Extra Group Storyboard

During the editing process of the footage we originally filmed, we realised that, we did not have enough footage to equal the required two minutes. So we had to plan further filming to make up the extra minute that we needed. To do this, we discussed some ideas for our new storyboards. We decided to expand the beginning of the narrative, and being the film with the focus being on the antagonist, as this way, the audience would have a further understanding of his actions later on in the film.

Sound

Sounds are important to thriller films because the use of sound helps to create and build fear an tension within the thriller. Sound is used to warn the audience when something bad is about to happen. Consequently, sound is incredibly important because it helps to manipulate the audiences emotions and feelings, helping the audience to feel more engaged in the film. 

In the beginning of our thriller film, the music will start low and quiet when she is in the room. The low, eerie music will make it obvious to the audience that the character is in danger, but as they do not yet know why, the music will help to create an enigma. The sound will be non diegetic and will make the audience feel tense and apprehensive. This is conventional to thriller films because the tension, suspense and mystery the sound will create is something that the audience will expect to see and hear from thriller films. As we know that this is something the audience look for and enjoy, it will help our thriller to be more successful. 

Along with non diegetic soundtrack, we will also be including the use of just diegetic sound. We will use this when the female victim is running through the forest, as the adueince will be able to hear the sound of crunching leaves and her heavily breathing. We chose to use diegetic sound at this point in the film as the absence of soundtrack makes the sounds that belong in the film world more important and significant. The audience will be able to fully understand the danger she's in as all they can hear is her running away as fast as she can. This is conventional to thrillers because it helps the audience to feel engaged in the film and helps them to create a bond with the character as all they are able to hear is her running, no soundtrack to take away the significance of that. 

We then decided to use soundtrack again around the point in the narrative when she gets caught. The soundtrack will start to play, low at first but quickly building louder and louder and higher and higher pitched which will create a dramatic build up to the climax of the scene. The audience will instantly be aware that danger is about to occur, which will again build the fear, suspense and tension, aspects that are all important and conventional to thriller films. We chose to use this type of soundtrack at this place because it is the most dramatic and tense part of our narrative. 

Preliminary Task

This task was to make a 30 second to a 1 minute film clip to get to grips with the equipment. 

We practiced using different camera shots and also editing. We filmed two members of the group walking up the stairs and meeting in the hallway.  A strength of this task was the editing; the cuts were professionally edited in order for the clip to flow better. We could improve by using a wider variety of camera shots and by making the clip longer, to be able to include more camera shots. We  initially found it difficult to edit as we were unfamiliar with the editing software. Another thing we struggled with was getting a wide range of camera shots within our film. This task will help us when we come to film and edit our thriller because we will be more familiar with the equipment and we will plan our shots better, in order to incorporate lots of different camera angles and shots in our thriller.

Vox Pops

Along with our questionnaires, we also decided to conduct spoken interviews with some students from West Hatch High School, to get more detailed answers that would help us to decide what would be the best things to include in our own thriller film. We wanted to give people the opportunity to elaborate on their answers, something that they were not able to do on the questionnaire. This type of interview will help us to plan our thriller because we now have a deeper understanding of the types of thrillers our target audience enjoy watching. This will help us when we come to planning our thriller because we will be able to plan it very closely to the way our target audience would enjoy it the most, making our thriller ultimately more successful.

Planning Editing Styles

Editing is important because the different different shots all need to linked, or edited, together and the way they are edited can have a dramatic effect on the look and feel of the film. As there are so many different camera shots and angles within the film, editing is vitally important as the shots need to be put together in order for the film to flow and make sense. The following shot should should compliment its predecessor so that the audience are easily able to follow the sequence of events happening within the film. 

The types of editing we will use in our own film will be;

Slow editing- 
We decided to use slow editing because it builds suspense and draws the audience in because it causes the film to be more dramatic. We will use slow editing when the female character is sitting in the chair crying. We feel that slow editing would be the best type of editing to use at this point in the narrative because it builds up the suspense and tension. Slow editing is very conventional to thriller films because it helps to build up the suspense, fear and tension within the film. Slow editing involves the characters doing something in slow motion which adds effect to the scene. An example of this is the film 'The Strangers' when the female character is walking very slowly towards the door after hearing knocking. This makes the audience worry about who's behind the door and what might happen to her. The use of a conventional editing type such as slow editing will make our thriller successful because it is something the audience expects to see so they would enjoy our thriller more. 


