Film Analysis- I Am Legend

By Joseph Beardsall

Film Analysis- I Am Legend

I have decided to analyze the first 10 minutes of “I Am Legend” because of its similar genre to our film of a thriller, horror. The first aspect you will recognise about “I am legend” is it begins with a blank screen and an innocent conversation is taking place between two men, referring to sport which soon moves onto a conversation between to two women that ends with a shocking discovery followed by a minor, non diegetic sound. The women are dressed formally and are in a studio. One woman is questioning the other and is dressed more formally than the other, who is wearing a spotted jacket. At the end of the conversation she is asked if she has cured cancer and she hesitates in reacting which symbolises she was not completely sure.

Then the next shot is a long shot of Manhattan which pans upwards into an extreme long shot. This establishing shot sets the scene of the film and reveals that something has gone wrong as the city is empty. Then there are various shots which all back up the first establishing shot by showing smashed cars, birds flying around and worn posters which imply no one lives in the city anymore. There are also army vehicles on the street which shows some sort of major conflict had taken place. I recognised that Christmas decoration were still up but yet it looks like a hot summers day which symbolises the city has been like this for some time. The last thing I thought of in the establishing shot was that birds were flying which shows that whatever happened did not travel though the air so most likely only this city was necessarily affected by the problem.

The first three minutes of the films represents the change in circumstances. The men’s conversation represents normality then the second conversation between the women appears to be normal but shows a change in the last sentence followed by the non diagetic sound which implies something goes wrong. Then the film goes onto the establishing shot which shows the major change in circumstances and appears to show the result of this problem in the form of the abandoned city. It also says three years later which represents the time period in which this problem took place.

One of the shots is an over head shot of a car driving and the top of buildings that have been covered which symbolises that the city was quarantined. The sound of the motor is loud and you can still hear the wind blowing. The next shot is a close up of a man’s hand holding a gun dressed in a black jacket, jeans and a casual shirt. In the same shot it pans towards his face which reveals him to be driving the car, and he is also wearing a wedding ring so we know he’s married. Then the next shot shows a dog in the passenger seat. The shot after is of the man looking at the dog and then a shot of the dog looking at the man followed by a shot of the man pressing a button to put the window down and then a shot of the window going down and the dog sticking his head out of the window. This hand full of shots shows great continuity as it flows well and the window goes down as he presses the button. Then there is a shot from the back of the car which appears to show the car looking fresh and bright and new as if it represents a beacon of hope. In the same shot it shows birds flying away and the next shot shows the man looking up at the birds followed by a view from inside the car of the birds flying away which in the same shot leads up towards seeing tanks and other army vehicles. This represents the battle that took place in the city. The next shot is a medium shot panning left to right of the car turning and driving away leaving the focus on a poster on the back of a tank. The poster states “god still loves us” which represents faith and hope but also above the text is a distorted face which could represent the figure of the people infected with the virus.

The next few shots are of the car travelling at a fast speed though the city which links back to what the women said about been able to control a fast car in the conversation she had at the beginning of the film. The man talks to the dog for the first time which draws his attention away from the road as he nearly crashes into a dear. This shows the signs he really cares for the dog as he treats it like a human and possibly has no one else to talk to. He then peruses the flocking dear in a high speed pursuit with lots of medium shots of the dear and the car travelling at a fast pace. The shots vary from the dears running, the car and him in the car. The pace of the shots then slows as he is forced to stop because of a barricade. The shot to identify the barricade is paned from a low angle to high angle to reveal the barricade though the shot.

