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Things that we should change to make it better

When watching out film we needed to change:

-Some of the clips could be shortened.
-The font style.
-Ending of the last scene.
-Change the speed/tempo/ sound of the music to keep people interested.
-Think of a different production company.
-Make sure the order of titles are correct. 

This will therefore make our film better to watch from an audience's point of view.

Vanish - First Draft

Opening Sequence Q1,2 and 3

The conventions of an opening sequence are as follows: slow/fast paced editing; this is done to change the tempo of the opening, keeps the audience more interested in what is going on. The change of pace during a scene can make people pay more attention to what is going on. Introduction of a setting; this is key when doing an opening sequence, you will need to tell people where the location is but you don't want to show them to much of the setting as they may guess what could happen next. Also within this you will need to tell them the mood of the film, is it going to be a horror, comedy or a thriller? If you set the mood early on it will allow them to get a better understanding of what is going on.  When doing the opening sequence you will need to put the different types of logos in, for example you will need to put the production company and the distribution company, so people are aware of what company's have been involved in the making or distribution of the film. We have included our own production company and have selected a distribution company that we think suits our film. You will also need to think about what order you will want to have your titles in, what type of font and what colour also you may want to think about what type of music you want to have over the top of them, this can also help set the mood of the opening. When shooting the opening sequence you will need to use different types of shots with the camera, you will use and establishing shot; this will show the location of where it is being filmed. Close up; hide key information from the audience, this can also hide the identity of characters. We have used extreme close-up in our film when the character is in the bath and the blood drips onto his face, this shows what facial expression he is pulling in detail.These are some of the conventions that  are used in an opening sequence.

When creating our drama piece we decide to represent the social group that we could all relate, this is a teenager who is in the late teens, they live a normal life but due to his problems it makes it hard for him to do some things but he doesn't let it hold him back. We have represented this social group by the clothes that will be worn throughout the film. Also when making this film it was easier for us as we could all relate to different parts, so if we could relate to the character it would make it easier for the audience to relate to it as well, as they would be the same age as us. We didn't want to use any other social groups as it would be hard for us as we wouldn't have enough information to do so. During our opening sequence it is hard to tell what type of social group we are representing as you can see the clothes the person is wearing. Also you cant see or hear other things that might help you think what social group the character is in.

When thinking of what distribution company we would be using, we thought we would use 'THX'. We chose 'THX' because they specialise in sounds that are being used with in movies/ games. Also this company is linked to games, we could see our film being made into a game. When we chose this we didn't have a good understanding of what distribution company would suit our film the best, now we know what distraction company's would distribute our type of film we may have to change it. We may change our film distribution company to 'Virtigo films' or 'Artificial Eye' as these company produce small budget films and are independent company's. Also when thinking about about what type of company we should use we had to think about what genre of film they produce, once we knew what films they helped produced this narrowed it down.  

Moving production logo

logo final draft production - still image

Teacher assessment sheet

Production company logo

We came up with this idea for the production logo, we thought that this image would be more appropriate than others as a lion is a fearless and thrilling animal to watch. We made the eyes red to show the anger that is being expressed across it's face. Also the black background makes the white font and white and black image stand out.

Animatic - second draft

This is our new animatic, we had to change the different titles, We done this because when we looked at the film that we had, we had to change the ways in which the written is on the screen. We also had to change the order that we had the titles in as we had some of them in the wrong order. 

Location Permission

We have spoken to Sterling Williams Mum about using her house to film in, she has given us permission to use the house for out filming. We have also showed her the days that we will be going round on and Mrs Williams is happy for us to film during these days.

Casting Decisions

This video will be informing the audience why we chose these people to play these parts within the film. The decision we made on who we had to play the characters where hard as we had to analyses the characters in detail to see who was the best suited for the role. This is one from the prospective of the director George Hook.

Character Description

This is a brief description of the characters that will be in the opening sequence.  This will allow you to get a good understand of the characters.

Costume - Dress design

This is the dress that we want Sophie to wear, she will be playing the spirit. The colour lack represents the darkness of the character. Her hear will be draped over face to keep her identity secret from the audience.

Animatic

*Spelling mistake on Distribution


This is quick film of our storyboard, this is what it may look like when we finish our film. This will give us a understanding of what the film will look like when it is done. Also when seeing this we know how much time each shot needs to be, we also can put the music over the top of it, seeing how well the music links into the film.

Storyboards

 We will be using white font with a black outlining, this will make it stand out. It will fade in and out of the smoke or object. The font will be staying the same size throughout the whole film. 

Soundtrack

This is the idea we have for a souondtrack that we created ourselves for our opening sequence. It contains eerie synths which bring mystery to the film as well as water drips which is an aural match to the mise en scene when our protagonist is in the bath. It also makes the audience feel cold and isolated as well as water drops being related to torture. Of course, within the soundtrack you can hear the clear disequilibrium within the track leaving the audience feeling on edge and in suspense without even having to watch anything.

Props and Location

Props and location 

Location:  we will be setting our opening sequence in urban setting. We have chosen this as people can relate to where this may be going on, as they may also live in such an area, this then makes it more personal for the audience when watching. When we are in the house we are going to be using low key lighting, we will be only/ trying to use the light that is produced the the light sources within the house. We will be filming this during the night, this well all so create a scarier atmosphere when watching this, as when people see something black/ dark they think it is automaticly scary. Will will also use a wide range of different camera angles, types of shots to create a more scary/ tense atmosphere.

Props 

 

Black dress: this if for when the person will come out the bath and then write the writing on the mirror. 

 

Pills: We are going to be having some pills on the side. These are the pills that will be able to keep the characters problems under-control

  

 

Towel: for when the person comes out the bath.

 

Fake blood: this is going to be used when the person is laying in the bath and they look up and fall asleep but then wake up because blood has fallen onto the forehead. 

Music

The music that I have chosen I think would be relevant for the type of thriller we are doing and would link to the plot we are using. I could imagine this music being played within these scenes we have talked about. We need music that will create suspense when watching it. The music also needs to relate to the genre of out film 'thriller'. When looking for music we need to picture the different type of shots, see if it links in with what is going on. 

Initial shots

These are the four pictures that come into our heads when we think of our opening scene. The first picture is an establishing shot of the house, this tells the audience where the film will be set. This can also allow them to guesses what type of surrounding they may use. The second picture is of a kettle, we are going to use and extreme close up or a close up. The steam will then have the titles come through it. This also is the same for the cigarette. The other image is of the bathroom, on the mirror that will be steamed up, we will have the name of the film written on it.

Plot

In the video the plot of the film will be explained.

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There a man who aged 18 he suffers from hallucinations, these make him see people. They get so bad at times that they say to him to kill people or hurt them. He has been given some pills that prevent him haven them but it isn't a cure. Thousands of years ago there was a cure to this, so now people are looking back in time for a cure for him.

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