Incision Final Draft

This is the final draft for the movie 'Incision'.

Many thanks to:
David Harrison
Toy Chavit
Kelly Tobden
The Medical Unit Team

4. Evaluation use of technology and production

Equipment

Hardware

1. Props (BB gun, Surgeon kits, Police kits, Mask, Gloves and Smartphone)

Software

To edit movie / Also to input some sound effects from YouTube

To add more effects on sound (That premiere pro is unable to do ) such closed circuit camera when the mad doctor is watching the polices

Sources of audio files used for sound effect as well as using youtube mp3 converter as well as to watch some video to get some idea about convention of thriller and example of good thriller movies

Sometimes we use this instead of premiere pro to edit video



Imitation Film

Speed: Los Angeles SWAT officers Jack Traven and Harry Temple thwart an attempt by a bomber to hold an elevator full of people for a $3 million ransom. They corner the bomber, but as he grabs Harry, Jack shoots Harry in the leg, forcing the bomber to release him. The bomber turns away, appearing to die in an explosion using his own bombing device. Jack and Harry are praised by their superior, Lieutenant "Mac" McMahon, and awarded medals for bravery.

Silence of the lamb: FBI trainee Clarice Starling is pulled from her training at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia by Jack Crawford of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. He assigns her to interview Hannibal Lecter, a former psychiatrist and incarcerated cannibalistic serial killer, whose insight might prove useful in the pursuit of a serial killer nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims' corpses.



Mood Board

Our inspire props and theme for this project - I made using Word while collecting appropriate images from the web.
This is an example technologies integrating.

Throughout this project we have been dependent on technologies being deigned to work together. For instance with used a DSLR (hardware) to create a digital file which was compatible with other hardware (Mac) which use software (Pr Ae) to manipulate it and create another digital file. This was then upload to youtube (an online service) which gave us a HTML embed code which we used to place it on our blog.

3. How have your skill developed?

In the past, I did not really know how to edit the scene or put it together. I had never know how to use camera because I was not a fan of taking lots of photos. Also, I was not sure that which music was suited for specific scene and what the scene was trying to convey. Moreover, my organisation was not good. At first, my team and I went to take a first scene and we were not planned so we were kind of struggled what we should do first and sometimes the place we film, was not free because we had not arrange the time with staff there. However nowadays, I have developed the skills of editing as well as how to use angle of camera to create implicit meaning. I have learned how to use music to create a tension to audiences. For example sad scene I tend to use music that is in minor key, slow (andante), conjunct melody, narrow range of pitch (within an octave). Over the course I have developed organizing skills. I arrange the plan for filming as well as the equipment that are needed so when the place we film is free, we can go straight away to film. Ultimately, my acting as a doctor, has improved a lot because I have been practicing a lot.

2. Evaluation How does my product engages with audiences

    Images of people who like Speed

     

The audience of Speed are typically male between the age of forty to forty-five, leaning toward the left in terms of political support. They work mainly in telecommunications, marketing/retail and mining, with an annual income of 1000$ or more and not very high class. They could actually said to be somewhere along the lines of low to middle class.

This particular audience often originates from the Northwest, Midlands and the West Countries.

They’re not very concerned with healthiness and exercise and often spend their time glued to the television screen. They would often describe themselves as knowledgeable, easy-going and straightforward. However, on occasion they can be impatient, grouchy and moody.

Fans of ‘Speed’ also watch TV shows such as ‘Get Smart’, ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation and the ‘Mission Impossible’ series. Their musical choices include ‘The Pretenders’, ‘Michael Crawford’ and ‘Creedence Clear Water Revival’.

Some of their favorite celebrities include Steven Seagal, Christopher Walken and Rutger Haijer.

 

Images of people who like Silence of the Lambs

The typical fans of the ‘Silence of the Lambs’ are also male viewers with the age gap ranging from in-between ages forty to forty-five. They tend to be more toward the left in terms of their support of politics. They mainly originate from the Northwest, Midlands and the South Coast.

They mainly take up professions as or are interested by topics regarding politics and emergency services as well as architecture and interior designing. Their average salary tends to be above 1000$.

