Weekly updates 12

During this week: 28/11/11 -  02/12/11
We have completed:

Final Product, Production Team, Uploading the Video, Edit Decision List and News Radio Sound.

Overall, we have completed all work, finally in time to continue with our Evaluation.

In the next week we hope to complete:

• 3 Dvd's  - Ruheet will complete this as he is the Editor, he will create three copies of our Final Product.

What went well:
All work was completed.

Meetings

All this week we had 2 meetings in which we just did our paper work. We discussed what we would do after the Film had been finished, it was to upload it onto Youtube and the Blog.

Video Upload on Youtube and Facebook

 

 

Edit decision list

Edit Decision List

Final Product

Meeting Minutes 10

Meeting min 10

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The Production Team

The production team

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News Radio Sound

Six o'Clock News by Mariam Nawab

This is the sound for the Radio in which we play the News for Percy (Carl).

We have used this specific sound to in our film because we want the audience to understand the the mystery within the film. This is, the fact that people are disappearing out of thin air. When the Boss (Raman) enters the film, it creates suspense and the audiences heart races as it was not unexpected as to how he had got there without a sound. Then this created a relief from the audience as they know that the Boss may be harmless. The reason why the Boss appears out of nowhere is because it follows the News of people disappearing, the audience would suddenly expect that Percy is in danger of disappearing, then out of the blue, the Boss appears, this slows down the fast pacing hearbeats of the audience.

The Radio is played before the Boss enters, we have made the film like this to make the atmosphere very intense. The  News, when played, foreshadows what might happen to Percy (Carl), which could be his death or disappearance.

The News is also made and added to the film to create Enigmas from the audience; Why are people disappearing? Will Percy disappear? Why has he not paid attention to the News?

Weekly updates 11

During this week:  21/11/11 - 25/11/11
We have completed and added:
Fonts Used, Possible Logo's and Call Sheet.

What we hope to do in the next week:

• Finish Paperwork: We will try and complete all our paperwork alongside our Final Product.
• Final Product: This will be completed by Ruheet after using the News Radio, adding to it.
• Edit Decision List: This will be done by Ruheet.
• News Radio Sound: This will be done by Chloe and Mariam, they will talk about why they have that specific sound on the Film.
• The Production Team: This will be done by the Director, Mariam, who will talk about the team and the significance of each member.
• Video Upload: This will be done by Ruheet who will post the Video on Youtube, the blog and Facebook to publicise it.

What went well:
This was the fonts used, possible logos and call sheet.

We could improve:
By speeding up our paperwork and get feedback by the audience on our Final Product after posting on YouTube.

Meeting Minutes 9

Meeting min 9

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Fonts used

Fonts Used

Call Sheet for Production

Call Sheet

Possible Logo's

Possible Logos

Weekly Update 10

During this week: 14/11/11 to 18/11/11 
We have complete:
Shot List, Log Rushes, Journals.

In the next week we hope to complete:

• Call Sheet: This will be done by Mariam who will make a template showing that we asked for permission from the department teacher to use the camera for filming.
• Fonts Used: Ruheet will look at the film and check what fonts have been used in the titles.
• Possible Logos: Mariam will do this by checking the different logos that were looked at and comparing them to the one's used, and why we didn't use the others.

What went well:
The Journals and Shot List.


We could improve:
By adding as much information to the blog as possible, get on with paperwork and editing so we do not have to do last minute work.

Meeting Minutes 8

Meeting min 8

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Shot List

Shot List

Sound's Person Journal (Chloe Wakeling)

Sound's Person Journal

What I had to do: In our film we had a radio news presenter, talking about a missing girl - this story that i made up ties up with out story in our opening scene of our film.

I did the recording first, but found when playing it back that it would not be good enough for the film, so i origanized todo it again.

I found someone else to do it, his name was Raman, and his voice sounded just like a DJ , which was what I was trying to achieve for the radio. When playing back, the voice suited well, and the editer incorporated it well into the film.

