When we was thinking about the types of shoots we wanted to use, we decide that we was going to go round school and try out a range of different shots. We decide to flim in a range of spots the spots we choose were the orchard, under S block stairs, the LRC. The reason why we choose to to shoot in these areas was because we wanted somewhere dark and spooky and also the size of the area and the range of lighting we had.
The first place that we choose to film in was the orchard. The reason why we choose to shoot here was because of the range of lighting - we felt it was important to vary the lighting depending on the mood and character we were focusing on at the time. In the end we filmed part in the morning and then some later on in the afternoon. By doing this we got some really effective shots - some parts of the orchard was really dark which added a dark and gloomy effect that made our character appear more threatning. The reason why we wanted some places to be really dark was because we wanted it to portray our stalker as a character who lives in the dark and doesn't want to be seen ever. It wasnt just the lighting that had a great effect it was also the scenery that was around us, with the weather not being so good the day before we started to film the ground was all muddy but that didnt matter to us because this was great for the footstep effect that we wanted to try out to see if it added something different to the shots, what also was really great was that some of the trees hung low over each other which also added a dark effect. We made laura who was playing the stalker stand round the tree and in the shadows of the trees by doing this is made her seem more dark and creepy. Whilst we was walking around the orchard we found a wind chime that was hung from one of the trees we thought that it gave the whole area a creepy feel like someone was watching us we started to think about it filmed at night how that would add a creep and spooky sound to the film and how that would made the audience sitting on the edge of their seats.
The second location that we decide to film in was under S block stairs the reaosn behide this was because of the lighting and also there was some table there and we had laura hide behide under them the reason why we made her to do this was becuase we wanted laura character come across as this character that lingers in the shadows not wanting to be seen.The main thing that was really great about having these tables in the way was the different angles that we could shoot from, when laura was under the table we decide to get two cameras and her crawl along the floor this gave us a great range of shoots. When thinking about what other shots we could use to give us a wider range of shoots we flimed laura from above and them different angles around her.
Title idea
Today we all decide that we should come up with a name for our film. We was looking for something that would make the audience interested in the film and also we wanted something that was going to help make the film more thrilling and make the audience on the edge of their seat, we didn't want a title that doesn't fit in with are genre and also if the film title didn't fit with the genre the audience wouldn't want to watch it.
A bad example of a film name would be the ' The revenge of the white rabbit' this is not a good film title for the type of genre that we are doing. The reason why we are researching into the name is because we want the title to have relevance to the genre we are doing.
When we were thinking about the title for our film we had to think about the title because it is the first thing that the audience will see and we want them to be draw into the movie right at the beginning.
As a group we decide on four different names for the title, the four names that we came up with was:
1.Unhinged
2.Forget me not
3.Forgotten
4. I do believe
When we was going over each of the different names we thought that 'I do Believe' sounded more like a children's Disney movie rather a title for a psychological thriller. When i asked people what they thought of this title they thought it was childish and would put them off watching the movie, so in the end we thought it would be better if we eliminated that one from the list. We also decide to remove Forget me not of the list the reason be-hide why we done this was because we thought it sounded more than a chick-flick rather than a thriller, and when we was asking around what people thought of this title the feedback that they gave us was it sounded more like a rom-com or a child's cartoon movie.
The final two titles left was Unhinged and Forgotten these two title where the ones that fitted are film genre the best. Both of these names are really easy to remember its quick and catchy the reason why we wanted a short and catchy title because it is easier for the audience to remember, if we was to chose a longer title the audience woundlt have remember as well as the other short names and it makes the film sound interesting. Having the one word title made it fit are genre more because many psychological thrillers have short sharp titles the reason be hide this is because they want their audience to be intrigue
When asking around what title was better for our film we needed to ask the people that are in are target audience to use the feedback the reason why was because they are the people that we are aiming are film at, the questions we ask them was what they thoughts were about the names and also which one was better we ask a range of people ageing from 16-18 we asked more girls than boys the reason why we ask more girls was because they were much more straight with there answer, sadly we didn't get a equal amount of boys and girls if we had gotton more boys i think are outcome would of been more different i think we would had a range of different thoughts on what title we should have used some of the opinions would have been mature and immature.
