Risk Assessment

Before we began filming we took a risk assessment of the area we would be using for our film to make sure that it would be safe for all those involved to work in, so no-one will end up injured or hurt in anyway.

Our Idea

A small group of young adults go camping in a woodland area, having done this numerous times the thought of anything going wrong vanished from their minds. But before long they become the targets of a psychopathic killer and their fun camping trip becomes a fight for survival. The suspense builds up as to who will be the strongest and survive. But what they didn't know is that this isn't the first time the psycho has targeted people, as years before the exact same thing happened to another group of adults in this location. This was the anniversary.

Character Profiles

Name: Jenna Mason
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Played by: Eleanor Murphy
Why?: We chose Eleanor to play the part of Jenna for our film opening because of her drama skills in which she used well for her part. Seeing as the flashbacks were from her point of view you don't see her, however we show her in a break down of what has happened using a variety of different shots.


Name: Laurie Redmond

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Played by: Rosie Busby
Why?: We chose myself to play the part of Laurie due to me being fairly small and vulnerable which is some of the characteristics of the character so it fits in perfectly.

Name: Peter Fisher

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Played by: Fin Triggs
Why?: We chose Fin to play the part of Peter because he's shy and quiet which his character was also.

Name: Michael Winters

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Played by: Matthew Neal

Why?: We chose Matthew to play the part of Michael in our film opening because he has good drama skills- perfect for the part of his character who is quite dramatic and bubbly.

Name: Jack Livington

Age:19

Gender: Male

Played by: Nick Talbot

Why?: We chose Nick to play the part of Jack, the murderer in our film opening because he's fast and good when in playing a sinister character. You don't see him often in the opening sequence, and you never see his face.

Photographs of location

These are photographs of areas in which we would could use in our film opening. The location is perfect for our idea of young adults camping in a wooded area. The effect of these photographs help us with our idea of being alone and away from any civilisation- that they are completely alone.

Living locally to this wood I visit it reguarly which gave me thought of this being the best place for our film opening to take place. It is a large area so no doubt we may not stick to the photographed locations. It is perfect to film in with higher ground so you can have the camera on a tripod at the top of a hill facing down, and have the actors running below so you  can get an overall shot of what's happening.

Moodboard Of Ideas

Horror Moodboard

This is moodboard consists of images that resemble and reflects the type of horror film opening in which we want to create. 

Friday 4th November: Film Pitch

Fin,Nick&Rosie Film Opening Pitch

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Three Horror Movie Openings

SAW I

Saw I is a good example of a film opening sequence. The way in which it has been created is unique amongst other typical horror movie openings. It immediately catches the audiences' attention and has them sat on the edge of their seats, eager to know what's going to happen next- which is one of the many questions that will be flowing through their heads. Also it shows you straight off what to expect of the movie as a whole, you could say the opening sequence is a taster for the audience.




28 Days Later

28 Days Later is another good example of a film opening sequence. It starts off showing videos of  riots and worldwide panic, disaster and violence on many television screens in front of an animal in a labratory. This would interest the audience in wanting to know why this is happening and how it has relevance to the film as a whole.




SCRE4M

Scre4m is yet another good film opening sequence.  It is unique compared to most film openings as it starts off as a film within a film- basically, the characters of the actual film are watching a movie that mirrors what is going to happen to them. It also would trick the audience into thinking this is the actual characters in the film- that it is apart of the film. When realising that it is not, some would be confused but would want to continue watching the film to see  why this happened.

Different Film Openings

Film Openings

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Preliminary Task

Preliminary Task Evaluation

Throughout the task, we had specific shots in which we had to conclude whilst creating the movie, such as match on action, shot/reverse shot and the 180 degree rule. For the movie itself we had to have a character opening a door, to then walk over and sit opposite another character and then exchange a few lines of dialogue. This can be simple and easy to do, however, if you're new to this it won't be as easy as you would think.

As a group, we planned out what we were going to do by using a storyboard, the idea of this was so that we could figure out how we were going to film smoothly, without having to think on the spot. We also used 'actors' in the movie, which was a great help so we could work behind the camera and learn how to use it correctly.

This being the first time of putting our video together, it wouldn't be perfect-especially with smooth editing. Continuity editing on our video wasn't brilliant as you can tell when parts had been edited in, but it wasn't a complete disaster. This is an example and explanation of Continuity Editing.

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Reflection on what I've learnt on making and editing a video for the first time

Working in a group for the first task set was ideal for coming up with more ideas, which we all had agreed on. It also allowed the chance to learn how to import videos into the computer correctly with the type of device being used. For example a Panasonic or Sanyo which differentiate on how to import the files on the device.

When filming, you need to get more than you actually need, so you have enough to work with if something doesn't turn out right- or the amount of film you may need to edit certain parts.

To make sure that before you jump right in and start filming, you must have a proper plan thought out, that everything has been thought through thoroughly. You also definitely need a back up plan, just in case all else fails.

Before filming, practise out the shots you intend to use, as they may not work out nor look right during the film.

You must always remember to to turn on and off your camera, to make sure that you are not videoing random shots whilst moving around. Also remember to take off the lens cap!

After filming, always check the footage before moving on. It may not look right, so you can film it again, and again until you get it the way you want it.

Light. Depending on how bright or dark it is, you may not be able to see what you are filming. You must always experiment with the type of lights in which you are planning on using, to make sure that it looks good. You don't want to open the file and find out that you cannot see what's going on. However, you can brighten it up a bit, though not always can make it clear, it can turn out pixelated. With some cameras the image quality is better outside, in the daylight.

Sound. Make sure that it is all quite before and during people speaking so that you don't get random sounds in the film.

A tripod is better off being used that doing it freehand, the tripod allows the camera to film without unnecessary movement, whereas when using freehand it will be much harder to keep the camera steady.

Framing. Before filming make sure that the frame of the camera is perfect and that there are no distractions around the main object(s).