Story board and shot list

Shooting schedule

Creating a shooting schedule means that we can organize our time and use it effectively. It will ensure that each member of the crew or cast will know where to be at what time and how long it will last. It means that we will know what equipment is needed which should help to avoid any forgotten components that are vital to the scene. It means we will know what costume and props are needed for the character to ensure continuity throughout our thriller opening. 

Soundtrack

We decided on using two tracks for our thriller opening and overlapping them. The main repetitive, guitar music is quite hypnotic but also gradually builds tension and suspense. It has no obvious inclination of whether Ted or Ruby are good or bad people, this way the audience is still left questioning who they are and their intentions. It does however create quite a melancholy atmosphere which suggests neither of the characters are particularly happy, it is also quite dark and enigmatic which are key connotations of a film noir thriller. 

The second track adds extra sounds at key point in the thriller e.g. at 0:13 when Ted goes to get something out of this desk, this plants a seed of doubt in the audiences mind and makes them begin to wonder what he is doing as the sound implies he is doing something he shouldn't. This happens again at 0:49 when we see a close up of a photo graph of Ruby which then cuts to her walking. This makes the audience feel uncomfortable and slightly anxious, Who is he, who is she? and why does he have these pictures? Questions further planted by the eery suspense of the soundtrack. The most effective use of this is at 1:59 when Ruby is attacked, it adds an element of surprise and will make the audience jump. This adds to the fear and shock that Ruby would of been feeling which makes the audience begin to feel her fear and empathise with her. It makes the attack much more dramatic and exciting for the audience. 
When Ruby is left lying on the floor the second track fades away and we are left with just the hypnotic guitar music, this adds emotion and empathy for Ruby's character and suggests her vulnerability and how alone she is. The music then fades out without answering any questions, this will make the audience want to watch more and find out what happens next!

Actors

Actors by lizzieadcock

Final Cut

Fonts

We decided on this very elegant 1920s style font called 'Nite club' as it captures our film noir theme perfectly. The thinness of the letters makes it appear very stylish and reflects the world of glamour that was popular in the 20s. This relates to the characters, costumes and props used in our thriller opening. The detective style clothing and office as well as a sophisticated woman reflects the glamour of the 20s. The font appears very upmarket, this links to the plot line of our well established, higher class detective and sophisticated lady. It is also very fragile, this links with the vulnerability of Ruby and her role within the film, as well as Ted who has either been driven to commit a crime or has been cruelly framed. Either way, both characters are very fragile within the film.







The font is fairly similar to that used in The Great Gatsby and The Artist. Both very sophisticated, 20s style films. Both include well dressed, upper market sophisticated characters who ooze glamour and class.


The letters have a similair shape to those used in L.A. Noire however they are much more elegant and thin. Nethertheless they share that film noir style, detective, enigmatic and glamorous feel. All connotations that are included in our thriller, Corruption.

Rough Cut

I really like the lighting when Ted is sat at his desk, i think the way it casts shadows and creates silhouettes is effective and works well with our film noir style. It also helps to create tension and enigma.  The mise en scene works really well, the costumes and props look good with the lighting and settings and fit with the story line. (0.02 - 0.14)

Our choice of music is effective in gradually picking up the tension, it wasn't too obvious that something was going to happen which added more of a surprise to the attack. The overlay of the second track adding extra sounds in specific places added tension and worked really well. e.g. 0:33

I think the lighting is too dark in places and the titles look too random and out of place. Some of the cuts are not as smooth as they could be but we could fix this by re editing parts. The font at the beginning is different to the font of the rest of the titles, this makes it looks unorganised and not well thought out. Also we have not included the title of our film.

At 1:48 when Ruby is attacked it appears the first little bit of her dialogue has been cut off, we shall have to edit this to make it fit to maintain the pace and fluidity of the piece. 

The ending of our opening is too abrupt  we should add a fade to black to make her death linger in the minds of the audience. This will add emotion, suspense and anxiety, giving the audience something to think about. 

The shot of the address written on the paper at 0:12 is not left on for long enough, this makes it difficult to read and causes confusion. The address needs more focus as it is a fairly important part of the scene. Similarly we are first introduced to Ruby by the image on the desk at 0:36. this is an important shot as it begins to suggest that Ted is not quite right and installs suspicion into the audience, we should re edit so that there is more focus on the image by leaving it on longer.