Saturday, 1 April 2017
Evaluation 6 - Constructing this Product
For our film production construction we used a iPhone 6 for the filming as it has a 1080 HD camera with a 5.5 inch screen. This is effective as we had a everyday used phone for camera and we didnt need to go out and buy anything to film with.
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Evaluation 2 - Social Groups
A key character from the beginning would be either me or Ellie; we start the opening 2 minutes of and we are the first people you see. There are a lot of differences between these 2 pictures: the setting is very different, the clothing that the characters are wearing are majorly different as the personalities are different. The lighting is very different from each other, the contrast and the brightness is very different from each other. We played around with ours as it was very dark and needed to be changed. Having films that are similar to ours in a few ways is effective as it shows that we took other horror movies into consideration and we looked in detail how they made their movie and what they use in it.
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Evaluation 1 - Camerawork and Editing.
All of the above are the main scenes that were included in the opening 2 minutes of our production. I included them as they are a rough plan of our 2 minutes and if you haven't seen our movie then this could give you a rough idea of what the plot is and how the story rolls.
These 2 pictures above are the editing parts of our movie. This consists of font testing with all the names, seeing how they look with each other and then how they all fit into the opening 2 minutes and how they look with the video.
Review from the Class.
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Our Interview of our Opening 2 Minutes.
The questions had some that were simple and there was one that we got stuck on so we had to skip one out of all of them.
Next time, to do better we could come up with answers using more media terminology and make sure they make sense as we got confused some of the time. If we were to go and do it again with ready made answers then we would have done a lot better and got more questions answered.
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Evaluation 1 - Special Effects
For the opening 2 minutes of our movie 'A Day In The Woods' we didn't use any special effects in our movie as it didn't need to have any involved. As we chose the genre of a horror movie no special effects were needed. We changed the effect of the footage so that it didn't seem as dark when put into adobe but besides that we didn't add any special effects in as it would look odd and wouldn't fit together.
Evaluation 1 - Introducing Characters
Introducing the main characters is a main part of the movie and if its not done right then it effects the movie and what people think of the movie. When the movie starts playing the characters have to be specifically introduced into the movie so that it all merges together and works with the titles and sounds.
Kiera and Ellie were first introduced right at the start of the opening 2 minutes as they are the main characters and needed to be in the start as they are in the whole 2 minutes. Introducing them was easily done and when the long angle shot came up on the screen so did their names at the same time so that you know what the character looks like and what their names are so there isn't any confusion and the audience don't get bored as they don't know the names of the characters.
Emma was introduced not long after Ellie and Kiera were. Emma played a young girl that went missing in the middle of the night during the Christmas holidays / dead body which was laying on the floor. As the close up of Emma comes up on the screen the title of her name comes up along side her so that we know her name also and this is effective as everyone would now know the characters names.
Jai first got introduced after the title of the film came up and he was introduced as the antagonist as he was the one that killed Emma and then when Ellie and I realized he was there in the bushes he ran after us and that was also a very dramatic scene. Following on from that he then caught and killed Ellie which could cause some hate from the audience as he killed one of the main characters which would effect the rest of the movie.
The rest of the crew - Annaleigh Mann, Caitlin Mann, Anna Phillips, Baily Whiting and Shannon Harrell were involved in the opening 2 minutes but weren't involved in the filming as we had all the characters we needed for the movie and we didn't want there to be too many main characters as it would be too crowded so they all helped with the camera angles and filming.
Kiera and Ellie were first introduced right at the start of the opening 2 minutes as they are the main characters and needed to be in the start as they are in the whole 2 minutes. Introducing them was easily done and when the long angle shot came up on the screen so did their names at the same time so that you know what the character looks like and what their names are so there isn't any confusion and the audience don't get bored as they don't know the names of the characters.
Emma was introduced not long after Ellie and Kiera were. Emma played a young girl that went missing in the middle of the night during the Christmas holidays / dead body which was laying on the floor. As the close up of Emma comes up on the screen the title of her name comes up along side her so that we know her name also and this is effective as everyone would now know the characters names.
Jai first got introduced after the title of the film came up and he was introduced as the antagonist as he was the one that killed Emma and then when Ellie and I realized he was there in the bushes he ran after us and that was also a very dramatic scene. Following on from that he then caught and killed Ellie which could cause some hate from the audience as he killed one of the main characters which would effect the rest of the movie.
