Monday, 9 December 2013

Risk Assessment for Thriller



Risk Assessment
Group Members: Jack, Royce and Michael                                                                                               Location: Michael's House and Scrapyard 
Hazard
Person(s) at Risk
Likelihood of Hazard
1 – Extremely Unlikely
5 – Extremely Likely
Severity of Hazard Outcomes
1 – Very Low Risk
5 – Very High Risk
Risk Level
(Likelihood + Severity)
2
Measures to Take to Manage Risk
Risk Managed?
Y/N

1.Trip Hazards In The House

All Group
Members



1.5



1



1.25



Take care when walking around the set



Y



2.Trip Hazards of uneven ground in scrapyard



2



3



2.5


Be careful where you walk



Y
















Contacts

Emergency Service: 999   

Robert Clack School: 020 8270 4222            

         

Treatment for my Thriller


Treatment
Group Roles

Cinematography: Jack Oxley
Mise-en-scene: Michael Rhodes
Sound: Royce Balogun
Editing: Jack Oxley

Title:Animus
Tag Line:What way to the enemy? 
Synopsis:
Opens up on Trevor, bloody and battered tied hands in a chair, there is a flashback of two men having a meeting in a secluded place, one man known only as The Boss gives the other man, whose name is Alex, a letter and tells him to make sure he 'takes the hit'.    Another switch of setting where Trevor is waiting by The Thames, Alex approaches and produces an envelope and hands it to Trevor, Alex warns Trevor about something and leaves, calling his Boss to let him know he has the letter. 
We are then brought to Trevor's house where he opens the envelope and appears slightly apprehensive at its contents, he begins to leave his house into the street.
The screen blacks out and switches back to Trevor in the chair with a gun being placed at his head, the screen blacks out and a loud gunshot is heard...
Key Genre Conventions:
Macguffin – The Envelope
Suspense
The Antagonist is much more powerful 
than the Protagonist
Urban Environments in different Settings












Costumes And Props for My Thriller


Character Name: Trevor

Costume:
Location 1 Bloody/ripped vest, old shorts with black socks

Location 2
Navy hooded jumper, blue trousers and grey and black trainers with white T – shirt

Location 3
Same as location 2 but the hooded jumper is removed
Props:
The chair
The envelope


Character Name: Alex

Costume:
Location 2
Blue satin suit, blue/black tie, white shirt, black shoes
Flash watch, other jewellery accessories

Props:
The envelope
His phone
Character Name: Claudius

Costume: location1
Black on black shirt and tie, black leather gloves, black shoes and a long black coat



Props:
Gun
Car chair
Phone

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Micro Feature: Sound

Sound 

In today's lesson, we went through how sound in used in films to create effects such as realism, setting the scene or atmosphere of the scene or creating emotion or feeling towards characters or events during a scene.


The different ways sound is used are:
  • Diegetic Sounds 
  • Non Diegetic Sounds
  • On-Screen Sounds
  • Off- Screen Sounds
  • Parallel Sounds
  • Contrapuntal Sounds
  • Sound Bridges 

Diegetic Sounds
These are sounds found within the world of the film, the sources of these are usually shown or implied to be shown at the start of the scene. They are sounds that characters within the film can hear. Diegetic sounds can be dialogue between characters, sound made by objects in the story e.g a car driving past or music that has a source within the story e.g a song playing on the radio.

Non Diegetic Sounds 
These are sounds that are not found with the world of the film, the sources of these are not present or not implied to be. Only the audience can hear these sounds i.e. the characters within the film are not aware that the sounds are playing. Examples of non-diegetic sounds are a narrator's commentary, soundtracks or sound effects added for dramatic effect or captions or titles within the film.

On- Screen Sounds
The sounds that the audience can see the source of the particular sound.

Off-Screen Sounds 
The sounds that the audience cannot see the source of the particular sound.
Could be used to create  a state of tension or mystery in a film and to enable an extension of the diegetic world.

Parallel Sounds 
These sounds match the atmosphere of the scene, such as very happy and lively music being played during a scene where a happy event is occurring.

Contrapuntal Sounds
These sounds do not match the the atmosphere of the scene, such as very lively and happy being played during the death of a character. This helps the audience to know how to feel towards the character  during the scene.

Sound Bridges
These sounds helps to create a smooth transition between two scenes e.g a sound of scream linking two scenes together.




Monday, 21 October 2013

The Accusation - Sound Exercise



Another piece of work me and my group made showing the different ways sound is used in film and movies to add certain effects and different perspectives to the scene.
ENJOY!!!

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

The Watching - Cinematography Exercise




This is a piece of work me and my group made demonstrating different camera shots and movements.
ENJOY!!! 

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Macro Features: Genre and Narrative

Genre

These are groups/categories in which media products are categorised into based on the similar features that each individual product possesses.

Examples of genres include Comedies, Thrillers, Westerns, Musicals

Narrative

This can be divided into two things:
1) Story - A sequence of events, often referred to as the plot.
Pulp Fiction
A classic example of a non-linear film
2) Narrative Structure - The way these events are revealed to the audience, this could be a variety of forms depending on the genre of the story.

Linear Narrative - The sequence of events are shown in the order are taken place i.e. a beginning, middle and an end. This is the most popular narrative structure which is used in most movies and TV drama's.

Non - Linear - The sequence of events are revealed out of the expected order. It is often used to mimic the structure and recall of human memory. For example, a writer may use a dramatic flashback at the start of the story to build tension before the initial events of the film.




Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Welcome Bienvenue Croeso Aloha

Welcome To My Post!

Hello and Welcome To My Blog

This blog will contain the work for my Media Studies AS which I am studying at Robert Clack School.
I will be updating this blog regularly with posts so you better keep updated with what i have learnt and the work i've made for you during this course.

Royce Balogun : )