Sunday, March 28, 2010

Question 7:

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

From the continuity exercise we worked and comparing it to this work I now know that editing is a long process that takes precision and patience to get right. I don't recollect making any mistakes in my continuity exercise not to say that it was perfect but the use of the match on action shot was done quite well and no huge problems were faced in the making of it.

In the main task we probably the same amount of mistakes or more in terms of camera angles as we didn't have to re-film anything.

With our continuity exercise we used the match on action shot which featured the slap of the victim. In our main task we decided to do quite simple but effective shot types such as the canted angle while the villain was walking down to the log. We also accidentally used a slight canted angle in our continuity task because the tripod wasn't set up completely straight. We did a shot/reverse shot in our task which was used quite well and effectively but we didn't use one in our main task due to a lack of dialogue but we did use an over-the-shoulder shot from behind the villain.

In our main task we used a hand-held technique to film all of it giving it a sense of realism which I think we achieved quite well. The camera movements were all free hand in our film so we used a variety of shots such as the tilting shot of the balloon in the sky, which is also a long shot, which was used in our continuity editing also. We followed the 180 degree rule for our continuity exercise which is where an invisible line is created through the middle of the scene and the camera focuses on just one side while filming which was effective in the realism aspect of the film, but we didn't follow this for our main task.

When we were editing we thought it would be good to use the montage editing technique considering it has a home-video feel.Another thing i learnt for the main task is that time wasn't our friend and so we had to plan everything carefully, so that we could meet deadlines although not everything we to plan.


Question 6:

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

We used a camcorder to film some parts of our film which were needed afterwards when we were low on film footage. We found this to be useful because it was at hand and was easy to use. We didn't have any problems using the camcorder.




Below is the camera we used to film the majority of our film when we were filming at the original setting. We found this easy to use and good quality. It was very useful because it was the only option we had as we didn't have any access to the camcorders so this was the next best thing.

Below is a Mac. With this we had to use for our editing using the iMovieHD program, which was quite easy to use but was problematic sometimes because the Mac we used for our continuity editing didn't have enough space on it to upload our footage and so we had to use another one, not knowing that the fire-wire port had blown and so we couldn't put our work onto the hard-drive for safety.
We also used YouTube to search for our music which was very useful and had no problems because we all know how to use YouTube except that sometimes the Mac had trouble loading up videos and it became quite slow and troublesome.

We used Google to look for each of the horror genre conventions and to research the genre itself for ideas and things that consumers like to watch in the genre, giving us an idea of what to use in our film.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Question 5:
How did you attract/address your audience?

The genre conventions of our film is that it the villain is a darkly dressed character and which relates to people who like films such as Scream, as their main character wore a black cloak. It is set in a forest/field setting and so is similar to films such as The Blair Witch Project, and includes a little girl of white race just like the film Pan's Labyrinth.

The music we used was from a film called Dead Silence also a horror film but it was about puppets that came to life, which also featured children. The only diagetic sound in our was from the wind. The mise-en-scene used featured props such as the balloon which was the main USP of our film which was usually shot at an angle, and the cake also shot at an angle. The actors in the film were all shot at a canted angle to show some strangeness and danger. We also did an over-the-shoulder angle so that it was like the viewer was behind him. Our titles were used by props and they were flown over by the camera giving it a seamless look which was all done by hand-held, and we got this idea from the film Delicatessen which is a French film that used the same technique

The cinematography was all done with hand-held giving it a better sense of realism which is what consumers want. The effects that were used were only for transitions between shots to make it look more fluid and professional. Lastly the unique selling point of our film is that it features a balloon which isn't a usual convention of a horror film but is related with family films.
Question 4:
Who would be the audience for your media project?

Our film is made for horror fans such as the one shown below. This audience would like to watch films that are quite violent and they would wear mostly black clothes or leather if they are goths. They would listen to mostly rock or heavy metal music and they would watch television shows such as C.I.S. They would watch our film because it is a horror and has some horror conventions but also has a sense of realism to the film.


I imagine our typical target audience members to look like the above character.
Aged from about 16-25, I think that their lifestyle and hobbies/interests would be as follows:

Favourite music: Indie/Alernative/Live style music genre. - The Killers + Kings of Leon etc
Favourite programmes: Skins, The Big Bang Theory, C.I.S etc.
Favourite shops: FOPP, Motel, BS8, Urban Outfitters, Primark
Favourite food: Sushi and take-aways, McDonalds etc.
Favourite hobbies and interests: Art and Music, gigs, clubbing etc.

