Friday, 16 December 2016
Animatic Storyboards
This video is of all our storyboards combined together. It shows the different frames of our developed opening sequence of our film.
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Script (First Draft)
Nicole: Miserable day isn't it bubba (to Lola the dog)
Parks up/ checks phone and goes on Twitter which is when she sees the Tweet about her missing friend Olivia
Oh, God. Please come home Olivia, we miss you.
Retweets the Tweet about her missing friend Olivia.
Come on you .. Walkies! You want walkies? Come on then (talking to dog)
Gets out of the car and calls her friend about Olivia whilst walking Lola through the woods.
Hello babe you alright? (Pause) I'm not too bad thanks. (Pause) Have you found anything out about Olivia yet> Any news? (Pause) Ah, no I'm still looking too; I just feel like she will never be found! (Pause) Yes, yes I know we still need to try, and never give up, anyway I'm walking Lola at the moment so I will see you later.
Carries on walking dog and comes across the posters of her missing friend Olivia on the floor of the woods.
What the? (under her breath) What psychopath would do something like this?
Continues to walk and spots the damaged and abandoned shoe on the floor.
(Nervously looks and walks away snappishly.)
Nicole then sees Olivia tied up to a tree in the distance.
(Quietly) Olivia?
Olivia: (Screaming) Help me!!!!
Nicole starts running and drops her phone, she then turns around to pick it up, gets it off the floor turns back around and is then faced with seeing the antagonist standing over Olivia.
Nicole: (Screaming) AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Nicole then runs from the antagonist as he starts chasing her, and makes it to her car. She gets inside thinking she is safe and something catches her eye in one of the mirrors of the car. She then sees the antagonist in the mirror of her car and this is when the opening sequence ends.
Storyboards: Rising Action And Climax
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Risk Assessment
This is the risk assessment which my group carried out. We stated the risks that could possible occur and explained how we would overcome them if we did come across any.
Monday, 12 December 2016
Story Arc Pitch
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This is our story arc that we pitched to show the story line of our opening scene. After we presented all of the 6 stages, our teacher asked us questions in which we answered them. This shows we knew what we are talking about and know exactly what we are going to be doing when it comes to filming our opening scene.
This is our story arc that we pitched to show the story line of our opening scene. After we presented all of the 6 stages, our teacher asked us questions in which we answered them. This shows we knew what we are talking about and know exactly what we are going to be doing when it comes to filming our opening scene.
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Analysis Of Focus Group
The focus group that we used was very helpful to our group. By having peers who answered the questions that we come up with allowed us to make changes to a few aspects of our film. We became certain on the Institution Name and a few other things, however, the participants in the focus group suggested to us that we should audition another person for the role of the psycho in our film. We took this on board and we decided to audition Todd, who is a member of our group and he showed good acting skills which we needed for our role, and shone out above the other male auditions; therefore we decided to give Todd the role over the others. This is also good as it means that he will be involved in the filming as well as the shooting, like me and Billie will be.
The focus group also said that the most suitable female characters would be me (Jody) and Billie, which we agreed on as we as a group feel that the auditions from each of us showed that we had the acting skills needed for our opening scene. As the focus group also agreed, this meant that we did not have to carry out any further auditions on female actresses for the parts needed, and this also meant that everyone in the group would be involved in the filming of our opening scene.
We also confirmed our location as we got positive feedback on Thorndon Country Park, which was our original final idea. This location proved in the focus group, to be better than King Georges and Shenfield Common, which was the feedback that we had hoped for as we as a group also feel this is the best and most suitable location. They agreed on how quite this location was and also that it would be a lot easier for us to achieve low key lighting due to the denseness of trees there.
Overall, the focus group helped out my group greatly in a few final decisions. It enabled us to audition Todd to be the actor for the 'Psycho', which is a positive as auditioning him meant that there was a higher chance of success for our opening scene as not only is he a good actor, but also reliable as he is in our group and will be involved at all times, not just in the filming.
The focus group also said that the most suitable female characters would be me (Jody) and Billie, which we agreed on as we as a group feel that the auditions from each of us showed that we had the acting skills needed for our opening scene. As the focus group also agreed, this meant that we did not have to carry out any further auditions on female actresses for the parts needed, and this also meant that everyone in the group would be involved in the filming of our opening scene.
We also confirmed our location as we got positive feedback on Thorndon Country Park, which was our original final idea. This location proved in the focus group, to be better than King Georges and Shenfield Common, which was the feedback that we had hoped for as we as a group also feel this is the best and most suitable location. They agreed on how quite this location was and also that it would be a lot easier for us to achieve low key lighting due to the denseness of trees there.
Overall, the focus group helped out my group greatly in a few final decisions. It enabled us to audition Todd to be the actor for the 'Psycho', which is a positive as auditioning him meant that there was a higher chance of success for our opening scene as not only is he a good actor, but also reliable as he is in our group and will be involved at all times, not just in the filming.
