inspirations post. Miss Miller

The definition of inspiration is "the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative." My idea of inspiration is to gain ideas and this is exactly what our group has done. We have all taken inspirations from many films. Mine include jaws, saw, the shinning, Texas chainsaw massacre and v for vendetta. The inspirations I have taken for our film is sound, conventions, cinematography, mise-en-scene and editing.

The first inspiration I got was from the film jaws. This is where i have taken the idea of an off screen sound from. In the clip I looked at, non-diagetic sound was the key to building tension and excitement amongst the audience. This is when the shark was approaching and the backing track was placed over the top. In our scene we are going to be using this sound technique however we will add a breathing effect. This is conventional as this is an easy way of creating tension in the audience as heavy breathing can cause panic or unease.

My second inspiration came from the film saw. This was their use of low key light under the frame of conventions. Most of the film was low key light and it kept the audience in suspense or it kept them guessing. We are going to use low key light in our scene when me and Lucy are in the building. This creates a sense of enigma and holds the audience suspense.

Another inspiration is cinematography and looking even deeper into that, the handheld shot. This was used in the film the shinning,. Where the camera is jerky and made to look like you are there to entice you further. We hope to use this handheld technique when the killer is behind me in our scene. The unbalanced and jumpy camera angle can send the audience into panic created through confusion. This can lead them into a bigger shock When they actually realise the danger on the screen.

The next inspiration is taken from Texas chainsaw massacre. I am looking at the costume and makeup used which comes under mise-en-scene. The makeup used for gore in this film was realistic. We hope to reenact this for our thriller film. This is when i am found dead hung over a tree. The more realistic it is, the better it is for the audience as this connotes the fact that this could actually be real provoking further emotions.

The final inspiration is taken from the film v for vendetta. I have looked at the editing styles in this film and particularly the jump cut. This is where the scene quickly changes angles or shots to create urgency or danger. In our thriller, the moment I leave Lucy will have this. This connotes tension amongst the audience and can really show both mine and Lucy's prospectives.

I feel without these inspirations our group wouldn't of got far. I think everyone needs a starting point taking ideas from award winning thrillers isn't a bad place to start. We will now take all these ideas and incorporate them all into our own thriller. Hopefully these points will really give our film an edge and will help portray stereotypical audience characteristics and emotions while watching the film.