Stephanie, Sareena and myself sat down with Mr Michie and showed him our sequence. We were happy with the feedback as it was mainly positive but Mr Michie suggested to do some more establishing shots with the character walking in and out of the rooms which we felt would be good to put in because when we were filming, Stephanie and myself felt unsure of the lack of entrance and exit shots. Mr Michie also suggested changing the font style because it didn't fit into the genre of our film which is horror/thriller. This is something we also agreed on but was easily changeable in the editing process.
We have decided to film the extra shots on the 9th of March.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Editing
Stephanie and myself found editing a lot harder than first anticipated. We faced problems with the macbook as the files were not in the correct format for Premiere Pro to recognise which I had to resolve by changing the file format using a newer macbook. Another issue was that we did need some help with editing and seeing what transition effects would be best. This advice was harder to achieve because one of the teachers didn't know how to use the macs. We overcame this issue by having to research and look through Premiere Pro, testing out different shot transitions and audio effects.
Editing the footage took longer then we all expected but Stephanie took on the majority of the editing as this was her assigned job. I think having to work out how to use most of the program by ourselves effected the length of the editing process. However, this will benefit us as now we are confident with the program and will be able to confidently edit footage in the future. We looked through the footage which we were happy with in comparison to the previous footage Stephanie had tried to edit. There are still a few things that need resolving in the editing process and I feel there may be some reshooting to be done but overall, editing the second lot of footage was much better than the first shots.
Editing the footage took longer then we all expected but Stephanie took on the majority of the editing as this was her assigned job. I think having to work out how to use most of the program by ourselves effected the length of the editing process. However, this will benefit us as now we are confident with the program and will be able to confidently edit footage in the future. We looked through the footage which we were happy with in comparison to the previous footage Stephanie had tried to edit. There are still a few things that need resolving in the editing process and I feel there may be some reshooting to be done but overall, editing the second lot of footage was much better than the first shots.
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Filming - Reshooting 18/2/11
Stephanie and I sat down to look at our footage and have decided was need to reshoot everything. We have decided to do this using a better quality camera and to reshoot some shots with a different angle. We also had some continuity issues we needed to sort out with would be achievable when doing this reshoot.
These are the results of the re shoot -
Stephanie and myself filmed all of the footage again at my house which we felt much more confident with after filming than the first time. This is because we had learnt from the previous mistakes me have made and we made sure everything including continuity was correct for each shot. We also learnt that the equipment we used in the first shoot was decreasing the quality of the shots so we used a much higher quality camera and we resolved the crooked camera angle by using a different tripod.
We spent another seven hours filming which was probably because we have taken much more care and consideration over what we were doing which meant we had better results at the end of the shooting schedule. We have however come into a problem with the Macbook because of the better quality camera using AVI files which Premiere Pro wasn't connecting with. Eventually, I found out that we would need to convert the files to MOV files which we needed Quicktime Pro to complete. We found it very frustrating because the Macbook we collected from school didn't have Quicktime Pro to convert the files. Finally, after finding a macbook which did have Quicktime Pro, we converted the files and were able to start editing. Stephanie and I found that our project would of run a lot smoother if we had had this extra week editing instead of waiting to collect another mac but it couldn't of been helped as we didn't expect this to of happened.
Overall, the shooting went well and the end result was much better than our first shots. We were very pleased with the filming as the quality and continuity was much improved in comparison to the first set of shots.
These are the results of the re shoot -
Stephanie and myself filmed all of the footage again at my house which we felt much more confident with after filming than the first time. This is because we had learnt from the previous mistakes me have made and we made sure everything including continuity was correct for each shot. We also learnt that the equipment we used in the first shoot was decreasing the quality of the shots so we used a much higher quality camera and we resolved the crooked camera angle by using a different tripod.
