This presentation highlights key research ideas, how we will distribute and advertise our film and includes our synopsis.
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Further Planning
Location:
Research into locations have been carried out via planning what we would like i.e a college, teenagers’ room, and fields, roads etc. After deciding what we would be able to realistically use we brainstormed areas we already knew of. A first was Reigate college and it’s surrounding areas. For the bedroom we have decided on using Julian’s house as it is not only perfect for what we want, but is convenient by means of location and he has a younger brother. The surrounding areas of Julian’s home is fields this is also good for setting our scene.
Schedule:
In order to plan times of filming it will be necessary for us to check all our timetables for when we are all free to film. Days we plan to film are Thursday, Tuesday, and Monday. Our longest filming period is on the Thursday as we all have the longest amount of free time.
Transport:
As Julian's house is fairly awkwad to get to we will be arranging lifts to and from college, a possible bus route is the 526 this will be used as a backup plan, so we must concider needing money on days where a lift is not possible.
Script
Script Changes.
We have decided to change the script and plot slightly, removing the false threat of the brother coming into Jake's room, and instead leave it as a mystery. Which still causes threat and fear causing Jake to be freaked out and run out of the house in a frantic rush.
New script;
Jake is sat at his desk listening to thumping music. Behind him is a shadow-like figure, which increasingly gets closer to him, as this happens the audience hear the sound of a heart beating and an increase to the volume of Jake’s music. As Jake’s phone plays the sound of a message alert he swiftly turns around and sees that there is nothing there, however he is still scared and so calls out.
JAKE:
"Hello, anyone there, hello?!"
Jake then laughs at his stupidity and paranoia and turns back to his desk. There is then a close up of his petrified eyes wide open in shock. He has been murdered.
Script
Opening two minutes of Shadow Massacare
Jake is sat at his desk listening to thumping music. Behind him is a shadow-like figure, which increasingly gets closer to him, as this happens the audience hear the sound of a heart beating and an increase to the volume of Jake’s music. As Jake’s phone plays the sound of a message alert he swiftly turns around to discover his younger brother Billy stood there in his Halloween costume.
JAKE
“Shit bill”
BILLY
(Laughs)
JAKE
”Get out of my face, you unwanted adopted waste of space”
BILLY
“ Shupp yeah…”
JAKE
“Shup Noooo”
BILLY
“So any cool Halloween parties you want to invite me to tonight”
JAKE
“ Dream on son”
BILLY
(leaves room satisfied with his prank)
Jake turns back to his computer to find an IM pop up on his screen. The message reads; “ I know what you have done Jake Lesley Harold West”. This instantly grabs Jake’s attention as only one person in the world other than his parents and best friend knows his whole name, so he replies with; “Who are you?” There is no reply. Jake looks down at his phone at his previously received text to discover the words “Tim’s been murdered”. Jake petrified leaves his room and runs down road in dark, he feels like he is being followed
Scene cuts to Jake’s college.
The next day at college Jake is confronted by his mates, they question him as to the reason why he did not attend the party that night, the party he was so excited about. Jake did not attend the party as the message scared him. On his journey into school Jake feels the sense of someone else presence following him, but sees nothing. He is then informed a close friend was brutally murdered on his way home from the party, Jake has been named a suspect as he has no alibi, this is the start of his world being torn apart.
HANNAH
(in tears) “ Jake, where the hell were you last night, Tim’s dead, everybody has been looking for you, why Jake, what would they want with you?”
JAKE
(Turns around in a daze looking around him)
Monday, 19 January 2009
Friday, 16 January 2009
Research-horror
2-3 mins long/ must show mystery and draw target market into it.
Narration in trailer?
A hero/companion killer/(killers creator) Victims of killer.
Could mix sub-styles of horror (serial killer/slasher/teen terror/satanic.
Cut scenes of characters, showing who’s in the movie and also gives the audience what the actor is playing as.
Short cliff hangers used in trailer to create effects, no longer shots of 20 seconds.
>teen horror<
-graphical violence
-lighting: low key lightings (1 source of light/also use of darker gels/red gels).
Faded light for certain locations, E.G. foggy weather, less lighting.
1 source lighting-can go with handheld idea: source of light only on camera , more realism effect, also creates tension in the audience.
Shadowed images: use of depth of field, can show faded images in background, when on close up on a character. Makes the audience know there something there but don’t know what it is or when it will strike.
Isolated locations/locations that have a dark history.
Foggy area- creates mystery in the location?
>Handheld? <
Dutch angles-create disorientation.
Cu/ecu/els mainly used.
Shots- Extreme long shots for location.
- High use of low angle shots of main characters.
- Quick movement of camera allows realism to watchers.
Pause phases on open sections, for example, a dark corridor with CU view, creates suspense in audience, knowing that something is about to happen but don’t know when, also can add a slow zoom effect on the pause sections, adding more suspense.
Sound- Dark ambiance to create suspense, on high tense areas/to create cliff hangers: non Diegetic.
