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Evaluation

Media Studies AS Evaluation from Prentice Johnson

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problems and issues we faced

After filming many of our scenes we found out that Daniel had broken his leg this means the next scenes with Daniel in wouldnt be possible to shoot in time as he couldnt walk. Lucklily in the shots that we had filmed previously shot a few were positioned in an angle perposly positoned to hide Daniels face to build suspense and mystery about the character, the shots with daniels face we had to reshoot. One of our group members joe was used to be our new killer.

joe putting on glove prop

Another issue we faced as when i was creating the match on action the test for it using her neckless and a image of the moon worked fine:

I used this test image of the moon for the match on action.

I then had the clip of the moon on one layer and the clip of the neckless on another layer and over lapped the ending of moon clip with the opening of the shot of daisy' neckless.

I then used the pen tool to make a time marker on the opacity level.

Then with the mouse select i dipped the opacity level down and then created another marker and had it run at 20% and then slowly dip down to 0% as daisys neckless was fading through to create a smooth match on action.

Through testing this i was sure i could do it but when gathering the footage for a shot of an extreme close up of the moon the nights where realy cloudy and i was unable to film a full moon so we disided to have a zoom from the neckless instead which i later edited in with some music and worked really well.

process of our props

 The use of props in our film was to use to create a sense of verisimilitude, this helps to make the film seem more realistic and gives the audience something to relate to. from our research we knew that props are essential in building meaning as it forms part of the mise en scene. we used a chair for daisy to be tied up to portraying a 'damsel in distress' with a sinister atmosphere.  We used a chain to tie up Daisy. we origanly planned for Daisy to have a pearl necklace,which we would then use to create a graphic match from a pearl to the moon. The pearls will signify innocence and purity, which contrasts the dark, evil precents of the moon to create a binary opposition. We also used a fake home made chloroform bottle, This was created by using a glue spray art can and using photoshop to create a chloroform lable to fit to the mesurements of the cans lable and stuck it over the top to create a more realistic and clear link to what the prop is.

Another prop we disided to use where some rubber gloves to create a dangorous,hazardoss effect,to clearly show the prop he is handling is dangourous.

Editing- Colour Correction

When editing our film i disided to apply some previous skills i had learned. I used the colour correction tool and the contrast/brightness levels to alter the apearence of our footage to create a more sinister looking lighting.

The tool used is video effect > colour balance > video effects

I also had to change the exposure as when i filmed this scene below the exposure was too high and created the clip to seem grainy but by turning the exposure down creates the scene to be more sharp than it previously was.

 I then needed to apply the previous settings of the last frame to the next so it runs smoothly,this turned out well and i was pleased with the outcome and so was my group but gee suggested we should make it look more sinister and cold by adding a blue filter to the scene. I turned the blue highlights and midtones up by 5% and kept these settings throughout the scene with the other shots.

By applying these changes to out footage instead of keeping it raw alloud us to refrained from having high key lighting and over exposed footage that comes across as bright and creates the feeling of happiness but with the settings used contributed to our horror/thriller movie, Also from our groups research we could see how low key lightning is widely used in thrillers as this technique relies on one light source "it may cast light over one object whilst leaving others in darkness/shadows." Which we did with our opening scene with a lED light shining down on daisy.

progression

New Titles

Today gee created the opening production and the opening titles:

titles

storyboard final

1) The establishing shot of the house (at night time/ evening) preferably evening so that the lighting is dim and eerie.

2) Zoom to the moon.

3) Graphic match to a pearl on the girl's necklace.

4) High angle shot of the girl sitting tied up in a basement in darkness. (night vision camera effect)

5) A man walks in, turning the light on (potentially grabbing her face)

6) A long distance shot, panning the woodland area catching the two walking along holding hands.

7) A split screen shot. 

• left hand side; the girl getting ready in the mirror wearing a dressing gown.(high angle)
• right hand side; a man preparing the basement area with ropes/ chair. (low angle)

8) A shot of the girl walking along the house (panning) up to the front door.

9) A fish eye/ crab shot of the girl through the peep hole.

10) The man opening the door and welcoming her in.

