Location Visiting

Storyboard for the opening of In Thus Life

The photograph of the first six shots/scenes of the opening
to the film- In Thus Life.
As from the first shot/scene, we will be filming on the location
of Tupton Bridge then Holmgate Park, by using the following shots of
establishing shot, mid-shot, close-up and long-shots.
The Mise-en-scene, the first character that will be seen in the first
moments of the thriller will be dressed in casual clothing and the character
that appears in the six shot/scene of the opening will be dressed in
a dark robe with a ghoul's facemask. 

These seven to twelve shots/scenes of the following part
to the opening, will have the character that appeared in
the sixth shot/scene of the first storyboard part of the thriller.
The locations for these parts will be in a dark atmospheric area then goes back to
the Tupton Bridge.  

These shots/scenes of the following part to the opening, shows
a memory of the main male character has he is having a flashback to one of his
past memories. Showing him walking down a path to school's bus park and seeing a
friendly face. The location for the shots/scenes is a school's Bus park and
the tree which is in the Park. The costumes for the characters in these part of the opening
to the thriller is the female dressing in casual, school-like clothing and the male in
casual clothing too. The antagonist will be dressed in their dark robe with the ghoul's facemask.

In these photographs shows the storyboard for the thriller, as we have visual planned how the opening to the thriller would look like if my team decided to use these storyboard for the final thriller opening.

As for the beginning we planned to tell the story of our thriller for showing the end of the thriller to the audience that the main male character will die at the end but then show the start of the beginning of how the male character will die and the reason why he will be killed.

We thought that the way of starting the opening to the thriller is better than just showing the opening like most of the majority of films start, as this will make the audience watch the thriller as they will know the final outcome at the end of the thriller that the main male character will die at the end. This will make the audience be more interested in watching the thriller as the audience will want to find the reason why will the main male character will die at the end of the thriller.

 

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The Kuleshov Experiment

Photograph of a person with no light shining onto their face.
This shows that this way of taking shots without lighting will create
a more effect on the audience that the film has darkest that makes
the film more a thriller or horror.

Photograph of a person with lighting shining on one side of
the face. This will make the shots for a film more calmer
and make it less horror-like. Also this lighting shot can be used
in films when there is a calm atmosphere on the scene such as a non-
murder scene.

Photograph of lighting shining on the side of the face
with the shot being taken.
This lighting shot is used in very calm atmospheric scenes of
any film.

By experimenting with lighting being used in the camera shots
can help me with making my thriller opening as this shows which position of the camera needs
to be with lighting as lighting can have an impact on the shot. As if lighting is in the wrong
place it can make the shot not good as the audience or you can not see the detail on
the set.
Below is some information about the Kuleshov  Experiment.

Disability

All information was taken from the following websites:
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/introduction-bfi-collections/bfi-mediatheques/unlimited-disability-screen (1)
- http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/oct/16/women-old-disabled-under-represented-television (2)
- http://www.theguardian.com/society/joepublic/2011/sep/22/ricky-gervais-stephen-merchant-disability (3)
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/representation-disabled-people (4)


The portrayal of disability in British film and television across the last century.

Cinemas rarely shown people with physical and sensory disabilities in an unnatural, unhumanised way in both fiction and non-fiction films. However films have never been good with promoting good stereotypes of disabled people in language and social attitudes showing they have learning disabilities and mental illness.
The first disabled character didn't appeared on British television until 1992 in BBC soap Eldorado, which was played by the actor Donald Gray. In the 21st century, TV dramas started to include the true nature of disability people showing these people can suffer badly and have problems such as having motor neuron disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder and multiple personality conditions. Although, these parts are played mostly by able-bodied actors. with the expectation of disabled actors playing the parts. (1)

