Music

We want the ambient sound of the taxi because it is our unique advantage for our film and i think its important to emphasise that. However, we also wanted to create an eery tone to the opening without making it obvious. We all decided that classical music would work best to create this, after looking at different types we've all decided that Frank Sinatra- My Funny Valentine.
Due to copyright reasons we will have to find way to play the music without having any issues. We thought it would be perfect if the music would come from the radio of the taxi.

BBFC

I have researched which age would be the most suitable for our film using the BBFC website. Our group have decided that if the film was to be feature length there would be violent and sexual scenes containing strong language as the taxi driver is a psycho serial killer who rapes his victims.  I thought age 15 would be appropriate for the film as the things we would want to include such as sexual nudity and violence which is what we would want to include to fit the psychological thriller. However I also looked at age 12A as the lower the age restriction so it could appeal to a larger demographic. However, unfortunately, I think our film will be too explicit for this audience. Through my research i have found that age 12A have found that if the film was too be this age restriction violence and sexual scenes would have to be reduced and we want the film to be more explicit so its more scary and therefore would to be more appealing to an older audience. I think an age 18 restricts the demographic too much and by looking at what makes an 18 I don't think the film will be too that extent.  So after reading in detail the different categories i have decided to make the film an age 15 as this will allow us to make the film what we want as well as having a broad demographic. 

Inspiration

After watching many different films, trying to watch predominantly physiological thrillers as this is the genre we have chosen for our two minute opening. Our teacher told us about a film called 'The Bone Collector' which has a taxi scene. This interested us as we will also be using a taxi in our opening. The taxi scene in this film helped us gain some inspiration for the effective shots we can use. I especially like the shot of driving past the rubbish in the road and we will also try to include some creative shots.

  


This film was made in 1999, and was given an age 15 restriction. This will have to be kept in mind while thinking about the rating for our film. We would also have to keep in mind the time this film was made. During this time period, it was much stricter to what the youth could watch however now its much more lenient as the barriers have been pushed and we have become desensitized. Due to this we could maybe put the rating lower depending on the BBFC requirements.


We also gained inspiration from the film 'Taken' which is a well-known psychological  thriller. As this is a more recent film it gives a clearer outline of the conventions used in this genre that we will use or develop in our opening.  It is also a age rating of 15 so will give us a a better idea of what our film would be rated at along with the use of the BBFC website.

New Idea...Again

Things keep getting in the way. We over complicate things way too much and its starting to take over. But little did we know, Emily has had the perfect idea sitting in her drive way!!! Her dad is a taxi driver, what are the odds? After finding this out we wanted to incorporate the classic, black, london Taxi in our idea as it puts us at an unique advantage. After thinking about how, we came up with a simple, yes, simple idea. We have decided to concentrate on the taxi and the driver throughout the whole opening. The idea would consist of a variety of capturing shots,  that will persuade the audience that the driving is genuine, by showing close up shots of family photo, wedding ring etc. There will be cut shots of the driver talking to 'passengers' throughout the day. The ending of the opening will reveal an empty taxi....

Inspiration

This is some inspiration for the beginning of our opening. We thought we'd make the most of the landmarks of London that we have access to.

New Idea Vlog

Vlog of us explaining our new idea.

 

Idea Change

After filming a short part of our idea we decided that we didn't like it as much as we did originally and we didn't feel it was to the best of our ability. We were not prepared to put our name to something that wasn't amazing. After brainstorming ideas and watching loads programmes and films that we can get inspiration from there was one film that really sparked our brains; The end scene of 'Friends With Benefits' gave us the idea of filming in a busy train station because there is a good atmosphere. Here is the clip.

Practise Running

We did some practise running to help us with which shots and angles look best.

Music Idea

Tara thought of an idea to have music without having any issues with copyright.

Final Idea

For our final idea we have decided that at the beginning you will see the back of a hooded man making a ransom letter. Then it will switch to the shot of a professional, glamourous woman returning home from work wearing sophisticated clothing. She will then find the letter but before opening it she will carry with her everyday routine e.g getting wine out of the fridge. When she finally opens the letter she drops the wine and runs and you will see the letter fall slowly and piece of the ransom left behind. You will then see her running across millennium bridge and lady smith football grounds because we think these settings will suit the story line best. While she is running, we thought it would be effective to have flashbacks of her troubled past and towards the end of the run she will have returned to her old, drug-abusing self.
If this was to turn into a feature length film it would tell the story of what happened to the girl in order for her to be in this situation.