Behind The Scenes

Here are some of the shots taken during our filming of our thriller opening behind the scenes. The first shot is the directior, Snehal, filming a scene. The second is a shot of the main character, Rahul, who sits up after realising that someone has arriveed outside the flat, hearing a door closing. The third is Rahul making a line of crack cocaine from talcum powder. Finally, the fourth shot is Rahul placing the old fashioned TV in position for our sequence.

Inspirations

This is a shot which I find very intriguing as it catches the attention of the audience instantly. This is a shot from a successful thriller film named se7en. The darkness in the room is lit up by the sharp beam of light coming from the window as well as the bedside lamp which creates contrasting views of the room. There is also the word 'sloth' written in blood on the wall, tattered bed sheets and the window with no curtains allowing the light to enter the room. All these features add to the errie mood created and the assumption that the room is used by some sort of killer/murderer. emphasised by the blood. This shot is what I want to replicate in my thriller opening as it fits in well with our script and genre of a crime thriler.

First cut of thriller opening

My personal rough cut of our thriller opening

BBFC audience research

Here is the criteria for a film rated at 15, which would be best suited for our thriller film. We decided upon a 15 rating because our film contains misuse of drugs, imitable behaviour e.g. murder and strong language. All these are of the criteria of the 15 rating and therefore any one below the age of 15 are not supposed to be watching the film.

audience research

Here are some figures from the film Se7en which I collected from the imdb website, showing the rating report from the different audience categories and the percentage of different viewers voting. Looking at the statistics, males are the majority voters and the ratings of se7en is mainly top marks.

Filming Progress

I have been continuing my filming for the thriller opening with my group and have finished recording my scenes of the police officer in the opening. We have taken great shots during the police scene, for example, an extreme close up of my foot as I walk towards the door. We have continued taking a few takes for each shot to have a selection of takes to choose from. Also, Snehal and Rahul will be finishing of the scene which include Rahul this week, with Snehal directing Rahul.