Fade- 
We chose to use fade at the end of our opening sequence because the end shot involved the female character sitting in the chair and the male protagonist sitting on the floor near her legs. He drags the knife over the leg and the audience can see blood on her leg. He then plays with the knife and although its dark, the audience can see blood on the knife. The screen then fades to black which leaves an enigma as the audience wonders what's going to happen to the female next. A fade is  conventional editing style because the effect of the screen fading to black creates questions and suspense. The audience wonders what will happen next, how will it happen and why and the questions keep them interested and intrigued. As this is commonly used at the end of the film, it leaves the audience wanting more. This will make out thriller successful because it will keep he audience interested in our thriller and make the whole film more enjoyable. 


Jump cut- 
We used the jump cut when the female runs away from the antagonist in the forest. The camera is focusing on her from behind and the antagonist grabs her. At this point, the camera suddenly focuses on the male character. A jump cut is when the film suddenly focuses on something. This is conventional to thrillers because the technique of quickly changing the shot and focus makes the thriller fast paced and exciting and shows the audience the importance of certain characters. When we use this in our thriller, it's to shock the audience and the show the importance of the the antagonist. Due to the fact that this is a convention of a thriller film, the audience would expect to see this editing style, it will keep the interested so they will enjoy our thriller, consequently making it successful.


In conclusion, we chose to use editing styles that were very conventional to thriller films  because we knew that they were the things our target audience would expect to see. Important elements to include in our thriller would be the elements of shock, suspense and surprise, because these elements are something that our target audience will expect too see and also will draw the audience into the film and feel more engaged in the film, which will make it ultimately more enjoyable for our target audience. By making the edits, consequently our film, conventional to popular thriller films, it increases the chance that our own thriller will be more successful and popular. 

Opening Credits

Opening credits are important because it lets the audience know the most important members of the production, for example, the major actors and crew. The crew members that are featured in the opening credits are members such as the director.


Typical order of the opening credits;

NAME OF THE STUDIO/PRODUCTION COMPANY

PRODUCER NAME) PRODUCTION or/and (director only) A FILM BY (DIRECTOR NAME)

STARRING

FILM'S TITLE

FEATURING ACTORS

CASTING or CASTING BY

MUSIC or MUSIC COMPOSED BY or ORIGINAL SCORE BY

PRODUCTION DESIGN or PRODUCTION DESIGNER


Opening credits of the film Se7en

The colours used throughout this opening sequence are very dark, plain colours. The main colours used are black and white, which builds the suspense and is very conventional to thriller films, as black represents the darkness of the film and also portrays mystery and hidden identity which builds the suspense. The white typically represents the innocence. Putting these two colours together shows the contrast between dark, twisted, sinister characters and innocent, vulnerable characters that feature in the film. There is also hints of red which connotes blood, violence and danger. The credits and the image behind the credits flicker which suggests some form of unstableness, but it also builds the tension. 
There are also other uses of generic conventions such as diegetic sound, for example, the sound of the felt pen being dragged across the page. But there is also non diegetic sound, which is a soundtrack with music that builds the fear, tension and suspense because of the tempo change in the music, elements which are all very conventional to thriller films because they are elements which the audience expects to feel when they watch a thriller film and also they draw the audience in and engage them further in the film.

