When and Where: We are going to film on the 24th of Feb and 3rd of March at Cambourne.
Who is going to be picking up and taking back the camera: On the 24th of Feb Abby and Fiona are going to be picking up the camera however Eloise is going to bring it back before 9am on Thurs 25th Feb.
Where and Why have we chosen our Location?: Cambourne because it is the easiest location for us to get to and the places we want to use in the house are appropriate to our thriller film. Also, the quality of filming will hopefully be better because of the certain lighting and colours (the bathroom being white etc.)
How we will get to the location: We're going to be walking to Hills Road to catch the uni 4 bus together. We will then we getting the Citi 4 at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Altogether this journey should take around 1 and 1/2 hours.
Is it a public location?: No, it is a private location.
Are we Filming in the day or night?: We are filming in the afternoon and due to the weather conditions and the season we believe it shall be rather dark however it may work to our advantage shortly. We will have lights with us and torches and lamps to illuminate the scene if needed.
Actors: We are hoping to use Eloise's brother Ross or boyfriend Ben Cook who will be playing the detective he wont need to learn a script but we will have to run actions through with him. Eloise is playing the role of the dead girl and the voice of the recording and will not have to learn a script for the role of the dead girl however will have to learn a script of the recording of the riddle and the conversation, Fiona is playing the role of the Forensic scientist, for this she won't have to learn a script.
Film Crew: Who will do what on the day?: On the 24th of Feb, we are planning to film the whole of the bathroom scene. Due to this Eloise will be acting as the dead girl and be in charge of the tape recorder. Abby is not acting in this scene therefore she will be in control of the camera. Fiona will be playing the part of the Forensic scientist and photographer therefore in charge of equipment. Also, Eloise will be in charge of the setting and backgrounds for example the MDF board. Abby will be in charge of the makeup in the scenes and Fiona will be in charge of the costumes.
On the 3rd of March We believe that we shall all have the same roles depending on whether Abby is becoming the detective.
We will all be participating in directing our thriller , all playing an equal part.
Props: What do they need to take with them?: On the day, Abby will be bringing some makeup, Eloise will be providing the backdrops and setting props and Fiona will be bringing the costumes.
Backup plan for filming depending on weather conditions?: As our filming is in inside it doesn't matter about the weather therefore we haven't discussed a back up plan. We did however make a backup plan on the timings.
Shots: We didn't include enough shots in our last piece of the children's film, therefore we have made sure we have included enough shots for our thriller to cover the time.
Sound: Sound has been planned ahead so it allows it to be a vast amount, both diegetic and non diegetic. We have decided together that we are going to be playing the tape recording onto the computer therefore we wont get any other unwanted background noise.
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Changes
Originally we discussed shooting our video footage on Wednesday the 24th February due to that being the only day we were all free together to travel to Cambourne, however, it has come to our attention that the garage we were going to use is being occupied by a family member this means we are now going to film the garage scene the week after. This date being the 3rd of March.
Our plan was to film all the footage on the 24th February but now were planning to film the bathroom scene first on the 24th and the garage scene on the 3rd to meet our deadline on the 8th.
Our plan was to film all the footage on the 24th February but now were planning to film the bathroom scene first on the 24th and the garage scene on the 3rd to meet our deadline on the 8th.
Friday 12 February 2010
Extras, Leading to 2 minutes
We Feel that the time when recording our opening sequence will extend when filming, but just in case we are going to create an extra set of ideas leading up to the two minutes. these ideas have been expanded from the 1 minute 10 secs mark above and onwards.
1 minute - 1 minute 10 secs - Mid shot. Detective is turning the pages of the book and sticking the recent picture of the death into it. - Music - Tape recorder (rewind) and non diegetic sound - Props: The book, photo, tape recorder, pen, desk and chair and desk objects.
1 minute 10 secs - 1 minute 20 secs - Flash back shot / Mid - long shot. Recorder is now playing the riddle. Flash back Mid/long shot of the recent death showing the dead girl on the floor again. Just the recorder playing, no dialogue. Music - Tape recorder. Props - Recorder and backdrops.
1 minute 20 secs - 1 minute 30 secs - Long shot. The shot is of a man taking a picture of the dead girl inside the bathroom. He's going to be dressed in all black with a hat (to create a professional look). Music - Non diegetic with the recorder still playing the riddle. Props - Camera, Bathroom backdrops.
1 minute 30 secs - 1 minute 40 secs - long shot / mid shot (continues from the last shot, 20 - 30 secs) zoom. Long shot of the scientists taking samples from the body present. Zoom on to the scientist taking the sample. Music - non diegetic and tape recorder. Props - sample tubes, camera, people, backdrops, plastic gloves and tape recorder.
