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Research and Planning: Level 3 13/20
Time management is good
Proficient organisation of actors, locations, costumes and props
Proficient research into similar products and a potential target audience.
There is a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning

To progress to level 4, make sure you have explained how your research impacted your decisions (for example in your audience profile posts, explain how you intend to address the potential target audience in your opening 2 minutes)
Work on scripting and a storyboard in vital

Film Diary

 

Day One:
28/1/2013

Filming at hannahs house.

Firstly we started to film our opening 2 minutes, in a non chronological order, because one of us was absent and was unable to film certain scenes.

We started to film the fight scene, where i (Dressed in all black with a hood, so you couldnt see my face) Kick george (who is wearing casual clothes) into a door and then strangle him up towards the ceiling. The part where i kicked george was tricky to film because i had to make it look realistic without hurting him, we filmed that part in various ways and in various shots, such as; a low angle shot and a medium shot.
We then filmed the part where i have my hands around georges neck lifting him up against the door, this was tricky because george is taller than me so we had to make george crouch down a bit to make him look smaller. Again, we did this scene in various shots such as close ups of my hand around his neck, And to make it more effective,we had george balance on two chairs with his hands so that his legs dangled,but while doing this we had myself stand in front of him so that we had good continuity.
After this scene we filmed the next part where George gets out some keys from his pocket and keys my face. for the shot where george fumbles around in his pocket for his keys we did a close up shot, and then a long range shot for when he actually keys my face.
Then we did a shot where i fell backwards holding my face because i am hurt.
We then filmed the first scene that will appear in our opening, which is where george is half asleep while a horror film is playing, during the horror film there is a loud and violent which wakes up george and he tries to turn off the tv, these shots at first are close ups and medium shots.
 

 

Animatic of Opening.

Opening 2 mins Script.

Sound Effect []-camera movement ()-stage directions {}-other directions not involving a character

No Sympathy for the Dead

 

[George sits in an arm chair; the TV is on and of a violent film]

George: *gasps*

(He sits up and composes himself)

*breaths heavily out*

(Slump’s back in his chair, He tries to turn the TV off)

*groans*

(He stands up, and moves towards the TV and throws himself to the floor)

*mumble*

“How to turn this thing off?”

(He rides his hand along the edges of the TV to turn it off, he turns presses the button)

Click Click Click

{TV scene is getting louder and quicker}

“Turn off….”

(Pressing the button numerous times He sits back up; gritting his teeth he crawls behind the TV)

“ piece of sh(TV switches off)”

{We see the image on the TV disappear}

(He lifts himself off the floor moves into the next room towards the kitchen)

[Living room is dimly lighted]

(He turns on the kitchen lights)

[Camera from inside the fridge films him]

(He glances through the fridge moving items, he settles on a drink)

[He moves toward the hallway so his face is up close with the camera]

(He appears suspicious, he goes upstairs)

*Creak* (staircase)

[Camera follows him upstairs past his sister bedroom, the light is on]

(He goes to the bathroom and brushes his teeth; there is no toothpaste so he goes through the shelves, with no success he go to his sister)

Our house is falling apart seriously, first the TV no

(He stops talking and goes to back out the room unaware that she is dead)

[The camera shows an over the shoulder shot of the body showing George in the back ground]

(He turns of her light)

Or not

(He goes back to the bathroom)

{The tap is dripping}

[Facing him as if the camera is the mirror]

(He walks out and goes to his room)

[Shows him from the end of the corridor walking towards his room]

{Door creeks behind him}

Creek

(He gets changed into his P.J’s and turns the lights off; as he turns to walk towards his bed he can hear someone on the other side of the door)

{A shadow under door}

(He presses his ear up to the door, then pulls the door open)

[From the end on the corridor at a high-angel shot making him look venerable]

* Laughs at himself *

(he walks towards the bed and is dragged, when he reaches the step he crawls back but is yet again dragged back)

(He sits up and is kicked backwards so he falls backwards so he’s leaning on the door)

[Over the shoulder shot]

(Abbie grabs George by the neck and lifts him up; George grabs her hands in attempt to release himself)

(George scratches Abbie’s faces, to which she drops him)

Abbie: * scream *

(Abbie grabs her face)

[George crawl out his bedroom and escapes down the hall]

(George throws boxes on the floor to block the path)

[George is now in his sister’s room, its dark so you cannot see anything]

George: * panting *

(George turns on the light, he has his back to the door, and he takes a moment to breath, and then quickly moves to wake up his sister)

George: you need to wake up there someone

(He rolls her body towards him to find out she’s dead, he falls back in shock)

* Abbie’s foots steps show she’s getting closer *

(George wipes his face to wake himself up and runs to the books case to retrieve a torch)

George: ok, just move.

