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Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Assessment eight - Shooting Schedule by Grace and Jasmine

Asessment 8 – Jasmine Graham and Grace Peel

 

Shot

Type

Duration

(seconds)

Location

Mise-en-scene

one

Close up

5-8

Photograph

Lighter,

 

Photograph

 

Two

Establishing shot

5-7

School

Costumes-showing what type of person each character is. Spray paint cans.

Three

Close up

2-5

School

Camera

Four

Long shot

3-5

School

Fence,

Photos.

Five

Long shot

6-7

On the way to drama studio

School buildnigs

six

High angle

4-5

Breaking into drama studio

Low key lighting and fences making the scene feel enclosed

seven

pan

3-4

Outside the drama studio looking in

See normal everyday classroom then killer in the corner

eight

Shot reverse shot

3-4

Inside drama studio

Worried faces

Nine

Killers point of view

5-6

Inside drama studio

Classroom, big black curtains to increase tensity,

graffiti

Low key lighting

Ten

Low angle

4-7

In the drama studio

Character flying over barrier, low key lighting

 

eleven

High angle

4-6

In the drama studio

Character lying on floor and  killer moving closer and characters running.

twelve

Arial high angle

2-3

In the drama studio

Character hurt surrounded by spray cans and bottles that were dropped when the others ran

Thirteen

High angle long shot 180  degree spin

4-6

Drama studio

Character lying on the floor, crying glasses lying next to her

fourteen

Close up

pan

7-8

Drama studio

Shocked faces of hurt characters friends

 fifteen

Close up

Point of view of hurt character

8-9

Drama studio

Ceiling then face of killer.

sixteen

Extreme close up

4-5

Drama studio

Killers mouth

 

Logo - By Jasmine Graham

Risk Assessment - By Grace Peel

Risk Assessment

 

When filming our opening sequence we all will have to consider the risks involved before filming it. For instance, when we ‘break’ into the school, whoever climbs over the fence will have to make sure their safe and are not at risk of causing harm to themselves whilst doing it. Also we will have to walk around the areas of the school that we are shooting in and make sure there is nothing in our way that we could fall or trip over. We will also have to walk round the inside surroundings of the drama studio, and when one of us falls over the banisters in the drama studio in our sequence we will have to make sure there is a mat at the bottom were they will land as then they won’t hurt themselves or put themselves at risk of an injury. Also little things such as running in the yard of the school, we will all have to watch out for on coming vehicles leaving the school as we will be filming at the end of the school day when it is busy. We will also have to watch out for each other when filming, as we won’t want the person who is filming being knocked over by one of the actors and then damaging the camera equipment. We will have to plan out were the person who is filming is going to stand after every shot to make the shooting and running of it flow. 

Thursday, 11 February 2010

Assessment 1 - Film Noir Conventions

By Bekah and Katie

Assessment 1 - Horror Presentation

By Jasmine and Grace

Timeline of horror movies

Assessment 3 - By Katie and Beckah

Assessment 6 - organisation

Actors :
We will need our actors for every time that we shoot. On one of the days, however, we will only need Katie and do her solo shots.

Props:
Our props are already in the location we have chosen so they will be there for when we need them.

Costume:
We need to make sure that all of our actors wear the same costume and make up on each shooting day. To do this, we have taken photos of them to refer to.

Assessment 5 - by the whole group

Plot Synopsis:
A bullied child attempts to get revenge on the group that led her too an attempted suicide, leaving her scarred and stuck in a half life. School children, from the school she attended , begin to disappear mysteriously one by one and charred photographs appear in the school grounds. The victims of this crazed girl are forced to do things, that they have no control over, before their death. The killer in our film uses the magic of voodoo and puppetry to control her victims, leaving no trace of herself on their bodies. The group from the opening sequence try to stay safe by backstabbing each other and trying to fight for survival.