1 minute 40 secs - 1 minute 50 secs - Flash shot / long shot. Flash shot in and out of the book that detective is looking at. Mid/Long shot of scientist putting a plastic bag over the body as proof of death and more photographs. This scene as well as 1 minute 20 - 30 secs, will be in black and white to draw attention and add effect. At the point where we get a flashback into the book will return the scene back into colour. Music - non diegetic sound and tape recorder (no dialogue). Props - Plastic bag, backdrop, plastic gloves and tape recorder.
1 minute 50 secs - 2 minutes - reaction shot of the detective finding out the answer to one of the riddles. This then moves into a close up of the detective writing the riddle down to show the audience. Suddenly the room goes silent and the phone rings. Music - non diegetic sound and tape recorder. Props - pen, desk, book, desk objects, chair.
1 minute - 1 minute 10 secs - Mid shot. Detective is turning the pages of the book and sticking the recent picture of the death into it. - Music - Tape recorder (rewind) and non diegetic sound - Props: The book, photo, tape recorder, pen, desk and chair and desk objects.
1 minute 10 secs - 1 minute 20 secs - Flash back shot / Mid - long shot. Recorder is now playing the riddle. Flash back Mid/long shot of the recent death showing the dead girl on the floor again. Just the recorder playing, no dialogue. Music - Tape recorder. Props - Recorder and backdrops.
1 minute 20 secs - 1 minute 30 secs - Long shot. The shot is of a man taking a picture of the dead girl inside the bathroom. He's going to be dressed in all black with a hat (to create a professional look). Music - Non diegetic with the recorder still playing the riddle. Props - Camera, Bathroom backdrops.
1 minute 30 secs - 1 minute 40 secs - long shot / mid shot (continues from the last shot, 20 - 30 secs) zoom. Long shot of the scientists taking samples from the body present. Zoom on to the scientist taking the sample. Music - non diegetic and tape recorder. Props - sample tubes, camera, people, backdrops, plastic gloves and tape recorder.
1 minute 40 secs - 1 minute 50 secs - Flash shot / long shot. Flash shot in and out of the book that detective is looking at. Mid/Long shot of scientist putting a plastic bag over the body as proof of death and more photographs. This scene as well as 1 minute 20 - 30 secs, will be in black and white to draw attention and add effect. At the point where we get a flashback into the book will return the scene back into colour. Music - non diegetic sound and tape recorder (no dialogue). Props - Plastic bag, backdrop, plastic gloves and tape recorder.
1 minute 50 secs - 2 minutes - reaction shot of the detective finding out the answer to one of the riddles. This then moves into a close up of the detective writing the riddle down to show the audience. Suddenly the room goes silent and the phone rings. Music - non diegetic sound and tape recorder. Props - pen, desk, book, desk objects, chair.
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Evaluating Feedback
After reading through the comments we found that the level of gore that came up within the comments have concerned us, therefore when producing our thriller we shall try and reduce the level so we don't end up moving towards the horror genre.
Not knowing how long each section is going to take when filming, its difficult to estimate how long they will be, therefore we may have over or under estimated the time limits. After filming our previous task of the children film we made the mistake of not planning our time well, however this time round we won't repeat the mistake so we will make an extra storyboard just in-case we run under our time limit.
Also in our feedback comments, a group suggested that using a skateboard for the tracking shot may damage the camera and to take precautions, we feel this is a fair omment and that we shal protect the camera at all times.
Not knowing how long each section is going to take when filming, its difficult to estimate how long they will be, therefore we may have over or under estimated the time limits. After filming our previous task of the children film we made the mistake of not planning our time well, however this time round we won't repeat the mistake so we will make an extra storyboard just in-case we run under our time limit.
Also in our feedback comments, a group suggested that using a skateboard for the tracking shot may damage the camera and to take precautions, we feel this is a fair omment and that we shal protect the camera at all times.
Friday 5 February 2010
Finalised Ideas
0 - 10 secs -Establishing/ long shot/ over the shoulder shot/ Tracking shot of detective drawing closer to the door/ mid shot of detective opening door - Tape recorder begins to play right from the start, we can hear the murderers smooth calm voice and the screaming of the victim. This gives illusion the Detective is about to walk in on the murder. Towards the 10 secs mark the screaming increases in sound. - Eloise's house, corridor leading to upstairs main bathroom. - Props: Tripod on skateboard to use tracking shot and make it smooth, and recorder off set.
