Film Noir/Crime Thriller Storyboard + Plan

                                                       CRIME/FILM NOIR THRILLER

Our task is to create a film opening/short film on a Film Noir/Crime Thriller, complete from scratch. The people in our group are Richy,Jasper,Saimink and myself. We started off by planning the details and props/story. After we finished we drafted a story line. Richy,Jasper and Samink worked on the story line while I worked on the filming locations and the props we were going to use. We decided on having a 1950/60s style film noir/crime thriller.

                                                             Pictures from our plan:

 

Here are some pictures from our storyboard:

Why do we watch scary films?

Why do we watch scary films?

Dolf Zillman:
The transfer theory tells us that by experiencing negative and scary imagery. It intensify our feelings, our positive negative feeling. We enjoy seeing seeing evil getting beaten and vanishing because it makes us feel pleasure and relief.


Glen D. Walters:
1) The tension and suspense, created by micro-elements in the film and the narrative. Along with the manipulation of formula. It's not realistic (Unrealism), the idea that it is not real so that it's fine for us to watch, knowing it's fictional.

2) Relevance. The fears explored by the audience, have to be revelent to the audience. They have to believe in it.

Aristotle:
1) Catharis is when we let out our violent feelings out by watching negative or violent things to fulfill our violent feelings and desires.

Glenn D Walters

Dolf Zillman

Aristotle

Toy's Conventions of Thrillers

The Zodiac- Comparing Scenes

Task: Recreating some scenes from the Zodiac movie using a video provided. Then compare with original.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D13q-2I62w

                            1) This scene at 3:34 where the suspect hands the detective his "Zodiac" watch.

                              Original: 

                              Re-make:

2) This scene from the 0:16 mark of the video. Where the suspect faces the 3 detective.

Original: 

Re-make:

3) This shot is from the 1:14 mark of the clip, where one of the detectives examines the suspect's boots.

Original:

Re-make:

4) Another snapshot, 38 seconds into the clip. It contains the 3 detectives, sitting across from the suspect.

Original: 

Re-make:

5) Another still from the 5:17 Mark of the video. Where the suspect leaves the room and the detectives stare at him.

Original: 

Re-make:

(Note: Unlike the photo above, our photo doesn't have a mesh)

Children of Men Opening (Analysis)

  ANALYSIS: CHILDREN OF MEN OPENING SCENE

The opening scenes of the movie, gives us a lot of ideas and feelings about how the world is in the movie. At the start of the film, we hear about the military guarding mosques, a siege in Seattle, and England closing it's border and deporting illegal immigrants. It gives us a notion that the world this movie is set in, has a violent/dangerous environment. This is supported in the film opening, where an un-usual amount of policemen and military helicopters are seen. At the end of the intro, a bomb goes off in the cafe, which further supports my theory of London being a dangerous un-stable place. From what we learn in the intro, the word is set in a fictional plot, in an alternative universe.

Along with the heavy presence of government forces (military and police) London seems to be in a terrible state of condition. With cars extremely dusty, motorcycle hawks-haws,trash piling up on the streets. It seems like London has turned into a slum/ghetto like place. 

With hawks-haws spotted commonly, it is assumed that is a heavy Asian immigrant population based in London. This is supported by the fact that in the intro, we heard a news reporter saying that Britain is closing it's borders and departing illegal immigrants. 

In the intro, the news reporter and news we see on the TV in the movie, tells us that the world youngest person died at 18. This suggests that the movie is set in an alternate time-line where there is this birth control or age control restriction going on, since how can the youngest person in the world be 18. This could be caused by over population of Asian countries. Furthermore, as evidenced by a bomb going off in the intro, there seems to be some kind of conflict/terrorism in London.

The micro-elements in the film also plays a big role, such as the color and clothing of people. Everything is dull and sad, most of the people in the film are wearing dark colors suggesting the movie is in the "dark ages" of humanity.

2 British Police Officers patrol the streets.

A military Chinook helicopter is spotted in the sky.

More police officers are seen inside the coffee shop.

Trash bags piled up on the street.

Hawks-haws are seen everywhere on the streets.

Dusty cars litters the road.

News about Diego's death.

An explosion erupt from the cafe, creating a chaotic feeling.