Story Arc
To ensure that we have included all the main parts to our film opening, we come up with this story arc. The story arc includes 6 key parts from Todorov's theory which include exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. This way means that our story is organised in a structured form with plenty of action and suspense which we need in order to make our film work.
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Monday, 5 December 2016
Production Diary
I am happy about where my group are at, at the moment. We are all coping well with the work and the other two members of my group (Todd and Billie) are very hardworking and motivated which means we all want to do well in the work in order to achieve the best grades possible. I have a clear idea in my head on what my group have decided the film is going to be about and I know the other members in the group feel the same way. Even though some of the tasks are challenging, I feel that I can cope with them as I have done Media before, therefore I have a basic, and in some cases, in depth understanding of most Media work.
I am enjoying the pre-production stage of this work as I know that my group and I are all working our hardest with it as it is building up to the actual filming and being able to put all over our ideas together properly in order to film. We are focused on all aspects of the work and doing well with linking all of our work to the genre of film we have chosen to do (Thriller), and as a whole, I feel that we all work well together and help each other out if needed. We all have different and and useful ideas that we put forward, and we can all agree on something easily without confrontation which is good as this means that we can quickly and straightforwardly agree on ideas, and this saves time.
At the start, I was a bit behind the others in my group, however, I have worked hard and I am at a stage where I have caught up now and we are all working at the same pace. Overall, I am pleased with the work and how motivated Me, Billie and Todd are as a group. I feel that we will strive as we all want to do well and we are all capable of doing so.
I am enjoying the pre-production stage of this work as I know that my group and I are all working our hardest with it as it is building up to the actual filming and being able to put all over our ideas together properly in order to film. We are focused on all aspects of the work and doing well with linking all of our work to the genre of film we have chosen to do (Thriller), and as a whole, I feel that we all work well together and help each other out if needed. We all have different and and useful ideas that we put forward, and we can all agree on something easily without confrontation which is good as this means that we can quickly and straightforwardly agree on ideas, and this saves time.
At the start, I was a bit behind the others in my group, however, I have worked hard and I am at a stage where I have caught up now and we are all working at the same pace. Overall, I am pleased with the work and how motivated Me, Billie and Todd are as a group. I feel that we will strive as we all want to do well and we are all capable of doing so.
Friday, 2 December 2016
Final Audition For Candidate
From having the focus group answer our questions, we learned that they did not think the previous auditioned actors were good enough for our film. This meant my group had to come up with another male in order to audition for the film. In the end we chose Todd, who is in our group. He proved to have good acting skills and this way, every member of the group will be incorporated in the actual filming of our film.
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Thursday, 1 December 2016
Focus Group
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This is the focus group which we carried out. In this focus group, we asked questions to further our knowledge on what our target audience think would best suit different elements of our film. By having this focus group, we were able to make a changes, including auditioning a new candidate; but it also helped us to clarify and know for certain particular parts of information to do with our film.
This is the focus group which we carried out. In this focus group, we asked questions to further our knowledge on what our target audience think would best suit different elements of our film. By having this focus group, we were able to make a changes, including auditioning a new candidate; but it also helped us to clarify and know for certain particular parts of information to do with our film.
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Monday, 28 November 2016
Mise En Scene Questionnaire
Questionnaire: Mise-en-scene
1. What type of lighting would you expect to experience in a thriller film?
Low-key lighting High-key lighting
2. What location would you find most intriguing in a thriller film?
Dark woods On the street In a house
3. What kind of music would you find most engaging and tense in a thriller film?
Eerie (approaching danger) music A baby's scary doll music Choir music
4. In which way would you expect this music to be presented?
Linked to a character On-scene music Background music/sound
5. Would you expect different characters to have different lighting when they appear on stage?
Yes No
6. What image do you find more frightening?
7. In a thriller, what type of camera movements would you expect?
Fast motion with many different angles Slow with less angles
8. In a thriller, what type of props would you expect to see?
9. Which age of Thrillers do you prefer?
Before 1950 1950-1980 1980-2000 2000-2010 2010+
10. Do you think that the costume and makeup of a character or the setting and location is more important in order to create a the suspense atmosphere of a thriller?
Costume and Make-up Setting and Location
Casting Audition/ Monologue
Casting Audition:
In order to shoot our film opening we will need to cast auditions to potential actors and actresses to play a role in our film. By casting auditions, we can allow ourselves to discuss and decide who will be acting. They would have to fit our criteria to suit our characters that we want. The that will be auditioning for our film will be:
In order to shoot our film opening we will need to cast auditions to potential actors and actresses to play a role in our film. By casting auditions, we can allow ourselves to discuss and decide who will be acting. They would have to fit our criteria to suit our characters that we want. The that will be auditioning for our film will be:
- Michael Brennan
- James Sutherland
- Jack Ross
- Mason Marrable
- Jack Frisenda
- Jody Cook
- Billie Ayres
Person 1: N/A
Person 2: Auditioner
Monologue:
Person 1: Where have you been?
