Friday, 12 December 2014

Production roles - Miss Miller

Before filming we had to allocate production role to the members in our group. We done this because every person would then be able to focus there attention on specific parts of the production process which will allow the areas to be watched in detail, this will result in everyone making there areas the best that they could be. The roles would include a producer, this person is in charge of the location of the filming. Also we have the director, who is in charge of changing and adapting original ideas to make the sequence run smoothly and they also position the characters. Then we have the actors, who act out the narrative to show the storyline of the sequence. Following this, we have the dieter of photography, this person is in charge of the camera and enforcing the shots and camera angles that we chose to have in our sequence. Next we had the music producers who is in charge of what music/sound is layered over the different frames. Then we have a screenplay writer, who is in charge of the narrative and deciding if it needs changing or adapting. We also have the MES co-ordinator who's is in charge if the hair/make up and iconography in the sequence. Finally we have the editor who is in charge of putting the sequence together and making it run smoothly.

In our group we decided who was going to do the roles by looking at the strengths and weaknesses of each person so that everybody was allocated roles that best suit them. 


 I am  responsible for being the director of photography, we chose me for this role because i was the one who filmed our sequence for the preliminary task and isn't one of the actors. I is also responsible for being the director as the other members of the group are actors so i can give an over view of how everything looks and how it is coming out on the camera. My final role is the mise-en-scene co-ordinator because I'm not an actor so will be able to see everyones costumes clearly and did photography at school so knows what type of materials and colours look best on camera. The tasks that I have done within these roles are to make sure that the camera is charged and works, made sure that the correct things are seen on the camera and telling the actors where to stand so that the camera captures them well.


Kerry is responsible for being the screen play writer because a lot of her individual storyboard was included in the group storyboard and she has a clear understanding of what she wants the narrative to include as  she has helped create a narrative for an opening sequence before because my friend had to do it for his media at gcse level. She is also responsible for editing because i was the person who edited our preliminary task due to the other group members not being in and she found it fairly simple so have a better knowledge of how to edit on the mac computers and because she has the same computer at home so She is more familiar to it. The tasks she has done so far with these responsibilities is to adapt the story board slightly so that the antagonist looks more threatening, start editing the opening sequence by making the opacity of the picture darker so it imitated the low key lighting we wanted and making sure that the credits don't cover the min parts of the sequence.

Meghan is responsible for being the producer as she has a wide knowledge of our local area because she has lived here the longest so knows where different locations that we can use are. She is also responsible for the actors because she knows the character roles well so will know who is best suited and can help advise them on what they need to do to make the sequence more successful and realistic. Her final role is the music producer because she has seen many thriller films and when we were creating our group storyboard she was able to describe certain sounds from films that she had previously seen that would be effective to use in our sequence. So far Meghan has changed the location of filming so that we could all get to it easier and said who would be best suited for the acting roles.


Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Opening scene narration - Miss miller