10 - 20 secs - Long shot/ zoom on mid shot/ long shot/ flash shot on credits - The recorder after the door is opened starts playing the murderer's riddle it continues throughout. - zoom on dead body in bathroom covered in blood and the bath is also filled with blood - First credit appears with flash shot of one of our names and roles in the production on a black background. The music here continues with the tape recorder but non diegetic sound distantly plays. - Props: fake blood, MDF board for the background, tape recorder.
20 - 30 secs - High angle mid/long shot /flash shot/ high angle mid/close up shot - Dead body, second credit of another persons name and role, dead body for final shot in 30 seconds. - Props: fake blood, MDF board for the background, tape recorder.
30 - 40 secs - Flash shot/ long shot/ mid shot - The Last credit of the last persons name and role then flash into a long shot of the Detective in a dark room looking through evidence in the book and the title 'Legend of the Spinx' is shown on his left hand side of the desk. Mid shot of the detective looking through the book. - Props: Garage, the book and tape recorder on his desk, Desk and chair and books (desk items).
40 - 50 secs - Panning shot 360 degrees around the detective/ a further 180 degrees panning shot /zoom - After the 180 degrees panning shot we mid shot/slight zoom onto the detective's book when he is slowly looking through it then close up on the book so the audience can read the text. Props: recorder/ Desk and chair/ Desk props/The book with text and pictures.- music - when we do a panning shot round the detective he rewinds the recorder to create a fast sense with the music and action. The music increases when looking through the book.
50 - 1 minute secs - Flash shot of photo/ zoom shot of book/ flash shot of second photo/ mid shot- Flash of 1st picture and the zooms onto book, further close up on riddle in the book and then zoom out on book. The detective reads the ridde aloud. Sudden flash to the second picture which is girl after death. Mid shot of detective answering the riddle in the book. - music - Tape recorder very faint whilst detectives talking and non diegetic music increases. - Props: The book, tape recorder, photos, desk and chair and desk objects.
10 - 20 secs - Long shot/ zoom on mid shot/ long shot/ flash shot on credits - The recorder after the door is opened starts playing the murderer's riddle it continues throughout. - zoom on dead body in bathroom covered in blood and the bath is also filled with blood - First credit appears with flash shot of one of our names and roles in the production on a black background. The music here continues with the tape recorder but non diegetic sound distantly plays. - Props: fake blood, MDF board for the background, tape recorder.
20 - 30 secs - High angle mid/long shot /flash shot/ high angle mid/close up shot - Dead body, second credit of another persons name and role, dead body for final shot in 30 seconds. - Props: fake blood, MDF board for the background, tape recorder.
30 - 40 secs - Flash shot/ long shot/ mid shot - The Last credit of the last persons name and role then flash into a long shot of the Detective in a dark room looking through evidence in the book and the title 'Legend of the Spinx' is shown on his left hand side of the desk. Mid shot of the detective looking through the book. - Props: Garage, the book and tape recorder on his desk, Desk and chair and books (desk items).
40 - 50 secs - Panning shot 360 degrees around the detective/ a further 180 degrees panning shot /zoom - After the 180 degrees panning shot we mid shot/slight zoom onto the detective's book when he is slowly looking through it then close up on the book so the audience can read the text. Props: recorder/ Desk and chair/ Desk props/The book with text and pictures.- music - when we do a panning shot round the detective he rewinds the recorder to create a fast sense with the music and action. The music increases when looking through the book.
50 - 1 minute secs - Flash shot of photo/ zoom shot of book/ flash shot of second photo/ mid shot- Flash of 1st picture and the zooms onto book, further close up on riddle in the book and then zoom out on book. The detective reads the ridde aloud. Sudden flash to the second picture which is girl after death. Mid shot of detective answering the riddle in the book. - music - Tape recorder very faint whilst detectives talking and non diegetic music increases. - Props: The book, tape recorder, photos, desk and chair and desk objects.
Wednesday 3 February 2010
Analysis of Panic Room
In the opening clip of Panic Room, the credits are produced in an effective way across New York City, with both 3D and Bold, Flat writing.
The text for the credits is large and shown in particular angles to the buildings around the area of NY. The colour of the text is reasonably light as it blends in with the background images. Insight of many of the credits, the audience is shown them in both a downward angle and an upward angle, this suggests that there may be an antagonist and a protagonist due to camera angles. Previously, camera angles show that if they point downwards the person higher up is more inferior.
The last name on the credits is shown as fading away as if the film and music is about to end, therefore the audience knows this before it even happens suggesting they can get a head start into the film.
We thought that the credits were interesting and engaging but we have decided on having our credits flash our names with a scratchy font style because we feel that would fit better with our opening scene.
