Evaluation Of Costumes

Jack Mullane (Drug Dealer/Murderer):
Green hooded top
Dark jeans
Trainers
Grey scarf

Jacks costume connotes conventional aggression,

potraying a typical thriller character much like those from 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and 'Adulthood'. His scarf covers all of his face apart from his eyes and his hood is pulled up, this adds suspense because the character is unknown. The fact that he is trying to hide his identity suggests that he is a menacing character and may have caused trouble in the past. Furthermore, by wearing dark colours this also denotes a feeling of trouble and foreboding.

Katie Boyer (Mother)

Jeans

Yellow jumper

Casual shoes

Scarf

Katies costume was the least important of all of the characters. This was mainly because she had the smallest part to play. Her mundane attire implys that she is just an innocent victim and that she has nothing to do with the situation.

Meghan Summerfield (Alice/Protagonist)

White top

White Jeans

Blue scarf

Black shoes

Meghans costume was oen of the hardest. We wanted to connote purity but at the same time show her in her normal clothing.

Warp Films

About Warp Films:
Warp Films has created some of the most exciting pieces of British film making in the last five years. It has won numerous plaudits and awards (including three BAFTAs) since being set up in 2002.

'My Wrongs 8245-8249 and 117' was Warp’s first short film and was directed by Chris Morris. It won the BAFTA in 2003 and for its television premiere on Channel 4, more than one million viewers tuned in to watch it. Warp sold an astounding 22,000 DVDs of My Wrongs and was the first DVD single in the UK market.

Warp's debut feature 'Dead Man's Shoes', directed by Shane Meadows, received a record eight British Independent Film Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Achievement in Production. ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ was also nominated for a BAFTA and won the Southbank Award for Best Film. The film has received nothing less that rave reviews across the board, and is being hailed by some as a landmark in British cinema.

Chris Cunningham directed Warp's next film, Rubber Johnny, –an experimental short and 42-page book that shocked and amazed audiences.

Following Rubber Johnny Warp made the critical success 'Grow Your Own', a film written by Frank Cottrell Boyce (24-Hour Party People), which tackled the subject of immigration.

In 2006 Warp made their most successful production to date: 'This is England', the story of Shaun, a boy who is befriended by a local skin-head gang after his father is killed in the Falklands war. With it's evocative soundtrack, dazzling young star and emotive content it has won numerous international festival awards as well as scooping Best FIlm at the British Independent Film Awards and Best British Film at the BAFTAs. At the same award ceremony Warp collected it's third BAFTA as Paddy Considine's directorial debut 'Dog Altogether' won best short.

Warp FIlms has also worked closely with the Arctic Monkeys, producing two music videos for them and collaborating on the short film 'Scummy Man' starring Stephen Graham, which won best music video at this year's NME awards. Richard Ayoade has recently directed a feature length live show film with of them. shot at their final concert of a world tour.

Warp Films' development slate currently includes projects with directors Shane Meadows, Chris Morris, Chris Cunningham, Richard Ayoade, David Slade and Lynne Ramsay. They are also dedicated to seeking out new voices; this goal is reflected in their recent ventures into promo making and the new digital slate, Warp X.

The purpose of Warp Films:

“By keeping the creative process at the core of our approach to filmmaking, Warp Films aims to create fresh and innovative feature length and short films to be viewed by a wide audience. Our current priorities are nurturing and developing existing talent, as well as discovering new exciting filmmakers.”

Films they have created:
Scummy Man
Rubber Johnny
Dead Man’s Shoes
My Wrongs
Paradise Lost
Cinema 16: US
Cinema 16: EU
Cinema 16: UK
Grow Your Own
This Is England
A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures

Chris Cunningham:

Chris Cunningham is most well known for his music videos whilst working with Warp Films. He has worked with the likes of Squarepusher, Bjork, Madonna, Portishead and most memorably, Aphex Twin. He has won MTV awards for his work and was even nominated for a Grammy as well as 4 silvers and the first ever Gold Award for a music video at the D&AD Awards. He then wrote two short films with Warp Films: ‘Rubber Johnny’ and ‘Spectral Musicians’.

This is the list of his Filmography:
"Mental Wealth" (1994) commercial for PlayStation
"Second Bad Vilbel" (1996) video for Autechre
"Back With The Killer Again" (1996) video for The Auteurs
"Light Aircraft on Fire" (1996) video for The Auteurs
"36 Degrees" (1996) video for Placebo
"The Next Big Thing" (1997) video for Jesus Jones
"Come To Daddy" (1997) video for Aphex Twin
"Only You" (1998) video for Portishead
"Frozen" (1998) video for Madonna
"Come On My Selector" (1998) video for Squarepusher
"All Is Full of Love" (1999) video for Björk
"Windowlicker" (1999) video for Aphex Twin
"Afrika Shox" (1999) video for Leftfield and Afrika Bambaataa
"Flex" (2000), using sounds created by Aphex Twin
"Monkey Drummer" (2001), using "Mt Saint Michel + Saint Michaels mount" from Aphex Twin's album Drukqs
"Rubber Johnny" (2005), using "Afx237 V7" from Aphex Twin's album Drukqs
"Sheena Is A Parasite" (2006), video for The Horrors

Evalutaion of locations

Our Thriller Opening is set in only two locations: Holkham beach on the Norfolk Coast and a terraced house in the centre of Norwich.

We chose Holkham beach in particular because it is visually effective as it is a very striking landscape, it has also been used in previous films such as Shakespeare In Love. Further reasons to use a beach in our opening is that, especially in winter, it is a very isolated setting. Moreover, beaches and coastlines connote natural danger and disaster. Also, beaches can be perceived as the edge of the world because you can't walk any further. This is why our protagonist walks to the beach after the tradgedy of her family's death.

We decided to use an average terraced house to emphasise the girl's nomality and to portray the girls background. This will make clearer to the audience that she is not the stereotypical drug taker and that she has been sucked into this world.

Soundrack for our thriller opening

Initially, our idea was to use the song 'Safe From Harm' by Massive Attack however we later discovered that this would not be possible due to copyright laws. Instead we had the option to search the internet for appropriate soundtracks free of copyright or to compose our own music. Coincidently, two of our three group members are studying A-Level music and thus opened the opportunity to compose something completely original for out thriller opening. This will be very beneficial as it can be created to fit the emotion within the opening and we can convey the exact message and atmosphere we desire. Our soundrack will consist of string instruments, drums and possibly electric guitars to create an atmospheric yet modern sound.

Colour and filtering effects

Saturation is used to change the colours of the shot. It can be used to change the mood of a shot, for example: de-saturating a shot would make it look dull and bleak. It can also be used to highlight particular colours in a shot, as is demonstrated in Dont Look Now where the effect is used to draw out the red in the young girls coat.

Filters are sometimes a film placed over the cameras lense so it is not always a post-production effect, they effect the mood and atmosphere of a shot. To create a cold and bleak atmosphere a blue filter would be used, etc. This effect is clearly demonstrated in Minority Report to highlight coldness.

Lighting is a crucial effect when filming as it ties together the look of the film. There are many types of lighting: Naturalistic (outdoor or anything natural), Artificial (indoor lighting typical in hospitals etc), Low Key lighting (dim lighting), Chiaroscuro (heavy contrast between blacks and whites), Spot Light (a single light aimed directly at something to highlight or isloate it). The use of a spot light is used in the opening of Leon above the table where Leon and another man are sitting.