Animatic for prelim task
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2VST0mlzg
Monday, 28 April 2014
Prelim task
Here is a link for my groups preliminary task which was posted on youtube :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKvMINEJQ4
I personally felt that this task was carried out successfully on a whole mainly due to the fact that we managed to include all the necessary requirements ( such as a variation of shot types) in order to meet the the marking criteria.
I felt that we were able to act fairly naturally in front of the camera due to the fact that our story was based in a classroom which was a setting that we were all familiar with therefore we all felt more relaxed than if we had put ourselves in a scenario which was different to what we are used to.
I found the editing part of the project to be particularly laborious mainly due to the fact that we had make sure that everything flowed as well as incorporating various shot types that were required and if this was not the case, we had to go and re-shoot which was fairly tiresome because the longer we spent re-filming, the less time we had to actually edit and construct the production which meant that things would eventually have to be left out which means that we would lose vital marks for time management
If I was given the opportunity to re-create this task, I would keep everything the same but I would make sure that more care and organisation goes into preparing to shoot the film so we can shoot once and not have to think about coming back to re-shoot more scenes when we are half way through the editing process so by doing this, we lose less marks for time management and it would be easier for us to work with the scenes that we have taken due to the fact that we know that they have been correctly shot and are 100% ready to be used.
Here is a link for my groups preliminary task which was posted on youtube :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKvMINEJQ4
I personally felt that this task was carried out successfully on a whole mainly due to the fact that we managed to include all the necessary requirements ( such as a variation of shot types) in order to meet the the marking criteria.
I felt that we were able to act fairly naturally in front of the camera due to the fact that our story was based in a classroom which was a setting that we were all familiar with therefore we all felt more relaxed than if we had put ourselves in a scenario which was different to what we are used to.
I found the editing part of the project to be particularly laborious mainly due to the fact that we had make sure that everything flowed as well as incorporating various shot types that were required and if this was not the case, we had to go and re-shoot which was fairly tiresome because the longer we spent re-filming, the less time we had to actually edit and construct the production which meant that things would eventually have to be left out which means that we would lose vital marks for time management
If I was given the opportunity to re-create this task, I would keep everything the same but I would make sure that more care and organisation goes into preparing to shoot the film so we can shoot once and not have to think about coming back to re-shoot more scenes when we are half way through the editing process so by doing this, we lose less marks for time management and it would be easier for us to work with the scenes that we have taken due to the fact that we know that they have been correctly shot and are 100% ready to be used.
Film genres and openings
After conducting my research using various online sources, i have found many pieces of information specific to my genre of film here is an extract of a piece of information i have found using slidshare which defines both the general definition of a horror film and their typical audience " Horror• Films designed to frighten, panic and cause alarm for the audience with supernatural characters. Usually for an older audience – 15+ Iconography – a haunted house, symbols of death, binary opposites of good and evil Example films: The Exorcist (1973), Saw (2004) The audience will expect to be frightened with a sense of excitement – ‘what will happen next? the overall definition is described as "is a film genre seeking to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's primal fears. Horror films often feature scenes that startle the viewer; the macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Thus they may overlap with the fantasy, supernatural , and thriller genres.
As far as horror film openings are concerned, I have looked over my previous classwork and I have found the general opening horror film sequence which is as followed:
Film institutions (e.g. Warner Bros)
( usually two institutions are mentioned in order to evenly spread the cost)
Establishing shots
sets the tone of the movie
Opening credits/film titles
shows the films genre,the leading actors and the films writer
Music
This usually sets the tone of the film and may even be accompanied by a voiceover which helps the audience to gain an idea of the plot and build a relationship with the characters which can either be strengthened or weakened during the course of the film
sound
I have chosen to focus more on sound due to the fact that it is often a convention that is overlooked due to the fact that it is something that cannot be seen and only heard. Many horror movies such as "the sound of music" ( hyperlinked below) chose to use instruments to dictate the feeling of the audience they may also chose to single out and magnify the sound of a particular instrument just before a key event in order to foreshadow a significant event and increase the sense of vulnerability within the audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2PsNnj1ftQ
After conducting my research using various online sources, i have found many pieces of information specific to my genre of film here is an extract of a piece of information i have found using slidshare which defines both the general definition of a horror film and their typical audience " Horror• Films designed to frighten, panic and cause alarm for the audience with supernatural characters. Usually for an older audience – 15+ Iconography – a haunted house, symbols of death, binary opposites of good and evil Example films: The Exorcist (1973), Saw (2004) The audience will expect to be frightened with a sense of excitement – ‘what will happen next? the overall definition is described as "is a film genre seeking to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's primal fears. Horror films often feature scenes that startle the viewer; the macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Thus they may overlap with the fantasy, supernatural , and thriller genres.
