This week we have begun to plan our movie poster and how we want it to be a visual representation of our poster. This means mirroring essential visual elements and motifs of the film, including the ticking of the clock (the concept of time) and dark shades and colours to emphasise the thriller aspect. The first and main inspirations come from the posters below which gave us the idea for the poster having the image of the clock on the wall which is vital to the story as the ticking sound is a major and consistent motif. However in the poster, the plastic covering over the clock's face is cracked or broken like in the Spilt movie poster. Similarly to in the Maniac poster, the title character's face, with a blank and suspenseful expression, is reflected and on our poster his face will be reflected on the clock's shattered face. Not only does the broken clock screen show how emotionally unstable the character is, it also brings a slight hint of danger and raises the ques...

Grace led the creative process of regenerating an online survey in which we devised 6 questions in relation to relevant topics to ask internet users on their habits of cinematic consumption. Here are the results and patterns below: Age Most romantic thrillers tend to be directed towards those aged 15 and over due to restrictive age ratings of thrillers usually being for audiences over 15 years old. The sensitive nature of the film being about a stalker supports the idea that this film would not be suitable for those under 15. Fans of thriller movies tend to be from the ages of 15 up to roughly 25 due to the past paced and often intellectual (especially with psychological thrillers) with a mature and serious side. Unsurprisingly, our survey results found a popularity of 15-20 year olds which fits in with the desired age range for our target audience. Gender Thrillers tend to be directed more towards men considering most thrillers are dominated by men protagonists. A large amount...

We decided to begin testing out a few shots today to see how they look visually on camera. We experimented with shots that were a bit risky to see if we could replicate what was in our heads and changed or adjusted them accordingly. Obviously we were filming these short clips in school and not at our final set locations so we could not copy the exact conditions in terms of lighting, miss en scene, actors etc. As a result we had to use unconventional methods to try and mirror how the shots would look e.g. in one shot during the flashback scene the main character is outside and the natural wind or breeze will affect the movement of her hair which we want for the fantasy sequence. To achieve this we practised by using a booklet and waving it to generate a gust of air towards the character and this gave us a very good idea of what angles to use to best capture the wind movement when we come to filming. this just allowed us to confirm the visual that we wanted which we hope to recreate ...

Every idea and every short film came from somewhere or was inspired by something. Our coursework film idea had a number of sources of inspiration from a range of different sources of entertainment. The primary source of inspiration came from the irish short story by Peigi Rose 'Windy Night' is the english translation of the story title. The story details a dark setting in which a man is alone missing his significant other during a windy night. This concept was a major source of inspiration for us and was the basis of our idea. We decided to cut the wind effects and change the story to portray the man as a stalker however Windy Night gave us the idea of a silent romantic story and we added our own twist. The impression we got from Windy Night was that a number of scenes would focus on the use of heavy shadowing and dark colour themes which we are planning to incorporate this into our coursework. Another source of inspiration was the romantic film 97%. It follows a man who has...

REALITY Black credit shot with title Close-up of clock Medium shot of bed-side table Medium close-up of protagonist, taken aerially  Close-up of calendar  Medium close up of the protagonist, taken aerially Close-up of clock Track shot of photographs across the wall DREAM SEQUENCE Wide shot of characters at school Wide shot of park Medium shot of couple REALITY Medium close-up, side on, change in focus from the photographs on the wall to the protagonist Extreme close-up of eye DREAM SEQUENCE Another Extreme close up of eye, with a changed set to the park scene Extreme close up of nose REALITY Wide shot in bed  Close-up shot of hands on the bed DREAM SEQUENCE Close-up of two holding hands Long shot of the two sitting beside one another REALITY Close-up of watch Wide shot at train station Profile medium shot Extreme close-up of eye Medium shot of back Wide shot of female protagonist getting off the trai...

Stanley Pickle is a romance film by Vicky Mather about transformation and change depicted in a fresh stop motion fashion. It is what I would describe as a hidden gem on Short Of The Week where I watched it after a while of searching for a suitable film to research. In summary, Stanley Pickle is an extraordinary introvert who is lives in a robot-like, mechanical world of his own creation. Throughout the film we see Stanley's comfort in his world of control and consistency as he has automated every element of his life in a complex windup system. As a result, Stanley lives in a predictable, rigid world exempt from change or mishaps that he cannot fix and that is the way he likes it. It also means he is missing genuine interactions however his clinical mind does not notice the absence of this initially. That is, until he sees a mysterious girl from his window which disrupts his comfortingly consistent world. Soon after this he begins to withdraw from this comfort zone as events in hi...

Location 1 - Finaghy Train Station One of the main filming locations is platform 2 of Finaghy Train Station in Belfast. This location is potentially the most problematic of all of our locations as there is a considerable amount of room for error. Potential problems include: The public - since Finaghy Train station is in a public setting, we have no control over commuters and their movements. We are hoping not many people will be travelling on the Sunday we are planning to film as we want to avoid people walking in front of the camera or disrupting filming. The train - there are a number of shots in this scene of the film in which we will need the train in the background since Ribh's character is travelling to the station. We need to capture Ribh getting off the train, meaning she will have to jump on and then jump off the train quickly before it leaves the station. This will be difficult to execute but we are hoping we will be organised enough to achieve this. We also need sh...

BINARY OPPOSITION Night VS Day  We decided to use the concepts of night vs day, which are related but very opposite in their meaning and significance in the film. During the day, the man is harshly brought back to reality out of his fantasy world that he lives in at nighttime in his room. In other words all of the scenes involving the made up scenarios in his mind and the made up bond between himself and the woman are shown when he is in the evening in his room, but some are filmed during the day (the forest scene, the school scenes) Likewise, all of the scenes that take place in reality are set and filmed during the day, like the train station scene. Fantasy VS Reality As previously mentioned, the concept of fantasy vs reality is represented through the different times of day (fantasy scenes during the day, and reality scenes at night). The blending of these concepts which are polar opposites show the interesting element of how there are two sides to every person or how you ...

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