The Order of Appearance; 
Production company
Director
Actor
Tile of the Film
Actors continued
Casting
Music 
Costumes
Editors
Production
Camera Operator
Co-Producer
Producer
Writing
Director

Opening Credits of "Number 23"

The opening sequence of the thriller film Number 23 is very conventional because of the use of the blood over the background f the credits. Blood is one of the main conventions in thriller films as it represents violence, pain and torture. The use of the blood shows that audience instantly that this is a thriller film. The background also features numbers, which fits in with the film title, but also creates an enigma as the audience wonders what the significance of the number 23. The colours used are very light, the whole background is white, with black writing that stands out against the plain background. The credits also feature both diegetic and non diegetic sound. The diegetic sounds comes from the sound of the typewriter keys and the non diegetic sound comes from the soundtrack that runs behind the sound of the typewriter. This builds the tension and suspense. 

The Order of Appearance; 

Production 

Director

Actor

Title

Actors continued


Group decision;
As a group, we looked at a few different types of thriller films and the credits. We believed that Se7en as was had the best opening credits as they were suspenseful and very conventional to thriller films because the use of font, style, images and sound all went perfectly together and created elements of shock and suspense, elements which are both conventions of thrillers as they draw the audience in and engage them in the film. This film sequence has inspired us for our thriller film. The font style in the opening sequence is conventional to a thriller and we will be using something similar to the font. The sound effects used created suspense and a thrill. The sounds startled the audience and we will be using sounds similar that will also startle the audience of our own thriller. 

The group decided on the following;
Size; Small and subtle
Colours; Grey with white glow around the edge
Order In Which They Will Appear; Production name, director, actors, editor, title
Font; Carved on the tree (title). Rest of the credits will be bold and scribbly. 

Movie's with fonts that gave us the inspiration for our own font;

We chose to use fonts like this as our inspiration because they are conventional to thrillers. This is because the first and last fonts are very bold, which would make them stand out against any background. The last example we looked at is slightly cracked and faded, and we chose this as an inspiration to our own font because the faded and cracked font could represent the faded and cracked identity and sanity of the antagonist character in our thriller. The second font was also an inspiration because the writing is in capitals, in bold, and in an unusual font, which makes this font stand out and capture the audiences attention.

Opening Scene Narration

Our opening sequence to our thriller will begin with a long shot of a dark, empty room with a girl sitting tied to a chair in the middle of the room. She will be gagged and will have mascara stains on her cheek to show that she has been crying; her hair will be messed up and her clothes will be a little bit dirty to indicate a struggle. The room will be dark and there will be a dim lamp in the corner. The editing technique that we will use will be slow editing which will build the suspense.

The girl then has a flashback and this will be shown when the scene changes and to do this, we will use a jump cut. The female will be in the forest, running fast, as if she is running away from somebody. She will be wearing light, pastel coloured, simple clothing to connote her innocence, so the audience know that she is the victim in this narrative. For this shot, we will use an extreme long shot, to show the character's location to the audience, and they will also be able to see her running. She will be completely alone in this shot to show that she is in danger and that no one will be around to help her, which will make the audience feel sympathy for her, and feel more involved in the film. At this point, we will include some music that will build the tension and suspense. This music will be on in the background and over the top of that, the audience will be able to hear the sounds of her running. We will then change the shot to a close up when the female looks anxiously over her shoulder at something behind her. She is breathing heavily and her facial expressions will show that she is terrified and worried. The music at this point will be get slightly louder to build the tension even more and the audience will then begin to hear another set of footsteps along with the victims that were audible in the previous shot.

We will then use another jump cut to show her running again, and then the audience discover just who she is running from. We will use a mid shot to show the male catching up to the young girl and her being overpowered by the male and using a scarf to capture her. The antagonist will be wearing black clothing to show the audience that he is the villain, that he's dangerous and the audience will instantly fear him. Then, the flashback ends and the girl is back in the room, tied to a chair and gagged, just as she was before. We will use a panning shot to give the audience another look at the room she is imprisoned in. The room will be empty and dark to show the audience how alone and isolated she is. We will also use slow editing to build the suspense and tension.

