Alice and Dulcie aren't here today so Lainey and i have decided to research our project, we had referred to our idea as a 'slasher' film but were unsure of the actual definition so we decided to check it out. this would give us a better idea of what we have to conform to.
The Wikipedia definition of a slasher film: Slasher film is a sub-genre of the horror film genre typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a chainsaw or scythe.
We will look at some clips and analyse them, ones that have influenced our idea's for our own title sequence.
Friday, 18 December 2009
Friday, 11 December 2009
Planning Main Task Idea
I was running late today as i slipped over on the ice and damaged my knee so had to catch a later bus, but i did text Lainey with my reasons and i got to lesson with an hour and a quarter left.
In the time i had missed Alice and Lainey had a chat with Richard Eno and it was 'good' but still needed a little bit more work to make it effective.
Our idea has been based on the 'Blair Witch Project' where teenagers are having a smoke,drink and general fun in the woods until they are all killed, however you won't see anyone being murdered as it would give away to much of the plot.
Richard suggested:
- Making a picnic or packing a bag for the camping trip.
- Meeting up with each other.
- Loading the car with the camping gear.
- The Killer's normal daily life, like shopping, or their boring job.
Lainey and Alice were waiting for me when i arrived and then ran through what they had done with me and i agreed with everything that had been said.
In the time i had missed Alice and Lainey had a chat with Richard Eno and it was 'good' but still needed a little bit more work to make it effective.
Our idea has been based on the 'Blair Witch Project' where teenagers are having a smoke,drink and general fun in the woods until they are all killed, however you won't see anyone being murdered as it would give away to much of the plot.
Richard suggested:
- Making a picnic or packing a bag for the camping trip.
- Meeting up with each other.
- Loading the car with the camping gear.
- The Killer's normal daily life, like shopping, or their boring job.
Lainey and Alice were waiting for me when i arrived and then ran through what they had done with me and i agreed with everything that had been said.
Wednesday's Lesson
On Wednesday it was a rare occasion as every member was present so we sat down and had a look at the ideas that were the most practical. In the end we decided that our original idea was Un-realistic because of the props we needed.
We decided that the typical teenage slasher film was the best idea to do. We then decided on when and where we would film, the first Wednesday of the Christmas holiday (23rd) was agreed by all members and the location will be in the woods behind Alice's house. By filming in the first week of our holiday we can then re-shoot if our footage isn't exactly what we wanted.
Finally we can start planning the work and get a storyboard sorted!
We decided that the typical teenage slasher film was the best idea to do. We then decided on when and where we would film, the first Wednesday of the Christmas holiday (23rd) was agreed by all members and the location will be in the woods behind Alice's house. By filming in the first week of our holiday we can then re-shoot if our footage isn't exactly what we wanted.
Finally we can start planning the work and get a storyboard sorted!
Friday, 4 December 2009
Potential Main Task Ideas
Lainey received a text from Dulcie saying she isn't in because she ate something that has made her sick. MENTIROSO!! Either a lack of effort or a very weak immune system!!!
We have decided that the two ideas that we can work from are:
-the abused child.
-the fatal school bus crash.
In today's lesson we are mainly focusing on all updating our blogs so we can all start the main task on the same page, Dulcie will have to work from home. We are hoping we will have full attendance from the group on monday so we can get a final idea sorted!
We have decided that the two ideas that we can work from are:
-the abused child.
-the fatal school bus crash.
In today's lesson we are mainly focusing on all updating our blogs so we can all start the main task on the same page, Dulcie will have to work from home. We are hoping we will have full attendance from the group on monday so we can get a final idea sorted!
Introduction to Main Task
On Monday's Media lesson, we had an introduction to the Main Task. This is the brief:
Main task:
The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.
I wasn't here because of a funeral so Alice and Lainey had to work out some ideas as Dulcie wasn't present either. The three ideas formed were:
- An old house being haunted by a ghost.
- A child being abused by her step-dad.
- A school bus fatally crashing, the driver is haunted by the ghosts of the children.
The ideas were given to me in Wednesday's lesson and i agreed that all three were do-able and were solid ideas.
Main task:
The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maximum of two minutes.
All video and audio material must be original, produced by the candidate(s), with the exception of music or audio effects from a copyright-free source.
I wasn't here because of a funeral so Alice and Lainey had to work out some ideas as Dulcie wasn't present either. The three ideas formed were:
- An old house being haunted by a ghost.
- A child being abused by her step-dad.
- A school bus fatally crashing, the driver is haunted by the ghosts of the children.