Then there is a non diagetic sound which fades and changes to the sound of wind. The screen then shows grasses blowing and pans from a low angle to a high angle which reveals all of the set and follows the man and his dog’s movement. It then shows a medium shot of the man looking rather nervous and hesitant followed by a close up on the dogs face. The next shot is a again a medium shot of the man putting the gun scope to his eye line then the shot after is the view from the scope followed by a close up of the man removing the scope and the gun from his eye line and dropping it to shoulder height. These three shows great continuity and that the scene was well thought out. The next clip is a panning shot of him and the dog running though the city. What you will notice about the next clip is the American flag which sets the scene as been America in case you did not realise this from the American ascents at the opening of the film. There also are large worldwide brand names such as MacDonald’s which shows that the area is most likely a large well known city which at a time was in full working order. The next shot is a medium shot of him running and we have the view of his back. It is worth pointing out that a lot of the ground has large weeds and some of the lampposts are covered in vines which show the city has been dormant for some time. The next two shots are of him peering around a wall but across from him there are images of children which are an implication of his everlasting thoughts about his own child which linger in the back of his mind. He then peers completely round the corner and sees one of the dear though a car window, this shot continues as he crouches’s down and begins to investigate further. At the end of this shot the depth of field changes from him to the dear to show the dears importance and to imply he is targeting the dear.


In the next shot he begins to stand and the dear is attacked by a lion. Then the almost silent approach turns into the dog barking and the man aiming his gun towards the lion and the dear. Still at this point the depth of field is on the lion and we see a over the shoulder shot of him looking at the lion kill it’s pray. As the man begins to take aim the lion’s family comes into the picture and the man takes interest in this before hearing his watch go off and leaving. The shots are of him looking at his watch from a medium close up of his face, gun and other arm baring the watch. Then followed by a close up of the watch and a shot of him turning to view the sun going down. He then tells the dog to go and begins to retreat himself again jogging which implies he’s in a rush. Then the titles follow with some non diagetic music which could be described as minor key and scary.

The next shot is of an arch which is lightened by the sun and also some barrels with bombs strapped to them, again I believe this is another sign of hope using the arch to represent good and the bombs to represent the bad. In the same shot we hear a noise from the distance which increases in sound and then is viewed to be a car and the noise is the diagetic sound of the engine. The next shot is a medium shot of the man removing several items from the car followed by shutting the door of the car. Then a paned shot of the man’s feet which pans up wards and reveals the man spreading a substance from a bottle over the stairs and also the front door of a house. The door is unlocked which implies that he is not scared of anyone entering the house and conforms that the man believes no one lives in the city anymore.

The next shot is of the man wearing an apron and appearing to be rummaging for food. The man then vacates to another room were the television is on and the news is playing. The news lady mentions the biggest snow storm in New York City which reveals that either he is not located in New York or this news report is a recording. In the shot the man is again is out of focus and not in the depth of field which shows in this shot the television is more important than him. The next shot is then of him again walking over to the sink will some sort of food, still he is listening to the news. In the next two shots the man is talking to the dog and poring this substance over what appears to be the dogs dinner will saying “here you go just the way you like it” to the dog. Though out the first 10 minutes you will realise that he treats the dog like his child and the dog treats him like a father this is made clearer as the film progresses. The reason behind this relationship is because the man may have a son or daughter and the dog reminds him of them or maybe he is just very lonely. He then takes the plate removes something from the fridge and begins to kneel. In the next shot he says “hear you go” in a soft calming voice as if again he was talking to a child, then he places the meal onto the floor and the dog begins to eat. He then sits himself to the table and begins to eat will talking interest in the weather forecast. On the screen you notice a recording box which shows this is a recorded video not a live weather forecast. He then tells the dog to eat his vegetables and threatens him by says “will stay hear all night” as a punishment which again is something a parent would say to his child.

The next scene is of the man bathing the dog and asking him “what you worried about?” this is an implication that the dog is not worried but he is worried so to take his mind of it he makes conversation with the dog. He then turns on his ipod and begins to sing to Bob Marley’s don’t worry about a thing. This again is another method to take his mind of whatever he is worried about. He then continues to wash the dog and sing to him as a father would to his child. We then hear the sound of his watch alarm going off again which then makes the man stare into space to speak with great fear in his eyes and a non diagetic sound comes on. It shows the dog barking but the sound is not heard at all which is to help put us into the man’s frame of mind and realise that at this moment the man is blanking out the sound of the dog and the music and can only hear this scary music as the terrible thoughts travel though his brain. The music is used to represent his fear though out and also to signify so something getting closer. After a brief ten seconds he comes round and the music and the dogs marking is returned.