I enjoyed making the voice for the radio, as it showed more of a rangeof technology that I used in our film.
I was happy working with the people who was involved in making the news voice.

The only thing that went wrong was when i did my first try, of which my voice was not good enough - by this i mean it did not have the news type voice i was trying to achieve.

I would happily do it again , to improve our movie or if i made another movie which needed a voice recording.

Editors Journal

Editors Journal

Log Rushes

This is a picture of me, Editor, typing up the different shots from the film we shot.

Camera Person Journal

My name is Chloe Wakeling and I was the Camera-women when the group filmed the opening scene of the supernatural thriller.

My role: My role as the camera women (cinematography) was to make a wide range of camera angles, to make sure the lighting of the film set was adequate. Hands on with the camera, for example using the buttons and making the angles. To help the directer in decision making, such as where the actors will be best standing.

Using the camera
Using the camera, I found not that difficult to use, because the basics were not that hard to master as there was only three functions of the camera that i actually really needed to master which was the recording button and moving the camera around on the tripod. I also learned how to zoom in and out on the camera, this was used to make our actors face show the confusion on his face, to make the audience react. I enjoyed using the camera as I learn the 3 main functions to a camera that make a film.


The tripod
Using the tripod was not that difficult, I made it different lengths to make different camera shots, to make a wide range of camera shots so when we are editing the editor would have lots of shots to choose from and to choose the right one that will make it creepy.  

Lighting
The lighting of the set was adequate to make the effects that we desired. The lighting was very slightly dim, but this was good as this is a good element to have, as our film is a supernatural thriller and this makes the atmosphere creepy.

Working with the Director
Working with the director, we both had good ideas to make the film good. We worked well together as a team.

Overall i enjoyed the role as camera women and would happily do it again for any future movies i make.

Sound's Person Journal (Ruheet Hasnath)

Throughout this project I have been researching and looking for sounds that I thought would be suitable for our movie and throughout my research I have found some good and some bad sounds but I had to be accurate and precise with the sounds I used in the final movie.

The reason why I had to be 100% sure in which sound i use is because the sound is a very big thing in the movie because without the right sound the film will be out of place and will not make sense. I used a programme called Soundtrack pro to find my sounds and I think that this software was good software in terms of finding sounds because it had several different sounds and most of them fit our movie so it was hard to choose from but me and my group took this into consideration and chose the sounds together. 

Overall I think that finding sounds was a long term process because there are thousands of sounds out and we had to make sure we chose the right ones but in the future if I do edit and need to pick sounds I will make sure I find sound from before which is suitable and this will enable me to save a lot of time however it was a good experience and I would like to do this again and it has also made me gain some experience in sounds and I would not mind being the sound person in another project because I think that it is a good role to take on.  

Director's Journal

Director's Journal
Date: 15/11/11


Mariam Nawab
03/11/11 - Filming Day.

On the 3rd of Novesmber, we started fimling, what happened was all the production team and I have gathered during period 1 at 8.50 to discuss a checklist of the props, costumes, actors and other items we need, necessary for today. As we went through the checklist, I, the Director, made sure that nothing was missing and indeed nothing was missing. I stressed to the team that it is very important that we meet for a second time afterschool, at 3.10, in A29, our media room, for 5 minutes before the production shooting for a quick discussion with the team. Then everyone had dispersed to do what they needed, e.g. lessons, work or other.

As the day went by, I kept a look out for the actors, that they had remained in school and were 100% available for the evening of shooting. Then came period 5, 2.10, I, as one of the actors, had to wear the black and green, costume, paint on my arms as I was the antagonist for our film. Raman, actor, Chloe, Camera person and Sarah, audience, helped me apply this. The reason why we used this paint was to make my arms look scary and deformed for the movie as I was a monster, relating to the theme. The fact that Raman and Chloe were there to help me, reassured me that they were 100% going to make it as I had seen them and would have to take them to the production scene. As we finished up with the paint, the bell had rang and it was time for another quick meeting in room A29 where the props, costumes and the Editor, Ruheet, were.

