Possible music for our main task

Due to a limitation of time (and talent!) we couldn't create our own music for the video. Therefore we decided to search for some free, unlicensed tracks online. We got quite a number of interesting tracks, but we narrowed them down to the three listed above. 

Pre-production make-up practice

For our film opening, we do not have to do any specific make-up for anybody except the monster, so here we are practicing before we do the real thing. 

This is the antagonist without make-up. 

 The ongoing process.

 The finishing touch; a dark hooded-sweatshirt that covers his hair which otherwise would not be appropriate for the role.

And here, you can clearly see the difference:

Audience research

Here is an extract from the audience research I carried out in order to get a range of ideas for genres and find out what people would/wouldn't like to see in an opening sequence. Through asking a variety of people; varied due to age and gender, I received a mix of replies to a few questions which will help Neha and I with ideas and inspiration for our final piece.

Synopsis on the main task idea

                         

                                                      Synopsis from Mahroukh Nawaz

Here is a synopsis I wrote based on our main task idea.

Uses of sound presentation

                              

                                             The Use of Sound from Mahroukh Nawaz

A presentation where I analyze how big of an impact sound has on our film opening tasks so we can make sure we do the right thing in our main task.

Further research on Thrillers

To give you clear idea of what this genre represents, I chose to investigate one of acclaimed director, Alfred Hitchcock’s early thriller’s as an example, referred to as an early masterpiece by some, the 1938 classic ‘The Lady Vanishes’ really embodies the genre being a pioneer this movie set the tone for many more of its kind to come after. It created the aesthetics for thrillers for as long as there will be thrillers to watch. One of the most stand-out aspects of the ‘The Lady vanishes’, is the effective use of sound. The movie opens with striking non-diegetic atmosphere music, giving the viewer just the right dose of excitement and anticipation for the events to follow. Music has been used to create contrast between different parts of the film and the change of scenery and atmosphere from time to time. Even though the clips starts with dread creating thriller-like music but it quickly shifts into happier almost birdsong type of sounds as the camera moves into a city setting of building and houses, suggesting a shift in atmosphere as I previously pointed out. The skillful use of camera work also greatly complimented the piece; the use of pans in particular showed the viewer the atmosphere they were entering into. From the beginning of my research I have mainly looked into doing something along the lines of this, in order to successfully document the transition from happy to sinister. Another typical thing I noticed in majority of older films is that the credits were always shown at the beginning juxtaposed to all modern films in which the full credits only roll out at the end in accordance with progression in the industry. In conclusion I can say ‘The Lady Vanishes’ is a classic example of a thriller that checks out all the requirements that a thriller should consist off and when creating your own thriller should be used as inspiration.