As far as horror film openings are concerned, I have looked over my previous classwork and I have found the general opening horror film sequence which is as followed:
Film institutions (e.g. Warner Bros)
( usually two institutions are mentioned in order to evenly spread the cost)
Establishing shots
sets the tone of the movie
Opening credits/film titles
shows the films genre,the leading actors and the films writer
Music
This usually sets the tone of the film and may even be accompanied by a voiceover which helps the audience to gain an idea of the plot and build a relationship with the characters which can either be strengthened or weakened during the course of the film
sound
I have chosen to focus more on sound due to the fact that it is often a convention that is overlooked due to the fact that it is something that cannot be seen and only heard. Many horror movies such as "the sound of music" ( hyperlinked below) chose to use instruments to dictate the feeling of the audience they may also chose to single out and magnify the sound of a particular instrument just before a key event in order to foreshadow a significant event and increase the sense of vulnerability within the audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2PsNnj1ftQ
Sunday, 27 April 2014
Research regarding audiences
When conducting my research, I decided to only focus on facts and statistics regarding horror movie audiences due to the fact that it was the genre which was most relevant to my project and would assist our chosen film distributor when they release the film because they will gain a specific understanding of vital information for example, the people who are most likely to go and pay to see a horror film ( in the form of gender and age groups) this will aid both parties because the audience will be able to see the movie that they wish and us,the producers and cast will profit from the revenue generated.
When conducting my research, I primarily used the site 'Val Morgan cinema network' because I could tell that it was a trusted site having researched the company and their site contained, simple relevant information. Here is an example of some of the research that I have found :
When conducting my research, I decided to only focus on facts and statistics regarding horror movie audiences due to the fact that it was the genre which was most relevant to my project and would assist our chosen film distributor when they release the film because they will gain a specific understanding of vital information for example, the people who are most likely to go and pay to see a horror film ( in the form of gender and age groups) this will aid both parties because the audience will be able to see the movie that they wish and us,the producers and cast will profit from the revenue generated.
When conducting my research, I primarily used the site 'Val Morgan cinema network' because I could tell that it was a trusted site having researched the company and their site contained, simple relevant information. Here is an example of some of the research that I have found :
Friday, 25 April 2014
Blog: Jelly baby storyboard
For the opening scene, we decided to have a female protagonist in order to subvert the general idea that all lead roles in horror movies were big, strong, dominant males. We chose the yellow coloured jelly baby because the colour yellow has strong connotations with intellect ( a common stereotype of the average female ) as well as cowardice which we felt that we could use to our advantage during the course of the horror movie.
As you can see, we decided to go with a very cliché horror movie setting ( in terms of the woods and the darkness) but decided to shake things up a bit and steer away from the general horror movie storyline when our character arrives in the actual setting in which most of the movie takes place in.
We decided to set our horror movie in a seemingly in normal setting in the form of a hospital we chose this setting because it plays a part in everyday life and many people have the assumption that hospitals restore patients to full health when in actual fact, in this movie, the hospital is the place where the patients deteriorate.
This is the main reason why we decided to have a female protagonist because they are stereotyped to have a very strong maternal instinct therefore they have more of an instinct to protect those who are around them and in this instance, this particular scene is very mentally debilitating because the female has the instinct to protect the sick but she later discovers that there is nothing she can do so like the other characters, the protagonist herself begins to show signs of deterioration and this is significant because before this event, various point of view shots will be used so the audience themselves feel that they themselves are part of the scene and have been put into the position of the protagonist and therefore a bond between the two forms and the fourth wall is broken this relationship is then swiftly shattered when the protagonist deteriorates which makes the audience also feel that they are also showing the same signs of decline which we hope will create a very unsetting effect because the viewers will be emotionally scarred and they will carry that feeling throughout the rest of the movie.
For the third scene, we decided to show the character continuing her dissent through the hospital floor and at this point, after experiencing all the pain and emotion, she is now just a shell of her former self and at this point, the audience will be hopefully speculating as to what has suddenly caused her frantic, erratic behaviour and may choose to go for the common horror movie idea that she has been possessed or taken over by some form of extra terrestrial life form when in actual fact, her anguish is in her mind and these sorts of feeling could effect anyone which bring a sense of realism to the movie which sets in apart from any long winded horror movie ( such as resident evil) which magically transforms human beings into unidentifiable life-forms such as the classic 'zombie'
For this particular scene, we decided to use a long shot to show the characters leaving the hospital in unison with the female protagonist leading the way through the dark forest we felt that a long shot would be appropriate because it would show the size of the task that the protagonist has undertaken and signifies the long, dark journey that these characters must endure before returning to full mental and physical health.
As you can see, we decided to go with a very cliché horror movie setting ( in terms of the woods and the darkness) but decided to shake things up a bit and steer away from the general horror movie storyline when our character arrives in the actual setting in which most of the movie takes place in.
This is the main reason why we decided to have a female protagonist because they are stereotyped to have a very strong maternal instinct therefore they have more of an instinct to protect those who are around them and in this instance, this particular scene is very mentally debilitating because the female has the instinct to protect the sick but she later discovers that there is nothing she can do so like the other characters, the protagonist herself begins to show signs of deterioration and this is significant because before this event, various point of view shots will be used so the audience themselves feel that they themselves are part of the scene and have been put into the position of the protagonist and therefore a bond between the two forms and the fourth wall is broken this relationship is then swiftly shattered when the protagonist deteriorates which makes the audience also feel that they are also showing the same signs of decline which we hope will create a very unsetting effect because the viewers will be emotionally scarred and they will carry that feeling throughout the rest of the movie.
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