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Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
Monday, 27 April 2015
Written Evaluation
Evaluation
Question 1: In what ways does your
media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media
products?
The sub-genre
of my film is supernatural; this is because of it being a highly anticipated genre
in horror. I looked at paranormal activity because it was a very popular
supernatural horror film that continued coming out with different films, which
were all a success. I included many codes and conventions for example I looked
at the film, The Conjuring as the haunted house they move into is very
conventional of a horror film which I also used in our film but instead of a
house I did it in a school. I was especially inspired from the Blair witch
project which used camcorders to record their experience in the woods. For
example I decided to also make my film have a camcorder effect just like
paranormal activity and The Blair witch project. I have also decided to use a
scene where a character is dragged by the paranormal presence; this is evident
in The Conjuring and Paranormal activity. I believe this adds realism because
my film is inspired by The Conjuring, which is based on a true story. I have
decided to challenge the convention of not showing the paranormal presence, for
example in Paranormal activity, the ghost does not show itself. Whereas in my
film the protagonist Mallory does shows herself in many scenes.
I have also
looked at short horror film called ‘INSIDE’ and found many codes and
conventions which I applied to my film. For example the non-diegetic sound of
loud suspenseful music used in the beginning when the title appears was also
applied to my film as it connotes the danger which is to happen in the film.
Instead of having it on a black background, I decided to add a panning shot of the
building the film takes film in, which introduces to the audience where the
setting is. I started from the church panning to the abandoned school building
which gives a message to the audience that this film is supernatural because of
the graves and the fact that the school is right next to the church. I also have a
similar aged characters in the film which is a stereotype of horror films as
most victims tend to be teenagers and young adults.
I have also
applied the use of the dolly shot which is used in the short film to follow the
girl through the woods which in my film it is used to follow the character Habiba
when she gets a paper cut and also Fatemah when is seen walking in the
playground. This shows that the character is being followed by a protagonist
and also keeps the audience at the edge of their seats due to the suspense. The
use of the abandoned building is also used in my film as it illustrates isolation
and mystery. The use of silence in many parts during the build-up of tension
for example when Fatemah searches for someone in the playground adds
verisimilitude to the scene which is also evident in this short film.
The product
in my film uses conventions of real media products, for example the red
typography used in many horror films, which I furthered by analysing titles for
example Insidious which uses a red font. I also decided to add a bit of blue to
the font to challenge the convention and also to create a mysterious effect,
which indicates the films storyline. I decided to include this in my film for
the title: Mallory as it highlights the danger that is to unfold to the
characters. The font is also conventional as it’s seems as though it’s been
scratched by someone which gives it a creepy look.
The use of
sounds were inspired by a range of horror films such as Insidious and Mama as
it had a lot of eerie, upbeat music that went well with my film. I developed
the use of sounds by changing it around so the music corresponded with the
scene that was playing this was so the film flowed with the genre and subgenre
and so that it would appeal to my audience who expect this.
I used a
wide range of camera angles in my film, which were conventional to horror
films, for example low angle shot used in The Conjuring to show the character
getting dragged. I also used a high angle shot as though the protagonist is
watching from above which is furthered by the camera being handheld as though
the character is being watched. I also used a wide shot to show the characters
in the scene and the setting they are in to connote they’re loneliness and
vulnerability to the presence about to take place. There are also a shot of the
characters face with Mallory behind her, which I got inspired by the scene of
Insidious where the devil is behind one of the characters. Editing was varied
through the use of jump cuts, which were used to separate scenes from different
angles. I also used a fade out at the beginning after the titles and also when
the credits come on. Crosscutting was also used to create continuity. Match cut
was used often for example when Habiba is seen walking up to Mallory and the
camera switches behind her, giving a different angle and letting the audience
see what she is seeing.
For the
radio trailer, I used conventional sound effects and music that I have listened
to and put in my product so that when my audience hears it on the radio they
immediately know it’s a horror film trailer. I decided to use the wind sound
effect to start off the trailer so it’s quite calm and also it hints out to the
audience danger is about to unfold in the film. The loud upbeat music later indicates
the evil presence in the film. The use of minimal narrative gives the audience
only a bit about the film and leaves them wanting more. This links to the genre
of horror being very simplistic when it comes to trailers, as they only want
their audience to know what the story is about but not to let them know what
exactly is to happen which leaves them wanting more.
