Wednesday, March 09, 2016
Construction : Evidence of filming taking place
We filmed on the 16th January 2016, on this day we filmed with a Canon HFR106 camera however, when we filmed with this camera it was not formatted correctly. So the footage did not store on the camera or the memory card. Therefore, we had to film are 2 minute opening again, are second filming took place on the 2nd March 2016. This new footage was filmed on a Canon EOS100D camera.
The photos below are showing are group filming different shots:
This photo is of a close up of of the boy shocked from an axe being thrown towards him.
This photo is of a low angle shot of feet running, so the camera was positioned on the ground to ensure it was a low angle shot, this shot is also a close up of the feet to ensure that the audience understand the characters are scared and are running away from someone or something.
This photo is of us filming a long shot of 'the lumberjack'. This shot is of the lumberjack in the background behind the girl and the boy when they are looking around, this is when the camera then focuses on 'the lumberjack' in the background, this shot is called focus pull.
Above is some raw footage, this footage has not been edited and no sound has been removed or added, this is all just random shots straight from the camera that have been put together.
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Planning - Filming Schedule
This is the filming schedule for our teen horror movie. The purpose of a filming schedule is to make sure that when it comes to filming we are able to go through this and get certain shots done in a certain order because of their importance within the film. The filming schedule is important because it ensures that the whole group knows what is happening and when it will happen.
Saturday 16th Of January:
At 12pm on the 16th on January, our group will meet in location 1 (the forest) to start filming. At 12 we will do the establishing shot which will set our scene (shot 1).
Quarter 1
From 12:05 till 12:20, we will film all of the running scenes in our first quarter (shot 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) giving u around two minutes for each shot. These will be no longer than 5 seconds long so most of our time will be used getting the actors in place and making sure we have the right angle for the shot.
From 12:21 till 12:30 we will do the point of view shots in the first quarter (9 and 15). These will take longer to film than the first 9 as the angles will have to be placed more strategically and make sure that the focus of the camera is on the right part on the scene and the correct characters.
From 12:31 till 12:50, we will film there shots of the girl using her phone (shots 4, 5 and 6). These will need a lot of direction as this involves the correct expressions from the actor and the props will need to be used appropriately so that the scene flows properly.
Quarter 2
At 1pm, we will move onto the running shots in quarter 2 (shots 20, 21, 22 and 24). These shouldn't take too longs we will have already done some running shots and will know how to maximise the use of the camera and the actors will know what they are doing straight away. This should take 15 minutes.
At 1:15 we will start filming the first axe scene. This will take some time as we will have to use shot, reverse shot to make sure that this scene flows properly and have all the right angles in the scene. We will need to film his scene at least twice so that it when it is edited it will look realistic. We will also have to place props in the correct place as in this scene the axe has to be place in the tree properly. This will take 30 minutes.
Quarter 3
From 1:45 till 2:30, we will be filming the scene where the girl gets killed by the lumberjack (shot 23, 25, 26 ,27, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33) this will take time as we will have to film this scene 2-3 times as we will be using shot, reverse shot to make sure the audience feels like they are the actual characters and in the scene itself.
Quarter 4
At 2:45, we will start with the running, long shot (shot 34) and then move onto the point of view shot (shot 35). These shouldn't take too long as they are easy to do and we will have previously done similar ones to this. This will take 10 minutes.
At 3pm we will do the scene where the Lumberjack chases the boy into the abandoned house (shot 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44). This will take around 1 hour as we will be moving locations and will be using shot, reverse shot to make the audience feel involved in the scene.
Saturday 16th Of January:
At 12pm on the 16th on January, our group will meet in location 1 (the forest) to start filming. At 12 we will do the establishing shot which will set our scene (shot 1).
Quarter 1
From 12:05 till 12:20, we will film all of the running scenes in our first quarter (shot 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) giving u around two minutes for each shot. These will be no longer than 5 seconds long so most of our time will be used getting the actors in place and making sure we have the right angle for the shot.
From 12:21 till 12:30 we will do the point of view shots in the first quarter (9 and 15). These will take longer to film than the first 9 as the angles will have to be placed more strategically and make sure that the focus of the camera is on the right part on the scene and the correct characters.
From 12:31 till 12:50, we will film there shots of the girl using her phone (shots 4, 5 and 6). These will need a lot of direction as this involves the correct expressions from the actor and the props will need to be used appropriately so that the scene flows properly.
