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.
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
EDITING RESEARCH
When editing our film, I found there were a few shots that we had to edit, involving a 'cut on motion'. One of these shots included a close up of the hand picking up a glove, after a mid-shot of the girl leaning down to reach out. This video gave some easier methods and fully explain the uses and effectiveness of the 'cut on motion' and 'crunching time'.
When editing our film, I found there were a few shots that we had to edit, involving a 'cut on motion'. One of these shots included a close up of the hand picking up a glove, after a mid-shot of the girl leaning down to reach out. This video gave some easier methods and fully explain the uses and effectiveness of the 'cut on motion' and 'crunching time'.
FILM TITLES
Now that our group has finished filming, our focus is mainly on the editing of our footage, however this can be problematic as we are having trouble thinking of a title for the film. Not only are we missing a title, but we need to think of away to put it into our film, rather than just having it appear over footage.
I decided to research into some different titles in films, and to see how they have been edited effectively.
I looked on YouTube to find some different editing techniques for film titles and i found this:
Although this is a trailer, the editing of the title was really effective and seemed relatively uncomplicated to edit.
I decided to research into some different titles in films, and to see how they have been edited effectively.
I looked on YouTube to find some different editing techniques for film titles and i found this:
Although this is a trailer, the editing of the title was really effective and seemed relatively uncomplicated to edit.
FILMING
Sunday 8th November
On Sunday we filmed the opening scene of our film, We went to Hilly Fields just before the sun was due to set.
As the sun set we started filming, we wanted to have the grass in focus and the characters/ children ( Emily,Georgia, Joseph and I) out of focus.
Filming this scene was really enjoyable as it involved all of us acting, rather than just Georgia.
We then went on to film the scenes with Georgia on her own, running away and leaving the group. As a group we have not fully decided how we want the start of our film to be, we had two different ideas so decided to film all the footage needed for both ideas and decide when we edit it.
Finally before it got too dark we filmed some extra footage of the opening shot without the grass and just us out of focus.
On Sunday we filmed the opening scene of our film, We went to Hilly Fields just before the sun was due to set.
As the sun set we started filming, we wanted to have the grass in focus and the characters/ children ( Emily,Georgia, Joseph and I) out of focus.
Filming this scene was really enjoyable as it involved all of us acting, rather than just Georgia.
We then went on to film the scenes with Georgia on her own, running away and leaving the group. As a group we have not fully decided how we want the start of our film to be, we had two different ideas so decided to film all the footage needed for both ideas and decide when we edit it.
Finally before it got too dark we filmed some extra footage of the opening shot without the grass and just us out of focus.
1st DAY OF FILMING
30th October, we started our filming, prior to this we had met up as a group to make a shooting schedule and practice filming, we also tried filming at different times of the day to see when was the best time to film, for picture quality and fitting in with the genre of our film. We agreed the early afternoon was the best time to film as the lighting was good enough to film in and any later than this and it would be too dark to film.
following our storyboard we decided that all our scenes indoors, should be filmed in the same room on the same day as this would make our shooting schedule simpler for the whole group, we also agreed that all of our outdoor filming should be completed on the same location, Hilly fields.
Having decided to shoot our outside shots first we went to Hilly fields, needed to create the location of the moors, we chose the flattest part of the park and filmed on the banks of the river.
We started by filming the scene where a girl finds the planted glove. We filmed this from three different angles, a mid-shot, and over-the-shoulder shot and an extreme close up. We filmed the whole scene in each type of shot and decided to use the mid-shot to show the girl, Georgia, walking towards the glove, then follow with an over-the-shoulder shot of her bending to pick it up and an extreme close up of her hand picking up the glove. We made Georgia repeat the sequence at least three times to ensure we got enough footage.
After completing one of our main outside shots, we went on to film her running away, this time only using two different shot types, a mid-shot of the back of Georgia and a close-up of her feet running pat the camera. The whole thing was difficult to shoot as we could not how Georgia's face at any time, as she was playing a child much younger than her, so many of the shots a filmed from behind her or below her waist.
To finish our filming we wanted to get footage of Georgia running and falling over, however this proved to hard for Georgia to act so we decided that it was not necessary to our film anyway. Finally we filmed some of the location and a few extra scenes that we might need should our original footage prove unsuitable for our film.
30th October, we started our filming, prior to this we had met up as a group to make a shooting schedule and practice filming, we also tried filming at different times of the day to see when was the best time to film, for picture quality and fitting in with the genre of our film. We agreed the early afternoon was the best time to film as the lighting was good enough to film in and any later than this and it would be too dark to film.
following our storyboard we decided that all our scenes indoors, should be filmed in the same room on the same day as this would make our shooting schedule simpler for the whole group, we also agreed that all of our outdoor filming should be completed on the same location, Hilly fields.
Having decided to shoot our outside shots first we went to Hilly fields, needed to create the location of the moors, we chose the flattest part of the park and filmed on the banks of the river.
We started by filming the scene where a girl finds the planted glove. We filmed this from three different angles, a mid-shot, and over-the-shoulder shot and an extreme close up. We filmed the whole scene in each type of shot and decided to use the mid-shot to show the girl, Georgia, walking towards the glove, then follow with an over-the-shoulder shot of her bending to pick it up and an extreme close up of her hand picking up the glove. We made Georgia repeat the sequence at least three times to ensure we got enough footage.
After completing one of our main outside shots, we went on to film her running away, this time only using two different shot types, a mid-shot of the back of Georgia and a close-up of her feet running pat the camera. The whole thing was difficult to shoot as we could not how Georgia's face at any time, as she was playing a child much younger than her, so many of the shots a filmed from behind her or below her waist.
To finish our filming we wanted to get footage of Georgia running and falling over, however this proved to hard for Georgia to act so we decided that it was not necessary to our film anyway. Finally we filmed some of the location and a few extra scenes that we might need should our original footage prove unsuitable for our film.
OPENING SEQUENCE
This opening sequence is very similar to what we want our own opening sequence to look like. There are lots of short shots that show methods of murder and reference to the plot, similar to what we are trying to create in our film. The beginning of this film involves little narrative, again similar to what we are looking to do.
This opening sequence is very similar to what we want our own opening sequence to look like. There are lots of short shots that show methods of murder and reference to the plot, similar to what we are trying to create in our film. The beginning of this film involves little narrative, again similar to what we are looking to do.
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