Friday, 20 December 2013
Well done so far Jordan. I would like to see more evidence of your time management and of dates and times of production. A storyboard animatic would show exceptional skills in your use of ICT in the planning stage and include shots your have taken for the poster and magazine productions - what are their strengths and weaknesses? Add some extra comments to recent posts and spend some time looking over your research posts - there may be more room for analysis of the following: mise en scene, camera, editing, sound, location, target audience, unique selling points, branding, narrative, representation, genre indicators, key moments. Show me that you are an expert when it comes to your genre! 15/20
Friday, 6 December 2013
Research and Planning; Shot Completion List
Key
Red- Filming to be done at Bryony’s house
Green-Filming we have done
Orange-Filming we’re not doing
Blue-To be done on the computer (Title etc.)
Purple-Can be filmed in the drama studio
Pink-Can’t do as we didn’t have time to do it at Shanie’s
Shot list
1. Long shot- the teens come out of the house towards the car, with suitcases looking excited
2. Medium shot- putting the cases in the boot, shutting the boot (dialogue)
38. Close up- as the character spins round the camera follows her showing fear on their face, giving the effect that the character is about to faint
Red- Filming to be done at Bryony’s house
Green-Filming we have done
Orange-Filming we’re not doing
Blue-To be done on the computer (Title etc.)
Purple-Can be filmed in the drama studio
Pink-Can’t do as we didn’t have time to do it at Shanie’s
Shot list
1. Long shot- the teens come out of the house towards the car, with suitcases looking excited
2. Medium shot- putting the cases in the boot, shutting the boot (dialogue)
38. Close up- as the character spins round the camera follows her showing fear on their face, giving the effect that the character is about to faint
Friday, 22 November 2013
Research and Planning; Film Title Design Ideas
- For our film title we have chosen to go for a black background with white writing as it is a well used title effect for a horror genre film. The use of the back black ground shall give off the look of mystery and darkness. Furthermore, the black background shall contrast the white text which connotes purity and it stands out significantly which shall create the audience to remember the film name in order to make the film successful.
- Ideas for our font for the title
- The name of our film is 'Martha'. There is a variety of different types of fonts we could chose from as the titles of horror films tend to be standard and basic and not over the top. We have researched horror genre film fonts and we have found that they use a basic font.
- These fonts are similar fonts to the ones we want to use for our title font as they aren't complicated and they have a standard basic font which creates the audience not question to reason of having a detailed font and how it relates to the film, whereas, having the basic font makes it more simplistic towards the film.
- Font design ideas
Research and Planning; Characters Costumes
Antagonist Costume:
Picture of our Antagonist; Bryony.
- What this costume portrays?
Picture of our Antagonist; Bryony.
- What this costume portrays?
- We have chosen for the antagonist to wear a patient gown as it links to her past ( asylum ) and shows she is mentally unstable which is the effect and look we want to portray towards the audience. The use of the colour white is clever because the colour connotes purity which contradicts the character completely, which deceives the audience.
- Ideas for lenses
- One of our ideas for the antagonist lenses is the use of using no pupil contact lenses which links within the idea of the supernatural and the fact that her pupil has rolled to the back of her head, suggesting her as being mental and abnormal.
This conforms to the stereotype of her being scary mentally unstable and its creates a sense of mystery as you won't be able to read the antagonist which shall create more suspense towards the audience.
- Another idea and option for the contact lenses is pure white which shows the pupil. This creates the effect of purity and innocents. Furthermore, by 'Martha' wearing white contact lenses links to the innocents we want the audience to see from her as it creates the conventions of a horror genre antagonist.
- Clothing for the teens.
- Picture of the stereotypical teens for our trailer.
- For the costumes and clothing for the character of the four teenagers they are going to be wearing normal standard casual clothes. By not having the characters wear clothes which aren't seen as the norm for teenagers which won't give the audience a snese of reality from the film which is the reason we have chosen the teens to be dressed using their items of clothing.
Research and Planning; Institution Logo
- For our institution logo we used fireworks to choose our font. The reason we chose this particular font is because it links to the distorted look and to the name of the institution name we chose which is 'Distored pictures'
- The colour of our text is going to be white which stands out from the background which is going to be black. We chose these contrasting colours for the text and background as it compliments the dark and mysterious look we want to send across towards the audience and within the trailer.
Research and Planning; Location
For the location of our horror film trailer, we have chosen Shanie's Dad's house in Oxfordshire, which is where majority of our filming and camera time will be based. We are using this location because of it's isolated and stereotypically scary setting. This house is surrounded by the countryside and we were influenced by certain horror films to pick this location in our trailer e.g. 'The Hills Have Eyes', 'Mama' and 'The Human Centipede'.
The idea that the house is isolated along with the people that visit and live there, creates suspense and excitement for the audience as it builds up fear relating to the stereotype of being 'helpless' in a horror film, placing the audience in this situation. The house is set in a field which can be used to our advantage staging that the victims in the horror film won't be able to find help, yet the audience don't know this, making them want to see the film and this is an example of viral marketing.
Research and Planning; Story Board
37. Close up- big knife on the counters, Martha's hand come into the shot picking the knife up (sharp eerie sound)
Monday, 18 November 2013
Planning Targets
Well done - a fanstastic effort so far. Evidence video blogging, source (preferrably make) music for your production and create and evaluate titles. Include storyboarding of your trailer!
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Research and Planning; Influences within our Production
There are many things that have influenced our ideas for our film:
The overall story line was influenced by films such as the ‘Scream’ franchise, ‘The Ring’ and 'Friday the 13th’. Revenge based crimes which often end in the isolation and death or a group of teens. In these films many of the scenes involve fast paced editing and music that makes the audience jumpy and raises their heart beats as the characters fight for their lives. The trailers start with equilibrium then break out into flashing shots of the characters fear and struggle to survive.
We want to include scenes that make the audience jumpy of the dark to create tension. Surrounding the characters in darkness will make the audience edgy and unsure of what the it is concealing, as films are often viewed in the dark this will make the audience wary of their surrounding as if they are in the characters shoes. The close ups of the characters faces show there expressions and emotions clearly.
We got some inspiration from Scream 4, when the big empty house is isolated and in the middle of nowhere. This isolates the character making them more vulnerable and this therefore adds suspense.
Often in horror films the antagonist creeps up behind the victim in a shot where only the audience can see the threat to the character, making the viewers want to shout out, encouraging audience participation. This creates more of an effect on the audience, meaning that a trailer will be more effective in capturing the audiences attention and making sure it is memorable.
The overall story line was influenced by films such as the ‘Scream’ franchise, ‘The Ring’ and 'Friday the 13th’. Revenge based crimes which often end in the isolation and death or a group of teens. In these films many of the scenes involve fast paced editing and music that makes the audience jumpy and raises their heart beats as the characters fight for their lives. The trailers start with equilibrium then break out into flashing shots of the characters fear and struggle to survive.
We want to include scenes that make the audience jumpy of the dark to create tension. Surrounding the characters in darkness will make the audience edgy and unsure of what the it is concealing, as films are often viewed in the dark this will make the audience wary of their surrounding as if they are in the characters shoes. The close ups of the characters faces show there expressions and emotions clearly.
We got some inspiration from Scream 4, when the big empty house is isolated and in the middle of nowhere. This isolates the character making them more vulnerable and this therefore adds suspense.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)