Weather Forecast for filming

I am wanting to film the scenes that are in the woods on Saturday in the morning with Sarah, as it is not going to rain and is the type of atmosphere I need to help the trailer look more like a Horror/Thriller genre. Also because I am working I can't do any filming for gone 4pm and it will be dark then as well so need to get filming in day time done as quickly as possible.

organising images for poster and magazine

From the above organisation of pictures I have put the ones that I will be using in green, the ones that I might use but not sure in orange and the ones I really don't like in red so then I can easily pick out the ones I want to use when creating my poster or magazine.

Audacity - editing sound

From the above audio I have changed the tempo to help hide the identity of the antagonist character, so far I have changed:

• change tempo = 20.001 - length 3.20 + 2.67
• speed 1.061, percent change = 6.072
• pitch = 1.000
• amplify - amplification = 2.91
• click removal - 244 = threshold, max spike width = 10
• echo = delay time 4, decay factor = 0.7
• leveller, degree of levelling = light, noise threshold = -20db
• phaser stages = 10, dry/wet = 63, LFO frequency (Hz) = 1.2, LFO start phase = 40, depth = 76, feedback = -10
• normalise = -2.0

From the above changes I have created a deep hard to crack voice that may change depending on whether it fits correctly with the character.

photoshop edits

Brightness /contrast

Above I have done some editing where I have changed the brightness and contrast of the image, this helps to create an ominous atmosphere for when the audience look at the poster and wonder what Samantha might be looking at. Also i have changed the colour of the paper that has been ripped to make it blend in a bit more with the background.

Exposure

Above I have also changed the exposure to help the audience to quickly identify the genre as being a horror/thriller which connotes to the colour scheme used. In this case it seems to be darker than the picture that was taken, as seen below:

Idea taken from a film poster

From the image above I have used the idea of ripped paper below the picture of Tom hank as it links in really well with my trailer, also the audience can create an enigma code towards what might actually happen in the film. This is very useful when it comes to either creating a poster or magazine as it helps the audience interact more with the adverts that have been publicised, this then helps to persuade audiences to go and see the film.

Peer assessment

From the above word document I need to make sure that I start comparing exam board example, audit mark scheme and cross reference with my blog, provide R&P which evidences depth and discuss how audience feedback shapes my project. By getting this feedback I will make sure that I meet all of the improvements to help show skills and changes with evidence from what my intended audience think about my work and show how I am improving with other exam board examples and auditing mark scheme will help me greatly.

Samantha pictures for poster - Ancillary product

From the above images I have made sure that the background is easier to edit out for my ancillary product, which is the poster. I have changed the background from green to grey because I have discovered that the outline of the green is still seen around the actor (picture 1) and the decision to change the image have made made it easier to use the quick selection tool around this person and then delete the background to get smooth edges that don't look too green around the edges of the picture and then overall look professional and gets the audience to want to discover more.

The Victims

By taking these pictures behind an object helps to create the feeling that the character has been following these people, also these pictures help the antagonist character to remember exactly what they look like for when he may find the right opportunity to get them. However, this won't be seen in the trailer as it only gives sneak peaks of what might happen without giving too much away. In addition, these aren't the main characters in the trailer and the character Samantha is the victim who will be focused on the most. 

There are many audience theories that help to create meaning and representations the first one is the effects model, this suggests that the consumption of media texts has an effect or influence on the audience and the power also lies within the message itself. As well as this, the images will create the feel of someone stalking people. Evidence for this is shown from this evil villain hiding behind anonymous objects, which helps create connotations by consuming what is seen in the image when shown on the trailer by my intended audience or a wider age group. This is incredibly noticeable by the way the pictures have been taken. Also another theorist that can represent these images is Stuart Hall (1970), when the producer (which is me) constructs a text or in this case a film trailer it is then encoded with a meaning or message that the producer wishes to convey, this is exactly what my idea was trying to put across by helping the audience to understand that these pictures have been taken without any suspicion or notice from the victims who are getting on with there day-to-day lives.

source

The person in the picture above is the main character Samantha, but this time the image won't have any crosses through it and will just have a circle around her head to show that it is his next victim. Also throughout the trailer the audience will notice that she is the main character as we will see her a lot throughout snippets of scenes that would have been taken from the film.

consent form

As seen above I have made sure that I have got consent from the people who are going to be in the film trailer, on my poster and magazine. But needed to make sure that they were happy with what I wanted them to do before starting all of the photography and filming process. The reason for this is that it is always helpful to get consent first instead of getting someone involved who doesn't exactly want to do it.

