Wednesday 9 December 2015
Planning : Producing A Shot List
We made a shot list in our group so when it comes to filming. We will be able to see who’s in the shot and what the shot consists of and a little description of what is happening in that shot. It is handy to have a shot list. It allows you as a group to make choices about what is going to be done and when it is going to be filmed, so it can be effective for our target audience which is teenagers.
Planning - Considering Mise-En-Scene For Your Opening
Mise-en-scene is literally the 'what is in the shot' and it is everything that appears on the screen in a single frame. The advantage of this is to help the audience decode what is going on in the specific scene.
The following image is from the film 'The Woman in Black':
The 'Mise-en-scene" in this scene would be the dull, shadowy lighting, the old fashioned children toys in the dark corners in the room, as if they were exiled from the scene and the lack of colour.
When decoded by the audience, they get an impression that the nursery is a lonely room and, judging by the spider webs on the window, has not been occupied in a very long time. This is an excellent scene for a horror film because it brings tension as to the thought of a haunted house, bearing in mind it was locked from the inside.
For our scene we will be using a range of props including some small, workshop tools, a piece of paper with writing on, pictures of the old bullies in his life and a board with the proposed plan of action on it. The tools will give the realisation to members of a middle or even lower-class society that anyone is capable of inflicting danger to others. The plans on the board will show that this was planned and the sheers size and detail will give little doubt to the result of this act of terror.
The costume Billy (the main character) will wear consists of all black, hoodie, gloves, tracksuit bottoms and black trainers. The all black image will give the main character a mysterious and creepy look adding to the suspense the opening brings to the viewers.
The lighting of the film will be in daylight
Costume
Craig (Billy) will be wearing these type of clothes. Skinny tracksuit bottoms and a all black hoodie. These clothing are suitable for our film as we don’t want any of the clothing to stand out, we just want to plain so they can focus more on what's going on not what he’s wearing.
The following image is from the film 'The Woman in Black':
The 'Mise-en-scene" in this scene would be the dull, shadowy lighting, the old fashioned children toys in the dark corners in the room, as if they were exiled from the scene and the lack of colour.
When decoded by the audience, they get an impression that the nursery is a lonely room and, judging by the spider webs on the window, has not been occupied in a very long time. This is an excellent scene for a horror film because it brings tension as to the thought of a haunted house, bearing in mind it was locked from the inside.
For our scene we will be using a range of props including some small, workshop tools, a piece of paper with writing on, pictures of the old bullies in his life and a board with the proposed plan of action on it. The tools will give the realisation to members of a middle or even lower-class society that anyone is capable of inflicting danger to others. The plans on the board will show that this was planned and the sheers size and detail will give little doubt to the result of this act of terror.
The costume Billy (the main character) will wear consists of all black, hoodie, gloves, tracksuit bottoms and black trainers. The all black image will give the main character a mysterious and creepy look adding to the suspense the opening brings to the viewers.
The lighting of the film will be in daylight
Costume
Craig (Billy) will be wearing these type of clothes. Skinny tracksuit bottoms and a all black hoodie. These clothing are suitable for our film as we don’t want any of the clothing to stand out, we just want to plain so they can focus more on what's going on not what he’s wearing.
The props
In the opening to our film we will use some props such as this note pad to create the effect that Billy is creating a plan and that it makes sense to the audience who watch the clip. We also used a hammer and two petrol cans. They are essential for our opening as we are trying to set a feeling of fear this props will create this feeling.
In the opening to our film we will use some props such as this note pad to create the effect that Billy is creating a plan and that it makes sense to the audience who watch the clip. We also used a hammer and two petrol cans. They are essential for our opening as we are trying to set a feeling of fear this props will create this feeling.
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Planning : Casting
Billy ,aged 17, who has been bullied through out the most of his school life, hasn’t got a job and has a small house. We have decided to appoint Craig burton as Billy for our film because we think he is a suitable person as he is committed and he is reliable. Craig is out going and happy at all times, he is not afraid to make a fool out of himself while working. He is confidant in front of a camera for the film because he is almost the same age as Billy and is enthusiastic when acting. Craig done drama in his GCSE so our group decided he would be better for the Billy role. The rest of our group didn’t do drama and we thought we wouldn’t be as confident to act and to play the main role in the opening of our film. Craig agrees that he will not get everything correct the first time we do it but he said he will give it his all every time.
We were thinking about having Jamie to act in our film opening to play the part of Billy. However we come to a decision that he would not be suitable as he was not very good at following instructions and goes off task and can be easily distracted at times.
Sunday 6 December 2015
Planning - Location Planning For Your Opening
Location planning is a very important part of the pre-production process for the opening to 'The Revenge'.
It is vital that we establish which locations will be needed for our filming and to then scout alternatives in order to decide which will provide the best shooting location for us.
Our film opening will need 3 locations to be scouted. These are as follows:
1. Exterior location. This is the outside of the house, in the back garden of the main character, Billy's house.
2. Exterior location. This will be in the garden of Billy's house. Someone will behind a tree filming billy watching what he is doing.
3. Interior location. This will be in the kitchen of Billy's house. We won't be showing the kitchen is this scene as we just need the wall.
