Evaluation

Final Class Feedback

Technology used

Film Title and Theatrical Poster

We chose this "Suicide on Southwark Street" as our film title because it is totally unique as no other existing film has the same title (we checked on the Internet Movie Database).We created the title using Photoshop which was great because Photoshop allowed us to center the text to make it look most like a street sign as possible, however we still could not get the sign to be the exact same for as used in real street signs because it simply was not available.

 The theatrical poster was also created entirely in Photoshop. We were very pushed for time as we decided quite late on that we wanted to include a poster to advertise the film and make our thriller look even more professional as it is a well know fact that marketing is extremely important in creating a successful film. We thought picturing an empty bench was very mysterious and added to the feeling of suspense that is crucial in the thriller genre. The LANDproduction was also created in Photoshop and the WorkingTitle films logo is featured at the top. We have included everything that a DVD cover or poster would need. We have not made this into a promotional poster that would be used in cinemas because we have decided to be realistically honest that our film would be lower budget and unlikely to be seen in cinemas.

Problems with our Final Task

We decided to shoot our final task in The Blue Fin Building in London. The location was first thought of because of the spacious roof terrace, which provided an eerie atmosphere as well as providing a setting that will allow the event of a suicide to occur. The problem however was that, because the balcony was outside and our filming was done in March, the sound of the wind was far louder than the dialogue. For fear of having poor audio, we filmed alternative indoor scenes of the exact same dialogue so we could use them. The wind problem, although bad, was easily quietened using iMovie during the editing process as it was background sound, we were able to quieten it without quieting the dialogue.

Making Fake Blood

Target Audience and Ratings

Our thriller will not be aimed at younger children as it includes unsuitable content such as suicide but also because the plot line is grim and chi8ldren would generally struggle to understand it, let alone enjoy it. We looked on the BBFC website and after reading through the classifications for all ratings, we decided a 15 would be the best for our thriller as, although it does not include strong language or scenes of a sexual nature, it does include violence and adult themes that would not be suitable for a 12 year old to view. This rating is appropriate to out target audience of older teens and adults so we feel it is suitable. Popular thrillers such as Taken (2008) have ratings of 15, this is useful information for us because movies like Taken have similar content to what we plan to include in our thriller

Final Task Costumes

  Ed's costume is dark to fit in with the genre of the film but his clothes are also stylish to show that the characters are young as we want our thriller to attract a teenage/ young adult audience. Katrina's costumes is also dark to fit in with the themes of suicide and stalking but her red scarf was included to show that she is the protagonist in the scenes we filmed. The clothes worn by both characters are also basic and ordinary to make the footage look more realistic.

Final Task Plot

When faced with deciding what theme we wanted to include in our thriller film, we created a mind map that included themes such as

• Suicide 
• Arguments with family
• Family loss
• Arguments with girlfriend/ boyfriend
• Violence/ abuse 
• Stalking 
• Bullying 
• Murder 

In the end, we decided to go for the theme of suicide as it is unique and although it may seem more unconventionally thriller due to its dark and grim meaning that would usually be featured in a horror film, it allowed us to represent both genders of character and  avoid the common stalker/ killer combination the audience would expect to see.

Screen play

Scene 1

A teenage girl is in the living room, watching television and she receives a text from an unknown number saying "You'd be better of dead". She grabs her work keys, runs out the house, slamming the front door on her way out.

Meanwhile, her boyfriend is making tea in the kitchen. He asks her if she wants any and hears no reply, he then hears the door shut and asks her who it was. He quickly leaves, now realizing she has gone. 

TRANSITION SCENE: Girl running down the road

Scene 2

The teenage girl walks into a large office building. She swipes her keys and continues walking until she enters the elevator. In the elevator, she sits in the corner covering her face, crying. She then continues walking towards the balcony when she has exited the elevator.

When she reaches the edge, she looks over and it is clear to the audience that she is considering jumping. Her boyfriend then enters the scene at the balcony and there is brief dialogue when her boyfriend attempts to talk her out of committing suicide but he is unsuccessful.

Scene 3

The screen goes dark. Voice over of the boyfriend ringing 999, where a brief conversation with the emergency services is included. Quick flashes of the dead body covered in blood are shown.