I think these are
stereotypical tastes of our target audience. I believe they would be lively and edgy teenagers interested in music that is new and quite cutting edge as well as programmes similar to that that are quite popular for being they go to not only reflect their style but also show the class of our target audience, maybe middle class or top lower class, who would be able to afford these such shops - mainly on Park St known for being quite a high end market range - but also not exactly designer brand stores. I also picked FOPP as this is an edgier music store than the high streets HMV. I think they would be interested in Art and Music as I imagine them to be creative, and quite alternative in their tastes of hobbies and interests.



As mentioned previously above, we set out on primary and secondary research when choosing our target market. We used the internet to research our audience and found that it said the main consumers of the horror genre are teenagers who enjoy generic and atypical conventions such as gore etc.
A stereotypical person who enjoys horror film is a teenage male in around the same age range we have aimed our film at. However, our film is considered just a sub-genre of a horror film and could be appealing to other groups outside of our target market. We then used our questionnaire to further our research into the conventions and aspects that our target audience would find most appealing in a horror film.

We questionned our
target audience on the film and here is a link to the interview/video response with them on their thoughts about our work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3PG3fdEsp4

I also made a written questionnaire for my target audience and asked three people what they thought of the film.

1/ what did you think of the film? was it realistic?

Cat: it was really good and made me want to watch more. The props + costume made it really realistic (:

Chloe: it was good as the camerawork made it look real.

Sam: it set up the storyline well and had good props and colours.

Sophie: yes it was really scary

2/ any negative points about the film?

C: didn't see many negative points other than the random shot of people I didn't know :P

C: there were a few bits that could have done with being shorter - like the shot of the leaves.

S: I didn't really like the ending, the scream was a bit short.

S: the part with the leaves was too long. other than that is was really good!

3/ did it make you want to watch the rest of the film?

C: yes it really drew me in with the plot.

C: yes it was good.

S: the plot was good, I suppose I would want to watch the rest.

S: yes, it was good :)

4/ did you understand the relevance of the balloon?

C: yes, i think it was the little girl's life? because she held it all the way until she went into the log and was killed and then it floated up to heaven.

C: yes, the red was supposed to be the blood from when the killer killed her.

S: yes it was the murder of the little girl.

S: yes, it was supposed to be scary. it was a pretty colour against the sky (:

5/ what genre do you think the film was?

C: a horror/thriller :)

C: horror

S: scary/horror

S: horror/thriller genre

6/ Any specific good points?

C: the music used was really effective, it fitted well with what you could see.

C: the balloon, it was a clever prop. also the sound of the balloon squeaking as the girl went into the log.

S: the sound of the wind worked really well with the music

S: the colours were really good (: really bright. also the camerawork when she was running was all jaunty as it moved feeling like she was being chased.

7/ what did you think of the title? does it sum up the film well?

C: it is good because it is mysterious and it makes you want to find out who/what is "Uninvited"

C: I thought it was clever and looked good next to the balloon in the sky.

S: I liked it. It's effective because it is simple.

S: it's good because it reminds you of parties and links with the plot.

8/ what did you think of the music?

C: it was really scary and created atmosphere. it also made the balloon and the party feel more sinister.

C: I thought it fit well with the beginning where it seemed all nice and then suddenly became more scary.

S: it was good as it was different, and really fit with the wind as she was running, the pace got quicker.

S: it was really good! very scary and appropriate for the genre.

9/ did you notice any issues with the continuity or filming?

C: nope

C: not really. more to do with random shots.

S: no

S: no

10/ did you sympathise with the little girl by the end of the opening?

