Seven - Poster Analysis

I also looked at the cover of 'Seven' because this is another psychological thriller with an interesting storyline. It was made by David Fincher and is about two detectives who hunt a serial killer using the seven deadly sins as his method of operation.






















The cover seems very dark and twisted because the eyes of the characters seem to be looking straight at you. The font of the title stands out the most because it is written in white which contrasts with the rest of the colours used on the cover. The cover intrigues the audience because of the way it has been laid out It makes the audience want to watch the film and find out what the word 'seven' has to do with the two men and what 'seven' could actually indicate.

Black Swan - Poster Analysis

I decided to look at 'Black Swan' as well because that it also a good psychological thriller and has an interesting cover. This film was made by Darren Aronofsky and is about a ballet dancer who wins the lead in 'Swan Lake' and seems to fit the role of the White Swan however starts losing her mind and becomes more like the Black Swan.

From this cover, you can see a lady's face which does look creepy as she has red eyes and dark makeup. She is also wearing a crown which indicates that she may be of some importance. Although there is a lot of writing on this cover, the main writing which can be seen is 'Black Swan' because it is in a darker colour than the rest. By doing this, they clearly show what the title of the film is and describe what the film is about without giving too much away.

Pyscho - Poster Analysis

After researching many DVD covers and posters for psychological thrillers, I have found that they do have many similarities between them.
Alfred Hitchcock is the director of the very well known 1960's film 'Psycho' in which a young woman steals money from her employer's client and encounters a young motel proprietor too long under the dominationj of his mother. I have decided to look at this cover because the film is a very well-known psychological thriller.





From this cover, you cannot really tell that it is a psychological thriller apart from the title 'Psycho'. The font of the title 'Psycho' is broken up which does create an uneasy atmosphere because you can tell that there are going to be 'weird' parts in the film. The images of the man and woman do not really seem 'scary' as such but do make the audience feel a little curious. The writing at the top says 'A new- and altogether different- screen excitement!!!' which attracts the audience because the director claims that this is different from the rest so the audience would definitely want to watch it. I think they decided to make the cover like this because it does not give too much away however provides a hint of horror in the film.

Split - Feedback

Group - Nile, Omar, Liban & Shingai

There is a lot going on, would they be able to fit this into two minutes?

Think of how they would do the camera shots like the overhead one for when the main character is in an exam and would they be able to have enough extras in order for this scene to look realistic?

Think about background noises and locations.

Our Presentation & Feedback

As a group, we had to make a presentation to show to the rest of the groups on our ideas for our opening sequence so far. We needed to use the information we researched and present it so we did this using Prezi. Here are a few screen shots:















After we presented this, we received feedback in order to help us improve our idea.

We gave our film a certificate rating of 12A which needs to be looked at again because some of our ideas which we are going to use in our opening sequence will not be suitable for people in their early teens. We have considered changing it to 15 because that seems like a much more suitable age for our audience.

We have been advised to look at Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion because we decided to use a long hallway and the films also make use of this so it could provide some inspiration.

Instead of using POV shots which is what we originally decided to use to create an uneasy atmosphere, we were told to use suggestions and symbolism so that we could provide a greater effect.

We were also told to think of real sounds to use for eg. chalk on a board and others which would make the audience feel uncomfortable.

Also to complete our mood board and 9-frame analysis.

Gloves Up! - Feedback

Group - Junuz, Luke, Titas & Ishaq.

Good layout - really thought out everything like costumes, who else is needed etc.

How are they going to show the time difference? Have to make sure they don't include anything too modern when they go back in time 20 years and keep the location in mind.

The cover of the film doesn't give too much away but gives an idea of what the film is about. Also, it does not show any characters which makes the audience more curious.

Not allowed to use music that has already been made so would have to think more about that.

Opening Sequence (1)

Taking into account that the opening sequence must not give too much information away but essentially 'set the scene', we have formed an idea based on our chosen genre of film; a thriller. Thriller's usually contain a lot of flash imagery, a key substance in our opening.


We are going to start our sequence by showing a quick shot of a detached, old looking house, in what looks like the middle of nowhere, followed by a P.O.V shot. The P.O.V shot will follow our lead male character, a psychopath, creeping down a narrow hallway with a ajar door at the end of it, only to end with him hearing a door bang behind him and turn around. There will be heavy breathing and suspenseful music in the background; a way to engage the audience into feeling like they are there themselves. The sequence will include 6 flashbacks, one showing the psychopath cutting a doll's hair, and then doing the same to a real girl.


None of the characters features will be shown, as we want to focus the attention on their actions rather than the characters themselves. We may use a split screen, showing the doll and the girl on either side, having the male character first cutting their hair, then burning them, then throwing acid at them, however, this is yet to be decided upon.


As the flashbacks happen, the titles will be also appear on screen, left long enough for the name to be read, then changed again. The feeling of the opening sequence should leave the audience slightly uncomfortable, whilst wanting to know more because of the way it ends.


This piece of work was done by Tasnim Khanum.