Monday, 27 February 2012
Audience Research
As a group we decided to film our audience research.We went around and asked a number of people aged 16-24,what genre they preferred horror or thriller. We also asked if they knew what a paranormal horror is and what they would like to see in one. The audience research helped give us ideas on what we should feature in our opening sequence and how we should make it suitable for the age group we were targeting.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Update 14/02/2012
Today as a group we went out and filmed our opening sequence we also had two other people to help us with it. We filmed it in Romford in a old burnt down house we used many crops to make it a supernatural horror.We managed to do most of our sequence and we added many different effects and made it seem really paranormal. We only have a little bit more to film.
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Roles And Responsabilities
Director Courteney Randall.
Courteney is responsabile to overseeing the creative of a film under the film producer.she has to make her vision come to life. She needs to turn the script into a sequence of shots. she also has the job of picking the camera angles and lighting Mise en scene with the help of the cinematographer(Me).She also has the job to pick the cast for the production. She is primarily individual who has the centre job of making the final appearance to be perfect.
Editer Sarra Webb
Sarra is responsible for organising the footage that has been shot and arranges the individulas shots into one continuous sequence. She choices about which shots to use and what order to place them in and how it will effect the final appearance of the film. Her main job is to complete the film by putting the right shots together.
Cinematography Amna Mahmood (me)
My job as the cinematographer is to record all the footage in the script by making sure its in the right angle and motion that courteney wants. I need to make sure that the shots are exactly right, also my job is to have the expertise in the art of capturing images through visual recording. I am also responsible for the lighting we are going to use in our production.
Courteney is responsabile to overseeing the creative of a film under the film producer.she has to make her vision come to life. She needs to turn the script into a sequence of shots. she also has the job of picking the camera angles and lighting Mise en scene with the help of the cinematographer(Me).She also has the job to pick the cast for the production. She is primarily individual who has the centre job of making the final appearance to be perfect.
Editer Sarra Webb
Sarra is responsible for organising the footage that has been shot and arranges the individulas shots into one continuous sequence. She choices about which shots to use and what order to place them in and how it will effect the final appearance of the film. Her main job is to complete the film by putting the right shots together.
Cinematography Amna Mahmood (me)
My job as the cinematographer is to record all the footage in the script by making sure its in the right angle and motion that courteney wants. I need to make sure that the shots are exactly right, also my job is to have the expertise in the art of capturing images through visual recording. I am also responsible for the lighting we are going to use in our production.
Shot List
1. (External) Establishing Shot/ Low Angle of abandoned house in the middle of two other houses, Steady Cam/ Tripod Based.
2. (External) Title Credits start saying With Mairah Raja - Bottom left hand corner - Actors Name.
3. (External) Medium Close Up/ Low angle of abandoned house only, Steady Cam.
4. (External) Titles Credits appear and read Patricia Brown - Bottom Right Hand Corner - Actors Name.
5. (External) Close Up of window unlocked on abandoned house, Hand Held Cam, Slight Zoom.
6. (External) Titles Credits come up saying Casting By Amanda Phillips over the close up of the unlocked window.
7. (Internal), Night Time, Medium Close Up of digital clock stating 03:15 am. Handheld Camera.
8. (External), Day Time, Long Shot of young schoolgirl Amy Walking home from school. Steady Camera.
9. (External) Repeat of shot 9 but Title credit Costumes by Frank Pierre appear. Fade in Fade out.
10. (Internal), Medium close up of News Paper article appears and zooms into a close up of the girls face. Handheld Camera.
11. (Internal) Repeat of shot 10 but Title credit Co Producer Richard Branning appears. Fade in Fade out.
12. (External), Establishing shot of Amy Walking onto the street where the abandoned house is. She is at one end of the screen and the house is at the opposite end. Steady Cam.
13. (External), Repeat of shot 12, Title credit reads Music by Kathy Burke. Fade in Fade out.
14. (External), Amy continues to walk down street however in this shot she slowly walks past it with no acknowledgement. Long shot proceeds to a medium shot and back out into a long shot. Eye level view, Steady cam/ Tracking.
15. (External), Continuing from shot 14, Title credit Edited by Sarra Webb appears. Cross Dissolve Fade in Fade out.
16. (Internal), The camera places the audience in the position of someone looking out the abandoned houses window and follows Amy walking off. Hand Held Cam.
17. (External), Back to the long shot of Amy walking off but an old woman’s face faintly shines through the abandoned house window. Steady Cam.
18. (External), Medium Shot of Faded Old woman’s face at the same window, Shallow focus. Steady Cam.
19. (External), A Loud Scream comes from the house and Amy looks Back, Long Shot/ Two Shot, Eye level. Steady Cam.