For the
poster I decided to follow the convention of a horror poster by putting the
main protagonist at the front and centre of the poster but only her eye showing
and the rest of the face covered with her hair. This gives a sinister look and also
hides her identity from the audience, which makes them, want to see the film
and know whom she is. The background is the haunted school building which is
faded into the face of Mallory to show the audience the setting of the place
and also to hint this is a paranormal film as the building is very old and
sinister. One of the windows in the building is near to the left side of the
poster which has the shadow of Mallory in it, this connotes to the audience
there is a ghost that haunts the building which reinforces the genre and
subgenre of the film. The title of the film is in bold capital red writing with
the font slightly distorted, this suggests to the audience danger and also the strength
of the protagonist, as the font being in capital letters suggest this. The
watch Mallory wears replaces the letter ‘o’ in the title to suggest time has
something to do with the film, as it does because every minute a character
dies. The poster creates a stereotype of haunted buildings being the centre of
paranormal activity.
I integrated Propp’s theory of having some of the
conventional characters in my film. The first is the villain, who is Mallory
and the second is the hero who is the antagonist, Naimah. Levi Strauss’ Binary
oppositions was used by representing good and evil, as Mallory was the evil one
and the three other characters along with the audience in the theatre as being
the good ones. This connection results in changing the stride of the film from
joyous and upbeat, where the group of friends have fun to measured and
miserable. This was important as it shows Mallory; the tour guide is actually
the villain and evil. It also suggests not to trust someone so easily as the
group of friends did not know her true identity. This outcome’s in the
audience’s interaction, as they feel sympathetic towards the group of friends.
Barthes’ Enigma code is used when it comes to my film as the
plot constructs a puzzle that the active audience is asked to solve while the
characters act out the story. The audience do not know that the tour guide is
actually a ghost who has come back to haunt people who enter the building. Narrative
is delivered to the audience by expectation, suspense, tension and closure. The
audience is led to believe that Mallory is a kind and welcoming normal person,
which leads to tension and suspense during the ending. The enigma ends with a
surprising twist and the audience soon realise Mallory is malevolent.
Todorov’s theory regarding equilibrium was another narrative
theory that applied to my short film. The equilibrium that opens our film
presents a group of friends visiting an old building o film their story. This
is then followed up by the dis-equilibrium where Mallory kills two of the
characters. I challenged the Todorovs’s theory by not having a new equilibrium
at the end. The enigma code is combined at the end of the film when the screen
goes blank. This can be seen as a sad ending, using the uses of gratification
theory as the audience’s reasons for seeing it may be for entertainment or
social interaction.
I included an enigma code in our film because it would
create an active audience rather than a passive one. I wanted our audience to
try and figure out what happened to the character Naimah and also to the
audience in the film when Mallory appeared in front of them. The blank screen
will leave open-ended questions from the audience. This goes against Carroll’s
argument when he says that the third phase of a film was the ‘Disruption phase’
where the characters destroy the source of the disorder and restore
normality. This however does not happen in our film because of the enigma
code, which is the cliff-hanger which is stereotypical in a horror film.
The audience
theory in my film has the uses and gratification theory in it as my film is to
entertain my target audience through enjoyment and also for escapism where they
can watch the film to escape from reality. The audience is also able to
identify with the characters as they are the same age as them and the location
is in London, which is the same for my targeted audience. My film also goes
against the hypodermic needle theory where the audience takes everything in
whereas in the film the audience is actually left to work out who the
protagonist is and also at the end where the audience watching the film and see
Mallory in front of them and then the screen goes blank with sounds of
screaming.
Question 2: How effective is the
combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
My three
products connect together because of the theme of the film, being supernatural which
is evident throughout, for example the haunted school building is echoed through
the film as it shows the building during the beginning and then shows that it’s
haunted through Mallory and the deaths she causes which gives the effect that
the building is abandoned for a reason. It is also evident in the poster as the
background image is of the school building which gives an impression it’s
haunted by the primary Image that is Mallory, who has her face hidden behind
her hair and also the effects used to make her look like a ghost. The radio
trailer also shows that it takes place in the haunted school building as you
hear the characters talk about the place they are filming and also when the
tour guide says to follow her so she can show them around which is then proved
that something is wrong with the building as the use of scream’s and
suspenseful music is played in the radio trailer.