Their ideologies are typically that they are not suited for the healthy lifestyle. They also find toilet humor very enjoyable and a have a negative outlook on religion, believing that throughout the course of history, it has done more bad than good.

These particular audience members believe that the country is not on the path of progress and is actually going backward.

They would describe themselves as ‘knowledgeable, straightforward and funny’. However, at times they can also be ‘Quick-tempered, stubborn and confrontational’.    

They enjoy movies such as ‘Jaws, Alien, Wallace and Gromit and the Green Mile’ while they prefer artists such as ‘Jeff Lynne, Blondie and ZZ Top’. Their list of favorite celebrities include ‘Victoria Wood, Sid James, David Attenborough and Anthony Hopkins’.

They like smart, charismatic bad guys like Lecter, John Doe therefore they will interested in the idea of a killer Dr. - educated, intelligent and sophisticated.

The Excitation Transfer is effective for them - they like to see the antagonist be really bad/cunning before being taken down. Therefore our opening would be appropriate as not only is the killer seen doing terrible things, but he also gets away with it. This should entice the audience into wanting to see the rest of the film for the killer to get his comeuppance.

Our audience is drawn to action which we have as there's a SWAT team and an explosion the opening.

It's set in a 'realistic' urban environment - somewhere they can relate to, this typical of the action thriller which are set in urban landscapes - see Heat, Se7en, Speed.

It pull no punches - it's straight down to the action and shows the good guys taking a beating. While other thrillers may be abstract and create tone and atmosphere, this gets straight into the narrative.

1. How does my product use or challenge conventions

*Please read the annotations for further analysis*

The antagonist ensnares the protagonist in an increasingly complex web, until the protagonist feels isolated and helpless.

Throughout the video, there is wind turbine sound effect which creates a feeling of the protagonists are in the same place as the mad doctor (continuing editing)

This camera technique (Indoor and outdoor) creates a feeling of continuity as if the protagonists are entering the building that the mad doctor is living by the use of white colour background.




Analysis

'Speed' is a movie about a SWAT officer named Jack Traven who thwarts an attempted hostage-situation by a bomber and causing his death in the end. However, the robber does not die and remerges to torment Jack and push him to the limit to save the lives of civilians and perform his duties as an officer of the law.

Speed

The scene we took inspiration from in this movie was the scene where the SWAT team attempts to breach and apprehend the bomber (identified as Howard Payne) in his residence. The scene begins with a view of the house with police vehicles rushing in on all sides. The SWAT team breach the house in the hopes of apprehending the suspect, however, he is not there and to make matters worse, he has left a bomb as a trap in his place.
Realising that there is no escape, the SWAT team are all killed in the blast.

Incision

This film shares its ending and plot with Speed. Our plot involves the unsuccessful attempt of arresting a murderer by two officers and finding the killer is not in the location we assumed he was in.

Similar to Speed, the killer has left a bomb in his hideout and trigger the detonator when he realises that the heroes have been successfully deceived and lured into the home.
The fate of the agents in pour film however, remain unknown.

13/3/2017

Technological converter = The tread for different technological systems to perform same function >


1. Innovative + more fun (e.g. Pokemon go) > Digital distribution > Proliferation (A rapid increase in numbers of .....)

Consumer Proliferation
+ More choice
+ Potentially better quality game - due to competition
+ Competition - Drive down price

- Too much choice = lose interest

Developers/creators
+ Forces them to innovate - be more creative

- Hard to attract attention of consumers
- Many existing established games
- Price goes down = revenue goes down > Free - Freemium

28/02/2017

Definition

Developer: People who develop games, make changes and updates

Publisher: People who are in charge of advertising and marketing

Distributor: People who distribute products to the market to retailer

Platform: Device in which the game belongs to 

Retailer: People who sell products to customers

Audience: People who consume products

Coursework 1/2/2017

Today we plan to film after school in medical bay. My job in this media studies lesson, is to find sound effects for editing as well as finding music to suit the plot. Also I scout the location at medical bay 

Coursework 31/1/2017

We begin to film. The biggest problem that my team and I face, is we have lots of activities and things that need to be done and we do not have time together to film. However, we decide that we will film on Monday and Wednesday.

