Here is a high quality version of our first draft, we have filmed and edited the footage for the candle scenes but we still need to include the other footage of the scene with the man and some other footage to introduce more of a story to our opening credits.
FILMING ON SUNDAY 20th
On Sunday we filmed the shots with Jason, in the study. We decided to film a number of different shots of him, shuffling through papers and photographs, looking at maps, searching the Internet and the msn scene.
We started by filming him looking through photographs and images of children and the moors murders, we filming this from a number of different angles, such as long shots, close-ups and extreme close-ups. We then filmed him walking around his study, pacing, looking at maps and generally planning, we could use these shots a 'space fillers' if we are unable to fill up two minutes with our main ideas. We then went on the film the msn shot from Jason's point if view. we had written a script from the woman's conversation so it was the same. We had Jason on msn typing the conversation. and filmed this as an over-the-shoulder shot to begin with, we filmed the entire conversation in three different angles, over-the-shoulder, close-up of his hands typing and an extreme close-up of the computer screen, this was easier to film as then lighting in this room did not cause any lines to appear on the screen.
On Sunday we filmed the shots with Jason, in the study. We decided to film a number of different shots of him, shuffling through papers and photographs, looking at maps, searching the Internet and the msn scene.
We started by filming him looking through photographs and images of children and the moors murders, we filming this from a number of different angles, such as long shots, close-ups and extreme close-ups. We then filmed him walking around his study, pacing, looking at maps and generally planning, we could use these shots a 'space fillers' if we are unable to fill up two minutes with our main ideas. We then went on the film the msn shot from Jason's point if view. we had written a script from the woman's conversation so it was the same. We had Jason on msn typing the conversation. and filmed this as an over-the-shoulder shot to begin with, we filmed the entire conversation in three different angles, over-the-shoulder, close-up of his hands typing and an extreme close-up of the computer screen, this was easier to film as then lighting in this room did not cause any lines to appear on the screen.
FILMING OVER CHRISTMAS
As our group was unhappy with our original idea, we decided to re-film and borrow the camera for a further two weeks,over the Christmas holiday. We decided to film the footage of the woman in her bedroom first of all.
Filming on Friday 18th
As a group we filmed throughout most the afternoon, focusing on the shots of the woman in her bedroom and walking up the stairs. We started by filming the stairs shots, in three different angles, filming sideways over the rail, straight up the stairs and from the back. We thought that a variation of shots would add to the intensity and dramatic tension of this scene.
We the filmed her walking into the bedroom and opening her laptop, following on from this we decided to film the msn conversation. This shot was one of the hardest to shoot as we needed another person in a different room playing the part of 'Jason'. We needed a number of close up shots of the hands typing, her response and expression and of the actual conversation itself. Filming the computer screen was difficult as in some lights it cause lines to appear on the screen and ruin the shot.
After Filming the msn conversation we filmed the scene where the woman rips down the pictures of her and he friends to replace them with pictures of 'Jason' and his plan. This was the hardest shot to film as we had to set up all the pictures and due to the length of time it took to set up the shot, we only had one take, this added pressure for the actress to get it right first time. We filmed this in three different shots, a wide shot, a close-up and an extreme close-up. We then attempted to place the camera on the floor to film bits of paper falling down, I am not sure how this will look as the filming was not that successful.
As our group was unhappy with our original idea, we decided to re-film and borrow the camera for a further two weeks,over the Christmas holiday. We decided to film the footage of the woman in her bedroom first of all.
Filming on Friday 18th
As a group we filmed throughout most the afternoon, focusing on the shots of the woman in her bedroom and walking up the stairs. We started by filming the stairs shots, in three different angles, filming sideways over the rail, straight up the stairs and from the back. We thought that a variation of shots would add to the intensity and dramatic tension of this scene.
We the filmed her walking into the bedroom and opening her laptop, following on from this we decided to film the msn conversation. This shot was one of the hardest to shoot as we needed another person in a different room playing the part of 'Jason'. We needed a number of close up shots of the hands typing, her response and expression and of the actual conversation itself. Filming the computer screen was difficult as in some lights it cause lines to appear on the screen and ruin the shot.
After Filming the msn conversation we filmed the scene where the woman rips down the pictures of her and he friends to replace them with pictures of 'Jason' and his plan. This was the hardest shot to film as we had to set up all the pictures and due to the length of time it took to set up the shot, we only had one take, this added pressure for the actress to get it right first time. We filmed this in three different shots, a wide shot, a close-up and an extreme close-up. We then attempted to place the camera on the floor to film bits of paper falling down, I am not sure how this will look as the filming was not that successful.
NEW IDEA: MUSIC RESEARCH
This is the theme tune for the series Prison Break, I think this music is really effective to create a scary and tense atmosphere and that we could base the music for our opening on it, or at least use parts as ideas. One of the most unique parts of this music is the 'clanking' sound, which represents the cells, this creates a link between the music and the film, which is some thing our group should try to achieve when creating the music for our opening.
This is the theme tune for the series Prison Break, I think this music is really effective to create a scary and tense atmosphere and that we could base the music for our opening on it, or at least use parts as ideas. One of the most unique parts of this music is the 'clanking' sound, which represents the cells, this creates a link between the music and the film, which is some thing our group should try to achieve when creating the music for our opening.
