Thursday, 3 December 2015

Production Schedule

Director: Grace Fowkes, Molly James, Harriet Stockwin and Fraser Kerns             
Camera: Grace Fowkes, Molly James, Harriet Stockwin and Fraser Kerns              

Date
Scene
Day/Night
Shot Description/Summary
Location
Characters
Equipment/costume/requirements
7/12/15
Road scene
DAY
1.       Mid shot of people sat in the back of the car
2.       All the friends sat in the car laughing and joking
3.       Eye line match from Michael.
4.       Tracking shot
5.       The car is driving on a long country road
School/Towcester Shires
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, Car, shot gun mic,
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
5/12/15
House Scene
DUSK
1.       Establishing shot of the house to show its isolation from everything else
Radstone, will’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, Car,
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
8/12/15
House Scene
DAY
1.       Long shot of people exiting the car walking towards the house
2.       Mid shot of group of walking up towards the door and opening.
3.       Mid shot of group walking through the door

Charlotte’s House
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
8/12/15
Walk through scene
House scene
DAY
1.       Mid shot of people
walking through the door on the opposite side.
2.       Over the shoulder shot of watching TV and on laptops.
3.       Wide shot of group of friends all sitting together.
4.       Flick back to TV, mid shot, just before complete blackout.
5.       Close up of individuals faces with torches shining on their faces.


Charlotte’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: laptop, torch, tv
9/12/15
House scene
Electric box scene
DUSK/ NIGHT
1.       Medium close up shot of electric box
2.       Michael looks in cupboard
3.       Close up shot of the board

Molly’s House
Michael Smith
Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic,
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch
14/12/15
Ouija board scene
NIGHT
1.       Aerial shot off characters
2.       Panning shot of their faces
3.       Medium close up of Michael opening the box
4.       Over the shoulder shot, Michael finds image
5.       Close up shot of his face, confused.
Charlotte’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch
15/12/15
Game scene
NIGHT
1.       Close up shot of board piece moving
2.       Extreme close up of letters.
3.       Sudden black out
4.       Eyeline match from Michael, panning shot of other characters faces.

Charlotte’s house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch
16/12/15
Haunting scene
NIGHT
1.       Fairly long shot of items falling off mantle piece
2.       Over the shoulder of picture being picked up.
3.       Flashes of light due to torches on/off
4.       Close up of stricken match
5.       BLACKOUT
Charlottes’ house
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan
Ghost

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house
Props: Ouija board, torch, matches, lamps, candles, picture frame
18/12/15
Possession scene
NIGHT
1.       Long of shot Michael being pushed
2.       Close up of Michaels face to show evil inside him
3.       Long Shot of other characters running
4.       Medium close up of Michael and Stephen.
Charlotte’s House
Michael Smith
Stephen
Daniella
Megan

Equipment: Camera, shot gun mic, tripod
Costume: Casual clothes, jeans with a plain top/t shirt. Light colours.
Requirements: Access to house



Thursday, 19 November 2015

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Sound Analysis of 'The conjuring'


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Monday, 19 October 2015

Mise-en-scene of a Horror film


The setting of the film ‘The Hallow’ is at a newly bought home in a secluded area in Ireland within some woods. Within horror this is a good setting as it is closed off and hostile which brings a spooky effect to the movie as darkness falls, and wander what is out there.

As well in another film, ‘The Conjuring’, the setting is again based in a place which is made to seem cut off and secluded from society, this empowers the feeling of helplessness and loneliness as they’re stuck there. The idea of an isolated house in the middle of no dark woods with no other surroundings in popular within horror due to the effects it can portray and add to the film.

The clothing of the family is very typical and normal or very stereotypical of what adults and a baby would wear, by seeing them and typically normal gives a sense of innocence for the family.
With the third print screen it shows a still of mother, father and child together, happy and cuddling, seemingly excited for what is to come for them. By adding this scene in the trailer and showing the happiness and love in the family it makes us fall into a false sense of happiness as we feel connected towards them and attached.

With the other film, it is seemingly more dated due to it being based on a true story about some people and a family. Yet even with it being dated the film still represents the family involved as a normal loving stereotypical family in which you wouldn’t want harm to, due to the feeling of innocence. Shown in the print screen to the left we can see the children in the family who’re affected. We find out some of the doings before we meet the family this aids with people sympathising as we see they are a young yet large family. A key aspect of the print screen as well is the two girls in the  bottom right holding each other, this shows they are scared and worried of what could happen thus again making people sympathise and become connected again with the family.
 

The lighting within the trailer is used to be naturalistic to keep the feeling of secludedness and the idea that they’re deep in the countryside alive giving it the realistic edge to it. The first couple of print screens are outside in daylight where no extra lighting is needed. Where as in the fifth and sixth print screens, the film has turned to night where the lights within the house are used but not all to keep the dark feeling to what is seen as a large house or mansion. The sixth print screen is of outside the house at night they’ve again tried to keep the natural lighting such as the white light from the moon and the lit up windows from inside the house which light the whole scene. This gives the look that it is very secluded that the moon light has a large effect on seeing and also gives a spooky feel.










Thursday, 9 July 2015

Synopsis

Characters:

  • ·           Michael Smith
  • ·           Spirit/ghost of boy murdered in a village
  • ·           Main Character, josh
  • ·           Female friend
  • ·           Male Friend
  • ·           Male friend 2

Plot:

  • 10 year anniversary of boy’s death approaching and with the killers unknown he becomes a vengeful spirit within his old house.  Friends all come together in the isolated house that the main character has just moved in to (Michaels house), laughing, joking. Power cut occurs due to bad weather and they begin to look for something to do together. Find an odd looking board, one is intrigued and wants to play it the others are slightly less inquisitive and don’t really what to get involved in something that looks spooky. They begin playing and immediately realise this isn’t a game when the board piece moves after joking asking a question. A series of events unfold and they realise that what they discovered is the spirit of the local boy who died 10 years to the day ago, wanting revenge he kills the friends leaving the main character, josh possessed. 

Include:
  •    Ring a ring a rose
  •     ‘Spirit Board’
  •     ‘Communicate with the other side’

Moments of horror;
  •        Board moves upon a rhetorical question    
  •        Lights flash
  •       Scream
  •     Doors crash 

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Horror Genres and Subgenres


Brief

A promotional package for a new film, to include a trailer, together with:

- A website homepage for a new film (ancillary 1)

- A poster for the film (ancillary 2)