The images
that are similar throughout are of the main protagonist, Mallory where she is
shown in the film many times and also in the poster where her face is at the
front, also in the radio trailer, her phrase is displayed when she is heard
saying ‘please follow me and I will show you around’, this is also evident in
the film. The use of the watch Mallory wears is also featured in all three
products as the film shows many scenes where the watch is seen on Mallory’s
wrist. It’s also shown in the poster where the watch is being held by Mallory
under the spotlight signifying the importance the watch has in the film which
the time between the deaths she causes to each character. In the radio trailer
the ticking of the watch is also heard indicating to the audience that a clock
watch has meaning in the film. This all relates to the film and promotes it
through the use of sound, images, narrative and key phrases.
The colours
red, black and white are evident in the poster as well as the film where the
titles and credits appear, these colours connect to the genre, horror. This
helps to combine one another. The font of the poster as well as the animatic
title also link as both are in red and capital letters with the style of it
being distorted like a bad TV signal which links to the film and the use of
camcorders.
The audience
feedback on this was positive in the fact that the protagonist is visible in
all three products which allows the audience to see who the villain is. Also the
use of the watch is also shown throughout the film in some scenes for example
when the character Fatemah is being strangled as well the poster where the
clock face replaces the letter ‘o’ in the title ‘Mallory’. The radio trailer includes
the ticking of the clock sound. This all represents the film because the watch
indicates the time taken until a character is killed by Mallory. My target
audience has said that this prop is successful in delivering this.
The
distribution methods that I would use is putting up online so many of my
audience around the world can view it which will connect a lot more people than
only the UK. Also by putting it online for example on YouTube it will gain more
audience viewers around my targeted age rating being 15 year olds and over as
many use the online world daily. I would also put it in an independent cinema
as the film is only 5 minutes and does not have any famous actors in it to be
cut out for a large audience and cinema for example Odeon. I would also put it in an independent cinema
as its only 5 minutes long and it doesn’t have any famous actors in it to be
cut out for a well-known cinema that features big Hollywood films such as Odeon.
Question 3: What have you learned
from your audience feedback?
From the
survey that I conducted prior to filming I received many responses to what my
targeted audience want in horror films. I did my survey using Survey Monkey as
I was confident in using it from my AS and I was able to send the link on
social media to my targeted audience where I got my responses from. For example
in one question I asked what type of character do you like in horror films, the
second highest response was ghosts, which I decided to use in my film, who is
Mallory. Another question asked what type of setting do you like, where haunted
places got the highest response which I also decided to use in my film which
was the haunted school building. I also decided to base my film on a true story
as most of my target audience like it when it is, as the film is much scarier,
so I decided to make my film inspired by The Conjuring.
From the
class feedback session on my film I found that I needed to improve on the use
of sounds and music, as I didn’t have much at that time. This was improved
however after I collated different sound effects and horror related music from
various websites such as royalty free. I also improved on the use of the
sub-genre being supernatural through adding effects to some of the scenes to
make to make it more sinister and also as show that a supernatural presence is
about to happen for example changing the lighting to make it darker in areas so
its much more eerier. Characterisation was also amended by reshooting some
scenes for example the part when Mallory strangles Fatemah as she didn’t look
like she was scared.
I got
positive reviews about the film including the use of camera angle for example
the high angle shot when Fatemah is seen walking outside. The animatic titles
also got a positive review on it because of the transitions. My audience also
liked the costume of Mallory because it was simplistic and black which went
well with the character being the protagonist representing her evilness. The
use of camera movement had a positive review on it because of the various
filming techniques used for example when Fatemah is seen looking around, the
camera moves side to side in a fast movement giving the impression of what she
is looking at through her eyes.