C: yes, it made you scared for her when she went inside the log

C: yes but I didn't understand really why she went in the log anyway

S: yes I felt sorry for her

S: yes! she was really cute

Question 3:
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

The film we are making is a very low budget film, which would be quite gritty and realistic which very little special effects. The director of our film would be an up and coming director such as Oren Peli who directed Paranormal Activity considering it is uses the same type of camera technique. The production budget would be from £2000 to £10,000; possibly lower and would be funded by Film4 because they fund independent British films such as our own and would be compared to the likes of The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. The distribution company we would use would be Optimum Releasing which also distributed Pan's Labyrinth which received many good reviews and awards. The main marketing campaign would be via posters due to low budgets and the viral marketing idea we chose would be the main villain in full outfit roaming the streets, making other people wonder what the character is doing and why he is around considering he is from a film giving the film more realism. Our film would be released in February time so as to avoid the bigger budget films and possibly get more profit and shown in Arthouse and Independent cinemas as it is for that audience and genre.
Question 2:
How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The identities of the main characters are kept mostly in secret except that the main villain in the film is a black male in a hood, which is a stereotype of the 'Gangster' black person but is also shown to be dangerous. This can be a bit of a problem because this can be interpreted by consumers as racism or a focus on stereotypes which we don't want to convey, and this is unfortunate because racism is still a problem in the film industry today.
Below is the villain character (played by me).
This character is similar to the villain from scream. The similarities between these characters are that they both wear black and a hood which is quite menacing. Also consumers have told us that they enjoy it when the villain is an unknown character and so their faces are covered. They both symbolise danger, fear and uncertainty. We chose to choose this character because we thought it would be good to have a faceless character as it would keep audiences guessing.
Our other character was a little girl who stereotypes as a defenceless girl, typically showing weakness, when faced with danger. She happens to be wearing a dress which is what a typical girl her age would wear with frills and the like. I believe that the female character closely resembles the child from Pan's Labyrinth with her being a little adventurous but dominated by the head male.
Question 1:

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

When we were choosing what genre conventions we were going to use in our film we researched into the horror genre and found out that the most common conventions of the genre were a usually powerless victim being threatened/preyed upon by a person/thing they cannot escape from but usually overcome or get killed by at the end.

We used the conventions of a weak, powerless female being hunted and eventually killed by the villain in the film owever we still stuck to a lot of the conventions of a traditional horror film. For example, the mysterious villain is very similar to the likes of Micheal Myers (from Halloween) and the masked killer from Scream - dressing all in black.

The same goes for the girl (Adrienne) playing the innocent, victimized child. Usually females are seen as stereotypical victims - like the female archetype of a "damsel in distress", as they need protection from a "masculine hero". This idea of a secretly evil younger female is the focal point of films like The Ring, The Grudge and Let The Right One In. We based our character on these kinds of girls by getting her to dress in quite bright, childish colours which convey her innocence and age to the audience.

We used the convention of a hand-held home movie feel to give it more realism, and we used this in quite a simple but effective way. I think our horror film challenges these conventions from the fact we didn't give our audience everything they thought was typical of the genre. For instance a lot of people said they liked the gore in horror films and we chose not to use that in our film because we do not have a hollywood budget to enable us to make the mise-en-scene/costume/makeup look believable.

The title of our film came from many other words that were related to our film and we eventually came up with 'Uninvited' which we thought was effective and appropriate because the main activity that was happening in our film was a birthday party and the villain/paedophile happened to be the univited guest causing unrest and trouble. The setting chosen, we thought was an integral part of our film because the log was a main part of the story and where the female got killed, making it an iconic part of the film.

After questioning our
target audience we found they felt the best aspects that create tension in the film are the scary music and sounds. We tried to focus a lot of this when creating our opening, researching into the music and editing used in other horror films such as Dead Silence. The opening of our film suggests that it is from the horror genre by the eerie tone in the music and the horror conventions (young girl, villain).

Monday, March 22, 2010

The Final Editing Process..

OK!
Today. Today is the last day we were going to edit because we were then going to start our evaluation questions and our film was still too short and we had run out of clips to use to make it longer and so half of our group went to film some more while I and Chelsea stayed to do some finishing touches.

We couldn't really add anything extra to it because of the lack of footage but then the others came back and attempted to add the clips from the camera which failed because the fire wire port had blown and so unable to include it.

After the lesson had finished I stayed behind and tried other cameras which didn't work but it then worked on another Mac which wasn't helpful because the hard-drive wouldn't connect and so i had to work with what I had and by using some effects and perfecting transitions I had managed to make it long enough and make it look good as well. Although unfortunately there is no way to save it to the hard-drive.