The reason for my choice of analysing this film is because at the beginning everything is normal which is also how our film is represented in the first few minutes but as it progresses you begin to understand something isn’t right. The difference between this film and our film is this film spends the first 10minutes building up suspense were as our film builds up some suspense but not in such a large time period. The scenes are completely different but have a similar effect, one been an abandoned city another been an empty forest. Each of these I believe are good sets for thriller horrors but “I am legend” is a large production wear as are is a small budget production which limits our soft ware and sets. Overall I like how the film begins as it builds suspense up from the beginning, leaves clues to what might happen next and also has great continuity though out all the shots. I believe every great thriller keeps you guessing.

By Nancy And Joseph

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By Jasmine Pearson
Film Analysis - When A Stranger Calls
I chose to review the first ten minutes of the film ‘When A Stranger Calls’ because it is the same genre of film as our film, a thriller. The story follows a teenage girl who goes babysitting one night in a house with large glass windows. Someone keeps calling her while she’s babysitting, but not saying anything and just heavy breathing. The film is similar to ours in that dead bodies are found at the start of the film.

Our film is also similar to this film because of its title sequence. The titles are on plain black screens with film in between them, and the titles in our film are set out like this. Also during the opening sequence of the film, a phone conversation is audible to the audience, and in our film a radio broadcast is played throughout our opening sequence, which are similar.

The first shoot is a close shot of a house window. Figures and shadows are visible on the wall in the room but no actual bodies or faces. The unknown element adds to the thriller genre because people are scared of not knowing who people are because they can’t tell if they’re good or bad. From this the camera zooms out and pans into a long shot of a fairground at the side of this house. The contrast between the silence of the house room and the nosiness of the fairground implies that something bad is going to happen.
After this shot fast paced editing follows, which creates an effect of edge and mystery to the film. This is because the audience doesn’t really have time to grasp what is going on because the shots are on for such little time, and this confuses them. This is a good technique to use in a thriller genre film. During these quick jump shots between the fairground and the house window, a phone called is played where you quietly hear a girl’s voice asking on the phone ‘why are you calling me?’. This gets the audience wondering who she is on the phone to.

The next significant shot is an over the shoulder shot from an old couple sat on a bench of a man walking a dog. The man is shown walking away from the fairground towards the street of houses, and from the chest upwards is in darkness, so you can’t see his face or who he is. This again is a thriller effect created from the unknown. He waves to the old couple who wave back, and this suggests he is local. It also suggests that he is innocent and friendly to be friends with an old couple. This confuses the audience because it creates a different impression of him from the first impression you get of the man.
After this the camera pans from right to left in long shot down the street until it gets to a house. Outside the house the audience can see a figure stood on the doorstep. The person is looking up and down the street as if they are looking for someone or something. This gives this person a feel of innocence and vulnerability as they are stood out on there door step alone whilst looking worried. The camera continues in crane shot upwards to reveal a sign saying ‘Jesus’. This religious reference symbolises that one must have hope for the dark deeds that are to follow.


The next shot is a close up shot of the figure, who we now see is a girl, as she walks to the end of her path. The shot keeps jumping from a long shot to a close up shot, which creates the effect that she is being watched. The jumpy effect it also creates, adds to the thriller genre. One of the following shots is a close up shot of a wind chime as it blows in the nights wind. Behind is the house that was focused on earlier. The sounds are just the noises of the chime against the silence of the night, which creates an eerie, thrilling feel. A figure quickly passes across the screen and the shot suddenly changes to medium shots of the fairground and the people there, and as this happens a girl is heard screaming. The presence of the figure moving quickly and the scream, add to the thriller genre. The next shot, a medium shot of a fairground ride, features the title ‘When A Stranger Calls’ in front of it. The title, makes the audience refer back to the phone conversation the girl was having earlier on, and the audience now knows the person she was on the phone to was a stranger.
The camera then cranes upwards from the fairground and pans left to reveal a long shot of the house window again. The room is now in darkness, which suggests the girl doesn’t want someone to know she is there and is hiding. Quickly after establishing this, the light is turned on and this time two shadows are visible. The shadow of the girl and one of a man stood behind her. At the same time as this happening, the girl starts to scream. The camera jumps back to shots of the fairground rides and the people screaming excitably on the rides there. This is good technique that is used to show that the girl’s screams blend in with the fairground peoples screams, and no one can hear her to help her. So the audience must hear her suffer, which creates slight horror. The genre of our film is mainly thriller, but secondary horror, which is the same with this film.

