Sins of Lust

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Our Film

Evaluation

Media Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms convention of real media productions?

The first scene of our thriller is a close up shot Katrina on the phone to the Denzel but the audience is not aware of who she is on the phone too. We used a close up shot for the opening scene because it brings the audience close to the action and for the audience to be to hear Katrina’s argument on the phone as they will begin to ask questions like ‘Who is she on the phone to, or what is happening or what did happen?’ The close up shot on the argument creates tension between both characters (Katrina and Denzel) and the tension will spread amongst the audience as well and they will sense that something will happen sooner or later.

The next shot is a two shot of Katrina and Marcus and this shot shows the relationship that is building between both characters. It reduces the tension that was created in the first scene as the dialogue between both characters presents a calm and straight forward conversation. This scene so far conforms to the convention that ‘the boy meets girl, fall in love and live happily ever after.’ However, our production company subverts this convention as the next shot is a close up shot on Katrina having another conversation on the phone to Denzel but the audience still doesn’t know who Katrina is on the phone to as she doesn’t reveal the identity of Denzel to the audience. We wanted to keep the identity of Denzel hidden away from the audience to create tension within the audience and for the audience to wonder and think a range of different things such as ‘who is she talking to? Is he good or is he bad?’ a range of things. Normally in thrillers, when you keep the identity of a character, it automatically adds fear to the ‘mystery character and eventually when they do appear, they have a dramatic effect on the audience and have a very fearful presence. The next scene is a two shot of Marcus and Friend One. The scene includes dialogue between both characters and is quite a straight forward conversation, A two shot has been used for this scene to show the school environment and to present the conversation between both characters to the audience. Marcus tells friend that he is meeting Katrina after school and the mood and tension is at a low level but when friend says to Marcus, ‘But be careful though,’ it increases the tension amongst the audience because they are aware something is going to happen to Marcus. The next shot is when Marcus walks out of the common room to meet Katrina. Then it moves onto three shot/reverse shots involving Katrina and Marcus. The dialogue goes as follows…

Katrina: Ah you took your time.

Marcus: Yeah we definitely need to sort out your attitude.

Katrina: Yeah yeah, do you wanna come back to mine?

Marcus: Whoa (Pause) Alright lets go.

It is very effective when Katrina asks the question ‘Do you wanna come back to mine’ because the audience fully know that it is a trap for Marcus and the tension will increase amongst the audience and the audience will also be hoping Marcus says no. Marcus pauses after he says ‘Whoa.’ The reason we put a pause in his line is because the pause has a dramatic effect on the audience because it will increase the tension amongst the audience, start to build suspense and will show Marcus’s shock at the question asked by Katrina. After Marcus’s answers the question, it switches to a long shot of Katrina and Marcus walking out and as it changes to the long shot, our first music of our soundtrack begins. The soundtrack drops in at the beginning to the scene because it builds the suspense and the tension in the film and spreads amongst the audience. The soundtrack plays through the next four shots of the film, a long shot, a mid shot, two shot and another long shot. The four shots show Katrina and Marcus walking to the subway. The long shot of Katrina and Marcus walking into the subway presents the surroundings of both characters and with the song playing in the background it will build tension and suspense within the audience. But in the two shot, the music volume level decreases to a low level to hear the dialogue between both characters (Marcus & Katrina). The dialogue is as follows….

Marcus: How long is your house from here?

Katrina: Oh not long why?

Marcus: Just wondering init.

From Marcus’s lines the audience can sense that Marcus is worrying and in thrillers, when the characters begins to get worried, the audience begins to get worried and this will increase the fear, suspense and tension amongst the audience. Then it switches to a three shot with all three characters included. This is also the scene where Denzel first appears in the film. There is first a heated argument then it changes to a close up shot of Denzel taking the gun out of his trousers. A close up shot is used to draw the audience into the action and it conforms to conventions a thriller and gives the audience an insight to a thriller. Then the next shot switch back to the three shot and then the final shot is a close up on Marcus being held at gunpoint. The close up shot conforms to the conventions a thriller as the audience is drawn into the action and tension, suspense and fear is the feeling created within the film that spreads amongst the audience. Before the shot fades out, our second song of our soundtrack begins. The close up shot last for 3 seconds before it ends and the music comes in and contributes to tension and suspense with the audience waiting for something to happen. But we do not reveal what happens in the end as we leave it on a cliff-hanger to make the audience wonder ‘what happened to Denzel, did he die or not?’

