Props

After choosing our actors and the location at which our group will shoot at, we chose and bought the props necessary for our thriller. By communicating with our actors and the owner of the house at which we will shoot, we came to the conclusion that we do not need to a purchase an enormous amount of props. That is because our actors and set owner agreed with us upon using some of their belongings within the shoot. Thus the only items that our group has to purchase are a robe, kitchen knife and cutting board. The kitchen knife and cutting board will be used by the female staff member in our thriller to build tension halve way throughout the sequence. Additionally to set  about a certain contrast between the husband and his wife our male actor will wear his personal suit, while we will provide a laid-back robe for our female actress. Other items such as clothes, fruits and a fake gun will all be provided by our members of staff, which suits us well as we near our shooting date.  We owe a special lot to the owner of our thriller set as he agreed to us using his everyday furniture as props within the thriller shoot. Overall acquiring the props necessary for our shoot was a simple task for our group to deal with.

Actors

Another important factor for both our shoot and our thriller overall are the actors. After brainstorming for some time we asked two members of staff to act for us in our thriller, to which they answered they would be honoured to. We chose the following members of stuff because of their image, and age. The male member of staff, if presented in the correct outfit, could easily embody a male assassin while the female member of stuff perfectly portrays a housewife. It was especially important for us that the female actress depicts a housewife so that the ending to our thriller sequence is all the more surprising. Still, our group did not come to the decision of picking the following actors straight away. At first we considered using our classmates or other members o staff, but after carful deliberations decided that using middle-aged actors that have been portrayed in in a number productions before ours would be the best way to go. Generally I’d say that our group has made the right decision when it comes down to the matter of casting the appropriate actors.

Location/Set

As our group is nearing its shooting date we have began deciding upon certain major factor of the shoot. One of eh following factors is location/set. Due to our educational institution being far away from any urban areas we had some troubles finding the appropriate location to shoot our thriller. Although after some time our team found a location at which it would be appropriate for us to shoot. This location would the house of one of our staff members at our educational facility. We respectfully asked that member of staff would it be okay to shoot at his house and were politely given that opportunity. The location worked well for us because it was close to our educational facility, which means it will be simple for us to transport our filming equipment and props there. Furthermore the house is spacious which means it will be easy for us to set up our equipment and capture some fantastic shots in the small time frame that we have available to shoot. Another benefit of the following location is that it possesses a kitchen, bedroom, and well laid out front porch, which is exactly the locations we want to utilize during our shoot. Ultimately I do not think we could of have found a better location to shoot our thriller at that is in close proximity to our educational facility.

Similar Media Products

Even through our group hopes to film a thriller sequence that will be original and surprising, there are certain aspects within our thriller concept that mimic other media products. In other words although the storyline that we have produced is unique there are aspects within the mise-en-scene, sound, editing style, and camera angles/shots that we hope to use that have been used well in other media products. Two media pieces that I personally believe are similar in a way to our thriller sequence are the film fight club and the thriller Se7en.

Fight Club is a 1999 psychological thriller/drama directed by David Fincher, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. The film is honored for its complex plot, thought provoking quotes and ending twist. In my opinion this film reflects some of the aspects that we’d like to capture within our sequence. First of all the film is edited in a slowly paced manner, this allows the audience to analyse the mise-en-scene and dialogue carefully. I think that our thriller will look similarly as our build up towards the shoot outside will be gradual and built upon by hints and actions revealed throughout the carefully planned out sequence. Moreover we would like to capture the audience with our thriller by using increasingly louder soundtracks and different types of panning shots. That is exactly what Fight Club does and it is what we will certainly utilize. Moreover there is a twist present in Fight Club that is surprising and astonishing. I think that through our twist we would like to achieve the same type of reaction in our audience that is another similarity between our future media product and Fight Club. 

Se7en is a on the other hand a 1995 psychological Thriller as well directed by David Fincher. I think based upon the following two media pieces it can be said that our sequence will possess a sense of affinity towards Fincher’s style.  Similarly to Fight Club Se7en is paced slowly and is very detailed in its use of Mise-en-Scene and sounds when it comes to dialogue. So once again this are the exact aspects our group will try to capture within our sequence Additionally Se7en uses strong contrast and lightning to produce a sense of mystery as well as build tension and suspense throughout the film. Our group will similarly try to incorporate lighting to create strong contrasts and over the course of the sequence to change the appearance of the characters and situation that they are from light towards a more thrilling and contrasting dimness. I think that this are the similarities present between our future production and Se7en that we had hoped to incorporate before even realizing that they reflect Flinchers style so much. Although I think that it is a good thing that our groups thriller concept reflects aspects of some of the most amazing thriller ever produced.