(George exits the room and onto the roof)

{Lighting from room lights up the roof, its windy}

(After closing the window George backs away from the window and realizes he will have to get off the roof)

[Panning, following George pacing back and forth contemplating jumping off the roof whilst muttering to himself]

George: no, I’m not doing it, no, no

[George paces towards the camera into a close up]

(he’s on the floor lowering himself down muttering to himself)

[close up on Abbie’s hand grabbing Georges leg]

[showing George from the side]

(George gets dragged off the roof)

sounds of George bodying falling off the roof

{everything goes silent, apart from the sounds of the wind and the tree’s}

(Abbie’s exit)

Music and soundtrack.

Garage Band.

GarageBand is a software application for OS X and iOS that allows users to create music or podcasts

for the opening 2 minutes we will be using garage band to create the sountrack, by using this software it will allow us to create the appropriate music and sound effects fitting in with the 2 minutes.

Research Impact.

Research Impact.

The impact the Research gave was that Horror movies usually have a specific rating, they usually are appropriate and fitting to the film. By reasearching this it means we can give our film an age classification that we think is appropriate, The age classification we chose was a 15. we chose this rating because it have violence and horror.

Also from reaserch i learned that most horror/slasher films contain attractive woman, doing this means the film will attract more male attention rather than female (like Sorority Row), unless the film is targeting young females and has a vast range of attractive males as the cast (like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)

Casino Royale

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJubOZLpp4A

 

Casino Royale.

The opening of Casino Royale Applies to the audience of male James Bond fans, This is because action is shows in the first second of the opening, we see people of ethnicity shouting and being agressive, this shows that action can apply more to the male audience. Then again, having attractive male cast members can also draw in the female attention of the audience. The use of fast moving scenes and fast music helps the fast that this genre of film is action, It applies to the audience who like a thrill while watching films. The use of Ethnic people shows that the target audience can involve people of race and culture, culture also is relevent because the setting in the oopening seems to be in a cultured country thats is exotic. The use of a white hero attracts the audince of caucasion people who are similar to the age of the male hero, so they might see themselves in that white hero and think that they relate to him, which basically invites them in to see the movie.

"What are you doing here?"

For this lesson we did video shooting practice,

while doing this we had to have the phrase 'What are you doing here?' involved somehow, We had to create different moods and atmospheres while shooting in 3 different locations with three different shot types. We had different places to film, the first was outside on benches, where george was sitting down and i would come into shot, he would then ask me 'what are you doing here' and i replied with 'i dunno'.

The second place we filmed was in the schools Library, where i am reading a book and george pops up behind a board, and i would ask 'what are you doing here?' and he replies with 'i dont  know',we did that same scene again, but from a high angle.

In the Library, Again, we did a shot where we used a spinning holder and span it to focus me, and then to george, and i then say the phrase, and he then would reply with 'i dont know'

We then did another shot in the library where we did a shot that was focusing on a book case and an over the shoulder shot, i then removed a book to reveal george's face, i then would say the phase and he would say 'i dont know' (again) and i would then put the book back.

The last place we filmed was at the stairs leading to the ICT classes, we filmed me coming through a door into a hallway, and then george comes up behind me and says the phrase and i say 'i dont know' and i then fall to the floor.

Editing Software- Imovie

Imovie is the software we will be using to edit our opening film. We made this choice based on our editing experience from our preliminary task, as we found the software simple but effective to use.

Camera.

The camera we will be using for our film is the nikon D3100, mainly because we have access to the equipment and the HD (high definition) setting on the camera easily. With 14 megapixel, 1080p HD we hope this camera will bring the same high quality images used in our preliminary task.