 

 

 

 

 

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Our film is based on real life situations on an everyday basis between teenagers in London and social groups in this is a very vital part of our production. The social group represented and are the main focus points are teenagers. The reason why we are representing this social group is because firstly our target audience are teenagers and young adults. This social group relates back to our target audience very strongly as the events in our film that take place are events that they are aware of. Secondly, teenage gang culture is an issue that has been rising rapidly for the past ten years and because it involves some young teenagers across the UK, it relates to their generation and will intrigue them to watch the film. Different ethnicity in London is a very unique element of the main capital because there are so many different cultures now then there was 20 years ago. Deprived areas such as Peckham, Brixton and Stonebridge consist of a high rate of teenage gang culture and the gang culture originates deprived estates within these areas. Areas like these also consist of different ethnicities such as Black, White and Asian people and these ethnicities are the backgrounds of teenage gang members. Presenting this in our film is vital because it creates the realistic effect our film needs and it relates to our target audience strong as they are stereotyping gang members of being most from Black Afro backgrounds. Our characters all consist of different backgrounds and do not concentrate on one particular social background to remove the stereotypical view that gang members consist of only black people. The male character wears hooded jackets to represent teenagers because teenagers are associated with hoods and this is the stereotypical view from the target audience and the general public. When Denzel appears in final scenes, he is wearing a grey hoodie and once the audience see him appear in his hoodie, they will immediately associate him with gangs because of the hood he is wearing. Also, we chose the colour grey because using colours such as black and white are over simplistic. Katrina’s clothing represents the unique style of teenage fashion that young females are into nowadays. Her costume promotes the stereotypical view about teenagers that they heavily influenced fashion. We used similar style like Batman because he wears black but is portrayed as a hero. In thrillers, characters wearing black are normally associated with evil but Marcus in our film is the good guy so we have subverted conventions with his costume.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

The media institutions that might distribute our film would be Warner Brothers Entertainment because they have created thrilling films of high production value such as The Dark Knight. Warner Brother Entertainment as internationally recognised by everyone in the world and this means if Warner Bros was to distribute our film, it will gain international recognition through promotion by having posters on buses, on street walls, billboards and cinemas. From this series of promotions, people would be aware of our film and will know when our film will be in cinemas. Warner Brothers Entertainment will put our films in every cinema across the globe and will gain a wide range of global audience because Warner Bros are internationally successful and have been consistently producing high production value films. Once the audience recognise that Warner Bros are producing our film, they will immediately anticipate that it will be a successful movie and make the audience want to get to the cinema as soon as possible to watch our film. The Dark Knight was produced by Warner Bros and the creation of our film has been inspired by the Dark Knight because the conventions of thrillers has been used to full effect which has enhanced the success of the film. Subverting conventions such as the Damsel in Distress dying (Rachel in the Dark Knight) is a striking element of the film because the audience would expect the Damsel in Distress not to die and the hero to be save her but the director has subverted conventions which have a huge effect on the film and on the audience. The film has been internationally successful due to the global promotion by Warner Bros. Because Warner Bros have produced successful films like the Dark Knight, we believe that our film will be as successful as or even more successful than the Dark Knight because it conforms to the conventions of a thriller and to an extent subverts the convention of thrillers like the Dark Knight does.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The certificate age for our film is 15 and the reason it is 15 is because this is the age young teenagers begin to pursue certain lifestyles, realise what is wrong and what is right so for example realising that crime is wrong and school is right. Our target audience is aimed at teenagers and young adults because the events that occur in the film is linked directly back to everyday life of teenagers involved in gang culture in London. The teenagers will have good knowledge of the events that occur in the film, it relates to them so therefore they will understand the film strongly and have a good idea what is going on. Teenagers that are not involved in gang culture in London will not have full knowledge of gang culture but from this film they will learn from this as the events in our film are based on everyday life of teenagers involved in gang culture. This is the same case for young adults as well, they may not have full knowledge of gang culture but they will learn from the film through the events that will take place. Our film is for males and females, no one is discriminated from watching our film because both male and female are involved in our film as both sexes are heavily involved and influenced of gang culture in London. Also, London is a globally recognised location and this is a positive advantage to reaching out to our target audience.

How did you attract/address your audience?