The rest of the crew - Annaleigh Mann, Caitlin Mann, Anna Phillips, Baily Whiting and Shannon Harrell were involved in the opening 2 minutes but weren't involved in the filming as we had all the characters we needed for the movie and we didn't want there to be too many main characters as it would be too crowded so they all helped with the camera angles and filming.
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Evaluation 1 - Genre
Our genre for our opening 2 minutes is horror. We chose horror as there aren't many new horror movies coming out, they are mostly action or cartoons. Our opening 2 minutes shows our genre as we have involved some of the typical horror movie objects/scenes. We involved 2 people being murdered, screaming, running away and being in a dark location. We decided to change some of the things around or change the outcome of it, instead of a knife killing we used a syringe and a thick plastic bag. Instead of a house being broken into, everyone hiding and one of them being found and killed we changed it so that we were walking home from a day out and then the murder happens a bit after it. The music and screams suggest that its definitely a horror movie as the music is the same beat as a racing heart.
Evaluation 1 - how opening sets story
The overall story is a simply set horror movie but its not like all of the average horror movies.
We start off with the production titles (Old Barn and Green Pyramid Productions) then as it goes on it starts with Ellie and I just walking round the corner of a path near the pond and we are just strolling and talking whilst we are on our way home. As we carry on we come across a body laying on the floor which was assume was dead covered in old leaves, then as we hastily decide to approach it we both kneel over the body of this young girl and sweep the leaves off her and then we realise that she is the little girl that went missing in the middle of the night a few days ago. We carry on wiping the leaves off the body and all of a sudden her eyes open and in shock it causes me to scream. As Ellie and I walk off and we were going to phone the police we see a very strange eerie looking man standing in the bushes watching everything we were doing, so I end up screaming again. Me and Ellie both run away from where the scary haunted looking man and the dead but also alive body where but in this process of running away the eerie man catches Ellie without me realising and as I carry on sprinting away Ellie screams "KIERA!!" This causes me to run back in the direction of the man and the body just to make sure my bestfriend is okay. As I hastily approach where we had started running I see Ellie laying on the floor under the light of the lamp post with a thick plastic bag on her head and a syringe in her stomach. Confused and scared I didn't know what to do so I just threw the syringe away from us and I started vigorously shaking Ellie to try and get a response but I didn't get any kind of response so I know he killed her.
Evaluation 1 - Costumes and Props
PROPS
The props that we used were a syringe and a thick plastic carrier bag. The main reason we used these were because a syringe is a normal everyday item you use when your ill and have to take medication with so everyone is aware what it is, but people are also aware that it can be used in wrong circumstances (i.e. Drug use or a poison to be used inside it) in a horror movie when the audience recognise that its a syringe they would possible think of these circumstance and come to conclusion what the situation was and then as it goes on they know the storyline more and more by the scene.
COSTUMES
The reason behind Ellie's costume is because she finds it very comfy and easy to do filming in. She chose clothes that were in fashion right now and that quite a lot of people are wearing. Black leggings, Nike Roche's, Bomber Jacket and a Nike jumper is very fashionable right now and everyone fits in with each other. During filming she didn't have any problems with her costume and found it easiest to wear.
This is Emma's costume, the reason behind it was that Emma was kidnapped a few das before in the middle of the night and was still missing. Ellie and Kiera walk past Emma when she was laying dead on the floor. A onsie for this situation was a very good idea; Emma is covered from head to toe and doesn't get dirty and as she went missing in the middle of the night it makes more sense for her to be wearing a pyjamas.
This is Jai's costume, the reason behind this is because he is the antagonist. We asked Jai to wear all black so when it came to filming he was dark and we hoped it would work so that we could only see his face. He wore all black clothing - black jeans, black hoody with a black t-shirt on underneath and black shoes. All of these items are comfy to wear and Jai chose them specifically.
The reasons behind my costume are - it was all really comfy to wear around Tadworth whilst filming and walking around to find the perfect part of the location to film in, its fashionable and everyone is wearing clothes similar to it and I had to wear casual clothing as if I dressed up in smart clothing they would find it suspicious and it would look weird.
