camera operator - a photographer who operates a movie camera
focus puller - In cinematography, a focus puller or first assistant camera (1st AC) is a member of a film crew's camera department who is responsible for keeping the camera properly focused during a shoot
Lighting Director - Lighting directors are in charge of all aspects of lighting film, television or stage sets.
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Animator – makes animation
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Sound recordist - the person in charge of sound recording on a film set
Researcher – Specialist Researchers work closely with the Production Designer, the Supervising Art Director, Art Director(s) and Set Decorato
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Special effects make up artist – A Special Effects Make-up Artist uses wigs, make-up, prosthetics and other tools to create the desired look on a live performer or a special effects prop
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Location manager -The location manager is the person in charge of closing the deal for the shooting location of a movie or television show.
Foley editor -Foley Editors are responsible for the post-synchronised sound effects on a film sound track that are added during the sound editing process
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Construction manager-Construction Managers (or Coordinators) supervise the construction of sets and stages forfilm productions
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Health and safety consultant-Health and Safety Advisors (or Consultants) in the film industry give advice on health and safety management systems within each film or production
Steadicam operator- the operator of A Steadicam which is a stabilizing mount for a motion picture camera
Grip-Grips' responsibility is to build and maintain all the equipment that supports cameras. This equipment, which includes tripods, dollies, tracks, jibs, cranes, and static rigs
Art director-Art Directors are responsible for the art department budget and schedule of work, and help the production designer to maximize the money allocated to the department.
Gaffer-A Gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production
storyline Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.
Production team
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
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producer (uncredited)
Original Music by
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography by
John L. Russell
Film Editing by
George Tomasini
Casting by
Jere Henshaw
(uncredited)
Art Direction by
Robert Clatworthy
Joseph Hurley
Set Decoration by
George Milo
Costume Design by
Rita Riggs
(uncredited)
Makeup Department
Jack Barron
....
makeup supervisor
Florence Bush
....
hair stylist
Robert Dawn
....
makeup supervisor
Larry Germain
....
hair stylist (uncredited)
Production Management
Lew Leary
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unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hilton A. Green
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assistant director
Lester Wm. Berke
....
second assistant director (uncredited)
Art Department
Curtis Baessler
....
assistant props (uncredited)
Saul Bass
....
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Bob Bone
....
props (uncredited)
George Cook
....
assistant prop shop (uncredited)
Dave Lee
....
prop shop (uncredited)
Harold Wolf
....
leadman (uncredited)
Sound Department
William Russell
....
sound recordist
Waldon O. Watson
....
sound recordist
Robert R. Bertrand
....
mike technician (uncredited)
John Ruth
....
cable man (uncredited)
Harold Tucker
....
sound recordist (uncredited)
Special Effects by
Clarence Champagne
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special effects
Walter Hammond
....
special effects (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Aldridge
....
grip: Phoenix (uncredited)
Jack Austin
....
grip: Phoenix (uncredited)
Eugene Barragy
....
key grip: Phoenix (uncredited)
Walter Bluemel
....
assistant camera: Phoenix (uncredited)
Robert Burkett
....
camera operator: Phoenix (uncredited)
Norman Cassidy
....
best boy electric (uncredited)
William N. Clark
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second assistant camera (uncredited)
Eugene Cook
....
still photographer (uncredited)
Bill Craemer
....
still photographer (uncredited)
Alan Davey
....
camera operator (uncredited)
Bobby Greene
....
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Harper
....
key grip (uncredited)
George H. Merhoff
....
gaffer (uncredited)
Saul Selznick
....
second company grip (uncredited)
Jim Sloan
....
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Leonard J. South
....
camera operator (uncredited)
Richard Sutton
....
best boy grip (uncredited)
Tommy Wilson
....
electrician (uncredited)
Rex Wimpy
....
director of photography: Phoenix (uncredited)
Rex Wimpy
....
second camera operator (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen Colvig
....
costume supervisor
Theodore R. Parvin
....
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Other crew
Saul Bass
....
pictorial consultant
Saul Bass
....
title designer
Virginia Boyle
....
stand-in (uncredited)
Everett W. Brown
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technical advisor (uncredited)
John 'Bud' Cardos
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bird handler (uncredited)
Frank da Vinci
....
stand-in (uncredited)
Anne Dore
....
double: Anthony Perkins (uncredited)
John Drake
....
stand-in: Anthony Perkins (uncredited)
Margo Epper
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body double: Mother in shower sequence (uncredited)
The group decided to change the story line to make it a more mysterious thriller. their will be 2 men wearing smart clothes (suits) with briefcases, one man in a cafe and one will have just entered Wem off the train. the man that just got off the train (2nd man) will ring the 1st man to tell him he is in Wem and arrange to meet up somewhere quiet, split screen shots will be used for the phone call and extreme close ups of the phone, brief case, and a clock to show the time, a point of view shot will show the journey to the bench for both men with camera cuts going from man to man, this clip will be edited to play fast to give it a fast paced effect. the men will meet up at a bench on a park as a stereo-typical drug deal, everything will be going well. the men will swap brief cases then walk away with relief, they will walk back to their destinations (train station and home) and notice that their brief cases are empty, the audience will think they have both tried to rob each other and a phone call will make the audience aware that both men have not deliberately ripped each other off. the camera will then fade out then in to a woman with both briefcases and very happy.
effects like saw / chainsaw, clanging, screeching, door creek, static electricity, white noise, scream and synth give a very un-settleing feeling to the audience. these effects are over a simple drum beat which tempo increases near the end
Words
subliminal words such as 'pregnant' and 'intercourse' are crossed out in a book (1:07) and enigmas such as 'B25' randomly flash on the screen which intreagues the audience.