The ideas were given to me in Wednesday's lesson and i agreed that all three were do-able and were solid ideas.
End of Preliminary Task
We have finish the Preliminary Task which is a relief as it was hanging over us. However we cannot rest today, as work is already starting on our main task. I presume Dulcie knows this.
Editing
The Editing process was a struggle to get to terms with but once we were all confident i think we achieved a good result.
We took about a lesson and a half to edit all together, for one of the lessons Lainey and I where without Alice and Dulcie so we had to work hard and i think it shows in our final piece that we didn't have the input from the other groups members because it lacks diversity i believe, but what can you do when you have 50% of the group present?
We took about a lesson and a half to edit all together, for one of the lessons Lainey and I where without Alice and Dulcie so we had to work hard and i think it shows in our final piece that we didn't have the input from the other groups members because it lacks diversity i believe, but what can you do when you have 50% of the group present?
Logging and Capturing
Dulcie wasn't in this lesson so Alice, Lainey and I had to carry the weight.
We started off badly though as we didn't have a camera that would capture but we didn't lounge about and made a start on logging our shots with a production line kind of focus about us.
Because of this focused attitude towards the work we didn't have to stay after the lesson to complete it like i thought we would, we took an hour to log and capture which we were quite proud of.
We started off badly though as we didn't have a camera that would capture but we didn't lounge about and made a start on logging our shots with a production line kind of focus about us.
Because of this focused attitude towards the work we didn't have to stay after the lesson to complete it like i thought we would, we took an hour to log and capture which we were quite proud of.
Re-Shooting Footage
By the title it seems fairly obvious that our first attempt at filming wasn't good enough so we were told that the best option for us was to re-film, we had problems with framing the shot, the gap between the characters was to large and the space that we did have on screen was bland and un-interesting.
It took us around 40 minutes to film all of our footage as we knew the script and the ability of the actors, however we were also aided with the fact that Alice was present so she could assist Lainey in making sure the framing was correct.
As it was the footage still wasn't perfect but we didn't have time to re-shoot so decided to work with what we had. I presume the rest of the group enjoyed re-shooting as much as me because we all found the time to laugh in between shots which always makes a job easier. with Alice back everybody worked well and we all cohered with each others needs. however i can still see some heavy arguments coming in the main task, but that was promised at the start of the course.
It took us around 40 minutes to film all of our footage as we knew the script and the ability of the actors, however we were also aided with the fact that Alice was present so she could assist Lainey in making sure the framing was correct.
As it was the footage still wasn't perfect but we didn't have time to re-shoot so decided to work with what we had. I presume the rest of the group enjoyed re-shooting as much as me because we all found the time to laugh in between shots which always makes a job easier. with Alice back everybody worked well and we all cohered with each others needs. however i can still see some heavy arguments coming in the main task, but that was promised at the start of the course.
Filming
the idea behind our Preliminary Task was to have a pupil being told off by a 'stroppy' teenager.
After some casting issues we decided that I would play the teacher because i am the 'most scary' and Dulcie had to step in as the pupil as Alice wasn't present.
After writing our script at the start of our Media Lesson we looked for an empty classroom to begin shooting, and found one in room 201 and had it unlocked so we could film. It took us around 45 minutes to do so but we felt we had achieved what we wanted, we looked ahead to fridays lesson where we could start logging and capturing our shots.
With Alice absent through no fault of her own Dulcie and i had to assist Lainey in getting the correct camera angle but with us having to replay and watch each clip filming did become stressful, to add to the stress Dulcie could not control her corpsing. But we decided to see the funny side of it and the filming experience was a fun one, we rearranged the room and left.
After some casting issues we decided that I would play the teacher because i am the 'most scary' and Dulcie had to step in as the pupil as Alice wasn't present.
After writing our script at the start of our Media Lesson we looked for an empty classroom to begin shooting, and found one in room 201 and had it unlocked so we could film. It took us around 45 minutes to do so but we felt we had achieved what we wanted, we looked ahead to fridays lesson where we could start logging and capturing our shots.
With Alice absent through no fault of her own Dulcie and i had to assist Lainey in getting the correct camera angle but with us having to replay and watch each clip filming did become stressful, to add to the stress Dulcie could not control her corpsing. But we decided to see the funny side of it and the filming experience was a fun one, we rearranged the room and left.
Lapse in Blog Updating
Over the last month i have failed to update much of my blog which is due to some personal reasons but more my own commitment to my studies.
I will evaluate the filming, Re-shooting and the capturing of our shots.
I will evaluate the filming, Re-shooting and the capturing of our shots.
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