In the end Unhinged got the most votes the reason why we think that it got the most votes was because Unhinged is more eye catching for the audience to look at and also it make you wonder what the film is actually about. By using this title it makes the audience become more intrigue. With the word Unhinged it means lie a door hanging on the wall or unstable by using this title it also relates with are main character Taylor with her being unstable about some following her and everyone thinking she has gone mad, the idea of the word Unhinged being used at the title we want people to try and relate it to the main character and make the links. The feedback that we got from are questionnaire was unhinged was different from the other names and that it made them more interested to find out what the film was going to be about.
Overall Unhinged was my favourite title because i like the way it made me think about what the film was going to be about and also it got me thinking about what it reference it had to the plot of the story.
Here are to of the film institutions that i have looked at with my group. The first one we looked at was paramount pictures the reason that we look at these was because we thought these would be institution that specialise in the genre that we have chosen to do. The second one that we looked at was Universal pictures the reason that we looked at these was because we also thought they also was a institution that made thriller films.
Paramount Pictures
The paramount picture corporation is a corporation that specilies in film and television production and they have been doing this since 1912. Paramount pictures is the fourth oldest studios coming just be hide the likes of Universal studios and Gaumount pictures but paramount are still running in today's film industry, some people may say that paramount pictures is one of the best existing studios that is out there. Paramount are also the last large film studio that is still located in Hollywood, where ever you look paramount is still posted as on of the largest movie studios that are out there these days. Paramount Pictures have alot of great film behide their belt from the likes of THOR, Rango, Transformers, Footlose, Justin Bieber Never say Never and the most famous film titanic. But they have also help to produce films such as forrest gump and charrlottes web.
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures is a film studio which is located in America, it is part of six of the largest movie studios in the world along with paramount pictures. Most people commonly know universal for the fact that it is one of the longest running motion pictures studios that is not located anywhere near Hollywood. Universal was founded around the same time that Paramount was in the 1912. Universal Pictures have created some great films that a range of films that everyone can enjoy from the likes of Fast and Furious, Bridesmaids, the mummy and everyones favourite E.T and they have created many more.
Our group decision
In the end as a group we decided to chose Paramount pictures as a Film institution to use a the beginning of are film opening. The reason that we have chosen Paramount was becuase we thought that these were better becuase they did more films that go with the genre that we have choson and also we was think of how the audience would act when they heard the beginning of the film so we thought that more people would know the Paramount pictures theme tune straight away and it would take them more time to figure out the Universal pictures theme tune.
Today as a group we decide that we was going to look at a range of film openings and research what goes into them. We decided that we had to focus our attention mainly on our genre but we decide to also look at films from different genres and compare the openings, we look at a range of different openings and decide on what opening that we liked better and why we like them. The reason why we did this was because then we can base our own ideas on what we have seen and also how will our own ideas compare to the movies that are on the market today.
When we was deciding on what type of genre that we wanted to base our opening off on of our members of the group decide that if we done a horror or thriller would be the best option for us to choice one because the target audience would be easier to talk to because we are surrounded by people of that age and also it would give use a chance to show off our skills and also to widen our skills. Another factor of why we choose to do a thriller is because the opening of these are really tense and they build up this atmosphere that makes the audience sit on the edge of their seats and with psychology thrillers they get you to think about whats happen and that's what we wanted for our audience to do. Another member of our group wanted to do something much more easier like a rom-com the reason why she wanted to do this was because of the atmosphere that it creates with the music, with the music being happy and lively something that you just want to sing along with. Also the openings are much more happy and when you are watching them it makes you happy and it makes you want to watch the rest.
The openings that we decided to look at where:
Monsters inc. ( Animation)
Paranormal activity 2 ( Horror )
Sinister ( psychological Thriller )
Hitch ( Romantic comedy )
We watch the first two minutes of each film and then talked about the opening comparing it to each other and saying what was different in each film and also what we liked about the opening, we also look at what film institutions each of the films were by the reason why we did this was because we wanted to find a film institution that focused on our type of genre. The parts we were focusing on was what type of music has been used, what type of text and how does that appear to the audience and what shots were they using like shot reverse shot, over the shoulder and close ups.
