2. The Treatment
Two spies are after the same piece of information about a
potential threat to England.
The first agent arrives at the station and sits down, placing
an important briefcase down on the floor, cut to stylized
shots of passports, newspapers, pictures etc. then cut
back to a narrative close up of the briefcase being taken
without them noticing
3. Type of Thriller
This thriller’s sub-genre is action, as it can appeal to a
larger audience.
We have been inspired by aspects of other film openings
such as; The Taking of Pelham 123, se7en, Enemy of the
State.
We’re using the theme of urban life with the trains as
shown in the taking of Pelham 123
4. Audience
Our chosen sub genre is action, we think this was a good choice as
action tends to appeal to most audiences ranging from teens to mature
adults as it brings an essence of excitement and adrenalin to the
audience which is needed in order to have a successful film. The use of
mild language, weapons and violence is much loved amongst the
younger generation. Targeting this demographic will aid our film in terms
of marketing as social networking sites such as Facebook, twitter etc. are
useful for wide range promotion and attracting a larger audience overall.
We were inspired by a number of films such as Taking of Pelham,
Collateral which we have previously re-made, and Se7en. These are
good films to look at as our film in comparison is quite similar in terms of
location and method of creating a sense of "Thrill." For example; in
Se7en Stylised imagery is used throughout the entire sequence. It
appealed to us because along with the distorted soundtrack left us
feeling eager to know what these images mean and how they are
relevant to our narrative. We will attempt to re-create this however
tweaking a few area's to make it relevant to our own narrative.
Taking of Pelham takes advantage of their location in order to give the
opening sequence a unique feel to it; as the trains moved along the rails
the titles followed creating a train like effect.
5. Our Audience
We’re aiming our film at 15-25 year old, young people
have a fascination with thrillers an action films in the
present day therefore we can use this to our advantage
and aim our film content towards them.
The suspense and location will appeal to our audience, as
young people are used to travelling around in public
places and it’ll give them a connection to the film and
make them feel like they know it.
6. Locations
We’re filming at Kings Cross Station, Angel Station and
City & Islington College.
We chose these locations because they suit our
storyline, which will help us set the right scene and
atmosphere in the opening sequence.
10. Sound
We’re getting station (trains) and speech sounds to show
location and build up suspense
Upbeat but intense music to add thrill.
11. Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesda
y
Thursday Friday Saturda
y
Sunda
y
Pitch Stylized
filming
Station
sounds,
Filming at
station
Music
Monday Tuesday Wednesda
y
Thursday Friday Saturda
y
Sunda
y
Editing,
checking
clips
Filming at
station (re-
takes)
Filming
at train
station
12. Risk Assessment
Filming in a dangerous train station- Stay behind the
yellow line.
Be aware of pick pockets, equipment safety, our safety,
others safety on platforms.
13. Our Skills
We’ve learnt how to edit sound into our clips, and titles.
We’ve been able to work together as a team and use the
camera and tripod safely and effectively.
We’ve also learnt how to structure our blog and keep it
fresh with new content.
Another skill is using final cut pro to our advantage and
being able to edit our clips together in a professional way
14. Institutions
Paramount Pictures – They’re known for over 8000
productions and distributions within the film industry,
therefore we have people with experience and we can get
our film out there to the best it can be.