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Evaluation 1 - Setting/Location
The final destination we used was Burgh Heath Pond, Tadworth. The main reasons we used this location is because when it comes to the location being dark/it gets past a certain time and is dark its quite an intimidating setting which gives you the chills even during the day, its very quiet at this location; many people either don't know about it or they don't come after a certain time so its always fairly quiet. As its always fairly quiet we didn't have many people interrupting the movie, we came across a couple of dog walkers but they were walking fast and weren't up for staying near where we were filming as they didn't want to disturb our filming. This is effective as we didn't have to stop our filming during a scene which we were in the middle of to let them past as they walked round and they weren't loud so the audio wasn't effected. This location overall is effective as its very quiet and the people don't interrupt our footage, its very close to home so we don't have to worry about travel and how late or early we go to film and this location is also close to our other main characters so we all decide to meet at the location as its all in walking reach.
Evaluation 1 - Title of the Film
We finally came up with the name of our movie to be A Day In The Woods. The reason behind coming up with this name is because the final conclusion was that we were filming in a woods and it took us a day to film so to merge it together and link it to the movie we thought of a day in the woods. A Day In The Woods is a name that does sound like a horror movie and does give off the feeling that its set in a woods and the day that the characters have must be eventful to say the least, its a horror movie and its set in a woods. One conclusion - it doesn't end well. The reason we use the font Adobe Caslon Pro for the title is because although its an everyday used font its effective in a horror movie when only used in capital letters. We had all of the font with the colour white and we changed the font to apple red for the word WOODS this is because it causes it to be eye catching and catches people attention if it were to be a poster on lampposts and shop windows. It would cause mystery and hopefully it would make people want to see the movie.
Evaluation 1 - Titles
For our production titles we use the text font Adobe Caslon Pro. The reason behind using it is because whilst using Adobe we discovered that there aren't many fonts that we could use that would be effective in a horror movie. Adobe Caslon Pro is a standard everyday used font found on word and powerpoint, many people use them in the day whilst doing their work, school work or any other letters or reviews. We chose to use this one during our media; when capital letters are used rather than lower case letters it looks more effective and like it would naturally be in a horror movie. We did try writing all of the titles in lower case but they didn't seem as effective. Horror movies consist of scary fonts when the titles come up, so having a font that isn't the scariest but is one that can link to the movie is effective as then the movie and the titles aren't just random things put together at last minute. To make sure the names and the name of the movie productions are the same and link together we used the same font for both but change the length of the production name to make it seem a little bit different. In adobe I tested out the names again all together and print screened it so that you can see how we have made the names and how they are all the same. Although Caslon Pro is used quite a bit it isn't as effective as we wanted it to be as it is just an everyday font, it isn't made specifically for a horror movie.
Saturday, 11 February 2017
Camera shots used in filming.
In our filming we tried to use as many camera shots that we could that were going to be effective and not boring. Having one camera shot through out the whole 2 minutes or a continuous video with the camera in the same place and not being moved would have a been the worst situation and wouldn't have got a lot of marks as we wouldn't have changed where we were recording and it would all be stand still of us in the frame and not moving around.
We used a total of 7 different camera shots and they are all listed below.
Our first camera shot we used was extreme long shot. This camera shot is effective as it shows everything from the scenery to the body language coming from the characters. In the first scene when we had used this it was easily set up and recorded and we done it with ease and no complications. This long shot in the scene was used so that you could see Ellie and I walking round the corner when we were going for a stroll just before we came across the body. We did have a few problems with this straight forward shot as the weather wasn't that great; it had been raining the day before so everything was damp and the mud was very slippery but we overcame the weather and dealt with it and the shot was effectively used.
The next shot we used was a close up. This camera shot is effective as it shows the whole face and the expression behind it. We used this at the end of the first scene and beginning of the second scene, this was used just after Ellie and I swept all of the dead leaves of Emma - the dead body. We used this because to make it a bit freakier we made her open her eyes so that the "dead" body was again alive, she was smiling at the end when I screamed because it made her jump so we had to crop it a tiny bit at the end. Re-filming this scene was easy and we only had to do it a couple of times but the final video for this part was to the best standard we could get it.
We used a total of 7 different camera shots and they are all listed below.
