Due to further complications  I have decided to work on my own which I believe would be highly beneficial and allow me to have full creative control....

Firstly, I have decided to continue with the original script for 'INTERCEPTION'. However i plan to change the title after filming.
Secondly, I plan to start filming  shortly and incorporate the ideas from the script from my love for you.
Thirdly, I have decided to incorporate the use of poetry/rhymes  to create suspicion. 
 Finally, I  have decided to incorporate the use of a narrater. which i believe would add a form of depth to the opening scene.

Production Timetable & Visual Feedback

Friday 20th November- inside  (3:00-4:30)

If you where unable to read what was on the video read the following paragraph: Day 1 of filming was quite successful  We were able to do most of the shots. However, due to last minute changes in characters some of the cast were unable to stay for longer that 30-45 minutes, which means I  was forced to  film fast or risk having to film everything again.   This was something   I didn't want to do because some of the cast may wear a different costume. The weather turned out to be a happy accident because  it added mystery to the filming. However, it caused problems with the clarity of the filming which during editing I had to take in to consideration because when I  was change the hue and saturation I  had to make sure I made it brighter so the viewer can see through the fog.

Thursday 27th November-  school filming 10:00- 11:45

 

If you where unable to read what was on the video read the following paragraph: Day 2 of filming I decided to change who my main male actor was due to his accent, which I believed would make it harder to understand the message he was trying to convey and the pronunciation of the words.  I also wanted to have a British accent because in most movies with a villains  the villain usually has a British accent. I decided to also include additional shots such as my tracking shots  of the "villain" I decided to add more to create confusion and a form of  deception of the audience. I also, decided that because I had a new main actor I decided to film more shots such as extreme close ups so I could add some more versatility and also I believed it  would allow the poem to become a sequence  rather than a speech.

Script and Cast

Main Cast

• • Boyfriend- Kola Oladetoun
• • Girlfriend- Zara Rehan
• • Best Friend- Peter Adekoya

Backup Casting

• • Boyfriend - Bolaji A
• • Girlfriend- Laura Williams
• • Best Friend- Brenya Thomas

Final Cast

• Boyfriend - Bolaji A
•  Girlfriend- Zara Rehan
•  Best Friend- Brenya Thomas

I had to make some changes to the cast because of the original boyfriend character was not feeling well during the dates prior to the shooting dates. Also, the best friend was re casted due to unforeseen circumstances, which i am not at liberty to disclose to anyone out of the filming and casting crew.

Outside of school / Office seating area filming

Production Companies: Starsheie Productions... L>O>A Media... FADES To Black Film by- lucy oniyide
Staring Bolaji A
Zara Rehan & Brenya Thomas 
Kola- on the phone  “hey babe you excited…(mid shot)…….no I can’t tell you what we are doing it’s a surprise……(side profile close up)…………I’ll text you the place and the time(close up) then all you have to do is follow the signs……(side profile extreme close up on mouth)………..I’ll see you soon love you babe bye”(mid shot as he ends call)

Best Friend- Walks in to seating area (tracking from behind, camera cuts to side long shot of him walking sown the stairs)“was that Zara?”(as he sits down mid/long shot)

Kola- “yeah she really doesn’t like surprises but thanks to you I’m going to make her like this one”(mid shot of him typing on his phone)

Best friend- “no problem man it’s what best friends do but you have to tell me how it went”( close up on his hands)

Kola- “I’ll tell you now because we both know it’s going to be killer” (Close up on mouth as he says this)

Best friend-”she won’t know what hits her” (close up on kola smiling sinisterly)

Inside school filming wooded area

Zara- walking along a path when she receives a text stating" Go to where we first met" She  then walk down the path on to large field (point of view shot tracking feet) Camera Pans around foggy area. Rings boyfriend( long shot of speaking to boyfriend) “babe where are you" he then tells her to follow the signs  through the woods.

• point of view shot of feet as she enters woods
• Point of view of person watching her through the branches
• close up on signs 
• walks out of woods 

RED Showing What was later not used 
Kola- voice over “turn around” phone cuts out

Zara- turns around looks for sign “god I hate this” sees sign and starts walking

Zara- whilst walking “I’m in the middle of god knows where and he wants me to be happy, he knows I hate surprises” enters clearing

Stalker -  appears and says nothing (point of view of him watching her)

Zara- turns around “what are you doing here?!”( camera has close up on her face as she slowly backs away) camera fades to black

Stalker - runs towards her ( she begins to run point of view shot of her running) 
camera fades to black... she stumbles( long shot) camera fades to black.
Zara-  Screaming" NO...NO....NO....NO....NO" Camera Fades to Black Title Fades in ....

Pitch and questionare feedback

The Pitch...