As mentioned before, our film is based on events based in everyday life of teenagers in London so firstly it relates to a majority of our target audience. The language that is in our film consists of mostly ‘Urban’ or ‘Slang.’ The language is a vital part of our film to intrigue and catches the attention of our target audience because this is the language that teenagers in London communicate with each other and strongly relates to our target audience and this is another way that will incite them to watch our film when it is released. With their language being used they will gain a better understanding of the film and will keep up well with the film as it goes along. The fact how we use characters from different ethnic backgrounds is a vital element in inciting people to watch our film because in London, the vast majority of the population consist of different backgrounds from across the globe, from Black to White, African to English and this makes our film much more realistic to the audience. Also, we are attempting a ‘truthful’ and accurate depiction of social groups representing to attract our target audience. The music that we have used as part of our soundtrack in the film is based on music is that our target audience is aware of. When they see trailers as a part of the promotion, they’ll recognise the songs from the soundtrack and will be another way to incite our audience to watch our film. To engage with our audience’s interest we created a tense and dramatic opening, creating questions in the audience’s mind, forcing them to watch to the film. This is applying Barthe’s Enigma Theory, where the audience are presented with a puzzle. This is also applying Todorov’s Narrative Theory as the calm equilibrium of how Katrina is presented as a lonely girl who lives a miserable life in a deprived area and then meets Marcus who is presented as a cool and humble character. The audience will go on to believe that both characters will fall in love whereas the actions of Katrina disrupts the equilibrium and the audience begin to learn that Katrina is heavily involved in gang culture as she sets Marcus up in the end.  The actions of Katrina cause tension and worrying among the audience that conforms the convention of a thriller.

 

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

From this experienced, I have grasped critical understanding of how to construct a film on the editing system Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.53. I have learned how to include fade to end a scene. I learned how to put a series of scenes together to create a professional product and learned how to put credits on our film to present the creators of our film. Blogger has helped my group and me with organisation because our research has influenced us to create a thrilling film that will incite our audience. It has helped up develop a professional script that helps us keep the order of our scenes and a storyboard that enable us to have full knowledge of the shots we will be using for the scenes and the dialogue that will be included in order to create tension and suspense amongst the audience and to use titles to support the idea  of our film being an exciting thriller. As one of the most vital equipment, the camera has helped me shoot scenes effectively that creates the tension, the suspense and fear that conform to the convention of a thriller.

 

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

The progression from the preliminary task to the full media product is clear as I have gained skills that have helped me produce a professional product that will gain global success. I now feel more confident in using a variety of that types and movements to create meaning. I am also much more aware of how editing can create tension and pace, allowing the audience to feel the emotions of the characters of our film. The continuity task also taught us how important it is to plan filming by creating storyboards and call sheets that help us structure the production of our film.

 

 

Continuity

 

Close Up Shot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPpMWDyyHy4
The close up shot on 1.20 is very effective because the composition of the shot focuses on 50 Cent's face. Because the background of the cell is plain and green, it gives 50 Cent's face a strong focus from the audience. The shot draws the audience into the main focal point of the shot which is 50 Cent and this enables the audience to read the facial expressions of the character. The shot is so close to the main focal point (50 Cent) that tension will rise within the scene and the audience will wonder what is going on or what is going to happen.

Actors

Reece Mckenzie - Friend

Reece Mckenzie will be playing the role as a friend of Marcus. Reece has been chosen to play this role because he contains a good level of acting skills and he conforms to the stereotypical view of a teenager such as scruffiness and use of 'slang' language.

Storyboard

Close up shot of the gun pointing at Marcus's head. This is the last shot of the trailer.

Storyboard

Mid shot of Denzel holding a gun to Marcus's head.

Storyboard

Close Up Shot of Denzel pulling out a gun.

Storyboard

Mid shot of all the characters but Denzel and Marcus are having a heated argument which will further increase the tension within the scene and spread amongst the audience.

Storyboard

Over the shoulder shot over Denzel facing Marcus and Katrina. This shot will raise questions amongst the audience such as 'Who is he?' It will also increase tension as well.

Storyboard

Long shot of them walking into the subway. It shows the environment and the tension will increase amongst the audience.

Storyboard

Two Shot of Marcus & Katrina. This shot includes dialogue and shows that Marcus is getting agitated.

Storyboard

Long shot of Marcus and Katrina walking up the road.

Storyboard

Long shot of Marcus an Katrina walking out the gates leaving Sixth-Form

Storyboard

Shot/Reverse Shot on Marcus. This shot will show his reaction and response to Katrina's question.

