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Pre-production

Production meeting 4

STE-000 (online-audio-converter.com)
00:00 / 14:51

Research -idea

Daily Dairy

30/09/2020

Today we came in and edit our video essays we have to have it finished by 2. I haven't finished so I have to come in at 8 tomorrow morning to finish editing  my video essay so I can submit it .  We got into our groups  and we had  production meeting 4 we discussed the different ides that we came up with  we  had to decide on which idea we were going to go with. We decided that we were going with Kacper's idea because it went with Christopher Nolan's signature style more than any of the others. We made some changes to the idea so that it is easy to create.

The genre - Psychological  Horror

Is a psychological horror is a sub genre of  horror. It focuses on the dark side of a human being. The genre explores the emotions of being vulnerable.  The films are made to be graphic nightmare, sending important messages to the mind that something has not been acknowledged. Plot twists are important for the genre

What will the audience expect to see?

The audience expects to have a thrilling and scary experience.  They want to the film to play with the mind. Many people would prefer the scares to have violence that will give them fear. They would want to see dark humour, murders, a plot twist and blood. You would expect to see dark places. You would want to see scary places. The audience would expect suspense to what is going to happen next. The music to add tension, suspense and fear.

šWhat age certification would the film receive?

18 is an adult rating any one under the age of 18  can rent or buy the film.. With this rating adults are able to choose what they want to watch. They can watch anything once it doesn't put any one at harm. They can have any type of language in the film and any type of violence in the film.

 

šWhat locations could you use?

Locations we could use is somewhere that has dark and that makes the audience feel the scare.. We could use an alley way, where houses, dark carpark or in the woods. These locations because you want the audience to relate to some elements in the film that they have either lived or seen. You could use a graveyard or an abandoned house.

šWho will be in the film?

We will need 4/5 people . One being the Tv host and the killer. 3 other people being the victims that get killed

šWhat are the behaviours the characters will apply?

We would expect the characters to behave like they are psycho.  We would want them to be obsessed with something, paranoia, self doubt and many more. Many characters will face internal challenges like a subconscious desire. Psychological stories assert fear in the character and there unstable state

šWhat props or costumes will you need?

The most common prop is a pistol because it shows conflict between characters. They are mainly used by police offices, detective, murders and many more. Knife is another common prop in films. They are mainly used by the suspect or the murder. We will need fake blood to act like the character is bleeding.  Smaller props like ID badges and passports. Props play an important role in the film because they cause tension. With the costumes they would be dirty, oversized and ripped.

šWhat music or sound effects will you use?

The music will create suspense and tension. It will be fast paced. They would want to be able to create shock the audience. Sound effects for the film should be shocking and scary for the audience. The use many different sound effects like breaking a bone, blood splattering and many more

What lighting styles will you need to apply?

Lighting would need to be low key and dim lighting to create an effect. They would want to use shadows. They want the  lighting to create tension and suspense in the film. The lighting would create a mysterious and dark setting. Doing this we can control how much of the settings and the characters is revealed. We would use the three point of lighting technique.

This meets Christopher Nolan because he use Psychological themes throughout his films so we thought that we could use the theme and create something similar or different to his films. 

Production meeting 5

MONO-000
00:00 / 08:09

Pitch slides

Cue cards

Pitch video

Daily Dairy 

1/10/2020

 Today I came in at 8am to finish editing my video essay which I did finished so I exported the file and Uploaded to my website. We had production meeting 5 which was about the research we did yesterday as homework I gave part of my research . We did a questionnaire  as a group and each of us put it on reddit we have over 80 responses. We did the questionnaire to get other opinions on our idea.  After doing the questionnaire we then got told that we need to prepare to pitch so we created our pitch slides and cue cards. We pitched after the other group. After all the pitches  were done we evaluated our pitches and started the proposal. Doing the proposal will give Tracey more information about our idea.

Pitch evaluation

We pitched our idea to the class. We talked about the storyline, the target audience, location, the auteur style, props and costumes, the backup plan, what inspired our idea, music and sound, the BBFC rating and examples of what our idea is like. we got asked many different questions. One question we got asked was about how many cast members we need. We answered saying three but we have to consider the rule of six. We got asked about our storyline and how we are going to fit it all into 5 minutes. What went well was that we were able to answer the questions and to work well with each other. What I can develop on is my presenting skills and my confidence.

