Similar to week 4 we continued with the Limbo blogs, Jack created a questionaire to help us aim the film at a partcular intended audience. As a group we then proceeded to take responsibility and discuss certain ideas with eachother to help create a story we all agree with. We did this by using Harvey's iPhone to record a conversation with eachother and too also exploit another piece of new media technology to give a more interesting feel to the post. Harvey then blogged about what type of genre our film would be, and came to the conclusion that it will be a 'Horror', based around the influences we have had.
Week 6
Jack and I decided to go location hunting and after narrowing down a few we decided on a field located a few minutes away from the school. Considering we are all local to the area we always knew this was a good place to film a creepy film and transport is not a problem. I took my phone in order to take multiple pictures to show members of the group who were absent some of the ideas Jack and I came up with for a few shots, as well as to look back on for inspiration for both the story board and the film itself. I proceeded to upload the pictures to the blog along with some writing. Jack meanwhile was busy searching for the perfect music for our film, after narrowing a few down he showed me his favourites, all seemed to fit perfectly so we will need more opinions from other members of our group.
Week 7
After supporting Jack with the search for the perfect music I decided to do some research into the importance of music. Whether it is Diegetic or Non-Diegetic, music is the key to a successful horror film these days, creating tension and delivering incredible notes on those scares. I decided to post an example of this with a film created on youtube called Scary Mary, where creepy music is placed in rather than the more, chirpy music that is used in the film, proving that music is what can make a film scary, or not scary.
As a group we then decided to visit the location with a camera and test out a few shots that we have planned on using in the film. Within this I would be the actor and Michael and Harvey would tell me how I could complete certain movements and in a way be the directors for this short shot as Jack filmed and also gave his input. When we completed the filming itself, Jack and I decided to take the footage back to the editing room and put it together in a sequence that we were proud with. After watching over the footage analysing the pros and cons of it we decided it was perfect for the film and I began to organise and initial shooting schedule. Taking into account of the weather we noticed it was going to snow, after much discussion we decided to not let this effect us and instead adapt to it and continue filming within the snow.
Week 8
This week was rather successful as we finally decided who our protagonist would be, Jack suggested I take the role and the others agreed simply due to the experience I had in GCSE Drama. Within this week, Harvey uploaded his Audio podcasts so we were able to take note of what was said on them and incorporate them into our final idea. As a group we decided creating audio podcasts would be an outstanding idea so we could look back on what we have said previously, thus meaning we wont forget any good ideas we had. We nominated Harvey to record them as his iPhone 4 had the best sound quality and was able to pick up our dialogue without a problem. Also, as Michael, Jack and I were filming Harvey would film around us commentating on what we were doing and the process we are using in order to make the film its best, and using his HD camera on his iPhone 4 he was a perfect candidate for this role. The shooting diary's have proved a success as we often look back to see if there's anything else we could be doing to make the film better.
Jack and I also decided within this week it would be best to begin filming our final film. However, Harvey and Michael were unable to come with us due to school work, and told us they will meet us at the location later. We arrived to at the location and began to shoot around 1:30 of the film (fully edited). We achieved our goal and felt we could have gone on for longer, however, due to the camera running out of charge we had to return back to school and tell Harvey and Michael how the filming went as they joined us in the editing room. We are all extremely pleased with how it turned out and are looking forward to continuing with the filming.
Week 9
The group decided on what editing software we felt would be best to use, we settled with pinnacle as it was extremely accessible for the entire group and all desired effects could be achieved on it. After this the group decided to film, in the snowy weather, Jack and I went out and began filming the first few minutes of the film, but were devastated as the camera ran out of charge, once the footage had been edited by us, we decided to return some day soon to finally finish. Upon arrival the next we were greeted with a problem, that the snow had melted. We attempted to film without the snow, but looking over the footage within the editing room Jack and I were not pleased with the outcome and so we called of filming till Thursday (as it was going to snow that day). Whilst not filming, we decided to take the initiative and research into title ideas, we came up with many suggestions but then decided to wait until the film was completed until we decided the name itself. Notwithstanding the fact that I decided to dive deeper into music research, drawing influence from scenes within the film Silent Hill which in some ways is similar to ours.
Jack and I also decided within this week it would be best to begin filming our final film. However, Harvey and Michael were unable to come with us due to school work, and told us they will meet us at the location later. We arrived to at the location and began to shoot around 1:30 of the film (fully edited). We achieved our goal and felt we could have gone on for longer, however, due to the camera running out of charge we had to return back to school and tell Harvey and Michael how the filming went as they joined us in the editing room. We are all extremely pleased with how it turned out and are looking forward to continuing with the filming.
Week 9
The group decided on what editing software we felt would be best to use, we settled with pinnacle as it was extremely accessible for the entire group and all desired effects could be achieved on it. After this the group decided to film, in the snowy weather, Jack and I went out and began filming the first few minutes of the film, but were devastated as the camera ran out of charge, once the footage had been edited by us, we decided to return some day soon to finally finish. Upon arrival the next we were greeted with a problem, that the snow had melted. We attempted to film without the snow, but looking over the footage within the editing room Jack and I were not pleased with the outcome and so we called of filming till Thursday (as it was going to snow that day). Whilst not filming, we decided to take the initiative and research into title ideas, we came up with many suggestions but then decided to wait until the film was completed until we decided the name itself. Notwithstanding the fact that I decided to dive deeper into music research, drawing influence from scenes within the film Silent Hill which in some ways is similar to ours.
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