Thrillerwork - Final Makeup List

This is our final list of makeup that we used to present our victim in the thriller:

Fake Blood for costume and face

"Fake Mud" for Skin

Ageing Spray for Costume

"Fake Mud" for clothes

little sponges to apply makeup on the skin

"Cotton Wool Balls" to apply the makeup on the skin

"Baby Wipes" for cleaning up

Thrillerwork - Email to Cast and Crew

This is an e-mail I sent to the complete cast and crew to thank them for their strong support shooting this thriller:

Thrillerwork - Evaluation of the Shooting Day

Our shooting-day began at 8:45 AM., when we came together with our actors in the edit-suite to take through the day again and to sort out our light, sound and camera kit as well as our props and make-up equipment. I put all props on a table to make sure that nothing was missing.
We had actually engaged another student to be our make-up artist, but she couldn't make it, because she wasn't aloud out of lessons for the whole day. So we had to do it ourselves.

After we had everything together at 9:15 AM., we drove to our location a kitchen  in Peaslake House. Once we had arrived and noticed the the whole outdoor location was covered in ice we decided to cut out the "chasing -preparing sequence" and to  present the whole show as a self-made YouTube video including loading bar, annotation, etc. ... , where the killer comes to his victim's house and makes the show in her kitchen. However we didn't want to cut out the feeding scene and so we decided to  place the victim in the show, but hidden and  gagged  lying on the ground, and to make the feeding scene to an actual part of the show. I think that using the video platform YouTube as the killer's room for maneuver fits very well with our thriller, because it gives the killer something real, which makes him more dangerous  and gives the audience the feeling that he could appear on a real YouTube video anytime. Moreover, because YouTube is a very popular website, it gives the movie something very current for the 21st century and will expand our audience.
Although we had changed some things just at the day of shooting, we didn't have lacks of knowledge what to do next at all and had no bigger problems than to find every little spatter of fake blood to clean it up.  We had all the props and all the food we needed and always  a clear image of what we were going to shoot next and how we were going to do it.

We shot the entire thriller at one location, the kitchen in Peaslake House. We didn't have to set up everything, like we would have had to, if would have shot in a studio. However we had to remove some chairs and fruit bowls because they took too much place and wouldn't allow Simon in his performance  as well as us with the camera to move around as we wanted to. Moreover it did not look good on the screen.
We decided to make the island to the centre of the show. The island was pointing out of the kitchen and was flanked by the worktops, closets and stove plates around it.  We placed our cooking-props as well s some vegetables, pepper&salt and some vinegar. We didn't actually use all of this staff but it made the set look more realistic and the different colours of the food and the props made it look more beautiful in front of the camera.
Because we wanted to make the opening sequence look like a YouTube video just made by the killer we weren't allowed to do moving shots with the killer on screen, because it wouldn't make sense if the killer is  shooting and hosting  the show by himself. Because we had a real cooking process we needed to film our opening sequence chronologically.  The show started with an wide shot of the killer introducing his show and what he's going to do. Then we made a shot of him explaining what he is doing with the vegetables. We are going to use this explanation as an voiceover for CUs , ECUs,  MSs,  MCUs and variation of other shots showing the killer preparing the vegetables and used as cutaways. To shoot this cutaways (CA) took us a lot of time and we weren't able to finish them before we went to lunch at 1 PM.  However we didn't  need much time to finish the vegetable-session  when we came back. After we had finished all the veggie-CAs we shortly discussed how to shoot the meat sequences and how to bring the victim into the show.  We shot the meat-part of the show in similar shots as we used for the veggie part. However because in this part of the show we wanted to introduce the victim we didn't use a nearly voiceover over different cutaways, but we showed the killer more in action, how he talks to the camera, how cuts off the meat from the victim, etc. ... . The close up of Simon's face while he pretends to cut the meat of the victim was well thought. However  I think this shot could have been improved in terms of medical accuracy - blood squirting. But except of this single shot everything worked almost perfectly.

The costumes we finally used were totally different to the costumes we wanted to use . This sudden change was caused by an unfortunate budget problem, which forced us to improvise when we were buying the costumes. Instead of using a white dress, we used a black dress with a white top for the victim and instead of using. However this still created the effect of innocence we wanted to create. The killers costume got changed, too. Instead of using a white shirt and white apron, we used a blue shirt and a blue apron with white stripes. Although this didn't match with our planning, it presented him  - mainly through the gloves - as being crazy.

