PLANNING OUR PRODUCTION

09/09/14 | PLANNING | THE BRIEF

I am working in a group of three pupils including myself along with Harriet Carey and Eleanor McChesney. We have chosen Brief 7 (video), the opening sequence of a new film including titles, in any genre or mix of genres such as a comedy or thriller together with a storyboard. Maximum length is 3 minutes.

As I was absent during the lesson I was informed by my group of the ideas they had discussed. They had considered a psychological thriller/ horror genre which I strongly agreed with. Thriller/ horrors have lots of potential roots to go down along the lines of props, makeup and costumes, let alone the story…

I am no stranger to the horror genre and enjoy watching “scary” films regularly. I admire a few directors of successful horror films as it is a very difficult thing to create. Many people refute that they are scared by horror films, which may very well be the case, yet it can show a lack of acknowledgement to the work involved in the production. I do not scare easily, but when I allow myself to be completely immersed in a film I am more vulnerable and can feel the tension and emotions that hundreds of production people took time to create. I think it is a difficult task to tackle but I hope we can achieve a product that my group is proud of.

Zombie and paranormal horrors are difficult as they generally require more special effects, props, makeup and editing than psychological thrillers. This makes them both harder and easier to make. It would be harder because you have more to hire a larger amount of people with a wider range of skills. However, you can argue that psychological thrillers are harder as you have to rely more purely on the acting.