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Denotation and Conotations

Image	Denotation	Connotation
Still from Scream	A blonde girl, holding a phone to her ear looking at something/somebody through a window who is holding a knife and is wearing a white mask and a black cloak. She is dressed in a cream jumper, juxtaposition in clothes.	Innocent blonde girl in danger, is going to be killed by the person in the mask, they are dangerous.
Still from Psycho	A lady in a shower, wet, looking at something with a shocked expression on her face.	Something is scaring her/shocking her, signifying that danger is nearing.
Still from Gothika	A girl facing writing that is written on the wall, saying “Not One” in red writing. She is dressed in normal, plain clothing.	There is a message written in red which signifies blood, and danger suggesting death and murder.
Still from  Friday 13th	A blonde woman dressed in dark clothes stood in an empty car park, facing a man who is far away and blurred from our vision.	The man who is unclear seems mysterious as we cannot see who he is. The open space and the man suggest to us that there is danger ahead.
Still from The Exorcist	A girl with cuts all over her face, long red her, blood dripping from her mouth and eyes wide open that are just white and black with no colour. She is dressed in a white blouse.	The cuts on her face signify violence and blood. Her long red her suggests she is dangerous. Although she is dressed in the colour white which represents purity and innocence, there is a juxtaposition.
Still from The Ring	A young girl sat on a chair in an empty room, looks clinical. She has long black hair that covers her pale face. Wearing a very white, clean dress and little girls shoes. A wire is near her.	The young girl looking pale, suggests that she is ill, signifying that she could be possessed by something evil. Again there is a juxtaposition between this and her innocent clothing.

Still from Omen	A young boy stood in a black and white suit stood in between white crosses in a grassy field. He is wearing a black hat on his head, and he has his hands on his hips looking up towards this camera.	The stance that he is stood in shows us that he has confidence and power. There is a juxtaposition between the boys clothing and the white colours of the cross, signifying that he is evil, as white signifies purity.
Still from It	A person with a painted face and fang like teeth. Red hair and green eyes. Placed on a black background.	The painting on the face signifies the figure of a clown, there is a dominant use of the colour red signifying blood and danger. They have their mouth open looking as if they are ready to bite something.
Still from Halloween	A man looking over a staircase shot from a low angle, holding a knife and wearing a pale mask.	Him looking over the balcony and being shot from a low angle shows us that he is looking down at something and that he has the power and is superior. The knife suggests danger, and violence signifying that he is going to kill someone.
Still from H2O	A man with a very white, pale face who is looking through a hole/porthole and a woman with a terrified expression on her face. There is a blue colouring within the shot.	His pale face suggests to us that he is ill or dead, as it is juxtaposed with her rosy coloured face looking alive. The use of blue colouring and a porthole reinforces the fact that they are on a boat.

Still From the film 'Scream

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Still from the film 'Psycho'

Still from the film 'Gothica'

Still from the film 'Friday the 13th'

Still from the film the 'Exorcist'

Still from the film 'The Ring"

Still from the film 'Omen'

Still from the film 'IT'

Still from the film 'Halloween'

Still from the film 'H20'

Victims in the images
The victims in the images are mostly women, they all look very scared and appear to be in some danger. Stereotypically women are seen as weaker than men are so they are used as victims in horror films.

Villains in the images
The villians in the images are mostly covering their faces with either masks or paint, to hide their identity and make them more scary as they are the unknown and different and also masks are a common phobia with people. 

What is a thriller?

A thriller is a genre which thrills and excites us, it is often scary and associated with horror; here is a list of things and feelings that we usually associate with thrillers and horrors:


Crime
Danger
Suspense
Blood
Screaming
Possible death
Fears
Scary location
Bad weather
Weapons
Contrapuntal/Disjointed Music
Isolation
Night time
The unknown
Mental illness
Protagonist/Antagonist
Ghost's
Monsters
Chasing
Police
A woman dying
Masks


A thriller/horror film which encorporates most of these is Halloween.

Mood Board

Above are stereotypical horror images which we associate with fear and horror films.


Horror films play off common phobias and fears such as snakes, spiders and clowns; they also subvert an object to adapt it to horror films, such as if a child or doll looks evil or is the murderer in a horror film then the audiece find them more scary as it is subverting the innocence of children.


Many of the images in horror films are dark which is another phobia and allows villians to hide and mask themselves.

Preliminary task Evaluation

We filmed our preliminary task in the media classroom; although we thought it might potentially be problematic due to space issues, on the filming all was fine with our space in the classroom. The location also worked well as the filming was set in an office so we included office related mise-en-scene such as a desk with paper, a mug, a pen and a phone on, to add a sense of realism to the task. In the filming I took a fairly active role as director, I directed the actors what to do and when in the scene and also informed our camera man when to start rolling and gave the cue for our actors to start. It was not a very hard role to take as there was not that much direction to give but I did make sure I kept account of cues for actors to make sure I got the timings right in each shot.

In the classroom as it was light we had a source of natural light from the windows, however we also used two front lighting with studio lights which created harsh, bright light on our actors. This was important to the scene as it emphasised the actor’s facial expressions and gestures, informing us of dominance and emotion in the scene. The lighting was effective in lighting up our subjects; it also created shadows behind our actors which was effective as it gave a slightly menacing feel to the scene.