Storyboard

Shot/Reverse Shot On Katrina.

Storyboard

Shot/Reverse Shot on Marcus.

Storyboard

Long shot of Marcus walking out the room to meet Katrina.

Storyboard

Over the shoulder shot on Marcus's phone to show the time. It also represents time lapse as there will be a 2 second blackout.

Storyboard

Two Shot of Marcus and Friend. This shot is being used to present the conversation and relationship between both characters.

Storyboard

Close up shot on Katrina on the phone. This shot draws the audience into the dialogue within the scene as the dialogue begins tension in the film.

Storyboard

Two shot of Katrina and Marcus. This shot is being used for this scene to show the audience the environment, to present the conversation between both characters to see the relationship being established between both characters.

Storyboard

Close Up Shot on Katrina arguing on the phone. This shot includes dialogue. The close up shot draws in the audience.

Sins of Lust Script

Katrina on the phone arguing with Dialogue. (Close Up Shot)
Katrina: Listen Denzel I'm at Sixth Form now, I can't talk right now. Why you getting angry for? Hello?! Argh.
Katrina Walks off.

The next scene is Katrina by the lockers very stressed and Marcus intervenes and creates conversation.
Marcus: You alright? You look pretty stressed.
Katrina: Erm Sorry do I know you?
Marcus: Whoa, My bad. My name is Marcus and is that the type of attitude you give to people you don't know?
Katrina: Oh Sorry. I am just stressed and my head is all over the place.
Marcus: Right I See. Well...
Katrina: Katrina
Marcus: Well Katrina, you wanna meet me after school and we can talk all about it?
Katrina: Yeah alright.
Marcus: Alright meet me over there at 3.20. I'll see you later.
Katrina: See you later

The shot then switches to a close up shot of Katrina on the phone.
Katrina: Yeah I think I found him. Yeah I'll bring him to you after school. Yeah alright, ok bye.

Study Room Scene with Marcus and Friend.
Friend: So what's happening with you and dem-man?
Marcus: (Sighs) I don't know una, things looked like they've died down at the moment, but whatever happens now happens. But you see the new girl though?
Friend: Who Katrina ? What is that you yeah?
Marcus: Yeah course donny Marcus, I'm Joking. But yeah man I'm meeting her after school.
Friend: Nah but be careful.
Marcus: Yeah Man, Safe.

-BLACKOUT FOR 2 SECOND FOR TIME LAPSE-

Over the shoulder shot over Denzel with the camera viewpoint facing towards the phone looking at the time. Then it switches to a long shot of Denzel walking out. The shot switches to a close up shot on Katrina's face and she says....
Katrina: You took your time.
Shot/Reverse on Marcus: Definately need to sort out your attitude.
Shot/Reverse on Katrina: Yeah yeah whatever. So what, do you wanna come back to mine?
Shot/Reverse on Marcus: Ahh, alright let's go.
Long Shot of Katrina and Marcus leaving sixth form. Music Drops.

Long shot of Marcus and Katrina walking out the gates.
Long shot of Marcus and Katrina walking up the road.

Two Shot of Marcus and Katrina.
Marcus: How long is your house from here?
Katrina: Just two minutes, why?
Marcus: Ah just wondering.

Long shot of them walking into the subway.

Over the shoulder shot over Denzel. Dialogue begins between Denzel and Marcus.
Denzel: Marcus yeah, what you doing with Katrina?
Marcus: What's it your business what I'm doing with Katrina?
Denzel: What you coming with that bad talk yeah?

Close Up Shot on Denzel pulling out the gun.
Changes back to a mid-shot of Denzel, Marcus and Katrina.
Denzel: What are you saying now?

Close Up Shot on Marcus's face and the gun.

Blackout. Music Drops. The End.

This is out entire script for our Film. Our script helps our company to cover each scene successfully to ensure that our trailer is effective on our audience. The script helps us cover each scene successful because it is very detailed what are intentions are for each scene, so when we come to recording, it will be swift and will cause less stress.

Language

One important concept in our film is the language. The language in our film between the characters will portray the 'Slang' language of the youth today. It will show how informal teenagers communicate with each other. The language will represent the age of the characters which will help the audience, especially the young adults learn about the culture of young teenagers today in London.

Credits

We will be producing our Credits at the end of our film. This will include the soundtracks we have used, the roles in our company, the actors and actresses and our company name. It will show the audience who produce the film.

