Film Questionnaire Results

Ages asked: (They Stated)
One 8 year old
One 10 year old
Eight 16 year olds
Three 17 year olds
Two 19 year olds
One 38 year old
One 43 year old
Two 45 year old
One 57 year old

Gender asked : (Ticked 1)
Male 8
Female 12

Martial Status: (Ticked 1)
7 were in a relationship
8 were single
5 were married

Occupation: (Ticked 1)
Student =10
Office work =4
Community Work =2
Other =4

Favorite Type Of Film: (Ticked 2)
Thriller =3
Romance =6
Horror =7
Animated =4
Musical =5
Action =5
Disaster =1
Drama =2
Fantasy =0
Sci-fi =1
Comedy =6

Total = 40

Do They: (Ticked more than 1)
Buy DVD's =13
Go Cinema =12
Watch Films Online =7
Have Sky Movies =8

Total- 40

How Many Films They Watch In a Week (ticked 1)
0-2 = 7
3-5 = 7
6-8 = 3
More Than 8 = 3

Who They Watch Films With (Ticked more than 1)
Friends =16
Family =14
Partner =11
Alone = 9

Total 50

In A Thriller What do you expect to see? (Ticked 3)
Murder = 10
Chase Scenes = 10
Stalking = 8
Fight/Violence = 12
Suspence = 13
Cliff-hangers = 7

Total 60

To Hear? (Ticked 3)
Screams =10
Wind/Storm = 9
Footsteps = 11
Heavy Breathing = 9
Silence = 11
Creepy Music =10

Total 60

Setting: (Ticked 3)
Woods = 10
Empty House = 11
Chruch = 10
Field = 10
Campsite = 9
Dark Place = 10

Total 60

Characters: (Ticked 3)
Murderers = 14
Teenagers = 14
Zombies = 4
"Halloween Characters" = 4
Victims = 14
Villians = 10

Total 60

Conclusion :
Looking out our results i have come to the conclusion that the majority of people asked were single male and female students around the age of 16. Their most favorite type of films are horror with comedy and romance films coming second. Most of the people asked either buy DVDs or go to the cinema with friends, family or a partner. We asked people on the thriller genre and what they expect to see and hear and what types of characters will appear. Suspense scenes, murders, chase scenes and violence came top on the list. They also expect to hear screams, footstep, silence and creepy music during the film. Dark empty houses and woods are the expected settings with teenagers, villains, victims and murderers being the expected characters.

Film Ideas: Sanctum (Idea 2)

A newly-wed couple are back from their love filled honeymoon to find someone from Ben's past waiting for them. Sophie discovers a hidden secret that will change her life forever.

We have chosen to film this idea because it is actually doable and sounds like more of a thriller than a horror.

Shooting Script:

Begin with a panning shot of wedding photos on a side table with other items associated with a wedding. This is to set the scene and to build tension. There will be a quiet piano playing over the shot (will be added in editing). The married couple come into shot unaware of what is about to happen. There's a dark figure in the corner who appears behind them. He comes out of the dark and reveals his face. There is a heated discussion between Ben and the man, this is when he has to tell Sophie what he has done. We will use the 180 degree rule with low angle shots during the conversation and sharp and short scenes to build the tension further,the music will lead up to a peak when there is a struggle. we will cut to a shot of outside the house with a woman's scream played over the top.

We will need 3 of 4 actors for this opening if we have 4 one will be an extra who is walking past the house or something like that.

So that we can begin filming we need to

• Take some photos of our actors in a wedding dress (or prom dress) , print them off and put them in photo frames so that we can film the panning shot.
• Collect various UN-copyrighted tracks from soundsnap.com or record our own music using a piano and guitar.
• Ask around for actors using year 12/13 performance students.
• Find a set and all other props.

Film Ideas : Sanctum

Somebody walks among us, somebody with a dark secret, a secret that he will kill for to make sure it stays hidden. No one is safe from him. Frank Terconni a lone police detective has found a trail and is now on the hunt. His life has revolved round him for 3 year, he will never let this lead run cold even if it means becoming him to find him.

"The lucky ones die first"

Setting

1. Frank's office - where his frustrating search to find the him continues.

2. The forest - where the trail takes Frank.

3. The Killers sanctum - The victims final resting place.

Music - Moonlight Sonata

Film Ideas : Sweet Dreams

Sophie Freeman has recently divorced her husband and has moved away with her daughter Angelica in search for a new life. What lies round the corner will give them their new life... but is it what they dreamed of?

