This mood board was designed to show the world of our film and how we see it. Using images and words from magazines and the Internet we had to make it relevant to our story and theme. The mood board below has an aspect of each characters life their likes, their dreams, their childhood, relationships etc.
The top half of the mood board relates to our character, Alfie the image of Cheryl Cole represents his relationship similar to Cheryl Cole's were she has been publicly betrayed and cheated on. The image of Chris Brown another celebrity is used to reflect elements of our characters, after being branded a "psycho" for beating his girlfriend for being over protective we thought this could be reflected in the way Alfie acts towards Marie. The images used on the middle left hand side of the poster is related to Alfie's character as these images are based on his dark, abusive background where the bottle represents his dads alcoholic obsession leading Alfie to have a corrupted life. The fire represents the hatred anger revenge feeling towards Marie's deceiving relationship with Johnny it also symbolises the fact that Alfie uses fire to set lite both characters Johnny and Marie. The words and images used below on the mood board such as, "attraction", "heart", "love", "lovers","love with two men", "love triangle" link in with the relationship between Johnny, Marie and Alfie they were once used between Alfie and Marie and then changed to Marie and Johnny. The images of the phone and schoolbag and key items within our film which help to move the narrative along, as Alfie goes down Marie’s bag to get her phone, where he finds Johnny on her call list. The images of Alexa Chung and Taylor Swift in evening gowns represent Marie’s interest in fashion whereas the lap dancing and sexual images show Johnny’s interests and an aspect of his womanizing character. The shadowed models face shows a fixed intense expression, which looks quite evil, which we felt would be an appropriate facial expression Alfie would pull when he see’s Marie and Johnny together. The voodoo doll is sometimes seen as a typical prop in a thriller/horror genre and also the image of fire suggests our colour and also our key theme in the story.
Alfred Hitchcock is probably a big inspiration to the world of our film as his movies focused on the thriller genre. He uses pace to build suspense such as the “Physco” shower scene, and we feel pace could help us create suspense and tension in the audience in our film.
From all the annonuncements made so far I have had pupils approach me for more details on what is actually going on.
From both years 12 and 13 many boys have asked about the roles for Johnny and Alfie I have four boys; Vikram Kumar, Krishna Apajee, Tanvir Uddin and Mahir who will be asked to join for a meeting held Wedensday After school to let them know more about what the story is about and more about the character they will be playing.
To play Marie's role only 3 girls have replied; Areeha, Sereeta, Shahida they are also asked to join the meeting held after school, wedensday in the study room.
Alfie Sted
Aged 18
Childhood:
- Alfie had a very tough childhood were he was never home and had to face a dark side to his childhood which he has never revealed.
-His father had a alcoholic addiction were Alfie use to get abused quite alot and has been through depression in his teenage life.
-he has witness his brother get stabbed to death which left Alfie effected in such a way where he was traumatised
-after moving from Brough to brough alot had helped Alfie change his thoughts and motive in life, after attending secondary school Alfie began to socialise more but he always had doubts about every person.
Schooling:
-In many of Alfies primary schools he was bullied, he was an easy target for other students to pick on him and harass him about his family situations
-After moving and attending secondary school life changed for Alfie.
he began to communicate well with others but was always concerned about getting too friendly with most people, (as he felt that who ever he grows close too will betray him and loose them forever).
-He is not all that educated as most things done in life Alfie stood up on his own two feet and had to cope with it, he hardly had support from his parents and family so he grew up as an independent young boy who worked as a part time waiter at a local restaurant.
Likes:
-horror/thriller movies
-Jay Z music, R n B
-tattoos
-motorbikes/cars
-fascinated in science
-linkin park band
-his guitar
Dislikes:
-people who lie
-people that ask him about his parents
-abuse
-people you think they are superior to everyone else
Dream:
Alfie Dreams to have a family and work to serve his wife and kids and give them all the love he can ever give, provide any type of materials needed and never let them experience what he went through.
