Footage

We have uploaded our footage from the SD card to the computer and from what we have seen the filming definitely went well. I am particularly pleased with the framing. One thing that needs to be improved when we edit is lighting, in the interior scene. This will help to emphasise the mask.

Post Filming

We have finished our filming for the evening and hopefully have all the footage we need. I was pleased with the speed in which we filmed and from the bits I have seen I am confident it will look good when we upload tomorrow.

Filming

Interior Location

Exterior Location

The Day of Filming

I have managed to get hold of Robyn and she has found someone to play the clown. Their costume is sorted and they will be arriving in Stansted on time ready to film.

Girl - Robyn Green

Clown - Mark Price

Exterior Location - Water Lane

Interior Location - West Road

The Day of Filming

PROBLEM!

The locations are sorted, the camera is charging and we have the girl but, hours before filming, Lauren has been taken ill. It is now lunch and we need to find a new clown, with costume, for 16.00.

Day Before Filming...

The mask has not arrived so, at the last minute, Faye has purchased a plain white mask for 50p and painted the features like the one on eBay. We now have everything sorted and the camera is booked.

The Mask

After an earlier discussion about costume, focusing on the clown, we have been looking for a clown mask or face paint. Faye has found a mask on eBay and it should arrive before we film.

Preparation for Filming

The new filming arrangements are:

Girl - Robyn Green
Clown - Lauren Geddes
Exterior Location - Water Lane
Interior Location - West Road

Filming will take place on Tuesday 18th January

Solution!

A friend has stepped in and offered to help with the location. We now have an interior set that is closer to Water Lane.

Problem!

The interior location is no longer available, a week before filming. The actor is still confirmed but another house is needed.

Preparation for Filming

When we had finished storyboarding our ideas we decided to ask friends about locations and actors. During early planning we had discussed the exterior scene and chose Water Lane in Stansted. In our later conversation we thought an interior location near Water Lane would allow us to film the scenes and keep the continuity of the fading light. Once one of the actors confirmed they also allowed us to use their house for filming. All we needed now was the clown. After a discussion about costume, we decided the clown need to be tall, to lean over the victim.
Pre-filming arrangements:
Girl - Robyn Green
Clown - Lauren Geddes
Exterior Location - Water Lane
Interior Location - Burnells Way

Storyboard

Narrative Structure

What Next?

After looking at the results of the questionnaire, we have decided which features we will include in the two minute opening and how this will appeal to the mainstream audience. The next step is putting our ideas into a narrative structure and storyboard.

Results of Questionnaire

Name: Frankie Duck

Age: 17

What is your favourite genre of film?
Comedy

Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, making me jump and on edge - wondering what will happen next.


How often do you watch them?
Once a month.

What do you look for in a horror film?
A good story and narrative.

What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The villian.

What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
Meeting the villian and why they are crazy.

Name: Frank James

Age: 17

What is your favourite genre of film?
Comedy

Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, the thrill of being scared.

How often do you watch them?
Every month or so.

What do you look for in a horror film?
Death

What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The villian or killer.

What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
Build up to the killing.

Name: Michael Jarvis

Age: 17

What is your favourite genre of film?
Adventure

Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes - the thrill of being scared.

How often do you watch them?
Once every few months.

What do you look for in a horror film?
Unusual murder methods.

What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The one who survives.

What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
A scare so bad I don't want to watch the rest.


Name: Alice Golden

Age: 16

What is your favourite genre of film?
RomCom

Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?
Yes, sometimes, I enjoy working out the plot.

How often do you watch them?
Not often.

What do you look for in a horror film?
A good story, not just blood and guts.

What is your favourite type of character in a horror film?
The person who makes it to the end.

What would your ideal opening to a horror film be?
A girl murdered in the comfort of her own home.

Questionnaire

The questions we have decided to ask are:

Name:

Age:

What is your favourite genre of film?

Do you enjoy horror films? And what do you enjoy about them?

How often do you watch them?

What do you look for in a horror film?

What is your favourite type character in a horror film?

What would be your ideal opening to a horror film be?

These questions will help us when we develop our narrative structure and storyboard.

Audience Research

After looking at the real products we are going to conduct a questionnaire to see what the audience wants from a horror film. This will help Faye and I when we storyboard and create a narrative structure.

The questions we will include are:

What do you enjoy about horror films?
How often do you watch them?
What is your favourite type of character?

We will focus on the teenage audience as they are the mainstream horror audience.

Dawn of the Dead Opening Sequence Stills

Dawn of the Dead Poster

Dawn of the Dead

Here is another example of opening titles from our chosen genre. This sequence is from Dawn of the Dead by Zack Snyder.

Source - www.artofthetitle.com/2008/06/30/dawn-of-the-dead/

Halloween II Opening Sequence

00:20 Location
00:28 Date Set
04:20 Authorial
04:25 Production
04:34 Actors
04:48 Film Name
04:57 Production
05.06 Starring
05:13 Starring
05:20 Starring
05:27 Starring
05:35 Starring
05:44 Starring
05:52 Starring
06:01 Edited By
06:10 Executive In Charge Of Production
06:17 Music & In Association With
06:27 Associate Producer
06:34 Production Designer
06:40 Director Of Photography
06:47 Executive Producer
06:55 Written By
07:03 Produced By
07:11 Directed By

The opening titles of Juno in comparison to the opening titles of Halloween II differ in timing and the way that they are shown. The titles of Juno come within the first two opening minutes and are shown over the action. Whereas the titles of Halloween II come after the action and have a separate image accompanying them.

Opening Sequences

As the task is to create a two minute opening sequence to a fiction film, we will be looking at various films to see how titles are used. The first film we looked at was Juno. We then took a film in our own genre and compared.

Saw VI Poster

Saw IV Poster

Poltergeist Poster

Child's Play Poster

Horror

A horror film creates an unsettling image for the audience, playing on the emotions: fear and disgust. They, mainly, feature a supernatural force and therefore the genre overlaps with fantasy, science-fiction and thriller. A Horror plays with the audience's mind, their hidden fears and the fear of the unknown. Modern horror films focus on explict gore and material to make the viewer jump.
Early horror films are based on classic literature, focusing on the gothic and horror genre. My first film examples are these types of films.

Chosen Genre

After a discussion with Faye, my media partner, we have decided our genre for the two minute opening of a fiction film will be Horror.

Dr Jekyll And Mr. Hyde 1920

White Zombie 1932

Frankenstein 1910