Genre Analysis

We are creating a thriller-mystery. Thrillers are movies which aim to elicit certain emotions in the viewer, such as excitement, suspense and surprise. They often involve dark subject matter and adult themes Thrillers are often defined through their sub genres- which in this case is mystery. Thriller mysteries tend to involve crime- often from the side of the 'good guy' who will try and solve the crime. Thriller mysteries try to keep their audience on the edge of their seat, through suspense and a compelling story.

These films commonly contain a conflict between a protagonist and an antagonist, the protagonist will often be an innocent victim or someone with good intentions at heart, while the antagonist will often be cold, calculating and always providing of a serious threat to the protagonist and those he loves.

The Mise en Scene often involves dark dim lighting which adds tension because it obstructs what can be seen which works to create mystery. The setting is one of the most important aspects in establishing the world of your film and in this genre urban environments which tend to be stricken with poverty. Facial expressions are also used to create tension and looks of fear and anger are often seen.

The posters below show some of the inspiration for our own thriller-mystery film. These are all quite slow paced, violent movies which involve the protagonist striving to solve a crime or seek revenge. Which is a very similar format to our film.

BBFC Ratings

Universal (U) Ratings: This is suitable for people of all ages and contains very little to no objectionable material for people aged 4 and over. For example; Finding Nemo.

Parental Guidance (PG) Ratings: This is suitable for people of all ages- though some scenes may disturb children aged 8 or under. Infrequent moderate mild language and violence is allowed as long as it is justified by the films context. For Example: The Incredibles

12A (Twelve and under with adult accompaniment): This only applies to cinema releases. People 12 and over may purchase tickets alone, but people under will need adult accompaniment. Often not suitable for those under 12. This rating allows adult themes such as discrimination and drugs, moderate language, violence, sex references and brief nudity. Though it can't be frequent and it must be justified by the context. For example: The Avengers.

12 Rating: 12A films are often given a 12 rating when they are released on home media, unless additional harsher content has been added. The content guidance are the same to the 12A ratings.

15 Rating: Suitable for people 15 and over. These films can contain adult themes, such as hard drugs, frequent strong language and violence and nudity without graphic detail (e.g. explicit shots of genitalia). Sex can also be shown without graphic detail. Sexual violence can also be shown if is contextualized. For Example: John Wick 2.

18 Rating: Suitable only for those over 18. There is no limit on foul language, hard drug use and explicit sex references. Un-simulated sexual activity may also be allowed if justified by the context. Strong bloody violence and gore is also allowed and sexual violence may be shown if it is not eroticized or overly excessive. For Example: The Godfather.

R18: Films with this rating can only be shown at licensed sex shops and cinemas and can only be shown to adults. Only films containing hard core pornography for the purpose of sexual pleasure. Strong fetish material and explicit animation is also in this category. This is the BBFC's most cut category- severe BDSM injury, spanking and urophilia and incest are just some of the often demanded cuts. For example: Poor Little White Boy- a classic of this category.

Risk Assessment

Hazards	Who Exposed	Risk
Slipping: Prevention: To prevent slipping, we decided to film on days when the ground was relatively dry.	Actors: The actors that were exposed were (myself, Ramsay Laifa, and Mohammed Saad). Since we didn't get any consent from pedestrians or staff, we decided not to include them for our feature.	Possible Injuries: Fractures, head injuries, sprains, dislocations, e.t.c.
Filming near busy roads: prevention: To prevent any collision with passing by vehicles, we decided to film in the local Forrest, which was relatively far away from any cars and motor vehicles.	Actors: The actors that were exposed were (myself, Ramsay Laifa, and Mohammed Saad). Since we didn't get any consent from pedestrians or staff, we decided not to include them for our feature.	None present
Pots/Holes/Cobbles: Prevention: Whilst holes were a risk as they were a tripping hazard, we couldn't really do much to prevent this other than to walk carefully and for pot holes.	Actors: The actors that were exposed were (myself, Ramsay Laifa, and Mohammed Saad). Since we didn't get any consent from pedestrians or staff, we decided not to include them for our feature.	Possible injuries: Fractures broken bones Bruises Seperations dislocations e.t.c.
Equipment being taken or stolen Prevention: To prevent the equipment from being stolen, we assigned one of the group members to place the camera in their bag when taking it to our film locations, and only taking it out when filming or returning the equipment.	Actors: The actors that were exposed were (myself, Ramsay Laifa, and Mohammed Saad). Since we didn't get any consent from pedestrians or staff, we decided not to include them for our feature.	Possible injuries: No equipment to film with (no project) Having to pay a fine
Falling or barging over/into pedestrians Prevention; We made sure that we would encounter minimal pedestrians by having our film location being the Forrest/woodland. Whenever a bystander would walk through to area of woodland that we were in, would would put the camera away to assure their privacy be protected.	Actors: The actors that were exposed were (myself, Ramsay Laifa, and Mohammed Saad). Since we didn't get any consent from pedestrians or staff, we decided not to include them for our feature.	Legal repercussions bruises e.t.c.
Rain damaging the equipment Prevention: As previously mentioned, we had selected a group member to keep the camera/equipment in their bag when going to/leaving locations. However if it were to start raining, than that selected group member would again place it in their bag. This would protect the camera or any other piece of equipment from rain/water damage.	Actors: The actors that were exposed were (myself, Ramsay Laifa, and Mohammed Saad). Since we didn't get any consent from pedestrians or staff, we decided not to include them for our feature.	No equipment to film with (no project) possible electrocution

Shot List

1: Establishing/extreme wide shot of woodland area

2: Wide shot of multiple tree's

3: Wide shot of a singular tree

4: High angle shot of a mans body laying face down in the woods

5: Wide shot of a mans body lying face down in the woods

6: Close up of the mans face, here the man opens his eyes

7: Mid-shot of the man sitting up, in this shot the man reaches for the back of his head whilst letting out a groan

8: Close up of the mans bloody hand

9: POV shot, here the camera pans left and right, as is pans to the right we can see two bodies lying  on the forest ground

10: Wide shot of the man getting up, off the floor

11: Wide shot of the man walking towards the bodies

12: Low angle shot from the dead bodies, here we see the man walking towards the bodies

13: High angle/POV shot from the mans perspective, here we see the man turn over the dead bodies

14: Mid shot of the bodies bloody faces

15: Wide shot of the man standing over the bodies, in this scene we here a phone start ringing from one of the bodies for a brief second he see him kneel slightly

16:  Low angle shot of the man kneeling on the floor and reaching into the pocket of one of the dead bodies jacket, and pulling out the phone

17: Close up of the phone screen

18: Mid shot of the man holding the phone up to his ear answers the phone call. In this final shot, the man says "hello"

19: Fade to black