me and my group went out to film last wedensday. We had to actorrs, Nikki was the nurse and Harriette was the main character. We made alot of last minute changes when we went out to film. We decided not to film in the woods but to di it in a alley way instead and it went very well. But we did the nurses scene first and then flashed back to Harriette being chased. We didn't show her being run over but you can hear a beep and car brakes so it works really well. It took about 2 and a half hours to film and it went well with only a couple minor disagreements.
On the thursday we edited our opening. THis was hard and took us from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon to do. It was complicated and had alot of disagreements in it but the final piece really paid of as it is just what we wanted and looks very good. It is about a minute and twenty seconds so it is short. We also thought of a name for it and we decided that The Chased would suit really well as it does. We are happy about our opening.
Friday, 6 March 2009
Thursday, 18 December 2008
We have by request shortened the script so it will fit into the 2 minute span our opening will last.This will mean our plot device no longer is going to be included in our plans: Script:Opening:We see a black screen with the title and credits. We hear tensioned string music. As the black screen fades to a scenery showing the outskirts of a forest, the music suddenly stops and is substituted by the sound of a distant, echoing gunshot. This is soon followed by the sound of a crow (Representing a bad omen)We will need sound effects as well as a tune to play at the credit screen.Part one: The woodsThe scene starts with showing various of shaky slow-motioned close-up shots of the main character as he runs through a forest. You can hear him panting and emphasized noises from the branches and the leaves he runs through.To make this work we will use a hand-held camera.We then change the angle to see him from the front, running towards the camera. As he runs past it the camera will follow him down to a road where he turns around just in time to see the light from a car the . By the time the camera will follow him to the road, it will slow down and the sound effects will become muffled before his figure evaporates in the light. We will insert the sound of the car braking.This shot will be difficult, as we will need a tripod, a deserted road and wire to make the camera follow the main character smoothly. We will also need someone to drive the car. For the light effect we will need to use a video editing program such as Adobe Aftereffects.Part two: Hospital - The Nurse(Possibly a great time jump)The sound of the car braking keeps echoing as it forms a smooth transition to the next scene.You see a close-up of the main character as he lies in a bed. The sheets are white and the lightning is very bright. With a gasp he starts and opens his eyes, looking around. There are signs of healing wounds on his forehead.You see him from a corner by the bed as he sits up with his back turned to the camera. The only sounds that can be heard are those which the bed makes. The sound of distant footsteps slowly fades in and he turns his head slightly to the side as reaction.The sound of footsteps is now much louder and you see the close-up of a tray held by a woman. On the tray there is some food and water.You now see the man's sitting body in front view, his head still turned slightly to the side. Behind him you see a door opening, and soon the woman -- A nurse, holding the tray appears in the door frame and the footsteps pauses.Main character: Where am I?Nurse: "At a hospital."
The camera looks back at the main character (Joe) from nurse p.o.v. For this we will only need a tripod to rest the camera on, and possibly an effect to make the light at the start seem stronger that it normally would. We will have to get make-up, possibly borrow a room at an actual hospital as well as a nurse and patient outfit. If this is not possible we will find other alternatives or possibly rewrite this scene so i's setting is different.
The camera looks back at the main character (Joe) from nurse p.o.v. For this we will only need a tripod to rest the camera on, and possibly an effect to make the light at the start seem stronger that it normally would. We will have to get make-up, possibly borrow a room at an actual hospital as well as a nurse and patient outfit. If this is not possible we will find other alternatives or possibly rewrite this scene so i's setting is different.
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
extra things 4 thriller
Costumes: man- in forest- normal jeans and top
in unit- white top and trousers
nurse- white blouse and trousers or skirt
Forest- has to be dark, so early morning or early evening
Actor- not certain who it will be, but drama students preferably
Extra things- a car- so someone who can drive, wire for camera to go along, maybe extra camera, maybe an extra actor
Friday, 5 December 2008
thriller movie
Our Idea
It will be set in Bourne woods, and it will start in a point of view shot and we can see the person running through the forest, like they are running away from something, and they are panting heavily like they are scared of something, and at the same time the credits are running over and there is horror like, tension creating music. The credits will be in a bold strange font and they will most likely roll onto the screen. Once the credits have finished rolling the screen will go black for about five seconds and the music will stop, then the boy will wake up in a psychiatric unit, he jumps up scared, as it becomes clear to the audience that he has been dreaming, but the dream was a flashback. Once he wakes up, he looks around the room and he is out of breath as he was scared, and a nurse comes into the room, and tells him to calm down and she gives him some pills to take, and she wipes his face with a cloth as he is sweating, she says something to him that is reassuring and along the lines of 'remember if you want to get out of here soon then you need to stay on good behaviour and stop screaming out in the middle of the night.