RESEARCH FOR NEW FILM
I decided to study other films and programmes to get ideas of shots and footage we could us in ours. As we are only showing the opening two minutes it is important that we capture the planning these two individuals went through. A main idea of ours is to have the male characters working/ planning in a study, the room has to be small, darkly lit and littered with papers and plans which are relevant to the moors murders. We then felt that it was important for the woman to be involved in the planning of the murder and so opted to have the wall of her bedroom covered in images, maps, photographs etc, to display above her bed. These ideas are well represent in the series of Prison Break and Flash Forward in both series there are scene involved detailed planning.
The above film is an extract from Flash Forward showing one of the main characters, Mark, planning in a study/ office it shows us and gives us ideas for both our 'study' and 'wall' plan shots. the use of a lot of documents connected with string and close-up shots of the plan, allows the audience to follow what the character is thinking/ planning. By using these basic techniques in out film it will make the plot easy for the audience to follow and will include an effective range of camera shots.
I decided to study other films and programmes to get ideas of shots and footage we could us in ours. As we are only showing the opening two minutes it is important that we capture the planning these two individuals went through. A main idea of ours is to have the male characters working/ planning in a study, the room has to be small, darkly lit and littered with papers and plans which are relevant to the moors murders. We then felt that it was important for the woman to be involved in the planning of the murder and so opted to have the wall of her bedroom covered in images, maps, photographs etc, to display above her bed. These ideas are well represent in the series of Prison Break and Flash Forward in both series there are scene involved detailed planning.
The above film is an extract from Flash Forward showing one of the main characters, Mark, planning in a study/ office it shows us and gives us ideas for both our 'study' and 'wall' plan shots. the use of a lot of documents connected with string and close-up shots of the plan, allows the audience to follow what the character is thinking/ planning. By using these basic techniques in out film it will make the plot easy for the audience to follow and will include an effective range of camera shots.
NEW FILM IDEAS
After we uploaded what we had flmed to start our editing we discovered that we did not have the right footage and that we needed to have filmed a lot more to make our idea easy for the audience to grasp. W
e got together as a group and decided upon a new idea based on the old one, the moors murders. rather than doing a film about these murders. We decided to modernise our idea and base our film on two individuals who copy the moors murderers connecting with each other via msn and facebook, similar to a 'paedophile ring', such as the recent case involving Vanessa George.
We decided to have two main characters a man and a woman, to represent Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. The woman will contact the man through facebook and msn and, similar to Hindley, she will become obsessed agreeing to commit these murders. We felt that this new idea gave our film a more modern edge and allowed us to use original ideas in a fictional context.
After we uploaded what we had flmed to start our editing we discovered that we did not have the right footage and that we needed to have filmed a lot more to make our idea easy for the audience to grasp. W
e got together as a group and decided upon a new idea based on the old one, the moors murders. rather than doing a film about these murders. We decided to modernise our idea and base our film on two individuals who copy the moors murderers connecting with each other via msn and facebook, similar to a 'paedophile ring', such as the recent case involving Vanessa George.
We decided to have two main characters a man and a woman, to represent Myra Hindley and Ian Brady. The woman will contact the man through facebook and msn and, similar to Hindley, she will become obsessed agreeing to commit these murders. We felt that this new idea gave our film a more modern edge and allowed us to use original ideas in a fictional context.
RESEARCH- FILM QUESTIONNAIRES
As part of our research for our film, we were asked to create a questionnaire for a number of people, around twenty, from our target audience to complete. The age range for my target audience was 15-20. I received 20 completed questionnaires, from these i then went on to work out the statistics, which we can use to influence our choices in our film making.
I asked people to choose heir favourite genre of film out of the following:
horror/ thriller comedy chick flick/ romance
I then asked for a reason why, those that chose the thriller/ horror genre said:
"I find them absorbing and exciting"
"They are easy to watch"
"Gripping plots and exciting"
(We can use this feedback to influence the opening 2 minutes of our own thriller film.)
One of the questions asked whether they judged a film on the opening credits.
Results:
40% said yes, they do.
32% said they do not make a difference to my judgment
28% said: no, they do not.
I also asked whether people preferred the Horror or Thriller genre
Results:
66% preferred the Horror genre
34% preferred the Thriller genre
Finally i asked whether people prefered, psychological thrillers, action thrillers or supernatural thrillers.
Results:
66% preferred Psychological
20% preferred Action
14% preferred Supernatural
As part of our research for our film, we were asked to create a questionnaire for a number of people, around twenty, from our target audience to complete. The age range for my target audience was 15-20. I received 20 completed questionnaires, from these i then went on to work out the statistics, which we can use to influence our choices in our film making.
I asked people to choose heir favourite genre of film out of the following:
horror/ thriller comedy chick flick/ romance
I then asked for a reason why, those that chose the thriller/ horror genre said:
"I find them absorbing and exciting"
"They are easy to watch"
"Gripping plots and exciting"
(We can use this feedback to influence the opening 2 minutes of our own thriller film.)
One of the questions asked whether they judged a film on the opening credits.
Results:
40% said yes, they do.
32% said they do not make a difference to my judgment
28% said: no, they do not.
I also asked whether people preferred the Horror or Thriller genre
Results:
66% preferred the Horror genre
34% preferred the Thriller genre
Finally i asked whether people prefered, psychological thrillers, action thrillers or supernatural thrillers.
Results:
66% preferred Psychological
20% preferred Action
14% preferred Supernatural
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