Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

Will's Prelim Response



Katie's Prelim Response

Emily's Prelim Response


Georgia's Prelim Response

Evaluation Question 5

Our target Audience was mainly girls ages 15-20 however males may also want to watch this film as men, stereotypically would rather watch an action or a horror over a rom-com or other such genre.
To attract the audience our main character was a girl ages 17 meaning our target audience would be able to relate to her easily. The mockumentary part of our opening would not usually appeal to the target audience however we used contradicting views between her peers and her teacher which would be more realistic in the way a girl this age acts in front of teachers and people her own age making it more realistic and believable. these contradicting views also create an enigma for the rest of the film about the real identity of the victim.

Evaluation Question One

In what way does your product use, develop or or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?




How we have used, developed or challenged conventions through camera work and editing:

At this point in the opening i created a zoom into a moving light behind her, this is the first clip to show something following her, as this is an unknown and anyone could be behind the light it uses the codes of a horror film, using the audiences minds to create different ideas of the protagonist for each viewer.



Haunted Battle Website

9 Key Frames

 To support Evaluation Question One I have created a series of 9 key frames from the opening showing how they apply to and challenge codes and conventions of real media products. rollover the images.

Final Opening

Response

What we need to change based on the feedback from our draft screening:

Sound

Sound is the most important part of our film opening as we use it to set the scene, create and build tension as well as insinuate when something bad is going to happen.
Here are some of the sounds we used for the opening:

            

Sound at the end, There are lots of layers to build tension and make an impact

Sound bridges of interview over the main shots

Layers showing how tracks are faded into each other

Directed Improvisation Post 2

We decided that we wanted an element of directed improvisation in our film opening, we had to cast people who were good at acting as they would be able to portray the naturalistic style we wanted. By giving the actors guidelines on what to say they were able to say it in a way that they normally would, making it more freely flowing, less forced and more natural.

Documentary Filming

• medium close shot

• rule of thirds

• high key lighting

• not looking straight into camera

• setting that reflects character

• fades between cuts in speech

Images:

http://archives.library.yorku.ca/pchp/?p=262

http://www.eidolonfilms.com/2011/05/19/three-point-lighting-for-interviews/

Credits and Titles

The way we have decided to put our titles is as follows. 

• Name of distributing studio

• Name of production company

• A film by

• Sound and Music

• Edited by 

• Filmed by/ Cinematography / Director if photography

• Screen play 

•Produced by

• Directed by

• Starring

• Film title

Normally the starring title would come after a film by however we want it later on as our main actress does not appear fully until later on. 

Story Board Images

First Screening

We screened our first draft to a large audience to gain some feedback on what we could do to improve our film opening.

We created a questionnaire for people to fill in, which we handed out at the screening. In the Youtube video below we discuss the questionnaire results.

 

Music Consumption Survey

If you can complete this survey your help would be much appreciated. 

Music Consumption Survey

Filming Day 1 and 2

Here are some photos I took when we were on location at Battle Abbey.

Where Else Are We?

If you want to see us on other social media sites, we have set up accounts on Instagram and Facebook so that we can reach a wider audience.
Instagram: Lighthawkproductions
Facebook Page: Lighthawk Productions

Prelim Tasks

Here are our Prelim Tasks.

Emily and Katie's Prelim:



Georgia'a Prelim:

Wills Prelim

Casting

For the type of film opening we want to create the actor will have to trust us, because of this we have to cast someone we know but that will also take the role seriously as well as being good at acting and improvisation.

This is Joely, we have chosen her as our actress for our 'scared girl'. we she has a very unique look, she does not look too young or too old as we want people to think she is around 17, yet still vulnerable. We have seen Joely in an out of school drama class as well as in school.

Sophie: Girl attending Josephine's school. 

Bethan and Grace: Girls attending Josephine's school.

The three girls we have chosen to be interviewed we saw perform other pieces in drama and saw that they would be able to act in the naturalistic way we wanted. We also wanted them to be able to play the part of a stereotypical teenage girl, listening to rumours and wanting to gossip and be involved.

Neil Holland :Teacher at Josephine's School

Interviewed in an office to show he is an important authorial role which is also shown through the suit and tie. 

Directed Improvisation

Improvisation: Something that is improvised, in particular a piece of music, drama, etc. created spontaneously or without preparation.
We have decided that we want an element of improvisation to our film opening to get the mood and atmosphere we want to portray.

After looking at how the Blair Witch Project was created we found that the film was unscripted other than a short back story the cast were given, the director would plant objects to scare the actors, resulting in naturalistic acting and genuine fear.

Structured Reality

Structured reality programs are based around real people, put into pre-arranged situations and filmed talking naturally. For this sort of filming to work well, the filming and production team have to be trusted by the cast, so that the cast feel comfortable talking in front of the cameras as if they aren't there.

The constructed situations have to be planned well, as they have to respond to previous happenings and events, the situation also has to have an interesting result for example two people meeting after having an argument or after a party. These situations won't be scripted but it may be easy to predict the nature of the conversations which has to be taken into account when devising situations.

These sorts of shows are currently aimed at a younger demographic as the sorts of people and situations may appeal more to them and as a result of this are only shown on digital channels.

Why Horror?

Why we have chosen Horror as the genre for our film opening.
Inspiration: We  have been inspired by Films such as the Blaire Witch Project and Paranormal activity to create a 'Mocumentary' style Paranormal found footage Horror. 
Costs: the costs of filming something like this is very low, the Blaire Witch Project was filmed on a very low budget compared to other films and made a lot of money despite this. for us, using handheld camera work is not only the look we are going for but would also be very cheap.
SFX: We have dicussed filming in black and white or putting a night vision effect onto the footage which we feel will enhance the look and feel of our work.