Our first camera shot we used was extreme long shot. This camera shot is effective as it shows everything from the scenery to the body language coming from the characters. In the first scene when we had used this it was easily set up and recorded and we done it with ease and no complications. This long shot in the scene was used so that you could see Ellie and I walking round the corner when we were going for a stroll just before we came across the body. We did have a few problems with this straight forward shot as the weather wasn't that great; it had been raining the day before so everything was damp and the mud was very slippery but we overcame the weather and dealt with it and the shot was effectively used.
The camera shot we used next was a large medium shot. This specific camera shot is effective as it shows part of the scenery, the body language and facial expressions all in one. We used this in the first scene when we came across the dead body, we had to re-film that part of the scene quite a few times as there were a few times it didn't focus properly and others when we didn't get all of us in the frame. This large medium shot was used in the footage so that you could see Ellie and I wipe the leaves off of the dead body which was laying on the floor smothered in dead leaves. A few problems did come across when we were filming this one part as Emma - the dead body was laying on a hill and when we were walking towards her we slipped a couple of times and had to redo a few times over. To resolve that problem we put dry leaves on the slippery parts and just had to try our hardest to not slip.
The next camera shot we used was a long shot which was similar to the first one which was a extreme long shot but the camera wasn't as far out. We used this in the second scene just before Ellie and I came across the man creepily standing in the bushes. We found this camera shot effective for this part of scene as we needed our bodies to be shown fully as the body language changed as we were worried and I needed to my phone to Ellie as she was going to phone 999. Problems did occur when we were filming this part as we had to try not to look at the camera directly, trying not to slip over when handing the phone to Ellie and we had to try not to look directly at Jai during the footage as then the audience would realise that we knew Jai was there.
Another camera shot was used was a medium shot. This camera shot is effective as it shows the body language of Jai along side with his facial expressions. This camera shot was used during the second scene going on to the third scene. This was used when Jai was standing in the bushes watching what Ellie and I were doing when approached the body. We had a few problems with this shot as when we filmed it at first the fog and breathe of the filmer were joining together and you couldn't see Jai a few times we filmed it. To resolve this problem we had to wait for the fog to calm down and when it had we had to make sure Annaleigh - the camera holder wasn't breathing heavily so that it wasn't bad. When I looked over the footage Annaleigh's breathe is effective as it makes it misty and gives of an eerie look.
Another camera shot/effect is personal effect. We used this in the third scene when Jai the antagonist was chasing after us when we realised that he was in the bushes after he had killed Emma. This is an effective thing to use in our filming as it is like the audience are going on the journey with us and see what we see. For the audience to see what we see and for it to seem like they are running away from Jai as well it would draw them in. We did come across a few problems when filming this specific part as there were a few times when the camera would almost fall out of Annaleigh's hand or the camera wouldn't focus. To overcome these problems we had her hold the phone with all her grip with both hands and we couldn't resolve the focus part besides having the phone portrait rather than landscape.
An effect we used after that scene was focusing in the last scene. To focus the camera Annaleigh changed something on her phone so that when I got to a certain point she would focus the camera. This is effective as when you see me running towards the camera and where Ellie and Annaleigh were it looked a bit like Jai when I was in the darker patches but then as it focuses you realise its me and that I came to save Ellie as Jai had disappeared. We didn't have any problems when filming with this effect so we didn't have anything to resolve.
The last effect we used throughout the whole 2 minutes was fade to black. Fade to black is effective as when the scene gets serious and it starts getting to the good part of the movie the camera fades to black and cuts out the parts of the film that you are dying to see. We faded it to black right at the end so that if people did enjoy the opening 2 minutes it would draw them in so they would want to watch it over and over again. Fade to black is easily done but is one of the most effective parts of a movie when it comes to the editing part.
Friday, 10 February 2017
Summary of A Day In The Woods
It is simply done and we didn't find it very hard but so you get a rough idea of what its about if you don't really understand it then you can read this so it makes sense.
2 girls - Ellie and Kiera, were going for a stroll through the woods just enjoying their day. When they suddenly come across a body laying on the floor which wasn't moving and was covered in old leaves so they assumed that the body had been there a while.
