Design

I have changed my blogs colours so it reflects design ideas. For example you can see that i have used black with white writing. this has been used because dark is a sinister colour and most horrors and dark. another reason is because there is more black than white. This gives the effect that light is being prevailed by darkness.

Music and sound effects location

This is the location where we can get possible sound effects and other sounds. it contains hundreds of sounds that we can use so we can make our horror opening sequence more original, unique and conventional. all of the sounds or music are copy right free which means we will not lose marks for copyright on the mark scheme. Also when we are choosing what music we are going to use we need to all agree to ensure that we all have shared interests in the music  which is being used.

Our Institution

We are using lionsgate as our institution. we decided to use lionsgate because they create a lot of horror films. they are also known by a lot of people so if people were to watch it and see lions gate they may think it is a large production cost, meaning it is going to be better in terms of production, props, acting and any other mise en scene. There are several types of lionsgate openings which we could use but we decided to use this opening because it looks more like a horror type opening. Lionsgate is also a professional institution which means that it makes our idents look a lot more professional.

What is Genre?

Genre - 'a style or category of art, music, or literature'. For media it is the type of film or show that you are watching. For example - Horror, Comedy, Thriller, Action Adventure, Documentary ect.'

Depending on your chosen genre you should only implement themes and conventions from that area of study. for example if you are using action adventure as a AOS you should not use themes typical of a horror film such as low key lighting and tense scenes. Genre also categorises the films and makes it easier for people to watch depending on what type of film they are watching. Genre expands the audience that are watching the film and increases the amount of money that the producers get.

Character Development

This Is Our Production Ident

This is our production ident. we will add improvements to it at a later date because at the moment it is very sticky and does not look professional. For example you can see that the bird is not moving its arms and that it is only moving across the screen. we may decide at a later date to go against the ident completely and make a new one with only a logo, which is still conventional of a horror film.

Target Auidence

Target Audience

Equipment Bookings

Equipment bookings

After creating our group's shooting schedule, we sent an e-mail to book the needed equipment. This help ensure that we would have all the equipment needed on the dates we want. Sending one e-mail with all of our dates also ensured that we do not forget to book equipment later on.

Survey

 

This survey was created in order to find out more about our target audience for our horror genre. The questions to be answered will allow our group to evaluate what would appeal to the majority of the audience. It is also a way of getting ideas and inspiration which can be used when planning and creating our opening sequence.  

 These are some of the favourite horror films that people said. We know this because of our survey.

Costume List

This table shows what props will be used, on which shots they will be used, and where we will acquire them. All of the locations and when they are used are available in the table. An example of this is the alarm clock. As you can see from the table it says that i should bring in the alarm clock. Overall i think that this table is a food way to keep organized and is an easy way to avoid arguments.

The Titles.

The following titles will be in the following order:

GABIE RAJENDRAM

MORGAN KELLMAN

SHANNON AMARASEKARA
BETHANY SMILES
MATTHEW TIZZARD

JONAH MOUNTAIN
LEXIE COOPER

DAVID MINION

EDITED BY GENE CALMER

PRODUCED BY ECHO

DARK NIGHTMARE

Our opening sequence will have the order of titles, firstly by names of people participating, followed by the editor, then the producers, and finally it will end with the title of the film. This is a consistent order as the editor, producers, and title, are at the end and follow each other. It is important for the title to be at the end of the opening sequence because it communicates to the audience that this is the end of the opening sequence, and therefore the audience will be introduced to the film more evidently. 

Possible Sound Effects

Story Board

These three pages are our storyboard. Our storyboard includes all of our scenes, types of sound, type of camera shot/camera movement. This storyboard is useful as it is our group's plan which we follow to make our opening sequence. It also allows us to present ideas more clearly and spot mistakes more easily. Also using a story board allows us to make an Anamatic. This means that we can reflect upon the story easier and it allows us to finish shooting easier as as well. An animatic is a preliminary version of a film, meaning that it is an unfinished version which we can look at to complete the tasks ahead.


 

Animatic Improved

This is our animatic. we have decided to add many improvements to it. For example we have more scenes and have added colour to it. we have also added titles over the top of it. We decided to go against the idea of titles over the dream scene because it is not conventional of a horror film. This meant that we had to put the titles at the start of the opening and also at the end. This leaves little space for us to place the titles so we may have to add some unimportant scenes nearer the end of the opening to put some titles. This also extends the time of the piece taking it over 2 minutes meaning that the task is complete. We have also decided many fonts in which we will decide upon using at a later date.

Shooting Schedule

The 25 word pitch

The 25 word pitch

A young adult finds herself in a situation she cannot escape from. She tried to run away from her nightmares however there is no escape.

100 Word Synopsis

I have wrote an 100 Word Synopsis in order to make sure my story makes sense and there are no confusion when it comes to filming the scenes.

A young adult called Fai has a terrible unforgettable nightmare. She wakes up to find it was nothing but a dread but little did she know that the nightmare was going to come true. Her nightmare had a mixture of several disturbing cry’s and images. She tried to run away from this nightmare and try to find solutions. She slowly starts to lose her friends as they start to disappear one by one. A body part from the each victim is delivered to the door and Fai finds her self opening the door to her befriends finger.

Character Development

This is what we used to develop our characters. using this chart it aloud us to come up with ideas that would be typical of the characters in the genre we have decided to do. For example, the amount of detail that we have talked about for the boyfriend aloud us to get a better idea of how he would react in certain situations and how he would battle through certain circumstances. We know that he is in his 20's and hat he is popular and easy going. Therefore if something bad was going to happen he would be able to run away (because he is young which may mean he is active) Get help from friends (as he is popular) and think on his feet quickly, reassuring his safety.

Class feedback

Survey analysis

 

Our answers where divided equally between the two answers. This shows us that the opinions are divided. However if half of the responses are negative, this also means that they would not mind relating to characters - they simply do not need it. Therefore by default, we should have a relatable character.     



The answers to this question shows us the potential success of our film. Five people answered that they watched movies online, 4 answered that they watch movies using Netflix and online, and only 3 people answered that they watch movies at the cinema. By these results, it is clear that most people use Netflix and the web to view films. 







our target audience is woman and men under  25 . however we asked a wide range of people to see weather people outside out target age range liked horror movie. after we collected the results we saw only both male and female under 25  filled the survey out and this clearly shows that we choose the right target audience. 







More than half of our responders answered yes when asked if costume was important to immerse themselves into the movie. This means that our characters must have costumes which can speak to the audience and communicate a general description of who they are. Overall, costume ideas will have to be brainstormed, all the while thinking about how the audience could be most positively affected through this mise-en-scene.