The camera is extremily simple to use so everyone in the group will be able to participate in filming without struggle. Aswell as it being convenient it also allows us all a chance to be in the film at the same time due to the remote control with the camera thus making it more effeciant to use. 

Types of Fake blood.

 

                                    Syrup

 

 

• 1 Liter Corn Syrup
  
• 5 Liters Water
  
• 2 or 3 Tablespoons Red Food Colouring
• 1/2 Teaspoon Green Food Colouring (optional)
• A slosh of milk

Get a large pail to mix this all together. If you do not like the consistency you can either thin it with more water, or thicken it with sugar or corn syrup. The exact amount of food colouring you require will depend on the brand you buy, so you may need to play around with the measurements. If you make it too dark, just add more water again. Adding some milk will reduce the translucent of the mixture (real blood isn't see-through, but if you want clear blood, leave the milk out of the recipe). Don't add too much milk or the blood will look pink! The final product should splash like water, but be slightly shinier, and not soak into cloth quite the same way water does, leaving more of it on the outside of clothes so they look suitably bloodied. NOTE: This will stain clothing, so don't get it on anything important.

This type of fake blood is good, it would have the right consistency and colour, and its edible! which would be good for mouth and/or face wounds.

 

 

                       Store brought fake blood

 

Some fake blood can be found in costume stores and in some stores around the time of Halloween.

This type of fake blood is always bright red and has a gooey substance, this type of blood doesn't seem very realistic when it is put on the skin, and only is really used for costumes on Halloween, not for filming. i would advise not to use this type seeing as it is very unrealistic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 paint

 

Using Paint for a use of fake blood can be good and bad, if you have the right colour and consistency its great, for example a deep red acrylic mixed with brown is a good start (we plan on using acrylic paint) but if you use a watery paint, for example, red watercolour paint, its not going to give the full effect of blood that we need, it would turn runny and clear. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                   ketchup

Things you need

• Ketchup
• Cocoa powder
• Corn syrup
• Blender
• Large spoon 

1. Mix about 1/2 cup of ketchup and 1/2 cup of corn syrup in a blender. Blend the two materials together on low until the two ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
2. Add about 1 tbsp of cocoa powder to the mixture to add the rust colour often associated with blood. Mix on low for about a minute to mix all ingredients.
3. Test the thickness of the blood with a large spoon. Dip the spoon into the blood mixture. The blood should run off the spoon quickly, but have a slightly sticky appearance. If necessary, add about 1/4 cup of water to the mixture to make it less sticky.
4. Store the blood in the refrigerator for up to one week. Allow the blood to warm to room temperature before using. Stir with a spoon to remix the ingredients if they have separated while in the refrigerator.       

Using ketchup as a substitute for fake blood isn't much of a great idea, the colour is usually too bright to seem real, its not very good for using in major filming, but if you want it edible and very unrealistic then ketchup is the one.               

 

 

 

 

                              Corn Starch

1. 1/2 cup Corn Syrup.

2. 10 drops Red Food Colouring

3. 1 Tablespoon Corn Starch

All three of these may already be in your kitchen. The corn starch will make your fake blood thicker and more realistic looking. After all, real blood isn't clear red, it is thicker and milky.

The only negative side to this fake blood is that it will attract flies. You may want to wait until Halloween night to use it.

Here is how to make some great fake blood:

1. In a glass measuring cup (one with a pouring spout will work well) put 3 teaspoons of corn starch in the bottom. That is the same as one tablespoon or one big spoonful.

2. Pour in a little bit of corn syrup. Mix the corn starch and corn syrup with a fork until you get a cement like mixture. Then add enough corn syrup until you have 1/2 cup of mixture. Keep stirring to mix in the corn starch thoroughly. I know it sounds funny to add a little corn syrup and then the rest of the corn syrup. You do it in two stages to prevent lumps.

3. Add 1/4 cup of cold water and stir that in. Stir in red food colouring until you get the colour you want. A little goes a long way. I use about 10 drops and it looks cool.

4. Cover the cup and put it in the microwave for about 2 minutes on high. Everyone's microwave is different but you want it to just boil.

5. Take it out, stir it a little and let it cool. I poured mine into a squeeze bottle so that I could apply it as needed.

