Storyboard

 

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Synopsis For 'Hood'

Synopsis for 'Hood'

The hooded man; with no identity. Nothing to identify him but a tag on his wrist from an Institution for Mental Health located far north of his tragic and savage rampage. His name; long lost by the insanity that shrouds his mind.

Detective John Smith is put on an unusual case; a string of scarce and brutal murders throughout the city of Bristol. The only thing that links the murders is the angelic insignia carved into the each of the victim’s chest. When Detective Smith makes the link and digs deeper into the mystery of the hooded killer; his life begins to spiral out of control as he becomes one of the targets chosen by the unidentified hooded escapee.

With everything to lose and his inquisitive mind as his only weapon, John Smith begins to look into the history of each of the Hood’s killings, trying to figure out the identity of the serial killer before he threatens the people he cares for most – his family.

Risk assessment

Risk Assessment

It’s important to do a risk assessment because it means we can highlight and avoid possible risks whilst shooting.

One of the main risks whilst shooting our opening to our movie was that we used a knife. Whilst using the knife we made sure that we were being supervised by a responsible adult to make sure that we were using the knife safely.

We also ensured we knew where the first aiders were on the site and our teachers were able to supervise us. The first aiders that were on hand were Mrs trail and Mrs Cron and were only downstairs in the building.

  By George

Script abbriviations

Script abbreviations

 

 

SCRIPT ABBREVIATIONS

ELS extreme long shot
MLS medium long shot
LS long shot
MS medium shot
MCU medium close-up
CU close-up
ECU extreme close-up
OS over-the-shoulder shot
2-S or 3-S two-shot or three-shot
POV point of view shot
ZI or ZO zoom in or zoom out
INT interior
EXT exterior
SOT or SOF sound on tape or sound on film
BG background
SFX or F/X special effects (can be either sound or visual)
VO voice-over
OSV off-screen voice
DIS dissolve

We will use these on our storyboard when planning our film opening construct.

 





9 Key shots from eminem's 3am music video

Here is our 9 shot analysis of eminem's 3am music video we used this as it has lots of great codes and conventions of the thriller genre as seen in the pictures.

Mood board of thriller

We have used the image of the 15 age rating, as this is the age that is appropriate for the viewer.

We have used the black hoodie as this is stereotypically linked with youths of today and this does not reveal the face of the character.

We have used the image of the kitchen knife as it is a good primitive weapon. The knife is iconic in the thriller genre so we are going to use it to annotate violence.

We have used the image of the torch as its a good source of low key lighting and is a great way of creating shadows and its a good way to build a tense atomsphere.

We have used the metal fence as it symbolises containment and security.

We have used the image of the dead body as this is a great shot of a dead victim and it only reveals the body of the victim.

We used the picture of the street light as it is a great way of building suspense as the face of the character is'nt revealed only, as  the viewer can only see the hoodie from behind.

We have used the location shot of dundrey view as its a isolated location but has a great view over the city and at night it's a very dark place with a well lit city as the back drop.

We have used the image of the hospital wrist band as this is the way we are going to identify our suspect as this can be used to identify him.

We have used the image of the blood as this connotates death.

We have also used the image of the roof of the school building as this could be one of the possible locations.

We have used the image of the warning sign as it will be on the fence and will portray warning to the victim before the murder.

Codes and conventions of thrillers

We decided to make this video about some of the different types of shots that are used in the thriller genre and that we may use in our movie.

Age Rating

AGE RATE

 

We have decided to rate our movie a 15 as this allows us to use violence but we also need to consider that teengaers are at risk of copying what they see.

What does the 15 symbol mean?

No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

 

Are there any limits on what sort of theme a work can have at 15?

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

 

What can a 15 contain?

Strong violence

frequent strong language

discriminatory language or behaviour

drug taking

Can there be strong violence?

Yes, at 15 violence may be strong. It should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury, however, and the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable.

Easily accessible weapons may not be glamorised.

What about horror works?

Many horror films are rated 15. At 15 there can be strong threat and menace (as long as it is not sadistic or sexualised), although the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

Can you see drugs in a 15 rated film or video?

At 15 drug taking may be shown but the work as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse.

The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances like aerosols or solvents is unlikely to be acceptable at 15.

What about dangerous behaviour or things teens might copy?

We consider the risk of potential harm to impressionable teenagers. For example, dangerous behaviour such as hanging, suicide and self-harming should not dwell on detail which could be copied.

Research on Alfred Hitchcock

Sound

Sound

 

Diagetic sound: Sound which is part of the film world we are watching.

 

Some examples of diagetic sound are taking, weather and a computer turning on.

 

Non diagetic: Sound which we do not reconise as part of the film world.

 

Some examples of non diagetic sound are heartbeats, music and narrator's commentary.

 

Sound bridge: A sound bridge is when sound continues from one scene to another.

 

Theme: A key passage of music linked to the matter/subject of the plan.

 

Contrapunial sound: Sound that does not fit with the image.

 

Other key terms:

Sting: Musical punctuation.

Sound motif: Sound associated with a character.

 

Incedental music: Often background music, adds atomsphere to the action.

 

Ambient sound: Background sounds which are present in a scene or a location.

 

Synchronous sound: When the sound you hear is in time rhythmically with the action you see.

 

Parallel sound: When sound you hear matches the mood of what you see. Opposite of contrapuntal sound.

Sound motif  Reapeated sound that comes to be identified with a particular character, place or thing. We hear the sound and it adds expectation.

 

Sound effects: Sound that is produced artificially to add emphasis or enhance natural sounds. Can be diagetic even though artificial.



Editing shots

Editing

 

Editing for realism

•To construct the illusion of reality through 'invisible’ processes such as:

•continuity editing;

•the 180-degree rule;

•shot-reverse-shot;

•match on action;

•eyeline match.

 

Editing to show simultaneous

To represent simultaneous activity:

•insert;

•cutaway,

•cross-cutting,

•parallel editing



Editing to disrupt
•to disrupt or challenge the viewer’s expectations:

•jump-cut,
•montage editing,
•post-production special effects.

Editing for pace

•What’s the pace and rhythm of editing in these sequences?
Try:
•- counting the shots to gauge the variety of shot lengths and variations in pace.
•- mapping the edit points in a diagram to get the ‘shape’ of the sequence

The terminology:

•dissolve, fade in, fade out or to black; wipe, slow motion or fast-forward; short or long takes; flashback.
•jump-cut, montage editing, post-production special effects.
•insert; cutaway, cross-cutting, parallel editing.
•continuity editing; the 180-degree rule; shot-reverse-shot; match on action; eyeline match.

 In this video clip there are many different examples of different editing techniques