Our opening sequence will start with a establishing/long shot of the house.  We will layer natural/low key lighting over this. And there will be an eerie whistling sound of the wind, which is a non-diegetic sound. We will then begin to zoom into the house, then use a straight cut to change into zooming down a hall way of the house. We will see conventional iconography on the walls such as a knife and blood. Again low key lighting will be used, however we will have brighter lights of the main iconography. None of our characters will be seen yet. We aim to use contrapuntal sound of this frame of creepy but happy music. A wipe editing technique will be used to go to the next frame which is a point of view, going towards a door as if they are the antagonist going into the door. A non-diegetic sound will be used for this and that sound will be the creaking of a door. A dissolve shot will be used to go into the next frame which is a stedicam shot of the sideboard in the house. The iconography seen will be a broken picture of the killer and his mother when they was younger with blood on it. Non-diegetic sound will be layered over this of child hood music and playing sounds. A spot light will be on this photo to highlight it from the rest of the frame.
Following this, a jump cut will be used switch to a long shot of the antagonist, in a room in his house, looking at polaroid photos of presents and previous victims on the wall. We are going to layer low key lighting over this frame. One of our characters, the antagonist, is going to be in this shot. He will be wearing all black and dark clothing with gloves on. Mumbled speech is going to be layered over this frame which is a off screen sound. Furthermore, we will use a linking shot to go to an over the shoulder shot of the antagonist looking at the  images and circling the last photo. This will be in the same room as the previous frame. The screeching of the pen will be heard in this shot, which is a non-diegetic sound. Another linking shot will be used as the camera begins to zoom into the photo of the current victim. Obviously, the photo is the iconography that is seen in this frame is the photo. The danger for the victim will be show be low-key lighting being layered over this frame. A whoosh noise of non-diegetic sound will be used over this frame. A jump cut will quickly change the frame to a close up of the victims face and this will slowly begin to zoom out to reveal more of the victims circumstances. It will go from the photo of her to her in real life. The iconography used will be duck tape over the victims mouth. Harsh lighting will be used above the head of the victim, looking down onto her. Our victim character will be seen in this frame. We decided that we was going to use no sound over this, complete silence. A dissolve editing technique will then be used to go to the next frame.
Which will be a long shot to show the room and surroundings of the victim, it is also going to reveal blood/previous victims clothing/photos, which is going to show the audience that the killer has killed before. We decided to use bright harsh lighting to expose the victim, the lighting will be similar to that in an operating room. Also we will use an on-screen sound of breathing over this frame. To follow this the long shot will remain the same to show the victim escaping from the rope she was tied with. The same iconography will be seen as in the frame before as it is going to be in the same room. And the lighting will remain bright and harsh. Then it will fade into a long shot of the girl tiptoeing out of the killers house. No iconography will be seen in this shot. Also the lighting will be low key as the girl is trying not to get caught. We will use a non-diegetic sound of a floor creaking in this frame. We will then use linking of a section to go into another long shot of the girl opening the door in the abandoned house so that she can escape. The lighting will remain low key.
Then we will use a mid shot of the antagonist just after he has realised that the victim has escaped, he will be wearing a mask and dark/black clothing. In the background the polaroid iconography will be seen. To show the darkness of the situation will are going to layer low key lighting over this frame. The sound will go from silence to a high pitch screeching noise to show the panic rising of the antagonist. We will then use a jump cut to go to the next frame. We are going to use panning to show the victim running out of the house and through the forest, as this will show her situation. We are going to layer low key lighting over the frame. The music that we are going to layer over this frame is going to be face and slow pace to represent the victim and the antagonist. Similarly to this we are going to use a straight cut to show the antagonist walking quickly through the forest. No iconography is going to be seen in this frame, apart from the antagonist himself who will be wearing dark clothing and a white mask. We are going to continue the fast and slow pace music in the frame. Another straight cut in going to be used to change to a point of view/handheld to show the scene from the victims perspective. From this shot we will see what the victim would be seeing and too add to the effect of this frame we are going to layer heavy breathing and footsteps as the sound in this frame as this would be the sound that they would hear.
Similarly to the following frame we will the switch to a point of view/handheld from the antagonists perspective, which will show the victim running in front of him. This frame will be set in the forest. Natural and low key lighting is going to be used in this frame. And we will be hear the footsteps and heart beat of the antagonist, which will be considerably slower then the victims. A straight cut will then be used to switch to a long shot of the victim falling over a stump in the forest. The lighting will be low key and dark in this shot to show the danger for the victim. We will hear a gasp and screaming in this shot. A reaction shot will then be used to switch then frame to a close up of the girls face showing her reaction to falling over in the forest. The lighting will remain low key and dark. Also the sounds will remain similar of heavy breathing, gasping and crying. Following this a jump cut is going to be used to switch to a mid shot/ over the shoulder shot of the girl getting dragged backwards in the forest. The lighting will remain dark and low key as like in the frames before. No iconography is going to be seen in the frame. Both of our actors will be seen in the frame the victim and the antagonist, however not all of the antagonist. We will only hear a scream from the antagonist.
Our final frame is going to be similar to the first frame which is a long shot of the killers house, it will start zoomed in and slowly zoom out. No iconography will be seen in the frame. We will have natural low key lighting. The sound that we will layer over this frame is going to be an eerie whistling of the wind.

Monday, 1 December 2014

Risk assessment- Miss Georgiou

It is important that we consider all possible risks when filming our opening sequence to ensure the safety of us and the surrounding public. Therefore while writing up our risk assessment we covered any possible risks for us and the public. The risk assessment has also given us some guidelines of what will be appropriate to do when filming and what is to dangerous to do. The risks if not identified could lead to injury of our actors and the public. As a result it is vital we consider everything that could go wrong. An example of a hazard that we considered is that is going to becoming dark very quickly and as a result of this our actors could fall and hurt themselves or run into things which would result in injury. The prevention that we decided on for this hazard it to become familiar with our surroundings before it gets back and then when it is dark be extra cautious of tour surroundings.  






Filming schedule- Miss Georgiou

The purpose of the filming schedule is to make sure that our group is organised, and that we know exactly what and when we are going to film. Also it is important because it gives us guidelines to follow therefore we would have a good idea of how long it is going to take us to film and what is going to be filmed when. As a result of this we can insure that we have all of the iconography we need which will make us more organised. Additionally, we will know where we are going for the location, that will stop any arguments that could delay  our filming. We will also have guidelines of what shots types we are going to use, as a result we will have a good idea of what each frame should look like.
We also wrote what costume/hair/make up we want to use, this is ensure that whoever is in charge of this will no what the the scene should look like. Which will make our filming run smoother.
By doing the filming schedule we also have a list of the different iconography and equipment we are planning to use and as a result of this we can make sure that we have everything we need.

Unfortunately, the first date that we planned to filmed did not go to plan, as Kerry forgot to collect the camera from our teacher. Therefore we could not start our filming. Also kerry was ill as well on the day we planned to filmed, therefore we have altered this day to the following wednesday.