Person 2: Nowhere, it doesn’t concern you anyway. (agitated)
Person 1: Alright mate, I was just asking.
Person 2: Alright, well just leave me alone now, I want some alone time. (depressed)
Person 1: Okay, I guess I’ll see you at school then, will you be in?
Person 2: JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! (scream/frustrated)
Friday, 25 November 2016
Focus Group Questions
1) We have decided to use the institutional name of ‘Dark Room Productions’; do you think that this a good production company name?
2) Out of King Georges, Shenfield Common and Thorndon Country Park, we chose that Thorndon is the most suitable location to film in, do you agree or disagree with this location setting?
3) We were originally going to use a clown as the main antagonist but we have chosen to have a psycho instead, this is because of the situation that has happened recently about clowns in the streets scaring people. Do you think this was a smart choice?
4) We have three characters in our film, the psycho, a girl walking the dog, and a stranger tied up screaming for help. Do you think that three characters is enough or should we have more?
5) We have debated in choosing to film at night afternoon or the morning, we have chosen to film in the afternoon because we feel it will be getting dark and that night time will be too dark to film. Do you agree with our decision in filming in the afternoon?
2) Out of King Georges, Shenfield Common and Thorndon Country Park, we chose that Thorndon is the most suitable location to film in, do you agree or disagree with this location setting?
3) We were originally going to use a clown as the main antagonist but we have chosen to have a psycho instead, this is because of the situation that has happened recently about clowns in the streets scaring people. Do you think this was a smart choice?
4) We have three characters in our film, the psycho, a girl walking the dog, and a stranger tied up screaming for help. Do you think that three characters is enough or should we have more?
5) We have debated in choosing to film at night afternoon or the morning, we have chosen to film in the afternoon because we feel it will be getting dark and that night time will be too dark to film. Do you agree with our decision in filming in the afternoon?
Institutional Production Names
Dark Room Productions
This production name implies low key lighting because of the word 'Dark' which suggests blackness and and a creepy atmosphere. Also because of the word 'Room', implies that the room is black and creepy. This creates suspense & sense of unknowing for the audience, relating to the genre of a thriller.
Twisted Time Productions
The word 'Twisted' relates too sick minded people, that are referred to as twisted or mentally ill. The fact that it relates to the mind has synergy with the genre of the film, to mentally challenge the audience. The fact that time is twisted illustrates that time is never ending, and infinite.
Potboiler Productions
This production name builds up tension (blood boiling) because of the word 'Potboiler'. A potboiler connotes a witches cauldron, and is seen as bubbling with poison and heat. This links with a thriller because of poison, where it is lethal by not gory like a horror.
Open-mouthed Productions
Open-mouthed is possibly the weakest of the four possible production names. However, it still relates to a thriller film because when you watch a film, you are usually scared, or anticipating something, therefore you open your mouth subconsciously to possibly, eventually scream or say something.
This production name implies low key lighting because of the word 'Dark' which suggests blackness and and a creepy atmosphere. Also because of the word 'Room', implies that the room is black and creepy. This creates suspense & sense of unknowing for the audience, relating to the genre of a thriller.
Twisted Time Productions
The word 'Twisted' relates too sick minded people, that are referred to as twisted or mentally ill. The fact that it relates to the mind has synergy with the genre of the film, to mentally challenge the audience. The fact that time is twisted illustrates that time is never ending, and infinite.
Potboiler Productions
This production name builds up tension (blood boiling) because of the word 'Potboiler'. A potboiler connotes a witches cauldron, and is seen as bubbling with poison and heat. This links with a thriller because of poison, where it is lethal by not gory like a horror.
Open-mouthed Productions
Open-mouthed is possibly the weakest of the four possible production names. However, it still relates to a thriller film because when you watch a film, you are usually scared, or anticipating something, therefore you open your mouth subconsciously to possibly, eventually scream or say something.
Final Logo Design
We finally decided on using this Logo Design as we feel that out of all we designed, it gives the best effect. There are no edits on this logo design so it makes it look more realistic and sophisticated compared to the other designs. The colour and font of the writing tie in well together as the colour is dark, but just light enough so that it is possible to see it. The room shows low key lighting which reflects on the genre of our film perfectly and we decided to use a dark room as the picture of the design as it goes with the title. Even though there is a little bit of high key lighting seeping in through the window, it does not give too much of the dark room away which conducts mystery as to what is in the room. Overall, we are pleased with this final logo design and we think that out of all of the ones we designed, this best fits and goes with the feeling that we are aiming to achieve when producing our film.
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Friend Request Trailer - Reaction Vlog
In this vlog, I filmed myself watching the trailer to Friend Request which I had not seen before. I spoke a little bit about what I was seeing throughout the trailer, then at the end I said what I thought of it and why the trailer was a good and successful one. I decided to choose this genre of film trailer because it is relevant to the genre of film me and my group are going to be making and it is useful to get ideas from other horror or thriller trailers.
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