Sending a message to actor #1

From the above messages that I have sent out to Joseph Bailey, the person who will be playing the antagonist character, I have given him exact detail towards when we are filming from the information that he has given me about when during school time he is available. Also we will be filming in an office room were the audience will see what the antagonist character with the mask is really up to and overall this shows organisation of actors. I asked him as well if he had any electric tea lights as I needed some to borrow but because he said no I bought some myself.

Risk Assessment

Shooting Schedule #1

I have created a plan for my first shoot that will be based in school and for the first part of my trailer I am going to film the dark lit room scene, as I need this to be perfect to add a sinister atmosphere so the audience then hate this character because he is up to no good. The other scenes will be filmed at some other time because I need to check with Sarah who plays Samantha with when she is available.

The classroom scene will hopefully be filmed on the 13th because I want it to look as realistic as possible with Samantha in school. This will be filmed in my Media lesson as well.

Mise-en-scene

Representations - theorists

From the above mind map I have put loads of theorists into different categories for representation, these include text, audience and institution. Also I will be trying to us more of these theorists in my posts to help me out with my exam.



Rough drawing for my poster ancillary product - draft

By creating this poster I am trying to creating a bit of a background story through pictures towards what might exactly go off in the film, when it comes to creating the real thing I will use Photoshop that offer many effects and I will make the brightness darker to show that something bad is going to happen. As well as this my piece will use the hypodermic theory, the theory suggests that that the mass media could influence a very large group of people directly and uniformly by 'shooting' or 'injecting' them with messages designed to trigger a response and to get them thinking towards why it might have been used in a piece of text. This links in well as I have cleverly added a quote from the trailer "she is my girl" and this makes the audience wonder who might have said this and why, in this case the culprit is the antagonist. In addition, the above idea may change but this gives me an idea of how I want my poster to look and I will still be using the double exposure effect too.

Shooting plan

Above is my shooting plan that I will use with my script to help me organise my actors so the filming can then move smoothly without any errors, this shows that my organisation skills from AS have improved as I am trying to organise exactly how everything should be filmed without making up on the spot when it comes to the filming process.

Character profiles

TV static noise for opening titles

The above sound is what I will be using for my opening titles as it links in well with the sound of the antagonist character as he sounds like a robot, I am also thinking of it starting of in the dark lit room and this character playing the music that goes really slow for a little bit then this sound kicks in to show the name of the film.

Trestle mask for antagonist character

I am wanting to use one of these trestle masks for my antagonist character, who has an unknown identity and a robotic voice. This then helps to create a sinister atmosphere because by wearing this the person then becomes more creepier and up to no good, this in turn helps the audience to understand portray this character as the villain who is gonna make someone's life living hell. As well as this by having a creepy looking face like the one on the bottom left helps to create a picture of what might be going on in this persons head and we will know that the antagonist character is a male by the way he is dressed but every other personality trait is unknown.

Technology that I am going to use

Looking back at action plan

From the above I have looked back at what I have done so far for my coursework and I am nearly ready to start filming, as I have done a lot of research and planning to help me film to a high standard.

Film treatment

Setting and Location

Masked Man scene

The above room is the scenes that I will use for when the man with the mask is looking at his pictures that he has taken and this is also his secret hide out. Also I made sure that the atmosphere was in a way calming to link with the idea that this antagonist character is a normal person with issues associated to murdering people. In addition, linking to the Propp theory I wanted to show that the person in these scenes was a danger to the innocent Samantha when it comes to the sound change in the scenes and causes a disruption in Samantha's safety.

