Costume

For our main character, Adalia, we wanted to create the look of the classic 'Femme Fatale.' To achieve this, we decided to use these costume ideas.

The first idea for the costume was to have a pencil skirt. This was because it portrays a look of glamour, sophistication and femininity. A pencil skirt would show a vintage style, businesswoman type woman who likes to dress smart and to seem superior to others. This can be seen as mis-leading to the audience, as it can lead them to believe she is an honest, hard-working woman. The colour would be black to present the character as dark and deceiving. The pencil skirt also reflects the image of the femme fatale you would see in 1950's and 60's thrillers.


It was also decided to team this black pencil skirt with a white shirt. This helps to portray the image of a hard-working superior woman. The colour being white contrasts with the black of the pencil skirt, as the white could be seen to reflect innocence and honesty, whereas the black of the skirt reflects secrecy and deviance.




We decided to use the high heeled shoe as part of Adalia's costume. This is because, typically, high heels represent a confident, sophisticated woman, so this reflected how we wanted to portray Adalia. Also it is another typical piece of costume for a classic femme fatale.







We used the red beret to create a contrast between a sharp colour and the black and white of the rest of Adalia's clothing. The red of the hat helps to create a reference to blood and danger, almost as if it's foreshadowing a warning about this woman.

Research into which Thriller Genre is preferred

From the graphs below, it can be concluded that with younger audiences, choice of thriller genre is varied, for instance females aged 16-18 enjoy Crime Thrillers, whilst the males do not, also a higher proportion of males aged 16-18 prefer Psychological Thrillers then females. The graphs also show that as males and females age, their favor in thriller genres even out, and more or less bcome the same proportions for each gender.

Locations for filming in our Thriller.

The location for Adalias flasbacks of seeing Rob and Faye being sexually intimate, and of being murdered, will be filmed in my parents bedroom. This is because the door is placed in the right position for Adalia to be hidden from Rob and Faye in the bed, yet Adalia can still have a clear view of both of them, also because it is an easily accessible double bed. When filming, the position the camera is in here, would be ideal for the video camera, as the doorway is visible, and so is the bed.

The scene where Adalia is walking down an alleyway will be shot in a usually deserted back pathway in 'Springbank' - several blocks of flats in Lakenham. This would be the perfect mise-en-scene due to the low lighting of the pathway and how it is usually deserted. (An image of this location will be uploaded shortly.)

An Outline Of The Series Of Events In Our Thriller.

The main character in our thriller is Adalia, she is portrayed as the 'femme fatale' character. She has a boyfriend, his name is Rob. The opening begins with an extreme close up of Adalia's lips, of which she is applying a bright red lipstick. There will be only non-diagetic sound, a backing track which hasn't yet been decided. The camera then fades into black and white and there is an establishing scene in a bedroom, where Rob is in bed with another woman, Faye. This is a flashback. Adalia can be seen watching through the door, which is slightly ajar, however Rob and Faye are oblivious. The camera zooms in and focuses on Rob and Faye intimately kissing, implying that they have had a sexual encounter. The camera then cuts to another extreme close up of Adalia applying thick black mascara to her eye then fades into another flashback in black and white, this time of Rob and Faye still lying in the same bed, yet covered in blood, and seemingly dead. The door to the bedroom is closed. The camera then cuts to a close up of Adalias hands, where she is painting her nails a bright red. She spills the bright red nail varnish on the desk. The camera zooms into this pool of nail varnish, and zooms out to a close up of a sink, with Adalia washing the red nail varnish off her hands. The scene turns into another black and white flashback, where Adalia is now washing blood off of a knife. This implies that she has committed the murder of Rob and Faye.
The camera then cuts to an over the shoulder shot of Adalia folding a bundle of notes inside a newspaper, making a reference to 'Psycho'. The handbag beside Adalia is then focused on as the folded newspaper is then placed inside. This implies that Adalia is running away. The camera then cuts to an extreme close up of Adalia zipping up her high-heeled boots and beginning to walk. The camera cuts out, and the screen becomes black. Non-diagetic sound stops as a door is heard slamming - the camera then focuses on a closed front door and heels are heard walking away from the camera. The camera then cuts to a scene of Adalia walking down a deserted alley way, the camera using a long shot, 'following' Adalia down the alley. Non-diagetic sound gradually gets louder and diagetic sound is no longer heard. A car is seen in the distance and Adalia walks towards it. The camera follows her to the car and as the drivers door is slammed behind Adalia, the camera keeping a close up of Adalia inside the car and non-diagetic sound stops. The camera then cuts to an over the sholder shot of Adalia in the car, and as she moves the rear-view mirror to look into, the camera focuses on the rear view mirror, and the face of the 'dead' boyfriend Rob can be seen reflected from the back of the car. The camera then cuts out to black, and all that can be heard is the sound of Adalias scream.