I am not sure yet where the psychiatric scene will be shot, or how we will get the equipment, but we can have a room, that should be white, and all we need in it is a bed, with white covers and nothing else in the room to give it that psychiatric isolated feeling. The nurse doesn't exactly need to have a nurses uniform on, she can be wearing plain white clothes, and the tablets will obviously be some sort of sweets like Tic Tacs, and he will get them from a white plastic cup. In the forest scene we do not see anyone, we just hear everything instead, and that gives it the strange alone feeling.
The camera shots used are the following: point of view shot, close up shots, long distance shots.
It will be set in Bourne woods, and it will start in a point of view shot and we can see the person running through the forest, like they are running away from something, and they are panting heavily like they are scared of something, and at the same time the credits are running over and there is horror like, tension creating music. The credits will be in a bold strange font and they will most likely roll onto the screen. Once the credits have finished rolling the screen will go black for about five seconds and the music will stop, then the boy will wake up in a psychiatric unit, he jumps up scared, as it becomes clear to the audience that he has been dreaming, but the dream was a flashback. Once he wakes up, he looks around the room and he is out of breath as he was scared, and a nurse comes into the room, and tells him to calm down and she gives him some pills to take, and she wipes his face with a cloth as he is sweating, she says something to him that is reassuring and along the lines of 'remember if you want to get out of here soon then you need to stay on good behaviour and stop screaming out in the middle of the night.
I am not sure yet where the psychiatric scene will be shot, or how we will get the equipment, but we can have a room, that should be white, and all we need in it is a bed, with white covers and nothing else in the room to give it that psychiatric isolated feeling. The nurse doesn't exactly need to have a nurses uniform on, she can be wearing plain white clothes, and the tablets will obviously be some sort of sweets like Tic Tacs, and he will get them from a white plastic cup. In the forest scene we do not see anyone, we just hear everything instead, and that gives it the strange alone feeling.
The camera shots used are the following: point of view shot, close up shots, long distance shots.
Monday, 1 December 2008
questionnaire results
more females were asked the questionnaire than males, the questionnaire included the following questions;
- male or female?
- age?
- education?
- fim genre most watched?
- hobbies and past times
- favourite film stars
- book read
- advrerts of interest
- do you watch thriller movies?
- favourite type of thriller?
- what certificate should thrillers have?
Overall everyone asked was between the age of 16-20 and all of them had done their GCSE's as their education and most are now doing A levels. The majority of them prefer comedy movies to any others. Favourite film stars included: Jason Statham, Josh Hartnett, Kate Bekinsdale, Jude Law and Grace Kelly. Their were a wide range of hobbies but some of them were: football, playing video games and listening to music. Most people said that they don't read books but someone did say that they enjoy teenage books and the other said that they like reading autobiographies. Most people didn't know what adverts they enjoyed but some people listed the following; funny and clever adverts, adverts that play tricks on you, cadburys and lynx. Everyone apart from one said that they watch thriller movies and most peoples favourite type of thriller was: supernatural and romance thrillers. The majority said that thrillers should be rated 15, but one person said that it should be rated 18. Not alot of people knew their favourite thrillers but the ones listed were; seven, Leon, James Bond, I am legend and Pirates of the Carribean.
Friday, 28 November 2008
presentation of ideas
i did the powerpoint of potential fim ideas, i did two of them and sam thought of part of one of them. I then made the powerpoint and i performed it by myself as my group did not turn up on the day of prformance. I performed it and the class as well as me thought that the first idea about someone running through a forest and waking up in a psychiatric unit was the best one. I think that i performed this task very well considering i did it all by myself. Rebecca had not been there all week.
Friday, 21 November 2008
preliminary task
my group completed our preliminary task on monday and i believe that it was succesful. I was the camera woman as i videoed it all and sam and Rebecca acted in it. We did it in the art room and down that corriador. We took 6 takes o each shot so that we have plenty of footage to work from for our editing. I think that it went very well the only problems were that we could't find what corriador to use and sam who was in charge of the cast, didnt actually get any so we just had to use them to, so overall i think that it went quite well.
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