Conversation in Thrillers - creating tension and representations

Training day set C

Structure

Start with the MEANING you have noticed.

Then back it up more than one example from the clip.

Use the terminology to describe the example.

POINT: Alonzo is a dominant personality and is control of the relationship.

Examples

a) His silence at the start of the clip

b) His reaction to Jake’s story.

c) The positioning as they cross the road.

Alonzo is quite rude and very aggressive as he speaks with slang and bad words. Also in the beginning, he speaks to Jake without even looking at Jake. He seems to be powerful as when he speaks to Jake, his voice is much clearer and louder because he has confident. The shot type that is used in this scene, is extreme close up to Alonzo when he speaks which shows confidence whereas close up to Jake when he speaks which shows the lack of confidence

Jake is quite rude as well as he tries to speak while Alonzo is reading a newspaper. Also he seems to be a bit stupid because when Alonzo is being aggressive, Jake looks scared and nervous. Also he seems to be weak and lack of confident as he always wants attention from Alonzo and he seems to have nothing to do so he looks around like a weak man.

Overall Alonzo seems to have more power than Jake

• While speaking Alonzo seems to be calm and sitting comfortably whereas Jake seems to be not comfortable and nervous to talk to Alonzo when Alonzo replies with aggressive emotion
• Position when they cross the road as Alonzo is walking near the camera
• When they speak, Alonzo always has extreme close up shot whereas Jake always has close up or two shot angle.

Editing

• Use of sound effect (Synthesiser)
• Shot at buildings in the beginning to set the location (Urban) and not so peaceful

Sound

• Rap and hip hop song

Mise-en scene

• News’ reporter
• Egg cooking in the beginning
• Spoon or fork or knife, hitting the plate

Camera

• Two shot angle
• Close up and extreme close up when each person speaks on at a time (Jake close up, Alonzo Extreme close up)
• Wide angle shot

Coursework 26/01/2017 Storyboard

Today we have done the storyboard. Therefore, the only one thing that has to be done is filming

Coursework Speed SWAT analysis 24/1/2017

In this lesson, I was writing analysis of each scene "Speed" which is fairly similar to the short film I am going to make

SWAT scene Analysis - Speed (1994) from Histmedia

Dexter Shape Theory

Shape Theory

Shape tells us many things using our own imaginaries

Triangle

- Triple
- Triforce
- Pain
- Death


Square

- Quarter
- Strong
- Confidence
- Sharp




Circle

- Round
- Fat
- Innocent
- Smooth
- Unpredictable
- Scary






Referring to Dexter

Circle - In this case, the blood droplet is circle and it is quite scary
Square - The paper is quite sharp 
Triangle - The upper parts of the legs are parallel to the human skin whilst the lower parts are perpendicular to the skin, which form a triangle; which is kind of giving the feeling of pain 

Coursework 23/1/2017

I have looked at this example "Silence of the Lambs" which is really similar to the film I am about to do. I have learnt how to make audiences think that the villain is in the same place with polices actually it is not true.

Coursework update 18/1/2017

Thriller Plan

1. Films - inspire (Sub-genre, Conventions)
2. Storyboard
3. Moodboard
4. Script
5. Costume
6. Cast
7. Location

Story: A mad doctor is killing his patients, seen on the news. A special task force is formed to catch this doctor. Police raid several suspected hideouts of the doctor. Doctor sees this on TV and smiles. The room he is in is very clean and sterile, but in the background, there is a woman taped to a chair, and covered in a decent amount of blood, next to her, a small table with clean surgical equipment.  Scene cuts to a car screeching to a stop with 2 detectives coming out, fully armed. They rush into a building, weapons in hand. The surgeon starts to put on his mask, and his left hand’s glove. At the same time, the detectives stack at the door. The doctor turns and looks at the door. The detective kicks the door in and move in, the room and dark and murky, but a slight figure is seen. The first detective fires at the figure, and it falls. The 2nd detective flips the lights on and turns out it was just a dummy. The room is dirty/filthy and old filled with barrels, they looked around confused. The doctor walks up to a laptop, and clicks on it. It turns on and is a security camera, looking at the detectives. One of the detectives opens the top of a barrel and an arm falls out, they both jump back stunned. One of the detectives uses his phone to dial his boss, while the other looks around and spots the camera. The doctor smiles under his mask and presses a button on his laptop. Suddenly there is a “BEEP!” in the room the detectives are in, and the barrels start lighting up with red flashes. The beep gets faster as the detectives rush out yelling “BOMB!” The doctor turns away and looks out the window, in a distant a rooftop explodes, the shockwave sends the building shaking a bit. The doctor turns around and finishes pulling on his gloves. He walks slowly towards the table, carefully picking out a hammer. He then turns towards the woman in the chair, lifting the hammer. He pauses and smirks for a second. The final shot is from the woman’s pov, as the hammer comes crashing down and it cuts to black. A police car with sirens on is heard passing and credits roll.

