PROBLEMS WE FACED
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HOW IT WAS RESOLVED
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COSTUME - we were unable to get hold of a hooded cloak for the villain.
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With permission we used a curtain from one
of the drama classrooms in the school.
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WEATHER - on the 11th February we didn't
check the weather for that day so the location
we filmed in was wet and muddy as it has
rained.
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We decided to go ahead with filming and as
our clothing for that day was adequate enough to film and move around in.
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PROP - we needed a skateboard for our
actress (playing the villain) to move on so in
the film it looks like they are almost floating.
However we couldn't get of one for the
second day of filming.
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The closest thing we could find that rolls on
the floor was a wheely chair, so we got our actress to kneel on the chair as someone pulled her from behind.
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Friday, 19 February 2016
P20 - Problems we faced during filming
Thursday, 18 February 2016
P19 - FILMING (Day 2 - last day)
The first scene we started filming today was scene 5 where flowers and a card are put on Hannah's grave by her mother. As we didn't check the weather the day before it was extremely wet and muddy so there were issues with that but we managed to find a grave to put the flowers and card on. Though the conditions were a little bad the weather was nice and sunny so we filmed an extra shot - here we filmed a wide shot of the graveyard.
Excluding filming in the graveyard, today's filming was a lot harder than expected. One of the main issues we had to deal with was costume and prop. For our villain we planned on the actress wearing a hooded cloak but as we couldn't get hold of one we resorted to using a curtain. This was difficult as the material was heavy and really long. However we did make it work in creating our faceless "witch-ghost".
To make our villain move we planned on creating the effect of the ghost floating so we thought of using a skateboard. However we couldn't get one available for today so instead we used a wheely chair for our actress to kneel on as someone pushed them from behind. This was extremely difficult as the first attempts we tried to do this we couldn't get the chair to move straight towards the camera so we were given the suggestion that the chair should be pulled backwards and when we edit the shot we can reverse it so it looks like the ghost is moving forward. Filming these scenes (scene 3 and scene 4) was time consuming so to get things moving we shortened them by cutting dialogue.
During filming we improvised on a lot of things, such as dialogue and camera shots. For example, our actress Piah couldn't say a few lines without sounding natural and realistic, so we cut out some lines. This meant that a lot of the filming done with Piah was mostly physical. With the camera shots we experimented with the camera by filming from different angles and positions. For example, one shot we think looked really good was in the scene where Hannah (Piah) runs under the table and we film a shot from the other side at a low angle.
We did manage to film all of the scenes today and although we had to change and improve a lot of things last minute it did go well in the end.
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
P18 - FILMING (Day 1)
Today we went to shoot scene 1 of our film which was in the school. There was another group filming on the same day but it was in a different location so there was no clash and we were able to film without any distractions or disturbance. We only filmed in one location the whole time which was in one of the classrooms. As we changed locations of the setting there were some difficulties choosing which angles to shoot from and where to position the camera to get the best shot. However, after experimenting with the camera and doing a few practice shots we managed to complete scene 1. No props were necessarily needed apart from a phone so dealing with that was easy and we didn't use any extra equipments, just the camera and tripod. We plan on completing filming on Thursday (18th February).
Sunday, 7 February 2016
Friday, 5 February 2016
R20 - Trip to the BFI
On the 5th February we went on a trip to the BFI to to learn more about film posters and trailers. We analysed them and looked at mise-en-scene, camera shots and sound into more detail. For example, one film poster we looked at was a poster for the film 'Submarine'.
There were a lot of interesting observations about this poster including the representation of the colours used. E.g, the blue could represent the person on the poster "drowning" in their problems, troubles they're facing in life. Also, at the top of the poster features the name of the actor Ben Stiller. Anyone who knows him or is familiar with his work would be interested in this film as his name is mentioned.
Alongside posters we also learned a few conventions and why some films are successful. Following the success of the new Star Wars film (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) a few things were mentioned about the genre, such as why it was a huge success. For example, it is a sci-fi and action film. For many people films like Stars Wars are an escape film and there is the pleasure of getting lost in made up, fantasy worlds, stories and characters. This particular film has an older audience. However, the special effects and music would attract younger audiences as the high use of technology appeals more to the younger generation.
As well as Star Wars we looked at 'The Inbetweeners 2' which was also a success. Reasons why were because it is a comedy genre which is ranked as the most successful genre in film since 1995-2016 (http://www.the-numbers.com/market/genres). Also, it was a TV series which is an intertextual link and the use of sexual innuendos, which in the world of advertising 'sex sells'.
This has helped me think about the way I make the radio trailer and poster for my short horror film. As the trailer is an audio visual I have thought about how I can make it appealing to my target audience. As for the poster, I've thought more into details in how it can look to relate to the gothic horror genre and what i can add, improve to make it look attractive.
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
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