Research and planning- The half term

Over the half term i intend to do
- extra social networking feedback- on names ideas
- a post on film posters
- storyboards

research and planning- analysis of film posters

 A  close up image of the two children shows there the main characters of the film, there facial expressions show there scared and worried which adds to the genre of the film, the girl also has blood around her mouth and odd looking eyes which gets the audience wondering and interested about the film.The lighting is low key lighting which we would expect from a horror film, the colours are all quite  dark colours apart from the colour red is used, the colour red indicates to the audience that theirs going to be blood and gore involved.

   The background of the film poster is an empty field which shows the main scene will be a deserted place, which adds to the scariness of the film. The protagonist is shown in a close up of the words 'The Ring' we can see the distress in her face, and as it is a close up it gives it a more dramatic feel, we also see how the horror film is quite stereotypical by presenting the woman to be passive through her facial expression.The colour's used are dark and gloomy which sticks to the genre of the film.

research and planning- possible logo ideas

This is a possible logo for our film

research and planning- possible names for our film/meeting

 These are idea's for our film


1. Dominion
2. House of Darkness
3. The Unannoted
4. Lifeless
5. Retribution
6.  The Mind Play
7. No Escape
8. Breathless

Research and planning- production document

Researcha and planning- WordItOut

word it - Word cloud - WordItOut

Research and planning- equipment and software list

Equipment and Software List

• Photoshop 
• Garage Band 
• SLR Camera
• Sony HD Camera
• IMovie
• Final Cut 
• IPhoto
• Canon mini DV

 I would use the Canon mini DV camera for test shots for my trailer, this would help me see if I need different lighting or angles, before I used the Sony HD camera to film my trailer.

 I would use Final Cut to add the editing to my trailer. Final Cut is an more professional program than IMovie so would give me better results in my editing, if I practiced and got familiar with the program.

 I could use IMovie instead of Final Cut as I am more familiar with this program, therefore may be able to get better results.

I would use the Sony HD camera do to most of the filming for my trailer, as it will give me better quality of film than the Canon Mini DV would.






I would use Photoshop when creating my poster for the trailer and when creating the front cover to a film magazine, which my trailer would be the main feature of.

The SLR camera would be used for taking the pictures for my poster and film magazine cover, the SLR camera has many settings and gives a better result in pictures than a normal camera would, therefore making the pictures look more professional.

 Garage Band will be used when creating the sound effects and music for the trailer.

 Iphoto will be used for viewing the pictures taken for the poster and magazine cover.

research and planning- prop and costume list

Props and costume list

In the background of our house scenes there will be books, laptops, iPod's and alcohol to show the audience that the characters are stereotypical students. When we do scenes outside of the house we'll always have one prop that indicates there a student for example carrying books around.

When the girl gets possessed were going to create the look by using dark eye make up for the eyes and white makeup for the face. To create the wild crazy hair were going to use a back comb in a bottle.

The confident girls in  the house will wear stuff like short short's and little tops, but the girl who's shy and the most vulnerable one will wear stuff like big jumpers, the more vulnerable girl  is the one who gets possessed.

 

 

research and planning- treatment

We have used to use plot one from our proposals, we have chosen to uses this plot because we believe that we will be able to create it better than the other plot we thought of, we also believe that plot one is more viable. 

A master shot showing the house and the four girls from behind with their suitcases, moving in. Shots of the girls faces would then be shown, three of the girls looking happy and can't wait to move in then one of the girls who's slightly stood behind the rest of the girls, looks a bit concerned. When the girls are shown there will be a medium close up with all the girls in, so their facial expressions can be seen by the audience. A jump cut will be used to change to the next scene.

The next scene will just show normal life in a student house, them socializing, listening to music and drinking, dissolving and using jump cuts showing each one of the girls separately. Natural sounds and music will be played during these scenes.

That night, one of the girls is shown sleeping, an object moves/Door moves. There is an master shot of the room, When the object moves the girl in bed moves. 

Through out the rest of the trailer there will be scenes showing bits of what is happening to the girl, and the effect it has. The other girls in the house don't really believe or see anything in the house, what the other girl does.

There will be a scene of the girl in bed, when she gets possessed, from above her and the side shots so the audience can see clearly what is happening to her. There will also be a scene of the girl walking around the house, running her finger across surfaces and whistling. 

The end scene of the trailer will be a new cast. The new reader stating 'three girls found dead, and one missing' it will be the main/breaking news.

Throughout the trailer there cuts between the scenes will be jump cuts, which get faster as they the trailer goes on, so its like a big build up. Dissolves will also be used because if they also get faster through the trailer it will also build up the trailer.

Dialogue of the characters in the film will be used through the trailer, as well as music and natural sounds. There will also be use of screaming, big bangs and whistling. 

research and planning- proposals/ meeting

Plot 1: 
Student house four uni students (girls) move into the house
Everything fine for a few days until Strange thing begin to happen to one of the girls, none of the other girls believe her until they begin to hear noises but think nothing of it.
One of the girls gets possessed and kills the other three girls in the house
News Report: One girl missing, three girls found dead

Mise-en-scene

• Terrace House, Messy House
• Clothing - Casual day time clothes e.g Jeans, Jumpers 
• Make up/appearance - Possessed girl - Wild backcombed hair                                                                                                                   - Dark Eye make up                                                                                                                          -White/Pale Face
• Props - Books/Files, Drinks (alcohol), Speakers 

Editing 

• Straight Cuts
• Jump Cuts
• Dissolves 
• Fades

Sound 

• Doors slamming 
• Bangs/Loud Noises 
• Whistling
• Foot Steps 
• Music 
• Natural Sounds 

Cinematography

• Close ups
• Master shot
• Medium close ups 
• Eye-line shot

 Plot 2: 
A group of friends (teenagers) decide to go on a camping trip
The films record through a hand held camera from one from of the teenagers point of view
Everything is fine and everybody having fun, when it starts to rain
They decide to go in to an old house
Then odd things start to happen and people go missing

Mise-en-scene

• Open Field 
• Old House  
• Clothing - Warm casual everyday clothing/ Jumpers, gloves, jeans
• Props - Bags, tents, Bottles
  

Editing 

• Straight cuts 
• Jump Cuts 
• Fades 
• Dissolves 

Sound 

• Wind
• Rain
• Natural sounds
• Banging/Creepy sounds
• Screaming
  

Cinematography

• Master shot 
• Eye-line shot 
• Close ups 
• Long Shots 
• Medium Close ups

Research and planning- sound test

As a group we used garage band, and created something similar to what we would do for our trailer.
We practiced and learnt new skills on garage band as neither of us had used it before.

Research and planning- London trip

This is images from the Film museum, there from the horror room because our genre for a trailer is horror.

We also visited in London
- Madame Tussads
- Camden markets
- BBFC
- Theatre