Roles

Analytical Director/Actress/Equipment Manager - Heba Mustafa

Heba Mustafa will be our analytical director. She has web given the responsibility of analysing the scenes to see what we can improve in our scenes to make it more effective, more thrilling and making it clear for the audience to understand. Heba is also acting as Katrina in our film and she is also in charge of bringing the equipment such as the camera and tripod so we will be able to film. Also, to bring an extra battery in case the camera has run out of battery.

Roles

Actor/Writer - Alpha Barrie.

Alpha Barrie is acting as Marcus in our film and will have a large influence in directing the scenes for our film. Alpha has good experience of directing in productions and school production. As well as acting, he will be maintaining an important job of making the scenes effective, clear and easy for the audience to understand. Alpha has also been given the responsibility of making sure we having all of the necessary props and clothing for our film.

Roles

Director/Actor - Omar Reeves

Omar Reeves is acting as Denzel in our film, he is one of our directors and is a film editor as well. He will have a joint responsibility with one of our other directors of what exactly happens in each scene, what it is going to happen and how it is going to happen. He has the most experience with editing and will be doing the editing for our film and teaching other members in our company how to edit certain parts of our film.

Ethnicity & Representation

The main characters in our film present different ethnicities to the target audience. By having a mixture of ethnicities among the characters,  it helps to present a more realistic atmosphere towards the audience because in our society today, especially in London, there are a wide range of different cultures. Deprieved areas usually have a strong presence of mixtures of different people of all colours and consists of estates that include crime and drugs. Deprieved areas are always looked at as the causes of crime by the public and by recent UK Governments and are the origins of teenage gang culture. It also relates to our target audience strongly because our film focuses on teenage gang culture strongly and the narrative will relate strongly to the target audience. Teenage gangs in the UK mostly consists of teenagers of all colours but most black and is one main factor which has lead our production company to have our main characters as mostly coloured people. 

Actor

Alpha Barrie - Marcus.
Alpha Barrie will be playing the role of Marcus as he has vast acting experience. He is also young and relates to our target audience which will gain the attention of our target audience across the globe. He has the attributes to fufil playing the role of Marcus.

Actress

Heba Mustafa - Katrina
Like Omar, Heba Mustafa has similarities with her own character Katrina and has plenty of attributes the contribute to presenting Katrina. With Katrina, our company have subverted the conventions as normally in romantic thrillers the girl in the film who goes to meet the guy immediately falls in love, but in our film she sets up Marcus to get killed by Denzel. Heba is young and urban woman which is one of the important elements needed because Katrina is young and we need her to relate to our target audience to engage with them for them to understand the narrative. Heba also has experience of acting and we are confident that she can fufil the attributes to act the role of Katrina.

Actor

Omar Reeves - Denzel
Our production company chose Omar Reeves to act as Denzel because we agreed that their are similarities between Denzel and Omar. He is young which is very important because the audience will recognise that he is very young and relates to our target audience. It will attract them to watch the film as they will be intrigued about what the film is about. Because there are similarities between Omar and Denzel, it is an advantage because Omar will be able to exceed in portraying Denzel in a sinister and evil way to the audience and this is what we want in order for the audience to gain critical understanding of the character.

Audiences

Audiences watch thrillers to entertain themselves and experience spontaneous elements of life that may not occur to them such as horror. Thrillers can consist of different varieties like mysteries, super hero action films or a puzzle. There are even documentary thrillers like Kidulthood which portrays tennagers life style in London. Because there are different varieties of thrillers it attracts different range of audiences for example, Kidulthood would appeal to teenagers over 15 and young adults because it relates to teenagers strongly and young adults could learn about different teenagers life styles in London. When a thriller relates to a specific audience, it would attract a large proportion of the audience. For example Kidulthood relates to many teenagers and most of their target audience are teenagers over 15 and for young adults. London is a globally international city. Once the audience sees the promotion of the film through adverts, they will recgonise London which will grasp the attention of the audience instantly and will lead to people telling other people about the movie which promotes the film and increases the hype about the film further so that it is known worldwide. Audiences also watch thrillers to escape from their own personal problems and can play a 'Detective' role in a mystery thriller as they will play a role in doing their own investigation or interpreting what will possibly happen in the film. This will certainly occur in police series like The Bill where the audience are highly likely to be engaging with the show by doing their own investigation during the drama.

