Prelim Task

This is my video upload of our preliminary task where we had to shoot some footage of a breif storyline within the school premesis. This is what we came up with and it is currently titled "Mafia prelim task". By me, Jamie Webb, Jamie Moulds and Rhys Evans.

Overall, I think that our prelim task was very succsessful because we shot all the footage that we wanted within the given time. It got some good feedback from the audience that watched it and the music, mis-en-scene, footage etc was very fitting to it's title 'Mafia style prelim'. If I was to change anything about it I would enhance the vocals as they are somewhat quiet.

Production Company Name Ideas

This is a mind ap of ideas for names of our thriller film production company. We chose a wide variety of ideas and discussed them within the group. These are the following:

Thriller Institution Company - Universal Studios

I have researched the institutions that produce thriller films and I have found out that "Universal Studios" have distributed thriller films in the past. University Pictures is one of the six major movie studios. It was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, it is one of the oldest American movie studios still in continuous production. Here are some examples of thriller movies that were produced and distributed by "Universal Pictures":

·                     Drag me to Hell

·                     The Strangers

·                     The Last House on the Left

·                     Stay Alive

·                     The Unborn

Being one of the oldest American movie studios still in continuous production, "universal studios" have a lot of experience within movie making, so they would be ideal for producing and distributing our thriller film. They are a worldwide production company which means they would definitly support films made the UK, and would also help within the merketing section as they could advertise and sell all over the world (mainly in the USA)

The reason why I chose "universal studies" over other producers, for example "summit entertainment" or "dimension films" is because Universal Studies is arguably one of the most famous producers and have the most knowledge, experience and financial support. Also, our thriller is very inspired by thrillers produced by Universal Studios, so in that sense they would be more of a help. However, the only problem is that Universal Studios is originally based in the USA, so convinience would be an issue. 

Memento review

The film “Memento” is classed as a psychological thriller, and truly lives up to this. With the option of viewing in linear or non linear really treats the audience which is what makes this film very unique. With flashbacks from the linear version, shown in black and white, creates a mind puzzle for the audience to solve. The black and white camera work denotes with the past, change and difference, which Is exactly why it has been used in the film. The sense of confusion is carried throughout the whole film, with senses of mystery which is what makes it live up to the thriller genre, along with mild scenes of violence, connoting with blood, fights and weaponry. Guns are a key factor within the mise-en-scene, as they are commonly used within the scenes, and in the thriller genre, which is why “Memento” lives up to its genre.

It cleverly uses Polaroid photos within the mise-en-scene to capture the story in an illustrated way, and adds to the sense of mystery. On the topic of mystery, the music choice is very typical for a thriller film, strings, eerie minor notes and low tonality. This adds tension in the fact that It juxtaposes with the dark depressing scenes. The impact this has on the audience is a positive, responsive one in the fact of the juxtaposition of the music and scenes.