Overall think the film is very effective and should be enough to get a good mark.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Horror Conventions

Below is a list of horror conventions used to make the horror genre what it is:
Killing,
Villain,
Victims,
Haunted houses and isolated settings,
Monsters,
Evil,
Darkness,
Chase Sequences,
Gore,
Violence,
Screams,
Ghosts,
Music,
Camera Techniques.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Openings of Genre Films Analysation

Below is and exercise which we had done that shows the different details that these films had breaking them up into their own genres and what conventions they had for each.

More Editing.

OK!
So today we all came together again and got on with our editing. So far we have finished editing the starting sequence of the film which depicts Adrienne our actor (Zoe) having a party and going towards a log where a sinister character is hiding and ends up dying. This was quite arduous because we had a lot of footage which we had to include but we had to choose the most effective and relevant parts. This meant we had to cut many clips out because of the time limit we have and so there was a lot of footage lost but for the greater good.

From our past editing sessions we had worked on looking for music and so we looked on youtube for appropriate themes. At first we started to search for 'creepy music' but this was quite a wide range and we didn't come to any conclusion there. We then looked at various soundtracks from horror films and we had found some that seemed appropriate but what we had chosen eventually was from the film Dead Silence which we thought was effective, eerie,subtle and powerful enough to be used in our film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfp2KkDioi8

Yesterday evening 2 members of our group gathered the actors (two of us were unable to make it) and so they started to film the final seconds of our film, which included the teenagers going out to a forest/park to camp out in the dark and do what teenagers do but then becomes horribly wrong. Unfortunately the light was quite absent while filming this scene and so when put onto the Mac it was quite dark and obscure but with more editing we made it work as we think it is more effective when you cannot see what is happening but there is something wrong. There was a lot of footage of this and so we had to trim those clips down a lot to include all of the important and most effective parts. Because of the length we had to also cut down our beginning scene to fit in more of the night scene, but we made it work and if anything more effective than what it was.




SO!
These are some of the shots we used in our filming and above you can see the 3 angles we used for our match on action shot.

Our continuity film used three cameras; one as a cctv camera which we made black and white using the movie editor on the macs. We also added a time and date in the corner which we changed in some shots to show the time passing between scenes. A lot of the shots were taken from slightly awkward angles which i like because they show the suspects insecurity when being interrogated by the inspector. We also added a ticking clock noise in the background, which we felt fit in with james' tapping on the table with the lighter at the beginning of the scene.

Some of the lessons we had learned from the continuity exercise are as follows:
We learnt to have a variety of angles in our shots so that it gives a different and wider perspective of what is going on rather than just one angle. We want the viewer to fully understand what is going on. We also learnt that practice is perfect! We had to edit our clips time and time again to try and get it to work fluidly which took a lot of patience and time. Lastly we learnt that not everything works the first time and it takes perseverance to want to carry on which our group had even though it was difficult at some times.

Questionnaire Results

As a group we came up with some questions to ask our target audience about the horror genre and their preferences. Anastasia wrote up some questionnaires that had this format:

Media Questionnaire
1. What are some of your favourite horror films?

The three most popular answers from the group of 11 people questionned were:
  • paranormal activity
  • hostel
  • saw
2. What things contribute to making a goo horror film? e.g lighting etc :)

The two most popular answers were tension and gore.

3. Which is better? please circle

EXPLICIT VIOLENCE
GORE
SUBTLE TENSION
FEAR

3 votes 9 votes

4. Best horror villain?

The most popular answers were Jigsaw from Saw and the girl from The Grudge.

5 - why are they a good horror villain?

The most popular answer was that they are sinister and have an unknown identity.

6. Do you like to know the identity of the villain from the outset of the film?

Most popular answer was no because they liked the suspense but also mentioned a lot was that it depends on the plot line.

7. What is the scariest part of a horror film?

Tension, lighting, the villain, sound/music, the victim being trapped, blood

4 votes 0 votes 3 votes 5 votes 1 vote 2 votes

8. D you prefer conventional/mainstream/ hollywood horror films such as Saw or do you like less well known films like Let The Right One In?

Most people questionned said they prefered less well known films, and one person pointed out that mainstream films are more gore fixated whereas unknown films tend to be scarier.