Propp's Narrative Theory

'Propp's narrative theory can also be applied to "LTROI". He said that every character in a story could be put into one of 8 broad character types:

1. The villain— struggles against the hero.
2. The donor— prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object.
3. The (magical) helper — helps the hero in the quest.
4. The princess or prize — the hero deserves her throughout the story but is unable to marry her because of an unfair evil, usually because of the villain. the hero's journey is often ended when he marries the princess, thereby beating the villain.
5. her father — gives the task to the hero, identifies the false hero, marries the hero, often sought for during the narrative. Propp noted that functionally, the princess and the father can not be clearly distinguished.
6. The dispatcher — character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off.
7. The hero or victim/seeker hero — reacts to the donor, weds the princess.
8. False hero — takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess.'

Source - http://owa.st-thomasmore.org.uk/users/06WatsonM/weblog/67d1e/

The Propp's Narrative Theory does not apply in various of elements of our film like the Todorov theory does. Marcus is not prsented as a hero in our film but Denzel and Katrina are presented as the villains. There is no characters in the film that are presented in the film as the helper, false hero, princess or donor. It also does not apply to our film because it is based on real life situations in London so to make it more realistic, we decided not adopt the Propp's Narrative Theory.

Todorov's Narrative Theory

'Todorov's narrative theory claims that each story follows the same structure. It starts with a period of calm, and equilibrium, which is then disrupted. The disequilibrium is then brought to an end by the hero, and the chaos comes to an end. "LTROI" follows this structure.' Source - http://owa.st-thomasmore.org.uk/users/06WatsonM/weblog/67d1e/

The Todorov Theory applies to our film in various of areas because it starts off calm but then it is disrupted by action that causes conflict within the scene. Effectively, the equilibrium has been brought to an end. However, there is no hero in our film and the disequilibrium continues which leads to the death of Marcus. In many ways we have subverted Todorov's theory because the audience would expect Katrina to stop the violence but instead she lets the violence continue which results to Marcus dying and shocks the audience. This way we've shattered the audience's expectations and will build the suspense within the film and spread amongst the audience.

Poison Ivy; Freeze's Wife Dies

The backwards tracking shot from the start to 0.12, it allows the audience to follow the action that is happening in the film. Our company intend to use a tracking shot in the scene where Katrina is on the phone to Denzel but we are going to have the camera shooting from a mid-shot angle so to focus on the dialogue in the scene between Denzel and Katrina.

Camera Shots - Long Shot

The long shot from 0.00 - 0.05 enables the audience to look at the surroundings of the characters and to see the big stack of money. It is effective because the big stack of money emphasise the power of the Joker and his power is reinforced with Lyle at the top of the stack with his mouth taped and hands tied behind his back. Our company want to use this long shot to show Denzel's power over Marcus when he and a gang of youths surround Marcus. The long shot will display Marcus as weak and notably the damsel in distress.

Camera Shots - The Two Shot

This is a two shot from the film You Got Served. Look here how the two shot is establishing the relationship between both characters to the audience. Their relationship is presented clearly to the audience because the audience can see the face expressions and the body language between both characters which clearly shows that they are a couple. Our production company intends to portray this shot to present what kind of relationship Marcus and Katrina are building up when they first meet by the lockers. It will also lead the audience on to think that they will become a couple later on in the thriller as our trailer will subvert this as Katrina sets up Marcus. 

Camera Shots - Mid Shot

The Mid-Shots on 2.05 is an effect shot and is one of the shots our company intends to portray in our two minute thriller because it creates a atmosphere full of suspense which conforms to the convention of a thriller. The mid shots work effectively because it creates tension and suspense, establishes the relationship between all characters and the fear created within the film spreads amongst the audience as well as the trailer itself.  The composition of the mid shot allows the audience to view the surroundings of all the characters, to view the body language and face expressions of the characters as it presents the relationship between characters clearly to the audience.

Props & Costume

The Joker’s wears his face paint throughout the movie to show that he is insane and that it suits his character ‘The Joker.’ The purple suit presents his unique character, shows the audience that he is very different villain to the past villains in other superhero thrillers. The gloves and the knife show that he is a vicious serial killer and shows violence towards his victims. The Joker’s costume and props all conform to the convention of the thriller because all the elements contribute to the joker have a very scary presence about him which conforms to the convention of the thriller.

