A New Year has started and i am happy to post that Me and my teammates (Mediatronics Productions) have already started creating the prototype of our next short film this year. We have gone through a lot together and i personally believe that this years short film will be more professional , enjoyable and of better quality than our last short film "Sweet Vengeance". This short film will be of the Thriller genre. We have just made out a rough outline of our story and characters yet, but having time , we hope that our film will be fully ready in two months time. The software that i am planning to use for Video Editing this time around would be Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and Adobe After Affects CS5(Since my laptop can now support the Creative Suite 5 Versions now). Sony Vegas Pro for Audio Editing etc.We have decided that this new short film of ours should not only be fiction itself but a mixture of Fantasy and Reality. We want this short film to be appealing to wider audience and thus we have decided to make this film on a topic that can be understood by all.(We have a few ideas but our topic is not final yet). We have moved on from the horrifying clutches of "Sweet Vengeance" to a more ground reality (non-fictional) world of Thriller and Suspense.
Furthermore , our teacher Ms.Fauzia gave us a marked assignment of analyzing 3 Media Products (short films in our case) , related to the same genre that we plan to make our movie on. (Thriller).
NEW YORK(2009)
Being closely related to our genre , New York is a 2009 Bollywood Thriller Film on the cruelty on Muslims in the U.S.A after 9/11. Mostly , Thrillers films follow certain conventions such as quickly cutting and changing shots in action sequences and juxta-position , which is followed in New York as well. The main protagonist and the FBI have all been shown MALE. This is a popular code/convention of Thriller movies which many do not seem to notice.(Most characters in such films are Male , rather then female). This film has used a variety of shots , which are noticeable in movies of the same genre. For example : at one point (Climax) the action sequence is slowed down to create enigma among the audience. This is popular among other Thriller films such as SALT(2010) and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE(1996). Point of view shots are also common in Thriller/Suspense films which are plentiful in New York(2009). Inspired from this film and some others , we plan to use the Point of View/Masking technique to our fullest in our upcoming short film. New York and other thriller films also quickly switch scenes and the pace of the film. For example : The character may be talking to a couple of buddies in one shot and the next scenes may be a car chase. New York also displayed this characteristic by switching back and forth between action sequences which made the film more interesting to follow and watch till the end.
SALT(2010)
Salt is a film about a Russian spy(Angelina Jolie) sent to the US to infiltrate a covert operation. It has broken many conventions. Firstly , usually in films , the female gender is shown weaker than its male counterpart. This is not the case in Salt. Angelina Jolie(Salt) has been shown leaping across rooftops and ledges throughout New York City. In one scene, She jumps off from a bridge to escape. This is a convention broken by this film. Salt's action sequences are top notch and completely follow the codes and conventions of Thriller/Action movies. They involve Salt fleeing the scene with FBI patrol after her. She reaches a point where she has to face the FBI in hand-to-hand combat. (Strangely enough) , the FBI does not seem to fire at her when she is at her most vulnerable. Salt is probably the most diverse thriller film i have seen to date in terms of Camera Movements and Panning. The panning and the variety of shots in Salt in both conventional and beautiful. I am planning to use some of those shots in our upcoming short film.
THE GODFATHER(1972)
The famous Godfather is more of an epic crime thriller but contains all the important characteristics of a regular thriller/action film. The Godfather has a different story to what we are planning to make in our short film but the codes and conventions of the film are whats inspiring. Firstly, a convention has been followed that the main gangster(The Godfather) is always of male gender. The powerful male is shown to beat up his wive(s)/mistress(s) , (yes , he has more than one wife) probably as a sign of superiority over the female gender. This convention has been followed in the Godfather. In thriller movies , the usage of Point-of-View Shots and Over-the-Shoulder shots are very common , which is what has been put into the Godfather, the opening sequence of The Godfather begins with an Over-the-Shoulder shot of a man begging for the Godfather's help. In particular crime/thriller/action movies , the dominant male(gangster/don) has been shown to have mistresses/prostitutes and surprisingly the wive(s) do not mind. Scarface(1983) is another example of such a film.
Furthermore , our teacher Ms.Fauzia gave us a marked assignment of analyzing 3 Media Products (short films in our case) , related to the same genre that we plan to make our movie on. (Thriller).
NEW YORK(2009)
Being closely related to our genre , New York is a 2009 Bollywood Thriller Film on the cruelty on Muslims in the U.S.A after 9/11. Mostly , Thrillers films follow certain conventions such as quickly cutting and changing shots in action sequences and juxta-position , which is followed in New York as well. The main protagonist and the FBI have all been shown MALE. This is a popular code/convention of Thriller movies which many do not seem to notice.(Most characters in such films are Male , rather then female). This film has used a variety of shots , which are noticeable in movies of the same genre. For example : at one point (Climax) the action sequence is slowed down to create enigma among the audience. This is popular among other Thriller films such as SALT(2010) and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE(1996). Point of view shots are also common in Thriller/Suspense films which are plentiful in New York(2009). Inspired from this film and some others , we plan to use the Point of View/Masking technique to our fullest in our upcoming short film. New York and other thriller films also quickly switch scenes and the pace of the film. For example : The character may be talking to a couple of buddies in one shot and the next scenes may be a car chase. New York also displayed this characteristic by switching back and forth between action sequences which made the film more interesting to follow and watch till the end.
SALT(2010)
Salt is a film about a Russian spy(Angelina Jolie) sent to the US to infiltrate a covert operation. It has broken many conventions. Firstly , usually in films , the female gender is shown weaker than its male counterpart. This is not the case in Salt. Angelina Jolie(Salt) has been shown leaping across rooftops and ledges throughout New York City. In one scene, She jumps off from a bridge to escape. This is a convention broken by this film. Salt's action sequences are top notch and completely follow the codes and conventions of Thriller/Action movies. They involve Salt fleeing the scene with FBI patrol after her. She reaches a point where she has to face the FBI in hand-to-hand combat. (Strangely enough) , the FBI does not seem to fire at her when she is at her most vulnerable. Salt is probably the most diverse thriller film i have seen to date in terms of Camera Movements and Panning. The panning and the variety of shots in Salt in both conventional and beautiful. I am planning to use some of those shots in our upcoming short film.
THE GODFATHER(1972)
The famous Godfather is more of an epic crime thriller but contains all the important characteristics of a regular thriller/action film. The Godfather has a different story to what we are planning to make in our short film but the codes and conventions of the film are whats inspiring. Firstly, a convention has been followed that the main gangster(The Godfather) is always of male gender. The powerful male is shown to beat up his wive(s)/mistress(s) , (yes , he has more than one wife) probably as a sign of superiority over the female gender. This convention has been followed in the Godfather. In thriller movies , the usage of Point-of-View Shots and Over-the-Shoulder shots are very common , which is what has been put into the Godfather, the opening sequence of The Godfather begins with an Over-the-Shoulder shot of a man begging for the Godfather's help. In particular crime/thriller/action movies , the dominant male(gangster/don) has been shown to have mistresses/prostitutes and surprisingly the wive(s) do not mind. Scarface(1983) is another example of such a film.