Attitude:
-always serious, can never take a joke
-always has a negative attitude
-easily disturbed
-uneasy/nervous
-jealous
-desperate
-emotional
Beliefs/Values:
Strengths/Weaknessess:
Finding cast is a crucial part of pre production. We need to ensure that the cast selected would be perfect to fit in to the role given. To find the correct cast rehearsals and auditions must take place.
So far, I have asked the drama teachers to make announcements to their year 13 and 12 pupils as an older looking cast is required, they are asked to allow the students to know that Me and my group are looking for efficient, reliable and skilled students to act on Alfies, Maries and Johnny's role. I have also made announcements in the common room and put up notices on the common room notice board to both year 12 and 13 students to ask anyone if they are intrested.
Watching the clip on Cinematographers has opened up my mind more into how will my film look and is it creating the right atmosphere for my audience. One of the members in the clip say how
Within this trailer there is many inspirations we can use for our short film. Firstly, the love triangle can be reflected through Marie, Johnny and Alfie, and especiall the jealousy which can be displayed through Chuck Bass's characters facial expression, body language and dialogue, which can be paralleled with Alfie's character. Also the style in which these scenes are shot, for example a shot of Nate and Blair with Chuck looking on, or vice versa, would work very well in our scene as it would display a clear character motivation for Alfie whilst being simplistic, yet effective.
Film Obsessed..
Obsessed, is a film which is based on a flirtatious affair turning extremely pyscho. One character becomes obsessed with the man she fancies, and won't leave him alone, always getting jealous of him and his wife, and later on in the film tries to hurt his wife. This can be mirrored in how Alfie is so jealous and obsessed with Marie and how he causes physical revenge to express his anger and emotions.
Song Obsessed..
The song is based on a boy who's obsessed with a girl, where the theme of obsesivness can be reflected in Alfie's character towards Marie.
Hithcocks Psycho..
It's typical of ALFRED HITCHCOCK to use the "thriller" genre for his films, and we used this genre to help create our red story.
Cinematography & The Inspirations Behind..
Cinematography is combining art with the image of the shot to bring it to life. Through the use of lighting, mise-en-scene and camera, the world of the film can be created. Through the cinematography the tone of mood of the shot is created. It is translating ideas into images and expressing a story within a space. Krzysztof Kieslowski says of his film making that it is interesting but hard work. In his trio of scenes, “Three Colours” he uses a key element in each to keep the scenes connected. He keeps the source of sound in the scenes, for example the flute in “Blue” and the harmonica in “White”, ambiguous until the action of the scene finishes to suggest the character is brought into this world through the action. Kieslowski also uses close ups frequently in his work to show the action through the characters eyes. The close up shows what they are concentrating on and what within the scene is important to them. We could use this technique in our film to show the main focuses of Alfie’s world which can also show his revengeful motivation. A close up of Marie and Johnny holding hands could be his main concentration as this is the only thing he is bothered by in the scene as it angers him. The close up rejects everything surrounding in the scene and brings us into the characters world as we see things from their perspective. Also, from Kieslowski and his example of “the sugar lump shot” we see the importance of detail in cinematography. Even if the minor details are shown on screen for a minimal time they need to be perfected to create the best effect. In our film, we can use this detail for when Marie finds the matches and petrol lying on the floor, by making sure everything is perfected correctly, and is shown for the right length of time.
A respected cinematographer whose very un-Hollywood approach has come under hot demand is Chris Doyle whose films include “Bare Witness”, “2046” and “In the mood for love”. Doyle believes western cinema is for people who cant understand film so it is shown step by step in an idiots guide, whereas in his films he prefers for the audience to discover what he is saying. Doyle uses the mood of his film in the setting, like in “2046” when the cracked, ruined, textured walls represented the loneliness. In our film, our main use of setting is the science lab. This setting matches the thematic unity for our mild thriller and also matches the isolated, suspecting mood we want it to create. A key technique Chris Doyle uses in his cinematography is “the dance”. Filming without a tripod he uses the dance between the camera and the actors to engage the audience. There is no set rhythm which allows the scenes to be more intimate with the actors. It would be effective if we opened our film using this style of camera work when we film a flirtatious, sexual scene between Marie and Johnny. The intimacy of the filming can be reflected in their actions. Colour is also a way which cinematographers can suggest emotions. A red mist can be used to create a sense of anger, which would be effective if we put this in our film when showing Alfie’s anger and frustration, and also through make up and costumes as colour can effect the mood of the scene.