Women and older people are misrepresented on television and disabled people are barely seen on some of the UK’s biggest-rating shows.
Television Dramas uses far younger male than other characters trying to gain the most ratings as possible, with low representation of disabled, ethnic minorities, and lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
Broadcasters have united together to improve the representation of people both on screen and behind the scenes. For example, some of the most popular programmes on BBC1, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky1 said "just 15% of women are featured were aged 56 or over, as half the actual make-up (30%) of that demographic in the UK". This states that both on screen and behind the screen men still outnumber women by a ratio of almost 3:2; stating that males has more playable parts in television than females and have more jobs to do behind the screen than females. As stated in the article that ITV had the most minority ethnic faces with 16.5%, followed by the BBC1’s 12.2%, with the most disabled contributors; finally forwarded by with Channel 4 with 3.5%, showing at the bottom in the disabled category with just 1.4%. (2)

TV diversity – showing the percentage of people on-screen who are … (From '2' Source)
Women: 42%
Over 55: 16.1%
Minority ethnic: 13.4%
Disabled: 2.5%
Lesbian, gay or bisexual: 1%

Disability was a campaigning issue, as actors and actress who played disabled characters on television or films were embarrassing to disabled people, as these stereotypes of them were poorly represented as they were shown to be unnatural, no-equalizing way. As they shown to be non-sociable and unable to help themselves, as they relayed on others to do things for them.
In advertising, drama series, sitcoms, soap operas or comedy panel shows, disabled performers are shown to be inhuman, as they were used to be evil in television dramas and films as they were the antagonist in them or to be victims as they are unable to help themselves to be a part of a laugh in comedy panel shows. Take for example "A Touch of Frost" were Billy is being questioned by Inspector Frost and having his father in the room to help him and support him. This shows that disabled people are unable to be left on their lone at any times when they may need the help of another person.
However, some things are getting better for disabled performers now as broadcaster's companies are having diversity departments to help disabled actors and actress with their performance in both TV dramas and films. However most disabled people are featured in documentaries, as they are seen to be a "type of misery heavy portrayals of disabled "victims" or "burdened" carers". (3)

From the BBC website article, I have learnt the BBC is going to improve the representation of disability both on and off screen. As currently the BBC haves staff who are disabled is currently 3.7% and the target for 2017 is to employed 5.3%. And Disabled leadership staff is currently 3.1% and the target is to get it to 5% for 2017. Furthermore the BBC will give more opportunities for disabled people to work for the BBC. This means that disabled people will have the same equal rights as an able-body people in both getting actor/actress character roles and positions of work to help with making the TV Drama or film. (4)

In conclusion, I have learnt of how disability is presented in television that in that it needs improvement. As I acknowledged that using disability in films, TV Dramas or any other on-air television way needs to be make sure that actors/ actress needs to equally auditioned for and thought of carefully, as to give the same chance to both disabled or non-disabled people of being a part of television drama or film. In my thriller "In Thus Life", the main male character of the thriller will have some kind of mental illness, as he will be suffering for horrible nightmares and daily life issues, I know that when I auditioned actors for the role. I have to acknowledge disabled people to have the same chance of getting the role for the part in the thriller. This means that in the production of my thriller, I will make sure that the disabled actor will have help and support with preparing and in filming of the film.

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Character Profiles for "In Thus Life"

Detective Small (Ryan Small)
Age: 29
General Information:
Ryan Small was born on the 31st October 1985,
and grow up in South Yorkshire.
At the age of  23, he graduated with a master
degree in Police Intelligence,
at Sheffield Hallam University and gain a job
with South Yorkshire Police.
At the age of 29, he is well known in
the South Yorkshire Police
Department as he has solve many crimes
as shown by his determination in his
work.
Relationship; Single, however he has internet dating for
 a 26 years old woman.
 

Doctor Slobe
(Robert Slobe)
Age: 59
General Information:
Robert Slobe works at St Globe Hospital, USA.
And in charge of seeing and looking after James Green,
when his previous doctor has been murder mysteriously.
As he is a recommend doctor and expert in psychology, as
he's put to the task to help James Green with his problems.
As to help Mr Green, he has to go and visit James in Derbyshire, England.
Relationship : Married and has two daughters, one daughter is aged 39, called Rosy and married
the other daughter aged 26 called Sarah, got a job as a news reporter and
seeing a man over the internet - Ryan Small.
 