At 3.17, I had a brief word with all the members about gathering the props, checking that no one was hesitant in performing and that we would have an enjoyable time as well as working hard to get everything perfect. As we got the equipment, actors, props and costumes ready, I checked that everyone was present and in their costumes/make up and we were ready to start filming.

At 3.25, we gathered everything and had started to film in the Dinner Hall corridor. To set up, we had to bring a tripod, a camera and a camera bag so that we could shoot. It was a long day as each scene required a different shot, which the Camera Person though, too, was tiring and long. At the start of the movie, as Director, i required a long shot of Percy (Carl, Actor) walking through the Dinner Hall corridor to the lockers as I wanted the audience to know what he looked like, his uniform and his body posture. All throughout the shooting, we used a variety of shots; Long Shot, POV shot, Close Up shot and many more.   The filming had ended and everything planned out well, we congratulated each other for the success of the production stage. We stayed behind for about 15 minutes as our Media Teacher wanted to show us parts of the footage and explained what the Editor, Ruheet, would have to use to Edit it. After a long days work, everyone had gathered their belongings and headed home.

Overall, as a Director, I found that controlling what happens during filming quite challenging because of the dicisions I had to make on shots and location and lighting. I made sure that everyone was acting appropriately and when the actors were hesitant, I calmed them down. It took about 3 and a half hours to complete the filming, there were a few interruptions but they only lasted seconds as they were only teachers or students walking by. Though they were small delays, it still meant that it would take us longer to film, time consuming, as the interruptions would occur on crutial moments. At the very end, we all packed up and patted each other in the back for a good day's work, we were happy and glad that it was an overall success.

Sound's Person Journal (Mariam Nawab)

Sound Persons Journal
Mariam Nawab

Since before the Production of the film, I have been looking for different sounds that would go well with the script, the atmosphere inside it. I wanted to make sure that the sounds I was choosing, I would choose carefully and thoroughly to have the best and most suitable for our film. And I had to make sure, as the Director also, that the other sounds that were being used were also suitable for the upcoming Film. I did not want anything that would make our Film bad and not gain the attention of the audience and so I decided to make a list of sounds that sounded right for the film and then a short list to make sure we didn't have too much sound, blocking every other element of the movie.

At first, to find some sounds/ music, I looked on youtube, this was to find eerie music to go on the background as non-diegetic crescendo music to build up tension when the atmosphere is tense. I could not find anything very suitable because Youtube is immensly large in terms of it's files and so it was very difficult to find music without a lot of beats and other sounds, to it to make it less eerie.

And so I settled for 3 of my personal choice, that I thought were quite outstanding from the other sounds I heard on youtube. I found these from a hardrive file on a PC in my Media Room and all three of these were used in the film alongside other sounds. I thought that the sounds made the Film better just because of the style and message of the sound.

Overall, I think that the time and effort I took to find the right sounds paid off in the film. For future preference I would like to find more sounds from different places instead of from only 2 sources, this will give me a wider range of sounds that I can choose from and possibly save me some time as it may just be easier that way. I thoroughly enjoyed looking for sounds and do hope to do it again but with more effort into finding it and with the right information I hopefully will be able to.

Weekly Update 9

During this week: 07/11/11 to 11/11/11
We completed and added:
Post Questionnaire and Graphs and we are still Editing.

In the next week we hope to complete:

• Editing: This will be done by Ruheet as he is the editor. He will carry on with the editing and try to get it done as soon as possible. Chloe and I will assist in helping speed things up by finding score music for him.
• Shot List: Chloe will do this by sitting beside the editor and writing down the different shots that were taken on the night of production.
• Log Rushes: This will be done by the Editor, Ruheet, as he had to type all the shot lists onto Final Cut Pro and so a picture will be taken of him doing this.
• Journals: We will do this individually depending on our roles, I will do the Directors Journal, Ruheet will do Editors and Chloe will do Camera person's and we all will do Sound persons as we all looked for sound.