The scene will change again, and this time, the male victim will be present in the room. For this shot,we will use deep focus, and the male will be in focus in the front of the shot. This will show the audience that he is an important, powerful, dominant character. The female will be in the back of the shot, smaller than the male due to the camera angle and she will be out of focus, to show her weakness and his power over her. We will use slow editing in this shot to build the suspense. The scene will then change again to a mid shot and the audience will be able to see the young girl sitting, tied to the chair, whilst the antagonist is slowly walking around her. She will be crying and struggling slightly, which will make the audience form even more of a bond with her, consequently feeling more engaged in the thriller. He then stand behind her and slowly drag the knife up to her neck. We will use slow editing to make this last part of the scene very suspenseful and tense. The, when the knife gets to her throat, the screen will fade to black and that is where the scene ends. This ending is conventional because the screen fades to black before the audience finds out what happens, which creates an enigma, engaging them even further in the film.

Risk Assessment

It is important to consider the risks when filming because it is iportant to make sure everybody involved is safe and that no complications get in the way when filming, which could slow down or affect the filming process. Risk assessments are important because they reduce the risk of any accident that could be potentially very costly, both financially and physically, and time consuming to repair/fix. The risk assessment will assist us with filming because we will look at the possible risks before filming and work out how we will prevent these risks from happening so our filming will run smoothly and efficiently and everyone involved will stay safe. 

Filming Schedule

A filming scheule is important to have bevause if the people involved in creating the film have something to follow, it will make filming run more smoothly,a s they know exactly what to do and when. 

We made quite a few changes to our filming schedule, for instance, we filmed our victim being dragged through the forest, which was something we  hadn't initially planned. We also took a few different shots of the victim running through the forest, in different location and from different angles, such as behind a tree to give the impressiont that she was being watched. Instead of just hacing the protagonist looking over the shoulder, we changed that slightly so she was glancing aorund the forest to check if she's safe. We also changed the scene in which she is in the bandoned room. The victim in still tied up, but she is gagged, crying, screaming and struggling. In the next shot, she is not alone int he room, the antagonist is in the room with her, sitting on the floor by her legs, playing with a knife and the audience will be able to see blood on the knife and blood on her legs. The antagonist will also drag the knife down her leg, then play with the knife again and then she scene ends. 

Planning The Mise-En-Scene

Settings and iconography;

As a group, we discussed the location for our film in quite a lot of of detail because we wanted to make sure we chose the right place. One of the most important parts of our thriller's is when our female victim is tied up and imprisoned and we decided to use an abandoned house for this location because we felt that it fit the conventions of a thriller. We will only show the inside of the house and this is because we want to create an enigma about exactly where the characters are as this will keep the audience intrigued and build suspense. This will appeal to the target audience as the place in which she is being kept is hidden, and the target audience will enjoy the element of mystery. The iconography we will use in these shots will be very simple, this is to make sure the target audience are able to easily follow the events within the narrative. There will only be a chair and a dim lamp in the room and she will be tied up very simply with ropes. We chose to use very little iconography because it fits with the underlying theme of isolation that will run through our thriller. By putting very little objects in the room with our character, she appears even more alone which will lead to the target audience feeling sympathy for the victim.
Another location we will use is a forest, and we will use this when she is running away from the antagonist. We chose a forest because the forest is a place that can be very obscure and empty, so it would be the perfect place for someone to kidnap another person without risk of being caught. As this is a realistic setting, the target audience will be more likely to believe our story, therefore causing them to get more engaged in the film. The forest of also a very dark place, which again is conventional to thrillers, because a lot of thriller films are set at night/ in dark places. We will use even less iconography in this shot, because all she's doing is running through a forest, so we don't need to use props. However, we will use a scarf a bit later on in the narrative when the protagonist gets caught.



Costume, hair and make up;
The costume our female victim will wear will be a white/very light coloured dress. This is because the use of plain, white/ light coloured clothing will give a clear indication to the audience that she is innocent and vulnerable. This is something the target audience would expect to see from a thriller film because her character is very conventional and they know instantly that she is the victim, and they will start to create a bond with her straight away. She will have minimal make up, with mascara stains on her cheek to show she has bee crying. This again will cause the target audience to feel sympathy and empathy for the character and it will help convey to the audience the horrible situation she is in. Her hair will be slightly messed up which will show she has been struggling, even more indication that she is there against her will. The target audience would expect to see this as we learnt from our research that they expect the female to be the weaker, female character.