Marie Delarosa
Aged: 17
Childhood
-Lives with her mum and dad
-her dad ran away with his girlfriend when she was 3
-has a step sister aged 8, all the attention from the parents has been focused on her so Marie looks for love, affection, attention from the opposite sex (boys).
-she feels rejected by her dad so she wants male attention
Schooling
-popular, well known
-has 2 best friends
-passed her GCSE’s
-intelligent
-bright student
-works well
-had a good educational life
Likes
-music
-going out
-recording films
-reading
-always up to date with fashion
-her cat (Pookie)
-retail part time job
-T.V soaps (Friends, Hollyoaks)
Dislikes:
-Step dad and sister
-unfaithfulness
-the change in her mother
-two faced people
-cheese
-fears the dark
Dream:
*Wants To Stand Up On Her Own Two Feet, Go To University, Get Married Work As A Journalist And Bring Up Her Family And Live Her Life
Attitude:
-very bubbly/talks to everyone
-kind/down to earth however ambitious
-Creative likes to use her imagination, escape from reality
-confident
-a great sense of humour
Beliefs/Values:
-hard work pays off
(Key to success)
-values her cat
-has faith in God
-believes her dad is going to come back for her.
-values friendship the most
Strengths/weaknesses:
-dedicated/focused
-able to communicate well with others
-intelligent
-an understanding person
-loves to read and write
-can not let go of the past
-finds it hard to express her emotions
Johnny Smith
Aged 17
Childhood:
- lives in a nuclear family
which consists of: his mother
his father
and his younger sister
-has had everything his way
-spoilt by his parents (this is what he thinks makes him superior to others)
Schooling:
-intellectual
-passed GCSE’s
-works well particularly with people on his own level or as an individual
-Johnny also gets outside school tutoring to help gain more knowledge
-passed AS levels
-popular and gets on with every girl
Likes:
-music
-going out
-football
-fashion (up to date on his fashion, very trendy)
-girls
-raving/partying
-driving
-out late
- people that want to be his mate because he is rich and popular
-money
-likes to talk about himself
Dislikes:
-people that copy his style
-people who beg
-being told what to do
-not getting what he wants
Dream:
His Dream Is To Live Off His Parents Wealth And Be A Millionaire By Just Sitting Around!
Attitude:
-confident
-brave
-bubbly with the ladies and the teachers
-lives for himself
-selfish
-flirt
Beliefs and values:
-believes his parents are the 2 best parents you could ever have
-values his mother the most as she always gives him what he wants and somehow manages to convince his father too and she supports him through thick and thin
-believes inheriting his fathers wealth would help him through life
-values money
-has faith in God
Strengths/Weaknesses:
-his mother and fathers support
-excellent with playing football
-working as an individual
-he has no weaknesses as he believes that nothing can bring him down
Using the research done on existing posters for one of the main posters we as the group really liked the idea from poster "Waz", as we feel that it has a hidden identity type of look which instantly relates to Alfies charcter. 
After recieving feedback the auidence said that "the building in the back needs to change perhaps into the other two characters, "Johnny and Marie" and the charcters name need to be adjusted somewhere else on the poster plus the tagline needs to be added". After addding the changes to the poster this was the final idea..
In order to create the perfect posters for my film, I did some research on how existing thrilller posters look, many poster below are very intresting and caught my eye that second like "Waz", the idea of half of the characters face showing looked very appealing as i would like to create some sort of suspense, creepy kind of poster so that not all the film's storyline is given away. The poster from film "Hitcher" also looks very effective as again it creates the suspense kind of feelinf towards the target auidence and again doesn't give too much away. Both films "Deception" and "Awake" have the different characters in the background and thats something I also intended to do, this allows the audience to know theres a lot more happening in the storyline then they know which makes up the thriller genre type of poster...