What went well:
The editing went well, as more of the film is being completed.

We could improve:
Speeding things up with the editing as it is taking much time to complete.

Post Questionnaire Graphs

Post Questionnaire Graphs

Recce Pictures

These are the Recce Pictures of when we were shooting the film. The pictures show us working together, hard, to get shots right and make sure that everything is situated appropriately. It also shows us talking to each other about what to do next, when we had doubts on shots, we would discuss what we could do as an alternative.

Post Questionnaire

Post Questionnaire

Weekly Update 8

During this week: 31/10/11 - 04/11/11
We have completed and added:
Influence, Software Used, Preparation for film.

As we filmed on the 03/11/11, we needed to make sure all the Actors, Props and Location were ready for production day, at the start of the week.

In the next week we hope to complete:

• Journals: This will be done by all of the group as soon as the footage of the film is gathered and edited along with the sound.
• Editing: Ruheet will do this by getting all the footage we had, collecting it and start to edit the movie down to Two Minutes.
• Post Questionnaire and Graphs: This will be done by Mariam, who will ask a series of questions and will show the results and explain them using graphs.

What went well:
The gathering of Props and Actors and Location for our Production.

We could improve:
When we've done our shooting for the film, that we get straight to the Editing, gather what we need for the Editing, such as the sounds and other effects. And push ourselves harder to get the rest of the paperwork done. 

Software

Software

Influence of our film

What Films Influenced Our Film

Meeting Minutes 7

Meeting min 7

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Weekly Updates 7

During this week: 17/10/11 - 21/10/11
We have completed and added:
SWOT, Analyse Title sequence of film, Actors and Location release form and Equipment list.

What we hope to do in the next week:

• Influence: Chloe will do this by looking at what movies have influenced our film.
• Software Used: Ruheet will do this by looking at the different software's we've used and why.
• Prepare for Film: By talking to each other about what will be needed when filming. During Lessons we will research what will look realistic in our film.

What went well:
This week was Equipment List and our communication is improving but not a lot.

We could improve:
Again, our communication, I feel as if we are not discussing the blog enough and making good decisions as our production is approaching and we should be discussing the things needed for it using our blog information such as the Notes. And also to do our paperwork done and dusted in time for the evaluation.

Analyse the title sequence of a film

The Secret Window

Oaks Park Logo

Actors Release Form

Actors Release Form

Location Release Form

Location Release Form

SWOT

SWOT

Equipment List

Meeting Minutes 6

Meeting min 6

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Weekly Updates 6

During this week: 10/10/11 - 14/10/11
We have completed:
The Budget, Letter for Permission,  Health and Safety, Storyboard, Final Script and Shooting Script.

What we hope to do in the next week:

• SWOT: Chloe will do this by looking at the abbreviation of it and applying it to our work.
• Software Used: Ruheet will do this by looking at the different software's we've used and why.
• Analyse the Title Sequence of a Film - Chloe will do this by looking at the first two or so minutes of a film and analyse the credits and company logo at the start of it. For example, the Director's name and it's significance to the film and the Production's Logo and it's significance to the film.
• Actors Release Form: Mariam will do this, as she is one of the actors, she can sign it herself.
• Location Release Form: Mariam will do this too, she will add the organisation's name and other details and get the administrator to sign.
• Equipment List: Chloe will do this by analysis the equipments we will use for our production and why.

What went well:
This week was the Budget, Health and Safety and Storyboard.

We could improve:
Our communication, work that needs to be sent put up on the blog needs to be sent to Mariam and the way that will happen is if everyone does all their work on time and is sent at the time of completion. Also, to do all our work without delay etc.

