Revised: Location

We chose this back alley location for our film, inspired by the sewers in the final sequence of Carol Reeds 'The Third Man'. The alleyway looks dirty, and desolate, and refers to where someone of a lower social class might live, and where drug addicts may hang out, relevant to the characters of our film.

Revised: Narrative sequence & Storyboard

When it came to filming, our group decided to change the plot line, due to complications with weather and actors.

Narrative Sequence
Shot 1: Close up of Jack's head, focus on the red of the blood.
Shot 2: Panning shot of Jack's whole body lying on the ground.
Shot 3: Birds eye view, zoom into the necklace in Jack's hand.
Shot 4: Camera stationary, Nicole's legs can be seen walking towards Jack.
Shot 5: Close up of Nicole's hand going into Jack's pocket.
Shot 6: Cross fade into Nicole picking up Jack's wallet. (Extreme Close-Up)
Shot 7: Cross fade into Nicole opening the wallet. (Extreme Close-Up)
Shot 8: Cross fade into Nicole taking out money and bank card. (Extreme Close-Up)
Shot 9: Cross fade into Nicole fanning out money. (Extreme Close-Up)
Shot 10: Medium long shot, Nicole walking down alley way.
Shot 11: Worms eye view, Focus on nicoles feet walking away from camera.
Shot 12: Medium close-up, Nicole meets Jennie.
Shot 13: 180 degree rule applied, focus on facial expressions, no dialogue.
Shot 14: Extreme close-up, Nicole reaching into her pocket & pulling out money & bank card.
Shot 15: Close up, Nicole reaches her hand out with money and Jennie goes to take it. Moment of hesitation - create tension.
Shot 16: Maintain close up from opposite side as Jennie snatches money from Nicole.
Shot 17: Close up of Jennie's face.
Shot 18: Medium long shot as Jennie turns and walks away.
Shot 19: Extreme close up of Nicole's weary face, standing alone.
Shot 20: Extreme close-up of Nicole's face, from another view point.
Shot 21: Camera is stationary, Worms eye view, Jack puts bin bag over Nicole's head. Slow motion.
Shot 22: Cross fade into extreme close-up of Jennie's eyes.

Storyboard

Costume - Continued.

This is an image of our actress Nicole. This is the costume she is going to be wearing in our thriller. I think the image of the femme fatale we have created is very effective.

Shooting Schedule

Due to various complications, our filming group has been limited to specific filming dates. However we are two thirds of the way through completion of the shoot.

Monday 1st December
Shoot went well, more complicated than we'd originally hoped it would be, most of the shoot tackled yet re-runs needed.

Monday 8th December
Shoot went extremely well. Majority of storyboards shot.

Monday 15th December
Unfortunately due to illness, this shoot had to be cancelled. We are hoping to book out the cameras again this week, yet if they are fully booked we will have to negotiate an extension.

Narrative Sequence

1: Pan of Adalia sitting on bed in front of mirror. Cut to
2: Extreme close up, stationary, Adalia applying lipstick
3: Fade to black and white flashback (medium shot & pan of Rob & Faye)
4: High angle shot, Adalia walking up stairs
5: Long shot, Adalia sees Rob & Faye through door. Cut to
6: Extreme close up, stationary, Adalia applying mascara
7: Fade to flasback, medium shot and pan of Rob & Faye, focus on blood
8: Cut to high angle shot, Adalia walking down stairs
9: Medium close up, Adalia walks through door and past camera
10: Cut to close up of wine glass as Adalia picks up
11: Close up of sink as wine spilt down drain whilst taps running
12: Fade to black and white flashback, close up of knife as blood is washed off it.
13: Cut to close up of wad of money
14: Camera pans as money is rolled up in newspaper & placed inside handbag.
15: Close up of handbag
16: High angle shot Adalia walking downstairs
17: Medium close -up Adalia walking down last few stairs
18: Cut to extreme close-up, Adalia opening front door handle
19: Cut to outside, Adalia opens and slams front door
20: Camera follows Adalia down front path
21: Tilt shot Adalia walking down street
22: Cut to high angle shot, Adalia walking down ouside stairs
23: Cut to close up, Adalia's anxious face as she walks past camera
24: Low angle shot, focus on high-heeled shoes as Adalia walks past
25: Point of view shot, Adalia walks to car
26: Pan of car as Adalia steps in and slams door
27: Camera inside car, pan from Adalia's head to her opening mirror
28: Focus and zoom into mirror as Rob seen in background.

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.

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.