Opening Sequence:
Our opening sequence will be a flashback. A group of rebel school children break into there school after hours as they have heard that it is haunted. They break into the drama studio, the oldest part of the building, and begin to vandalise it . The group's geeky character, Polly, is told to keep watch of the doors to protect the group. As she stands outside, Pricilla (the killer), seeks her out as her first target. Pricilla starts to use puppetry and Polly flies through the doors back into the studio, scaring her friends. It soon becomes apparent that Polly is under Pricilla's magical voodoo powers. The sequence ends with Pricilla hanging over Polly.
Target Audience Appeal:
Our film will be rated 15. We decided on this because our film will appeal to teenagers and young adults. This means the gore and language will not be as bad as it would in an 18 rated film. We thinks that teens will be able to relate to our characters and understand them batter than an older audience would. Our film has appeal as it is a new theme and is modern in the way it reflects british society.
Creative Technique:
We are going to experiment with, and try to include in our sequence, the following techniques;
- Pull Focus
- High/Low Angles
- Shallow Depth Of Field
- Ariel/Birds-Eye View
- Cross Cuts
- Cutaways
- Multi Takes
- Jump Cuts
- Atmospheric Music
- Sound Effects
- Props
- Red Lighting
- Strobe Lighting

- Low Key Lights

Friday, 29 January 2010

Assessment 4 - Initial Ideas - By Beckah Hornsey and Katie Mclaren

Assessment 3 - Genre Research - Inspiration by the whole group

Inspiration from other films J By Beckah Hornsey, Grace Peel, Katie Mclaren and Jasmine Graham.

 

Texas Chain Saw Massacre


 

 

Tormented



 

 


 

Blair Witch Project

 


 

Voodoo Theme

 

 

 


 

 

Puppetry scene – Stardust

 

 

 


 

Skins – TV series

 

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Assessment 3 Target Audience by grace peel

Assessment 3 – Target Audience

 

The film must not promote discriminatory behavior or language, and it can show drug taking but not promote it throughout the film. The misuse of aerosols for example is unlikely to get the go ahead in the film. The genre of horror can show strong threats and menacing behavior, although it is not allowed to show sadistic or sexualized menacing behavior. Behaviors such as hanging, suicide and self-harming can be shown, but not throughout the film, as the audience could imitate or copy it. Weapons such as guns, should not be in the audience’s face as a centre point all the time. Strong language such as ‘fuck’ can be used but not repeatedly all the time, but the strongest word ‘cunt’ can be used depending on the context and if it fits in with the scene of the film. The use of nudity is allowed in a sexual content but not with strong detail or references, along with sex can be portrayed without strong activity being shown. There can be strong verbal references to sexual behavior, but strongest references won’t be allowed unless the context is necessary. There is generally no theme around this age category as long as the film is appropriate for 15 year olds. There can be strong violence in 15 films but shouldn’t dwell on the behavior or injuries. Strong ‘gory’ images are unlikely to be seen in 15 films along with sexual violence such as rape. If there was to be sexual violence, it would have to justified strongly, although there can be references to this behavior.

 

 

The 18 certificates say that adults should be able to choose what film they want to see. The 18 certificates have the same qualities of a 15 but pushes the boundaries even more. There can be more violence, sex, weapons and language used in the films but not go beyond the certificate were the ‘R18’ films come into play. In an 18 film, there can be scenes of sex workers but not strongly as these scenes showing epic images of sex and sexual nature are rated an R18.

 

 

 

R18 films can only be shown in selected cinemas and venues, and there is a strict age of no person under 18. The twisting of the law is strictly not allowed in R18 films along with materials such as rape and pedophilia is strictly forbidden also. Any act of physical harm that may last cannot be shown along with strong abuse and humiliatation that is not in context with the film cannot be shown. 

Assessment 2 - title orders

Assessment 2 – titles order

Drag me to hell

 

Allison Lohman

Justin Long

Lorna Raver

Dileep Raq

David Paymer

Adriana barraz

 

Casting by John Papsidera CSA

Special Make up Effects by Gregory Nicotera,

Co Producers Cristen Carr Strube, Ivana Palma

Visual Effects Supervisor Bruce Jones

Costume Designer Isis Mussenden

Film Editor Bob Muraws

Production Designer Steve Saklad

Director of Photography

Executive Producers Joe Drake

Produced by Rob Tapert

Written By Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi

Directed By Sam Raimi