After the opening sequence the setting changes to daytime, with the police pulling up to and entering the house from the night before. As the chief police officer enters the room where the murder took place, a low angle shot shows his face. You never see the room, but from the police officers facial expression you can tell the sights are horrific. At the same time the police officer cans the room the sounds of the screaming and murder that took place the night before are played for the audience to hear. This also adds to creating the impact of the dramatic and horrific murder that took place.


Back downstairs a medium shot of the chief police officer shows him almost falling backwards to lean on a table and support himself up from the shock of what he has just seen. The fact that he is so shocked and horrified by what he saw, shows that the scene really was horrible. Also being a chief police officer, he would most likely have lots of experience dealing in this area, but this murder truly shook him up, which also adds to saying how horrible the sight was.

The next shot is a long shot of a school, and the text ‘FERNHILL, COLORADO 126 miles away’ fades onto the screen over the picture. The next three minutes of the film are shot in a different scene with a totally different feel to it, that is mainly achieved by slow paced editing among other techniques. In these three minutes the film introduces the main character, another teenage girl. You learn that her boyfriend keeps trying to call her because they have fallen out. This comes into play later in the film, so this is useful information, and a clever way of linking things up. I think it is a good technique to change the setting for a while in the film and give the audience a different feel to the film, because then it is not solid thriller all the way through the film, and the audience is less likely to get bored.

The first 10 mins of the film ‘When A Stranger Calls’ introduces the idea of the story and gives background information on the caller/killer. Our film uses many similar techniques that this film uses to create that thriller genre.

Film trailer -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unzsokdVmMk

Analysing the first ten minutes of SAW

By Daniel Richardson

I have chosen the film ‘SAW’ to analyse, as the genre of the film in the same as our film we have produced, a Horror Thriller hybrid genre. Although the film is an 18 certificate and includes far more violence and gore than our film, it follows a similar storyline of a sadistic killer, who captures and kills his victims, Jigsaw in SAW, the hangman in our film ‘The Hanger’. Therefore I found the film suitable to analyse.

At the start of the film, the production company ‘Lionsgate Pictures’ as well as the credits for the film appear. This is obviously to inform the audience who the film is by, who stars in it, who directs it and to give an idea of the genre of the film. We get this idea from an eerie soundtrack that plays over the titles. The film titles appear in the colour blue, suggesting a cold feel of the film, and that the film is set in a cold setting. This is correct, as the blue fades to a key, shot underwater in a close up, which appears to be sucked down a plug hole. The camera then switches to a close up bird’s eye view shot of a man who is underwater, in a bath. He sits up sharply and dramatically, putting the audience into immediate suspense as we wonder who the man is, and why he is been kept in a bath, but has apparently no idea on how he has got there.

The man falls out of the bath shot in a medium close up tracking shot. He rolls out emphatically, screaming in apparent shock at his situation. Judging by the fact we are only 1min 19seconds into the film, we can see from the start that twists and turns are going to be around every corner. We are straight into the film, straight into the action, giving off an impression of ‘expect the unexpected’.

The camera stays fixed on the man, in a medium tracking shot, as he stands in the dark shouting for help. Out of the blue, we here another man’s voice. This startles the first man, as he asks what is happening, and if the man can turn on a light. The man does this, and as he does this jump cuts occur from the first man to a set of lights. This repeats 3 times, as the colour blue lights up the room. The lights are shot in a low angle shot looking up, showing the lights are pivotal in revealing the setting of the film, showing without them the protagonists and the audience have no clue to the whereabouts of the film.

The camera then switches to a medium shot of a man sat down on the floor, hand cuffed to a pipe on the floor. He is scruffy looking and appears weak; he appears to have been stuck in this position for at least a couple of days. This again prompts the audience to ask a number of questions, such as who this man is, and why both these men are stuck in the same position. This keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, not knowing any answers at this moment in time.

