Shot list

Shot List - Final Edition

1. Pan right through the four gravestones, with titles on each one

2. A cut away shot of the train moving – Close up shot

3. Girl is waiting at the train station with killer close behind – mid shot

4. Point of View from Killer, gagging the girl.

5. Another cut away of the train moving quickly – close up shot

6. Shot of killer gagging the girl, and lifts girl over his shoulder, walking her down the train track – mid close

up shot

7. Shot of killer putting girl down onto the train track – mid/long shot

8. Shot of the girl being tied down to the train track – close up

9. OTS shot from the killers shoulder, removes balaclava and turns to camera, at which point the girl looks shocked and recognises the killer – close up

10. Another shot of the train moving quickly – close up

11. Killer runs off leaving the girl helpless – close up

12. Side on shot of train coming, indicates death – close up

13. FTB, final shot shows mourner walking up to gravestone and laying flowers – mid shot

The Butterfly Effect analysis

Lighting - Light is typical as the film starts very dark to build suspense.
Light is distorted.
Props - Boy holds knife.Journal is the main prop – writes everything down 　 His father is shackled, looks like a prisoner, very dangerousDysfunctional family, lack of father figure. 　　 Prop - He has to go on a quest to save her.
Go fathers illness, mother wants to know more
Father attacks him, he blacks out so the audience is confusedQuote at start of film; foreshadowing future events.
　Setting -Wide open space, typical American suburb – realistic setting.
Normal childhood. 　　　 Sound - Music builds tension when he holds knife
Music gets faster to build pace and draw audience inFast paced
　　Mystery – boy holds knife, we don’t know whats going to happen.
Gender – male dominance 　
　
Editing - Quick editing between shots to panick the audienceChanges time, 13 years earlier.　
　
Camera shots - Uses long shots to show the whole scene; shows suburbs.Camera constantly follows him, doesn’t cut between shots; pans with him as he moves.

Seven notes

Seven

Protagonist comes across as formal and well organised – professional
Sudden contrast from calm normality of man to dead body
Looks as normal murder, but it may not be
Contrasts between two main protagonists – ones naïve and the other is experienced
Follows traditional conventions of thriller
Prominent protagonist asserts his authority
Freeman seems lonely – quite mysterious – in the way of props and sound
Mysterious opening sequence – makes the audience feel uncomfortable – lots of ECU used to emphasise the horror of the unfolding events
He rubbed out the word "homosexual" could be a motive for his murders
He seems quite agitated
Pitt seems more humane than freeman
When tghey go in the house it follows traditional conventions of a thriller – poorly lit, music building suspense, their faces silhouetted
Film based on 7 deadly sins, the fat victim could represent gluttony
His feet are tied together, indicates murder
Victim lived a poor quality of life, murderer could feel killing him is justice

Leon - Mise en scene

Leon carries around lots of weapons – shows that he is not normal, maybe paranoia?
Ready to kill
Matilda is probably ashamed of the way her family dress and act – contrast between her and her family Lighting Lots of artificial lighting used – quite dark
His life is personified by the light; dark, glum, lonely.Uses the door hole to spy on people – shows he is an observer and possibly indicates he has a deeper personality than first perceived
He nurtures the plant – wants to care for something/someone – he has a delicate side
Contrast from the fact he may be religious – this contrasts his life where he freely kills people, even though religion forbids this, could be using religion to justify his actions, doing gods job possibly
Cares greatly about his plant – fills a void in his life, he wants to be lovedHis house is measly – not the typical home you’d expect for a hitman – doesn’t have a glamorous life
　
　
　
　
　
　
　　

Credits

Title Credits for our Production

Director – Matthew Bostock

Editor – James Parronchi

Starring – James Craig, Annabelle Potts & Connor Marshall

Producer – Connor Marshall

Narration - James Parronchi

Camera Operators – James Parronchi & Matthew Bostock

Media Institutions

Research into a Media Institution

I have decided to research Paramount Pictures. Founded in 1912, the company are based in the Los Angeles district of Hollywood, and are the fourth oldest existing production company. Their base in the US means that if our film were distributed through Paramount Pictures, it would be able to reach bigger audiences, and it would be seen globally in countries including the US and the UK, where are if we went for a UK based company, the film may only reach a smaller proportion of our target market.

Paramount Pictures are a subsidiary company of Viacom, who are an American based global mass media company, with interests in both film and television. Again, this would be of advantage to us, as it would allow our film to receive adverts on Viacom’s television channels.

Paramount Pictures have produced many thriller films in the past, including Snake Eyes, Carriers and Hard Rain. They also have experience in other genres, including action, sci-fi and horror. Their experience in creating these sorts of films means that our production would fit into their remit perfectly, as they have experience in producing thriller movies, along with other genres which have small elements present in our production.

I feel that Paramount Pictures would be ideal at producing, distributing and marketing our thriller. Their experience with thriller films would mean that they would be able to offer lots of advice into our thriller, and their position, based in Hollywood, would mean that our film would be able to reach a mass audience around the globe. Additionally, their links with Viacom, a major television media company, would mean that our film would be able to be marketed very effectively, to the right audience.

Questionnaire

We asked 10 people, including both males and females, aged between 11-17 a questionnaire to help us improve our thriller opening. The results can be seen below: