T1-26 THRILLER ROUGHCUT

shot list- shot locations

school hall-

shot 9-postman changing.
shot 6-cutting letters.
shot2/4/7/10-changing of the clock times.

Classroom-

shot 18-the killing.
shot 3-cleaning weapon.
shot 14-keys.
shot 16-opening letter.

house-

shot 1- bed
shot5-cooking breakfast
shot8-eating breakfast.
shot 11-choosing clothes.
shot 15-letters dropping.

outside-
shot 12-postman goes outside
shot13-postman walks to house

Feed Back for animatic

The clock was really good... added the passing of time effect
Cutting out of letters before seeing the full letter was cool.
Nice
Good continuity.
Sound tract fitted well
Very Cleary drawn frames and the misc-on-scene comes across very well. Continuity is spot on and the music is very appropriate to the thriller. Some frames could use a bit more background mise-en-scene, and some indications of camera movements.
The drawings were good and the music went well with it and the plot was easy to understand.

Very happy overall on feedback, very constructive. Agree with negitive feedback, and we will consider how our camera will move.

THRILLER ANIMATIC

Prop List

Digital alarm clock- For the close ups of the time.
Gun- For shot of man cleaning gun.
Postal worker outfit - Costume for evil man guy.
Frying pan - For cooking shot.
Magazines - For the letter making shot.
Letters - For letter making shot and letter delivery.
Keys- Get picked up as she starts to go out the front door, until the letters come.
Bottle - to put on the breakfast.
Plate - to put the breakfast on.

Credits List

A CALM Production presents
A CALM Film
Keith Norton
Lucy Ward
Nigel Lee
Costume design by Jennifer Furlong
Art Direction by Aaron Brooks
Production Design by Stacy Ryan
Casting by William Torry
Film Editing by Bob Murray
Cinematography by Terry Alexander
Original Music by Diane Norton
Produced by Sam Gordon
Directed by Richard Hopkins Jr.
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Analysis of student Thriller Opening

The shots throughout the sequence were well held and were kept quite steady-at the right moment e.g.'when the female actor smokes the cigarette'.
A variety of shot angles and distance were applied- all shots and angles were covered and appropriate to the task in hand such as. . . ' the dragging of the body-bag (it didnt look like a body at all).
The lighting was neutral-a range was used. Dark-in the forest with the body being dragged.normal daylight-when she leaves the house smoking the cigarette.
During the short clip, we kept flicking backwards and forwards between the two shots-this was a nice effect as more effects and shots were applied.
Plenty of transitions and other effects were used and the sounds and images were well put together and the whole thing was pulled off- and looked fairly professional overall.

Analysis of Conventions used in the opening sequence for Memento

In this opening sequence, there is a variety of shots. These include; reversed sequence, slow paced and there is a variety of shots eg. close up and mid shot. The reversed sequence can cause confusion for the audience, making them ask questions and want to know more. The sounds in this sequence correspond well with the visual images. The background music is eerie and builds tension for the audience. The lack of long shots and the confusion caused by lack of information gives the person annominty which causes more questions for the audience. From the opening sequence, we are told that the main scenario of this film is homicide (a.k.a murder). The main theme of this film is death. This is pretty obvious as in the opening sequence, there is a photogragh of a body, which had obviously been murdered.