We will use a selection of titles to put into our film. Instead of having a certain page dedicated for the titles at the beginning or end of the film we will show the titles as the film is playing. This allows us to show more of the film and we won’t lose time on the titles. The titles will continue into the film for the first minute and a half. We have planned to make the title font colour in a shade of red as it symbolizes blood and danger which reflects on our film genre of horror.
The titles must appear in a certain order as it shows the importance. Below will be the order in which our titles will appear.
1) Infinity Pictures presents
2) A James Marshall film
3) Starring Steve Moore
4) Josh Bell
5) In 'The Uninvited'
6) Written by Josh Bell
7) Camera person Harry Smith
8) Music by James Marshall
9) Produced by James Marshall
10) Directed by Calvin Jones
We will make up a few names for certain roles as it will look unprofessional if we just use me and James Marsall's names throughout the title sequence. Finally it is worth mentioning that the titles will not be the main thing seen in the shot as it will put people off the film and they will miss the opening which is ultimately the most important part of the film.
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Music
We will be using music of a website called 'Free Music'. It is free and easy to download and it is also easy to apply to our film. The music we will need will be sound effects for certain aspects in our film (such as a door slam). We will also need to apply some background music. This will have to fit the genre of horror and create tension and suspense. The music we will need must be timed perfectly to fit the action. To do this we will need to crop the music length and the timing of the start and end of the music. We will also need to edit the bass and tempo of the music to fit the action and create certain effects. We will use music for the opening piece where the logo and the titles will be shown.
Logo Design
It is important to create a logo which is easy to remember as it will reflect on the media conglomerate. It needs to be simple but at the same time it needs to be unique. An effective logo should contain limited colours and it should identify the name of the media conglomerate, this way, the audience always knows who produced the film.
Our film logo is going to be simple but be aesthetic. It is a small triangle with the word 'Infinity Pictures' underneath. It uses 2 colours at the most. The logo will be shown at the start of the film in an animated way. It will have a bit of sound too, to fit the genre of horror.
Some of the big media conglomerates have memorable logo's in which we, the audiemce, can remember them easily. Here are some examples of logo's.
Our film logo is going to be simple but be aesthetic. It is a small triangle with the word 'Infinity Pictures' underneath. It uses 2 colours at the most. The logo will be shown at the start of the film in an animated way. It will have a bit of sound too, to fit the genre of horror.
Some of the big media conglomerates have memorable logo's in which we, the audiemce, can remember them easily. Here are some examples of logo's.
Friday, 3 February 2012
Production schedule
When?
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday. Filming will begin at 5.15pm when the sun starts to set and the last of the light dissapears. The filming is important as it needs to be precise so it goes accoriding to the plan on the storyboard. We haven't decided on a certain yet as we are leaving our options open for the occurance of rain etc...
Where?
Clifton Campville, inside the house mainly but with a few shots from outside the house. The shots outside of the house will require a tripod so the camera is steady and therefore it will give a better picture of the action that is happening.
Who?
Steve Moore, James Marshall and Josh Bell. Steve Moore and Josh Bell will be doing the acting. Steve (Johnny) is the Main charcater and Josh (hooded charcater) is the major charcater. James Marshall is the director, editor and camera man.
What?
All the shots and scenes should be filmed in 1 or 2 days. This could take more or less than this as it could rain on a certain day which might mean the action will not be as clear as it could be so therefore it might take slightly longer than we expected.
How?
The shots that will be included will be; Long shots, medium shots, over the shoulder shot, pans, forward/reverse tracking, zooms, close ups, establishing shot. We will need to use a range of camera shots so that we cover the main effects of the film and to make it look more professional.
Equipment
Canon 550d DSLR Camera, HD Audio recorder as an external microphone, tripod, footstool for tracking shots, Sony Night vision camera for security camera shots and a laptop, clock, newspaper and glasses as props. We might need to extend the range of props used as it will male the film/scene look more natural. The filming devices we will use cover all of the shots that we film.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday. Filming will begin at 5.15pm when the sun starts to set and the last of the light dissapears. The filming is important as it needs to be precise so it goes accoriding to the plan on the storyboard. We haven't decided on a certain yet as we are leaving our options open for the occurance of rain etc...
Where?
Clifton Campville, inside the house mainly but with a few shots from outside the house. The shots outside of the house will require a tripod so the camera is steady and therefore it will give a better picture of the action that is happening.
Who?
Steve Moore, James Marshall and Josh Bell. Steve Moore and Josh Bell will be doing the acting. Steve (Johnny) is the Main charcater and Josh (hooded charcater) is the major charcater. James Marshall is the director, editor and camera man.
What?
All the shots and scenes should be filmed in 1 or 2 days. This could take more or less than this as it could rain on a certain day which might mean the action will not be as clear as it could be so therefore it might take slightly longer than we expected.
How?
The shots that will be included will be; Long shots, medium shots, over the shoulder shot, pans, forward/reverse tracking, zooms, close ups, establishing shot. We will need to use a range of camera shots so that we cover the main effects of the film and to make it look more professional.
Equipment
Canon 550d DSLR Camera, HD Audio recorder as an external microphone, tripod, footstool for tracking shots, Sony Night vision camera for security camera shots and a laptop, clock, newspaper and glasses as props. We might need to extend the range of props used as it will male the film/scene look more natural. The filming devices we will use cover all of the shots that we film.
Casting
Johnny - Steve Moore (Main character)
Props needed - Laptop, newspaper, clock, night vision camera, glasses
Hooded character - Josh Bell (Major character)
Props needed - Black hooded robe/coat
The hooded character is only shown at the end of the film on the night vision camera. This is the only time he appears on the film. There is no dialogue required in our scene so we haven't written a script. The cast has been assigned certain props so they will meet their character detail that we have planned.