The film
received optimistic claims for example my target audience loved the use of the
camcorder effect because it added more practicality to it and also the camera
angles and shot because it represented some of the characters feeling for
example the low angle shot of Habiba getting dragged suggests she has no power
over the protagonist and the high angle shot of Fatemah represents her
isolation. The music and the use of sounds also got a good reaction to it because
it was used the right scenes to represent the danger about to unfold and also
the as a warning sign. The use of low key lighting helped to create a spooky
atmosphere. However they said that some of the scenes where the characters are
taking, the sound is echoey. The characterisation wasn’t that good because in
scenes where they are to look scared, they didn’t.
My target
audience has said the poster truly represented the horror genre because of the
colours associated with it, mainly being red and black. They liked the fact
that the eye of Mallory was shown which gives the representation that she is
watching you’re every move linking to the slogan. The ‘coming soon’ in white
bold writing was commented being a good source of promotion to the film as it
catches the audience’s attention. The title was commented on being bold and
standing out attracting the audience’s attention straight away as the colour
red indicates and adheres to the horror convention. However they said it was to
make the background image more prominent as its very dark and mostly the colour
black and left only a little to see.
For the
radio trailer, my target audience said that the use of sounds and music as well
as the narrative was very productive together. They also said that the music
was very horror-like and went well with the film as it made them feel scared
due to the loud suspenseful music and the build up to it with calm music at the
beginning. The use of minimal narrative left the storyline open to more
questions leaving them wondering what is to happen in the film.
Question 4: How did you use media
technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
For research
I have used the Internet to help me find out about short films and the history
behind it. I have also researched about the horror genre to familiarise myself
with it so I know the codes and conventions of it which allowed me to apply
this to my film. I have also researched about other horror films so I can see
which ones where successful and then be able to see what they have done to make
the film popular. For example, The Grudge which is the one of the highest grossing
horror film of all time.
I used
technologies such as Prezzi to present my work on in a visualising way so it’s
interactive for example for my timeline on horror films and how it has evolved
has helped me be more creative in terms of narrative and when I was analysing a
horror radio trailer for ‘The woman in black’ I also used Prezzi. I used Emaze
for my audience profile, this is where I got two people around my age group for
my film and put everything about them in terms of their hobby and their likes
and dislikes as well as their favourite horror films, this allowed me to
interpret some of these things to my film such as what they’re favourite horror
film has that makes it so good which then could be applied to mines to make it
also good. I used an animated person on Voki to present information on horror
films in the UK and USA. I also used Powtoon to present my research on
controversial horror films. This was an effective way as I found various
information that were useful to me such as through viewing YouTube clips on
filming, for example on camera work, which helped me during filming. I used
Visme, to upload my work on horror film title analysis so that it can help me
when deciding what type of font and colour to use. I used slideshare to upload
a lot of my work on to because it uploads PowerPoint presentations, which makes
it simple to just upload on to my blog. For example I used it for my horror
film poster analysis for ‘Sinister’ and also for my treatment and pitch. I used
Speaker Deck to publish my research work on the BBFC and what age category I
needed to put on my film as it portrayed scenes of infliction and pain which is
needed for a 15 rated film. And I also put up Case studies of some horror
films.
For planning,
I used the computer to write up all my research on to word and upload them on
slide share from PowerPoint presentation or from Word to scribd so I was able
to embed it to my blog in a form of a presentation. I used different
technologies such as Vimeo to put my draft of filming up and also my
storyboards which were effective because I was able to embed the link to my
blog, very simply. On Scribd I uploaded my script on it so it was easy to view
through scrolling down rather than uploading an image on my blog. I did my
storyboards by drawing them and then taking pictures of it using my smartphone
to upload them on final cut pro which I learnt how to use so I was prepared to
use this for my film. I also drew three plans for my poster, which I got
audience feedback on it which allowed me to improve on it for my final design.
This was put directly on my blog so it was easy to view.