ONE TWO HE'S WATCHING YOU

THREE FOUR THREE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR

FIVE SIX HE'S GOT PLENTY OF TRICKS

SEVEN EIGHT DON'T STAY UP TOO LATE

NINE TEN SWEET DREAMS
AMEN...

Setting

Scene Ideas for Sweet Dreams

1. House - Quiet, suspense scenes of victims alone.

2. Bedroom - Victim sleeps as stalker is in the house.

3. Woods - Fast paced chase scenes between victim and stalker.

4. Car - Chase scene ends with victim trying to get into car.

Music - Requiem of a Dream.

Thrillers : Audience Research

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
The BBFC is an independent company that classifies all the films which will be seen in the UK. They have been active since 1912 for cinema and since 1984 for the distribution of video for the home.

Age Classification

U - Universal - suitable for children over the age of 4. These films include positive moral framework with counterbalances to any violence and horror. e.g The Lion King.

PG - Parental Guidance - Some scenes might upset children. These films must not disturb children around the age of 8. Parents are advised to make a judgement if the film is suitable for their child. e.g Matilda.

12/12a - No one under the age of 12 can see a 12 rated film unless accompanied by an adult (12a) e.g Secret Window.

15 - No one under the age of 15 can see a 15 rated film because of the violence/language/sex or drug use that could be present in the film. e.g Pan's Labyrinth.

18 - No on under the age of 18 can see a 18 rating film because of the extreme acts violence/language/sex or drug use etc. e.g Saw.

Thriller Films
Most films in the thriller genre are 15 and above due to the storyline. They normally include fast paced action with the use of suspense, red herrings, cliffhangers and mystery. The thriller genre is a very broad genre with many sub-genres. The expected audience would be teenagers from 14 upwards into the 30's because of the modern and relevant storyline that they have. The use of violence, language and sex etc. would be moderate compared to 18 rated films as they don't have as many restrictions.

1. Se7en (Crime Thriller)
Age Rating : 18

2. The Sixth Sense (Psychological thriller)
Age Rating : 15

3. Panic Room (Psychological thriller)
Age Rating : 15

4. Silent Hill (Horror Thriller)
Age : 15

5. Secret Window ( Psychological thriller)
Age : 12

Preliminary Task Part 2

We have developed on our storyboard and the first piece of footage we recorded.

we have decided to:

• Get other people to be in the short film so that we can concentrate on the camera angles and the piece on the whole.
• Include a better pan and better P.O.V shots.

Prelim. Video 1

I feel this is a good first attempt however there are a few problems with cuts into other scenes as there are a couple of jumps. I do think that we should include the bit where Jasmine slams her hand on the table if we can make it run more smoothly.

Prelim. Video 2

I feel this is the better one out of the two becuase of the angles that we have used and it looks like to flows much better.

These videos are only plans, hopefully next time we will be given a tripod so that the shots are steady and the pans more smooth.

Film Institutions

There are many film institutions around, the vast majority come from the states. Some are more well known and successful than other.

The major institutions are:

• Warner Bros.
• New Line Cinema
• Fox
• Twisted Pictures
• Universal
• Path'e
• Sony Pictures
• Dreamworks
• Disney
• Pixar
• Paramount
• Lucas film
  

The Warner Bros. company dominates the whole market. Some of the other institutions are actually owned by Warner Bros. Other than film, these institutions work with other forms of media like music and television.

New Line Cinema

New Line Cinema was founded in 1967 and is now one of the major American film studios .They initially began as an independent film studio, it has now become a subsidiary of Time Warner (one of the world's largest conglomerates of entertainment and media) they produce and distribute their own films, however, it does so now as a part of Warner Bros. Out side the U.S New Line Cinema does not distribute it's own films, they contract other studios to do it for them such as "Entertainment Film" in the UK and "Alliance" in Canada.

New Line has been involved in all types of film genres their most famous are:

• The Lord of the Rings - Fantasy
• Austin Powers - Comedy
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Horror
• The Notebook - Romance
• Mortal Kombat - Action
• Seven - Thriller

Other films by New Line Cinema can be found here http://www.newline.com/archive.html

I believe New Line Cinema would be a good institution to produce, distribute and market my thriller because of all its past experience in all film genres and the directors which they have employed like Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro.