We have made sure we have planned everything in advance. We chose to do our filming during the half term holiday to make sure we have plenty of time to film everything we need to in time to edit after half term.
We have wrote letters to places where we may need to film to make sure it is suitable for us to film in these certain locations, we will send them as soon as possible in time to start filming. We have already chosen to compose our own music for our two minute opening and have composed a story board which will help us when planning out what we need to film and how we are going to film it.
We have asked our actors dates in which they are able to be filmed and planned out costumes and props which will be in time for filming. We have learnt how to used the equipment, learning different filming techniques such as manual focusing, which will come in use for our filming day.
We have also planned out which parts of our opening of a film we are going to record first and the different angles we will be filming at. We have also considered our analysis of "When a stranger calls" using techniques such as jump cuts and full focusing.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Video - Film Opening: Story Board
This is the first page of our original story board, we decided it was not how we wanted it so we then did a new more detailed story board to exactly what we had now decided to film. The reason we chosen to change our story board was because we had chosen to make it more practical and then we sat down together and planned out everything agreeing on what we have chosen to change it to.
This is the next page of our story board this includes the credits, the images are of the surrounding of when the next scene is about to take place it helps the audience to understand that this is the place where something will happen. We chose to film Worcester's river as the place to film, so we then chose to think of places where we would be able to record which would give the audience a recognition of when the next scene takes place.
We then chose to think of where our characters will be when we are filming this section of our film opening. We chose to have the stalker behind the victim when she is walking down beside the river. We then thought of ways to film this. We have chosen to film the same section from different locations to then hopefully create a smooth run when we come to filming.
We chose to make a phone call in our film, so we planned out what will happen during this phone call. We have chosen to use the stalker phoning a girl called 'Pulse' (this is our films title). This will then cause a close up of the girl answering her phone to someone 'Unknown'.
We then chose to have the stalker walking behind the girl when she is trying to work out who is calling her to have the stalker smell her hair when he walks past her this will then make the audience know that he is the one who kills her from the first scene to the opening. We have chosen to have a mid close up shot of this to emphasise the importance of him smelling her hair.
This is our new story board including each page we have planned which will then become the whole of our two minute film opening. This first section is the night scene which involves jump cuts and close ups of important sections which will appear in the next scene such as the clothes, the props e.g. aviator glasses.
This is the next page of our story board this includes the credits, the images are of the surrounding of when the next scene is about to take place it helps the audience to understand that this is the place where something will happen. We chose to film Worcester's river as the place to film, so we then chose to think of places where we would be able to record which would give the audience a recognition of when the next scene takes place.
We then chose to think of where our characters will be when we are filming this section of our film opening. We chose to have the stalker behind the victim when she is walking down beside the river. We then thought of ways to film this. We have chosen to film the same section from different locations to then hopefully create a smooth run when we come to filming. 
We then decided the postions of where they will walk and when they will stop. This will help us when filming because it will help us to explain to our actions when we start to film of where they will need to stand and when and where they will need to stop walking.
We chose to make a phone call in our film, so we planned out what will happen during this phone call. We have chosen to use the stalker phoning a girl called 'Pulse' (this is our films title). This will then cause a close up of the girl answering her phone to someone 'Unknown'. 
We then chose to have the stalker walking behind the girl when she is trying to work out who is calling her to have the stalker smell her hair when he walks past her this will then make the audience know that he is the one who kills her from the first scene to the opening. We have chosen to have a mid close up shot of this to emphasise the importance of him smelling her hair.
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Video - Film Opening: Logistics
Locations: Filmed Of...
Time keeping:
- Worcester river side
- House/Flat
Cast/Actors:
- Harrie Mullen - Main Woman
- Kris Roberts - Villain, Stalker
Costumes:
- Harrie Mullen - Casual
- Kris Roberts - unusual, untidy clothing, smart coat
Locations: Filmed From...
- Filming down the river
- From the other side of the river to the actors
- Film the same side as the actors
- Film from the bridge
Meeting Spots:
- Worcester fountains
- House
Booked Equipment:
- Digital Video Camera, Video Case, Rechargeable Battery, Recharger, Tripod.
- February 13th (Friday) - February 23rd (Monday)
Time keeping:
We have chose to record on wednesday 18th evening between the times of 9:00pm and 10:30pm, we also filmed on the Sunday 22nd between the times of 11:00am til 1:00pm.
Video - Film Opening: Synopsis
Credits:
Beginning: House
Jumps to Worcester High Street - jump back in time
- Jump cuts of images appear for the first 10 seconds of the opening.
Beginning: House
- The main woman is lying on the floor with her aviators in front of her.
- reaching out for her house phone which has been cut off.
- She sees the villains reflection in glasses.
- He goes to kill her.
Jumps to Worcester High Street - jump back in time
- She walks by the riverside on the phone.
- Villain follows her.
- she stops to look over the railings.
- Phone rings "anonymous caller".
- Villain walks behind he and sniffs her hair.
End Of The Two Minute Opening Of Our Film
Monday, 2 February 2009
Video- Film Opening: Target Audience
Our target audience are teenagers 15+ with the social economic group of C2/D they would be quite a mainstream audience. We would rate our film as a 15 this is because other films we've researched are also rated 15 such as 'When A Stranger Calls' and 'One Missed Call'.
They would be hedonists/rebels who would not read news papers as it would not interest them like magazine would, the magazines they would read would be Karrang and Metal Hammer, this is because they would enjoy dark films and would also enjoy dark music.