The feedback from our pitch was very positive. The only concern they had was the safety of the actors. Due, to the locations, and props we will be using. Such as a kitchen, forest, roads and a knife. They where concerned about the kitchen because of the cooker and the probable open fire. However, we where able to make some adjustments to the scenes by restructuring the use of the kitchen and the kind of prep the actors do inside of it. Then we removed the use of roads because there is a possibility of the actor endangering their life when crossing the road. In addition, to this we decided to use a conserved woodland area within our school to minimise risk of intruders and unwanted visitors who may cause a disruption to the movie opening.  We also restricted the use of the knife to only putting it in the basket. 

Questionnaire Feedback...

The feedback from the questionnaires where very positive and highly anticipated. Due to the  nature of the movie which may offend some audience members. 

we decided to give our questionnaires to people within our target audience, our focus group said that they would all be interested in watching a movie of this nature and it wouldn't offend anyone. in addition to this they referred to the plot as "interesting" and "heart wrenching".  They believed the age rating was spot on due to the use of offensive language and nature of the movie. 

  

Make Up

 We decided to give the girlfriend character a black eye, and bloody nose  to add the theme of  abuse and kidnap. We also believed it would make the scene of her being hit and hurt more realistic. In addition to this we believed it would demonstrate how defenceless she was in the sight of her  attacher.  Also, it would help the audience connect with the girlfriend and they would become empathetic towards her.



Make up artist: Lucy  Oniyide (me)
Model:Natash Kamdy
Photographer: Jessica Morgan

New Plot/ Narrative

Due to recent developments, the departure and abandonment of a member of our group. We have had to alter our original ideas on location, script, props and cast members. Which has led to a disturbance in our scheduling and plan to start filming.

Plot: A teenage boy ends up being at the centre of a murder inquiry after his girlfriend goes missing supposedly on her way to meet him. But, she has actually been kidnapped by the boys best friend and family in an attempt to make the world pure.

Narrative: A boy plans a romantic picnic for his girlfriend with his best friend, but on her way to the date she misdirected by anonymous text message thinking it her boyfriend she follows the instructions but ends up being kidnapped.

Age Certificate and Target Audience

For our final piece we decided to put the age certificate for our thriller as a 15. We decided on this certificate because due to the use of  drug taking, frequent violence and the use of  strong language; which would be considered as inappropriate for either a U, PG, 12 or 12A. When we first of all started looking into age certificating, we believed our thriller opening would be  an 18. However, after researching  according to the British Board of Film Classification an 18 is described as "Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy / rent an 18 rated video. No 18 rated works are suitable for children".  Which was not suited to our target audience.The target audience we chose is 16 to 24. we chose this age group because we believe that the  opening of our  movie will appeal to people within this group . We  also chose this target audience because these age groups have money without major responsibilities and would most likely want to go to the cinema with their friends or loved ones.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Thriller Project.02

                             Narrative

We came up with various ideas for  an opening scene. We tried to think of 3 main things while writing:
 Firstly that something dramatic needs to happen which draws the viewer; for example in the movie Scream 4 in the opening scene it features a movie inside another movie which is constantly making you think about what may happen next.
Secondly we needed to give the viewer some insight into what may happen in the movie without giving away too much. For example, in the opening scene opening scene of the hit comedy American Pie the reunion it is obvious about what will happen in the movie due to its predictability.
 Thirdly, and lastly, we need to create suspicion, so we need to build up the plot without filling the movie with double entendres/ cliffhangers. For example the biggest fault with the movie 'James Bond 007' is its use of double entendre which made it confusing for the viewer.

 Double entendres  meaning a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent.

The clip of James Bond 007- Double Entendres

The first idea we had was to have a mad man who is obsessed with luring young girls to their grave  by feeding on their blood  in the hope of staying young. He does this by going to clubs , and finding these underaged girls whose parents are most likely unaware of  them being their. Then by being assisted by bar staff he drugs them using day rape drugs  and drains their blood.
                                
                  ' The CANNIBAL'

The second idea we had was to have a man who stalks people who he believes are "unsure", and "unworthy" to be alive, with the intention of killing them. He determines this by class system, hierarchy, gender, sexual orientation and race. It starts off with a homeless girl who he tries to lure in with the promise of a warm bed and food.

                                                 ' EXTERMINATION' 

the third idea we had which we ended up using was of Physiologically damaged 19 Year old boy falls obsessively in love with a gorgeous blonde… and three friends. He  takes it upon himself to seduce them in a bid to make them fall in love with him without them knowing about one-another.  He is so physiologically damaged that he has trust issues which leads to him stalking and controlling their lives. But one day one of the girls find out how ill he really is  and in the bid to cover up his secret he commits murder. 

                                                   'MY LOVE FOR YOU'

PITCH