Although it took longer as we thought it would take the shooting day was a very successful day and although we had to make some changes  we were able to get everything we needed. I think our grouped worked quite well together as we were rotating the jobs Camera, Sound and Director all the time so everyone could collect experience in all the jobs of filmmaking, that were possible to do in our production. Moreover when we had to make some changes we all worked together very efficiently to find a new way of doing it. Furthermore everyone payed attention all the time and when somebody saw a problem or something that could cause a problem he or she gave us all a call.  
Next to the practical shooting, sound recording or directing jobs we were moving around all day, I was also the one, who was responsible for having everything ready on set and in front of the camera if needed. I had the overview about everything. I looked, if there's enough meet for cooking left, how many shots we had till all carrots would have been used. Moreover I was always the one who wanted to try new and maybe interesting and beautiful shots. This could have cost time, but there was always somebody else pushing the whole thing forward trying to get it through. This contrast and differences between the group members is also a reason why we worked together so well.
I think this day went pretty well and I wouldn't change anything about, because we got create material and it was a lot of fun.

Thrillerwork - Slightly Changes

While we were developing the dialogue and were discussing our thriller in as much detail as possible. We've made some more slightly changes. Our Thriller is now going to run as follows:

1.

We are seeing the victim running through the woods being chased by the killer, who is not on screen. This events is going to be cross-cutted with the preparation-sequence showing the killer preparing himself and the kitchen for the show. The sequence is going to end with a shot showing the victim realizing that she can't escape. - The cross-cutting foreshadows that the cannibal is cooking her. This sequence should create a very serious and tensioned atmosphere juxtaposing the light show. The sequence is going to end with a shot showing the victim realizing that she can't escape. - The cross-cutting foreshadows that the 

cannibal is cooking her. This sequence should create a very serious and tensioned atmosphere juxtaposing the light show.

2.

After that the cannibal is making the cooking show. The show is not going to be presented in one constant wide shot anymore, but in a couple of non-moving shots and basic shots showing the cannibal doing his show. We want to create the feeling of a show just made by the cannibal himself.

3.

Feeding scene. Either one constant wide shot or very slow cuts. The cannibal 

feeding his victim with her own hip. This scene is very calm without any 

background music and juxtapose with the show as the first scene did. However  this sequence is going to be much more serious and shocking then the first 

one. This scene is going to shock the audience and make them feel bad.  

Thrillerwork - Research into Dialogue and Development

To write the dialogue for our thriller I've done some research for black humored text about cannibalism and found this (I marked everything red, which I thought could be very useful for the development of our thriller) :

          

you ever get tired of eating a traditional turkey dinner during Thanksgiving or boring old ham during Easter,or guinea fowl during Kwanzaa, maybe you should consider the other other white meat. It has been a long-standing tradition throughout the centuries to chow down on the slow simmered remains of our fallen enemies, but this culinary art form received little recognition in western culture. Like the tomato, which was once thought to be poisonous, human flesh is actually a very healthy alternative to the hormone-injected meat you find at your local supermarket, and eating a person is not a soul crushing sin like some conservative religions want you to believe. The fact is that human flesh is both flavorful and full of the essential nutrition our bodies need.

This article is not to be confused with instructions on how to Cook FOR A Human, how to Cook ForTY Humans, how to Cook FOR Forty Humans, or how to Cook For Forty Humans AND THEN EAT THEM. While slowly rubbing off the dust from a book only to find different titles for the same book is comical, it will help you with your ultimate goal of preparing the best Human possible in the 60 minutes allotted during a standard iron chef competition.

• Age – Just like other game meat, humans get tough and stringy with age. Anyone 3 - 16 years old taste great, their well shaped legs are great for tender, succulent meals. Girls do taste better than boys.
• Size – Like a good marbled beef, you want your human to have a bit of fat on them and to be of a large weight and size. While a very thin woman may be found attractive, the fact is that what little meat they have is stringy and tough. Very heavy humans tend to be more tender and juicy, so they should be fattened if you desire extra flavor. The meat found on bodybuilders and strongmen are tough ans flavorless due to the lack of fat. The perfect cut of human flesh comes from the average Australian couch potato Due to that fact that with any other feat, flavor come from the fat. However, be careful that you do not become an Australian yourself from too much fat intake.
• Sex – As in monkey sex, sex doesn't really matter. Although, females do tend to taste better, and males tend to have more muscle (that means more ballfat) on them.
• Nationality – Actual race and color have very little to do with the taste of humans. All races are pink and fleshy underneath the skin. Some believe that brown skinned people contain more omega-3 and calcium, but that is just a myth (however you are welcome to test this for yourself). However one thing that does make a difference is diet. Humans who are strictly vegetarian tend to taste a bit more beefy than those that primarily eat meat. Other considerations are salt and spice intake. Italians, for example, tend to have a mild, natural garlic taste while people from India tend to be a bit on the spicy side. Also another tip is to cook the anus with salt and garlic at 450 degrees (rare to well done is up to you). The healthiest part of the human body is the lymph nodes and also, the urethra. But if undercooked they will taste sour and tangy. If you follow these instructions then you will have a wonderful healthy** meal.

