Wednesday, 16 December 2015
MoodBoard
MoodBoard
This is my inspirational mood board for my production, Having the opportunity to put these images together I have been able to find some great ideas for my production. I have included images of locations, murderers and newspaper articles that would be appropriate for my film.
Lighting Test Uncovered Window
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
StoryBoard
StoryBoard for 'The Pursuant'
This is our storyboard, we uploaded this late as new shots were added.
Sunday, 6 December 2015
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Location Reece
The location Reece has allowed us to schedule the time of the day of which we shall film in the specific location and ensure that this goes successfully.
Friday, 4 December 2015
Initial Treatment
Initial Treatment
The scene opens with newspaper clippings of unsolved crimes as well as slow and industrial sounding soundtrack in the background. The room is dimly lit by candle light and the protagonist is obscured. Over the shoulder shots will be used to obscure the protagonist as he traces through various clippings and images of past and potential victims. The scene will be broken up with insert scenes of flashbacks, which display the stalkers murderous capabilities through various match on actions and potential jump cuts. Whilst showing contrasting lighting, we will portray the stalkers upcoming plans. As the music begins to decrease in sound we see an almost close up of the protagonist as he blows out the candle, which simultaneously stops all other sound.
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Se7en Inspiration for my film
Se7en opening scene analysis
With this opening scene you immediately feel a chill down your spine as it puts you straight on the edge of uncertainty. Non-diegetic sound is firstly introduced with a black screen them a second after a book with someone flickering the pages with the hand out of focus so again the audience is completely unaware of who this is.
The sound is of a random rhythm and has high and low pitch making the audience feel uncomfortable. The titles flicker with this random rhythm and look as if they have been scratched out as they are in total different fonts they appear on black screens through each shot in a jumpy way.
The noise of blades scratching comes through with the image of a characters hand shaving skin of his fingers using a blade making the audience cringe as this sight which David Fincher the director would of wanted.
Close up shots are used throughout showing random objects which show the characters persona as being slightly mad. In the scene you can see a hand crossing out words and faces. I really like this technique as intend to use in my production as my antagonist is a serial killer and will be also obsessing over his killings and things like newspaper articles.
Throughout the non-diegetic sound becomes more erratic and keeps building, block colours of red feature in the opening suggesting blood and death. You also get to see the characters hand in a slightly wider shot as the opening continues, showing how they are dirty and un-looked after giving the audience at sneak peek at their persona. I think this opening is really effective for a target audience as it keeps the intrigued and what to know whose hand they are and why this person is obsessing over these minor objects.
I have been given inspiration for my production from this opening, I intend to use similar close up tight shots and have the characters face not showing as it build complete tension and keeps the audience engaged. Another feature would be the non-diegetic sound of building music as again it creates tension which is perfect for a horror.
Saturday, 28 November 2015
Woman in Black Opening Analysis
Woman in Black
In the opening scene of woman in the black you first see three young girls which presents a false sense of security as it is very innocent.
The style of opening would be a teaser as it allows the audience to get a hint of what might happen. I think that camera work is used very effectively to engage the audience it cuts from different bits of the scene for example from the little girls mug and then to the dolls face which would be creepy for the audience to watch and make it seem distorted.
The whole scene except the ending has non-diegetic sound of soft classical song as if from a child’s music box. This created tension for the audience as the scene progressed and the girls came closer to their death the music became more sinister and louder. The diegetic sound is a woman screaming when the three girls jump out the window.
The screaming also braces the audience for future events that are going to happen for example more deaths. The mise en scene presents and old Victorian styled house which could create spooky ‘old story’ feel. The target audience for this film would be Mainstream Plus as it is a British independent film however was also in multiplex cinemas. From this opening I intend to use similar close up of objects associated with the antagonist that later through the film become more important and then begin to make sense of why they were featured in the opening.
The style of opening would be a teaser as it allows the audience to get a hint of what might happen. I think that camera work is used very effectively to engage the audience it cuts from different bits of the scene for example from the little girls mug and then to the dolls face which would be creepy for the audience to watch and make it seem distorted.
The whole scene except the ending has non-diegetic sound of soft classical song as if from a child’s music box. This created tension for the audience as the scene progressed and the girls came closer to their death the music became more sinister and louder. The diegetic sound is a woman screaming when the three girls jump out the window.
The screaming also braces the audience for future events that are going to happen for example more deaths. The mise en scene presents and old Victorian styled house which could create spooky ‘old story’ feel. The target audience for this film would be Mainstream Plus as it is a British independent film however was also in multiplex cinemas. From this opening I intend to use similar close up of objects associated with the antagonist that later through the film become more important and then begin to make sense of why they were featured in the opening.