This type of fake blood, in my opinion is the best way to get the full effect of real blood. the consistency is how you would picture the blood pouring from a wound. the colour is just right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



villain costumes

These types of costumes would be good to use for our opening, but we want our killer to be more serious while portraying the role through the costume, these types of costumes look too cartoonish and un-serious. this is why the killers costume will be relating to  Lisbeth Salander who is in the dragon tattoo, she may not be a villain but she sure does dress like one, being in all black and looking gothic.



Costumes

Costumes for our opening 2 minutes.

The Killer Psychopath will be wearing clothing similar to the style of Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.  this is because being in almost all black shows that the killer can lurk in dark places and not be seen. it also gives an element of rock and shows that shes not very feminine but very boyish and brutal.

For the victim; he will be wearing casual clothes, this being because he is at home on his own where he is most comfortable. this means he would be wearing a jumper and some plain old jeans, we chose this kind of costume for the killer because the audience can relate towards the victim seeing as he is wearing what people would normally wear around the house, and just being a simple teenager/ young adult. 
















Location.

location/ Locations's for our opening 2 minutes.

The location for our opening 2 minutes is Hannah Mccarthys house.
We have chosen her house because of the eerie look, and how spacious it is so that filming is easy and it applys to the cliches of a horror film.
we will be filming in her living room (where george watches a film and gets woken) her kitchen (where george looks in the fridge and gets a class of water) her bedroom (pretending its georges bedroom and where he gets attacked by the killer) and her roof, (where the killer takes the victim to an alternate world and where he gets attacked and killed)

Actors

The following people are the chosen actors in our opening 2 minutes: 

George Dowd:

George will be playing one o the main characters that will be shown in the opening two minutes, as we have no yet came up with a name for his character, we are just sticking with his real name. he will be wearing the clothes that we have picked out for him (which will be average clothes) and will be following the script that we have created. George has been chosen to play the main character because of his previous portrayals of acting, for example; school plays, and taking A-Level Media.

Abbie Winterford:

I will be also playing a main character, i will be playing the main protagonist, the killer, For the killer we do not have a name, we want to keep it as a secret so it will be a mystery to the audience. I will also be wearing specific clothing that has been chosen to fit in with my character. And will also be following the same script as George, but seeing as i don't really say anything, i will just be following the stage directions that are shown on the script.

Props

Props:

The Main props that we will be using are some of the essentials, for example:



Fake Blood.

A Torch.





A Knife.(Fake)







These will be our props because most horror films involve such things, Movies like Friday the 13th and Scream.

We will be using a torch because out main actor will be holding the torch for most of the duration of the opening 2 minutes.

We will be using a Fake Knife because the killer/villan is using the knife as a murder weapon.

And we will be using the fake blood to create fake wounds and use for effect that the victims are actually hurt.

 Lighting:

the lighting we will be using are from a lamp, a mobile device and daylight.

the lamp will be used for inside when filming, the mobile device gives off a bright light that illuminates the close up shots in a dark setting and daylight is for when we will be filming outside for some parts.

15 Certificate.

15

Nobody younger than 15 can watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category can contain adult themes, hard drugs, frequent strong language, strong violence and strong sex references, and nude scenes without graphic detail. Sexual activity may be used but without any strong detail. Sexual violence may be shown if discreet and justified by context.

12A Certificate

12A

Films under this category are considered to be unsuitable for very young people.(Cinema only) Those aged under 12 years are only admitted if accompanied by an adult, aged at least 18 years, at all times during the motion picture. However, it is generally not recommended that children under 12 years should watch the film. Films under this category can contain mature themes, discrimination, soft drugs, moderate swear words, infrequent strong language and moderate violence, sex references and nudity. Sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed. Sexual violence may be implied or briefly indicated.

18 Certificate.

18

Nobody younger than 18 can watch a film in the cinema with this rating. Films under this category do not have limit on the bad language that is used. Hard drugs areused, and explicit sex references along with detailed sexual activity are also allowed. Scenes of strong real sex may be permitted if it fits. Very strong, gory, and/or sadistic violence is usually permitted.



Opening title ideas.

The first opening title would be simple but effective, it would be like such films as scream and the awakening,

the second title would be good because of the effect of blood dripping.