First draft

Props

This is a newspaper article from 1913. I will take inspiration from the way it is set out and the language of article.
I will also need to take into consideration a way to make the articles I create look old. To do this I will rub a tea bag that has been in water to do so. This should give the effect of an old newspaper.

This is a newspaper article from 11th February 1913. 

 

film synopsis

My original ideas for the opening of the film was to have it set in the 1920s. There would have been a man tied to a box and a young woman, about 19.20 years old. She would have been wearing a mask and carried a knife. They would have spoken before she killed him.
However, I was not able to do this as it would have caused continuity problems in terms of location and costume.

My second idea was to begin with a young, 17/18 years old, wearing a sophisticated black dress and playing the piano. this would create a juxtaposition to the articles that would have different headlines about murders which are connected.
However, I am unable to film in the location before the deadline.

The idea I am going with is to start with the newspaper articles, while a soft piano piece is playing. It will then cut to the arms of a young woman, putting on a pair of rubber gloves and then hovering her left hand over a set of kitchen knives. She will choose the biggest knife and take it to her left. The audience will then see what will be a single blood spatter, over the rest of the knives.

creation of title

This is my initial idea for the title of my production. From research that I have done, the black background and red text connotes a horror film.
For example, the title of the remake of Stephen King's 'Carrie,' the background is black and, although the text is white, you can see blood running down the letters. Even though this is quite simple, the audience still gets the impression that this film is of the horror genre.


The title from the film 'Insidious' is simple, yet  it gives off this unnerving vibe. The simplicity of the title design can create a juxtaposition to a complicated storyline.



This is a second title design I have created. This one is more animated in the sense that the background is different shades of red blended together to give the effect of blood. The text is more simple and it keeps the same colour scheme of black and red and is still simple.

I asked a group of people from my target audience (which will be similar to Carrie and Paranormal Activity 3) what they thought of this design. One of the people I asked said that it reminded them of the U.S television program American Horror Story.  There are some similarities between the my  title and the professional. For example, they both intend to unnerve the audience from the first glance.

Secondary research

From the results, the remake of Carrie is expected to target both male and female audiences, starting at the age of 15. The certificate choice could be because more teenagers and now girls are interested in this genre.





This sequel is targeted at mainly teenage boys, however, it is also targeted at teenage girls as well as older generations.

video sound files.

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/j54xham81b65dd7/movie_soundtrack.mp3



This is the piece of music that will be played by the central character at the start of the film. This is to create a contrast between the delicate sound of the piano and the killing.
I have taken inspiration from the 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's 'Carrie.' A piano/organ piece is playing during Sue's dream.

costume and props

by Sam Hall

Costume and props are important in the production of films. According to Professor Deborah Landis, costumes help to determine a number of things. Take time period for example. If you are going watch a period drama or film, you expect the characters to be wearing the clothes that were worn in that time. If the film was set in Victorian britain, Victorian dresses would be expected.

location recce

Checking out possible locations of your filming. To carry out a recce you need to consider the following:

- Work out suitability - Is it suitable for your genre?
- Risk/hazard assessments - Are there any dangers towards you or anyone else?
- Access to area (permission if needed) - Do you need permission to film in the facilities you wish to film in?
- lighting/sound - If you are filming outside, is the weather appropriate? Do you have artificial lighting if filming in the dark?






by Sam Hall

This is the location I am going to shoot my opening scene in. This has the facilities, such as lighting, a piano and a stage that I will need.

Because the building is already owned by Enter C.I.C, I had to get permission to film on this location. Fortunately, I have recieved permission to do so.

Primary research

1. Which genre do you think this clip is and why?

2.  What sound and/or visual effects show you that this is the genre of the film?

3.  What impression does this give you about the film?

4.  Does any of this clip unnerve you in any way? If so why?

5.  Is this genre appealing to you? If the answer is 'no' why not?

6.  Do you think that the contents of the clip is appropriate to the target audience? Why?

7.  Would you watch this film? why? If not think about wether it is the kind of genre the film is or the content of this particular film.

8.  Do you think the font of the title is appropriate to the genre of the film? Why?

Textual analysis

Final Prelim

video prelim task

Shot reverse shot
When the characters are talking to each other and appear opposite to each other, the camera will cut from one character to another.  The audience then subconsciously believes that the characters are opposite each other.


Match on action
An action started in one shot and complete in the next



180 degree rule
The characters have an invisible line drawn between the, 180 degrees on each side. If the camera is placed on the right then it would be like a shot reverse shot. However if the camera is placed on the other side then it will look like the characters are not looking in each other's eye line.


Continuity editing
Continuity editing ensures a smooth flow of shots. Used during editing.

Chosen Brief

Video 
Preliminary exercise: Continuity task involving filming and editing a character opening a door, crossing a room and sitting down in a chair opposite another character, with whom she/he then exchanges a couple of lines of dialogue. This task should demonstrate match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180-degree rule. 

Main task: the titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes. 

All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.