20. (External), Repeat of shot 19, Title credit Director of cinematography appears saying Amna Mahmood. Cross Dissolve Fade in Fade out.
21. (Internal), Back to digital clock, it reads 16:00, Medium close up. Steady Cam.
22. (Internal), Low Angle shot of looking up the staircase, slight tracking/ Hand held camera.
23. (Internal), repeat of shot 22, slight panning up the staircase, Title credits appear saying Executive Producers Alana Stephenson and Daniel Walsh.
24. (Internal), Medium Close up of mirror slight 2-second pause then a shadow reflects in the mirror. Steady Cam.
25. (Internal), Medium/ Establishing shot, slow zooming in and out of furniture all disorganized. Hand held camera.
26. (Internal) Over shot 25 appears Title credit Produced By Courteney, Amna and Sarra. Fade in Fade out.
27. (Internal) Medium shot from outside bedroom door we see a balanced cross fall on the floor and then the bedroom door slams shut in our/ the Cameras view. Steady Cam.
28. (Internal) On the view of the closed door, Title credit Produced by Courtney, Amna and Sarra appears. Fade in Fade Out.
29. (Internal), Camera pans from right to left and in the corner of the room is the old woman crouched in a ball rocking on the floor, shallow focus, dark lighting. Slow Zoom, Handheld camera.
30. (Internal), Edited CGI writing appears saying SHE WAS POSSESSED. Wipe From Right to Left.
31. Title Credit Edited CGI writes Screenplay by Courteney and Sarra.
32. (Internal), Medium shot Edited CGI Writing appears in 3 sentences/ stages, What happened over the next 50 years has NEVER been explained. Fade in Fade out, Smokey Font.
33. (Internal), Abandoned House appears from shots 1 and 3 and Title credit Reads Directed by Courteney Randall. Dissolve in Cross Fade out.
34. (Internal), CGI writing or News article – She Was Possessed. Medium Close up.
35. (Internal) Extreme close up of Amy’s eyes, Steady Cam.
36. (Internal) Cross fade from shot 35 into 36, Extreme Close up of Amy’s eyes transforming into the old woman ghosts eyes. Steady Cam.
37. (External) Birds eye view shot of abandoned house and street, Quick zoom into house alone, quick panning in circular motion. Zoom into Nothing. Steady Cam, Handheld a variety of shots and angles to create a finale.
38. Fade In Cross Dissolve with shot 37, Large edited CGI Font Title Credit which will introduce the films title which is, THE ABANDONED. Fade out particularly slow.
2. (External) Title Credits start saying With Mairah Raja - Bottom left hand corner - Actors Name.
3. (External) Medium Close Up/ Low angle of abandoned house only, Steady Cam.
4. (External) Titles Credits appear and read Patricia Brown - Bottom Right Hand Corner - Actors Name.
5. (External) Close Up of window unlocked on abandoned house, Hand Held Cam, Slight Zoom.
6. (External) Titles Credits come up saying Casting By Amanda Phillips over the close up of the unlocked window.
7. (Internal), Night Time, Medium Close Up of digital clock stating 03:15 am. Handheld Camera.
8. (External), Day Time, Long Shot of young schoolgirl Amy Walking home from school. Steady Camera.
9. (External) Repeat of shot 9 but Title credit Costumes by Frank Pierre appear. Fade in Fade out.
10. (Internal), Medium close up of News Paper article appears and zooms into a close up of the girls face. Handheld Camera.
11. (Internal) Repeat of shot 10 but Title credit Co Producer Richard Branning appears. Fade in Fade out.
12. (External), Establishing shot of Amy Walking onto the street where the abandoned house is. She is at one end of the screen and the house is at the opposite end. Steady Cam.
13. (External), Repeat of shot 12, Title credit reads Music by Kathy Burke. Fade in Fade out.
14. (External), Amy continues to walk down street however in this shot she slowly walks past it with no acknowledgement. Long shot proceeds to a medium shot and back out into a long shot. Eye level view, Steady cam/ Tracking.
15. (External), Continuing from shot 14, Title credit Edited by Sarra Webb appears. Cross Dissolve Fade in Fade out.
16. (Internal), The camera places the audience in the position of someone looking out the abandoned houses window and follows Amy walking off. Hand Held Cam.
17. (External), Back to the long shot of Amy walking off but an old woman’s face faintly shines through the abandoned house window. Steady Cam.
18. (External), Medium Shot of Faded Old woman’s face at the same window, Shallow focus. Steady Cam.
19. (External), A Loud Scream comes from the house and Amy looks Back, Long Shot/ Two Shot, Eye level. Steady Cam.