Kiera and Ellie slowly approached the unconscious body and swept all of the leaves of her body when all of a sudden her eyes open and she is looking directly in to Ellie's eyes. Kiera and Ellie speed walk of and get their phone out to call 999 but Kiera doesn't want to so she tells Ellie to call 999.
As they walk towards the public footpath they see a random horrifying male standing in the bushes behind the tree's branches with broad shoulders and wearing all black. Kiera screams and they both run.
The male follows very shortly after, as Kiera and Ellie are running Ellie gets pulled back by the male. Kiera carries on running and as she is running down the path Ellie screams "Kiera!" so Kiera runs back towards where her best friend is to see where she is and to see what danger she is in.
Doing so, as Kiera ran back she see's Ellie's body laying on the floor, with a bag on her head and a syringe on her body. Kiera warily approaches the body and starts shaking her friends body to see if she was alive as she thought it was a joke.
2 girls - Ellie and Kiera, were going for a stroll through the woods just enjoying their day. When they suddenly come across a body laying on the floor which wasn't moving and was covered in old leaves so they assumed that the body had been there a while.
Kiera and Ellie slowly approached the unconscious body and swept all of the leaves of her body when all of a sudden her eyes open and she is looking directly in to Ellie's eyes. Kiera and Ellie speed walk of and get their phone out to call 999 but Kiera doesn't want to so she tells Ellie to call 999.
As they walk towards the public footpath they see a random horrifying male standing in the bushes behind the tree's branches with broad shoulders and wearing all black. Kiera screams and they both run.
The male follows very shortly after, as Kiera and Ellie are running Ellie gets pulled back by the male. Kiera carries on running and as she is running down the path Ellie screams "Kiera!" so Kiera runs back towards where her best friend is to see where she is and to see what danger she is in.
Doing so, as Kiera ran back she see's Ellie's body laying on the floor, with a bag on her head and a syringe on her body. Kiera warily approaches the body and starts shaking her friends body to see if she was alive as she thought it was a joke.
A Day In The Woods.
A Day In The Woods
This is the final production of our opening 2 minutes of a horror movie Ellie and I have made with people from outside of school. We made 8 different short videos which were all different from one another and they came together to make our movie.Film Production
As we can't start a 2 minute film with our names or just the filming we have decided to put our film production name at the very beginning, its effective as it shows who made the film and as more films get made with that production the larger and more popular they become.
Old Barn Productions
Curious Zebra Films
Green Pyramid Productions
Cinematic Apple Studios
Ellie and I didn't come up with many ideas as we didn't need many; we used only 2 in our movie. Having 5 for rough idea's is effective though as we have a range to chose from so if one doesn't fit with the genre, sound and how the movie works then we have plenty others to chose from.
Buddy Biscuit Bear Productions
This was the first ever production title we came up with, it has a personal reason behind it which is Buddy, Biscuit and Bear are all names of dogs Ellie has had or has now. It was a good idea for our film production title but as we developed the movie on and added sounds and effects it didn't fit in so we changed it to a different one which leads on to Old Barn Productions.
Old Barn Productions
Coming up with this as our second idea was easily done and has a great effect. Old Barn doesn't have a personal reason and was a random idea but as we inserted this into the movie it fitted in with the sounds and transactions we done so we decided to keep this as our first production title in our movie.
Curious Zebra Films
Curious Zebra was a very random idea which we had found on google and we weren't sure at first if it would fit in, we tried it and Ellie and I were unsure as the sound and effects seemed to work a lot differently compared to the others. As the developing came on we then realized that because it had no meaning and wasn't thought of by us that it wouldn't work.
Green Pyramid Productions
Green Pyramid came from pictures we had came across on google, at the beginning I didn't think it would work but as we changed the name from Green Mountains to Green Pyramid i realized that it works more than expected. I was still quite uncertain as the movie development came along but with the sound and effects it fits along side Old Barn Productions as they are both outside, they don't have a reason so anyone could use a similar idea and its unusual so it draws people in.
Cinematic Apple Studios
Cinematic Apple Studios is also another random idea that we found of google. We tried to fit it in and see how the sounds and effects work but they didn't work as effectively as I thought. We changed the effects on the title and tried to research different music/sounds to have over the top of the title but we couldn't find any that worked so we also decided not to use this one.
Our final titles that we chose were Old Barn Productions and Green Pyramid Productions.
