Promotional Methods

Use of New Media..

Equipment

For the Camera I experimented on what will produce the best quality. I used a Samsung S3 phone camera and 2 Sony HD Camcorders. I decided I could not use a S3 camera as it was hard to keep a steady hand and we didn't have anything to hold it with. I then looked at one of the Sony HD Camcorder. This was good as it fitted on the tripod nicely and was easy to use. However, this Camcorder didn't produce the quality I wanted. The last camera I tested was another Sony HD Camcorder but a newer version. This had the best quality. Also it was very easy to use and was lighter than the first Sony Camcorder. It was thinner and easy to hold.

I also used a tripod to make sure the camera was steady when doing pan shots and tilt shots.


I will make sure i use a tripod for shots that will be done indoor to make it easier to do pan shots and generally the tripod will help me have a steady camera

Props and Costume

For the props and costume I will try use as less as I can as I don't want to divert the audience's attention with the props. The less I use the better the opening scene will look.
However for the costume I will make the male character look scary by making him wear a black hoodie which he will have over his head. The hood will just cover his head up to his eyes.



The girl will be wearing normal everyday clothes. She will have a grey coat on and with                                                     have earphones on as she is listening to music.













For props I wanted to make the living room look homely so I will be using some cushions as the sofas look very plain and hotel like. Also because it will be Sanaa's birthday I would need to buy birthday cards and have wrapped presents to make it look like people have given her cards. This will also help the audience think about why Sanaa and Alhur have been arguing.


This is the kind of key sanaa will be using to go into the flat. This will be attached to some other key rings. Also the bag sanaa will be wearing will be a big and black one with other things in her bag like a wallet, vaslenine, scarf and more.

Script

This is our first draft of the script. This was not very good as there were many improvements to be made. This script was not detailed enough as I didn't describe the coast Sanaa will be wearing and it didn't have enough stage directions. Furthermore I did not include what was going to be said in the voice over. I also realised that I didn't say what the surprise was and therefore the audience would have been confused. 

This is our second draft of the script. This was really good as it was very detailed and is giving a direction towards what the shot list would be like. 

Production Log

This week in class I have uploaded my Pitch for a Thriller and also done my mood board. Outside of class I have done my initial ideas on prezi for my psychological thriller. Next week I am hoping to complete my story board and script. I would like to be more creative with different software's I use on my blog so it would be more interesting. This week I have come across the software "issuu" and I am planning to use this for my scripting.

Title Ideas

There are a lot of titles to choose from however we wanted to choose a title that is orgininal and reflect our storyline. We done some research on title ideas for thriller movies and some of the titles we found were: "the ring", "black swan" "the cell" and more. It took us a very long time to come up with a title but we decided to choose "shadow". We were going to say "stalker" however this was already used.

We chose "Shadow" as this has an element of mystery. It reflects our story line as the woman thinks she is always being followed. It is like he ex-husbands shadow will always be with her and never let her go.

Mood Board

Here are some images of some existing thrillers and shawos. I am considering to do something around the word "shadow" as there is an element of mystrey and I think it will grab the audience's attention.

Pitch for Thriller

As a plan for my opening scene, I chose a thriller as I believe I can cover a range of different shots and have an uneasy topic for Thriller.