20. (External), Repeat of shot 19, Title credit Director of cinematography appears saying Amna Mahmood. Cross Dissolve Fade in Fade out.
21. (Internal), Back to digital clock, it reads 16:00, Medium close up. Steady Cam.
22. (Internal), Low Angle shot of looking up the staircase, slight tracking/ Hand held camera.
23. (Internal), repeat of shot 22, slight panning up the staircase, Title credits appear saying Executive Producers Alana Stephenson and Daniel Walsh.
24. (Internal), Medium Close up of mirror slight 2-second pause then a shadow reflects in the mirror. Steady Cam.
25. (Internal), Medium/ Establishing shot, slow zooming in and out of furniture all disorganized. Hand held camera.
26. (Internal) Over shot 25 appears Title credit Produced By Courteney, Amna and Sarra. Fade in Fade out.
27. (Internal) Medium shot from outside bedroom door we see a balanced cross fall on the floor and then the bedroom door slams shut in our/ the Cameras view. Steady Cam.
28. (Internal) On the view of the closed door, Title credit Produced by Courtney, Amna and Sarra appears. Fade in Fade Out.
29. (Internal), Camera pans from right to left and in the corner of the room is the old woman crouched in a ball rocking on the floor, shallow focus, dark lighting. Slow Zoom, Handheld camera.
30. (Internal), Edited CGI writing appears saying SHE WAS POSSESSED. Wipe From Right to Left.
31. Title Credit Edited CGI writes Screenplay by Courteney and Sarra.
32. (Internal), Medium shot Edited CGI Writing appears in 3 sentences/ stages, What happened over the next 50 years has NEVER been explained. Fade in Fade out, Smokey Font.
33. (Internal), Abandoned House appears from shots 1 and 3 and Title credit Reads Directed by Courteney Randall. Dissolve in Cross Fade out.
34. (Internal), CGI writing or News article – She Was Possessed. Medium Close up.
35. (Internal) Extreme close up of Amy’s eyes, Steady Cam.
36. (Internal) Cross fade from shot 35 into 36, Extreme Close up of Amy’s eyes transforming into the old woman ghosts eyes. Steady Cam.
37. (External) Birds eye view shot of abandoned house and street, Quick zoom into house alone, quick panning in circular motion. Zoom into Nothing. Steady Cam, Handheld a variety of shots and angles to create a finale.
38. Fade In Cross Dissolve with shot 37, Large edited CGI Font Title Credit which will introduce the films title which is, THE ABANDONED. Fade out particularly slow.
Treatment
Our film is based on supernatural horror we chose this genre because as a group we found it interesting and also we really wanted to film something like this after watching Paranormal Activity it gave us many ideas that we can use for our opening sequence. Our opening sequence is about a young girl called Amie and she believes she is being haunted after walking past an abandoned house. After hearing a scream she discovered many weird things started happening to her. The story line is about how she gets possessed and wants to take other peoples life so she can replace her own. The beginning starts of with the scream and continues on showing us an old women in the window.The twist in the film is that once she entered the house her soul got trapped and the scream she heard was herself. we chose this idea because we had a perfect vision on how we want to film it and how we are going to get it done and follow the script and get a perfect supernatural horror sequence.
Update 12\02/12
As a group we all decided to start our filming,we decided to do it during half term to make it easier for us to edit our work. we also planned to film most of our work in a house because many supernatural horrors are based in a house. This also helps making the opening sequence seem more real because there is many props we can use. We plan to follow the script step by step.