11) DINNER FOR TWO 

12) Credits.

characters

Characters

Daisy Embury:

This is our character we will use for the female character who is the victim in the opening. For the opening we will need to make daisy look ill in the opening as she is being locked in a small space which is dark and warm; for this we will make her look sweaty/ pale. By doing this we will use pale make up and make her look sticky by make her forehead wet. Moreover throughout the piece we want to make her look as average as we can (reflective of mise-en-scene in thriller research)- because the characters traditionally throughout are average and therefore more relatable we would want her to be dressed in plan, darker clothing with not much make up (bare minimum).

Dan Dodd:
Throughout the opening Dan's head will be cut off, yet when it comes to him preparing the room and sending the text we reveal the character still unaware to the audience if it is the same man or not. For Dan's character we will want him to play someone with very little emotion throughout as he will then appear more mysterious and therefore building tension for the audience. Dan will also be dressed in everyday clothes which will be dull and insignificant. 

shot list

new storyboard

Storyboard research

The Process of Story Boarding

Storyboarding is a process that many film production companies utilise in order to organise scenes into seperate shots, allowing them to ponder ideas before actually shooting a scene. The process involves collating a number of different sketches and assembling them in a chronological fashion to form a full scene taking into account the lighting, camera, mise en scene and editing that is projected to be used in the scene whilst annotations are made to get ideas across clearly. Joe Ranft was a very famous storyboarder/voice acotr/screen writer who worked on every Pixar animation project from 1980-2005 before he tragically passed away. He would collect a plethora of sketches that eventually form the basis of the storyboard, before selecting which shots seem most viable and organising them accordingly. Storyboarding is an incredibly beneficial process financially, as it means actors on lucrative salaries are not being paid for more hours than they are actually required for as the scenes have been planned.

The photo above depicts Joe Ranft organising one of many storyboards for Disney Pixar.

Researching story boarding is certainly relevant to our project is it could save us time when filming, as we will have prepared an array of sketches that represent camera angles that we project to film, and will therefore allow us more time to edit/re-film certain scenes. We are going to devise a storyboard with annotations, that is meticulous and takes into account every camera angle/editing techniques we are going to use.

Storyboarding will benefit us greatly in our task, if we have a clear plan as to what we want to shoot, it will make filming more concise and therefore we have more time to edit. The storyboard can be a short sequence of pictures, or an intricate and comprehensive plan that includes almost every shot the director intends to use.

costume

The female character is made to be a character who is sophisticated therefore the costume throughout will be used in order to represent this. Moreover we hope to create binary opposition through the characters dress therefore meaning the male character would be wearing typically "slobbish" or more casual clothing throughout our opening.

Within our opening the establishing extract is to be a shot of the house the girl is held hostage in, which zooms into the moon which will follow to a graphic match to the girl sitting on the chair in the basement's pearl necklace. Not only will this connote her wealth and sophistication this will also establish a story for the audience to work with, representing the significance of her wealth.

As the extract develops and we go to the scene where the girl is walking along with the boy in the common we see her in less sophistication yet still dressed up nicely. In a white long coat along with black jeans, back turtle neck and black boots.

These clothes will be in binary opposition to the costume of the male who, throughout will be wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a grey sweatshirt. with some trainers. This will connote to the audience the different within the two characters from the start.

title test one

Filming - day1

On the day filming i was unable to get the actors on the days i was free so i tryed out some possible shots to use of the house for the establishing shot.
below are some screen shots:

Some of the footage i disided to not use as the shot wasnt right or i was fully framing the house and it wasnt a good angle. 

I then also realised that these shots looked to happy and bright and i needed to make them darker and more sinister looking.

I then went on to add these into adobe after effects to add some darker filters on and you speed up the pan.
The out come of these looked quite good and i am thinking of using these in the final film after discusing it with my group.

locations

The image above is the location where we will film in dog walking scene.

This is located just down the road from my house and will be easy to access and to film here is no issue as it is relatively quite and no houses.

 Here is the location of the house in which the girl is taken hostage and most of the filming will take place.

This spot here is where the crab shot will take place the angle will be a high angle and a fisheye or super wideangle lens will be used to create a peep hole effect to make it look as if she is being watched and a plan is taking place,also creates suspense and the idea that she is trapped in.

story board