The camera then switches to a point of view shot from the second man. He looks through blurred vision at the first man, who looks surprised to see another man in the setting, which we now see is some sort of a large bathroom. The camera then zooms out, where before angling down to a dead body, where the camera spins round zooming out at the same time, obviously to shock and disillusion the audience. Dramatic bangs also appear at each shot of the dead body, creating a tense and dramatic atmosphere. A series of jump cuts then occur, from the dead body, to the first man, the second man and this cycle repeats quickly, showing a gun, and a tape recorder in the hands of the dead body from a bird’s eye view close up shot, showing the importance of these items, giving the audience some clue to how important these items will be in the film. However this also disillusions the audience, as they have no idea what is going on at all apart from the clues. This could also be to represent the disillusion of the two characters, who also have no idea of what is occurring.

The camera then reverts to a shot of the first man, again shot in medium close up, who looks around frantically to try and determine his situation. He looks down, and the camera follows, to a chain wrapped around his ankle, chained to a pipe like man 2. He then starts to panic, the camera jump cutting to a series of close ups of the man and the chain, showing the audience a feel of panic also, maybe also stressing the importance of the chain to the storyline. The music at this point changes in tempo and volume quite dramatically, and continues to do so until the shot is done. All this gives an impression of disarray.

A series of shot reverse shots, match on action and eye line matches then occur, as a conversation ensues between the two men. All the shots are medium close ups, as man 1 tries to break free from his chains, while man 2 calmly stands and quizzes man 1 about his memory of how he has ended up in the bathroom. The conversation is quick, man 1 obviously in no mood to talk, wanting to escape. It is apparent his attempts are pointless, as he cannot free himself. This gives is the impression that the men will be stuck for the rest of the film, because of the deserted setting and the fact they are chained up to a pipe, giving the audience the impression that they are not supposed to escape. And this is then confirmed by man 2 who says “by the look of these chains, someone didn’t want us to go very far.....” The audience now must be thinking why are they been kept prisoner? And this is the main basis for the rest of the story.

The conversation then continues, using the same types of shots, as both men begin asking the same questions as the audience, such as “why are we here”, “how long have we been here?” and “what does whoever is keeping us here want from us?” as well as personal questions such as each other’s names, professions etc. It is then revealed man 1 is called Adam, and man two Lawrence, and a little back story is told, giving the audience some idea of how the story will unfold, but not too much as obviously they need to be thrilled. This all takes place in the first 7 minutes of the film, which sets the scene straight away, and we now know we are in for a treat in regards to the horror thriller genre.

A series of close ups of the both Adam and Lawrence’s bodies then take place, focusing on the bottom half of the body, where firstly Adam dips into his pockets, revealing a plastic packet with his name written on it. He is then shot in medium shot again, as he empties his packet, a close up revealing a tape which says ‘Play Me’. The camera then switches to Lawrence who does the same, revealing a tape in his plastic packet, as well as a bullet and a key. The shots then alternate to medium shots between the two men who question the contents of each packet, as Lawrence tries to unlock his chains with the key, but to no avail. Both men then spot the tape recorder in the dead man’s hand, and Adam claims it using his shirt and a plug hole from the bath. The tape recorder is then shot in extreme close up, emphasising its importance.

The music then deepens to a more sinister tone, showing even more the tape recorders importance. The audience must now have the impression that the tape recorder carries answers, obviously along with the tapes both men have discovered in their plastic packets. And indeed this is true, as the camera focuses on Adam who plays his tape. A dark menacing voice then speaks, revealing that Adam could be in the place of his death. This is the end of the first ten minutes of the film, and we have our first major answer, that obviously someone is planning to kill Adam, maybe Lawrence also.

First ten minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrmyerTTIO4&feature=related

Nancy Smith - Film Analysis - 'The Shining' (1980)

I have chosen to analyze the first ten minutes of the film 'The Shining', based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Stanley Kubrick.

The film i have chosen to review is the same genre as the film we produced as a group, a thriller with aspects of horror. The story follows the life of a family who head to an isolated hotel for the winter, where an evil spirit lures the father (played by Jack Nichalson) into a violent frame of mind, whilst the hotel reveals dark secrets from its past that only the psychic son can see.

I believe that our film is similar to 'The Shining' as both the film openings change from one scene and setting to another. In the first ten minutes of 'The Shining' we see 3 different locations. The first is a high angle shot view of a mountainous American country landscape.