Sinister Opening Analysis
Sinister Analysis
The genre is introduced as there is eerie effects such as an old tape playing whilst jumping as if it’s been worn,adjusting the audience emotions as they become unaware of what they’re about to watch and of what is going to happen.
In the opening you don’t get introduced in to any characters you only get to see them being murdered which also puts the audience on edge as it leaves them guessing as this scene cuts. The mise en scene presents a forest location which is a stereotypical horror location as it causes the audience to become tense as they don’t know what or who could occur.
The target audience for this film based on the opening scene would be 16-30 as there is immediately murder engaging a young target audience quickly who enjoy horror movies and also because it wouldn't be appropriate to a younger audience.
From this horror film opening I intend to take the titles and add to my production as they fit perfect with the genre and theme of my production I like the way they make you feel as when you think of something being scratched out it makes you cringe therefore eventually making the audience of my production uncomfortable and on edge one of the main intentions of a horror.
In the opening you don’t get introduced in to any characters you only get to see them being murdered which also puts the audience on edge as it leaves them guessing as this scene cuts. The mise en scene presents a forest location which is a stereotypical horror location as it causes the audience to become tense as they don’t know what or who could occur.
There is non-diegetic sound of the film rolling and then the sound of the tree comes in, which slowly breaks which makes the mood nerve racking and still doesn't give away what is going to happen. The titles appear at the end of the opening scene in white writing that looks like it’s been scratched out. This gives a creepy affect for the audience and matches the words its saying ‘sinister’.
The target audience for this film based on the opening scene would be 16-30 as there is immediately murder engaging a young target audience quickly who enjoy horror movies and also because it wouldn't be appropriate to a younger audience.
From this horror film opening I intend to take the titles and add to my production as they fit perfect with the genre and theme of my production I like the way they make you feel as when you think of something being scratched out it makes you cringe therefore eventually making the audience of my production uncomfortable and on edge one of the main intentions of a horror.
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Memento Opening Analysis
Memento opening scene analysis
The sound is calm which doesn’t match the genre of thriller however does build up to a louder sound and pitch which could build tension but this pitch goes up and down which also could cause uncertainty. Until 00:36 seconds the screen is black behind the titles then the title of the film ‘Memento’ is over the top of fading background from the black screen to a Polaroid picture. In the Polaroid picture the audience can see through a POV shot a dead bloody man.
As the opening scene is shot in reverse the picture begins to fade to the original shot it would have come out of the camera as. Whilst this is all going on the bold titles are over the top directly in the middle not changing position. Whilst the character is waving the Polaroid image you can hear this noise with also the non-diegetic sound. This shows how quiet the scene is as this is the only diegetic sound you can hear creating an eerie atmosphere in the scene as the audience begins to wonder where is the man in the picture as the photograph has just been taken. As it still going backward we see the photograph being taken in reverse and once flashed the non-diegetic sound disappears and the audience gets introduced to the character whose eyes they have been watching through. With the flash comes a noise like an echo through the ears.
We then see a close up shot of the blood running in reverser which is really effective as the audience can then realise what is going on in the shot as throughout it the scene it was causing complete confusion for the audience. We then get introduced to another character who has been shot and because of the reverse becomes dragged up to his original position with the bullet also being reversed into the gun.
From this opening scene I think the multiple close up shots of specific objects and also the polaroid pictures are effective because they give the audience small clues about what has happened in the scene therefore showing not telling which I would like to create for my own personal audience through my production.
The sound is calm which doesn’t match the genre of thriller however does build up to a louder sound and pitch which could build tension but this pitch goes up and down which also could cause uncertainty. Until 00:36 seconds the screen is black behind the titles then the title of the film ‘Memento’ is over the top of fading background from the black screen to a Polaroid picture. In the Polaroid picture the audience can see through a POV shot a dead bloody man.
As the opening scene is shot in reverse the picture begins to fade to the original shot it would have come out of the camera as. Whilst this is all going on the bold titles are over the top directly in the middle not changing position. Whilst the character is waving the Polaroid image you can hear this noise with also the non-diegetic sound. This shows how quiet the scene is as this is the only diegetic sound you can hear creating an eerie atmosphere in the scene as the audience begins to wonder where is the man in the picture as the photograph has just been taken. As it still going backward we see the photograph being taken in reverse and once flashed the non-diegetic sound disappears and the audience gets introduced to the character whose eyes they have been watching through. With the flash comes a noise like an echo through the ears.