Film Production Idea's
Buddy Biscuit Bear ProductionsOld Barn Productions
Curious Zebra Films
Green Pyramid Productions
Cinematic Apple Studios
Ellie and I didn't come up with many ideas as we didn't need many; we used only 2 in our movie. Having 5 for rough idea's is effective though as we have a range to chose from so if one doesn't fit with the genre, sound and how the movie works then we have plenty others to chose from.
Buddy Biscuit Bear Productions
This was the first ever production title we came up with, it has a personal reason behind it which is Buddy, Biscuit and Bear are all names of dogs Ellie has had or has now. It was a good idea for our film production title but as we developed the movie on and added sounds and effects it didn't fit in so we changed it to a different one which leads on to Old Barn Productions.
Old Barn Productions
Coming up with this as our second idea was easily done and has a great effect. Old Barn doesn't have a personal reason and was a random idea but as we inserted this into the movie it fitted in with the sounds and transactions we done so we decided to keep this as our first production title in our movie.
Curious Zebra Films
Curious Zebra was a very random idea which we had found on google and we weren't sure at first if it would fit in, we tried it and Ellie and I were unsure as the sound and effects seemed to work a lot differently compared to the others. As the developing came on we then realized that because it had no meaning and wasn't thought of by us that it wouldn't work.
Green Pyramid Productions
Green Pyramid came from pictures we had came across on google, at the beginning I didn't think it would work but as we changed the name from Green Mountains to Green Pyramid i realized that it works more than expected. I was still quite uncertain as the movie development came along but with the sound and effects it fits along side Old Barn Productions as they are both outside, they don't have a reason so anyone could use a similar idea and its unusual so it draws people in.
Cinematic Apple Studios
Cinematic Apple Studios is also another random idea that we found of google. We tried to fit it in and see how the sounds and effects work but they didn't work as effectively as I thought. We changed the effects on the title and tried to research different music/sounds to have over the top of the title but we couldn't find any that worked so we also decided not to use this one.
Our final titles that we chose were Old Barn Productions and Green Pyramid Productions.
Thursday, 9 February 2017
FilmTreatment
For our movie to be perfected we had to change a few things and add things in to make it what we wanted it to be. For the treatment to begin we had to insert all of our clips into Adobe and just play it with all the audio and videos as they were. We decided by the quality of the sound and how the sound didn't fit it because it had random speech in that we had to change it and only keep certain parts of the audio. A few of the videos were a bit long and parts of them were pointless as they were just us walking or discussing so we cropped the videos and made them the length that they needed to be and so that they could all fit together to make what looks like a professional opening 2 minutes to a movie.
So after cropping the videos and putting them together we made our way onto the audio. Most of the audio was pointless also, but some parts were essential to the opening 2 minutes so we had to crop them very carefully. During the process of cropping the audio we decided that we were going to insert some horror music. We inserted some horror music to the parts that didn't have speech and it worked effectively. On top of the music and speech we needed a eerie scream so I went out onto a field and recorded myself screaming a few times so that we could put the scream on the scary parts of the movie. When we were inserting the scream we had to stretch it out a bit as it was just the tiniest bit too short so after stretching it out we faded out the audios and faded them in so they blended together.
So after cropping the videos and putting them together we made our way onto the audio. Most of the audio was pointless also, but some parts were essential to the opening 2 minutes so we had to crop them very carefully. During the process of cropping the audio we decided that we were going to insert some horror music. We inserted some horror music to the parts that didn't have speech and it worked effectively. On top of the music and speech we needed a eerie scream so I went out onto a field and recorded myself screaming a few times so that we could put the scream on the scary parts of the movie. When we were inserting the scream we had to stretch it out a bit as it was just the tiniest bit too short so after stretching it out we faded out the audios and faded them in so they blended together.
Script
Our movie did consist of a bit of speech but as the sound was muffled and we didn't need much of the speech we inserted intense music, eerie screams and slight speech. I am going to write the script out after we had all the changes put in so the script of the final 2 minutes is for you to read and I'm going to write it in order of scene's so its not confusing and easy to read.
