Cape Fear Analysis

Cape Fear - Opening Videos

Cape Fear - Opening Videos

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Video 2 - 

Mood Board (with analysis)

Mood Board

This mood board shows a variety of different thriller movie posters and thriller movie screenshots. The mood board will give us inspiration that we can use when making our own thriller poster or maybe even for some parts of our final video.

The colours in the images are one of the first noticeable things. There are no bright or vivid colours used. They are mainly blacks and reds. These colours add to the mystery that a thriller tries to create and also gives the action a slightly evil feel. Also the connotations associated with the colours red and black give the audience a subconscious sinister feeling giving the visual aspect more of an impact. Some of these connotations are: evil, blood, aggression and power.

The posters also focus around one person, whether it is the protagonist or antagonist. Having just one character in the shot focuses the audiences attention on that character and can either create the feeling that either the protagonist is isolated and vulnerable or that the antagonist is powerful and scary.

The posters are rather minimalistic which is a good thing because it doesn’t give a lot away in terms of what the film contains but has enough to intrigue the audience and make them want to watch the film.

Joe Alborough

Thrillers - Codes & Conventions

AS Media Preliminary Video

This is our finished preliminary video. It was shot on an iPhone 5 and edited in Final Cut Pro X.

Prelim Log - Post Production

Post-Production - Prelim Log by Joe Alborough

Prelim Log - Production

Production - Prelim Log by James Taylor

Prelim Log - Pre-Production

Pre-Production by Joel Guest

Year 13 Advice

Year 13 Advice by Joel Guest

Preliminary Storyboard

This is our storyboard for our preliminary video. Using this storyboard helped us save time when filming.

Shots 1 - 4

Shots 5-8

Shot Reverse Shot

Shot Reverse Shot

Shot reverse shot is a technique used when two characters are talking to one another; face to face. One character is shown looking at the another, then it flips to show the other character looking back at the first. The image below shows this:

This will be a fundamental part of our preliminary video and we will also have to make sure we follow the 180 degree rule too so we do not confuse the audience.

Joe Alborough

180 Degree Rule

180 Degree Rule

The 180 Degree rule basically means that the two people in a scene should always keep the same left/right relationship to one another, so that the audience watching doesn't get disorientated and confused. The image below illustrates the rule in picture form:

We had to make sure we followed this rule in our preliminary video and we will have to do the same if we decided to use this type of shot in our thriller opening.

Joe Alborough