Analysis of a Foreign Trailer

With the use of fast pace camera work the audience create an impression that the film will be fast pace with lots of action. With car flipping and windows smashing it shows that the film contains lots of action and violence. At the start of the advert we see the main characters alone at night on a motorbike, this shows that she works on her own.

The black ink shows corruption and represents blood signifying danger and death. The voice over corresponds to the advert which shows who is the girl with the dragon tattoo when she takes the helmet off, this shows the audience clearly who the main character is, by this time we have seen her following a van on her own at night which creates her suspicious character. We then see a match being lit then the next camera shot is of a van, similar to the one the girl with the dragon tattoo was following, the van is on fire and by the previous camera shots connotates that this unknown woman set the van on fire.

The soundtrack builds up to a climax it is also intense which excites and thrills the viewers, it also uses slow motions which emphasises the facial expressions, it also highlights the girls face which has blood on, which creates a mystery for the film. The trailer leaves the viewers wanting more which makes it a successful trailer.

Our Characters

Firstly we chose Adam Grant as the family man who wants revenge; this is due to the fact that he will appeal to an older audience as will as a young teenage audience, therefore to maximum our potential audience we chose Adam. Furthermore his is actually a family man and therefore would be an easy role for him to fit into as he will not how to react in the situation; helping make the thriller as realistic as possibly.

Secondly as the old man we chose James as he best represented the character we wanted. We wished the character to be a banker type who was slightly over weight which will portray to the audience that he is a greedy man and a selfish individual man, and James best suited this role.

StoryBoard for our Thriller Idea

Simulacrum Shooting Script

Shot 1: exterior, the camera will be placed on a tripod as we have no movement; the camera will be focused on the character in the car. It will be night time to show secrecy, it also shows that the man should not be there.

Shot 2: The camera will be placed Interior (inside the car). Low angle, showing the character putting the mask on. It will be filmed using a Handheld/tripod. The camera will be focused on the characters face as he puts the mask on. This will be filmed at night

Shot 3: establishing shot of the house, the camera will be exterior. The camera will be on a tripod, it will be a low angle shot to show the size of the house. Due to the shot being a low angle, this makes the house look bigger and scarier.

Shot 4: Reverse zoom out from main door to show the gun man standing outside the house. We will be using a tripod as we have no movement in this shot. The camera will be focused on the man stood at the front of the house.

Shot 5: This shot will be filmed from interior looking at the fist breaking the glass in the window. We will film this using the camera on a tripod. The cameras subject will be the fist coming towards the window.

Shot 6: This will be filmed interior, it will be focused on the man walking up the corridor, and it is going to be filmed handheld to show the movement of the man walking towards the room.

Shot 7: The camera is going to be placed interior, this will be a tracking in slow motion to shot the man walking into the main room.

Shot 8: The camera is going to be interior, the camera will be on a tripod. The camera is going to be a mid height.

Shot 9: The camera is going to be placed interior, this shot is going to show the man with the gun and the old man in the room. There will be a shot reverse shot to show what they are looking at. It will be filmed using a tripod. The cameras subject will be focused on the two characters standing in the room.

Shot 10: The camera is going to be placed interior; this shot shows the man getting shot. This is going to be shown by using a mid shot.

Shot 11: This shot will be filmed interior, using a low angle and slow motion as the whiskey glass falls to the floor. The cameras subject will be focused on the whiskey glass.

Shot 12: This shot will also be filmed interior; it will be a mid shot showing the gun being wiped clean. The cameras subject will be focused on the gun.

Shot 13: This will be filmed interior which shows the killer placing the gun in the mans hands. The main focus is going to be the mans hand where the gun will be.

Shot 14: This shot will be interior, showing the gun man walking out. We are going to show this using a tracking shot. The main focus will be the character.

Shot 15: Simulacrum title appears in white writing with black background.

Updated Shot List for Simulacrum

Simulacrum

Plot: A man getting revenge for the dead of his family through the killing of the murderer.

Shot 1 – the main character is banging his fists on the dashboard

Shot 2 – putting his mask on

Shot 3 – establishing shot of the main house

Shot 4 – reverse zoom out from the front door of the house

Shot 5 – main character punching through a window close up shot

Shot 6 – walking down the main corridor in the house (wide shot)

Shot 7 – walking to main room 

Shot 8 – wide shot of both the men in the room

Shot 9 – conversation of the two men, shot reserve shot

Shot 10 – the second character is shot

Shot 11 – whiskey glass drops on the floor and rolls

Shot 12 – main character is wiping the gun clear

Shot 13 – puts gun in the dead characters hand, looks like suicide

Shot 14 – last shot wide shot main character walks out the room

Shot 15 – final shot the screen goes black and the title pops up ‘Simulacrum’

Prop List and Costumes

Prop List:

Hurtwood House drive, front door and reception.

A black pistol/handgun.

Black car preferably 4X4.

A whiskey glass.

A mask which covers the whole head/ Balaclava.

Costume, Gun Man(Adam Grant):

Black shirt, Black coat, Black trousers, black shoes and a bold red tie.

Costume, greedy man(James Tunstall) :

White shirt, brown or black trousers, coloured tie not a black tie.

The reason why we want a black car is because it shows that our character is secretive and also weathly showing that he is experience at what he does. We want Adam in all black to show that he is a professional and the red tie to show the characters danger and the audience will realise instantly that the main character is dangerous.The mask will be to cover the main characters face because we wanted to convey the enigma of the thriller and get the audience asking the questions of who the character with the mask, is he a good character? who is he? why is he killing people? Our main focus was the surround the character with mystery and keep the audience guessing all the way through the thriller.By having the mask as a famous political character it gives clues to the audience to why the character is killing people through the thriller. By having the location at Hurtwood House which is a big old building it shows the main bad guys character, it shows his greed for wealth and power, and by having a number of gaurds in the building it shows that he has high importance and that he has secrets to hide.Without these props the thriller video will be half as effective than if we have them and this is why this props list is essential to the thriller.