I believe that this scene gives the feeling of isolation, as it is set away from inhabitance. The camera pans to follow a car, which at one points passes through the outskirts of a woodland which is also a setting in our film. The music played over this scene is key to giving it an atmospheric feel. It is very screechy and typical of a thriller film or film of a similar genre. The titles roll upwards onto the screen during these shots. These titles are very different to the ones we used in our own film, as we decided to separate ours from the actual film. At the end of the first scene the words 'THE INTERVIEW' appear on the screen. This is placed on a black background with a very harsh sound behind it. This only lasts for about 3 seconds and gives the effect of fast pace movement, which we tried to incorporate into our film as it is a typical element of a thriller film.

The next scene we see in film is of the character Jack walking into the hotel. Firstly he walks through a very grand reception area and then into the office of the hotel manager. As he walks from the reception to the office the camera follows Jack a pace behind. As he turns the corners in the hotel lobby the viewer is unable to see quite what Jack is seeing. I believe that this is a very good way of beginning to create fear inside the viewer as it creates a feeling of unknowing. When Jack reaches the office there is a quick conversation between himself and the hotel manager before the scene changes.

The next scene opens with the new setting of a residential apartment area, set in front of a cluster of mountains. The camera pans in towards the building for about 5 seconds before the shot changes to see the characters Wendy (Jacks wife) and Danny (the psychic son) sat in the dining area of a small apartment.

Whilst both characters talk about the move to the hotel for the winter, in the background you can hear what sounds like an old children’s racing cartoon. The screeching sounds of the cars and the music played over them sounds very disjointed next to the characters voices. I believe that this subconsciously makes the audience feel uncomfortable, which evokes the emotion of fear the film creates. In this scene we also see the character Tony, an imaginary friend created by Danny and supposedly living within his index finger. The audience instantly knows that this character is in fact only Danny’s thoughts, although, it does create the effect that Danny may have a split personality, which is often used as a theme in thriller films.

The next scene jumps back to the hotel and the conversation between Jack the hotel manager, and other man. A series of shot reverse shots take place between all 3 men as they talk about the hotel an its past. Into the shot, the hotel manager explains to Jack how a previous man who had spent a winter taking care of the hotel had suffered what they believed was 'cabin fever' when he had gone insane and killed his wife and two daughters.

This information is key in the film as in a later scene the ghosts of the murdered family begin to appear and taunt Jacks son Danny. Many thriller films use this technique of giving a certain piece of information in the beginning of the film, as it will link with a key part in the story later, breaking up and linking together the film. In our film, we played a radio broadcast of the missing girl in our opening title sequence. Later on in the two minuet opening one of the character finds what the audience believes is the body of the girl. Without the radio broadcast the audience may not understand what has been found in the woods, which would not thrill them at all.

After Jack has been told about the murders he still agrees to go ahead with taking care of the hotel. All the shots in this scene are straightforward medium shots which gives the scene a calm flowing feel, breaking up the feeling of fear within the audience, which keeps them interested.

The first ten minutes of the film 'The Shining' introduces the storyline and key information as to what the rest of the film will be about. Our film uses many aspects which are also present in 'The Shining' and many other films of the thriller genre.

Questionnaire Results

By Daniel Richardson and Jasmine Pearson

Questionnaire

By Daniel Richardson

Name 3 films you have seen in the cinema in the past year

Name 3 films you have seen in the past year on TV/DVD

Does the cinema chain affect your choice of film?

Would you say you watch more big budget or lower budget films?

How likely are you to see a horror film at the cinema?

What film genre does the film title 'The Hanger' suggest to you?

Does the film title 'The Hanger' appeal to you?

How likely are you to see a film entitles 'The Hanger'?

By Nancy Smith

NJJD Productions

We have decided to name our company NJJD Productions. We came up with this name when we merged the first letters of our names together in a particular order. This meant that Nancy, Joe, Jasmine, Daniel became NJJD.

Our company will have the credit of producing our films, although, we decided as a group that we would use Universal as the distributor for our film as it has a positive reputation for distributing other thriller/horror films, such as ‘’The strangers’’ and ‘’The Unborn’’.

