Production Scedule

Title: Malice
Students: Hannah Smith, Daniel Orr, Sam Taylor, Alex Roughsedge
Date Production Started: 1st November 2010
Treatment Started: 15th November 2010
Shooting Started: 12th December 2010
Rough Cut Submitted: 15th December 2010
Final Tape Completed By: January 2011
Equipment required:Camera, Tripod, Battery, Tape, Track, Jib
Transport required:
Car / Bus
Actors: Janet Orr, Alex Orr, Nigel Orr.
Props:  Briefcase, phone, paper, passports, money, letters.

Animated Storyboard

After creating the storyboard for our thriller we combined all of the sketches in an animation to give us an idea of how all of the shots link together, and whether we would need to remove or add any shots to help the thriller flow better. The animated storyboard can be viewed below.

Location Sheets

Before filming, we created location sheets for every location that was to be used in our thriller opening to help us map out how things were going to work and identify and possible hazards before we actually got out there.

Story Board for Thriller

To show how each of our shots was to be filmed and to show all of our shots together in chronological order, we produced a story board. The story board consisted of sketches of what all of the shots were to look like and a description was included under each shot to describe what was happening in it.

Shot List for Thriller

To help us understand how each shot was to be taken, we created a shot list which lists every shot on on our storyboard. We briefly explained how each shot was to be taken and what was happening in the shot  - this would prove helpful during filming and editing as it also displays the order of the shots.

1)      Long pan of street

2)      Mid pan of car into drive

3)      Extreme long shot of street

4)      Medium shot of door, man walks to door

5)      Low shot – Man walking to door

6)      Low shot – man putting key into door

7)      Big close up – Twisting key in lock

8)      Extreme close up – key turning in lock

9)      Low mid shot – man opening door

10)   Long shot – of man entering house

11)   Mid shot of man shutting the door

12)   Mid shot of door slamming shut

13)   Extreme close up – worms eye – feet on door mat

14)   Mid tilted shot – mans face listening –looking upstairs

15)   High shot – mans face looking up, listening , Laughing can be heard

16)   Medium close up – of man looking down

17)   Extreme close up of hand placing briefcase down

18)   Point of view shot – tracking shot of someone slowly entering the house

19)   Panning shot of house – looking at house

20)   Titled shot – Focuses in on window

21)   Low angle shot – man quietly approaching table

22)   High angle close up – items (wallet, keys)

23)   Low medium long shot – stranger clears table – turns towards stairs

24)   Worms eye medium shot – Man taking first step on stairs

25)   Extreme close up (canted shot) of foot on first step

26)   Point of view – Running towards door

27)   Close up – Another shot of foot on step

28)   Point of view – Sneaking out of shadows towards door

29)   Close up – Getting nearer to the top (Canted in different angle)

30)   Point of view –Different stranger reaching doorstep and looking around

31)   Canted medium close up – Reaching top of stairs

32)   Outside – Point of view – looking into window & around frantically

33)   Canted Close Up- Nigel creeping from top of stairs to door

34)   Close-Up – Nigel pressing ears against door listening to laughing.

35)   Close Up – Nigel’s hand going towards handle slowly

36)   Big Close Up – Nigel’s hand grasping handle

37)   Medium Shot – Door opening slightly inside bedroom

38)   Medium Show (Low shot) – Door swinging open from inside , man looking at floor

39)   Point of View – Discarded clothes on the floor

40)   Point of view from outside- Strangers hands (wearing leather gloves) press against door and grab handle.

41)   Low close up of front door coming a jar

42)   Point of view shot

43)   Extreme  close up

44)   Extreme close up

45)   Point of view

46)   Big close up

47)   Point of view

48)   Low close up

49)   Tracking shot

50)   Over the shoulder shot

51)   High Mid Shot

52)   Close Up

53)   Shot reverse shot (close up)

54)   Extreme Close Up (canted)

55)   Point of View

56)   Big Close up

57)   Point of View

58)   Big Close up

59)   Point of View

60)   Big Close Up

61)   Point of View

62)   Big Close up

63)   Point of View

64)   Low Mid Shot

65)   Eye level  Mid Shot

66)   Point of view

67)   Low canted mid shot

68)   Point of View

69)   Over the Shoulder shot

70)   Eye level mid shot

71)   Medium Close Up  

Character Outlines for Thriller

To help us understand the characters featured in the opening of our thriller better, we made descriptions of them, outlining their personalities and traits. This helps us to understand the characters better, allowing us to adapt how they would act or move in our thriller opening.

Characters

The Parents

The parents - Nigel and Janet Taylor - are the only ones that are completely seen in our opening sequence. They have a somewhat unsteady relationship and they are often the cause of each other's anger.

Nigel Taylor

Nigel Taylor is an intelligent man committed to his work - so much so that he is rarely seen in casual clothing and often sports a shirt and tie. He is 48 years old and always wears glasses. Although he is relaxed and laid back at work, at home he is often hot headed and short tempered due to frustration caused by his family, in particular his wife. Nigel’s one release from the stresses of day to day life is fishing as he enjoys being alone in the outdoors - in the peace and quiet away from home. He is a cautious and suspicious man, often fearing the worst and taking precise care in everything he does.

Janet Taylor

 Janet Taylor is 44 years old, outgoing and somewhat louder that her introvert husband, Nigel. Janet doesn’t have a job and is perfectly happy staying at home whilst taking care of her husband and children – even if they don’t always appreciate it. Janet can sometimes be ignorant to things going on around her and is often referred to as careless, although in her head she knows what she is doing and everything that goes on - she just chooses to ignore a majority of her critics. 

The Children

Neither of Janet and Nigel's children are seen completely in our opening sequence, as we chose to conceal the mystery person in the Taylor household so that only their legs, hands and feet were seen. As it is not revealed whether this person is Eliza or Paul Taylor, I have provided character outlines for both characters. 

Alice Taylor

  Alice Taylor is 16 years old and has been horse riding since the age of five. Alice is quiet, polite and friendly although she is scared of getting too close to anyone. Alice doesn’t trust anyone and comes across as a shy and neurotic young girl because of this. Alice doesn't trust anyone because she is scared the dark thoughts in her head will somehow get out and ruin her plans. Alice keeps herself to herself, and like her father and avoids confrontation at any cost and is somewhat precise and careful.

Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor is 18 years of age and is the most relaxed and carefree in the family. He is somewhat dimwitted and dropped out of college after one year due to laziness and poor results. He now has an apprenticeship in building and spends most of his time on a building site near the Taylor household. Despite his short attention span and lazy attitude, he passed his driving test with flying colours on his first attempt and shares his mother's car with her. He is loud and outgoing when compared to his sister Alice and is told that he takes after his mother more so than his father.