Quarter 2
At 1pm, we will move onto the running shots in quarter 2 (shots 20, 21, 22 and 24). These shouldn't take too longs we will have already done some running shots and will know how to maximise the use of the camera and the actors will know what they are doing straight away. This should take 15 minutes.
At 1:15 we will start filming the first axe scene. This will take some time as we will have to use shot, reverse shot to make sure that this scene flows properly and have all the right angles in the scene. We will need to film his scene at least twice so that it when it is edited it will look realistic. We will also have to place props in the correct place as in this scene the axe has to be place in the tree properly. This will take 30 minutes.
Quarter 3
From 1:45 till 2:30, we will be filming the scene where the girl gets killed by the lumberjack (shot 23, 25, 26 ,27, 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33) this will take time as we will have to film this scene 2-3 times as we will be using shot, reverse shot to make sure the audience feels like they are the actual characters and in the scene itself.
Quarter 4
At 2:45, we will start with the running, long shot (shot 34) and then move onto the point of view shot (shot 35). These shouldn't take too long as they are easy to do and we will have previously done similar ones to this. This will take 10 minutes.
At 3pm we will do the scene where the Lumberjack chases the boy into the abandoned house (shot 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44). This will take around 1 hour as we will be moving locations and will be using shot, reverse shot to make the audience feel involved in the scene.
Planning : Shot List
The reason for shot listing is because you need to have an idea of what is going to happen within your film and the order in which it happens. Shot listing allows you as a group to make choices about what is going to be done and how it is going to be filmed, so it is effective for the target audience.
Planning : Mise-en-Scene
Character One:
Ben -
This character is the male character in our film who is a student who is coming home from school, this will be portrayed in the costume they are wearing. The character will be wearing their school uniform, the uniform will consist of a white shirt, a tie, smart shoes and black school trousers. The character will also be carrying their school bag as they are coming home from school. This bag will be a fairly dark backpack, this is because our character is a teenage male who enjoys hiking and outdoor activities. This style of bag suits this because it is good for practical use and is quite resistant which is good for someone doing a large amount of practical activities. The character will be walking back from school and this bag is also suitable for a school bag.
Character Two:
Erika -
This character is the female character in our film who is a student who is coming home from school, this will be portrayed in the costume they are wearing. The character will be wearing their school uniform, the uniform will consist of a white shirt, a tie, smart shoes, a pair of tights and a skirt. The female character will also need a school bag as they are coming home from school. This bag will be a typical teenage girls bag, this is because our female character is portrayed as the weaker between the two and giving her a more feminine bag shows this. The character will be coming back from school and this bag could be used as a school bag too. This type of bag is also common among teenage girls in school which helps portray the character. She will also have a phone and headphones, she will have an iPhone 6 and apple headphones as these are typical of a teenage girl.
Ben -
This character is the male character in our film who is a student who is coming home from school, this will be portrayed in the costume they are wearing. The character will be wearing their school uniform, the uniform will consist of a white shirt, a tie, smart shoes and black school trousers. The character will also be carrying their school bag as they are coming home from school. This bag will be a fairly dark backpack, this is because our character is a teenage male who enjoys hiking and outdoor activities. This style of bag suits this because it is good for practical use and is quite resistant which is good for someone doing a large amount of practical activities. The character will be walking back from school and this bag is also suitable for a school bag.
Character Two:
Erika -
This character is the female character in our film who is a student who is coming home from school, this will be portrayed in the costume they are wearing. The character will be wearing their school uniform, the uniform will consist of a white shirt, a tie, smart shoes, a pair of tights and a skirt. The female character will also need a school bag as they are coming home from school. This bag will be a typical teenage girls bag, this is because our female character is portrayed as the weaker between the two and giving her a more feminine bag shows this. The character will be coming back from school and this bag could be used as a school bag too. This type of bag is also common among teenage girls in school which helps portray the character. She will also have a phone and headphones, she will have an iPhone 6 and apple headphones as these are typical of a teenage girl.
Character Three:
The Lumberjack -
The Lumberjack is the main villain in our opinion, he lives in an abandoned house in the woods so his clothes will be quite muddy/dusty. The Lumberjack will be wearing an old dirty checked shirt, dirty red braces an old pair of black jeans and black army boots. We chose this costume because it is the generic clothing for a lumberjack and after it has been made to look old and dirty it will have the connotations that he lives in the wild. The Lumberjack will carry an axe which will be the main way he kills his victims. After killing the first of the characters we will put fake blood on the end of the axe to create the illusion that it is the blood of one of the characters.