Our villain will be wearing dark clothes (dark trousers, jumper with a hood), which will show that he is a dark, twisted character, something that is, again, conventional to a thriller film, so something the target audience would expect to see. But as his face will be completely hidden by a hood, there will be no need to focus on his hair or face. The hidden identity creates an enigma as the audience is never quite sure who he is. Again, from our research, we know that this aspect is something the target audience would expect, as they expect the male to be the villain and his dark clothing makes it obvious he's the antagonist.

Facial Expressions and Body Language;
As the audience will not be able to see the antagonist, there can be no indication of his facial expressions, so the actor will have to rely on body language. This is conventional to thrillers, and something the target audience would expect to see, as the identity of the antagonist is usually hidden, in order to create an enigma. His movements will be swift when he's in the process of  kidnapping the protagonist. However, once she's under his control, his movements become slow and deliberate which will build the tension.




However, for a lot of the scene, the protagonist will be tied up, so will have to mainly rely on facial expressions. The only times body language will be important is when she is running, because the audience will need to know that she is running away from somebody in terror. But this will also need facial expressions to help achieve this. She will also d be struggling slightly when she is tied to the chair, in an attempt to get free. Her facial expression will always be panicked, fearful and distressed which will show the target audience exactly what sort of situation she is in. This obvious display of her fear and pain will draw in the target audience as they will be able to instantly create a bond with her because they will feel sympathy for her and fear the possibilities of what could happen.

Positioning of Characters/Objects;
Our character will be placed in the middle of the room with a dim lamp near her. This is so the audience knows that she is an important character and also the emptiness of the room will portray the theme of  isolation. The fact that she is tied up will show the audience that she is under someone's control and they will begin to feel empathy for her and start to build a relationship with her.


Lighting and Colour;
Throughout the whole scene, there will be only low key lighting, because this is a convention of thriller films, and gives the impression of mystery. We will also use plain, dark colours to keep our thriller simple and the dark colours will portray the darkness of the thriller and the personality of the antagonist. The dark colours will also give an impression of mystery.

Group Storyboard

As a group, we all looked at each other's storyboards and discussed which aspects of each we liked and wanted to include in our group storyboards. We then decided to incorporate some aspects each storyboard into our group storyboard. 

Our ideas are conventional because we have used ideas that are typical to a lot of t thriller films, such as  our theme of isolation and kidnap. We also used conventional locations such as the forest at night and an abandoned room/house. We wanted to use as many conventional aspects as we could because then our thriller would have a greater chance of being successful and enjoyable. The idea behind our the story line of our storyboard was mainly from my individual storyboard. But we chose to use Sumbal's idea of a young victim because we felt that this was very conventional o thrillers and would make our thriller effective and successful. Her original idea was to have a child as the victim, but we felt that a teenage victim would fit into our story line better, as it is more likely that a teenager would be alone in the forest; and unlikely that a child would be alone. The setting of the forest and the scene where the victim is running was an idea of Drew's.We chose to use this idea because we felt that it was conventional to thrillers, the forest would create an enigma, because forests are large and empty and it would be very easy for a teenager to be captured, so our thriller is realistic.

Planning Cinematography

Camera shots are important to include within a thriller film because they help to guide the audience through the film, by demonstrating different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes. The camera shots are very important in shaping the meaning of the film. 

4 Different Camera Shots;

Close up- A close up shot contains only one characters face and only a fairly small part of the scene fills the screen. The use of this camera shot allows the audience to clearly see the character which  helps them to feel empathy for the character. In our thriller, we will use the close up when the protagonist is searching the forest to make sure she is safe from the antagonist. We chose to use this shot at this time in the narrative because we feel it will be important to show the characters emotions at this point, to let the audience know that she is scared and in danger. This shot will help make our thriller conventional because it allows the audience to build a relationship with the character, as they are able to clearly see her emotions, which will cause the audience to feel a closer bond with the character. They will also feel sympathy and empathy towards her, which is something the audience would expect to see from a thriller and it will help the audience to feel more engaged in the thriller.

