Lighting Analysis of Location

As we filmed outside for our entire thriller film, it became very difficult to have the right lighting and we relied on the weather being perfect to film otherwise it would be too dark to film. We were lucky in the sense that the weather was clear but it did then have an issue with it being too bright.
The way we overcame this in Location 1( Crystal Palace Park) was to surround ourselves by trees and that blocked out most unwanted light, the other way was by then adding effects on Final Cut just to make it less bright and more of the light that we wanted. 
In the second location(Kelsey Park) it was harder to disguise the light because we relied on the lighting for the bridge, we tried it being quite dark and we decided that this wasn't they way we wanted it, so we tried it with all light being displayed but drew the attention of the audience to a plant and that managed to work, so there wasn't too much light on the character in the scene then.

Homeland Analysis

In the title sequence for Homeland overlapping images of the main character as a child and now and with new reports create confusion for the audience almost putting us into the mind of this women. If you know the show then you know she suffers from a mental illness these overlapping images already give an insight to what the audience will be witnessing in the TV programme. The opening is showing and talking about different terrorist attacks on the United States and this is showing her what her job is, to keep people safe from these attacks and to stop them before they happen, there is a line in the opening where she say "I'm the only one who got it right" this shows her dedication to her job and the lengths she will go through to keep her country safe. The sound create by the overlapping of different news reports and as well as jazz music playing in the background suggest that jazz music is her safety blanket as she hears it as a child. The audience know that this show is based around terrorist attacks and that she must be the main protagonist as she is always shown and its relating to her mental welfare. The image of her and the other character who's name is Brody suggest that they have a relationship with one another and it very difficult for them to be together as they are pictured in a maze suggesting that its a relationship that is full of obstacles.

Sound Analysis of Face Off

In "Face Off" contrapuntal sound has been used to show the vulnerability of the child in the scene by playing the song "somewhere over the rainbow" this song is generally associated with children. This song is leading the audience to a false sense of security. However the gunshots being fired in the background and the visual images of dead bodies on the floor show that this isn't what it sounds like. The diegetic sounds used are the gunshots because this is being heard in the film world, the non diegetic sounds used is the clip is the soundtrack although this could be classified as a sound bridge because we know that the little girl is listen to it, its then projected into the other scene. "Face Off" has been successful in using contrapuntal sound as we start to feel sympathy for the girl and what is happening to someone she knows. It has also show the contrast between diegetic and non-diegetic sounds and have used it to their advantage to show the emotion in the scene.

The Missing Title Analysis

Music Analysis: Black Swan, Gladiator and Inception

When I was looking for inspiration for the music to use in our Thriller opening I looked at a variety of film music that I could possibly blend together to create one soundtrack. I used 'Inception' as the first one I could use as it is fast paced (as it is an action film) and it builds to a climax, we want our thriller music to build to a climax as it will show the tension in the film. There is a slower paced part where the music slows down and this creates mystery and tension this is important for thrillers to have because the audience want to be kept in suspense throughout the film and building it through the music will do so. The other was ‘Gladiator’ and it is very slow paced which is mesmerising for the audience and is highlighting the sadness in the music. The full piece is 8 minutes long and it is constantly changing tempo because there are fast paced action sequences and melancholy slow paced sections there are parts which are also quite eerie, 4 minutes into the piece a voice is singing and this is creating an eerie noise that is quite captivating and indicates the genre of the film because it sounds mysterious which is immediately associated with thrillers and the sound of the voice is quite high pitched which almost sounds like eerie, scratching sound related to thrillers.

The last thriller music I looked at was ‘The Black Swan’- trailer as the violins create an eerie atmosphere( the high pitched violin) the low pitched violin which is quite shuddery creates the sense that something bad will happen and is it leaving you in suspense. The use a sound collage of people’s voices which is playing whilst an image on the main character is up and this makes the viewer’s feel as if they are paranoid because of the amount of noise surrounding them. Towards the end of the music, the violin fades out and this suggests that the bad things are over, but leaves the viewers in suspense as they want to know what is over.

I had inspiration from these pieces of music because these have individual qualities that could really help me create my piece of music as I need music which is really mysterious and it won't give away too much of the storyline Therefore I am thinking of using instruments such as pianos and drums and my pace will be quite slow but will build to this fast pace, due to a running scene in our thriller, however we are still undecided whether will we keep that.

Lighting analysis of own photos

The lighting for this image is quite dark but the lights from the building manage to make it a good place to film because the allow the camera to focus on the buildings and this particular shot will make a great Birdseye view and a great setting for an action film because it is set in the city of London. 

The lighting for this particular image is quite poor as it is set outside and it is very hard to light outside due to the equipment needed. To make this image better a flood light would need to be used so the building will be lit up in order for it to stand out of the image. 

This is the perfect lighting for an outside shot because it uses the light of the sea to reflect onto the camera Len to brighten up the rest of the shot. However it only lights up one half of the picture, so a fill light would need to be used to light up the other half of the photo. 

Analysis of Batman