My Movie planning - Finalised Storyboard

Dear Readers,

So after a lot of deliberation and inspiration i have finalised my storyboard:

obviously when I'm filming, if i think different shots are better, i will change but currently this is the storyboard I'm sticking to so far...

until next time....bye!

My Movie planning - My Second Developed Storyline/ Treatment

Dear Readers,

I've had another revelation to do with my movie... The Jack killings.. instead being on the TV..
- should be in a newspaper
       then
- When the foreshadowing of the Jack in the box at the door arrives
       it will
- Connect jack calling - so to know he's here when he circles the article is a thick red marker. Maybe with a message or something like "I'm Back"

I have so many ideas... but as i narrow them down and watch other thrillers i am developing my story even more to make sure i get the best of thrillers, because a Thriller is hard to make scary in 2 minutes! The press below shows the changes in RED. 



until next time... bye!

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My Movie planning - My developed Storyline/Treatment

Dear Readers,

I changed my storyline which is explained on the prezi, because i developed my idea it became unachievable for my budget and timings.



I have retracted a bit in the storyline development presented in an earlier blog as i've gone back to the unknown person in the house.
However here is a new storyline development from my old idea to more achievable idea still including the idea of Jack.

New storyline development from Lizzy Marshall

I defiantly prefer my new storyline because it adds depth to my movie plus it's more realistic.

Until next time... bye!

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My Movie planning - My Treatment

Dear Readers,

As a film producer, i now have to sell my product to a film company, so they can invest in it and i receive money to produce my movie.

BIG Film Companies such as DREAMWORKS, 20th CENTURY FOX, WARNER BROS, PARAMOUNT, UNIVERSAL, WALT DISNEY... etc...

Would be the companies that would invest in films as well as create their own movies. However you need to pick which one you pitch to because for instance, my film is a thriller, therefore i can't pitch to WALT DISNEY.... So i did some research into the best selling thrillers around today to see who where they backed by:

1. Inception - WARNER BROS, LEDENGARY PICTURES AND SYNCOPY
2. The departed - WARNER BROS
3. The dark knight rises - WARNER BROS, LEGENDARY PICTURES AND DC COMICS
4. Bourne Ultimatum - UNIVERSAL
5.  Se7en - NEW LINE CINEMA

This means that if i was for real, i would pitch to any of the above companies, such as WARNER BROS, LEGENDARY PICTURES, UNIVERSAL...

Getting the company to pitch to is the easy part now i need to create my  treatment:

"A film treatment (or simply treatment) is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards (index cards) and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play." - Wikipedia

All film companies create one, but mine would be a lot less professional and simpler than a real film company because i'm only selling two minutes!

So here is my Treatment:


Not only did i have to produce one, i had to present it aswell:

until next time chicos/chicas...bye!

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My Movie planning - First ideas on Movie Names

Dear Readers,

Since my Genre is a thriller i fell it is best i pick a name that corresponds with all the thriller types,
Here is a presentation of my research... (was done on slideshare)

Movie Names from Lizzy Marshall

The Name is important because it's the thing that will catch the readers attention and stick in their brain, until they see it. Even after they will remember the name to promote to movies to others.

Until next time chums...bye!

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My Movie planning - Storyline

Dear Readers,

My own research into my storyline stems from the General Genre Research i did before.

The use of 'Scream' is the main inspiration for my piece as it's about the vulnerable young girl and a creepy unknown figure.

My storyline has changed quite a bit:

My storyline from Lizzy Marshall


Until next time people...bye!

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Thriller Genre - Typical Synopsis

Dear Readers,

Research Into Typical Synopsis

In terms of a thriller genre, a typical synopsis is the typical conventions of a thriller that usually happen. For example in most thriller genres, the protagonist is always placed in danger at the beginning of the film. It is usually the antagonist that is slowly revealed throughout the cause of the film. The typical synopsis of a thriller film is when the antagonist usually exploits the weakness of the protagonist during the film. Also the typical synopsis of a thriller genre generally includes criminal activity. For example, it usually includes iconography such as police officers, weapons, blood and many more.

The one thing about the typical synopsis of a thriller is the fact that the antagonist isn't always a villain. However the antagonist does usually try to work against the protagonist in order to meet the main conventions of a thriller genre. In a few thriller genre's the narrative usually consists of issues of identity and they are usually explored. For example, this happens within the storyline of North by Northwest.

The final thing about a typical synopsis is the fact that it links to the general story lines of a thriller. For example, the audience are expected to know what happens within the film. It also links to the conventions of a thriller genre in which the audience are expected to know the types of things that should be included with the thriller genre. The main example is the fact that there is usually a protagonist and and antagonist. Another example is the fact that within a thriller genre there are usually enigmas and cliffhangers.

Examples of the synopsis's for the sub-genres of a Thriller:

•       Horror thriller - For example, “the shining” directed by Stanley Kubrick. A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.
•       Adventure thriller - for example “ die hard” directed by John Mctiernan. John McClane and a store owner must play a bombers deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.
•       Erotic thriller - for example, “secret things” directed by jean Claude Brisseau two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine.
•       Psychological thriller - for example “alien” directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. 200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/Alien hybrid clone who must continue her war against the Aliens.
•       Psychological thriller - for example “The talented Mr. Ripley” directed by Anthony Minghella. In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
•       Spy thriller - example “Salt”. Directed by Phillip Noyce, A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
•       Western thriller - for example “high noon”. Directed by fred zinneman. A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him.
•       Action thriller - for example “Taken“ directed by Pierre Morel. A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.
•       Romance thriller - for example “basic instinct”. Directed by Paul detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved. Verhoevan.

Until next time... bye!

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