Audience Survey Results

These are the results we received from the audience.
Ignoring the results which aren't serious, we found that the majority of people preferred Horror and Comedy based films, which is also reflected in the favourite films. 'Jurassic Park' and 'World War Z' are both well-known Thriller films, which aids us in deciding what is best suited for our film.

The majority of people who answered were between the ages of 16 and 18, which also helps us decide our target demographic.

What people like about Thriller films is the suspense that they build up, which means that to receive good audience feedback, we need to include scenes and a story which build up tension. Jumpy parts and 'thrills' were also popular responses. It's a thing to consider adding when we want to widen our audience.

Audience Survey

This is a screenshot of our survey. We selected our questions to find out what the preferred genres are for each gender and age group. This will aid is in finding our key demographic when creating our film, and when finding out who will our film be watched by.

Animatic

This is our animatic, to show which shots will occur where in relation to the story.

Recce Shots

Recce shots from SmilingJackDrummer

These are possible locations for our film to take place. We selected these rooms to mimic a larger police station and the possible rooms that may be in it.

The classroom would emulate a potential boardroom for a department in a police station (i.e. homicide or arson) and could be used effectively in such a manner (if necessary). The tables, computers, files and a board as a focal point could potentially be used in a police situation.

 The photos featuring the common room, corridors and staircase could represent an older section of the building, which police stations often feature. It also adds to the serious tone of the film, and looks professional.

The exterior of the building is a suitable choice as it adds a modern contrast to the the interior, it also has a layout which may be ideal for police officers to operate.

Storyboard

This is the storyboard for our film 'Impression'. These are our ideas of what the scene will look like through the camera.

Our film has changed since then, we have also renamed it 'In The Dark'. After we filmed Impression, we were unsatisfied with the turnout, so we tried adding more footage and scenes to increase the tension, but found that to also be unsuccessful. We ultimately decided to start again on our film and create something new, with more tense scenes and a wider variety of shots and a different location. We feel the new film 'In The Dark' turned out significantly better than our previous one.

Props and Equipment list

Props and Equipment list


Equipment
Canon 1100D
Tripod
Canon EOS1
Panasonic HC-V100

Props
Police Tape
Pens
Notepads
Sticks
Cups

Wardrobe
Detectives-Button shirt, tie, trousers, any choice of shoes, coats are optional
Police Officers-Button shirt, tie, trousers, smart shoes
Maia Fort-Dressed provocatively (short skirt, high heels etc.)
Jayce Yun-Casual clothes
Paul (Dog Walker)-Casual clothes
Elaine Forrest-Casual clothes
Laura Maine-Casual child clothes


This is the equipment, props and clothing required for our film.

Initial Ideas

This is the Prezi presentation displaying our initial ideas and exterior knowledge of the Crime Thriller genre. This also reflects why we chose the options we did and which possibilities we explored.

Impression-Shooting Schedule

Impression

Broken Glass Productions, Inc.

Impression – Production #1337

Shooting Schedule

Producer: Lewis Kendall

Director: Alex Hooks

Production Manager: Alex Hooks

1^st Assistant Director: Lewis Kendall

Film Shoots – 2 Days

Saturday, November 16^th 2013 through Tuesday, November 19^th 2013

Date: 1^st day EXT. Saturday 16/11/13

Set/Scenes: Seaton Carew, day. Man looking for his dog

Cast: Tom Curtis, Tyler Rookes

Location: Seaton Beach

Props: Dog lead

Make-Up: Corpse make-up

EXT. Seaton Beach, sand dunes, day

Police arrive to investigate the crime scene

Lewis Kendall, Tom Whieldon, Doug Macaskill, Tyler Rookes, Mat Appleyard

Seaton Sand Dunes

Police Tape, Sticks, Notepads, Cameras

EXT. Seaton Carew, night

Maia is picked up in a mysterious vehicle by an anonymous character

Mark Lancaster, Tyler Rookes

Seaton Carew Lane

Date: Day 3 INT. Tuesday 19^th November 2013

Set/Scenes: Brinkburn College, Classroom. Two detectives discussing the ongoing investigation

Cast: Lewis Kendall, Tom Whieldon

Props: Photographs of victims, assorted stationary, coffee

Wardrobe: Hair is messy, ties loosened


This is a shooting schedule to show where and when we will shoot the scenes of the film.

Broken Glass Productions Logo

This is our design for our company logo. We chose the name 'Broken Glass' as it implies danger and destruction, both staples of thriller genre. We edited some cracks onto a darkened eye, so it looks like the eye is broken, which is a creepy and surreal image, much like the film our studio would produce.

Firstly, I sampled a picture of an eye and also some cracked glass. I then used Photoshop to layer them across each other. Next, I used the art history brush to add a liquid effect to the skin around the eye, whilst leaving the actual eye alone. I then adjusted the hue/saturation and filters on the cracks to blend it into the eye, creating the illusion that it is cracked. I then typed the name of the company and positioned it beneath the eye. I adjusted the filters to make it seem more like glass.

Impression Script

Broken Glass Productions

A man searching for his dog on the beach comes across the murder victim (Tyler)

Paul: (shouting) Buster? Buster!? Whistles (walks towards the dead body)

Camera shows a figure on the ground. Paul walks swiftly towards the figure. Camera pans down slowly as Paul gets closer to the figure to reveal it being a dead body.

White out then fade back to the police investigating the scene

Lee: Any details?

Officer 1: Early 20’s, throat has been sliced, no signs of struggle, been dead around 4 – 5 hours.  Detectives are being lead over to the body

Eric: You got a name?

