Progress of filming.

At this point in time we have completed two filming sessions. The first session of filming was between our main protagonist and our antagonist. We filmed several shots of the point in the opening where the climax is built up therefore a lot of shots is needed to reflect this. We incorporated both actors together in one or two shots. However after we looked back on our footage we found that we didn't have enough shots of our protagonist at the build up to the point where he is killed. 

After discussing this with our team and the actors, we scheduled another filming session with the main protagonist so we could film more shots for the climax point. When we did the second filming sessions we tried to focus on doing some close ups of the protagonist's face. We also tried to include different shot angles and distances to add shot variation to our film opening.

We are in the process of scheduling another filming sessions in which we can finish off the shots we need. These shots are the group shots. We have about 8 shots to complete and hope to get them done during one day.

Foley Artist work- recording and distorting train whistle sounds.

In our film opening at the end of the clip before the title sequence comes in we have decided to record and distort a classic train whistle sound. We hope to use this sound when the antagonist makes his first kill. We think using this will help the audience to make the connection from the whistle to the storyline. The whistle that we have used is quite old therefore it makes our antagonist seem as if he is older and come from a time period where these whistles were used.

We recorded five or six different whistle sounds using QuickTime Player. We tried to vary the sound and length of the whistle sounds so we would have more options when it comes to choosing the right fit for our film opening.

This clip shows the original version of the sound and the edited distorted sound.

This is the train whistle we used for the recording.

Testing filters.

In our film opening we hope to use filters to create a creepy and more eerie atmosphere. Although we filmed our opening during the day using high key lighting we may use filters to create a gloomy effect conventionally associated with horror films.

This is a video that we used for reference when testing out filters.

This is the outcome of the tester filter footage.

Speed Practise- Premiere Pro, before and after

This is a clip from our film opening. We have added ambient sound and have also increased the speed of the clip.

Creating our own Incidental music tester

Although we have been researching incidental music from Royalty Free Music we thought we should create a piece of incidental music. We used garage band to create these sounds. We wanted to create a piece of music that is conventionally associated with horror and slasher films. We included deep and high pitch sounds which contrast well together and create a eerie atmosphere. We have also included a climax point which is created to make the viewer jumper.

Speed Practise- Premiere Pro

In our film opening we wanted to include a shot in which the protagnist was walking forward and the antagonist runs behind him fast. In order to do this we needed to learn how to speed up footage to make it seem as if the antagonist was extremely fast. We used some of our tester shots to practise speeding up and slowing down footage at different speeds. We also leanrt how to keep th sound levels at the normal level even when speeding up the film footage. Having this skill may improve the quality of our film opening.

Speed Practise- Premiere Pro

In our film opening we wanted to include a shot in which the protagnist was walking forward and the antagonist runs behind him fast. In order to do this we needed to learn how to speed up footage to make it seem as if the antagonist was extremely fast. We used some of our tester shots to practise speeding up and slowing down footage at different speeds. We also leanrt how to keep th sound levels at the normal level even when speeding up the film footage. Having this skill may improve the quality of our film opening.

Speed Practise- Premiere Pro

In our film opening we wanted to include a shot in which the protagnist was walking forward and the antagonist runs behind him fast. In order to do this we needed to learn how to speed up footage to make it seem as if the antagonist was extremely fast. We used some of our tester shots to practise speeding up and slowing down footage at different speeds. We also leanrt how to keep th sound levels at the normal level even when speeding up the film footage. Having this skill may improve the quality of our film opening.

Speed Practise- Premiere Pro

In our film opening we wanted to include a shot in which the protagnist was walking forward and the antagonist runs behind him fast. In order to do this we needed to learn how to speed up footage to make it seem as if the antagonist was extremely fast. We used some of our tester shots to practise speeding up and slowing down footage at different speeds. We also leanrt how to keep th sound levels at the normal level even when speeding up the film footage. Having this skill may improve the quality of our film opening.

Draft title sequence

This is a short title sequence that one of my team members created. This is not the final one, we wanted to have rough idea of what it was going to look like and the font and colour scheme we were going to use.

Incidental title music.

At the end of our film opening the title of our film will be shown on the screen in a font that relates to our genre, sub genre and narrative. When this music is shown on screen we hope to include a piece of music which will go well with the typeface and the name of the film.

I researched some different music genres like horror and thriller and found some tracks on 'Royalty Free Music'. The tracks I found were either creepy, eerie and also built suspense- this is the kind of music we had hoped to include in our title sequence.

I thought that this piece of music would be a good fit for out title sequence as it is very suspenseful and uses instruments which are conventionally used in horror sound tracks e.g violin and deep sounding instruments. We also thought that this sound track could be used in one of the shots where the face of the antagonist can't be seen. We think that not seeing the antagonists face and the eerie music paired together will give a more suspenseful and creepy effect on the audience.

Sound effects.

This is a compilation of a series of sound effects which we may be using in our film opening. We selected these because they are quite eerie and fit in well with our genre and sub genre. One of my team members researched online for different sound effects and these were the best ones suited for our opening.

Production Equipment.

This is the camera that my group and myself are using to film our film opening. It is a Nikon D3200 DSLR camera. We chose to film with this camera because it belongs to a member of our group so we will not have any trouble getting ahold of filming equipment. We also chose to film using this camera as it comes with 2 lenses which means we have can different lengths of shots in our film. The camera quality of filming is very high which will make our film look more professional and of a higher standard.

This is the tripod that we are using for our film opening. We are using this tripod because it is quite sturdy and supports the camera well. The tripod also extends to a good length which enables us to create shots at different angels to make our film look good.

Script

 These are some screen shots of our script was created on Adobe story. We felt that this look very professional and was a good layout.

Tons audition video.

This is Ton's audition video. We asked him to improvise a small piece of dialogue in his character of "thug/jock". We selected Ton as our replacement as we felt he was very experienced (GCSE, A Level, and partakes in after school plays.) We also thought that he would play the part well. My group and myself thought that Ton would be good because he lives in the village that we are filming in, which means that he will be able to come to filming and not have to worry about travelling.

Issue concerning filming.

Over the Christmas break we had an issue with one of our protagonists. The issue was one of the actors wasn't as committed to our task and we thought he was. Due to this we had a group discussion and thought about the possibilities and ways we could resolve this issue. We came to the conclusion that we had to replace Malachi. 

Our next task was to find a suitable replacement for Malachi. We discussed as a group and came to a mutual agreement that we would use Ton Wentink. We felt that he was experienced and would fit the part well and would also be able to travel to the location easily. 

Filming starts.

We began filming on the 2nd of January with one of our actors. We filmed a few scenes and whilst filming these scenes we took several shots so we will have a choice of the clips that we we will use in our opening. We found that the filming was very successful despite the cold conditions. We felt as a team we worked very well together and we were constantly bouncing ideas of each other and even had advice from our actor. Overall we were very pleased with the footage.