Characters

Since our genre is a psychological thriller, most of the time it includes just one main character. So that iswhat we plan ondoing, however, our onlydilema ischoosing acharacter. We are not sure if we want to make the character a boy or a girl, or young or older. Personally, I think girl characters that act in a scary movie give off more of that creepy vibe than boys.

Additionally, my friend and I are on the lookout to find children who would be interested in participating in our film. My mom has a friend who has daughters that I normally babysit every weekend, so I am going to ask for her permission. While, my friend’s sister babysits two boys who seem to be very enthusiastic. We’ll have to see which of the participants make the cut.

I’ll keep you guys updated!!

Storyboard

                             We're getting started on our storyboard.This storyboard is extremely helpful     because it allows us to coordinate our ideas together. In the past, we were given an assignment that  required us to make a storyboard; believe it or not it actually came in handy. For those of you who don't know what astoryboard is, basically  it is pictures of the scenes that one plans to film. To give you a visual example of what it looks like, think of a comic book and how all the pictures are placed together as if it was a picture book.

                       Story boards are extremely efficient  to the production of the film. Storyboards give the directors and producers of the film an idea of how the film is going to turn out.  Here is an example of our storyboard so far:

Final Decision

      My friend and I came to the conclusion that our genre will be psychological thriller. My friend and I met up at Panera to discuss our schedules and plan out our outlines. On this same day we began our storyboard; this took a while because of the fact that we both had different ideas. However, we decided to put both of our ideas together, so that none of our ideas would be left out.
 
     I had the idea of doing a aftermath murder, and how the murder lives on with their life knowing they killed tons of people. My friend and I wrote down each idea and we came to the conclusion that my idea would be difficult to film, however, we can incorporate some of my thoughts with hers.
 
     Our film opening is not in depth right now, but we do have the idea. Which is, a little boy who is finding the dark. There's a lot going on in his house that he does not know of, meanwhile, he's upstairs in the bathroom trying to get help. So far, that is all we have, stay tuned to hear more of the film.

Genre (Film Opening) part 2

      Horror. The type of movie that gives you an adrenaline, makes your heart pump a billion beats per minute, makes you jump out of your chair, and lastly it causes you to not sleep. Most people have trouble sleeping when they finish watching a scary movie. 
    Throughout history scary movies have always been a top hit. Horror films are usually shot in a low light setting giving the viewers a different type of fear. 

1. The Exorcist
The all time most known horror movie of all time: The Exorcist. This film came out in 1973, when a young girl begins to act strange, starts levitating, speaking un properly, things just go down hill from there. I don't want to be a spoiler, so you're just going to have to watch it for yourself, if you haven't already. 




















2. Anabelle
 A young man buys a doll for his wife whom he thinks will love. The doll who was dressed in a white gown with makeup and pigtails on her sides. This doll began moving locations throughout the day where the couple remembered being left somewhere else. One night, things were not sunshine and rainbows in that house... 




















         In every horror movie, there's always a plethora of characters. By characters, I mean the roles that these characters play.

• The Saver- this character plays the role to protect anyone who is in sight of danger in the film, this person is in charge to bring everything back to how it was. 
• The Wise Leader- this character plays the role to be there for anyone who has questions. Usually this person tends to be on the older side, since they are more wiser because of the life experiences. 
• The Obvious- this character plays the role to act as if they are the villain, however, they're just the really creepy character. They make it seem as if they are the serial killer, but really thats just their personality and they are nothing close to the killer. 
• The Basic Loud Not That Smart Girl- We ALL are aware of the silly girl who's stuck in the back of a car seat and ends up dying first. Its known as the basic stereotype of horror movies. 

Genre (Film Opening)

       Goooooood evening! I told you guys I would be back! So my friend and I came to the conclusion that we were going to do either a psychological thriller or a basic horror. Personally, I am more of a thriller kinda gal because of the fact that, I like movies that play around with my head. Movies that get me thinking. On the other hand, my friend really likes horror music because of the jump scares and the amazing techniques one can do with horror film.
       I'm going to tell you guys the characteristics of each genre, this way it is easier for my friend and I to finalize the genre of the film.

So what is a psychological thriller? 
    According to https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/millennial-media/201210/what-makes-film-psychological-thriller, it claims that psychological thrillers purposely leave the viewer with questions in their mind. They leave people with specific "signs" with all of the twists and turns. It allows us to think any character can be absolutely anything in regards to portraying as a certain character.

1. Silence of the Lambs
One of the most famous psychological thrillers to ever exist is Silence of the Lambs. With its combination of psychological thriller and suspense, this movie leaves viewers on their feet. Attempting to figure out the serial killer's lies and the relationship between the different characters, leaves into a unsettling conclusion.

2. Gone Girl 
Another recent famous psychological thriller is Gone Girl. This movie is based on the disappearance of a certain character has caused many questions between the character's relationship with another.

There are certain characters that are involved in a psychological thriller. For example, criminals, stalkers, assasins, innocent victims, prison inmates, serial killers, and sociopaths.  

(Throughout this journey, I will document every idea, research, and visualization that will go into the film opening. Stay tuned for another blog about the characteristics of a horror movie!)

Film Opening

         I'M BACKKKKKKK better than evaaaaa! My life is doing so good and I am so excited with what I am about to share with you guys. I am going to be creating a film opening with one of my bestfriends!!! Her and I are still in debate about what genre we want to do for our film. Since both of us have really different tastes, we're going to have to figure something out. Ever since I was little, I've girl I have always enjoyed the mind thinking movies. Hopefully, we end up doing a psychological thriller.

I will keep you guys posted!!

Switching Things Up

       HEY guys!!!! It's been a long while since I've been on here. I've been dealing with a lot of stuff at school and my life in general. There's been a plethora of changes in my life, for example, I'm moving out of my house and I'm starting soccer season next week. My new job has been tiring but I am securing the bag. For my older audience, "securing the bag" means that you are earning a lot of money, its a term said by teenagers.

     I will make sure to keep you guys updated and stay tune for a lot of BIG THINGS! :)