Actors:

-Female Victim

-Toy ( Detective 1 )

-Kelly ( Detective 2 )

-Sunsun (Killer Doctor)

Setting:

• Very clean and sterile room (For doctor scene)
• Room that is dirty, Very old room that has blue barrels which contain explosive and body parts inside (When detectives come in)
• Some shots of the corridor (Exterior) when the detectives move in.

Film Name: Incision

Film Company:

Microelements

• Police siren
• Knife digging into skin
• Explosive barrels
• The environment of different rooms
• The way the doctor dresses.
• Woman strapped to a chair.
• The detectives move in quickly and shouting clear quickly, making seem efficient and good.
• The doctor being scary and skillful, a realistically good surgeon (e.g. his equipment, and him slowly putting on gloves)

Camera

• Extreme close up shot (Doctor speaking)
• Two shot angle (Two Detectives)
• POV (From the captured girl perspective)
• Panning Shot (Doctor turning towards the table with tools)

Editing

Sound:

Most of our sound effects came from a youtube channel called “ProSound Effects”

-Police Sirens

-Wind

-Loud Footsteps

-Doctor’s loud breathing

-Sounds of tools clinking

-A generator/loud refrigerator sound.

-Sound of an old light bulb turning on.

-”Swoosh” as the detectives past.

-Door Kicked Open

- Heart Beating sound effect

Scenes:

-Lights shining when the detective enters the room, flashlight swoops past the camera, blinding it for a half a second.

Sub-genre:

• Crime
• Action
• Mysterious

Pre-visualisation:

Music:

• Sunsun’s composition (Synthesiser)
• Prelude Rachmaninoff op.3 no.2 (1:48 - 2:23) for climax point
• Doctor sound: Zed voice - English (0:00 - 0:26)
• In surgery scene creepy song

Ghost town - the special for police scene

Un owen was her police scene

Inspiring Pictures:

Scenes that inspired us:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwoeW2DIgQ -Triple 9 Police Raid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrv-LP6Uas -Se7en Police Raid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaXmeRKkK-Y -Wyrmwood -Mad Doctor (Trailer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKBCRcjHRPM -Doctor Salon (Korean film about a mad doctor)(Trailer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MLgnDZguM0 -L.A. Confidential, detective raid scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp4HHB4afKY  -The fast and furious, SWAT Raid.

Detective’s Breach and Clearing tactic:

The detectives must look professional. So they will be fully equipped with tactical vests. Since Toy knows some Breach and clearing tactics, he will be teaching the other detective how to breach and clear a room properly. So that we can apply it to the film, to make it as realistic and authentic as possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yngwItyE24M (Just the intro)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9orb4HVBC_g (0:57)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mLdGdctTM4

- Clear a room (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5OctwulUiM)

Props: (Funded by the team, managed by Toy)

-Mock Firearms. (M4 CQBR, H&K Handgun)

-Tactical Vests

-Fake Surgeon Kit

-Surgeon’s Gown or Lab Coat

-Gloves and Medical Mask

-Medical Tray

-Shower Cap

-Various Medical Equipment

-Blue Barrels (We can borrow PCS’s)(Or buy from Macro)

-Toolbox, hammer etc.

-Fake blood

Location:

-Nurse’s Townhouse Office.

-Sixth Form Centre (Certain Rooms)

-History room (For doctor)

My team and I have discovered more sound effect as well as planing more props. Also we research about how to clear a room and we have put a nice clear room clip as an example.