We then see a close up shot of the blood running in reverser which is really effective as the audience can then realise what is going on in the shot as throughout it the scene it was causing complete confusion for the audience. We then get introduced to another character who has been shot and because of the reverse becomes dragged up to his original position with the bullet also being reversed into the gun.
From this opening scene I think the multiple close up shots of specific objects and also the polaroid pictures are effective because they give the audience small clues about what has happened in the scene therefore showing not telling which I would like to create for my own personal audience through my production.
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Independent Foreign Film Analysis
Independant Film Analysis
Arret Pipi- Maarten Groen The opening of this film would be a cold open as it immediately jumps straight into murder and gore and the conventions of its horror genre are straight away shown. It would appeal to a mainstream plus audience and also some aficionado audiences as they have to search for it and be aware of the website it’s featured on. The titles are shown at the beginning of the opening at the sides of the screen in white but have no significance in the scene except the director’s titles whose are in the middle being the main focus, the title of the film is shown at the end of the rest of the titles in red suggesting danger because of the red and being a stereotypical colour for a horror film. Most of the opening builds tension for the audience and makes them feel on edge as the characters are in an unfamiliar setting so they are also unaware of what might happen to them as well as the audience. There is also a POV shot form the antagonist.
Arret Pipi- Maarten Groen The opening of this film would be a cold open as it immediately jumps straight into murder and gore and the conventions of its horror genre are straight away shown. It would appeal to a mainstream plus audience and also some aficionado audiences as they have to search for it and be aware of the website it’s featured on. The titles are shown at the beginning of the opening at the sides of the screen in white but have no significance in the scene except the director’s titles whose are in the middle being the main focus, the title of the film is shown at the end of the rest of the titles in red suggesting danger because of the red and being a stereotypical colour for a horror film. Most of the opening builds tension for the audience and makes them feel on edge as the characters are in an unfamiliar setting so they are also unaware of what might happen to them as well as the audience. There is also a POV shot form the antagonist.
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Insidious Opening Analysis
Insidious
In the opening title sequence of insidious the scene
presents a sneak peak of what events are going to occur. Many techniques are
used to ensure this scene engages the audience and gives them a slight chill.
The camera pans a dark room with a young child in it which we later find out in
the film is the main character. The panning creates an eerie effect as the
audience is expecting something to suddenly appear.
As the camera continues to pan the non-diegetic music begins to get louder and the pitch becomes erratic making the audience anxious as they done know what to expect and the music is building tension. As the scene continues the villain is revealed when the music gets to its peak, then the scene cuts and the titles come up. The whole scene is dark this suggests the film is also dark and links with the horror genre and gives a scary vibe.
I want to use the dark themes in my production to ensure my audience immediately know the dangers and know it is a horror. I think this opening scene is very successful as it immediately tells the audience the genre and engages them as they feel already unsteady. Once the titles appear it is clear to the audience that they are in for a scare as the titles are very classic as they a very traditional looking and the way they have been embossed it looks as if they are 3D with stereotypical horror genre music. This film would appeal to the target audience of Mainstream Plus as it’s a low budget film however it was in multiplex cinemas and was a Hollywood film.
As the camera continues to pan the non-diegetic music begins to get louder and the pitch becomes erratic making the audience anxious as they done know what to expect and the music is building tension. As the scene continues the villain is revealed when the music gets to its peak, then the scene cuts and the titles come up. The whole scene is dark this suggests the film is also dark and links with the horror genre and gives a scary vibe.
I want to use the dark themes in my production to ensure my audience immediately know the dangers and know it is a horror. I think this opening scene is very successful as it immediately tells the audience the genre and engages them as they feel already unsteady. Once the titles appear it is clear to the audience that they are in for a scare as the titles are very classic as they a very traditional looking and the way they have been embossed it looks as if they are 3D with stereotypical horror genre music. This film would appeal to the target audience of Mainstream Plus as it’s a low budget film however it was in multiplex cinemas and was a Hollywood film.
Friday, 23 October 2015
Researching A Genre: Horror
Researching genres: Horror
In the genre horror the most important and popular films are:
· The exorcist (1973)
· Psycho (1960)
· Night of the living dead (1968)
· Halloween (1978)
· The Texas chain saw massacre (1974)
Horror has changed over the years as horror is based on society and whatever the threat is in society has an influence in the horror genre. Early horror films were more based on monsters, murderers, demons, beasts and ghost stories. Then sound transformed the horror genre as they were able to make the audience scream through the use of sound. Then Unlike the monsters of previous horror cycles, Norman Bates was rooted in reality, an everyday human on the outside but a psychological monster in the mind. Hitchcock would deliver another natural horror with The Birds in 1963. Then different types of horror were made each taking a scarier step.