 

 



Thriller Conventions - The Dark Knight

The Narrative is atypical because firstly, the damsel in distress in the film dies and usually the damsel in distress is always saved by the superhero. Secondly, Batman is looked at as a villain at times during the film where as we the audience look at him as a hero. At the end of the film he takes blame for all the chaos caused by Harvey Dent and the Joker which makes Gotham look at Batman as the villain.  The Propps narrative theorist idea where you have the hero (Batman), the villain (the Joker), the helper (Alfred) and the damsel in distress (Kate) has influenced the narrative of the movie. Also, Todorov’s theory comes links in with the Dark Knight because it is Batman who ends all the chaos caused by the Joker and saves the day.

The Dark Knight OST 1 Why So Serious?

One of the conventions is that tense music can build up the suspense in a situation in a thriller which would lead to action. This soundtrack from the Dark Knight creates suspense in selected scenes by the director in the film. This soundtrack is mostly used in Scenes the Joker is in. Our production company look to use soundtracks to build suspense within the scenes.

Joker Interrogation Scene - The Dark Knight

A Two shot is often used to establish the relationship between characters.

The two shot from 2.15 - 2.22  is a two shot from The Dark Knight, the shot establishes the relationship between both the characters. In this shot you can clearly see the relationship between them both and as you can see Batman is showing towards the Joker which shows to the audience Batman's hatred towards him. Camera Angles are one of the conventions that conforms to a thriller as it can establish the atmosphere or the relationship between characters.

Camera Movements

Tracking Shot

Tracks backwards and forward.

Tracking in draws the audience into the action. Tracking out signifies that the action in the scene is over and the narrative is moving to the next piece of action.

A Sideways Track (Crab Shot)

Often used to follow the movement of the character or object so that the audience keeps up with the action.

Tilt Shot

Simple movement upwards or downwards.

Upward movement is used to show height and power.

Arc Shot

The camera moves either a full or semi circle around a character, characters or an object.

It enables the audience to see the characters reaction and often increases the intensity of the narrative.

Crane Shot

The camera is attached to a crane and allowing the camera to see further than what the camera man can see.

Panning Shot

Moves left to right or vise versa.

Often used to follow a moving object in the frame.

Commonly used in conjunction with a point of view shot for when a character is searching a room.

Costumes

Katrina - Navy Sweater, Hand Bag, Trainers, Hair Tied Back, Earrings, Black Boots and Make Up.
This is what Katrina's costume will consist. She will be wearing these clothes and accessories because it presents her as a normal London teenager. We want to present Katrina as a normal teenager to the audience because we want them to be lead with the idea that she is a good girl where as the trailer will show how she is involved in teenage gang culture. It will also show the audience that a female teenager does not necessarily need to be dressed in colours that represent evil or danger in order to show that she is a teenager that should not be approached.

Marcus - Black Jacket, Black Formal Trousers and Shoes.
As a tall black London Teenager, stereotypically Marcus's presence will intimidate anyone who comes across him. Although Marcus has stayed out of trouble recently, he has a history of getting up to trouble which gives him a presence of fear and we want to maintain his presence by him wearing all black as it will show his dominance to the audience and also so the the audience feel his presence to understand that type of character Marcus is.

Denzel - Grey Hood, Black Trousers and Trainers.
Denzel is deeply involved with gang culture and has a history of violence and crime himself. He is a tall individual that also intimidates people that come across him and has a strong presence not only on the characters within the film but on the audience as well. The grey hood is the most important clothing of Denzel because it presents him as a stereotypical anti-social London teenager. It is vital for the audience to feel his presence because they will feel fear each time he is on the screen and by this, tension will rise amongst the audience and within the scene.

Friend One - Blue Jacket, Afro, Shirt, Trousers and Shoes.
To maintain the education environment in the thriller, Friend One will be wearing Sixth Form Uniform to show that he is part of the Sixth Form. Friend One will also have big hair to maintain the stereotypical view of teenagers always looking scruffy and 'not bothered' about anything.


Props
Toy Gun - This prop is needed because it is the weapon going to be used by Denzel to threaten Marcus. A Gun is a very powerful prop and will give Denzel complete power over Marcus and Katrina.

Pens, Pencils, Writing Pads, Tables and Computers - These props are being used to maintain the education environment of the Sixth Form.