• • Healthy is only a word. Remember the old words of wisdom "what you eat is what you are." Over consumption of Germans has been known to lead to antisemitic ideals, Swedish meat may lead to creating windmills and wooden shoes. The greatest thing to be warned about is the meat of the overweight Australian, which has a peculiar flavor due to the native diet of croc meat, koala, kangaroo, and the occasional bush snake, and tends to raise one's cholesterol due to high lard content.

• Industrial Farming –Some proponents of 'human rights' have criticized the cramped and inhospitable living conditions used for the industrial production of humans for food and other industrial purposes. Humans should be given a minimum of 100 square feet, or about 30 square meters per person per household. Less than this and the humans may begin to 'peck each others eyes out', which can increase the risk of disease. Also, you should not allow your humans to amass too much garbage or cheap plastic crap as this can diminish the effective living area inside of their cages.

Where To Get Your Human

Fortunately, humans are very abundant and the value of a human life has never been lower! Humans have become so common that it is hard to walk down the street without running into many, many potential meals. Schools, Colleges, stores, and more allow humans to be a more easy form of food to catch. First, a good place to hide is near a street, perhaps in a bush, or in a tree. Once one is spotted, grab him or her and drag or carry the meal to your car. Once inside, you should strip them until they are down to their underpants. Then tie them up with heavy ropes so they can't move. Once home, untie them and then take off their underpants so now they're fully naked. If you are feeling a little frisky, it's alright to "play" with your food. You're going to eat it anyway, so why not have a little fun? Now you can put the child in the oven for 1 hour or eat it raw. If you are feeling audacious, you can even eat it alive. Just pick a spot on their body and bite (tying your meal down is recommended, however). If you want it to taste better give it a bath. If you are planning to eat the child raw or alive, you have to bath it so you won't get sick and make the water very hot. Also, be sure to shave all the pubic hair off. When you are done bathing it you have to dry all the body parts. Before you start eating get another child and make a child sandwich: it is done by getting two people lay on top of each other naked and put what ever you want on them and then eating both of them at the same time. For your sandwich you should get a boy and a girl and make sure they are around or the same age because it will taste great!

It should be noted, however, that the hunting of this animal is still considered illegal in several states and in the more conservative areas of Europe. Asia and Africa, by contrast, are so over populated with unwanted humans that the local governments have started campaigns to rid themselves of the extra people. In China, breeding more than one human offspring is a federal offense and in the middle east they have taken to blowing up as many humans as they can just to lower the population. In the United States, however with the explosion of the population, President Obama would freely give you a human to devour to "stabilize the population".

Human hunting can be very exciting. Humans don't want to just become dinner, so they will use their natural instincts to try to avoid being captured. Many people will attempt a counter attack, thus making the hunter the hunted. If you are not a big game hunter and don't care for the edge-of-your-seat thrill of bringing down your own kill, don't worry, the average drug addicted bum will gladly off someone for you for a small fee or a few grams of their favorite medication. Or use some heavy sedatives. Pricks and bullies are also good sources of human flesh, but the end product is usually so battered that it is only good for ground meat or stew cuts. Finally, with the lax morals of today's youth and the right to cheap abortions, there is always a large supply of fresh human fetus to go around; check around back of your local chapter of Planned Parenthood as they always have a fresh supply. Also prostitutes and young high school drop outs taste spicy. Their attitude has something to do with it but their bodies also end up aiding in their consumption. It is estimated that by the year 2018, all young drop outs and prostitutes will have been or are being eaten.

Or you may go to a dark DARK forest, hide in the bushes with some rope, sedative, scissors, and don't forget a gurney and wait for a 13 year old to come along and then jump out, tackling them. When you do, sedate them and then tie them up with the ropes, then you must use the scissors you must remove all clothing except for the underwear and you can't pull them off if the child is tied up, can you? After that you roll them onto the gurney and wheel them as fast as you can while still being inconspicuous to the large white van waiting outside of the forest. Put the gurney in the back and drive off to the preparation.