The key conventions of horror:
· Isolation is key, making the audience feel like the characters are alone. For example Alley ways, run down houses, hotels & Insane Asylums.
· Dark Scenes
· A victim
- High and low angles can suggest nightmares/surrealness.
- POV shots allow the audience to see through the characters eyes therefore putting themselves within the film.
- Depth of field allows things to approach the camera slowly therefore causing suspense.
- Handheld shots can help disorientate the audience.
- Exaggerated diegetic sound will allow tension to build within the film world.
- Fast and loud non diegetic sound can add to making the audience jump or feel scared.
The target audience for horrors is usually 16-40 year olds.
Friday, 16 October 2015
Evaluation of Preliminary Task
From looking over my prelimanry I have began to understand what makes a good film and what doesn't. I think the success of this film was the varied camera shots we used however we still need to add a match on action shot to achieve the best we could. Another would be the filters we used over the top to cause affect with the spooky filter over the character standing in the road. The failures would be storyline I think, as for audience watching it it could be confusing of what the story line is and where it is going to go with the rest of the film. Another thing I would like to change is the dialogue as I would prefer to have none as it makes it more effective and as I am no actress feel like my role in it wasn't ver successful. Overall I do think there are things in my preliminary task that will need improving to have it full potential and show my media skills as I don't think it is suggesting that at the moment.
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Friday, 9 October 2015
Lighting&Sound Test Location 1
Lighting and sound tests for location 1 (outside school). We experimented with different locations nearby school. We found that some locations worked better than others as in the more busy loud areas it was difficult to hear people talking. However we will edit unneeded sounds out.
Preliminary Task Location Sheet
Preliminary Task Storyboard
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Lighting&Sound Check
This is lighting and sound test for location 2 its appropriate to use as the lighting makes it clear to see and the sound is clear for the audience. We are going to edit a bell tone over the shot.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Preliminary Task Treatment&Plot Synopsis
Media studies preliminary task
Treatment
As a group we created a short film that would allow us to
experiment and test different shots and movements. We decided to focus on a
scene where the characters are in conflict but as an audience we are unaware of
what caused the conflict.
Plot synopsis
Firstly, we see three girls walking towards each other on
their way to school (two of which are against the other, for a reason which is
unknown). The two girls stop and have a conversation about the events of the previous
night, they then carry on walking. In a master shot, the three girls are all
walking towards the same spot, when the singular girl receives a text from an
unknown number. At the point in which the text is received, all of the girls
are face to face at the corner of the road. The camera then zooms into the
singular girl’s eye to show that there is conflict, the camera then zooms into
the other girl’s eyes so that the audience know that the two girls are against
the one. The bell then rings to indicate the start of the school day.
Friday, 25 September 2015
City Of God Opening Analysis
How does the opening of 'City of God' set the tone, genre and themes of the film through the use of micro-elements.
Throughout the opening scene of 'City of God' the most significant theme presented would be the sense of isolation and the feeling of being trapped between good and bad. Editing is prominently to show this as many camera angles and shots have emphasised the fact Rocket is and outsider and is different to the other young male characters. An example of this would be the ark shot taken whilst Rocket it between the gang and the police. Using a circular motion is showing all perspectives therefore suggesting how Rocket is unaware of what perspective to look at at this moment, whether it be good from the police side, or bad from the gang side. This allows the audience to empathise with Rocket and understand the difficulty he might face with decisions throughout the film from just the opening scene. It also present the theme of violence as Rocket is faced with weapon on either side also telling the audience the dangers Rocket might face and also tells the audience the genre, action.
Throughout the opening scene of 'City of God' the most significant theme presented would be the sense of isolation and the feeling of being trapped between good and bad. Editing is prominently to show this as many camera angles and shots have emphasised the fact Rocket is and outsider and is different to the other young male characters. An example of this would be the ark shot taken whilst Rocket it between the gang and the police. Using a circular motion is showing all perspectives therefore suggesting how Rocket is unaware of what perspective to look at at this moment, whether it be good from the police side, or bad from the gang side. This allows the audience to empathise with Rocket and understand the difficulty he might face with decisions throughout the film from just the opening scene. It also present the theme of violence as Rocket is faced with weapon on either side also telling the audience the dangers Rocket might face and also tells the audience the genre, action.
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