Source Code Review

The film source code is about an ex helicopter pilot who died in combat. However a new program has been set up that will stop future disasters from taking place. The program used a dead body but a live mind. Hes mission in this case is to identify a bomber that was planning to bomb the train he was on. he job is to identify him in order to stop a second bomb from going off agian. the more time they sedn him back in the more times he believes he can save everyone on board.
  the villian is a twisted man that is against the goverment and must be mad. however when looking at the man he is the last person you would expect to be a bomber.

derek Frost. THE VILLIAN

The hero of the film is a ex helicopter who seveved for his county. He is determinnd to save the lives of everyone on the train, especially christina. The hero role was alway shared with captin goodwin, who helped run the program and was actually alive.

Captain Culoter Steven's & Captain Goodwin THE HERO's

 M REVIEW.

This film is one of my favourite thriller seen so far. This is because it always leaves you wondering what will happen. The film uses special effects well when the bomb goes off. They also use lighting well when creating a contrast between when 'stevens' is in the stimulation and when he in his mind.

Die Hard- with vengeance

synopsis- A man calling himself "Simon" begins a reign of terror in the streets of New York. Threatens to detonate bombs around the city unless Detective John McClane cooperates in a game of "Simon Says". McClane has a bad hangover and a bad attitude, and isn't in the mood for games, especially this one. The bombs are all a distraction so that 'simon' and his army can steal billions of dollars from the Federal Reserve Bank. using a bomb as a distraction. 

The villain - 'Simon Gruber is the name of the villain, who is brothers with Hans Gruber who John McClane threw of a building in the previous movie. He is back to revenge his brothers death. However as normal our hero out smarts him and saves the day, working out he's plan and stopping him. synopsis 

The hero- John McClane is the hero of this movies and although he has been suspended from the police force he is proven useful and very good at he's job, even though he his hanging on the border of becoming a full time alcoholic following his divorce.

Trailer- 

sound exercise

Psycho

This is another one of Alfred Hitchcock famous films. this one is based on a young women named marion who tries to get away with stealing $40,000. However the girl did not realise the danger she was about to come across when checking in to a motel over night. The women meets a young man who owns the motel and at first seems charming and polite, however inside is stirring something crazy. The motel owned Norman Bates is not who he appears to murders marion whilst she is taking a shower. She is murdered by Normans mothers...or was she?
Norman buries the body in the swamp in order to cover up he's mothers crime. However he was not expecting for people to come looking for her. A privet investigator is hired to track her and the stolen money down.  The investigator snoops around the house behind the motel owned by Norman, when he is attacked by his mother....
at this point the audiecne are lead to believe there is a crazy mother living in the house. however when the sister and marions boyfriend conduct there own search to find her, we find ou tfrom the sherif of the town that Normans mother has been dead for some time and i buired. later on in the film Marions sister found the mothers body in the the basment. all along Norman was dressing up as his mother, he had taken on her personality as he felt guitly for killing her when he had a neew boyfriend.
Norman was completely mad. And had always been a mummy's boy however when she got a new lover Norman killed them both in a fit of jealousy.

The film contain a MCguffin as the money that marion steal is important to her, however it has no interest to us. The film uses twist well to surprise us with the fact that he is actually the mother. The back story is very good and was carefully planned out. psycho has been one of my favourite films.

preliminary exercise

lighting exercise. 

in media elements of light are used to create different effects. the effects can be used on the face or body of an actor they can also be used for effects on the scene. lights are useful and allows the directors to hint things to the audience. for example in  suspicion - Hitchcock used lighting to make the milk stand out, suggesting that something was wrong with the milk. 

there  are different effects that can be created using lighting, the different lights create these different effects. light portray  shadows that are used in many thrillers in order to hide someones identity. 

The key light- this is the brightest and most influential light used and it is used in most film in the film.
the back light- this helps to counteract the effect of the key light. It also creates a silhouette.
The filler light- helps to soften the harsh shadows the the use soften key and back light create.
under light- this is when the main source comes from below the subject. this is mainly used in horror movies and is popular in thrillers, it is a popular effect when telling a ghost story.
Top lighting- is when the source of light comes form above, this is used when highlighting certain features especially when trying to make someone flawless and glamourous.

Low key lighting- this is created by combining two light together, the key and back light are used. It is used to make a lot of shadows
high key lighting- this is used with the key back and filler lights to make the scene appear more realistic.