Scene 1:
Intense music
Scene 2:
Intense music
Scene 3:
Intense music
Scene 4:
Kiera - Screams (continues into film title)
Scene 5:
Kiera - Here you go, you can phone 999
Kiera - I don't want to speak to them
Scene 6:
Intense music
Kiera - Screams
Scene 7:
Intense music
Scene 8:
Intense music fades out
Ellie - KIERA!!!!
Intense music fades back in
Scene 9:
Intense music
Fades out at the end
Scene 1:
Intense music
Scene 2:
Intense music
Scene 3:
Intense music
Scene 4:
Kiera - Screams (continues into film title)
Scene 5:
Kiera - Here you go, you can phone 999
Kiera - I don't want to speak to them
Scene 6:
Intense music
Kiera - Screams
Scene 7:
Intense music
Scene 8:
Intense music fades out
Ellie - KIERA!!!!
Intense music fades back in
Scene 9:
Intense music
Fades out at the end
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Filming Equipment
In our opening 2 minutes for the filming side of it we used a IPhone 6 and an iPhone 6S for the filming. We used these as they were the easiest piece of equipment we had to use for filming. The iPhone had virtually no storage so we could film as much as we wanted. The main reason we didn't use a professional camera is because we didn't actually own one and the people we asked to see if they had one, they didn't so we made use of the technology we had.
An iPhone 6 consists of a 5.5 inch IPS screen and has a 1080 full high definition resolution camera on it. As the camera quality is really good for a mobile phone and professional photographers has recommended it we decided it was best as we already had it.
An iPhone 6 consists of a 5.5 inch IPS screen and has a 1080 full high definition resolution camera on it. As the camera quality is really good for a mobile phone and professional photographers has recommended it we decided it was best as we already had it.
Monday, 23 January 2017
Characters and usage.
For our media filming we used a total of 6 people, we all had different uses and we all came into the filming and productions in different ways. Having 6 people was definitely effective as we felt that we were sure we had enough people in case there was a problem and someone couldn't be in it. Another reason it was effective is we were all on the same level and understood what each other wanted so we planned what we wanted to happen in advance and then we went out and filmed it with no distractions or confusion.
Ellie Payne
Emma Payne
Jai Daniel
Annaleigh Mann
Caitlin Mann
Ellie Payne - Ellie was also one of the main characters, also being filmed and a part of the whole filming process. Ellie thought differently and still felt the huge responsibility but she didn't get as frustrated as I did when I got something wrong. Ellie was just positive and said "its fine, we can redo it, its not your fault."
Emma Payne - Emma wasn't one of the main characters and wasn't in the whole of the filming process but was still a really important part; Emma was playing the dead body that Ellie and I come across during our stroll in the woods. It was a bit of a struggle to get Emma to stay still the whole time we were filming and as it was cold and she was laying on the floor still we had to rush that scene as she was getting cold and quick. If we hadn't of had Emma we wouldn't have had the same outcome for the film.
Jai Daniel - Jai was also a main character; he's the antagonist which was the part that causes the horror, he was the creepy man that was in the bushes and behind tree's when we were walking towards the woods and just after we came across the body. We asked Jai to wear dark clothes so he wasn't as easy to recognise in the trees and bushes. Jai got into character quickly and didn't come out of character until after we had completely finished. If we weren't to have had Jai our movie wouldn't have been as scary as it was and we wouldn't have found anyone that could play that part.
Annaleigh Mann - Annaleigh was the main photographer/filmer; she is taking GCSE photography we decided that she would be best for the part of filming. She came up with quite a few good angles that we used and she knew where to stand to get the best view of the characters and the part of the filming that we were doing.
Caitlin Mann - Caitlin (KK) was also a photographer but she didn't do as much as Annaleigh; she was filming and she was a reserve so she could cover for someone if they were unable to be in it. She wasn't as useful as the other characters but she was still useful.
The people involved were:
Kiera McLeanEllie Payne
Emma Payne
Jai Daniel
Annaleigh Mann
Caitlin Mann
The uses for the actors/actresses:
Kiera McLean - I was one of the main characters. I was used throughout the whole filming process and I was a major part of it. As the main character there was a huge responsibility and I felt the need to get everything right and perfect as it all seems to be down to you and if I got it wrong and we had to re-film it, it would have frustrated me and I would have lost character.Ellie Payne - Ellie was also one of the main characters, also being filmed and a part of the whole filming process. Ellie thought differently and still felt the huge responsibility but she didn't get as frustrated as I did when I got something wrong. Ellie was just positive and said "its fine, we can redo it, its not your fault."
