Analysis grid for the happening

THE HAPENING
GENRE	CHAOTIC THRILLER
MISE-EN-SCENE	EMPTY CARS DEAD PEOPLE RED AND LONG BLACK PERIODS
SOUND	DI GETIC:   SCREAM’S WIND ROAR CRYING CHILD
	NON-GIGETIC:  SCARY MUSIC AND VOISE OVER
EDITING	PUT TOGEATHER USING SNIPITS THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD FIND INTICING FADEINS
LIGHTING	DARK WITH SDUDDERN LIGH FLASHES
REALISM	IT BASED ON THE POSSIBLE, SOMETHING THAT’S COULD POTENTIALL HAPPEN BUT HASENT SO FAR
CUTTING	BLACKOUTS  FADING  SUDDERN FLASHES TO TOWQARDS THE MIDDLE SPEEDING UP IN FREQUENCY AND REDUCING IN LENGTH THEN TOWARDS THE END USING WHITEOUTS INSTEAD TO INCREASE TENTION
PERSONAL OPPINION	WOULD DEFONATLY GO AND WATCH  THIS FILM
AUDIENCE	TEENS INTERLECTUALS
INTERTEXTUALLITY	COMPARRITIVE TO I AM LEDGAND

Sombre sound non-digetic sound steadily increasing to the feeling of doom this was all used to build the atmosphere. Panning shot to central park in new york as the opening scene almost like a docudrama  cut to some people two shot interetextual refrence of the book being horror building music blank facial expressions and then high angle shot of the murder wepon with an almost like death march as she kills herself

Turning the impact noise and

Sorry for the lateness just found this

My film productions Ident

My group debated for quite a while on what our Ident should be as it to symbolise our film production and our company and it should represent our film as well. We decided upon the Darkfire Ident which is a picture of the gates of hell which i believe is very relevant to my film, but it also shows we have fire in production, and how we are terrifying the film market and business with our up and coming skills and how have produced a top quality production

Normally there would be a darkfire.co banner at the top but due to techinical problems I can't put it on.

My third pitch idea

 Return

This is a pure thriller pitch which includes some elements of other genres but contains most of the conventions of the thriller genre which is mystery, suspense, and darkness. it focuses on a dog wlker who suddenly has a visioon of a dark, horrifying apocalyptic version of his world, it has a low droning voice in the background. This is pure thriller conventions but it can have some conventions from other genres like sci-fi

Thriller questionnaire

My thriller questionnaire/survey                    (cross in relevant box)

Do you like thrillers?

Yes (continue)

No (move on to q3)

How often do you watch them?

Less than once a month

1 to 2 per week

3-4 per week

Every day

If a new thriller would you are willing to watch it?

yes

no

What age are you?

0-12

13-15

16-18

19-21

22-35

36-40

41-50

50+

What gender are you?

male

female

Other

What do you look for in a thriller film? (cross all desired)

Gore

Shock factor

Jump factor

Comedy factor

language

drugs

violence

What is your favourite film genre?

comedy

thriller

horror

documentary

sci-fi

fantasy

historical

war

Have you ever seen a hybrid film?

yes

no

Unsure

Do you like to be shocked?

yes

no

How often do you go to the cinema?

Less than once a month

1-2 a week

3-4 a week

5-7a week

never

What do you prefer?

Films from scripts (e.g. Johnny English)

Or adaptations of books/literature (e.g. twilight)

How much money would you be willing to spend on buying a DVD?

£5

£10

£15

£20

£25

How long do you expect a film to last?

1hour

1.5hour

2hour

2.5hour

3hour

3.5hour

Second pitch idea

Never look back

It is a combination of sci-fi and a thriller it focuses on the struggle of a super solider created by the government and then abandoned and now he is loose in the countryside trying to exact his revenge while enhancing his powers with the very same chemicals used to create him. And he locates a small village with a large tie to his past and he finds the old military base where he was augmented. This would combine the most popular genre in my questionnaire which is sci-fi with the required genre which is of course thriller.

The green mile

The green mile

I have reviewed the green mile which is a film adapted from the novel by Stephen King and it is a very conventional thriller but it does have its unconventional moments.

We have here a clip from the movie where the two wardens are confronting the younger warden after he purposely botched the execution of a prisoner. The mise-en scene is perfect you have the surrounding which is a replication of an old american prison’s execution room and the lighting is very useful as it is daylight but it is still dark enough to add atmosphere. The costumes symbolise what they are portraying as prison wardens and the camera position is a side shot where we can see all three of them but close enough to see the expressions and their eye contact.

This is the most terrifying part of the film with the botched execution of the prisoner and he is roasted alive. Here it is almost dark symbolising the dark nature of the event taking place. Also we are still in the execution room but it is filled with people in period costume which is set in the late 1930s.

Results of my questionnaire

Yes

No

Less than once a month

1-2 a week

3-4 per week

Every day

Yes

No

0-12

13-15

16-18

19-21

22-35

36-40

41-50

50+

Male

Female

Gore

Shock

Jumpiness  Comedy

Language

Violence

Drugs

Comedy

Thriller

Sci-fi

War

Fantasy

Yes

No

Unsure

Yes

No

Less than once a month

1-2 a month

3-4 a month

Never

Films from scripts

Adaptations of literature

£5

£10

£15

1 hour

1.5 hours

2 hours

2.5 hours

Do you like thrillers?

How often do you watch thrillers?

If there was a new thriller out would you watch it?

What age are you?

What gender are you?

What do you for in a thriller?

What is your favourite film genre?

Have you ever seen a hybrid film?

Do you like to be shocked?

How often do you go to the cinema?

What do you prefer?

How much money would you like to spend on a DVD

How long do you expect a film to last?