Script
Script
“Gone”
FADE IN
Present Time:
INT. Street- Day time
Starts off with a shot off a row of houses
The camera moves in closer to the house to isolate it from the other houses, dirty. overgrown bushes
INT. Night time
The next shot is of the window unlocked
Shot of clocks rewinding back (the clocks are shown to separate the time of now and then)
INT. Day time - Field
AMIE walking home from school
Newspaper article of girl gone missing in sepia to make it look older
AMIE walking past the row of houses
Amie walking past the front door
Old woman’s face in the dirty window
Screaming heard, AMIE looks back at the house
Clocks ticking back again to show the separation of time
INT. Night time – the corridor inside the house
Shot of the staircase inside the house. broken. cobwebs
INT. Bedroom- Night time
A shadow running past a mirror
A shot of the old furniture all disordered
A balanced cross falls on the floor; then a door slams on the camera
INT. Basement- Night time
Image of an old woman on the floor rocking and mumbling, title credit mixed in with the scratches on the walls
Computer generated imagery “what happened over the next 50 years has NEVER been explained”
Newspaper article heading “She Was Possessed”
A shot of AMIEs eyes when she was young
A shot of AMIEs eyes aged and possessed
The film title will fade in and fade out
it will last for approximatly 3 miniutes
“Gone”
FADE IN
Present Time:
INT. Street- Day time
Starts off with a shot off a row of houses
The camera moves in closer to the house to isolate it from the other houses, dirty. overgrown bushes
INT. Night time
The next shot is of the window unlocked
Shot of clocks rewinding back (the clocks are shown to separate the time of now and then)
INT. Day time - Field
AMIE walking home from school
Newspaper article of girl gone missing in sepia to make it look older
AMIE walking past the row of houses
Amie walking past the front door
Old woman’s face in the dirty window
Screaming heard, AMIE looks back at the house
Clocks ticking back again to show the separation of time
INT. Night time – the corridor inside the house
Shot of the staircase inside the house. broken. cobwebs
INT. Bedroom- Night time
A shadow running past a mirror
A shot of the old furniture all disordered
A balanced cross falls on the floor; then a door slams on the camera
INT. Basement- Night time
Image of an old woman on the floor rocking and mumbling, title credit mixed in with the scratches on the walls
Computer generated imagery “what happened over the next 50 years has NEVER been explained”
Newspaper article heading “She Was Possessed”
A shot of AMIEs eyes when she was young
A shot of AMIEs eyes aged and possessed
The film title will fade in and fade out
it will last for approximatly 3 miniutes
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Research Story Idea
As a group we decided to do our film on paranormal horror,to do this we researched films that have paranormal horror so we looked up Paranormal Activity and An American Haunting. Both films contain things getting thrown around the room without anyone touching them. People getting picked up and slapped but no one is there.
Paranormal Activity stars a man and women named Micah and Katie a young couple moved into a new house together but something starts happening at night in there new house. The film has many scenes that were filmed at night while they were both asleep and the spirit started terrorising ten by throwing things pulling covers off and banging doors. One scene a light turns on and off in the opposite room and the're bedroom door slam shut,loud banging is heard and apparently something is trying to get in. Also to spook out the audience the glass over there picture gets smashed and Micah's image gets scratched.This show us that the spirit that is haunting Katie has an obsession with Katie. Later on in the filmed we find out that the spirit has been with her since a vey young age.
This film gave us a lot if ideas so we decided to use a couple of things to keep our audience wanting more.
The other film we researched was an American haunting,this film also gave us a lot if ideas the difference with both of the films, is one is modern and the other one is based in the 19th century. An American Haunting is about an family but the young girl is getting haunted by herself at a younger age. This film starts off with a witch cursing Betsy father. There is many paranormal scenes that occur in this film one main part is when the family sees Betsy suspended above the floor with unseen hands and they watch what seems to be hands slapping her across the face.
The two films are paranormal horror but are two different story lines,the common thing that we noticed is that the paranormal behaviour begins at night first while everyone is sleeping and eventually it starts happening during the day. This gave us ideas on how we should film our opening sequence and what time would be best for us to do our filming and how we can target our audience. We also decided to throw props around without anyone actually touching them so it looks like a spirit.
Paranormal Activity stars a man and women named Micah and Katie a young couple moved into a new house together but something starts happening at night in there new house. The film has many scenes that were filmed at night while they were both asleep and the spirit started terrorising ten by throwing things pulling covers off and banging doors. One scene a light turns on and off in the opposite room and the're bedroom door slam shut,loud banging is heard and apparently something is trying to get in. Also to spook out the audience the glass over there picture gets smashed and Micah's image gets scratched.This show us that the spirit that is haunting Katie has an obsession with Katie. Later on in the filmed we find out that the spirit has been with her since a vey young age.
This film gave us a lot if ideas so we decided to use a couple of things to keep our audience wanting more.
The other film we researched was an American haunting,this film also gave us a lot if ideas the difference with both of the films, is one is modern and the other one is based in the 19th century. An American Haunting is about an family but the young girl is getting haunted by herself at a younger age. This film starts off with a witch cursing Betsy father. There is many paranormal scenes that occur in this film one main part is when the family sees Betsy suspended above the floor with unseen hands and they watch what seems to be hands slapping her across the face.
The two films are paranormal horror but are two different story lines,the common thing that we noticed is that the paranormal behaviour begins at night first while everyone is sleeping and eventually it starts happening during the day. This gave us ideas on how we should film our opening sequence and what time would be best for us to do our filming and how we can target our audience. We also decided to throw props around without anyone actually touching them so it looks like a spirit.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Update1 01/02/2012
Today the group got together and we planned our story idea.We decided to do a horror/mystery film so we researched Paranormal activity and An american haunting.the two films showed us how we can have a perfect mystery horror and shows us what genre it is.After seeing the two films we decided to do our film about a young girl getting haunted by a child.
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