Actors

Characters
Denzel - Omar Reeves
Katrina - Thuraya Abdulradah
Marcus - Alpha Barrie
Friend - Reece Mckenzie

Ideas

Our Intial Ideas was related to London based films and series such as Kidulthood, Adulthood and Top Boy. We had intial ideas from these productions because they all have relevance to aspects of society that take place in particularly gang culture and a lot of teenagers in London. We used some ideas and own experience of our own to help contribute to the concept to the opening of our two minute opening. London is internationally known across the world. When people see a the trailer and see that it is based in London, they will engage immediately and which will also help with the promotion of our film.

Certificate & Target Audience

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Is 15 really stronger than 12A?

Yes. 15 works are stronger than 12 or 12A rated works and could include any of the following:

• strong violence
• frequent strong language (eg 'f***').
• portrayals of sexual activity
• strong verbal references to sex
• sexual nudity
• brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence
• discriminatory language or behaviour
• drug taking

How much strong language is there in a 15?

There could potentially be a great deal. At 15 there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language (eg f***).
Occasionally there may be uses of the strongest terms (eg 'c***'), although continued or aggressive use will not normally be passed 15.

What about discriminatory or offensive terms?

There may be racist, homophobic or other discriminatory language, and the work could explore themes relating to this.
However, at 15 the work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

How much sex and nudity is allowed at 15?

At 15 sexual activity can be portrayed, as long as there is no strong or graphic detail. Some sex scenes can be quite long at this category and may involve some nudity and movement. Though nudity may be allowed in a sexual context there should be no strong detail.
There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.
There can be strong references to sex and sexual behaviour, but especially strong or crude references are unlikely to be acceptable unless justified by context.
Heterosexual and homosexual sex and sex references are treated the same.

Can there be strong violence?

Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.
Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.
Easily accessible weapons may not be glamorised.

What about sexual violence?

There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence (for example descriptions of rape or sexual assault in a courtroom scene or in victim testimony) but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.

What about horror works?

Many horror films are rated 15. At 15 there can be strong threat and menace (as long as it is not sadistic or sexualised), although the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film or video?

At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.
The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.

What about dangerous behaviour or things teens might copy?

We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.' - Source: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15

Our opening two minute sequence will be aimed at people over 15 as it is suitable for them. Our Target Audience is teenagers and young adults as they have a good knowledge and awareness of the gang culture in London. This may well appeal to middle aged people as well as they can develop a better understanding of gang culture in the modern society.

Mise-en-Scene

The filming is going to be taking place at Raynes Park Sixth Form and the subway next to the Sixth Form. Although it is a education environment, we, Trillin Television are confident and able to create tension within the scenes to increase suspense that will lead to the thrilling events of the trailer. School Environment subverts the conventions of a thriller because a school is not normally the ideal location for a thriller but the subway location conforms the conventions of a thriller as a Subway is discreet, sincere and can increase tension from the scene amongst the characters.

Another factor is that we are filming during the day. In nature filming during the day does not cause tension or suspense so we are going to use numerous of close up shots and sincere and adrenaline soundtracks to increase the suspense and tension within the film which will lead on to thrilling action.

Characters

Denzel - 19 years old, Stereotypical youngster. Rude, violent, fearless, confident and persuasive, he always tends to get anything he sets his eyes on. Like every young male living in the 'Hood' he has a history of being in trouble with drug offences and possession of a fire arm. Money is Denzel's only motive, but earns his money illegally as if feel social excluded from society because he has been excluded from 4 schools and is unemployed.

Katrina - 17 years old. Katrina is a smart girl but is always with the wrong crowd. She is from the same area from Denzel, she is always afflliating with gangs specifically Denzel. She's is easily persuaded, emotionally confused because she never gets what she wants and she is often used as what  young people will call 'A Set Up Chick.' She is still in sixth form studying Drama, Photography & Media and is looking to go to University.

Marcus - 18 years old. Marcus has had his own history of trouble but in the last two years he has stayed clean and like Katrina, he is in full time education and on course to go to University. Confident, full of himself at times and he likes the ladies, which gets him into mischief but none the less he does attract the ladies.

Trillin'TV

Trillin Television & Intentions

The name of our production company is Trillin TV and our film we are going to create is Sins of Lust. It is based about everyday gang culture in London because this is a current issue in the UK that relates to many teenagers and young people across the Nation. This trailer is going to be based on realistic situations that occur in teenage gang culture because we want our audience to learn and be aware of one of the issues of teenage gang culture. Our Target audience are teenagers and young adults because it is based on their own culture and society in London today.