Main Task and Evaluation

Timeline of horror genre

A timeline of horror movies from mary lawson

Treatment

We filmed our media product in the day time which meant that it was very bright and on original viewing it did not give off the horror feel we wanted to portray:

We decided to use the colour wheel to change the overall colour of the footage to a blue colour, this made it look more dull and gloomy, just as we had wished:

We then used the luna curve feature along with the feather tool to create an vignette of light within the footage that accentuated the dark gloomy background:

We added audio over the top of the footage, this was background music for the duration of the opening with added audio with things such as panting and the scream at the end:

We added in credits throughout the film opening with the use of key frames:

Producing a company logo

To begin with, I found a picture of a cartoon tree on Google and opened this in Photoshop. I chose to use a cartoon tree instead of a real one as it would be easier to outline this and I felt it would look better as a logo.

As I wanted to fill the image of the tree in black, I used the pen tool to select and outline the image of the tree. I made sure that I followed the edges of the tree as accurately as possible, but it was not a problem if it was slightly off as it would be filled in black anyway and so you would not see the original image.

I then used the fill tool and a pure black colour to fill in the outlined tree. I then inverted the selection tool so that the background was selected as I wanted to delete this area of the image. Below is the before and after of deleting the background.

I then went onto 1001fonts.com and found a font that I liked and felt would be suitable for my logo. We chose the 'SMZ' as it was the first initial of each team member and we felt that the name 'smz productions' sounded catchy.

In Photoshop, I placed this quote beneath the image of the tree. Below is the final image of our logo.

Planning for shoots

Hair and makeup- All cast members to have natural hair and makeup, straight hair all hanging down, no bright lipstick/eyeshadow, very plain and simplistic.

Costumes- 3 antagonist characters to wear all black, black boots, black jeans, black top and a black jacket if weather essential. 1 protagonist character to wear all black as above, however should wear a grey speckled coat to symbolise a difference between the two.

Props- Sticks made into stick men, twigs to rip up, paper to write credits on.

Locations- Forest.

Call Sheets

The following documents are the call sheets for the shooting of our film opening. These are important to the production of the media product as it informs everyone involved where they need to be, when and what to wear. It also ensures us as a company that everyone who needs to be on set will be there on time, therefore we can start shooting straight away and we won't have to waste time and money for our production company. 

Head Shots

These are the head shots of all cast members of our opening titles, we took head shots of each actress so we had a clear idea of how we wanted them to look in the final edit.

ECE CELIK- Protagonist

MARY LAWSON- Antagonist

SINEAD GRACE- Antagonist

AIMEE TYRRELL- Antagonist

Talent release forms

Before we started shooting our film opening we ensured we had consent from all actors involved, this consent gave us permission for them to be filmed and to be taken out of college during times of filming. It also meant that we were able to upload the media product online to be viewed by many.

Location Release forms

This document shows that we have permission to film at the setting we required. It is important that we have this document because then the owners of the property are aware of the fact we will be shooting there and so we will not cause disruptions to their land.

Risk Assessment

These risk assessment forms enable us as a company to identify any risks that will be present when filming and means we can prevent them before hand. The main risks for us were tripping hazards as we would be on uneven ground full of logs and twigs. The precaution we would take for this would be to clear the area we would be filming on and ensure that pathways were clear if we were going to be running through. Another risk was the long hours that filming may have taken, to overcome this we decided to split the filming over a few hours every few days. As we are outside bugs and insects may be present which means we need to check we are not placing any equipment or walking on any animal nests/burrows. As a company we need to ensure none of the equipment we use gets damaged or lost, therefore we need to keep all of the equipment with us at all times and to stay away from the equipment when filming (apart from camera person) as to not damage the equipment.

StoryBoard

A story board is important for the production of the film opening because with it we can visualise how our final piece will look. It also ensures that everyone is aware of exactly how each shot is being filmed and where props/actress' need to be placed, this makes for quicker film time and for our company, less time and money.

Camera Shot List

These documents are the camera shot lists, these are useful for the production of our film opening because it shows us exactly what we will be filming and what needs to be happening in each shot, this saves us time when filming.

Location Scouting

We are shooting our opening titles at Todd Brook field, situated by Asda, opposite the Leisure Zone in Harlow Essex.

As the field is a public area we are able to film there without permission being given. We will be filming on this location on the 16th February 2016 between the hours of 11 and 3.

Textual analysis of three examples of chosen task

American Horror Story textual analysis from mary lawson

The Craft Film Opening Analysis from Sinead Grace

Blair Witch - Textual Analysis from Zoe Brant