9. Which setting is scariest?

Abandoned building, forest, small room

5 votes 1 vote 2 votes


I feel that our film will appeal to our audience well as even though only one person voted for the forest setting I think that we can safely say this will be an unconventional horror film, which our target audience did say they preferred to a predictable slasher hollywood blockbuster film.
We also have a smaller budget so this is a good way to use our resources and include settings that we are able to get to.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Editing Sound

OK!
Today we looked for some music for our title sequence on youtube to try and make it more threatening. We found many pieces of music but none of them were what we wanted unfortunately and so we will look again and hopefully find a suitable piece of musiv for the sequence.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Editing or The Lack Thereof

OK!
In the last lesson we had planned to do some editing as we had got all of the components to do it (which was the memory stick with our filming on it) but when we got to doing it it turned out the Mac we were using didn't have enough space on it and so we could only fit one clip onto it.

We tried with a couple of Macs which were unable to be used due to the lack of memory but then we found one which had more than enough space and so we started to copy our clips onto it with very little time left and so we ended up not doing any editing at all, but only uploading them to the computer.

We will start editing properly this week and we will also be doing the last of our filming to make sure everything comes together.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Filming on Location!

OK!
Yesterday was the day that we all decided to start our filming at Ashton Court at 12.30 but instead we had to start at 2. i was running late and didn't know how to get there and so i had to look on google for directions. I made it there eventually, although I got lost and it took quite a while on the bike. The weather was also quite cold which didn't help.

We filmed quite a lot of footage like children playing, the different credits on the props we had and the main bulk of the scene. We filmed the mise en scene of the scene which was the presents and the cake, balloons etc. and we then filmed a few shots of the dark figure looking at the party which made the horror aspect of the scene.

We then filmed the part where the child was running up to the log which looked very good indeed and gave the impression that she was being chased by something. Next we had to capture the balloon going up into the sky which went up quite quickly but ultimately went well and looked good. Lastly we got the child in the log and captured a scream which helped create the impression that something bad had happened to her.

After this we wrapped up filming and made our way home after we had taken a picture of all of us! Although i did get lost again but eventually made it home :D
I'm on the bike by the way.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Editing!

OK!
Today we worked on our continuity exercise that we had started last week and we were given an editing exercise. We worked on the movie editing program on the Macs and we started to cut away the bits of film that we didn't want any more such as the parts where we weren't ready to start.

We then got the different parts of the film from all three camera perspectives and then made them transition smoothly from one perspective to another and back again. We made use of the three perspectives well and made sure it was easy to pick up what was happening. During one part involving a slap we had to make it look as realistic and as smooth as possible and so we decided to do an action match, making the slap an extended amount of time.

Lastly for today we added some sound effects such as a clock ticking sound and a visual effect which was a black and white finish for the CCTV perspective camera, making it look more realistic.

At the moment there is still more editing needed to do such as sound dubbing for the voice acting because the microphones on the camera weren't very good and a loud realistic slapping noise to make it seem more prominent. It should be finished by either tomorrow or after half-term and when done it will be put here on my blog for you people to enjoy!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Storyboarding 2

OK!
We have now completely finished our storyboard which is shown below, and it details all of the shots the will be taken and the different props that will be used. This is only a simple foundation for what we will be filming and it will most likely be changed quite a lot.



Today we looked at our storyboards again, and decided on what we wanted to do and made our filming schedule. We had decided it was more important that we film the first 2 scenes because they could be elongated, as they contain the titles. We will be filming either next Monday or Tuesday. Each of us has been designated props to bring from the birthday cake, to balloons. We are all prepared thoroughly for the filming process and think that it should be done before the filming weeks are done so that we can start the editing process.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Storyboarding

OK!
For our story boards we started to incorporate more ideas into the storyboard.
This included more ideas and angles from which to film our scene, and how to change from each scene to the next fluently, showing continuity.

We came up with some ideas on how to present each scene realistically, and came up with our plans of action such as what times to start filming and the positioning of the different titles and how we will be innovative with it, like having a tracking shot move around the party props all made into names. The storyboard isn't fully complete yet but when it is we should be filming as soon as possible.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

OK!
Today we will be carrying out our filming of the task that was set last week, to do with continuity.
The props have been brought in and the script has been learnt and so we are ready to film and hope that it goes well.

Another task that we have been set is to find out about the genre we our basing our clip off of which is the horror genre.
We have been asked to find out about the history, institutions, target audiences, sub genres, conventions, representation and examples of classic films such as Dracula and Frankenstein.