We spent another seven hours filming which was probably because we have taken much more care and consideration over what we were doing which meant we had better results at the end of the shooting schedule. We have however come into a problem with the Macbook because of the better quality camera using AVI files which Premiere Pro wasn't connecting with. Eventually, I found out that we would need to convert the files to MOV files which we needed Quicktime Pro to complete. We found it very frustrating because the Macbook we collected from school didn't have Quicktime Pro to convert the files. Finally, after finding a macbook which did have Quicktime Pro, we converted the files and were able to start editing. Stephanie and I found that our project would of run a lot smoother if we had had this extra week editing instead of waiting to collect another mac but it couldn't of been helped as we didn't expect this to of happened.
Overall, the shooting went well and the end result was much better than our first shots. We were very pleased with the filming as the quality and continuity was much improved in comparison to the first set of shots.
Friday, 11 February 2011
Questionnaire
This is the questionnaire we asked people so that we could get some feedback from our likely audience and so that we could make any improvements from the feedback we were given.
What is your favourite horror/thriller film?
The Silence of the Lambs - 4
The Exorcist - 5
Alien - 3
Paranormal Activity - 1
The Grudge - 3
Other - 4
Do you prefer films with an 15 or 18 rating?
75% of the people prefered an 18 rating on a thriller/horror film.
What is your favourite thing about horror/thriller films?
The majority of people liked the suspense that the plots created and are more scared by a horror if it is subgenred with a thriller film.
What do you dislike about horror/thriller films?
Cliche plots and unrealistic blood and gore.
What kind of music would you expect to find in horror/thriller films?
Orchestral music which builds the suspense.
From the questionnaire, we have found out what the audience would be expecting from a thriller/horror film. This information has helped us think about what we are going to need to include our opening sequence so that the audience is interested and captivated by the thrill of the opening.
What is your favourite horror/thriller film?
The Silence of the Lambs - 4
The Exorcist - 5
Alien - 3
Paranormal Activity - 1
The Grudge - 3
Other - 4
Do you prefer films with an 15 or 18 rating?
75% of the people prefered an 18 rating on a thriller/horror film.
What is your favourite thing about horror/thriller films?
The majority of people liked the suspense that the plots created and are more scared by a horror if it is subgenred with a thriller film.
What do you dislike about horror/thriller films?
Cliche plots and unrealistic blood and gore.
What kind of music would you expect to find in horror/thriller films?
Orchestral music which builds the suspense.
From the questionnaire, we have found out what the audience would be expecting from a thriller/horror film. This information has helped us think about what we are going to need to include our opening sequence so that the audience is interested and captivated by the thrill of the opening.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Props List
Here is a list of props we will need for the opening sequence to our horror/thriller film.
- Box - hole cut out of back so arm can fit through
- Black material
- Plywood - painted black with hole cut out of middle
- Toys - found typically in a child's playroom
- A ring
- A shoe
- A black sack or bin bag
- A veil
- Fake blood
- Box - hole cut out of back so arm can fit through
- Black material
- Plywood - painted black with hole cut out of middle
- Toys - found typically in a child's playroom
- A ring
- A shoe
- A black sack or bin bag
- A veil
- Fake blood
Name of Sequence
We have decided to name our film 'Cut Up Commitment' because we feel this will interest the audience and make them question what the film will be about.
We produced the idea from the fact that the little girl (victim) has been cut up and placed around the murderers home so that the phrase 'cut up' is metaphorical for her state. The word 'commitment' also links to the wedding theme we have in the opening but still makes the audience question what the film could be portraying.
We produced the idea from the fact that the little girl (victim) has been cut up and placed around the murderers home so that the phrase 'cut up' is metaphorical for her state. The word 'commitment' also links to the wedding theme we have in the opening but still makes the audience question what the film could be portraying.
Location
We have decided to have two locations. One which will have the child's playroom in it and her arm and another where it's a dining room location where a table is present so that we can put the 'child's head' on the table.
This will be the playroom. We have decided this would be a good location because it is clear and will be easy to adapt into a playroom which will look effective and realistic.
This will be the location where we shoot the scene with the child's head and leg. We have decided this would be a good location because the room can be easily adapted so that we can shoot using the wooden board so that it looks as if it is only the child's head placed on the table.
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