imagery
the whole sequence is in sepia which gives it an old effect, and alot of creepy imagery is used like the killer razor blading his finger prints off, scissors cutting disturbing images of torcherd people and film paper cut and put into a old looking scrap book sown together by a needle
Alfred Hitchcock - North by Northwest opening title sequence
Hitchcock starts his film North by Northwest with a basic green screen. lines move onto the green screen by animation to make a grid shape giving a sense of perspective. Titles follow the grids slant as they move onto the screen to the centre. The title of the film North by Northwest moves onto the screen with arrows facing north from the N of North and a arrow facing west from the T of Northwest.
the animation of the grid the dissolves into a building, the buildings windows mirror the traffic below in the streets we assume to be New York as their are alot of yellow taxi's within the large amount of traffic. the shot of the building slowly dissolves (to relate to shots) into people on the street below leaving the building dressed in work clothes towards the subway so we assume they have just finished work also due to the fact that the streets are very busy (aka rush hour) we see alot of chaotic type things going on in the streets such as two wimen fighting over a taxi and Alfred Hitchcock staring in his own film missing his bus as it is too full.
Audio
the background music to this opening sequance is that of a classical orchastra type giveing you an unsettled feeling, the flute is high pitched raiseing your anixiety level, and the trumpet and other brass instruments represent the traffic and the busy New York streets. The music is fast paced representing the fast pace of New Yorks rush hour.
my own definition of a thriller
A thriller is a movie genre with an extremely gripping story line, thrillers are full of suspense to keep the audience entertained and make them want to keep watching to find out what is about to happen. thrillers usually seem to contain action and crime as sub genres to make the film more exciting and entertaining. Alfred Hitchcock's movies are in my eyes the most popular and greatest thrillers ever made with his very clever ways to make a gripping story line and camera works such as the money in psycho when Marion steals the money the camera follows it so the audience know where it is to give of a strong emotional tension.
Sound and editing are the main conventions for the thriller genre for example quick cuts and effective ranges of camera angles with a classical orchestra playing a suitable way to build tension
1. the town
2. inception
3. machete
4. predators
5. let me in
6. devil
8. monsters
9. resident evil: afterlife
10. the expendables
Media homework: choose a thriller and research the storyline and production team
Alfred Hitchcock - psycho
storyline
Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.
Production team
Produced by
Alfred Hitchcock
....
producer (uncredited)
Original Music by
Bernard Herrmann
(music by)
Cinematography by
John L. Russell
(director of photography)
Film Editing by
George Tomasini
Casting by
Jere Henshaw
(uncredited)
Art Direction by
Robert Clatworthy
Joseph Hurley
Set Decoration by
George Milo
Costume Design by
Rita Riggs
(uncredited)
Makeup Department
Jack Barron
....
makeup supervisor
Florence Bush
....
hair stylist
Robert Dawn
....
makeup supervisor
Larry Germain
....
hair stylist (uncredited)
Production Management
Lew Leary
....
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hilton A. Green
....
assistant director
Lester Wm. Berke
....
second assistant director (uncredited)
Art Department
Curtis Baessler
....
assistant props (uncredited)
Saul Bass
....
storyboard artist (uncredited)
Bob Bone
....
props (uncredited)
George Cook
....
assistant prop shop (uncredited)
Dave Lee
....
prop shop (uncredited)
Harold Wolf
....
leadman (uncredited)
Sound Department
William Russell
....
sound recordist
Waldon O. Watson
....
sound recordist
Robert R. Bertrand
....
mike technician (uncredited)
John Ruth
....
cable man (uncredited)
Harold Tucker
....
sound recordist (uncredited)
Special Effects by
Clarence Champagne
....
special effects
Walter Hammond
....
special effects (uncredited)
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Aldridge
....
grip: Phoenix (uncredited)
Jack Austin
....
grip: Phoenix (uncredited)
Eugene Barragy
....
key grip: Phoenix (uncredited)
Walter Bluemel
....
assistant camera: Phoenix (uncredited)
Robert Burkett
....
camera operator: Phoenix (uncredited)
Norman Cassidy
....
best boy electric (uncredited)
William N. Clark
....
second assistant camera (uncredited)
Eugene Cook
....
still photographer (uncredited)
Bill Craemer
....
still photographer (uncredited)
Alan Davey
....
camera operator (uncredited)
Bobby Greene
....
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Frank Harper
....
key grip (uncredited)
George H. Merhoff
....
gaffer (uncredited)
Saul Selznick
....
second company grip (uncredited)
Jim Sloan
....
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Leonard J. South
....
camera operator (uncredited)
Richard Sutton
....
best boy grip (uncredited)
Tommy Wilson
....
electrician (uncredited)
Rex Wimpy
....
director of photography: Phoenix (uncredited)
Rex Wimpy
....
second camera operator (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen Colvig
....
costume supervisor
Theodore R. Parvin
....
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Other crew
Saul Bass
....
pictorial consultant
Saul Bass
....
title designer
Virginia Boyle
....
stand-in (uncredited)
Everett W. Brown
....
technical advisor (uncredited)
John 'Bud' Cardos
....
bird handler (uncredited)
Frank da Vinci
....
stand-in (uncredited)
Anne Dore
....
double: Anthony Perkins (uncredited)
John Drake
....
stand-in: Anthony Perkins (uncredited)
Margo Epper
....
body double: Mother in shower sequence (uncredited)