If you are planning on picking out a very strong human to eat, then projectile weapons are favoured. Any of the "extremities" are good places to aim your projectiles. The head is the favoured place, as a human can be slaughtered with one attack this way. If you do follow this advice and end up taking down a wrestler, you are in for an absolute feast. As for where to find strong, muscular humans, try waiting outside a sports facility. Humans playing there will be more muscular than average and therefore have better tasting meat. They will also be less likely than average to go on in life to do something important, like figure out the meaning of life or find a cure for cancer, so you can sink your teeth into a jock steak without fear of disrupting an important event.

A last option is to find a feedee, they're willing participants, to let's say, be filled out a bit more. Once they reach that magical number (around 200+ pounds for most women, although you can fatten them further) just drug away and you've got a ready meal without having to partake in kidnapping, no hassle, no fuss, just delicately prepared and rounded feast! How can you tell if she is fat enough? Her clothes should not fit: Her breasts should be pushing out of her bra, and you might get a look at her nipples. Her belly should force her shirt up past her belly button. Her belly button should be several inches deep. Her thighs should be forcing each other apart, and her pants should have ripped long ago, leaving only underwear her butt has forced into a thong. Her vajayjay should be nice and plump also. If you have any doubts about her fatness, you should squeeze her and find out where she is the biggest. All parts of her body should be easily accessible, so lay her out in an open space or on her back.

Cooking

It is important to cook your human thoroughly, as they tend to be filled with a wide array of viruses and bacteria, especially swine flu. Human flesh should not be consumed unless it has been cooked to an internal temperature of at least 160°F. With that in mind, you can pretty much substitute human in any of your existing beef or pork recipes, but, since human meat has a genetic resemblance to pork, it is more common to use in pork recipes. Slow cooking tends to be the best way to bring out all of the natural flavors while optimizing the texture of the meat. As with all meats, you never want to over-cook your human. A general rule of thumb for oven roasting your human is 15-20 minutes per pound, but cooking times vary according to the recipe you are using.

Thrillerwork - E-Mail to location's owner

This is an e-mail I send to the owner of the kitchen we want to shoot in,  Adam Grant:

Thrillerwork - E-Mail to Makeup-artist

This is an E-Mail I sent to Maggie Campbell, our makeup-artist:
































Here is the answer I got:

Thrillerwork - E-Mail to Cast and Crew

Here an E-Mail I send to our cast and our crew:

Thrillerwork - Slightly Changes and Adds - Jeremy Jerad (Killer)

Because our killer is going to show how to "hunt" the human we need an outdoor costume for him. The way we want to present our killer hasn't changed so our main costume inspiration is still Hannibal Lecter:

The outdoor outfit is going to include:

 A New Man Winter Wool Cashmere Brand Trench Coat Outerwear Winter Overcoat Warm Clothes Double-breasted Windbreaker

we are going to buy it at Aliexpress.com for ￡42.25 

a bright colored shirt: grey or blue or white

Contrast Detailed Shirt (Wave) - Grey

for ￡30 at Nigelhallmenswear.com

Light Blue&White Shirt for ￡35 at woodhouseclothing.com

Sky Blue White Striped Shirt by Drake London for ￡20 at Suitored.com 

A Pair Of Mens Black Genuine Leather Gloves

we are going to buy it at amysgift.co.uk for ￡10

The black trousers and the shoes stay the same.

Thrillerwork - Development of Dialogue - Screening Tests

We did some development of dialogue working with our actor on different lines and letting him interpret and improvise a little bit. Moreover it was nice to see a bit of the person our killer will hopefully become in our thriller.

Thrillerwork - Shooting the Pilot - Evaluation

Shooting the pilot for our thriller has shown us a lot of things. Firstly: Our thriller is definitely a possible project, almost easy to shoot. However it also showed us how important Mise-en Scene is. How important it is that everything looks realistic, because without an accurate set of props, costume, makeup, lighting, sound and set the whole shocking and moving effect our thriller should create completely disappears. 

Moreover shooting the pilot showed us that we really need to know what to shoot and how. We had a finished storyboard so it wasn't really hard. However our lack of planned dialogue kept us back a bit. So we need to write dialogue.

 

Thrillerwork - Feedback and Slightly Changes

After presenting our thriller concept to our teachers we got the feedback that our idea basically works. However, we had to make some slightly changes:
We have decided not to show the killer preparing his set with "professional" looking shots. The show won't be presented in one constant wide-shot.
The whole show is going to be filmed by a film team  making a documentary about the cannibal. It's basically the same concept of "Man Bites Dog".
Moreover we have changed the show. The Cannibal is not just going to show how to cook the human, but also how to get the human.