For the
production stage, filming was done using a 100D Canon camera where I was able
to film using it effectively. The tripod was used to hold the camera in place
steadily and also for panning around. The effects I did whilst filming was fast
panning shots to give a point of view shot from the character Fatemah, when she
is looking around after going outside and hearing noises. Lighting was done
with a light box was also used near the end when the protagonist is shown
staring down at the character Naimah. During post-production, the editing was
done on final cut pro where sound effects such as lighting was altered to make
some scenes brighter and other darker. I also used the effect of static on a
damaged TV to make it look like Mallory is causing the interference through
being in the room. Music was added in appropriate places after editing some of
them on audacity which I had experience in using during AS. I also added the
camcorder effect on the screen to make it look like the characters are filming,
as it is conventional of supernatural horror films. I have added effects in the scene
when the protagonist is seen going down the stairs after meeting with the
students, the filter of a CCTV camera look was added to show how she is seeing
everything and shows her control over them. We used a light red filter on a scene when Mallory
is seen watching Fatemah from above. This tells the audience that the
protagonist is about to strike. A blue filter was also used when Fatemah
is seen outside to give a chilly atmosphere which is matched to the sound
effect of the wind. This is also evident in the radio trailer at the beginning.
The
production titles were done on live type, which helped to create animated title
sequences were created and added to the beginning of the film. It has ‘Inspired
by true events’ written in white font and the transition was in a ghost like
effect, misty whilst disappearing and then the title appears with ‘Mallory’
written in capital bold, red and blue font. The transition was like a distorted
TV with no signal, shaking, to promote the films idea of it being camcorder.
The cast names as well as the production name is also shown whilst the clip of the
setting is played behind it. This technology allowed my film to be more
realistic as most horror films start off like this.
My poster
was successfully published using Photoshop, where I was able to add images of
the main protagonists, where the side of her face, with one eye showing is only
revealed, covering the other half of her face with her hair and with the
haunted building faded in the back with the shadow of Mallory in one of the
windows. The titles were created from downloading the font from the website,
DaFont.com and then writing ‘Mallory’ with it. The age rating, 15 were added to
the bottom corner as well as the production logo. The production details and
cast names were added by downloading a ‘Universal’ font from the same website,
this is the same for Hollywood films.
The radio
trailer was done using Garage band where music from the website royalty free was
used as well as voice clips recorded by the characters and also the narrative was
done by one of my teachers. This all merged together to create the final
Mallory radio trailer and to promote the sub-genre of the film supernatural
through for example the loud wind noises in the beginning and the build-up of
tension from a calm, and relaxing music to the use of suspenseful music near to
the end.
Final cut
pro was used to present my evaluation as I was able to put my voiceover on it which
I recorded using my smartphone and I had a video playing where I showed clips
of my work as evidence on it such as images of my research tasks and primary
evidence such as surveys as well as scenes from my film. This helped me to display
what I was taking about making it more engaging to visually see.
Friday, 17 April 2015
Final radio trailer for Mallory
This is the final radio trailer for Mallory
I used Whatsapp to get my audience feedback on the trailer as this allowed me to communicate effectively with the same age group as my film.
Here are some of the responses I got:
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Final poster for Mallory
Before:
This is the before picture of the poster. As you can see I decided to change the font of the cast members and also our names because films usually have the font of the production details the same. The color for the tagline was also changed to a brown color to match the building and give a brick effect color to it as its visible in the poster. The color for 'Coming soon' was changed to white as it would stand out and let the audience know its out soon. The clock was initially planned to be a reflection in Mallory's eyes but it didn't look realistic and didn't fade in the way I wanted it to so I decided to add it as the letter 'o' instead, which I think looks so much better because its part of the protagonists name which gives to the audience a clue as to what the film is about.
After:
This is the finished poster, I think it looks good because it has the conventions of a horror genre for example the use of color in the font which is red connoting evil and danger. The background of the building is also visible showing the location. The face of Mallory is layered on top of the the building only showing her eye which gives an eerie atmosphere to it as it doesn't reveal her whole face and identity. The font is slightly distorted showing the nature of the film being a camcorder effect. The window with Mallory's shadow is seen on the top right which I think makes it look mysterious and scary.The clock that Mallory wears has replaced the 'o' in the title showing the link it has to the film.
Feedback:
Friday, 10 April 2015
Radio trailer script
Wind blowing with loud suspenseful music
Mallory: Please follow me and I will show you around
Habiba: There's something weird about her
Habiba: Hello?
Narrator: Blair Witch meets Stay Alive
Narrator: She awaits your arrival
Habiba: *Screams*
Naimah: Who are you?
Narrator: Mallory...Coming to cinemas...soon
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Effects made to Mallory


We used a light red filter on a scene when Mallory is seen watching Fatemah from above. This tells the audience that the protagonist is about to strike.