Analysis of my Perfume Ad

I chose to create my perfume advert in minimalistic colours, a deep contrast of black and white, so it would look bold and eye-catching. Also, i feel this helps the image of Lily Cole look more sophisticated, glamorous and powerful, and gives a feeling of pride, as she seems proud of how she looks.

I kept the perfume bottle in colour as it then attracts the viewers attention as being the main focus of the advert, and i placed it to the right, using the rule of thirds.

The font i used for 'English Rose' is called 'Bleeding Cowboys.' I used this font as i thought it looked attractive, bold and glamorous. I thought this because of the flicks on the font, the size of the font and the slightly gothic look it has, creating a sense of sophistication. I used a gradient of red to black on this font, as it stands out from the rest of the image, and the red matches the red of the rose on the perfume bottle. Red can also be associated with sexual desire and romance, having the same effect as the rose.

The viewer my perfume advert would attract, would be that of a younger generation, as the model used is quite popular amoung teens.

The Shining Case Study

Name Of Film: The Shining

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Date of Film Release: 23rd May 1980

Country Where Made: USA/UK

Awards & Nominations:

2 Nominations – Saturn & Razzie Awards (1981)

1 Win – Saturn Award (1981)

Genre: Horror-Thriller

My opinion: The Shining is presented as a thriller in an entirely different style. The sudden snapshots of scenery and characters create a frightening effect, and the main characters descent into madness is shown very well and creates a lot of suspense.

User Ratings & Appeal To Males & Females: Overall, The Shining was voted 8.5 out of 10 by both males and females. Both male and female under 18 shared average votes of 9 out of 10, yet lower than the average vote of 8.6 out of 10 (males 18-29) and 8.5 out of 10 (females 18-29). This shows that the film has been aimed at a younger target audience.

Creating My Perfume Ad

As a group, we sketched out a plan for our perfume ad. This included the young, well-known model, a rose-shaped perfume bottle and the name 'English Rose' and a caption. (An image of this sketch will be uploaded soon.)

These are the three (unedited) images i chose to use in my ad:


I decided to use this image of Lily Cole, as she is a very well known british model. Also i feel this image represents independance, glamour, power and sophistication. It also represents what many women desire, confidence.

I used this image of a perfume bottle, as it is plain, so detail could be added to it, also as it is made from crystal, it also gives the impression of glamour, and sophistication.

I used this image of a single red rose, to portray romance, and elegance. I think the rose portrays this, as it is used to signify romance in the case of relationships, also i think many women desire to recieve a rose, as it is a very romantic gesture.

Using paint shop pro 9, i combined these images together, including my editing skills.

This is the finished result:

Planning My Perfume Ad

I want to create a perfume advert aimed at the young generation, this being 15-25 year old females, as most people among this audience will be looking for an inexpensive, fun fragrance to use, to make them appear youthful and interesting. I am going to do this by keeping the style of the perfume very modern and colourful, and by using a young, british, well-known model.

As we were told to keep to an english theme, my group decided on the name 'English Rose.' We didn't want to have to use the image of the union jack, or typical english signifiers (e.g the bulldog), as we thought this would make the audience view the perfume as cheap, and tacky. We used the idea of the rose to signify sophistication. This idea of sophistication would also be helped along by a young, famous model, also to help create the idea of sexual confidence, which most women desire.