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Hello! Welcome to our Media Studies blog! We have created a film opening for the psychological thriller genre, aimed at a target audience of about 20 to 45, which we will link in this post.

For our opening, we decided on specific job roles, although we did share a lot of the responsibilities.

Sonia - Officially, the director, I took responsibility for directing actors and crew members to create the perfect (to an extent) opening. I also contributed heavily in post-production, including piecing together the necessary cuts from the raw footage, adding effects and being the main composer for the incidental music.

Mitali - Mitali was the sound designer for the opening and she was also in charge of controlling the background noise on set, alongside Shivani.

Shivani - Shivani was the production designer, which meant that she was the designer of the arrangement of props, costume and set, although this was shared amongst the group. Shivani also took the vital role of location and casting scout.

Ayaan - Ayaan was the official camera operator for the opening. She took the role of taking shots and, alongside the director, correcting shots and angles (in relation to our original storyboard) to make sure they looked as interesting and effective as possible. Ayaan also assisted me with composing the incidental music.

 

We hope you enjoy our blog and film opening.

Evaluation Question 7

Evaluation Question 6

Question 6 ayaan from pomegranatestudios

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation Question 4

Evaluation Question 3

Question 3 Ayaan from pomegranatestudios

Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 1

Edit - Titles

Opening titles:

Jatine Maugi
Jainisha Navinkumar
Karen White
Lawrence Williams
Andy Rodrigez
echoes
Vernon A.Marsh
Katie McDann
Music Peter Martinez
Editor Ayaan Mahmaed
Executive Producer Sonia T.Pal
Co-Producer Shivani Rangi
Producer Mitali Pravin
Story Riya Chandra
Screenplay James Suleweski
Director Sonia T.Pal

Copyright Free Sounds

First Scene music used alongside GarageBand made music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOTEaLY5cQY

First Scene Insect/CCTV sound (black and white shot):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvMNCUSq-cs 

First Scene Car Crash sound (in conjunction with actress screaming and foley sound):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y354W-J4j8

Echoes - Final Cut

Costume and Prop

Ayaan (1) from pomegranatestudios

Location Change

After our first shoot, we realised that much of our footage was out of focus and some pieces were missing. This meant that we had to reshoot. However, by this time, the location had become unavailable and this was beyond our control. This meant we had to scout for another location. We managed to find one within the short time frame. However, it's small upstairs hallway meant that we have to remove the section of the script where the character Jatin looks into his empty bedroom.
We have still used the original location for the first scene as it was the few parts of footage that was not out of focus.

Echoes - Test Shoot

Call sheet

Callsheettemp 1 from pomegranatestudios

Production Schedule

Production Schedule

Production: Echoes
Shoot Day: 31st January 2016
Location: East Hounslow

Cast: Jatine Maugi, Jainisha Navinkumar
Crew: Sonia T. Pal, Director
           Mitali Pravin, Executive Producer
           Ayaan Mahmaed, Camera Operator 
           Shivani Rangi, Co-producer

Release forms

Representation of Gender in Psychological Thrillers

The females in the thriller films are very significant because they have no stereotypical role in the genre, this is because in some films, they play the cold hearted and emotionless. Females in thrillers can be also portrayed as the damsel in distress, who needs saving by the protagonist, which is usually the male as he is portrayed as mentally and physically stronger than females in thriller films. On the other hand it is quite common for the females to be the survivor in thrillers and horror films, which could also subvert to this stereotype, they are also portrayed as very charming and glamorous due to mise en scene such as clothing and make up.

The men in thriller film are portrayed as both the protagonists and the antagonists; The males are often portrayed as the strong hero, who saves the day by figuring out the enigma which is usually given to the audience at the start or middle of the film.They are usually mentally and physically strong and shows there strength and independent. The males are also the antagonists which is the villain, there is usually a background story to why the male wants to do evil, due to previous situations which may include the protagonist which could link into any of the key themes.

Job Roles - Camera Operator

A camera operator  is a professional operator of a film or video camera. The camera operator is responsible for physically operating the camera and maintaining composition and camera angles throughout a given scene or shot. In narrative filmmaking, the camera operator will collaborate with the director, director of photography, actors and crew to make technical and creative decisions. A camera operator is part of a film crew consisting of the director of photography and one or more camera assistants.

Important camera operator skills include choreographing and framing shots, knowledge of and the ability to select appropriate camera lenses, and other equipment (dollies, camera cranes, etc.) to portray dramatic scenes. The principles of dramatic story telling and film editing fundamentals are important skills as well. The camera operator is required to communicate clearly and concisely on sets where time and film budget constraints are ever present.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_operator

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment from SoniaTryphenaPal

Risk Assessment - Part 2 from SoniaTryphenaPal