A blue filter was also used when Fatemah is seen outside to give a chilly atmosphere which is matched to the sound effect of the wind. This is also evident in the radio trailer at the beginning.
Friday, 20 March 2015
Sounds effects & Music
Adding sound effects & Music:
For my film I added a lot of sound effects and music to make some of the scenes scarier as this hints the audience whats to happen for example the build up of suspense suggests something bad is about to happen such as in my film, when Mallory walks up to the camera and covers it with her hand with the upbeat music in the background connoting the suspense, I downloaded the music from royalty free and used audacity to cut and delete some of the parts to the music that isn't needed as well as paste multiple parts if i wanted to play again.
For my film I added a lot of sound effects and music to make some of the scenes scarier as this hints the audience whats to happen for example the build up of suspense suggests something bad is about to happen such as in my film, when Mallory walks up to the camera and covers it with her hand with the upbeat music in the background connoting the suspense, I downloaded the music from royalty free and used audacity to cut and delete some of the parts to the music that isn't needed as well as paste multiple parts if i wanted to play again.
Friday, 13 March 2015
Feedback of film so far
Feedback:
We let our target audience see the film so far and we got them to mark each category out of 5 so we can we which part needed improvement on.
Above: This shows the amendments we are going to make to the film and who is responsible for them.
From the feedback we received most of our audience said they liked the camera angles, shots movements and composition however they said that the use of sounds need to be worked on such as effects and music. also our sub-genre needs to be more obvious so we need to add effects when Mallory appears so the audience know that she is a ghost.
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Poster design Ideas
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Radio trailer plan
Edited version:
Evidence: Recording our radio trailer in the music studio
Radio trailer plan
Voice: Inspired by true events.
Sound: Wind blowing and trees rustling.
Habiba screaming: As she gets dragged by Mallory.
Member of audience: She looks so scary
Fatema: Maybe she disappeared like you wanted her to in your script
Member of audience: Such a big twist. So unexpected.
Mallory: She awaits your arrival
Sound: 3 ticks of the watch
Sound: Cupboard creaking
Naimah: Who are you?
Whisper: Coming soon
Sounds we will include:
Wind blowing
Screaming
Clock ticking
Cupboard creaking
Sunday, 1 March 2015
Monday, 9 February 2015
Camcorder effect

We wanted to add a camcorder effect to our film so its a film within a film. The sub-genre, supernatural usually is associated with it being a camcorder effect such as paranormal activity and the Blair witch project, as it adds realism to it and makes it more scarier as our audience feedback has said.
The camcorder effect is seen in the beginning being handheld when the two characters are seen entering the building to meet their tour guide. It is also seen in the scene when it is left on, where Habiba is practicing to get dragged for the film they are about to shoot. It is left on throughout the same scene when Naimah and Fatemah are seen practicing their lines and then also when Naimah is seen running into the room after seeing Fatemah get strangled by Mallory. Later on during the end it is also on when Mallory and Naimah are seen face to face.
This challenges the convention of normal horror films where a normal camera is used throughout.
The camcorder effect is seen in the beginning being handheld when the two characters are seen entering the building to meet their tour guide. It is also seen in the scene when it is left on, where Habiba is practicing to get dragged for the film they are about to shoot. It is left on throughout the same scene when Naimah and Fatemah are seen practicing their lines and then also when Naimah is seen running into the room after seeing Fatemah get strangled by Mallory. Later on during the end it is also on when Mallory and Naimah are seen face to face.
This challenges the convention of normal horror films where a normal camera is used throughout.
Sunday, 8 February 2015
Animatic titles
The title and the cast names were done using Live type, Where the animation, color and font were designed. This allowed us to present it in the film and also add a panning shot of the setting the film takes place in which is the haunted school building which is shown being next to the church and graveyard to suggest and inform our audience the sub-genre of the film.
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Feedback from audience
We received feedback from one of our target audiences on the film so far and what we have edited.
27 Jan offline edit review:
- 12.07- audio down (too echo)
- 12.20- trim down- see too much of a blank room
- Make the edits tighter
- 44.06- as chair turns do you have a close up of face?
- 46- audio seems to carry over to be louder overlay scene of 2 girls.
