Super Dench Productions Business Card

Super Dench Productions

Company Name: Super Dench Productions

Slogan: Don't Watch That

Cheif Executive Officer: Samuel Marfo

Executive Manager: Shaun Palmer

Producer: Daniel Davidson

Secretary: Dee Khalaj

180 Degree Rule

The 180 degree rule is used when filming a scene with two characters opposite each other. To follow the 180 degree rule the camera must stay the same side of the imaginary axis (shown in the picture below) meaning that the character on the left stays on the left and the character on the right stays on the right. This is done to avoid confusing the audience when the character on the left suddenly appears on the right and vice versa. Sometimes the 180 degree rule is deliberately broken in what is described as a reverse shot, when the camera moves to the other side of the imaginary axis.

Scriptwriting

Scripts are text documents containing lists of instructions that are to be executed by certain script managers in order for the desired automated action to be achieved. There is a scene heading; the name of the characters above the dialogue; there is a description of the actions; there is a description of the shot type.

Camera Angles

An eye level shot indicates that the character is equal with the audience.

A high angle shot suggests that the audience is higher than the character and that the character is small and lacks power, as the audience is looking down at the them.

A low angle shot portrays the characters as people with high authority by forcing the audience to look up at them.

Social Classes

Grade A - Upper Middle Class - The chief income earner's occupation is higher managerial, administrative or professional.


Grade B - Middle Class - The chief income earner's occupation is intermediate managerial, administrative or professional.


Grade C1 - Lower Middle Class - The chief income earner's occupation is supervisory or clerical and junior managerial, administrative or professional.


Grade C2 - Skilled Working Class - The chief income earner is a skilled manual worker.


Grade D - Working Class - The chief income earner is a semi or unskilled manual worker.


Grade E - Those at the lowest levels of subsistence - The chief income earner is a low grade worker, pensioner or depends on the welfare state for income.

Scream

I watched, analysed and drew a storyboard for the first seven minutes of the horror movie "Scream" in research of the horror genre and for storyboard drawing practise.

Inception

I watched and analysed the first two minutes of "Inception" in research of the thriller genre. The tense non-diagetic music, the close-up shots of significant objects, and the cuts in the first two minutes of the highly successful thriller movie are what filled the movie with suspense, tension and excitement. 

Below is a picture of me holding up the storyboard I drew for the first couple of minutes of the thriller movie "Inception".

The Thriller Genre

Films of the thriller genre attempt to thrill their target audience. This is usually done by creating suspense, tension and excitement with quick cuts supported by the right non-diagetic music. Two main themes of thrillers are the desire for justice and the morality of individuals.