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Wednesday 28 March 2012
Actor and Costume
Many horror films have female lead charactrers. Although this character wouldn't continue to the rest of the film, we decided to make her appealing to draw in the audience. We chose a blond actress- typically the hair colour of female leads in a horror film. We chose generic 'cool' teenager clothes, as our film was aimed at teenagers and we wanted to appeal to them. By choosing red for the shirt and the hat, we had more colour to show up, as our film was quite grey due to the lighting. We decided to give the actress a hat, coat and bag to make it look as though she was planning on staying in the woods for a while, which would pose questions about her situation. thw hite shoes (although covered in mud to show she had been in the woods for a while) showed up in the darkness, so the feet could be seen, which are important, as she spends alot of her time on screen running. we also put dirt on her face to show she'd been running through the woods.
Radio Script
We decided to change our radio script to make it simpler, with only 1 person, and to a man. This made it sound more professional easier.
Mans voice: Polie have reported an incient in Saint Rethoms woods in the Streatham area. they are advising memebers od the publi to steer clear of the immediate vicinity until they know more.
On to the weather, there are clear skies today and low humidity.
This adds mysetry to the situation and gives a bit of bakcground information to the next scene. However, it poses questions, such as : Do they know about this warning and are there anyway? Did they go there because of the warning? Are they unaware of any incident and got unwillingly caught up in something?
Also, what was the incident? This gets the audience intrigued and draws them in.
We added in a mention to the weather to make it reognisabley like a radio, and also to contrast with the scary notice given before. It could make the audience forget about the scary notice and think of nicer things until they are thrust into the horrible situation in the woods.
In order to make it sound more authentic for our clip we decided to edit in on garage band to make it sound recognisabley like a radio reporter.
Mans voice: Polie have reported an incient in Saint Rethoms woods in the Streatham area. they are advising memebers od the publi to steer clear of the immediate vicinity until they know more.
On to the weather, there are clear skies today and low humidity.
This adds mysetry to the situation and gives a bit of bakcground information to the next scene. However, it poses questions, such as : Do they know about this warning and are there anyway? Did they go there because of the warning? Are they unaware of any incident and got unwillingly caught up in something?
Also, what was the incident? This gets the audience intrigued and draws them in.
We added in a mention to the weather to make it reognisabley like a radio, and also to contrast with the scary notice given before. It could make the audience forget about the scary notice and think of nicer things until they are thrust into the horrible situation in the woods.
In order to make it sound more authentic for our clip we decided to edit in on garage band to make it sound recognisabley like a radio reporter.
Light Arrangements
Due to the fact that our film was shot in dark woods at night, we knew we needed a light in order to get any footage. We wanted a generator to hook up the lights we had at school. therefor we contacted HSS hire about a generator/light source, and asked about hiring and costs. we organized with our school and the hire shop to be able to pick up the lights which we booked for 2/3 days. We took away a small light, but after a day's filming, all our footage was too dark, so we had to hire a bigger light which could light up more area. We used both lights carefully to make sure every necerssary detail was lit up.
Casting and Costume
Many horror films have female lead charactrers. Although this character wouldn't continue to the rest of the film, we decided to make her appealing to draw in the audience. We chose a blond actress- typically the hair colour of female leads in a horror film. We chose generic 'cool' teenager clothes, as our film was aimed at teenagers and we wanted to appeal to them. By choosing red for the shirt and the hat, we had more colour to show up, as our film was quite grey due to the lighting. We decided to give the actress a hat, coat and bag to make it look as though she was planning on staying in the woods for a while, which would pose questions about her situation. thw hite shoes (although covered in mud to show she had been in the woods for a while) showed up in the darkness, so the feet could be seen, which are important, as she spends alot of her time on screen running. we also put dirt on her face to show she'd been running through the woods.
Prop List and Filming Checklist
Letter to Local Residence and Streatham Council
We emailed the local council about our late night filming in the woods of The Rookery in Streatham just to warn them about our late night screaming. We also posted little leaflets into the letterboxes of residents who lived extremely close to our filming location. This is a copy of the text in our email:
We are AS level media students at Graveney School, and we identified The Rookery as the place we wanted to shoot our film. However, we would have to be there after sunset, so we wanted to make sure you were aware we were there. Our film involves big lights, and scenes with screaming and people running. This was just to warn you in case anyone was concerned. We are also writing notes to hand through people’s doors that live around the area to warn them.
Thanks,
Joely Holder, Maria Kakoulli, Louise Fisher, Jake Lovelace
We are AS level media students at Graveney School, and we identified The Rookery as the place we wanted to shoot our film. However, we would have to be there after sunset, so we wanted to make sure you were aware we were there. Our film involves big lights, and scenes with screaming and people running. This was just to warn you in case anyone was concerned. We are also writing notes to hand through people’s doors that live around the area to warn them.
Thanks,
Joely Holder, Maria Kakoulli, Louise Fisher, Jake Lovelace
Main Roles and Responsibilities
Joely Holder - Actor and costume
Jake Lovelace - Editor and lighting
Louise Fisher - Storyboard and Scriptwriter
Maria Kakoulli - Director and Equipment Manager
Jake Lovelace - Editor and lighting
Louise Fisher - Storyboard and Scriptwriter
Maria Kakoulli - Director and Equipment Manager
Friday 2 March 2012
Signs Trailer
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess, the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles.
Paranormal Activity Trailer
Synopsis - After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.
This film involves Micah leaving a video camera on a tripod in their bedroom to record whatever might be occurring while he and his lover sleep. He manages to document several phenomena such as objects moving on their own, lights and televisions switching on and off, noises and more. This gives us inspiration for our film as we were planning on using a tape recorder to film and document strange and eerie events that take place.
This film involves Micah leaving a video camera on a tripod in their bedroom to record whatever might be occurring while he and his lover sleep. He manages to document several phenomena such as objects moving on their own, lights and televisions switching on and off, noises and more. This gives us inspiration for our film as we were planning on using a tape recorder to film and document strange and eerie events that take place.
Super8 Trailer
Synopsis - In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.
This film also concentrates on the "the thing" which is never really shown throughout the movie - this has given us inspiration for our movie as the power of not knowing and the 'fear of the unknown' is far more scarier than revealing what the actual 'thing' is. The fact that the children have a camera in the film and were capturing the events on camera is something we wanted to include in our film at the beginning using a handy-cam.
This film also concentrates on the "the thing" which is never really shown throughout the movie - this has given us inspiration for our movie as the power of not knowing and the 'fear of the unknown' is far more scarier than revealing what the actual 'thing' is. The fact that the children have a camera in the film and were capturing the events on camera is something we wanted to include in our film at the beginning using a handy-cam.
Cloverfield Trailer
The handy-cam filming technique which was used for this film was a great success as it was unique filming technique which proved to get 4 wins, good ratings worldwide and high ratings on IMDb. However there are not so many films out there that have succeeded as effectively as this one in terms of the filming technique. Another example of a film that has used a hand-held camera to capture shots is The Blair Witch Project. Although Cloverfield is a different and original story it has raised a lot of controversy for the viewers; many love it for its individualism and clever way of shooting but others disagree.
The genre of the film is horror/mystery/sci-fi.
The genre of the film is horror/mystery/sci-fi.
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