Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
Reflective Analysis on "The Following" - Freya Beck
Writing
When writing the story in our film I had to focus on many different things. I had to take into count the camera angles we would use that would capture the moments best, I also had to think of others acting abilities. In addition to this I also had to think about a story line that isn't to common, and interesting. After figuring out the story I then worked out what audience this would appeal to. Over all I am happy with the story line, I believe the thriller will interest many people and the camera angles we will use will benefit us tremendously.
Location
I decided to film at my house as the area is, of course, extremely familiar to me. This puts us at an advantage as I know where the camera could sit best in order to get the best shot. This was also a benefit as I know the lighting in my house at different parts of the day, I know certain areas are darker than others. Knowing this allowed us to use a number of low key lighting and we were able to change the audiences mood just by using different lighting techniques. Over all I am happy with our location as I know that on screen each scene will look interesting.
Producer
As producer I was in charge of the entire film. I had to manage people and equipment and organise time and dates which everyone could attend to. I also picked 3 more members to add to our team as co-editors and actors. When choosing our cast I had go through everyone I know who is good at different jobs. I decided that I needed a co-editor as I wanted an outsiders opinion on the film, I find that I will always favour scenes that I have produced where as others may not, and I have to go by the audiences opinion. I decided that I wanted actors because this will then enable us to film each scene and look at it from different angles in order to decide which shot best suits the scene. Over all I am happy with each team member and the running of the film.
Editor
I was extremely new to the editing programme so I got a co-editor to teach me what each transition does. Whilst teaching me he advised me on which scene he preferred and which camera angle was best. I edited the film, cutting down clips and lengthening the music. I found it hard a t first but after I got used to each button I was able to edit easily.
Sound Effect
Our film doesn't include any talking so I decided to keep the natural sound of wind and birds that were present when we filmed. I then decided to add some music in the background. The music is a slow and dark sound that gets louder as the clip goes on. We have a scene in our films where a girl in hiding under the covers and the camera is in a first person view of the situation. For the sound I decided to fade out the music and place a sound effect of a girl breathing heavily into the clip. I found that this built up the tension, foreshadowing that something bad is about to happen. I then added a loud bang at the end and faded into the blackout. Over all I was extremely happy with the sound in our clip.
Over all
In conclusion I was extremely happy with our film, I believe it is perfect for our audience. The camera angles, plot, sound and editing turned out to be amazing and I was extremely proud of our team. If I was to do this again I would make our film longer.
When writing the story in our film I had to focus on many different things. I had to take into count the camera angles we would use that would capture the moments best, I also had to think of others acting abilities. In addition to this I also had to think about a story line that isn't to common, and interesting. After figuring out the story I then worked out what audience this would appeal to. Over all I am happy with the story line, I believe the thriller will interest many people and the camera angles we will use will benefit us tremendously.
Location
I decided to film at my house as the area is, of course, extremely familiar to me. This puts us at an advantage as I know where the camera could sit best in order to get the best shot. This was also a benefit as I know the lighting in my house at different parts of the day, I know certain areas are darker than others. Knowing this allowed us to use a number of low key lighting and we were able to change the audiences mood just by using different lighting techniques. Over all I am happy with our location as I know that on screen each scene will look interesting.
Producer
As producer I was in charge of the entire film. I had to manage people and equipment and organise time and dates which everyone could attend to. I also picked 3 more members to add to our team as co-editors and actors. When choosing our cast I had go through everyone I know who is good at different jobs. I decided that I needed a co-editor as I wanted an outsiders opinion on the film, I find that I will always favour scenes that I have produced where as others may not, and I have to go by the audiences opinion. I decided that I wanted actors because this will then enable us to film each scene and look at it from different angles in order to decide which shot best suits the scene. Over all I am happy with each team member and the running of the film.
Editor
I was extremely new to the editing programme so I got a co-editor to teach me what each transition does. Whilst teaching me he advised me on which scene he preferred and which camera angle was best. I edited the film, cutting down clips and lengthening the music. I found it hard a t first but after I got used to each button I was able to edit easily.