Quick temp music on a chase scene? (If there is a chase scene: non-Diegetic).
Dialogue maybe: Diegetic.
Subtitles of directors name, etc, etc.
Off screen sounds- E.G scream or a faint noise.
Types of Diegetic noise- screaming, faint rushing noise also.
Posture- aware of your surroundings/feeling of being watched?
Ability to create fear into the audience from the film.
Name- firstly draws people in: links to target market (teens 16+ or 18+ mainly).
Costume- clothes which go into the culture actor is playing, also the likely hood of clothing that age group would wear at that time period.
Narration in trailer?
A hero/companion killer/(killers creator) Victims of killer.
Could mix sub-styles of horror (serial killer/slasher/teen terror/satanic.
Cut scenes of characters, showing who’s in the movie and also gives the audience what the actor is playing as.
Short cliff hangers used in trailer to create effects, no longer shots of 20 seconds.
>teen horror<
-graphical violence
-lighting: low key lightings (1 source of light/also use of darker gels/red gels).
Faded light for certain locations, E.G. foggy weather, less lighting.
1 source lighting-can go with handheld idea: source of light only on camera , more realism effect, also creates tension in the audience.
Shadowed images: use of depth of field, can show faded images in background, when on close up on a character. Makes the audience know there something there but don’t know what it is or when it will strike.
Isolated locations/locations that have a dark history.
Foggy area- creates mystery in the location?
>Handheld? <
Dutch angles-create disorientation.
Cu/ecu/els mainly used.
Shots- Extreme long shots for location.
- High use of low angle shots of main characters.
- Quick movement of camera allows realism to watchers.
Pause phases on open sections, for example, a dark corridor with CU view, creates suspense in audience, knowing that something is about to happen but don’t know when, also can add a slow zoom effect on the pause sections, adding more suspense.
Sound- Dark ambiance to create suspense, on high tense areas/to create cliff hangers: non Diegetic.
Quick temp music on a chase scene? (If there is a chase scene: non-Diegetic).
Dialogue maybe: Diegetic.
Subtitles of directors name, etc, etc.
Off screen sounds- E.G scream or a faint noise.
Types of Diegetic noise- screaming, faint rushing noise also.
Posture- aware of your surroundings/feeling of being watched?
Ability to create fear into the audience from the film.
Name- firstly draws people in: links to target market (teens 16+ or 18+ mainly).
Costume- clothes which go into the culture actor is playing, also the likely hood of clothing that age group would wear at that time period.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Opening Sequence
Jeepers Creepers
The film stars Gina Philips and Justin Long. It is directed by Victor Salva and sponsored by American Zoetrope, Cinerenta-Cinebeta, Cinerenta, Medienbeteiligungs KG and VCL Communications.
The film is set in the outback’s of the USA during spring break in modern times (2001). The film is a teen horror aimed at frightening young adults in an entertaining manner.
Throughout the opening scene there is an eerie sound signifying a spooky atmosphere, there is use of dramatic non-diegetic music, which enables the audience to be fully captivated by the horror theme. The camera is used to exasperate quick movements on the scene adding more thrill, the use of tracking, close ups, deep focus, crab shot, crane shot and low angle shots are all used advantageously also creating excitement, mystery and shock.
The mise en scene is quite basic which denotes just how little they have around them, how alone they are etc. The characters are very average people, a brother and sister from a low income family, no superman-like persona which enables the audience to feel more sense of similarity to the characters which then in turn lets them become more engrossed into the plot.
The editing is just basic quick cuts from scene to scene. Overall the opening scene provides an obvious narrative “ one moment everything is okay, then it goes wrong, but then it all ends solved”. Effectively the film provides teens with a jumpy horror with quick moving scenes easy plot to understand.
The film stars Gina Philips and Justin Long. It is directed by Victor Salva and sponsored by American Zoetrope, Cinerenta-Cinebeta, Cinerenta, Medienbeteiligungs KG and VCL Communications.
The film is set in the outback’s of the USA during spring break in modern times (2001). The film is a teen horror aimed at frightening young adults in an entertaining manner.
Throughout the opening scene there is an eerie sound signifying a spooky atmosphere, there is use of dramatic non-diegetic music, which enables the audience to be fully captivated by the horror theme. The camera is used to exasperate quick movements on the scene adding more thrill, the use of tracking, close ups, deep focus, crab shot, crane shot and low angle shots are all used advantageously also creating excitement, mystery and shock.
The mise en scene is quite basic which denotes just how little they have around them, how alone they are etc. The characters are very average people, a brother and sister from a low income family, no superman-like persona which enables the audience to feel more sense of similarity to the characters which then in turn lets them become more engrossed into the plot.
The editing is just basic quick cuts from scene to scene. Overall the opening scene provides an obvious narrative “ one moment everything is okay, then it goes wrong, but then it all ends solved”. Effectively the film provides teens with a jumpy horror with quick moving scenes easy plot to understand.
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