Meeting Minutes 5

Meeting min 5

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Budget

Budget Final

Storyboard

Storyboard

Health & Safety

Health and Safety

Letter For Permission

Letter

Shooting Script

Shooting Script

Final Script (2nd Draft)

Final Script

Weekly Update 5

During this week: 03/10/11 - 07/10/11
We have completed:
The News Script, Location/Costume/Prop Notes, Cast, Score Notes 1st Draft of Script and 2nd Draft of Two Min Outline.

In the next week we hope to complete:

• Budget - We will gather the props we need for the production, also other products that we may need and then Ruheet will see the amount we spent on each and apply to the Budget.
• Letter for permission - Chloe will be typing up a formal letter to the Head of the School asking permisson to use the school premises (e.g. the Cubicles) for our production.
• Storyboard - Ruheet will look at the Script that has been made and from that he will draw images and captions using the Script.
• Health and Safety: Ruheet will do this by bullet pointing in detail, of things that may be hazardous.
• Shooting Script: This will be done by Ruheet who will analyse the script.
• Final Draft (2nd) of Script: This will be done by Chloe who will look at the previous one and look for improvements.

What went well:
This week was all the notes plus the news script and two minute outline.
 
We could improve:
By communicating more with each other and sharing ideas to make the work better than it already is.

Score notes (Ruheet Hasnath)

Explosion Blast 02 by Ruheet95

We used this sound at the end to give the film a loud finish just to make it more creative.

Heartbeat by Ruheet95

We used this to show that Percy is scared and his heart is pounding with fear and I think it the sound goes well with the scene.

Footsteps-2 by Ruheet95

We used this sound for when Percy was walking and this sound made the movie more realistic otherwise it will not make sense because when he is walking there should be footsteps.

Meeting Minutes 4

Meeting min 4

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The Script (First Draft)

The Script

Location Notes Redone

Location Notes

News Script

News Script

Prop Notes Redone

Prop Notes

Score Notes

In order for us to create suspense and make our thriller movie not predictable we have used score music that fits into our film well and it makes our scenes more sus pensive and problematic for the viewer because it will give viewers that urge to find out what happens next. It will also keep them on the edge of the seat when the suspense music starts to play.
Within our thriller we have used a sound track called in die tiefe de zeit. We use this sound track near to the ending scene to create a feeling to the viewers that something bad is going to happen to the main character in the end of the scene.

Suspense sound by Ruheet95

Furthermore we used another track which is called footsteps; we used this track in the scene when Percy is walking down the corridor towards the toilet. I used this sound because it creates a thought in the viewer’s mind that something unpleasant is going to happen to the main character.

Footsteps-6 by Ruheet95

In order for me to upload the tracks onto blogger I used software called Sound cloud and I embedded it onto blogger through this software.

Score Notes (Mariam Nawab)

Wind stalker by ColdBloodProductions\

I chose this sound as it made the atmosphere a bit creepy. The sound was chosen to make someone think whilst watching the film, why does this man (Percy, Carl) look sad or tired? It would creat enigmas because it gets the attention of the audience and instantly they look at the main character. This was played at the start of our film, to ket the audience know that something gloomy and mysterious is about to or is happening. This was only used at the start. 

Radio station search by ColdBloodProductions

This sound was used as we have a radio prop in our film, and the scene when Percy (Carl) puts the radio on, is where another sound comes in, News Radio, then it cuts out as if the signal has gone or a supernatural force has entered leaving the radio 'confused'. This was used to create tension in the atmosphere because it instantly cuts off from the news and this gives out a panic to the audience as to how it happened. Again creating enigmas from the audience and again grabbing their full attention on the anticipating scene.

Eerie by ColdBloodProductions

This Eerie sound was chosen to make the audience frightened of the film. It builds a crescendo to the end, which would make the audience jump in fear as they may not have anticipated the ending. However, they may anticipate the ending because of this sound, it would make the mind want to hide away and think of happy thoughts but if there is sound like this, it would make it impossible to look or think about something other than what is actually happening. This is the response that I am looking for from the public.

