ROUGH CUT AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

Here is footage of our target audience being interviewed after just watching our rough cut version of our production 'Unforeseen Emissary'. I asked 3 questions after informing them of what our project is about:

 - What do you think of the opening sequence?
 - Was a good thriller?
 - What did you like about it?
 - What didn't you like about it?

The people I interviewed people who are as closest to our target audience as possible. I asked Jay (18), Jack (17), Malak (17) and Kalvin (16).

EFFECT OF LIGHTING

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY 

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sustains a low-key lighting throughout the film. It preserves the dark, unnerving feel of the narrative. It also relays the constant mystery applied in the pursuit of the mole and shows the sheer confusion the characters are enduring. Furthermore is gives an insight of their isolation within their pursuit of the mole as it gives rise to the notion of "trusting nobody".

SOMETHING ABOUT MARY

In Something About Mary, high-key lighting is applied all throughout the film. It suggests an optimistic feel as the narrative revolves around a protagonist trying to get the girl. The high-key lighting is also useful as the film reverts back to the past between the central character and the girl to illustrate the naivety and child-like feel of their younger days. The high-key lighting is also used to accentuate the slap-stick comedic element to the story. It could even to used to emphasize the confusion of 4 conflicting character going after the same girl.

 



LIMITLESS

Limitless utilizes both the high-key lighting and the low-key lighting and exploits them to provide a great sense of depth to the narrative. The low-key lighting are shown in the parts when the protagonist, Eddie Morra, is not using the 'limitless' drug whereas the high-key lighting is used when he is on the drug. The differ in lighting provides this deeper insight to the narrative as the low-key reinforces the nihilism and depressed life Eddie has and the high-key is used to convey and accentuate the feel of success and transcendence.

MOOD BOARD

A mood board is a type of poster design that may consist of images, text, and samples of objects in a composition of the choice of the mood board creator. Designers and others use mood boards to develop their design concepts and to communicate to other members of the design team. Mood boards are often used by graphic designers to enable a person to illustrate visually the direction of style which they are pursuing. However, mood boards can also be used to visually explain a certain style of writing, or an imaginary setting for a storyline. In short, mood boards are not limited to visual subjects, but serve as a visual tool to quickly inform others of the overall 'feel' that a designer is trying to achieve. Our mood board consists of the 'feel' we as a group are trying to convey in our production.


Mood Board

ANTAGONIST

The definition of an antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend. In other words, 'A person, or a group of people who oppose the main character, or the main characters. In the classic style of story wherein the action consists of a hero fighting a villain, the two can be regarded as protagonist and antagonist, respectively.

With the dialogue in Unforeseen Emissary we establish a clear antagonist, an opposition to the protagonist, Agent Smith. This makes the narrative of the film more appealing and adds an enticing element as there seems be subtle hints of history between the antagonist and protagonist with the shock of the "what?!" in the end. We veil the antagonist in mystery and darkness due to the fact that we only refer to him with "he", never revealing his name.

Here are some conventional antagonists that act as clear oppositions to the central character:

Lee Van Cleef - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Colonel Miles - Avatar

Joker - The Dark Knight

ANALYSIS OF OPENING SEQUENCE 3

I have analysed the opening sequence of 1991 horror/mystery-thriller Silence of the Lambs. This is because it is rather similar in terms of pace and feeling and also because this is something I hope to achieve regarding the amount of subtext and intricate but subtle story-telling. ANALYSIS of Silence of the Lambs

ROUGH CUT EVALUATION

My class had conducted a group evaluation after a screening of our rough cut. My group then leaded some questions involving what went well and even better ifs. These points were regarding camera work, title sequence, the conventions met and some general points.I have accumulated the responses on a Prezi.

Rough Cut Audience Feedback on Prezi

ROUGH CUT

This is a rough cut of our final production of the opening sequence. Here we have established our finalized ideas.