Although I was directing I also helped with the filming by setting up the camera and tripod, helping adjusting the white balance and also with the zoom and focus. In our practise preliminary task we had some trouble with the framing of shots so I checked them with our camera man to make sure they were correct and worked and did not include any lighting equipment or unwanted mise-en-scene. We checked the tripod and bubble was level in each shot creating a technically effective shot. As a group we decided on our shots to use, once we had covered all the basic ones we chose other shots and angles for shots, we used high and low angles to show the dominance of characters. For our preliminary task we had a storyboard of basic shots to use in the task, such as wide shots, close-up, mid shots and over-the-shoulder shots. After filming the task from each of these positions we then decided to use some more creative shots such as a tracking shot of one of our actor’s feet and a high angle tilted shot of the table. In our practise preliminary task we accidentally broke the 180 degree rule, so in the preliminary task we made sure we got it correct and conformed to it. As director I had to use appropriate terminology to make sure everyone on set knew what they were doing and when to do their jobs, I used ‘stand by’, ‘rolling’ and ‘action’, to inform everyone what was happening.

I feel our preliminary task of filming went very well and I learnt a lot about the technical and creative side of filming, lighting and directing. Also I learnt about cameras and how to set them up, how to set up camera equipment such as tripods, how to correctly set up the cameras with white balance, zoom focus and bubbling the tripod.


However despite the Preliminary Task going effectively, we did encounter issues that we will have to change for filming our actual thriller and take precaution while filming. We firstly did not correctly set white balance on the camera for some of the shots so the film was over exposed and did not look good, also the bubbling of the camera was done wrong in some shots, creating jaunty angled shots which again did not look good on screen. I also feel that a lot of the shots we used were fairly basic, by using a wider variety of shots we could have improved our prelim filming and make a more effective filming; I will make sure I do not make these mistakes again in the shooting of the thriller.

Our Preliminary Filming



Prelim post production blog

While logging shots we used created a log bin which was very useful as we kept all of our possible shots and multiple takes of shots in the log bin. This meant that all of our shots were in one folder and were easily accessible and viewable. As we had multiple takes from each angle we deleted the worst shots as we would not need them, the shots which were out of focus, over exposed, or had unwanted non-diagetic dialogue were deleted. We stuck to the basic storyboard of the original angle shots but then decided which other shots and angles would fit into the storyboard and kept them in log bin.


We decided on the screen shots to represent Jake as the victim, we picked the shots of Jake in which he looked like the victim, high angled or tilted shots, and the ones of Merhan in which he looks like he has the higher status, low shots. We gave both characters a roughly equal screen time together however we added an extra sequence after of just Merhan to show his higher status over Jake. Once we decided all of our shots to use we edited them together with close cut editing so each clip would run smoothly into each other and would fit with the next piece of action, for example a medium shot to a close up of an object of interest. We would take the medium shot of a face, focusing on the eyes, and have a match on action to an object by then using a close up of the object and piece the two shots together so when you watch it, it runs smoothly from a medium shot of a face to a close up of an object, this is called "Continuity Editing”.


I enjoyed the editing in final cut, we were able to select all of the shots and angels we liked best and effectively and smoothly edit them together so the story flowed easily. We chose as a group the order of shots to use, one particular shot which was important was the high angle shot of Jake to show his weakness and the cut to the close up of his face from a slightly tilted angle downwards when he refuses to ‘do it’. This showed his weakness and we could see his emotion with the refusal.

Photoshopping

We were taught last week by our Media teacher Matt how to use basic Photoshop, how to cut out and change elements of photos, increase or decrease colour/brightness/darkness and add effects to pictures. This week me Spooner and Hector went around the school taking photos and then had a go experimenting with Photoshop and editing the images in the editing suite. Here are some examples of the images I edited and how I edited them.

For the photos of me as superman I used the lasso tool to cut myself out of the photograph of me lying on a bench and I transferred myself into an image of a sky I took for photography. I added a wind contour filter to the photo to give the impression that I am flying fast, and a lens-flare filter behind my head to show that I have powers. Also I used the dodge and burn tools to create shadows and highlights on my flying body.

For the second photo, of Spooner and Hector as zombies I decreased the lighting of the photograph dramatically to show that it is a horror thriller themed picture of zombies. I then used a white low transparency paintbrush to give the 'zombies' a pale glow on their skin. The use of dodge and burn tool created the effects of bruises and a black eye on the zombies and the paintbrush again to draw on blood.

Photography Composition

Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.

Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.

About Myself

My name is Charles Lindsay I go to Hurtwood House school where I study Media, Photography, English and History. I enjoy media studies and I did it as a GCSE subject at my previous school. I enjoy listening to music, and watching films, some of my favourite are Wild Child, the Notebook and Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

I am looking forward to the planning and filming of our thriller and all the fun that we have along the way, it will be super! I hope to be envolved in the media when i'm older so I think this will be interesting and beneficial to my media understanding.


Some day I hope I can be as famous as Cliff Richards.