Cast Notes

Cast Notes:  I am going to write about the characters in our thriller movie so we know exactly who the characters are going to be in our movie.

Character: Percy

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Costume:  jumpsuit, builder boots, mop and bucket. He is a usual cleaner.

Character information:  Percy is a normal person who is hard working and he does his job everyday and puts 100% effort in his work without fail although he is lying about his job to his wife. He is an innocent man who is honest and obeys the rules.

Character:  Carl Caperina

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Why we chose this person: We chose him because we thought he will fit well into our thriller movie. He is a funny character and he is a good actor. He has experience because he has done acting in the past in drama. In our movie we have put Carl to be the protagonist.

Character: The Boss, Dave Played by Raman

Character: Percy's Boss - Dave 


Age: 38 


Costume- Smart looking black suit, with a watch 


Character information: Dave wants his worker Percy to be on time to his job and give 100% to the job, a strict time keeper


 Raman
Gender: Male


Age: 16

Why we chose this person: We choose this person because he looks innocent, but at the same time has a authority look. We choose this person because we felt he would suit the part we where trying to portray.

Character: Mariam nawab (The Hand)

Character information: This is the evil hand at the end which grabs Percy into the cupboard, and takes him into the water depths. 


Gender: Female

Age: 18

Why we chose this character:  we chose this character because they will fit into to movie well because they do not have much to do. This character is the protagonist.

Costume Notes

Costume Notes

Final Two Minute Outline

Final two

Prop Notes

Prop Notes

Location Notes

Location Notes

Weekly Update 4

During this week: 26/09/11 - 30/09/11
We have completed:
Our Narrative Theory, Planning Brief, 90 Minute Synopsis, Pre Questionnaire and Graphs, Treatment,  BBFC, Target Audience Research, 1st Draft of Two Minute Outline and Uses and Gratification Theory.

In the next week we hope to complete:

• The news radio Script: Chloe will do this by thinking of what the news person will say and how it will reflect the situation in the Thriller Film, then she will record closer to the Production time.
• Location Notes: Mariam will do this by thinking of what location in the school we will use and why we would use this, it must reflect the plot of the Thriller Film and then will add it to the Blog.
• Cast Notes: Ruheet will do this by using his initiative and find which actor would best suit the characters in our Film and mention why he was chosen these specific people.
• Score Notes: All of us will do this by listening to some sounds and discuss why we have chosen those specific sounds for our Film.
• Costume Notes: Chloe will do this by discussing what kind of a costume each character/actor would need to make the Film more effective and reflect the idea of the Film and why she has chose these specific clothing.
• Prop Notes: Mariam will do this by thinking of what kind of Props will be needed, some by looking at the Script and getting the ideas from there.
• 2nd Draft of Two Minute Outline: This will be done by Chloe who will improve the first one and post onto blog.
• Script (1st Draft): This will be done by Chloe who will write up the script for our Film.

What went well:
The Pre-Questionnaire and Graphs, Narrative Theory, Uses and gratification theory and Target Audience Research.

We could improve:
By cooperating with one another, discussing the work amonst ourselves to get the right idea for our work.

Pre-Questionnaire Graphs

Pre Questionnaire Graphs

Meeting Minutes 3

Meeting min 3

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Uses and Gratification Theory

Uses and Gratification Theory

British Board Of Film Classification

Our film Ginndylow has got the classification of the age rating “15” because I think that our film has a storyline where it is suitable for the 15 classification. I do not think that it falls under the age rating of 12A because our thriller film is catchy and suspensive, the people the age of 12 in my opinion will get scared and be afraid of the movie or might even have nightmares because our movie will make the audience stay on the edge of their seat. Moreover these days mostly teenagers go to the cinema aged 15 and over so I think it will be a high selling movie if we do age rate it at 15 and it will be a profitable business and who knows maybe even a hit. The reason it is going to be an age 15 movie is because it is bound to keep the audience on the edge of their seats and our movie will not suit the 12A classification.