Research into final film Idea- Music/Cinematography

Music/Sound

In our film, we want to use a variety of sounds and music. For our non diegetic sound, Lucinda will be tapping her fingers on the table. The rhythm will stay the same, but, as the climax begins to build, the pace of the tapping will increase. The incidental music we will use will mimic the actions on screen. At the beginning off the scene, the music will be quite calm but also quite alarming and chilling. The opening music will be similar to the music used in Sinister.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zf5eO3dLpA
The music is quite haunting will set the atmosphere. The music implies that something bad is going to happen will keep the audience on the edge of their seat. Similar music will be played when the titles are being shown therefore we will use a sound bridge as the music will then be carried over from the titles to the scene and continue to play for a short period of time. At the end of the scene, when the Psychiatrist has been killed and the translator screams, more music will begin to play. Although,  this time the music will be more upbeat, intense and dramatic. Similar to this style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8SZ5SA1vnI. This will create tension and leave the audience asking what' going to happen next.  Ad Lucinda walks out of the door, she will turn around and look at the camera and the music will cut off and the screen will fade to blackness.

Cinematography

In our short film, Lucinda will have flashbacks, in which she has epiphany of her past and the death of her sister. The flashbacks will appear fragmented and a variety of shots will be used. When Lucinda has flashbacks of herself and her sister playing in the garden, Long shots will be used. This will enable the audience to see the girls' gestures and show how strong their relationship was and how close they were. The shots will be handheld to add a sense of realism and make the audience feel as though they are inside her head.  Other flashbacks of the man killer getting into the car and putting his leather gloves on will interrupt the happy memories. The flashbacks of the man will be close ups and mid shots. Although, the mans face will never be directly shown and  scenes will flash on and off the screen as it constantly switching from past and present.

 

 

 

Other shots we are going to use will be close ups. Close ups of Lucinda and the psychiatrists face will be shown to see their emotions, reactions and facial gestures. This will allow the audience to understand how each characters feeling and exaggerate their emotional state. The close ups will also be used to create tension. Other close ups we're planning on using are clos ups of Lucinda's tapping fingers on the table, this will also create tension. Close up's of key items such as the drink on the table will also be shown in close up shots. This will again highlight key objects which will catch the audience's eyes.

Long shots will also be used in our film, to show where the story is set and place the characters in the environment. Long shots of the room and long shots of Lucinda leaving the room will be used. Long shots will show us the characters mannerisms and movements. It will enable the audience to learn more about them. Long shots of Lucinda will be really effective because Lucinda is going to be barefoot and wearing a long white gown, this will automatically show the audience that she's not in a stable state of mind.

Over the shoulder shots will also be used to show the questions and responses in the interview. This will allow the audience to clearly see who's asking the questions and what the responses and replies are. Some more shots we are considering using are the pan shots. We will pan around the room to give the audience an incite to where Lucinda lives and the confide space in which she stays in. By panning the room, it will make the audience familiar with the setting.
 

 

 

We will use low angle shots of Lucinda, this will give the impression that she's powerfull and intimidating. Despite Lucinda only being young, the low angle shot will emphise her sinister nature.

 

 



Genetic Conventions of Thriller/horror

Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as its main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods, giving them a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and/or terror. Films of this genre tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, rousing and fast-paced.
A thriller provides the sudden rush of emotions, excitement, and exhilaration that drive the narrative, sometimes subtly with peaks and lulls, sometimes at a constant, breakneck pace. It keeps the audience on the "edge of their seats", akin to a sensation of hanging from a cliff, as the plot builds towards a climax. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists and cliff-hangers are used extensively. A thriller is usually a villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the protagonist must overcome. Common methods and themes in thrillers are mainly ransoms, captivities, heists, revenge, kidnappings. Common elements in psychological thrillers are mind games, psychological themes, stalking, confinement/death-traps, horror-of-personality, and obsession. Horror films often deal with the viewer's nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown.
Although our film genre is mainly thriller, it does have element of horror. Our sub-genre is psychological thriller.