The woods scenes

From these pictures above I wanted the audience to see that Samantha was walking home from school (evidence from mise-en-scene references, black trousers and a back pack) and minding her own business by sitting down and admiring the wildlife around her and taking her headphones out. Also using this location allows there to be created an eery atmosphere of loneliness and innocence, from the narrative theorist Todorov suggests that most narratives start with a state of equilibrium in which life is 'normal' and happy and this shown from the beginning scenes where she walks down the woods minding her own business by having everything calm and silent and then something unexpected happening which will be the antagonist character attacking her then trying to get away. 

Final script

Final storyboard without titling

From the above storyboard I have come up with the overall narrative as this is extremely important for my intended audience, I have also tried to make sure that there is evidence of a disjointed narrative that may not be in the order of the actual film if it got created.

Fonts for title of film

From the above information I have decided to go for font three as it links in very nicely to one of main antagonist characters who will have a robotic voice to make more eerie and create tension throughout the trailer.

Practice go at doing double exposure

from the above image I have done it step by step to the YouTube video that is shown below, but I then changed the brightness to vivid light to show the contrast between big ben and the main person in the image and by doing this practice run I am going to try and do something like this for my film trailer poster overall for my ancillary product.





Example of a character profile

From looking at the above video I have discovered that you need to think a lot about the tiny details of the character and the personality traits that they have throughout the film or in this case in a TV Drama 'Game Of Thrones'. Also even though one of my characters might not show their identity I will still show the personality of this person and also show personality traits, likes and dislikes etc. of Samantha as her identity is not hidden. This links to the Propp theory where typical characters need to be put into different categories:

• Hero - a character that seeks something
• Villain - who opposes or actively blocks the hero's quest
• Donor - who provides a object with magical properties
• Dispatcher - who sends the hero on his/her quest via a message
• False hero - who disrupts the hero's success by making false claims
• Helper - who aids the hero
• Princess - acts as the rewards for the hero and the object of the villains plot
• Her Father - who acts to reward the hero for his effort

In my trailer there will be a villain, however there won't be any clear evidence of a hero as this then effects the whole plot of the film and I want to show ambiguity and make the audience guess what might happen, so they then go and watch the whole film. As well as this, I need to understand exactly what my character wears, likes and dislikes and all of the other important features that they may portray but not show too much to the audience because all they are interested in is the narrative.

 http://www.slideshare.net/LauraaRobinson/propp-theory

Survey - possible name for my film trailer

Overall for the name of my Film trailer I have gone for "Samantha" as this creates an enigma code towards who might be in the film and why this name may be significant. From doing this questionnaire with my peers, they thought this name would be the best as it gives connotations towards this girl being the main character. Also, it got a total of 5 overall and I decided not to name the trailer"My Girl" because there is already a film out their called this and I wanted something different to be used so it would make the product unconventional and stand out to the public. 

idea for ancillary poster

Double exposure examples:

 

Step-by-step instructions on how to make a double exposure picture:

From these examples and tutorial I have come to a decision that I will do this for my poster as I can have two contrasting features from elements of the film and this also links to postmodernism of Bricolage, which refers to the adaption of improvisation where aspects of one style are given quite different meanings when compared with stylistic features from another. Also I will add two of the main characters in one picture to show two different personalities and to make the audience wonder who the person may be in the background using the double exposure technique and this gives the poster two meanings.

Trailer examples - full marks

From looking at the above trailer it shows shooting material that is appropriate to the trailer task that this person decided to do and it includes controlled use of the camera, very high attention to framing the different scenes by focusing on the different issues at hand rather than on a particular topic and giving 

• shooting material appropriate to the task set; including controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot sizes and close attention to mise-en-scene

• editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer and making selective and appropriate use of shot transitions, captions and other effects

• recording and editing sound with images appropriately.

This has helped me to understand exactly what a trailer on the top mark sheet band needs to look like and I will use this example to help create a trailer that goes with its connotations of how a trailer should be shown.