Doctor Heart
(Shelia Heart)
Age: 45
General Information:
Doctor at the Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
At the start of the film, she is in charge of the helping
James Green with his mental issues,
 however she is mysteriously
murdered.
Relationship: Just got engaged to her boyfriend.
 

Ella Short
Age:16
General Information:
Ella Short has been the only bests friend in James Green's life,
as they grown up together. She knows how James felt when his parents
died in the car accident, and the only one who James trues the most with his problems.
They look at to each other for help in times of need, but over the years she has
dealt feelings for him. And she will do anything to get him to love her.
Relationship: Single, but wants to be in a love relationship with James
(Boyfriend and Girlfriend relationship).



James Green
Age: 17
General Information:
James Green is the main character in the thriller, as he has development mental
issues with himself since his parents being killed in the car accident when he was 12 years old.
He doesn't have a lot of friends or family members, as he doesn't have the time for them
however the only best friend he has is Ella Short, who he grown up with and Mr Calls
who act as a grandfather to he whilst he was growing up.
His mental issue is that he has horrible flashbacks and nightmares of a mysterious person in a black
robe with a ghoul's mask on his face, he trying to get it solve or is it a fragment of his life in his past or present or both.
Relationship: Single, but Ella Short may have feelings for him.
 

Mr Calls
(Graham Calls)
Age: 81
General Information:
Has known James Green from when he was little as he lived next door to his family.
But after James' parents died in a car accident when James was 12 years old, he
has known that James has been different every since.
He is the only one who knows James the most and when Detective Small asks
him for advice about James, then something terrible happens to him as a result of telling the police.
Relationship: Once married, but his wife is now deceased.

Nurse Smily
(Jolly "Smily"- Green)
Age: 29
General Information:
Jolly Smily is a nurse, who works at the Royal Hospital in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
She is the only 'nearly' family member left to James Green, as she is step-sister to him.
They don't very close to one another and don't to speak to one another for help to. And sometimes she wishes that he wasn't there living anymore, as his mother made her promise she will look after him if anything happens to her.
But they only got each other left in their family, as both her parents are dead and James' mother is dead as well.
However she see James more now on a regular basics, as he is always visiting the hospital once a day each week.
Relationship : Has got a boyfriend, living very happily together.
 

Sarah Slobe
Age: 26
General Information:
She wants to be a well known news reporter, as she dreams of deliver the big news to the public.
She is secretly internet dating Detective Ryan Small without her father knowing. Her father is Doctor Robert Slobe, and he wants her to become a doctor and married a man, who is rich.
But she doesn't want that, as she wants to make her own way in life.
However when she gets asked to go to Derbyshire to report of the crimes there,  that's getting the public's eyes; she will meet her worst fears yet, meeting her internet dating person face to face or telling her father, she making her own way in life.
Relationship: Internet dating Detective Ryan Small.

Mysterious Person (the killer)
Age: ??
General Information:
Enjoys killing people and will be revealed in small parts of the thriller.
And show their true identical. Also the antagonist in the film.
Relationship: ???

Sergenat Collins
(Lizzy Collins)
Age: 38
General Information:
Lizzy Collins is a police officer in the South Yorkshire Police, she works with Detective Small very closely,
as she has helped him to solve many of his crimes during his time with the South Yorkshire Police.
She is sometimes seen as to be more of the expert between the two of them, as she has more experience of the field than Detective Small. Therefore she has solve many of his crimes but he has took the credit for them, so she wishes that one day she will solve a crime and take full charge for it.
Relationship: Single Mother, has a six year old boy called Tim.



ALL PHOTOGRAPHES OF PEOPLE ARE TAKEN FROM GOOGLE IMAGES.
Done by Shaun Hardwick
 

Textual Analysis of the film - The Woman In Black

Production Companies Case Study

Production, Distribution and Marketing and Promotion process

The 12 Steps of Film Production.