When we was looking at the types of fonts they were using we noticed that they always made it easy for the audience to read and they made it stand out from the background that it has been placed on, also they font type they used it is always simply and is not bold or scroll writing. After looking at the fonts we started to research what type of fonts are used in Psychological Thrillers and how they are presented to the audience that is watching the movie, when looking at more films from this genre we started to noticed they use alot of Gothic type of writing and the font always stands out from the background and it not to big that it draws your attention away from the movie.
Most of the movies started with either a close up shoot of someones face or s conversation between two people and sometimes there is a establishing shot right at the beginning, when they start the movie off with two people talking they don't usually have the actors names coming up the reason why they do this is because if they start the movie with a conversation and whatever they are saying must be important and they want you to remember what they are saying because it might be revalent further along in the film. They mostly use establishing shots mainly when they are putting the titles up , this is because they want a simply background and also they don't to put the audience off from paying attention to what is happening. All of the openings that we looked at where all different from one another and from this we as a group had a lot of talking about what we should do for our opening some people thought we should start of with two people talking and others thought we should focus on one of the main characters. One of the movies we look at which was Monster INC started of different from the other three theirs started with clip art and animation the reason why this is because their target audience is children and families they want to catch the audiences attention from the very start and keep them hooked the whole way through.
After looking at the different film openings we decide that what bits we was going to use for our own opening these were:
The institution we was going to use we decided on either paramount pictures and universal studios we couldn't decide on which one so we went into further research to see which ones did the film genre that we had chose.
What font we was going to use for the headings and titles
The types of shots we were going to use
And the type ofmusic we should use for the opening
From watching these opening we have found out alot more about what they put in a opening and it has help us with some descions we couldn't make on our own.
By watching these film openings we have realised what
conventions were needed for the opening. This meant we had to focus on more
precise things in order for our opening to not look tacky and for it to suit our
target audience.
As a group we came up with two different ideas for are film opening one was a psychological horror and the other idea we had was a psychological thriller. We like the idea of psychological because of the way when you are watching the movie you have to think about the story line and how you have to try and figure out what is happening.
The first idea that we had was a teenage girl getting kidnapped and being throw in the boot of the kidnappers car. She would be tied and bound with ropes and she will have something around her mouth so she cant talk or shout, but if we put a camera in with her in the back we can make her breath heavy to add a sense of suspense. The car that we would want to use would be either a land rover or a range rover the reason that this type of car would be good is because it will enable are group to get some good shots with different angles and also we can get some great shots within the car and also outside the car. We will have two kidnappers outside the boot having a conversation about what they have done, this is also known as non-digetic vocals. The conversation will involve some bad language so anyone that is younger than about 15 might be offend by it.
Our second idea was a psychological thriller, we was going to have at the beginning of the film have some voice overs of a girl and a police man having a conversation about the young girls best friends who has died and the police have think that she has committed suicide but the girl knowns the best friend hasn't committed suicide and she is convinced that the best friends killer is out there walking free.At the start of the film we will have the voice overs talking and then we will have clips of the best friend at home doing getting ready and then it will cut to clips of her in the woods and then you see her killer watching her.
From these two ideas we have chosen to do the second idea the reason why we choose this was because we thought it was more eye catching and interesting for the audience to get into and also we had many other little ideas to go with this ideas.
As a group we have decide that we are going to choose teenagers as are chosen target audience the reason that we have done that was because:
Firstly they would understand are opening more and also they would give us feedback to help us improve are opening to make it suit the target audience more and also the genre that we have chosen.
Teenagers are a large target audience for us to focus on and they are also quite reliable because they can go to the cinema with their friends and also their family without the need of parental consent.
The genre that us as a group has chosen is a psychological thriller so this film genre is not appropriate for any younger child to watch and also adults that are over the age of about 20 would not be as intertested in it because of the ideas behide the film and they might prefer other genres instead of a psychological thriller.
A psychological thriller is a film that gets your brsin thinking about the storyline more and you need to understand what is happening other wise you will not know what is happening and you would lose interest into the movie.
And by choosing teenagers we can use a range of ideas on our film opeing without the need to make the films plot low key and not interesting for the audience