Proposal

Daily Dairy 

2/10/2020

 Today was work from home day. We logged into Microsoft teams and registered.   After registering I continued on with the proposal in detail and after finishing my proposal I uploaded it to my website. The proposal will help people to understand  our idea. Before Wednesday we have to add to our UCAS application. We also have to do the questionnaire analysis. Analysing the questionnaire this will help us as a group know what we should include in our film and if they like our storyline. This will help us to determine if we need to change anything about our idea.

Questionnaire analysis 

For our first question we asked if they knew Christopher Nolan. All of those that answered the questionnaire said yes that they do know Christopher Nolan

We asked them for their age so that we as a group know what age group answered the questionnaire. 15 - 20 years was the highest age group that answered the questionnaire along side 21-25 being the second highest age group. So this help us as a group know what age groups we are targeting our film at.

We asked them for their gender and they mainly answered males. So this will help us know what gender we are aiming our film at. This also help us because we know what gender mainly watches Christopher Nolan films.

We asked them what Christopher Nolan films they have seen and majority answered Inception, Interstellar, The dark knight rises and Dunkirk. Many people answered different films that they have watched. This will help us know what films they like.

We asked them what should we include from Christopher Nolan films in our 5 minute film. They mainly answered non-linear storyline, dark themes, modern/ futuristic qualities, urban environments, muted colours and linear storyline. The other options were not as popular as the others.  As a group we will try to incorporate the popular options into our films

We asked them if they would watch our film most of them said that they would watch our film and others said no.

We asked them if they said no from the previous question. We asked this because  we want to know their opinion. This will help us to develop our idea.

We asked them if a 1950 aesthetics would work with our film. Most of them answered yes. The others said no. This would help us decide if we want to include this in our film.

We asked them what costume would they expect a serial killer to wear. Most of them said that they would expect them to wear suits. Other said a mask, a fake moustache and face paint (clown). This will help us decide what the characters will wear.

We asked them how we can make our film stand out from  other cliché thrillers so that we can get their opinion on how to do that. This will help us as a group to decide on what we should do to make our film stand out.

My role

For this unit, my role is lighting. I am responsible for setting up the equipment. I will also need to make sure that the set is properly lighted. As the lighting person, I need to use my time management skills, communications skills, problem-solving and the abilities to work under pressure. I will need to be able to listen to the instructions that I am being given.  As the lighting person, I would need to answer to Kayley who is the director for our 5-minute film. My strongest skills are my communications skills and time management. I will use this unit to improve my abilities to work under pressure and on my problem-solving skills. I will watch youtube videos and ask Micheal for knowledge that I have missed.

Script Draft

Location sheets

Tv Studio

Bathroom

Hallway

Alleyway

Daily Dairy 

7/10/2020

Today we did in the practical with Michael we went over  Track and Dolly I remembered how to use it and how to put it together. We then came back to the class and then got told that we need to write about our roles. I wrote about my role of being the lighting person, the responsibilities, skills and qualities that I my role needs. We went into our production groups and wrote our scripts for our film. We then went back to our computers and upload them to our website. Kacper did the Location sheets for the locations and Chloe started the risk assessments.

Script Draft with notes

Script improved

Hazards

Tv Studio

Bathroom

Hallway

Alleyway

Equipment booking form 

Daily Diary 

8/10/2020

Today we came in and the Tim Burton group did there pitch as they weren't able to previously do it. Then we got told what we need to do for today. As a group we got round a table with Tracey and went through our script. While going through the scripts we made some changes to the script so that it can be more enjoyable. We then went back to our computers and we started on pre-production paperwork that was assigned to our roles. I got assigned the lighting plan, budget breakdown and the equipment booking form

Lighting plan

Budget breakdown

Daily Diary 

9/10/2020

Today we logged into Microsoft teams and registered. After I registered I went to complete my pre-production paperwork that I didn't finish yesterday I made sure that it was all correct. After my per-production paperwork was finished I uploaded to my website. I went through my website to make sure that everything  was complete and in detail. I did this because I want to make sure everything is correct for when we go into Production. 

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