The text for the credits is large and shown in particular angles to the buildings around the area of NY. The colour of the text is reasonably light as it blends in with the background images. Insight of many of the credits, the audience is shown them in both a downward angle and an upward angle, this suggests that there may be an antagonist and a protagonist due to camera angles. Previously, camera angles show that if they point downwards the person higher up is more inferior.
The last name on the credits is shown as fading away as if the film and music is about to end, therefore the audience knows this before it even happens suggesting they can get a head start into the film.
We thought that the credits were interesting and engaging but we have decided on having our credits flash our names with a scratchy font style because we feel that would fit better with our opening scene.
Analysis of Six Feet Under Credits
In the opening credits of six feet under, the first name listed as a credit appears in the skies. This suggests that the film could either consist of a form of fairytale or death. Knowing what the narrative of the film contains, we know that it's about death. With this the titles are cleverly written. As the first credit is in the sky, it suggests a heavenly feeling.
The next shot is a sudden departure of two hands, this again implies that death has come between two people. The music begins slow but tragic and appears to be the same all through up until after the mourning and the death of the person, here it turns to being somewhat brighter.
The way the credits are written is all relevant to the storyline of the film. The family run a funeral home therefore deal with deaths a lot and so when we see the credit of the foot labelled with "Matthew St Patrick" it creates a certain effect for the audience.
The scene is then changed to a hospital where a body is being pushed into the light. This suggests that the person on the bed is dying and the light represents the well-known saying of "don't go into the light" created around death. The credits are produced all through this being placed both in the light and in the darkness afterwards.
Towards the end we see the last of the credits produced onto a gravestone therefore implying that the person shown throughout the opening sequence has died. We also know this through the fact that a close up shot of a coffin in shown.
The Opening Credits in this sequence are produced in a highly credible way, this is because they start as if an accident must have taken place and explain a story afterward about a persons death.
Six Feet Under, Main Title Sequence
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The next shot is a sudden departure of two hands, this again implies that death has come between two people. The music begins slow but tragic and appears to be the same all through up until after the mourning and the death of the person, here it turns to being somewhat brighter.
The way the credits are written is all relevant to the storyline of the film. The family run a funeral home therefore deal with deaths a lot and so when we see the credit of the foot labelled with "Matthew St Patrick" it creates a certain effect for the audience.
The scene is then changed to a hospital where a body is being pushed into the light. This suggests that the person on the bed is dying and the light represents the well-known saying of "don't go into the light" created around death. The credits are produced all through this being placed both in the light and in the darkness afterwards.
Towards the end we see the last of the credits produced onto a gravestone therefore implying that the person shown throughout the opening sequence has died. We also know this through the fact that a close up shot of a coffin in shown.
The Opening Credits in this sequence are produced in a highly credible way, this is because they start as if an accident must have taken place and explain a story afterward about a persons death.
Six Feet Under, Main Title Sequence
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Indent
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Plan of Film day.
We plan to do our thriller before half term on Wednesday the 10th of February. At 1:30 we plan to leave college to film our piece in Cambourne. We chose this location because it was the closest area to each of our homes. Also, we thought to use a white bathroom and garage for our thriller therefore, as Eloise's home consists of this stuff we descided to do it there.
Having spoken about the dates and timings of us filming our piece, we've now changed date to the 24th February, after half term. The 24th is a Wednesday because this is the only day in which all three if us have avaliable.
Legend of the Sphinx story board
The Legend of the Sphinx story boardIn the establishing shot we are going to begin with an over the shoulder long shot while the tape recorder plays in the background of the murderer smoothly talking to the victim while the victim is screaming for mercy. This opening section gives the impression that the detective/ audience is about to walk in on the murder taking place. However once the door is open the detective walk in on the the dead body and the audience realize that the murder has already happened. As soon as the door is open the riddle starts playing and while viewing the body from a distance each of our names with a black background flash on screen.
After our names have all come up flashing in between viewing the body, once the final name appears we flash to a long shot of the detective and the title appear. We then have the detective looking through the book with all the murders and information in with flashes of victims and the detective working out the riddles.
After our names have all come up flashing in between viewing the body, once the final name appears we flash to a long shot of the detective and the title appear. We then have the detective looking through the book with all the murders and information in with flashes of victims and the detective working out the riddles.
Eloise created the storyboard while Abbey wrote out the list of shot types.
The shot type list clearly states the action of the characters in the scene e.g. Detective drawing closer to the door. The shot type for the action e.g, tracking shot. There is further information for the shot scene telling the viewer the location and props and costumes and further details, e.g. Camera on skateboard for tracking shot, digetic lighting, upstairs corridor of Eloise's house.
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