Planning : Casting
Why is Casting important?
I believe casting is one of the most important tasks in Pre-Production and requires a high amount of care when taking on this challenge. Casting involves auditioning potential actors to find the most suitable person for your film. It is important that you find someone who is not shy in front of a camera, someone who will not burst out with laughter when filming, and someone who can create verisimilitude within the production.
To find suitable actors for our production, our group will run short auditions for the potential actors. We will give the actors short scripts to perform, and use these performances to decide whether they will be suitable.
The Female Character:
Below are the two females that auditioned for the role of Erica in out two minute opening. Our female character is a girl that enjoys using social media and texting her friends. She is still in school and walks home with Ben after school everyday.
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| India would suit this part because she is a 16 year old female and is still at school studying her A-Levels which are Art and English Literature. She has a good personality and is not camera shy. She has two pet dogs who are named Candy and Eric. India dislikes people who moan and don't grab every experience that comes her way. |
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| Toyah Jones is 18 years old and is doing her A-Levels at the same school as India. However she is studying English, Business and History. Georgia like watching horror films with friends and going to parties. She loves to be in front of the lens but she doesn't liking getting dirty or walking. |
Black widow productions chose Toyah over India because Toyah would the part more because of her height and the age she looks. She lives near the location and wouldn't need travel and has clothes that will suit the role.
The Male Character:
Ben is also a 16 year old male who loves to play xbox at home . His best friend is Erica and they spend a lot of time together round each others house's. Ben loves to be social and love to attend house parties. |
| Ashley is a 16 year old male who loves to party and go to town with his friends and family. Ashley is very bubbly and is always up for a laugh. Ashley loves hiking and camping out in the wild. He has completed 1 out of 3 of the three peaks challenge. |
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| Dan Smith is a 17 year old male who like to attend the gym with his friends. Dan like keeping up with the fashion and likes going out to parties. Dan is also a clean freak and doesn't like things being messy or disorgaised. |
Black Widow Productions chose Ashley to play the part of Ben because he will need to get dirty and Dan said he wouldn't do that. Ashley also looks close to the age of Ben. Ashley does live further from the location but one of our group would have to drive pass his house to get to the set so this isn't a problem.
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| Kye is 17 years old and enjoys playing games on his computer and Xbox. He likes to chill with friends on a weekend and play games with them including Call of Duty and Halo. Kyle loves acting and wants to uptake this part. |
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| Aaron likes going to a local music venues as he loves heavy metal. Aaron is in a band and like to record new songs that he creates. He likes to attend venues on a weekly basis and likes to go with his friends as well. Aaron also has an Xbox and likes to play Destiny as well as Skyrim. |
Black Window Productions chose Aaron because of he likes and dislikes. His hair would suit the part and he said he wouldn't mind having make up on where as Kye was more hesitant. Aaron lives less then five minutes away from our filing location which makes him an ideal actor for our role
Saturday, March 05, 2016
Planning : Location Planning
Location planning is very important this is because without the right location, the horror film will not seem like a horror film. For example if we set our opening in a playground in the middle of the day it would not have the same effect as having it set in the woods during the hours of day where light begins to fade. Below is the main locations that we will be using while filming our opening.
The picture below shows the main two locations that we will be using. Highlighted in red is Brambleside woods. We are using this location because filming in the middle of the woods allows us to make it seem as if the two characters are in a secluded location, we will do this by making sure that we are not near the road nearby so that the audience can not hear cars, if they could hear the cars it would ruin the illusion that they are in the 'middle of nowhere'. We chose to use the woods because the woodlands is where you would expect a lumberjack to be, also the woods has connotations of being eerie and dangerous during later hours. Many different films use the woods as their set location an example of this is in the opening of 'Dead Mary'.
Highlighted in pink is an abandoned house. This will be the home of The Lumberjack. Below is a more detailed picture of what the house looks like. We think that this building is suitable because it is an old destroyed building which when looked at is instantly perceived as quite creepy. Another reason this building is suitable is because the inside is quite dark and some of the walls have burn marks on which makes the building look even more creepy. An example of where an abandoned building has been used in a horror film is 'The Abandoned' The trailer for 'The Abandoned' is below this picture.
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