Music

Music 

We have two pieces of music in our production:

The first piece of music is called ‘Evening of chaos’, and we got from here http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?feels[]=Mysterious&feels[]=Suspenseful&feels[]=Unnerving. We chose this music as it starts with high notes played by a piano, which sound eerie, and calm but sinister and suggestive. It also sounds like its outdoors, which is good because our opening few shots is outdoors, therefore it fits well and seems appropriate. 

Then, there’s a few loud banging noises building up, and the music reaches its crescendo. This fits in with the quiet atmosphere of the characters calm walk with her pram; when the music builds up, so does her characters suspicions that somebody may be following her. As the tempo of the music quickens and goes louder, the main character is seen running up the stairs as this is when she realizes her baby has gone. 

 When the title 'baby' appears on screen it is accompanied by a short, loud, final bit of the music. This is effective in emphasizing the shock and realization that the main character feels, and the viewers are supposed to emphasize. 

The second piece of music is called ‘incy wincy spider’, we got it from this website http://www.stockmusic.net/index.cfm/page/main.SearchTracks/startRow/26/trackId/2471.This music is a version of the children’s nursery rhyme ‘incy wincy spider’ played using chimes. When it is put with the sinister scene of a baby being kidnapped it fits well in creating a scary, thriller-type atmosphere. The music seems peaceful, tranquil and calming, opposed to the panicked, adrenaline filled event that is happening. This has a greater effect on the viewer as opposed to a fast tempo piece of music as it implies that time has slowed down and emphasizes the disbelief of the situation.

Costume and casting

There were three characters needed in our thriller opening. These were; a mother, a baby, and a villain.

Casting was a challenge for us really, members of our group wanted to focus more on the camera work, props, preparation, and more of the behind the scene tasks rather than the acting job. We initially looked for someone outside of our group to cast, however this proved to be very difficult as it's not something that the majority of people felt comfortable doing. In addition to this not many people were willing to give up a full day in order to do this. After a long discussion Rosie selflessly came forward and volunteered to star in our production. This solved a major issue, however meant that she couldn't do as much work behind the scenes. This was the compromise she had to make. 

We cast Rosie to play the part of the mother, this was because we felt Rosie would best suit being a maternal, motherly character. Rosie's character is a young to middle aged woman, the main distinctive image we were going for was that of a mother. In order to achieve the motherly image Rosie dressed in clothes which would help emphasize her role. She wore a plain skirt and tights, along with her coat as we were outdoors.

Grace, the baby, was cast because we needed a baby and she is a baby. We had permission off her mother to use her in our production. She wore a baby grow with a white knitted cardigan. Showing her innocence and angelic image. What Grace wore wasn't really a big decision or concern as her role was simply to just be seen and then disappear.

I was cast as the villain character. This wasn't a hard choice as the villain didn't really have a major part on screen, as they were just seen at certain times. It was easy to hide the identity of this person and make them seem mysterious. To do this I dressed in grey joggers, a black hoodie and a black wooly hat. I wore the hood up to help hide my identity further. In retrospect the role would have been best suited to a male, however due to time management issues, and busy schedules we couldn't find a male available to fill this role, and therefore I played it.

Story Boards

We use story boards for a number of reason, firstly  they help in establishing framing, they provide blocking and focus information, they help in planning actor movements and action and also they plan camera movement. 

We found we used the story board a a personal checklist, by putting our movie onto a story board we not only have created a form of sequence, but we had made a checklist of every shot you need. Using storyboards also helped us revise our material Because by knowing your material and what you need to make your story work, we were able to quickly and wisely make the necessary changes when unforeseen circumstances force changes.