Research and Planning- Diary Post

Today my group and I started on the first bit of filming, Matt was unable to attend so we just kept the filming to a minimum and took shots of the establishing shot and our location. I will be uploading these photos onto my blog in the next couple of days. The next time we are planning on starting to film will be on Tuesday 17th.

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Research and Planning- Script

Below I have created a rough outline of the script that we will be using however, as we are filming a teaser trailer we may have to cut out a few of the lines to make it all fit together and also as we are planning on having a voice over we may not need as much dialogue.
(Emma and Matt's eyes meet as they see eachother on the station platform)

(Emma sits down on the chair)

(Matt walks towards Emma and sits down on the chair next to Emma)

Matt: Hi there
Emma: Err Hi, sorry but I couldn't help but notice you were staring at me

Matt: (looks a little akward) I couldn't help but not notice your natural beauty

Emma: (Smiles and laughs) thank you

Matt: Sorry i've embarressed you, it's not everyday that I'll come across someone so beautiful

(Emma does a nervous laugh)

Matt: It would kill me if I didn't get your number
Emma: Yeah ok, sure (writes down  number)

(Matt get's his phone out)
Matt: I'll text you
(Emma walks towards an alley way leading towards the woods)

(Matt texts Emma saying 'get home ok? x')

(Emma replies to the text 'Yes I did thanks x')

(Emma notice's Matt standing outside her house)

Emma: Er hey, how did you know where i live? Come in...

Matt: Oh thanks I will, I brought you some flowers

Emma: Take a seat in here, I'll just be a second

(Emma is on the phone to a friend)

Emma: You will never believe it, I met a guy and he's so nice, you will never guess how i met him

Emma: Yeah I think I am starting to fall for him, but yeah I guess it is early days

(Emma drops phone)

Emma: AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH

(Matt walks towards a girl who is starting to walk up the alley way, she drops her keys as their eyes meet)

(Matt and the girl bend down at the same time to pick up the keys, their eyes meet again but this time for longer)

Girl: Errr thanks

Matt: No problem

Diary Post

Today in our lesson we have discussed where we are at in our research and planning. We have decided that we will move on to filming asap as we have finished almost all of the tasks on the lists. This year we want to start filming earlier so we have more time to edit the film, cosequentley producing a film of a higher standard then last years. We will go to Emma's to start the filming and hopefully have some footage to look at next week so we can go from there.

Research and Planning- checklist

Research

• Soundtrack research (non copyright music)
• Costume and location research
• Actors and props photos
• Audience Research (typical audience member and similar films)
• Uploaded YouTube videos of teaser trailers and titles analysed in detail
• Upload YouTube videos of similar genre films analysed in detail
• Institution research (Paramount etc)
• Certificate research
• Font research for magazine/poster etc
• Film Magazines researched and analysed
• Teaser posters researched and analysed

Planning

• Own film idea brainstorm
• Own film treatment
• Shot lists
• Questionnaire (and feedback)
• Photos etc of filming
• Diary of filming/editing etc with photos and screen grabs
• Mood board
• Storyboard - prezi
• Script
• Practice titles created and uploaded

Research and Planning- results for question 5

Results for question 5;

By looking at these results, it surprised me that people prefer a stereo typical character, where as I thought that someone new and unpredictable in a horror film, would have an audience more intrigued and amused as the character would be new to them, and the audience would be drawn to what they may do.

Research and Planning- results for question 4

Results to question 4;

This was a clear choice in the what people want. The main attraction of a horror film is that you become scared, I feel that people find things based on true events more scary and so therefore wish to watch them more as they are realistic, than other more unrealistic films.

Research and Planning- results for question 3

Results for question 3;

Seeing from the results, it shows that the results are mutual. However, we will not be doing our camera footage as hand held, due to the type of teaser trailer and plot line that we have chosen to produce. I personally find hand held footage frightening because of the realistic edge and so people find this more relatable to themselves putting them into the film.

