Costume Analysis

Character Costume Analysis in a Thriller

Colors used in thrillers...

Colours Used in Thrillers

Shooting..

Shooting Days

Diary...

Diary (Film Shooting)

Props used during shooting...

Use of props is very essential in any film to create the original effect, props we used were:

Car: Amar(Carlos) pulls up in the car at the start of the film, creates an image of his authority and power.

Mobile Phones: Phones were very useful to us in our film, using a phone out of the picture was also useful as we used the torch of a phone to create the lighting which fits perfect to our scene as it is not too bright and not too dark. Also we used a phone in the scene were Carlos gets a call from his good hold worker Tony.

Costume: Use of costume was essential, Carlos had a very confident and stylish look with all black clothes and a leather jacket going along with some boots and a nice looking furred hood, this gave the character the image it needed. Where as Rico was given a smart look in a suit showing his professional ways in business or even killing.

Use of props in our scene just gives it the extra professional look it needs, by adding in small things creates a complete image of a good thriller. We as a group did not include many props to make it look extra, we tried to keep it simple and also having that effect on the viewers.

More on Shooting...

We began by driving to Heathrow Terminal 5, were we had to get there as soon as possible because we only had 15 minutes to film what we wanted. we had to apply for a filming permit from the media office in the terminal, this was all done last minute. We arrived at the terminal and drove tot he forecourt where we had Amar walking out of the doors into the forecourt as if he had just come of a flight. We first had a scene where he recieves his car keys of a random women we asked to help us out, we decided not to use that scene even though she was really good looking.

We then left the airport and went straight to the countryside where we had a lovely villa waiting for us to film inside. We had many problems such as, lighting - this made our work look too dark as we didnt have suficient lighting. One scene we filmed was done using nightshot as we film us going into the drive and parking up outside the house. It was very dificult too hold a steady shot as the ground was covered in stones.

We then continued to inside the house where we displayed a 180 degree rule using a mirror, we had to use the perfect amount of light because we only wanted to have Humzah barely visible till he walked inside from the balcony. This is when Humzah confronts Amar where he says a few lines and then pulls out a gun, cocks it back and holds it to Amars face.

Shooting..

- We start off with arriving at the set and just exploring the view and how it would fit in to our story. We used a villa for out location for the film, this set was perfect for us as our story involved rich big shots making money and being a great success in life (Carlos) therefore we needed a place for him that would match perfectly with his image.

- We shot every scene about 2-3 times so we can select the best one and carry it forward to our final film after editing, this way we would not have to re-shoot or make any changes as we have few copies of it. One of the main problems we got was the signals of our phones being caught in the shot, this would disrupt our scene and therefore had to be shot again.

- Another problem we faced during our filming was light, as we were shooting at night time we had some scenes that came out very dark on d camera. To solve this we used extra lighting through 'Phone torches' this helped a lot as the light in the phone would brighten up the whole scene with that glimpse of darkness creating a very good image for the viewers.

- One thing i believe our group stood out was on the way we all worked as a team to create the best scenes we could for our group, our cameramen were always on task working very hard to retake every shot if needed even about 30 times as we needed to do so for one of the scenes. The actors in the film were played by members from our group Amar (Carlos) Humzah (Rico) Ahmed (Tony) and Usman as a guard. As an actor in the film i had to keep going through many scenes myself until the team got it right, one scene where i had 2 remove my jacket and put a shirt on got very annoying as i had to keep changing over and over again. Finally after all the problems our team overcame them and went through to which hopefully will be a exciting thriller opening.

Final cut basic tutorial

To get to grasp with Final Cut, a software on the Apple iMac's we were shown to use, I have watched many tutorials to see how to get around problems and how to do basic stuff on there to help me and others. The video I found most helpful was 'Final Cut Basic Tutorial' this video gave basic foundation of buttons, and tools that could be used. After watching the tutorial it helped me learn so many important things when using Final Cut, and the good thing is, If I forget I can always refer back to my blog and look up information that is proving to be hard on the software. Another excellent tip we were given by our teach was to try out the apple website, and from there go on to software and find the tutorials. this was also helpful for other software's such as iMovie.

Final Idea

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Character Analysis

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Group Discussion

On Saturday 6th of March, we began to shoot our first few opening scenes. the first scene we needed was at Heathrow terminal 5, we began shooting when were interrupted by one of the security members asking us for a permit. we replied in the sense we did not have one, nor did we know we needed one. So on the Saturday we did not shoot. Humzah Sarwar took the liberty of contacting Heathrow Airport and talking to the Manager of security, to grant us a permit in such short notice. luckily for us we succeeded and were granted a permit from BAA Heathrow for a duration of 30 minutes. The insuracne cover was £5,000,0000, but with the sweet talk of Humzah Sarwar we walked away with a zilch insurance cover.

Red Herring...

A red herring refers to a device or diversion used to distract the onlooker from the original idea. Red herrings are often seen in films, adventure games, and puzzles. However, the most common use for a red herring is in literature, especially mystery and thriller stories.

Simply put, a red herring is an item which has no use in the story except to distract the reader from the real culprit. The red herring can take the form of a character, which the reader may believe to be the killer, only to discover later that he is innocent. Or it can take the form of an item which readers believe to be the clue to a discovery, but which turns out to be worthless.

Red herring is used in many different ways to confuse viewers or show them a glimpse of danger during a scene, in our thriller scene we have used this at the start of the clip where the character is followed by a car and immediately the viewers think a chase may begin, but nothing happens at the time.

Script...

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Shooting Schedule

Shooting Schedule

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