Sound Effect
Our film doesn't include any talking so I decided to keep the natural sound of wind and birds that were present when we filmed. I then decided to add some music in the background. The music is a slow and dark sound that gets louder as the clip goes on. We have a scene in our films where a girl in hiding under the covers and the camera is in a first person view of the situation. For the sound I decided to fade out the music and place a sound effect of a girl breathing heavily into the clip. I found that this built up the tension, foreshadowing that something bad is about to happen. I then added a loud bang at the end and faded into the blackout. Over all I was extremely happy with the sound in our clip.
Over all
In conclusion I was extremely happy with our film, I believe it is perfect for our audience. The camera angles, plot, sound and editing turned out to be amazing and I was extremely proud of our team. If I was to do this again I would make our film longer.
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Research on Film
- Over the shoulder angle
- long Shot
- Mid shot
We also found that tilting the camera side ways making the camera off centre can make the scene look eerie. The stalker in this film also wears dark clothing when stalking his character. We decided to dress our stalker in a black hoodie and black jeans, this stops our character from having an identity, when the audience is unable to identify a character it stops any pleasant emotional attachment happening to the stalker. The dark clothes also resemble a shadow like character, resembling the stalkers main purpose, to shadow a character.
This film gave us many ideas on our film, inspiring us to show our film in an abstract yet effective way.
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Pitch
Title: The Following
Genre: Thriller/Drama
Plot: Stalked - A girl is being stalked by a mysterious man. We first see the stalker from afar when the young girl takes her sister to the park, we see and over the shoulder shot of a man in a hoodie standing at the far end of the field. When the camera switches to the next shoulder the man is gone. As the girl walks home we see the stalker behind her, as she turns around he disappears. She reaches home and looks out the window doing a double take as the stalker appears and disappears on the second take. We see the girl go up the stairs and as she crosses the hallway we see the stalker at the bottom of the stairs still wearing a hoodie. The girl enters the bed and turns off the light facing her back to her bedroom door. We then see the stalker enter her room and close the door behind him, there is then a blackout.
Location: Park, Elmstone Road, Freya's house.
Cast:
Maisie - The young girl
Theo - The Stalker
Ella - The little sister
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Micro – Features:
Long shots - When the audience first see the stalker
Over the shoulder shots - to show there is always some thing behind her
Point of view - to show the audience what the girl can see (when she does a double take at the stalker out the window)
High angled - to show the stalker from the top of the stairs.
Wide shot - to show the young girl sleeping and the stalker enter the room behind her.
Canted angles - to show how things are not right, out of the normal.
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Target Audience: Our target audience is 15-20 there are scenes of mature nature. It's also a type of film that many people of that age group people would watch. I know this because I've asked people around this age group if they'd watch the film and they said yes. Also a survey I done in class says that thriller films are one of the most watched and popular genres seen by my age group.
Unique Selling Point (Audience Appeal)
Different to the usual Thriller films. The plot allows a lot of audience interpretation, allowing them to feel engaged and attached to the victim in this story. The camera angles show the film in a irregular view, breaking classic conventions of a thriller.
Roles
Theo Benjamin- Director, actor, sound design, story board artist
Freya Beck- Producer, editor, location scout, writer
Cinematography will be shared between the both of us as we are both going to be acting in our two minute clip.
Freya Beck- Producer, editor, location scout, writer
Cinematography will be shared between the both of us as we are both going to be acting in our two minute clip.
Initial Idea
Genre- Drama
Location- House
Characters- John, Ellie
Plot Outline- Ellie and her boyfriend John have gone through many rough times in their relationship due to the fact that John was abused by his parents as a child. Since he's been with Ellie he's been physically and verbally abusive to her. Our 2 minute clip will show John throwing Ellie to the floor and then Ellie running out the house crying. We'll use pre recorded sounds of shouting and arguments to go over the top of titles.
Location- House
Characters- John, Ellie
Plot Outline- Ellie and her boyfriend John have gone through many rough times in their relationship due to the fact that John was abused by his parents as a child. Since he's been with Ellie he's been physically and verbally abusive to her. Our 2 minute clip will show John throwing Ellie to the floor and then Ellie running out the house crying. We'll use pre recorded sounds of shouting and arguments to go over the top of titles.
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