back again

we noticed that we were missing a few shots such as Margret not going to try the light switch first and we decided we want a close up of her face as she hears the crash in the basement which took quite a few shot as i could quite get the look of fear correct as i turn around. we also need to get shot of inside the car to replace the shot we get of the man in the car as i couldn't drive due to being too young.

first day of post-production

We have started to put our filmed pieces together on a program call movie 6. We can all start to see our idea come together with what we have filmed. However we still need to get a few more camera shots and angles, so we will have to go back. We have decided to get a close up scene of the district nurse trying the light switch and a close up of her face looking panicked as she turns to go to the basement. Otherwise we managed to successfully do most of our filming before schedule.

SONY completed research

We have done more research into SONY to help use with the case study in the exam paper this is what we have found out

first day of production

We went to our setting today, their is a good eeriness about it that will add effect to the spookiness. We thought it would be easier to start at the beginning of the story so we knew what shot we needed and what other possibilities there were for us to use. So we started out side with the nurse driving, to do this scene we got one of our crew mate dad to drive the car along, then we had to get the district nurse (Margery=me) to get in the car so they could film me getting out. We then got scenes of me walking to the door and knocking, I then look though the letter box where we managed to get a shot reverse shot. once Margery notice the door is open she wonders slow in side calling for Polly (the old women she has come to see) she looks around the house before hearing a clash in the basement and rushing down to see if "Polly" is okay and never returning. We managed to get all the shots we wanted and a few more.

shot pace

we did research on different shot using in film such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVef9o-LeI this help give us ideas for creating a tense atmosphere. This scene uses slow shot to build tension in the audience as they will be sitting on the edge of their seats. there are other videos such as this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxNbAwY_rk that use faster scenes to show the speed and action that is happening is is common in films where is is something happening.

titles

Then we did some research on titles using this website http://www.artofthetitle.com/. This website was very useful as it gave us lot of different ways of adding in our titles such as just placing them like The Shining did or weather we incorporate them into the scene like The Conjuring. 

outfit

Once that was decided we did research on the nurses outfit and the different types 




however we chose the second one as it was more common for district nurse to wear on home visits, as well as it was easy for use to get hold of one as we knew someone how had one from when they were a nurse

where??

the first thing we did was research genres of films: comedy, horror, drama, sci-fi, thriller, action, romance.

Once decided on horrors and that we wanted it to be a hunted house we look at locations

however we decided to use a ordinary house so we can make the tension higher we the audience realize that there is something wrong, which is why we used this house 

we did research on different shot using in film such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEVef9o-LeI this help give us ideas for creating a tense atmosphere.  

storyboard- main task

this is the storyboard to our main task

script

we have now decided on our script however because it is just one character there wont be much dialog.

Script

Scene 1

(Car pulls up)

*Dani gets out of car, checks address

*Knocks on door - no answer - waits

*knocks again

Dani: Mrs Smith? Are you in? It’s Margaret, the district nurse.

*Looks through letter box

Dani: Mrs Smith? Can you hear me?

*Looks through letterbox

*Tries handle and door opens

Scene 2

*hesitantly enters

Dani: It’s Margaret, Polly, I’m coming in.

*Tries light switch – doesn’t work

Dani: Polly where are you?

*Finds candle on table and lights it – begins to walk up the stairs and suddenly there’s a noise from the cellar.

Scene 3

*Slowly steps back down stairs

Dani: Polly is that you? (Worried)

*opens the door to cellar and begins walking down the steps

(Doors shuts quickly behind her – sound of breathing and the candle is blown out)

shot list for filming

we have been planning our filming, who will do what in the filming process, what the script was, and then what shots we wanted to get with which scenes. this is the list of shot we will try to achieve when we start filming:

Scene 1

 Dutch Angle on house

Long shot of car pulling up

Medium shot as Dani gets out of car

Extreme close up of badge when walking towards house

Close up of knocking on door

Wide shot of stepping back view of whole house

Medium shot of looking again and shouting name

Reverse shot on looking through letter box

Close up of door handle

Medium long shot of door opening

Scene 2

Long shot of Dani entering house

Close up of trying light switch

Medium long shot of door closing slowly behind Dani

Long shot of looking for candle

Close up of lighter and lighting candle

High angle of beginning to walk up steps

Extreme close up of feet walking up stairs

Jump cut to door ajar in time of sound effect coming from basement

Scene 3

Medium shot of walking back down and towards basement

Wide shot of starting to walk down basement stairs

Point of view shot of Dani’s view of basement

Extreme close up of candle being blown out in time of sound effect

2nd meeting- a change in plots

We have decided to change our idea slightly. We have decide to make the house hunted. We have decided that instead of two girls we will have a districted nurse come to visit an elderly lady in her home. As this gives her a reason to be there and a reason to wonder around the house. she will cautiously look around the ground floor and start heading up the stairs when she hears a noise in the basement.  she will light a candle and walk into the basement and when she is at the bottom the candle will blow out, and she will be left in complete darkness.
To do this we have done research to see what the nurse would wear and what they might do in a similar circumstance. we also did research into what type of person the district nurse should be we did this by searching job descriptions in the NHS website ( http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/explore-by-career/nursing/careers-in-nursing/district-nursing/ ) they give a explanation of what kind of person would be a district nurse.

first meeting for main task ideas

The first thing we discussed, once we were in our groups, was what genre we wanted to use. We decided this by making a list of all the different types we could name and then crossing out the ones we didn't think we could do for example science fiction. We also decided that we didn't want to do genres such as comedy because we didn't think we were funny enough. Eventually we narrowed our choices down to horror and thriller. In the end we decided on thriller as we all preferred the story line. We then decided to make a presentation which included our mood board, our preferred settings and cast, and what the treatment was going to be for the story. This is what we created;

the audience

We will need to consider who will come and see our production, why they would want to? We have decided to do a horror film which means that if we want to make it really scary we will have to have a age rating on it however can we afford to do effect to make it look real, how do we make it scary enough to make people who are interested in horror film cam and see it? So we decide that it would look best and attract the most people if we didn't do anything extravagant as we either would have the equipment to make it look good enough or we wouldn't know how to use it. People would come to see the film to relax or to get a thrill/adrenalin rush

main task-brief

The brief for the main task is to film the opening sequence of a new fiction film to last approximately two minutes. When filming an opening sequences it is important to remember that it is just an opening sequence and therefore shouldn't give away too much of the story. The film has to be fiction so we cannot base it on someone's life. We must add titles (which include the director and the actors), the sound track (due to copyright) and it must last at least two minutes long.  

what pre-production is

Pre-production is a part of the filming process that comes before production. During the pre -production directors (we) will be discussing; the script, the budget, location, script break down (what we will need to do in each scene), casting, storyboard, shot list, titles, shooting schedule and organizing (gear/props/costumes). Each of these thing will need to be thought about before the filming. This is to make sure that the crew know what they should be doing and when they need to be doing it. For example, the camera man or woman will need to know what angles/shot the director want or what kind of atmosphere they want the audience to have when watching the film. There is this really good YouTube Chanel called film riot, it shows you all the tricks to pre-production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuP3aBmSdU8

SONY beginning of research

SONY

what opening sequences is

opening sequences is when a film introduces a what will be happening and who will be in it, in the opening sequence there are usually title that tell the audience the actors that will be in it and who the director is.