Emma Payne - Emma wasn't one of the main characters and wasn't in the whole of the filming process but was still a really important part; Emma was playing the dead body that Ellie and I come across during our stroll in the woods. It was a bit of a struggle to get Emma to stay still the whole time we were filming and as it was cold and she was laying on the floor still we had to rush that scene as she was getting cold and quick. If we hadn't of had Emma we wouldn't have had the same outcome for the film.
Jai Daniel - Jai was also a main character; he's the antagonist which was the part that causes the horror, he was the creepy man that was in the bushes and behind tree's when we were walking towards the woods and just after we came across the body. We asked Jai to wear dark clothes so he wasn't as easy to recognise in the trees and bushes. Jai got into character quickly and didn't come out of character until after we had completely finished. If we weren't to have had Jai our movie wouldn't have been as scary as it was and we wouldn't have found anyone that could play that part.
Annaleigh Mann - Annaleigh was the main photographer/filmer; she is taking GCSE photography we decided that she would be best for the part of filming. She came up with quite a few good angles that we used and she knew where to stand to get the best view of the characters and the part of the filming that we were doing.
Caitlin Mann - Caitlin (KK) was also a photographer but she didn't do as much as Annaleigh; she was filming and she was a reserve so she could cover for someone if they were unable to be in it. She wasn't as useful as the other characters but she was still useful.
Final Location Analysis
The 3 pictures I have inserted above are pictures that I have found on Google Images of our location during the day. The main reason we used this location is because its easy to access from home, its got the perfect setting with everything we need and want in the background and when its dark the lighting from the lamp-posts is perfect and gives off an eerie feel which causes the spook to come into the filming more. Picture 2 is a long shot of our location; we filmed near the sand bank which is in the background, the weather was fine throughout the day, but the day before it had been raining and everywhere was muddy and we were slipping. We may have had to re-film some of the scene's but to us that was fine; we didn't mind as long as we came out with best solution at the end.
As the setting is quite large; if we were to film in another part of the location it wouldn't have worked as the lighting was really bad and there were no lamp-posts anywhere in any other part of the pond. The specific part we filmed in had the lamp-posts and was the best part to use for the horror film.
As the setting is quite large; if we were to film in another part of the location it wouldn't have worked as the lighting was really bad and there were no lamp-posts anywhere in any other part of the pond. The specific part we filmed in had the lamp-posts and was the best part to use for the horror film.
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Costumes
As we didn't all want to look the same we all decided separately what we were going to wear. We all decided something that is just casual and fits in with everyone else.
Ellie's Costume
Ellie chose this costume as she found it was most comfortable to wear and she wears clothes like these on a daily basis. She chose a Nike jumper, black leggings and Nike Roshe's with a bomber jacket. The reasons behind her wearing these are because they're all comfy and are just everyday casual wear that most of the youth wear. We had to wear suitable coat/jacket as we didn't know if it was going to rain and because it was really cold.
My Costume
Ellie's Costume
Ellie chose this costume as she found it was most comfortable to wear and she wears clothes like these on a daily basis. She chose a Nike jumper, black leggings and Nike Roshe's with a bomber jacket. The reasons behind her wearing these are because they're all comfy and are just everyday casual wear that most of the youth wear. We had to wear suitable coat/jacket as we didn't know if it was going to rain and because it was really cold.
My Costume
I came up with the conclusion that I was going to wear a star tracksuit - this was a hoodie and tracksuit/legging type bottoms, with a bomber jacket and Nike huaraches. I chose this because they are comfy everyday type clothing that fit in with what the youth are wearing and one of the most comfortable outfits I have.
Emma's Costume
Emma has a straightforward costume which is a Christmas onesie which she is wearing because she was a child that went missing in the middle of a cold Christmas night. She was wearing this as she had to pretend that she was dead and this is what she would have been wearing in the middle of the night.
Jai's Costume

Jai's costume is straight forward everyday wear. He decided to wear a black hoody with black jeans and black trainers. We all needed him to wear all black clothing as he needed to stand in the bushes and we only wanted to see his face so wearing black would be the easiest idea.
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