Idea Development

The writer of the film, comes up with the idea for the film by sources of inspiration, as he/ she may be inspired by books, magazines,  plays and previous films. This influenced the writer may giving them ideas of development to their next new film.
After an initial idea is there, then the writer may want to take the idea further, as he/she may meet up with other writers to discuss the idea and improved or change the concept of the idea.
The next action for the idea is that its pitched in a production company, where the writer and production company will talk about potential cast members, budget costs and over-all profits.

Development Finances

In this stage, the studio makes an account for the writer's idea; this is where the studio and writer get potential funding for his/her rough idea to be turned into a final script ready for production.
In order, for the idea to be funded the producer has to either pursued for the money to produce the idea or the studio tries to sell broadcast rights in order to gain money.

Script Development

When the Development Finance is secured to make the idea into a film, firstly the writer will make a synopsis, then the writer and producer(s) will discuss and agree to the key events that will occur in the film.
Also in this stage, a date will be set for the first draft of the script for the film and sometimes writer(s) struggle to meet to this deadline. Every draft done is sent to the investors to look at and review the ideas. As well as they can add their own ideas to the draft.
Once the final draft is done, then the writers get their payment and the script is ready for filming.

Packaging

The script is finally packaged into a full commercial proposition. The producer(s) and the director discuss the investments for the film, as they are reviewed and exploit; such as general film sales and advertising rights. The casting for the film is successful done in this stage and a budget is drawn up accurately to turn the film-production into a genuine business, that is propositional for both the investors and people, who's going to help with filming and the making of the idea.
As well as the departmental professionals will discuss the potential finance may occur in making the film.

Financing

The producer(s) look at and cater their targeted audience for the film by researching, and sometimes the producer(s) may have to travel for financial purposes.  Lawyers get involved in making investments official and legally bound to make the finance legal.
Sometimes if producer(s) and director are struggling with the funding specific loans to film-making, then they may have to borrow money from banks. Investors feel it necessary to have an insurance is in place, as this insurance is an act for a legal safety net for the investors money.
After funds are completely verified, the 'Green-light' is given by the studio for the producer(s) and the making of the film begins.

Pre-Production

The storyboard, the design and the special effects planning is begun in this stage for the making of the film. As all the finances are put together for features for the film as they're based on the budget.

The Shoot

In this stage, a chain of command is established to make sure that all things are taking place on the set. All costumes and accessories are established on the set, from make-up vans to acting areas. And the actors and actress do their part in the making of the film to make it a success. Also this is the key part of film making.

Post- Production

After all the filming is completed, the editors, the producer(s), the director looks at the footage, and edit or cut parts of the footage to make the final version of the film. Before they go to the next stage and let the press get involve with the film.

Sales

The interest for the film is done up, as a trailer for the film is created showing the footage that will be seen by audiences in the film itself. And the film is taken to the market and certain screening is taken place. The producer tries to sell his/her new film to a distributor to help to sell the film to the public.

Marketing

During this stage, the press gets involve with the film as they try to help with promoting the film.
The targeted audience impacts of how the new film is marketed as it depends on the footage and things is shown in the film. Also other ways such as adverts and the internet is used to promote the film.

Exhibition

A premier is taken place for an exclusive audience, such as high profile actors and actress, the producer(s), the director and special guests comes to the film's premier. This is always done on the 'red carpet' as its a way to interest the general public to watch the new film. Therefore shortly the film is released to the general public to watch.

Other Windows

Along with the new film released, merchandise may be released to help to make some money for the film. Another way is that the film will probably be released on DVD or/and a game will be created as its base on the film. Or a sequel to the film may be made or in production to continue on the story of the original (first) film.

Done by Shaun Hardwick.
Information was taken from, but not copied from the internet by writing in 'film production process flow chart' as I look at previous media student's work to help me with completing the task for my thriller - In Thus Life.

Done by Shaun Hardwick