Filming session killing (Stitched Mouth)

 

During Today's filming session we decided to film the next killing which was going to be the stitched mouth. We all agreed that we should use some make up effects that we learnt from the Make Up Academy for this scene. Talia used string,
PVA Glue and fake blood to create the effect of our actress having her lips sown.

For this shot we had a problem with lighting as there was too much light yet again, which looses the genre and goes against the codes and conventions of a Horror trailer as the shots are usually dark and confined.
















<----- Here is Talia in the process of creating the 'stitched face' look that we were going for.

Filming Session Killing (Drowning Scene)

 

 

Today we managed to film our drowning scene.

I feel that this is a good shot type however the shot is too grainy and too bright for the effect that we are trying to create.

 

Target: I would suggest that we re-film this in the same place just in a darker setting to really emphasise the horror aspect of our trailer. I would also suggest that we use more camera angles and camera movement e.g. have a point of view shot of the killer approaching the victim 

Typography For Our Poster

Here are a few of the different typography ideas that we are considering to use for our Masthead for our poster. we are trying to narrow it down to just two so that we can really pick which is best suited for our poster. 

 

 

 

 

Editing opening

During Todays session I began to editing the opening for our trailer. I wanted to have an establishing shot of the area so the audience could get an idea about the setting and where the film is set. When editing this section I realised that the shots we had taken had too much dialogue within each shot making our trailer to be more like a short film rather than the trailer we want it to be. Having a lot of dialogue wouldn't engage our audience at all as we would be telling the whole story which we don't want.

With this in mind I suggested that we retake the footage but only with the killings as there will only be screaming and shouting within each shot, rather than having a lot of dialogue.

Trailer analysis

Media questions:

2) why are we told who is staring in film? How is this information given to us? Why?

In a trailer we are usually told who is staring in the film when the person is a celebrity, this is used as a marketing tool for distributors to grab the attention of their target audience so they will be more likely to watch the film as they know the person who is the main character in the film.
In this particular trailer (The Roommate) we see the person who is starring in this film as they don't specifically say there name but we are introduced to the main character by a close up shot. There is also a co-star who is well and is on a tv show (Gilmore girls), she is we'll know for this tv show who is likely to get this film a lot of publicity due to the fact that she is already well known. this is one of the ways they present the information of the people who are starring in the film.

4) what clues does the music give us to what type of film the trailer is advertising?

At the start of the trailer the music is rather deceiving as it starts of nice and slow and then there is a clock chime and the music becomes sinister with the same tone going through the trailer under the dialogue. Over the music we then start to hear continuous screaming informing us that this is a horror film.

6) how does the speed if what we see compare to watching a clip from a film? Why is this? Does the speed alter through the trailer or stay the same?

In this trailer the speed of which we see different clips is very different to the clips we see in a film. In a film the clips will be longer with a range of different shot types at a range of angles whereas in a trailer the speed changes as in the beginning of a (specifically) horror trailer they usually start off slow and the as we get to the disruption section of the trailer the clips become smaller and the paste of the trailer gradually builds up and would usually become a fast montage of clips.

8) which is more effective in making you want to see the film, the poster or a trailer?

In my opinion I would say that the trailer is more likely to attract me to see the film because with the trailer its like a pre experience before you decide whether you want to watch the film or not, with the trailer it gives you a chance to see the visuals of a film and understand what it is about, and then you can decide whether you want to see it or not.


9) Choose and compare the trailers of the same length and count how many cuts and edits there are ?
In trailer one (the roommate) there are 105 cuts in this piece, the cuts started off slow at the beginning of the trailer then towards the end they suddenly got faster, this was to excite the audience and build up there adrenalin levels exciting them for what the film contained.
In trailer two (step father) there were 125 cuts, this is because compared to The Roommate there were a lot more uses of montage to again excite the audience whilst they are watching the trailer, so they are excited and feel to come and watch the film.

Classification- Rating Our Film

A film can be categorised into seven different age ratings suitable for different age groups here are the six main ones:

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U
The U symbol stands for Universal, meaning that any film that has been rated a U should be suitable to watch for audiences over the age of four years old. When a film has been classified as a U it usually means that they will allow very mild language such as 'damn and hell'.










PG
PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means that the film will be suitable for general viewing however some scenes might not be suitable for younger children. Parents are responsible to decide weather the film content is suitable for their child to watch. PG films should not be disturbing to children over the age of eight.


12 and 12A
12a means that anyone over the age of 12 can go to watch a film unaccompanied. The 'A' stands for accompanied and advisory. Anyone under the age of 12 is able to watch and 12a as long as they are accompanied by a Parent or Guardian. The 12 certificate is only for DVD, Videos and Blue-rays, 12A is only for cinema due to the fact that parents can accompany a child to the cinema but cant necessarily accompany their child when watching a DVD.