This is the logo for our company produced on photoshop.

By Nancy Smith and Daniel Richardson

Scene 2 - Photo Storyboard

Shot 1 - Low angle long shot

Both boys walking away from camera into the woods.

Shot 2 - Medium shot

Both boys sat down on log in woods drinking.

Shot 3 - Medium shot

Lee Richardson walks off into the woods to collect wood.

Shot 4 - Medium close up shot

Mickey Jones sat at opening setting drinking beer.

Shot 5 - High angle medium close up.

Lee Richardson sees an object in the distance which he approaches.

Shot 6 - High angle close up.

Shot from Lee's viewpoint looking down into the objects inside the bag found in the woods.

Shot 7 - Close up

Close up shot of blood dripping onto the side of Lee's face then appearing on his hand.

Shot 8 - Medium shot

Shot of Lee Richardson stumbling away from underneath the tree.

Movie Poster by Daniel Richardson

Cast Images By Daniel Richardson

Joeseph Beardsall as Micky Jones

Daniel Richardson as Lee Richardson

By Jasmine Pearson

Film Distributors
Film distributors are an important part in the process of gettng films out in the public eye and then the process of distributing the film in the forms of dvds etc. They produce many marketing techniques such as film posters and film trailers etc. to make sure your film sells. They also organise advance screenings of the film.

To make sure our film has the best chance of being successful if we were to chose a distributor for our film, we would chose a well known film distributor that has a high sucess rate for films. Also we would chose a distribution company that distributes and markets similar genres films to our film. Then they would already be familular in the techniques that sell that genre of film well, and this would give our film a good start at being successful.

Some of the main film distributors are . . .










Warner Bros. A major film distributor that would be able to promote our film globally, but generally distributes a lot of cartoon films and films for younger audeinces, rather than for our targeted audience age.
Some films they have distributed:
- Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
- Happy Feet
- Nancy Drew
- Yes Man











20th Century Fox. Another big film distributor that generally targets a more adult audience.
Some films they have distributed:
- The Day After Tomorrow
- Hide and Seek
- Mr and Mrs Smith
- Taken












Universal. They would be a good distributor choice looking at a big scale picture, because they would be able to promote our film globally. They also distrbute a lot of thriller and horror genre films, so they would be our ideal film distributor.
Some films they have distributed:
- The Strangers
- Wanted
- The Unborn
- Fast and Furious

By Jasmine Pearson

Props
1st Location - Dark room in Barnsley College: Table, black leather gloves, radio

2nd Location - Wombwell Woods: Alcohol bottles, bottle opener, blue carrier bag, handbag, purse, fake Blood


Costume
Joseph Beardsall playing Mickey Jones: Black shirt, modern black jacket, white watch, white and black trainers, peace earring in left ear, and navy jeans.

Daniel Richardson playing Lee Richardson: Black Manchester United shirt, modern black jacket, white trainers and blue jeans.

Jasmine Pearson playing 'The Hanger': Black leather jacket, black hooded over coat, black leather gloves and dark brown leggings.

By Joseph Beardsall

Call List

Shooting Date: Wednesday 17th March
Crew Details:
Director: Jasmine Pearson
Camera: Nancy Smith
Sound/Editing: Jasmine Pearson and Nancy Smith
Actors: Joseph Beardsall and Daniel Richardson
Meeting and Departure Time: 12pm - 5pm
Location:Filmed at Wombwell Woods, Wombwell
Estimated Wrap Time: 4 Hours +
Additional Info/Contacts/Equipment: HD video camera.
Props used: Alcohol bottles, handbag, fake blood, purse, bottle opener and blue carrier bag.

Shooting Date: Friday 26th March
Crew Details:
Director: Nancy Smith
Camera: Nancy Smith
Sound/Editing: Jasmine Pearson and Nancy Smith
Actors: Jasmine Pearson
Meeting and Departure Time: 2pm - 2:40pm
Location:Filmed in a dark room in Barnsley College, Honeywell Department
Estimated Wrap Time: 30 mins
Additional Info/Contacts/Equipment: HD video camera.
Props used: Black leather gloves, radio, table.