think we should have used the tripod more because some of the shots were extremely shake for instance the first shot we used of the school was wobbly and looked unprofessional. As we didn't have many trophies to use for the trophy cabinet scene we made the most out of our props and made the set up look as official as possible which i think looked good in the end result. Also instead of using the 'prom queen' pictures etc on the wall of the oriiginal we filmed what we thought could translate to that at our college so we looked where we could find pictures of staff that we could use in our school. Aswell as this we filmed the notice board to give the atmosphere of our college where they used similar shots to show the atmosphere of that particular school. this is the shot they used for the hall and we used the same angle and we also tried keeping to the same time the shots lasted on the screen in the opening and applied it to our final remake. This picture is the typography used in the initial film, which is very similar to what we did.
Thursday, 10 November 2016
IDENT DRAFT
This is the draft ident i made in After Effects. I achieved this by using the online logo maker to create a simple logo with a fictional company name (the concept behind mine was our groups initials combined). I then chose a template i liked and opened it in After Effects. After inserting my logo, i was left with an animation of the logo creating an ident. This was good practise for when our group make our final ident as it gives us an idea of what we may actually be able to achieve. In our final ident i would create something that may link to our genre of a psychological thriller.
i created the logo of two crescent moon shapes placed in between each other because it has a mysterious interesting and aesthetic look. Therefore i thought it would suit the genre of the film perfectly because of these factors. I created the production company name " 22 VISUALS" because i think it sounds professional and has part of our groups identity in it as we are group number 22 so it has a meaning for the number. The visuals part as well as sounding professional it also accounts for what our production provide.
I reasearched into other ident logos for film production companies and found that i really like the more plain and simple ones such as this...
Despite liking the simple ones I did seem to recognise the other idents a lot more that had a distinct image to it this is probably due to the type of movies I watch and the fact that is a widely known production company. Such as paramount, Walt disney, MGM, Columbia pictures etc. However as my film is supposed to be an independent film i think it fortunately works better if the ident is simplistic but at the same tme rememerable.
CREATION OF MY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
This is my distribution company logo. During the creation of this logo I focused on the font because I wanted to express the genre of thriller. Whilst doing this I also took a lot of time to decide which effect I wanted to use and came to choose this one. As our film is to be a psychological thriller I wanted to choose an Effect that conveyed and had links to faults with the mind. This effect was successful in doing this as it was disorientated which made it difficult to see causing a resulting effect of a headache as it moved across the screen, acceding in making the views empathetic for the following film next to watch.
MICRO AND MACRO CONVENTIONS OF OUR GENRE (WRITTEN BY SOPHIE)
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
DONNIE DARKO :
MICRO ANALYSIS: CAMERA
Firstly, we see a slow panning shot of the forest in order to establish the setting. This panning shot seamlessly moves into a tracking shot and eases in closer to the protagonist. An over the shoulder shot is used in order to allow the audience to experience what the protagonist is viewing creating a sense of belonging as an audience; this over the shoulder shot turns into a panning shot to the side profile of the protagonist - making us aware of the facial expressions of the protagonist therefore depicting how he is feeling at that current moment. A panning shot of the location is abruptly interrupted by the protagonist's head, emphasising the sense of isolation within the film and possibly around his life.
EDITING
The first piece of editing we see is used when the credits appear on the screen; simple animation is used and the credits appear on the screen and stay for a second then slightly fade out. This creates a peaceful atmosphere to the opening of the film as the animation is of a calm tone - rather than fast or dramatic. As an audience this gives us a sense of what genre the film may not be - rather than what it may be. When the title of the film appears on the screen it has a growing effect in order to fill up the space as it is an important part of the opening scene. We then see a flare of light grow quite quickly in the background in order to represent the sunrise - once again highlighting the use of location. This bright white light fills the screen and takes us into the protagonist riding a bike in the next scene - this is an effective way of editing as it is appropriate and also seamless. MISE-EN-SCENE
The costume of the protagonist helps us identify the situation a bit more clearly. The fact that he is wearing pyjamas and is getting up from the floor allows us to conclude that he has been sleeping. The bike makes us aware that the protagonist led himself to where he is and did it out of his own accord. The sign post outside someones house lets us know where it is being set and also the time of year - this may come in useful to us later on in the film.
SOUND
The opening credits have diegetic sound of thunder and rain; this sets the scene of a thunder storm and nature. This then transitions into birds chirping, giving us a sense of sunrise and the morning. We then hear a low monotone sound which is the beginning to Echo and the Bunnymen's 'The Killing Moon'. This is an appropriate song as it has a calm tone, however the beats begins to pick up when Donnie goes faster on the bike - making the music parallel to the on screen setting.
MACRO ANALYSIS:
WHAT IS THE KEY PLOT IDEA INTRODUCED IN THE TITLE SEQUENCE?
Donnie Darko has ridden his bike to the mountains and slept there overnight. His parents aren't that concerned where he has been or what he's been doing. This gives us an overview that the protagonist usually does what we wants when he wants and can be rebellious, he has a huge amount of responsibility for himself. 'The Killing Moon' may give us an idea that there is a darker more sinister towards the protagonist.
IN WHAT ORDER IS THE STORYLINE INTRODUCED?