15
 A 15 means that o-one under the age of 15 is allowed to see a film rated 15. 15 will usually consist of:
Frequent Strong Language
Sexual Activity
Strong violence
Drug Taking






18
18 is a rating for Adults. No one under 18 is allowed to see a 18 rated film. An 18 film would usually consist of:
Very Strong Language
Strong Violence
String Portrayals of Sexual Content
Strong horror
Strong Blood and Gore
Real Sex
Discriminative language and violence

Our Facebook Page (digital strategy)

Today I decided to create a facebook page for our film trailer, so that we could start to build up an audience for our film and establish who our target audience is.
As a team we have decided to go for the age range of 15+ giving our film the classification of a 15 due to the bloody and types of killing that will be included.
We also want to use this page to receive feedback about our ideas for our trailer. For us to use this popular social network site shows that we want to connect with our audience as they will regularly be using these networking sites

 

This also enhances our digital strategy technique for our trailer. I personally feel that this is a good way of promoting our trailer and getting it seen by the public. I believe this is a good technique as I researched other films and found that this was the most common way that they promoted there films and ideas creating synergy around the target audience.

 

This Facebook page will be used to show off our production ideas giving our audience an insight on what things are like when filming, so that they feel as though they are a part of the creation of our trailer and also enjoy some of our bloopers whilst we were filming. This will be called 'Behind the Scene of Top Ten'.

Targets for weekend filming

Murder make-up Techniques (questions)

We're going to Christene  Blondell's make up academy to learn some horror make-up techniques so that we can make our horror trailer look more realistic. For this we needed to be prepared with some questions to ask her so we could make the most of our visit to the make up academy.
we asked:

1. What make-up would we need to create bruises and grazes?
Answer: Using a sponge, get some red paint and dab it onto the area you want to look bruised, to make it more realistic add some paint of a similar skin tone to your actor.
For a graze you will need PVA glue and skin toned paint with some fake blood. Mix the skin toned paint and the glue together then apply to the actors skin. wait for it to dry and then start to peal of some of the glue but not all the way off. Apply some fake blood underneath the parts of blood that you have peeled.

2. How can we create the effect of someone's face looking washed out as though they have been drowned?
Answer: You wont require make-up for this, that is mainly in the acting

Filming Session 1 behind the scenes

Today we went to get some footage for our trailer so we could begin to edit our trailer as soon as possible. We started off by filming the opening of our trailer so we made sure that we were in a lighter area as the beginning starts off in a positive way.

Our filming process went well, in our group we worked well as a team and communicated well with each other. I decided to take the role of the Director as I have had previous experience being behind the camera and know the different shot types and angels that we would need to film in so thought it would be appropriate that I start off the filming process.
I felt that we were all organised and had planned everything properly and knew what location we were going to film in. However our time-keeping wasn't good as we left our first location late which then left us with a limited amount of time to film in the second location but because we worked as a team we managed to film all of the footage that we would need for the opening of our trailer.

Today we were trying to introduce the protagonist of our narrative, showing her at the peak point of her popularity, introducing her character, revealing her biter personality and showing how she craves popularity. We used the dialogue in this section to show how important she is in her old school, so that went the time comes we can show her the transformation of her in her new school.

I believe that the footage we took outside we will be able to use because the lighting isn't grainy, but the lighting inside kept changing due to the camera focus. 

For the next filming session I think we need to re-film the in-door section and then move onto getting footage for our middle section and our killings so that we are still keeping our filming process within the timeframe that we have been given and can begin to edit our trailer.

   

Synopsis 1

This is our first draft for our synopsis explaining who our character is and why she is the way she is:

Synopsis:

Sinead is 18 years old, daughter of retail manager and accountant Helen and Bob from gospel oak, Sinead is one of 3 children (older brother & younger sister) making her the middle child, as she is the middle child she feels insecure, neglected and invisible causing her to not participate in family events unless told to by her father as she has a close relationship with him, her being a loner at home forces he to create an identity of miss popular at her secondary school (parliament hill) she is loved by everyone there. Until one day her parents reveal to her that they are going to be moving to a more urban area (hackney village). Sinead is saddened by this remark.Entering her new school Sinead is introduced to the new cliques and the popular girls 'The A Team'. Sinead try's to befriend the a team as she was popular in her previous school but looking at Sinead The A Team reject her and laugh at her, triggering a rage and anger in Sinead that she has bee holding back for years. When Sinead gets home that night she goes on google and searches for 'top ten tips on how to be popular in a new school'. Using these tips Sinead try's to impress the A team by using tip 1, but the first tip goes terribly wrong for Sinead causing her to be humiliated rather than get her popularity status high. This humiliation then activates a rage for revenge in Sinead's mind, with this anger in her mind she uses the 10 top tip and reverses them into killing techniques and kills everyone linked to and in The A Team

Filming Schedule

Here is our filming schedule which was created through celtx showing when and what time we will be filming and the section of trailer that we will be filming. This is to help us get more organised with our filming so we don't fall behind.