Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Storyboard
This is the story board for our trailer 'False Awakening', as we are still in the process of making decisions there are still some things that may be changed.
Shot List
Close ups
This particular shot shows very little background in order to focus on one specific subject. We will be using close ups in our trailer as these show extreme emotion and expression on characters faces. It also gives the audience a closer connection to the character. This shot allows the audience to feel like they are a part of the movie, making it even more frightening.
Hand held shots
This is when the camera is taken off the tripod and is held by the character. It is used within horror especially to create a sense of a lack of stability and makes the audience feel like there is something wrong. It is often used for documentaries. An example would be Paranormal Activity where the majority of the movie is shot with a hand held camera. It gives a sense of reality and a shaking trembling effect which also makes it more frightening.
Establishing shot
An establishing shot is often used to introduce a setting. We will be using this shot to introduce the house where most of the movie will take place. It shows the audience the surroundings of the location and where everything is happening.
Zoom
Zooming in and out of a subject creates more suspense and bring the audience closer to the object.
High angles
We will be using high angles to make our villain look much more superior and dominant. This makes the victim look weaker.
Point of view shots
This will be taken from the point of view of a character (most likely Casey - the main character in our story). The audience will be able to see through the eyes of the particular character. It allows the audience to partially experience what the character is experiencing and consider how they may be feeling at that particular moment.
This particular shot shows very little background in order to focus on one specific subject. We will be using close ups in our trailer as these show extreme emotion and expression on characters faces. It also gives the audience a closer connection to the character. This shot allows the audience to feel like they are a part of the movie, making it even more frightening.
Hand held shots
This is when the camera is taken off the tripod and is held by the character. It is used within horror especially to create a sense of a lack of stability and makes the audience feel like there is something wrong. It is often used for documentaries. An example would be Paranormal Activity where the majority of the movie is shot with a hand held camera. It gives a sense of reality and a shaking trembling effect which also makes it more frightening.
Establishing shot
An establishing shot is often used to introduce a setting. We will be using this shot to introduce the house where most of the movie will take place. It shows the audience the surroundings of the location and where everything is happening.
Zoom
Zooming in and out of a subject creates more suspense and bring the audience closer to the object.
High angles
We will be using high angles to make our villain look much more superior and dominant. This makes the victim look weaker.
Point of view shots
This will be taken from the point of view of a character (most likely Casey - the main character in our story). The audience will be able to see through the eyes of the particular character. It allows the audience to partially experience what the character is experiencing and consider how they may be feeling at that particular moment.
Thursday, 1 January 2015
Age Restrictions - BBFC Classification
What sort of issues might I find in an 12A film or video?
What sort of issues might I find in an 15 film or video?
What sort of issues might I find in an 18 film or video?
At 18, horror films may contain very strong horror, gore or sustained threat.
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Screenshots of our footage
In this slideshow, I have screenshotted the footage that we had taken for our trailer. We took a large variety of footage so that we could have loads to choose from. Some of these were our test shots. We received loads of feedback from teachers and students which helped us to decide which shots to use for our trailer. There were little things that we as a group didn't notice but the teachers did. For example, some of the shots were not shot straight on and had a bit of a slant. Also, there was one shot that had a tripod in the shot which we couldn't have used. Screenshotting our footage also helped us when using Premiere. Looking at the number of the clip e.g. (MVI_0039), helped us to identify which clips we needed in Premiere. We also used them in our trailer shotlist. Writing down the exact clips we wanted to use (including timings), and putting them in order on paper made it much easier to put it straight onto Premiere and make any necessary changes from there.
Friday, 19 December 2014
Progress pictures
Our group making decisions on the 'Paranormal Pictures' logo.
Our group in one of the locations deciding which video was best out of the shots we had taken.
As we had only began our filming, we were doing test shots and hadn't had all of our props yet. Here I tried to make fake blood by mixing ketchup and barbeque sauce as the ketchup was bright. It smelt so much but I got used to it!
We had a little helper with us (my little brother) who wanted to gain some experience in filming! He was our little runner for the night.
The actors (Casey & Michael) in action!
We would always refer to our storyboard to make sure we were keeping everything the same/similar. We'd make a few changes e.g. shot choices.
It was a coincidence that my sisters room had a red theme already. We drew this in our storyboard and it works well with the connotations of horror (red- blood/danger).
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