- 1.1.18- fade o black but continue the scream so we don’t see the aftermath of laughter.
- 1.05.13- any other distance shots?
- Interact shot 1.15.00 with 1.20.00 and crosscut to create tension.
- Why is 1.35.00 out of focus?
- Close up/mid shot/ shot reverse shots needed when ‘you’ see the ‘ghost’ figure to build suspense
- Where’s the audio in shot 1.40.00?
- Could you edit 1.45.00 (hand grabbing) to include jump cuts of characters walking and grabbing to demonstrate madness?
- Being grabbed would include audio response
- 1.50.00- audio too loud/cut shot sooner and overlay with audio of chocking
- Darker edit- too light
- Distinguish filming/ rehearsal.
We will correct the parts we have to do again and reshoot some scenes as well so we can address these issues.
Sunday, 25 January 2015
Dates of filming and editing
Date
|
Time
|
Location
|
Activity
|
Equipment’s
|
Props
|
Personnel
|
Contingency
|
11/12/14
|
3:30-3:10
|
CTC Building
|
Test shots
|
Camera
Tripod
Microphone
|
Fake blood
Scripts
Watch
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa & Mahmuda)
Actresses (all)
|
test shots of building (exterior)
|
22/12/14
|
10:30-13:00
|
CTC Building
|
Scene 2 and 4
|
Camera
Tripod
Microphone
Light box
|
Fake blood
Scripts
Watch
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa & Mahmuda)
Actresses (all)
|
Pan shots of exterior of CTC building.
|
6/01/15
|
11:00-12:30
|
Aspire Media Room
|
Offline edit
|
Mac computers
Memory card
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa & Mahmuda)
|
Listen to sounds to include in footage.
|
|
12/01/15
|
09:00-10:30
|
Aspire Media Room
|
Offline edit
|
Mac computers
Memory card
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa & Mahmuda)
|
||
13/01/15
|
11:00- 12:30
|
Aspire Media Room
|
Offline edit
|
Mac computers
Memory Card
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa & Mahmuda)
|
||
15/01/15
|
2:00-2:30
|
Music Studio
|
Radio Trailer
|
Scripts
|
Producer and director (Akfa)
|
||
19/01/15
|
09:50-10:40
|
Music Studio
|
Radio Trailer
|
Scripts
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa & Mahmuda)
|
||
20/01/15
|
2:00-3:00
|
Harley Grove Playground
|
Scene 3
|
Camera
Tripod
Mike boom
|
Producer and director
(Akfa) Actresses ( Shuma and Fathema)
|
Film Scene 5 in DST
|
|
23/01/15
|
13:30-3:00
|
Aspire Media Room
|
Offline edit
|
Mac computers
Memory card
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa & Mahmuda)
|
Date
|
Time
|
Location
|
Activity
|
Equipment’s
|
Props
|
Personnel
|
Contingency
|
27/01/15
|
11:00-12:40
|
Aspire-Media Room
|
Offline Editing
|
Mac computer
Memory card
|
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa
& Mahmuda)
|
|
3/02/15
|
11:00-12:40
|
Aspire-Media Room
|
Offline Editing
|
Mac computer
Memory card
|
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa
& Mahmuda)
|
|
10/02/15
|
11:00-12:40
|
Aspire-Media Room
|
Offline Editing
|
Mac computer
Memory card
|
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa
& Mahmuda)
|
|
15/03/15
|
12:40-1:40
|
DST
|
Scene 5
|
Camera
Tripod
Microphone
Light box
|
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa
& Mahmuda)
|
Filming
|
6/03/15
|
3:10-4:30
|
Harley Grove
|
Scene
|
Camera
Tripod
Microphone
Light box
|
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa
& Mahmuda)
|
Reshooted this scene because it wasn’t in focus
|
9/03/15
|
3:10-5:00
|
Harley Grove
|
3Scene 1
|
Camera
Tripod
Microphone
Light box
|
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa
& Mahmuda)
|
Filming
|
10/03/15
|
12:40-1:30
|
Aspire-Media Room
|
Offline Editing
|
Mac computer
Memory card
|
|
Producers and directors ( Akfa
& Mahmuda
|
Added music and sound effects to film
|
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