Props needed - Laptop, newspaper, clock, night vision camera, glasses
Hooded character - Josh Bell (Major character)
Props needed - Black hooded robe/coat
The hooded character is only shown at the end of the film on the night vision camera. This is the only time he appears on the film. There is no dialogue required in our scene so we haven't written a script. The cast has been assigned certain props so they will meet their character detail that we have planned.
Role Allocation
Director - James Marshall
Writer - James Marhall and Josh Bell
Camera person - Josh Bell and James Marshall
Editor - James Marshall and Josh Bell
Johnny - Steve Moore (Main character)
Hooded character - Josh Bell (Major character)
We have assigned roles to certain people and have studied the themes that the charcacters will have to portray. We have also informed each charcaters what they have to do and made it aware that they have to act as we have planned in the character detail. We have also assigned certain props to certain characters.
Writer - James Marhall and Josh Bell
Camera person - Josh Bell and James Marshall
Editor - James Marshall and Josh Bell
Johnny - Steve Moore (Main character)
Hooded character - Josh Bell (Major character)
We have assigned roles to certain people and have studied the themes that the charcacters will have to portray. We have also informed each charcaters what they have to do and made it aware that they have to act as we have planned in the character detail. We have also assigned certain props to certain characters.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
UK Fim council data
According to data released by the UK Film council in 2010, there 31 horror films released in 2010. If you compare this to the thriller genre, which has released 20 films in the UK, there are considerably more horror films that have being released in the UK. If you take into consideration the fact that there were 19 romance films released in 2010, it shows that there are less romance films. There aren't many thriller films released because they dont make much profit on the film. They make on average £19.3 million on gross box office. If you compare this to a romance genre film then it is £58.4 milllion. 3.4% of all releases in the UK are romance films. If you compare this to thriller then it is about the same as thriller stands at about 3.6%. The thriller genre doesn't make much money in terms of the other genres which can be shown by the fact it equaled 1.9% of all income through box office.
The Pitch
Storyline
A male citizen aged around 17 is sitting in his chair on his laptop when he hears a knock on the door. As he gets out of his chair he hears the knock once more. He answers the door rather lazily and is suprised to see knowone there. The male (known as Johnny) has suspicious thoughts about the event that occured 6.00pm. He is reading the newspaper the next day when he hears the clock strike 6.00pm again. Rather strangely, there is a knock at the door. Johnny is bewildered as he causiosly answers the door. Once again there is no-one at the door. Johnny becomes increasingly worried by the events occuring. He sets up a night vision camera outside his house to witness the forecoming events. Little does he know what he is expecting. After another 24 tense hours he waits til 6.00pm. Oncer again there is a knock at the door. He answers it and suprisingly no-one is there. He goes and gets his night vision camera to uncover the visitor he is getting every night. As he looks at his camera he is shocked by what he sees and as the secret is revealed, he is struck by an object from behind...
Charcater detail
Male citizen, aged 17. His name is Johnny.
He is a character with a suspicious mind. He is a technological person who is to an extent quite interlectual. He understands his place in society. Johnny is about 5'7 and has a glasses. His character is portrayed as a innocent member of the public who is targeted by the 'hooded charcter'
Hooded character. Age unknown, name unknown.
This character is only seen once throughout the scene and he is only seen on a night vision camera. He has unknown features and his name and age are also unknown. He wears a black hooded robe and he has some kind of ghostly feature.
A male citizen aged around 17 is sitting in his chair on his laptop when he hears a knock on the door. As he gets out of his chair he hears the knock once more. He answers the door rather lazily and is suprised to see knowone there. The male (known as Johnny) has suspicious thoughts about the event that occured 6.00pm. He is reading the newspaper the next day when he hears the clock strike 6.00pm again. Rather strangely, there is a knock at the door. Johnny is bewildered as he causiosly answers the door. Once again there is no-one at the door. Johnny becomes increasingly worried by the events occuring. He sets up a night vision camera outside his house to witness the forecoming events. Little does he know what he is expecting. After another 24 tense hours he waits til 6.00pm. Oncer again there is a knock at the door. He answers it and suprisingly no-one is there. He goes and gets his night vision camera to uncover the visitor he is getting every night. As he looks at his camera he is shocked by what he sees and as the secret is revealed, he is struck by an object from behind...
Charcater detail
Male citizen, aged 17. His name is Johnny.
He is a character with a suspicious mind. He is a technological person who is to an extent quite interlectual. He understands his place in society. Johnny is about 5'7 and has a glasses. His character is portrayed as a innocent member of the public who is targeted by the 'hooded charcter'
Hooded character. Age unknown, name unknown.
This character is only seen once throughout the scene and he is only seen on a night vision camera. He has unknown features and his name and age are also unknown. He wears a black hooded robe and he has some kind of ghostly feature.
This is my mind map about all the ideas that I generated in the planning stage of our production.
Mood boards
A mood board is a type of poster design that may consist of images and text. Designer use mood boards to develop their design concepts and to communicate to other members of the design team.
Below are some examples of mood boards that I created to portray the genre of Action and RomCom.
These Mood Bourds illustrate the genre of Action and a RomCom. By making a mood board it allows the viewer to view shots of a film and it gets the audiences attention as it requires no reading.
Below are some examples of mood boards that I created to portray the genre of Action and RomCom.
These Mood Bourds illustrate the genre of Action and a RomCom. By making a mood board it allows the viewer to view shots of a film and it gets the audiences attention as it requires no reading.
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