Film Update

We received critical feedback regarding our main brief today. As a group we did anticipate some flaws or inconstancy with our piece particularly in the house. However we wasn't expecting miss to say that we should remove our entire first half to our main brief which took part in the house. 

To fix this issue raised without completely changing our main brief Lily suggested we use clips of Rachel before the incident as another way of showing a change of situation and character. 

In the Easter Holidays both Lily and Lucy will be working together to provide videos of Lucy as a child as well as incorporating them into the completed Main brief. 

Pre Production analysis

Our Main brief was fairly easy in terms of planning is myself, Lily and Liv came up with some ideas that would be used as we had filming techniques from Paranormal Activity like first person filming so that the audience would feel they are part of the film and are viewing it first hand. However this proved too difficult due to the issues raised with editing therefore we did it from a 3rd person perspective that would be watching the characters from an angle that they cannot see. This has worked with other AS media films as we can utilize far more camera angles like tracking shots to help move the story along.
For our main brief we did need help from our friends as we needed 5 actors, we asked Charlie and Lucy to help us film our main brief. We didn't at first have an actor for Rachel Matthews therefore we filmed our main brief into two sections - one at the house where they discover she is missing and the second where they go to the park and discover her body. 

We did have issues raised at the house filming scene due to the fact that the camera had no battery given to us and no charger therefore we used the Iphone for the time being and later we used the camera properly in the second filming scene. We did however have a tripod for both times we filmed which kept the shots smooth and steady - especially when we filmed tracking shots in the park. 

After editing our main brief Lily noticed that the cuts between the conversations and at the house were not smooth which meant we had to re-film later that week. This is because at one given scene that we re-shot Liv was sat down and jumps to standing up which would have made our main brief seem unrealistic.

Filming the Mini Brief

As you can imagine there were a few problems raised in the production of our Mini Brief, Typically the weather was one of them. The temperature dropped to -4, due to the fact it was winter the brightness fell rapidly around 4 o clock which meant filming became harder as we had to use torches to light up the scene. 

The pictures above are of me freezing in -4 before we continued filming our mini brief. We waited until it became much darker as we wanted the setting to be spooky.

Storyboard



Shot 1: A long shot is taken which displays the whole scene with the characters, props and background.

Shot 2: A close up (180 degree line) is used so that we can see one side of the conversation and the audience feel closer to the character.

Shot 3: A long shot is used again so that we can see the movement of the characters when the marshmallow is thrown.

Shot 4: Another close up is used so that we see the other half of the conversation.

Shot 5: A long shot is used so we can see the full length of the characters and we can see clearly their body language.

Shot 6: Close up used to see the reaction from the character and we can see the way the character turns which displays a match on action shot.

Shot 7: Match on action moves into long shot, makes it able to see the character walk away.

Shot 8: Long shot makes it able for the audience to see the setting and gives them the sense of space.

Shot 9: The camera will rotate from the face to behind the shoulder, allows the audience to see what the character is looking at.

Shot 10, 11, 12: Shot/reverse shot gives the audience the opportunity to see from the characters point of view and then see their reaction.

Shot 13: Allows audience to see the empty campfire to give them a sense of fear.

Shot 14: The close up allows audience to see the reaction from the character from being alone.

Shot 15: The tracking shot will allow the audience to feel like they are the character so that they share the experience.

Shot 16: Match on action when the character turns around allows us to see the fear of the character.



Horror Scirpt

Script

The two characters SAM and MORGAN are sat in a dark forest around a small fire in front of them. They are both toasting marshmallows whilst listening to music.

SAM: Do you want another marshmallow?

MORGAN: Yeah, get me one please.

SAM stands up and gets the marshmallow bag which is by the tent.

He then throws one over to MORGAN.

MORGAN: Cheers.

[Sigh] Brilliant… The fire is going out.

SAM: You better go and get some more firewood then.

MORGAN stands up.

MORGAN: Why me? I got the last batch!

SAM: Well you’re the one who wants the marshmallows.

MORGAN: Fine… I’ll be right back

MORGAN turns around and walks down the path into the darkness.

As MORGAN is walking he hears wood snapping, he gasps.

He carries on walking until he sees a tree with blood dripping from it.

MORGAN: What is that…?

Crap…

In the distance SAM: Hurry up!

MORGAN: I’m coming!

MORGAN walks back into the camping area to see SAM is not there.

MORGAN: Sam? Where are you?

Hello?

MORGAN hears a mystery rustling in the trees and goes along the path to investigate.

MORGAN: Sam, what are you doing?

As MORGAN is walking a hooded figure appears from the trees, MORGAN does not see him. Camera films MORGAN’s face which is struck with fear.

Planning and production of Mini Brief

This is the start of our Mini Brief - We will research the Macro and Micro elements such as:

Macro Elements:

• Genre
• Audience
• Narrative
• Representation

Micro Elements:

• Camera Angles/Movements
• Editing
• Sound
• Mise en Scene

As well as the Macro and Micro elements we shall be looking at our first form of filming which will include the shot reverse shot, match on action and the line of action (180 degree rule).

The stages of production are as follows;

1. Pre Production - planning and research
2. Production - Filming
3. Post production - Editing

Which will all be made into our final clip of film.

In terms of preparation our group was divided into carrying out different tasks to complete our mini brief which meant that I began forming a script and Lily creating the Storyboard. 

Lily writing the Storyboard

Me writing the script 

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my Blog, I have taken AS media and will be using the blog to post a variety of different things that I have worker on throughout the year, ranging from camera angles to clips of films I have created with my group.

Part of the work requires me to create a scene for the Horror film genre, which means I will have to create a storyboard as well a forming a scene which has incorporated the things I will have learnt throughout the year. 

This blog will highlight the key techniques and research I have used throughout the year and shall be posted on the blog.