Wednesday 29 February 2012

Shooting Schedule

We have created a shooting schedule so that myself, Dean, Jess, Laura and the actors know where they have to be and when. Also, what props need to be took the location.Shooting Schedule

Tuesday 28 February 2012

Anamatic

We have completed an anamatic so that we can tell what our completed film will look like and whether it will fit into two minutes.

Wednesday 15 February 2012

Storyboard

This is our storyboard, a storyboard is used to show the camera operators and directors what generally happens in each shot and what type of shot it is. In our film we are using quite a lot of point of view shots, from the fathers point of view. Also, we are using a few shot reverse shots to show the argument between the stepdad and the girl.
Storyboards are very effective as they can give you an idea of what your film will flow like.

Prop List

A props list is important so that when shooting the characters always have the props they need during the correct scenes.

Prop
Character that uses it
Scene needed in
School Bag
Girl
Shot 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
School Folders
Girl
Shot 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9
Letter from the school
Stepdad
Shot 6, 7 and 9
Painting done by child
Child
Shot 8
Picture of child
Dad
Shot 7
Red Car
Stepdad
Shot 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9
Suitcases
Dad
Mom
Shot 1 and 2
Shot 8

Costume Research


Real Dad

This is a picture of Mike Delfino out of Desperate Housewives, he is an ex-convict and he has stubble and a mysterious look about him, this is the type of person we want to play the real father. However, we want him to wear all black as black represents bad people.


Stepfather

We have decided that we want the stepfather to be wearing a suit like the man in this picture, this is so that he looks like he is higher up on the social hierarchy than the real dad implying he is a better person.



Teenage Girl and her Friends

I have chosen this image from the Inbetweeners because it shows the teenagers all in the same school uniform but worn differently, the main teenage girl would be the girl on the right with her tie undone as this would show she is quite a naughty character.


Younger Version of Teenage Girl

I have chosen this image of a young girl because she is looking cute as she is looking up, this is the type of shot that we want in the flashback as she looks very innocent.


Young Mom

This image of quite a young mother is the type of person we want to play our young mom as she is very fresh faced and looks asif she could do no harm and is motherly.

Location Research


Script

Dean Becky Laura Jess

This is a copy of our script, it is written so the actors know what they have to say and when.

Addressing The Evaluation Questions

After our film is completed we will have to answer a set of evaluation questions, therefore we need to make sure that whilst we are making the film we have an answer to all of these questions.

What thriller conventions will be used?
We have decided that the thriller conventions we are going to use are;
-The fear of the unknown
-Colour conventions to show good and bad characters
-The villain is a male
-Chilling music to create tension
-Stalkers.

What thriller conventions will be developed?
The thriller convention we have decided to develop is the fear of unknown, we have decided to exemplify this convention because we believe that by doing this we will be able to get across an eerie feeling. Recently the convention of the male characters being the villains has been challenged alot, so we have decided to stick to the traditional convention.

What thriller conventions will be challenged?
We have decided to challenge the convention of using props such as knifes or guns, we have done this because we believe that it will add to the mystery of the film if such props arent used. We are also not using a chase scene as we want the film to have more of a slow spooky feel, rather than a fast paced horror feel.