Officer 1: The vic’s been ID’d as Maia Fort. I’ve sent some of our officers to talk to the family.

Lee crouches down to inspect the body

Lee: Clean cut to the throat…

Eric: Died in a matter of seconds’ walks off to investigate the scene

Lee: Yeah… and it looks professional. Very clean… He knows what he’s doing. Turns to the officer Found any sort of evidence?

Officer 1: We’ve scoured the place, nothing.

Eric: (off shot) So your boys didn’t find this?

Low angle camera shot showing Eric looking at the newly discovered evidence. Lee and the officer walk into frame.

Officer 1: Uh… no… What is that?

Cut to sticks layed out to spell out “Jack did it”

Lee: Who’s Jack?

Eric: I dunno… We should get this back to the lab for prints.

Officer takes a picture of the evidence and then the scene changes to an office room. The detectives are there, looking at a board with photographs of other murders, looking tired, coffee on the table, ties loosened and hair roughed up.

Lee: It could be possible that they’re connected?

Eric: Yeah sure, they’re all dead, well done. Gold star for Lee.

Lee: No listen, our first victim was Elaine Forrest. She was bound, tortured then strangled in her own home, right?

Eric nods but still looks puzzled

Lee: That kill closely follows the MO of BTK. Our second victim, Jayce Yun, was found in an abandoned building with evidence of mutilation, rape and possible cannibalism.

Eric: Yeah I remember, he had his toes bit off lightly chuckles

Lee: I don’t understand what’s so funny but this kill follows that of Jeffery Dahmer. You starting to see a pattern here?

Eric: Okay so they’re both in their 20’s? We have a part of a profile? No wait there’s the little girl, Laura Maine…

Lee: Disappeared last year then turns up in the woods, raped and been a victim to cannibalism.

Eric: That doesn’t fit…

Lee: In fact, it fits perfectly. He’s recreating kills from infamous serial killers. BTK, Jeffery Dahmer and-

Eric: Albert Fish! Eric looks proud with his input

Lee: And now, Jack the Ripper.

Eric: Maia must’ve been some sort of call girl

Cuts to a re-enactment of the events leading to Maia’s death

Lee: Picked up by a client, that explains why there’s no signs of struggle, it’s routine to go to a secluded area for this kind of thing.

Eric: Ah yes, you being the expert on hookers

Lee: I watch documentaries, sometimes this kind of thing comes up, that hardly makes me an expert on picking up prostitutes… Back to the point, we’ve got a copycat killer.


This is the first plan of our script. We chose the dialogue in order to define each character. Our idea was to make the character of Eric to seem cocky and arrogant, while contrasting the character of Lee who isn't either, but he is socially inept.





*FOOTNOTE*
This is the script of our original film, which we decided to discontinue. There is new dialogue in our film which is not scripted on here.

Impression-Risk Assessment

Risk	Shooting Locations	Parties Affected	Responsibility	Explanation
Illness/ Injuries	All	Actors/Alex and Lewis	Alex and Lewis	If one of our actors is ill/injured, we will ensure a replacement is found prior to shooting. If one of us is injured/ill, we shall reschedule shooting.
Weather	Outdoors	Actors/Alex and Lewis	N/A	The weather forecast will be checked in advance to ensure shooting that day is a viable option, however, if the weather is unsuitable for our shots, we shall reschedule. If there is heavy rain or harsh wind, we will reschedule too, as it may damage the equipment.
Actor Inconveniences or Clashes	All	Actors/Alex and Lewis	Alex and Lewis	There are sometimes unforeseen or unpredictable circumstances, which may lead to one of us or an actor being unable to make a shoot, due to event clashes. We will maintain regular face-to-face contact to ensure that this does not happen
Technology	All	Actors/Alex and Lewis	Alex and Lewis	There is every chance that the equipment we use may not work, may not be charged, or may be corrupted. To prevent this, we will ensure that all our equipment is in working order prior to the shoot.

This is the Risk Assessment sheet which shows the parties responsible, the potential errors, and which actions will be taken in response. This is a necessary document to have, as it will ensure correct responses to the corresponding errors.

Mood Board

This is the mood board we created to show our ideas, we have our killers, murder scene, a murder just taking place and a stereotypical crime scene.

Treatment Sheet

Impression

Characters

·      Aggressive Detective-Eric Prince. Mid 30’s, widowed, suspicion around his wife’s death. Aggressively pursues the case for personal reasons. Possibly issues with alcohol or drugs.

·      Calm detective-Lee Myers. Late 20s, single, married to the job.  Eidetic memory, high intelligence, lacks social skills

·      The Impressionist. Commits a string of murders as a tribute to serial killers of the past. (BTK, Jeffery Dahmer etc.) Introvert.

·      Victim (filmed)-Maia Fort. Struggling mother, sold herself on the streets, killed in the style of Jack the Ripper.

·      Victim (photograph 1)-Elaine Forrest. Killed in her own home with a plastic bag, evidence of torture. (BTK)

·      Victim (photograph 2)-Jayce Yun. Found dead in an abandoned building, evidence of mutilation, cannibalism and rape (Jeffery Dahmer)

·      Victim (photograph 3)-Laura Maine. Child. Went missing and found. Evidence of rape and cannibalism. (Albert Fish)

Synopsis

·      Beach Scene-A body is discovered by a dog walker on a beach, he then calls the police. The detectives show up to examine the body. In the background, the dog walker is being questioned by an officer. The calm detective explores the area for more evidence, discovers a message, written in sticks ‘Jack Did It’ (referring to the Ripper). He comes rushing back over, pulls out photos and begins to explain that the murders are connected.