Research and Planning-results for question 2

Results for question 2;

 

Our teaser trailer we plan to be a mix between a romance aspect and horror. shown in the results a large percentage say that they would indeed prefer to watch a horror film mixed with another genre. This good news for us as we to wish to combine our teaser trailer genre. I think people prefer this because it is not constantly tense and waiting for something to happen, but dramatic scenes seem more intense but again the audience are allowed to breathe through some of the film.

Research and Planning- results for question 1

Results for question 1;

Our first question we decided whether to ask if a teaser trailer could influence the audience into going to see a horror film. Looking at the results on our graph, the immediate response would be yes. I think this is due to the intense mood set that forces audiences attention and engages them in the story lines. Lots of information allows the audience to respond in a curious way making them want to know more about the film and therefore go and research it or at least create awareness of the film itself.

Research and Planning- Film Poster Taster

Today in our media lesson we were shown how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and we were given a step by step instruction of what we had to follow to create a draft film magazine poster, this was just a test run to show us how illustrator works, so it's not all new to us when we start to make our final pieces.

There were many different subheadings that had roughly about 3 steps under each subheading which we had to follow to complete our task. The different subheadings included;

Layout and Construction
Photoshop tips
Removing the background
Illustrator tips

Photoshop and Illustrator are both complex programs, with more features than we need to use for the ancillary task. A simple way of looking at them is to think of photoshop in terms of photo/image editing - preparing your image for poster/cover; and to use Illustrator as a tool for laying out the elements that will make up your printwork.

- Most film posters will have the following basic elements: Title, Tagline, Image and Billing Block
- Many will also have one or two of the starring actor's names prominently featured
- The image may be a photograph, a drawing or a stylised logo.
- The billing block is essentially the credits for the film studio logos, and film classification logos will also be arranged as part of the billing block. 

Research and Planning- shot list

In class  my group and I decided to plan  out the shot list. Below I have written out the shots and angles that we have decided on (it may be easier to refer back to the story board when talking about each shot):

• Approval Screen

• Production Company

• Shot 1: Establishing shot, with the camera on the tripod. This will be at Oxshott train station taken from the alley way opposite the station.

• Shot 2: This is going to be a long shot of the two characters standing at the platform at the train station, both of the characters keep looking at eachother when the other is not looking.

• Intertitle

• Shot 3: Carrying on from the second scene, this is going to be a medium shot of the two characters walking towards eachother and then sitting down on the seat. We have taken into consideration that as the location for this scene is at a public train station there will be other people around they may be in the background.

• Shot 4: We have decided to make this a medium shot and a zoom. However we may change the medium shot to a long shot depending which shot looks better out of the two. This shot will show the female vulnerable character walking through the woods and the guy character following her.
• Shot 5: This shot will be an over the shoulder shot, where the camera will show the vulnerable girl character recieving a text from the guy she has just met at the train station, and zooming in showing the text, bearing in mind she has know idea that this guy has just followed her home.

• Shot 6: This shot will be a medium shot of the girl character sitting on the sofa and looking out the window seeing that the guy character is outside, but thinks she is just seeing things, the door bel will then ring.

• Intertitle

• Shot 7: This is going to be an over the shoulder shot/medium shot from different angles moving with the action, showing the girl open the door and finding the guy at the door.

• Shot 8: The 8th shot will be a medium shot, over the shoulder shot and a high angle shot of the guy character looking t photos of the vulnerable girl character.

• Intertitle

• Shot 9: This shot will be a medium shot of the girl character walking down an alley way near her house on the phone to a friend.

• Shot 10: This shot will be of a close up and a medium shot of the killer coming right up behind the girl and putting his hand over her mouth and face.

• Shot 11: The 11th shot will be of a medium shot showing the killer dragging the girl character through the alley way.

• Intertitle

• Shot 12: The 12th shot will be the most disturbing shot in my opinion our of the whole trailer, of a close up showing the girls hand moving throwing the mud and leaves.

• Shot 13: This shot will be a close up shot/zoom of the phone still being connected to the friend on the phone and them shouting down the phone.

• Shot 14: This is the final shot and it will be a long shot of the killer walking towards his new victim.

• Title of the film 'Love Hurts'

• Credits

• 'Coming Soon'