Mid-Shot- A Mid-Shot shows the character from the waist up, with a little bit of background. This shot helps the audience to see the characters face more clearly and shows their interactions with other characters. We will use the mid-shot when our character is in the room and the male character walks in. We chose to use this shot at this point in the narrative to show her location and the situation she is in, for example, she is tied to a chair in an empty room. This is because this shot will show everything of importance in the room, whilst still giving the audience an indication of the females emotions. Being able to see the location and emotions all in the same shot is conventional to a thriller film because it helps the audience to understand the situation the character is in which helps them build the relationship with her, causing them to feel more engaged in the film, which is what the audience expects to feel when they watch a thriller film. An indication of the location, but not revealing the whole location is conventional to thrillers because it gives the audience and indication of where the character is and what sort of danger they may be facing, but there is also the enigma of the audience not knowing exactly where the character is, which draws the audience in and makes them feel engaged in the film.




Long-Shot- A long-shot shows the landscape, therefore giving the audience a more specific idea of the setting. There may or may not be a character within this shot. In our film, the long shot will be used when our protagonist is running through the forest, away from the antagonist. We chose to use this shot because it will show the audience exactly where she is, and how isolated she is. This shot gets across our theme of isolation, which will help to make our thriller more conventional of typical thriller films, due to the fact that she is alone and running away. This will show the audience will know that she is in a lot of danger and the fact that there is no one around to help her will build the suspense and tension. 





Deep-Focus- Deep-focus uses the photography technique of depth of field. Depth of field is the technique that shows one thing in the shot in focus, and the rest out of focus. This is used to portray the importance/significance of the character/object in focus. In our thriller, the deep-focus shot will be used when the male and female are both in the room. We will have the villain and the knife in focus to portray his importance in the narrative. This is conventional because it shows how important the villain is. The use of the knife also gives the antagonist power. Having the antagonist and weapon in focus and the background slightly out of focus and everything behind him partially concealed which creates tension and mystery and suspense, elements which are very conventional to thrillers as they are elements that the the audience expect to see as they draw the audience in and engage then further in the film.

Individual Storyboard

When I was deciding on what I wanted my storyboard to include, I had to think about things that I hadn't though through before, such as lighting and camera shot. I had to go through my own narratiove andd decide which camera shots would be most efective, which lighting should go where, exactly what iconography I was going to use in each frame.
My idea's are very conventional to that of a thriller film because my location is a dark, empty forest. I chose this because a forest is a place where soemone could commit a crime and have a very good chance  of getting away with it, at least at first. Dark, lonely places like this are very conventional to  thriller because it makes the thriller more suspenseful as a dark, empty place could he hiding any number  of dangers.
Another convetion is the dark, abandoned room and this is covnetional because the chracter appears lonely and vulnerable inside the room and it also leads to an enigma as teh audience wonder how she got there and why she's there.
Weak, female victims and stronger, male antagonists are also a convetion of thriller films because men are typically stronger than females and the audience instantly feels sympathy for the vulnerable female character which leads them to fear the antagonist even more as they worry about the fate of the victim.
I also chose to use low key lighting because most thriller films are set at night in darkness, which creates mystery and fear and suspense. As this is a convetion of thriller films, inculding this is my thriller will makek my own more successful.
The iconogrpahy I chose is also very convetnional as most of the iconogrpahy is weapons, things that can cause pain and tormet to the victim, something that again is very commonly seen in thriller films. The use of the iconogrpahy used in the opening scene will cereate fear and suspense from the audience which is soemthing that the audience would expect to see in a thriller.
Me and my group shared each of our individual storyboards with the group. We looked at each others and discussed which elements we liked the most and used this information to start to put together ideas for our group storyboard.

Character Representation

It is important to have a variety of characters and various representations within a thriller film because having different characters helps the audience to identity with at least one of the characters. It also helps to clearly show which character is the villain and which is the victim; both are characters that are conventional to thriller films. Representation of characters is also very important because, again, it helps the audience to identify with the characters, for example, a young female character, wearing white/light coloured clothes, causes the audience to instantly feel sympathy for her, and an older, strong male villain dressed in dark clothing instantly makes the audience fear the character and they straight away know that this character is the antagonist. My thriller film will have two characters, the villain and victim. 