We have decided the location for our film will be set at 10 Eliot close in our local town. We have picked this certain location because it contains the necessary equipment needed. For example there is an extension being built so the scenery is very good for our film. We also have permission to film here because the house also happens to be the director's (Ryan Loasby's) house. This also means it is very accessible and increases the amount of quality filming. Filming this in a rural, well populated, family area gives the viewer the idea that even people who have been brought up in a safe environment could be venerable to danger at any time without them knowing it. Ryan's house is in a quiet area so we wont get distracted by anything.
It is vital that we establish which locations will be needed for our filming and to then scout alternatives in order to decide which will provide the best shooting location for us.
Our film opening will need 3 locations to be scouted. These are as follows:
1. Exterior location. This is the outside of the house, in the back garden of the main character, Billy's house.
2. Exterior location. This will be in the garden of Billy's house. Someone will behind a tree filming billy watching what he is doing.
3. Interior location. This will be in the kitchen of Billy's house. We won't be showing the kitchen is this scene as we just need the wall.
We have decided the location for our film will be set at 10 Eliot close in our local town. We have picked this certain location because it contains the necessary equipment needed. For example there is an extension being built so the scenery is very good for our film. We also have permission to film here because the house also happens to be the director's (Ryan Loasby's) house. This also means it is very accessible and increases the amount of quality filming. Filming this in a rural, well populated, family area gives the viewer the idea that even people who have been brought up in a safe environment could be venerable to danger at any time without them knowing it. Ryan's house is in a quiet area so we wont get distracted by anything.
Saturday 5 December 2015
Planning - Producing A Storyboard For Your Opening
This is the story board we have made to help us with the filming process. We have different story boards which lets us know who needs to be in the scene, where we are going to be filming it, who is going to be in the scene and the dialogue that is going to be in the scene this is because it would give us a clear idea of what shot would take place next, in addition to this we could visually see what would need to happen in the shot with a brief drawing so we could see clearly what was going to happen next, giving the directors and the actor a better understanding of what should take place. Overall this was really important because it would make our group able to function more and with ease because we all knew what was going to happen next.
Friday 4 December 2015
Research and Planning Self Assessment
Research into horror films
I think my research into the horror films was quite good as I started from the 1950s to 2000s.
Research into a potential target audience
I personally think that my research into the target audience was alright but not the greatest as it wasn't very detailed. It was accurate as it had a wide range of audience for the questionnaire.
Time management
My time management isn't the greatest, sometimes my homework is late or I may not have done a post in time but I will get it done.
Use of digital technology or ICT
I think my use of technology is quite good as I done ict for my GCSE and I have a good idea about the computers and what you can do.
Communication skills
My communication skills are quite good, I will speak to others and give them ideas and ill listen to what others have to say.
Level of care taken in the presentation of work
I think I take good care in my work but sometimes it can be rushed and not to the best of my ability. My blogs are in the correct order
I think my research into the horror films was quite good as I started from the 1950s to 2000s.
Research into a potential target audience
I personally think that my research into the target audience was alright but not the greatest as it wasn't very detailed. It was accurate as it had a wide range of audience for the questionnaire.
Time management
My time management isn't the greatest, sometimes my homework is late or I may not have done a post in time but I will get it done.
Use of digital technology or ICT
I think my use of technology is quite good as I done ict for my GCSE and I have a good idea about the computers and what you can do.
Communication skills
My communication skills are quite good, I will speak to others and give them ideas and ill listen to what others have to say.
Level of care taken in the presentation of work
I think I take good care in my work but sometimes it can be rushed and not to the best of my ability. My blogs are in the correct order
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Planning : Writing A Treatment For Your Chosen Opening
The film will start with a black background,then our production company name RJB Productions will appear in a eerie font. This then fades out slowly onto a picture of an old school photo in black and white with faces circled. Then some non-diegetic music comes in. The tone of the music is eerie.
Then close-up a pen is writing on a piece of paper.
A shot of him getting tools out of a shed and metal hitting metal,
Then as he gets the tools the eerie music stops and it goes silent.
Then before the next shot the music picks up the pace,
then a close-up of billy getting the tools together.
Establishing shot of a plan that he has on the wall.
Out of focus shot to a close up of a section of the plan,
then with eerie music being played for effect
A shot of him carrying the tools putting then down on the bench/side.
And the shot will then pan back down to the original plan.
A close up of the tools that he’s got together.
A over the shoulder shot of him sitting down at a desk with a computer,
A over the shoulder of him on the computer.
A close up of him cutting out faces on photos, cutting out text too.
Non-diegetic sound of a phone ringing in the background as well as the eerie music.
Opening titles appear at regular intervals throughout the opening and act as a kind of punctuation between events that are shown. The titles are white on a black background and are not overlaid over the top of the film.
Then close-up a pen is writing on a piece of paper.
A shot of him getting tools out of a shed and metal hitting metal,
Then as he gets the tools the eerie music stops and it goes silent.
Then before the next shot the music picks up the pace,
then a close-up of billy getting the tools together.
Establishing shot of a plan that he has on the wall.
Out of focus shot to a close up of a section of the plan,
then with eerie music being played for effect
A shot of him carrying the tools putting then down on the bench/side.
And the shot will then pan back down to the original plan.
A close up of the tools that he’s got together.
A over the shoulder shot of him sitting down at a desk with a computer,
A over the shoulder of him on the computer.
A close up of him cutting out faces on photos, cutting out text too.
Non-diegetic sound of a phone ringing in the background as well as the eerie music.
Opening titles appear at regular intervals throughout the opening and act as a kind of punctuation between events that are shown. The titles are white on a black background and are not overlaid over the top of the film.
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