They would be in full time education either in or going to college or going into university, this is because they would not be prepared to go into full time work as of yet, but wouldn't mind having a part time job to give them money to spend on personal things.
They would be hedonists/rebels who would not read news papers as it would not interest them like magazine would, the magazines they would read would be Karrang and Metal Hammer, this is because they would enjoy dark films and would also enjoy dark music.
They would be in full time education either in or going to college or going into university, this is because they would not be prepared to go into full time work as of yet, but wouldn't mind having a part time job to give them money to spend on personal things.
Video - Film Opening: Analysis Two Minute Opening
I chosen to analyse the film "When A Stranger Calls" which is a Slasher/Stalker horror movie, this film was produced by Davis Entertainment and Screen Gems and was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures. The target audience is teenagers or young adults C2 and are more of a mainstream audience.
The genre features in this film opening are that its set at nighttime, with a eerie house which has a lot of focus on. Also there is a fair ground which has children running and screaming. In our film opening we will consider using these types of features to make our film fit into the Slasher/Stalker horror genre, we will consider using the fast edits and eerie sounds to create this which will be similar to that in "When a stranger calls".
Also there is a sense of enigma in this opening, this is created through the fast edits which have been used, concentrating on certain parts in that area such as the house, fair ground, children and the strange man walking the dog. This enigma gives the audience a feeling that someone will get killed off which will create a disruption in the film, this is shown through the phone call with the girl not knowing who is calling her who we recognise as the villain.
In the opening non diegetic music has been used with the phone call over the top this gives the audience a sense of foreboding knowing that something is going to happen soon. This may be a good thing to think about for our film opening to create an atmosphere to the setting. Also we will consider using the fast edits which have been used to create this sense that the things it concentrates on will play an important part later on in the film.
This activity has taught me that we will need a lot of footage to create these fast edits and to create a certain enigma to the opening of our film. We will have to create a lot of footage to be able to pull off this effect and create a good tension in the start of our film.
Continuity editing will have a big impact on our film to make sure it runs smoothly without having any jump cuts we will do this by having shot reverse shot, match on action shots and using the 180 degree rule. This will help use to make sure we have a smoothly running film opening.
What we have to do next is to create a synopsis of what is going to happen in our film opening and to then create a story board to help us for when we have to start filming our deadline for this is the end of this first week in February.
The genre features in this film opening are that its set at nighttime, with a eerie house which has a lot of focus on. Also there is a fair ground which has children running and screaming. In our film opening we will consider using these types of features to make our film fit into the Slasher/Stalker horror genre, we will consider using the fast edits and eerie sounds to create this which will be similar to that in "When a stranger calls".
Also there is a sense of enigma in this opening, this is created through the fast edits which have been used, concentrating on certain parts in that area such as the house, fair ground, children and the strange man walking the dog. This enigma gives the audience a feeling that someone will get killed off which will create a disruption in the film, this is shown through the phone call with the girl not knowing who is calling her who we recognise as the villain.
In the opening non diegetic music has been used with the phone call over the top this gives the audience a sense of foreboding knowing that something is going to happen soon. This may be a good thing to think about for our film opening to create an atmosphere to the setting. Also we will consider using the fast edits which have been used to create this sense that the things it concentrates on will play an important part later on in the film.
This activity has taught me that we will need a lot of footage to create these fast edits and to create a certain enigma to the opening of our film. We will have to create a lot of footage to be able to pull off this effect and create a good tension in the start of our film.
Continuity editing will have a big impact on our film to make sure it runs smoothly without having any jump cuts we will do this by having shot reverse shot, match on action shots and using the 180 degree rule. This will help use to make sure we have a smoothly running film opening.
What we have to do next is to create a synopsis of what is going to happen in our film opening and to then create a story board to help us for when we have to start filming our deadline for this is the end of this first week in February.
Video - Film Opening: Similarities To Genre
For my video production I have chosen to do a Slasher/Stalker horror. I then looked at three trailers for films which have a similar horror theme. I chose to look at the films "Scream", "I know what you did last summer" and "One missed call". I then was able to see what the main things which appear in this type of genre which would help me to distinguish what to put in my slasher/stalker horror film.
The similarities in these films are that the cast seem to be young adults/teenagers and some mysterious character which causes a disruption in the films. Also the main character seems to solve the mystery in the end of the film. The locations are normally based in characters homes and schools etc. Slow edits tend to be used in mysterious parts to create tension and a sense foreboding. Rapid edits are used to create the fast pace of the film and create fear in the audience.
The mis-en-scene of these films is that character wear trendy clothing which are modern and props are used to create a sense of tension and gives a feeling that it will play some part in the movie later on.
Depth of field are used within these types of films as narrow focus is normally used to highlight the fear and the importance of the object in focus.
The target audience in these Slasher/stalker horror movies seems to be teenagers and young adult as they are more likely to watch these types of movies.
The similarities in these films are that the cast seem to be young adults/teenagers and some mysterious character which causes a disruption in the films. Also the main character seems to solve the mystery in the end of the film. The locations are normally based in characters homes and schools etc. Slow edits tend to be used in mysterious parts to create tension and a sense foreboding. Rapid edits are used to create the fast pace of the film and create fear in the audience.
The mis-en-scene of these films is that character wear trendy clothing which are modern and props are used to create a sense of tension and gives a feeling that it will play some part in the movie later on.
Depth of field are used within these types of films as narrow focus is normally used to highlight the fear and the importance of the object in focus.
The target audience in these Slasher/stalker horror movies seems to be teenagers and young adult as they are more likely to watch these types of movies.
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