The victim;
Name- Rowan
Age- 15
Gender- Female
Race- White
Background- Belongs to a middle class family, completely innocent. 
Purpose to the Narrative- She is the most recent victim of the antagonist and gets kidnapped, tied up and held prisoner in an abandoned house in the woods. This does not happen for any reason other than purely because she fits into the criteria of his obsession. As a female victim is incredibly conventional to a thriller, her character is very important to the narrative, as without her, the audience would not feel involved in the film as there would be no character they could connect with and feel sympathy and fear for. 
How will the Character Appeal to the Audience- She will appeal to the audience because she is young and innocent, and many people will be able to relate to her and feel sympathy for her. She also fits the conventions of a thriller because she is a weak female victim who has been overpowered by a man and the audience will expect to see this. 

The Villain;
Name- Reggie
Age- 30
Gender- Male
Race- White
Background- He spent most of his childhood in foster care, but his foster parents changed frequently, which left him feeling abandoned. He now has an obsession with young teenagers and chooses victims that look like each of his foster mothers as he feels that by torturing and killing girls who look similar, he is finally getting revenge on his 'mothers' for abandoning him as a child, something he was never able to forgive them for. 
Purpose to the Narrative- As he a male villain, his character is very conventional to thrillers, so is very important. This is because, without him, the film wouldn't be scary and there would be no suspense or fear, as the audience would have no one to fear and there would be very little enigma.
How will the Character Appeal to the Audience- He will appeal to the audience because he is a complex character with deep rooted issues. As he has already done things like this before, it helps build the fear the audience will feel towards him and this is all conventional to a thriller.

Production Roles

Different Types of Roles Within Film Production 

It is very important for everyone within with film production to have their own role because that way, the production runs smoothy and successfully. Each role is important because they are all things that are essential to films, such as director and location manager. 

Roles;

Camera Operator- It is the Camera Operators job to support the director and director of photography. They do this by carrying out instructions given to them regarding camera shots and development. Another responsibility of a camera operator is to make sure the camera movements are smooth and seamless.








Actors- Actors and actresses play a very important role within the film because without them, the film would not be successful. It's he actors job to be convincing and play the role the exact way the director wants them to, in order to make sure the film turns out the way it was planned. 

Sound Technician- It is the Sound Technicians job to assemble and operate the equipment which is used to record or reproduce sound. 

Editors- Editors are responsible for turning raw film material into a finished product which is suitable for broadcasting. They work with raw camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, special effects, and graphics. 

Film Director- The Film Director is responsible for the creative vision and overall style of the whole film. The director is also supported by lots of Assistant Directors who ensure the Directors ambitions are achieved. 

Location Manager- The main role of the Location Manager is to find ideal locations for the shoot. They also have to negotiate the the owners of the chosen location about issues such as cost and sound reduction and they have to make sure every location os handed back to the owner in satisfactory condition. 

Storyboard Organiser- The person is responsible for organising the storyboard. This is also important because it determines the plot behind each scene and lets everyone know what the aim of achievements is. 

Our Own Roles;

We then decided on our own roles for our film. 

I will be location manager. This is an important role as the location is a very important element in the film. I feel that I will do well in this role as I am good at making final decisions. I will also be storyboard organiser as when we looked at each other's storyboards and decided on which to use, mine was the main one the group chose.

Sumbal is the director because she is very organised and will be able to do the tasks very well. She will decide on which footage to use and put forward. Another role Sumbal will have is Sound technician, she will be in charge of choosing the sound that we will use in our thriller. 

Drew will be Camera Operator and set designer. This is a good role for him to be in because he has experience with camera's. He will be in charge of mise-en-scene and iconography.

We will all take on the role of editor as we feel that all our ideas are important and so we should all have an input in how the thriller is edited and consequently, how the final cut of our thriller looks.