New Market
Pandora
New Market presents
In Association with Pandora
A Flower Films Production
A Richard Kelly Film
Donnie Darko
WHAT SOCIAL GROUPS ARE REPRESENTED? HOW ARE THEY REPRESENTED (POSITIVELY, NEGATIVELY, STEREOTYPICALLY / USE OF BINARY OPPOSITION) ? You can clearly see the divide in the family at the end of the opening scene. As Donnie rides his bike whilst in his pyjamas into his family home - and his dad, smartly dressed, is watering the grass. This proves his dad is a well regarded man, who takes on household chores and takes pride in his appearance. The fact that his mum barely even notices he has arrived home gives us the sense that she is somewhat fed up with Donnie's behaviour.
MEMENTO :
MICRO ANALYSIS CAMERA We are first introduced with a close up shot of a man holding a polaroid picture - this is shown for a prolonged period of time and the fact that it's a close up makes us identify that the picture must be significant. The picture shows a bloody wall, this allows us to determine the genre of a thriller. The next shot we see is a panning close up shot from the camera the man is holding, up to his face. This shot is significant as it allows us to see the facial expression of what we as an audience believe to be the protagonist. There's a close up of blood streaming along the wall, this further exemplifies the genre and makes us focus on the death that has just occurred; giving us an insight to what the film may entail. There are close ups of a bullet, bloody glasses, and a head on the floor surrounded by blood, this sets up the murder scene nicely. EDITING The significance of this opening scene is down to the editing. The scene is played backwards and unveils as you keep watching - enticing the audience. We are first shown a polaroid with a bloody wall - as the protagonist begins to shake the polaroid it becomes disfigured - this allows us to identify the backwards motion in the opening. It then goes from the polaroid to the picture being taken, to blood streaming on the floor, to a bullet, to a dead man, to an alive man, and to him being shot. This is extremely effective as it keeps the viewer interested from the beginning. There is a panning close up shot of the protagonists face as he is doing a monologue - this allows us to identify how he may be feeling in that exact moment. MISE-EN-SCENE In this opening scene, there are certain things we can associate with both people shown. The camera for example, is something we see multiple close ups of and we know is a possession of the protagonist, maybe something thats important to him and has significance to him. However, the man who gets shot, we see a close up of his glasses - and thats all we are given; this may make the audience want to keep watching as they want to know more about the victim and why he was killed. SOUND When we see the credits, there is a tense piece of music in the background used a non diegetic sound. Its a piece of music where we expect to have a climax yet it never fully reaches one - encouraging us to keep watching. The strong use of violins in this music gives it quite an emotional atmosphere, making us as an audience aware that some kind of tragic event may have just occurred. MACRO ANALYSIS WHAT IS THE KEY PLOT IDEA INTRODUCED IN THE TITLE SEQUENCE? In the opening scene, we can assume that the protagonist has killed a man and is possibly in his apartment - we can identify this from his monologue. We have to know who either of the men are, or what the intentions of killer was. IN WHAT ORDER IS THE STORYLINE INTRODUCED? New Market Presents in association with Summit Entertainment A Team Todd production A Film by Christopher Nolan Guy Pearce Carrie - Anne Moss Joe Pantoliano Memento Mark Boone Junior Stephen Tobolowsky Harriet Sansom Harris Callum Keith Rennie Larry Holden Casting By John Papsidera, C.S.A Music by David Julian Costume Designer Cindy Evans Editor Dody Dorn Production Designer Patti Podesta Director of Photography Wally Pfizer Co-producer Elaine Designer Co-executive producers William Tyrer and Chris J Ball Executive producer Aaron Ryder Produced by Suzanne Todd and Jennifer Todd Screenplay by Christopher Nolan Based on the short story by Jonathan Nolan Directed by Christopher Nolan WHAT SOCIAL GROUPS ARE REPRESENTED? HOW ARE THEY REPRESENTED (POSITIVELY, NEGATIVELY, STEREOTYPICALLY/USE OF BINARY OPPOSITION)? It's clear that the protagonist is a murder, therefore is represented in a negative light. However, as we are unaware of why he killed the man - we cannot assume he is the antagonist as he may have done it for the right reasons. The fact that we see close ups of the protagonist crying - it may suggest he felt like he had to kill the man rather than he wanted too.
Monday, 7 November 2016
TARGET AUDIENCE RESEARCH
'THE BLACK SWAN'
The
YouGov profile of Black swan confirms that the majority of audience members
were women aged 25-39. They tend to read
magazines and newspapers and a popular pet for them is cats. This information
would indicate that they are intellectual and they could have a caring nature shown
through their interest of pets. Therefore when we conduct our public research
we will definitely target people of that specific group. 'DONNIE DARKO'
The main gender that watched 'Donnie Darko' were males aged 25-39. The people that tend to watch this have an interest of culture and the arts and the top region who have watched it was Yorkshire. From this I can infer that the people that watch this are intellectual and spend their spare time watching films.
CONDUCTING SOME PRIMARY AUDIENCE RESEARCH
We Conducted spoken survey were we asked random people between the age range of 25-31 particular questions based upon our survey. From the research we have collected we now know that the YouGov profiles are corrected and that our audience will be aimed at the following age range also we did some additional research with young people between the ages 16-18 and according to our research they would also be a good audience to aim our film at. After asking our final question and explaining our film idea both ages said that they would be interested to watch our film.
this is the shot they used for the hall and we used the same angle and we also tried keeping to the same time the shots lasted on the screen in the opening and applied it to our final remake. This picture is the typography used in the initial film, which is very similar to what we did.