Our film went very well and took advantage of the setting in mind with camera usage taken from a security camera perspective. the group works very well together and seems to be able to communicate with increasing ease, which will make it easier to get a good scene for our completed work.

We also started our storyboards today.
This exercise consisted of us bringing together ideas for what do film and in what angles. we haven't got our timings yet but we have our mise en scene for about half of the scene we are doing, and so far we have got somebody to play the child, and our 6 teenagers for the main part of the scene. We each put together several ideas for what to do in our scene such as playing around with the different ways in which the child could be walking away from a party and eventually came to the conclusion of having the child walking away with a balloon in hand giving the viewer the implication that she had left a party. We also chose to have some asynchronous sounds of children playing to make it more believable while having a bright filter for filming to make it more eerie.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Filming 1

OK!
For our film we had ultimately decided to choose a conventional horror which is set in a forest. The plot is a s follows: a child had wandered from a party, which was seemingly lured by sweets and a voice towards a log, which she was then found dead by people who had found her.

A few years later some teenagers of age 17 had decided to have a camp out in the forest knowing of the curse but not heeding any warnings. One of the teenagers there is also a distant relative of the child that died, and so a serious of deaths starts occurring in the forest involving each of the teenagers.

This is the simple basis for our plot so far and it will be expanded and improved throught the completion process.

Group Ideas 2

OK!
Unfortunately we didn't get to do any filming in the lesson and instead were given a task, to write a questionnaire, and to draw up a draft storyboard for our scene to show the different camera angles and make it easier for us to film our scene.
The questionnaire we wrote addresses the different aspects of horror and what people would like to see in our film.
- what is your favourite horror film?
- what makes it a good film?
- do you like to see explicit violence or do you like the scary elements of the film to be subtle?
- do you prefer conventional horror films?
- what is the scariest part of a horror film? - e.g. the darkness / lighting, the killer, the music, claustrophobia?
- do you like to know the identity of the villian/killer from the beginning or do you like to be kept unaware?


Next our group had decided to come up with some quick ideas for our storyboard.
Our first idea was having the child be lured away by a voice from a picnic/birthday party to a forest.
We also thought of our budget and how we would be able to create a party as we don't have a particularly big amount of money to spend and finding that amount of people for a film would be quite hard, so we had decided on finding props found at a party using mise-en-scene and placing them in such a way that it gives the illusion that a party is going on.
Then we have a jump to a later time when the real stars come in which are the teenagers and incorporate them into the story.
For the actors we have each chosen 1 or 2 people to be in the film so that it can be more controlled.
The completion of the storyboard will hopefully be done next lesson. :)

Group Ideas 1

OK!
This week so far my group has been brainstorming together to try and come up with an idea for an activity set by the teacher, which was all about continuity editing. Continuity editing is a style which gives a scene realistic time progression throughout.We had to film a clip showing off a variety of camera shots, to see what we could do. This was an opportunity for the teacher to see our skills of camera usage and the many ways in which we could implement continuity editing well into the film.

We had come up with many ideas which are shown below and we eventually had chosen to do an idea which was a police interrogation scene involving a policeman and a suspect widow, who had been brought in due to her husbands death. The characters involved were James and Chelsea, who had to use their acting skills to realistically portray a police investigator and a suspect widow.
We had chosen to go along with a stereotypical 70's style portrayal of these characters with James(Investigator) wearing a trench coat or leather jacket with sharp clothes, while Chelsea(Widow) will be dressed in all black with a veil and small hat, who has come straight from her husbands funeral.
We created a draft for our script which is the basis for our clip, which can be seen below which has some seriousness, stereotypical crime aspects and comedy. The script also shows some of the angles we had come up with to use in the scene to show continuity.


Inspiration

Here is a clip from The Blair Witch Project which helped to inspire the film we are doing, This film is a horror which is also based in a forest and used a handheld camera technique to convey a sense of realism and claimed to have real footage.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Beginning!

This is my first post.
For our first session of doing the coursework we had been allocated different groups of four. My group consists of Anastasia, James and Chelsea. The group works well together and we all input ideas which will become very useful in future and communication sit a problem so hopefully the coursework will be very good :)
As I inform you of the progress of my coursework there will be many updates to the blog!