Saturday, 10 April 2010
Tuesday, 6 April 2010
Shanti and Dunias' Evaluation part2
,,,after compressing the file again and again something is still wrong with the other half of the file :S
Saturday, 3 April 2010
NewsFlash
HEY There!
So we've done our Evaluation and everything seemed to be going quite good. But then I try to upload it on Youtube and it just dosen't seem to work!WHY?? Well its because our video is too long for Youtube.(yey we've got Quality AND Quantity)The other problem is that the videofile is m4V means I can't just go to WindowsMovieMaker and cut it into two parts as I usually would have .That means befor I can actually work on it I have to convert it to a WMV file...and as we all know, nothing is for free. I'll may have to buy a video converter or go to College on Tuesday and try to do it there...to be able to work on the length of the video. Wish me good Luck!!
So we've done our Evaluation and everything seemed to be going quite good. But then I try to upload it on Youtube and it just dosen't seem to work!WHY?? Well its because our video is too long for Youtube.(yey we've got Quality AND Quantity)The other problem is that the videofile is m4V means I can't just go to WindowsMovieMaker and cut it into two parts as I usually would have .That means befor I can actually work on it I have to convert it to a WMV file...and as we all know, nothing is for free. I'll may have to buy a video converter or go to College on Tuesday and try to do it there...to be able to work on the length of the video. Wish me good Luck!!
Monday, 29 March 2010
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Evaluation (Part 1) by Shanti
Evaluation Q7
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Evaluation Q3
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For the Audience Feedback I asked 3 people...
1. Peers
2. My Sister (15 years old- therefore Target Audience)
3. Teacher
Audience Feedback Questions
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
Editing
Starting to Edit...
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We Are In The Last Stages Of Editing...
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Thursday, 4 March 2010
Soundtrack
Here are a couple of songs we might use for ‘Paperchain’.
Darkwood– Composed by Russell Shaw
(The beginning of this soundtrack could be useful)
For the faster, more edgy scene in 'Paperchain', a couple of songs from The Prodigy could be used.
Darkwood– Composed by Russell Shaw
(The beginning of this soundtrack could be useful)
For the faster, more edgy scene in 'Paperchain', a couple of songs from The Prodigy could be used.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Institutional Context
Research into possible distribution outlets for our film...
Distribution
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Research: Title Sequences
This questionnaire has been constructed for people of all age groups. It is about title sequences of thriller films. The questionnaire is aiming to provide us with analysis of what people are looking for within a title sequence, what makes a good title sequence to them and what conventions they prefer to see in a thriller.
I will ask 10 people of a ranging age group.
From the selection of results, I have concluded that, out of the ten people questioned, the majority preferred a mystery at the beginning of a thriller film. They also prefer both the antagonist and protagonist to be established at the beginning, and they refer to props as being an important aspect. Concerning the concept of suspense, there was a 50/50 decision, this also occurred with the question about the Enigma being established at the beginning. However, most people thought that a title sequence should be fairly confusing and not too obvious, and the minority believed that character flash-backs were needed, but they stated they could be interesting.
I will ask 10 people of a ranging age group.
Questionnaire T Seq
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Conclusions From Title Sequence Questionnaire
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From the selection of results, I have concluded that, out of the ten people questioned, the majority preferred a mystery at the beginning of a thriller film. They also prefer both the antagonist and protagonist to be established at the beginning, and they refer to props as being an important aspect. Concerning the concept of suspense, there was a 50/50 decision, this also occurred with the question about the Enigma being established at the beginning. However, most people thought that a title sequence should be fairly confusing and not too obvious, and the minority believed that character flash-backs were needed, but they stated they could be interesting.
Research: Target Audience
This is a questionnaire to gather information on our target audience of 15 year olds.
I aim to ask 10 15 year olds (5 male/ 5 female- to keep it fair) about their opinions on thriller films for their age group...
I aim to ask 10 15 year olds (5 male/ 5 female- to keep it fair) about their opinions on thriller films for their age group...
Questionnaire Tar Aud
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Conclusion Of Target Audience Research
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Thursday, 18 February 2010
Preliminary
This is the Preliminary Exercise we carried out, in order to practice camera work.
The storyline was improvised by everyone involved, enjoy.
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Paperchain Script
FADE IN:
1 EXT. LONDON RED BUS – CENTRAL LONDON - - DAY
Street name sign warlock road establishing location – day
2 EXT. PARK - - DAY
Child on swing swings slowly. Isolated.
JAD
[Gets off holds PAPERCHAIN.]
[Barely showing]
3 INT. ROOM - - DAY
Killer sitting at desk, desk impeccably clean and neat.
Briefcase seen besides feet.
Back, arms, hands only shown.
As he cuts up paper chains
Very precisely using ruler to measure each bit.
4 EXT. HYDE PARK - - DAY
[BLACK COAT, LETHER GLOVES, SUIT, BREIFCASE]
Killer standing glazing at water.
Killer pulls out paper chain
Bends down places in lake
Paper chain in water drowns
Lays it in pond
FADE OUT.
1 EXT. LONDON RED BUS – CENTRAL LONDON - - DAY
Street name sign warlock road establishing location – day
2 EXT. PARK - - DAY
Child on swing swings slowly. Isolated.
JAD
[Gets off holds PAPERCHAIN.]
[Barely showing]
3 INT. ROOM - - DAY
Killer sitting at desk, desk impeccably clean and neat.
Briefcase seen besides feet.
Back, arms, hands only shown.
As he cuts up paper chains
Very precisely using ruler to measure each bit.
4 EXT. HYDE PARK - - DAY
[BLACK COAT, LETHER GLOVES, SUIT, BREIFCASE]
Killer standing glazing at water.
Killer pulls out paper chain
Bends down places in lake
Paper chain in water drowns
Lays it in pond
FADE OUT.
Monster
The opening of 'Monster' begins with the main female character as a child- this technique engages the audience because they learn to relate to this character as her profile builds up. We begin to understand her childhood and maybe even sympathise with her, before we learn she has become a serial killer.
For our thriller 'Paperchain' we have a similar idea. In 'Paperchain' we use a younger version of the serial killer to create a a sense of mystery and intrugue for the audience. We want to leave the audience wanting more, as the title sequence to our thriller does not fully explain the serial killer's reason for murdering, it only toys with an idea of his isolation as a child. Also, having a flashback of the character's childhood provides some background information/history for the audience to relate to.
We think that it is a good way to instantly get the audience's attention and to keep it throughout the film because there is a pre-enigma of 'why did a child become a serial killer?'.
Thriller Ratings
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/downloads/pub/Guidelines/BBFC%20Classification%20Guidelines%202009.pdf << this is a link too the universal ratings, and what you may show in any screening of cinema related.
15 –
Suitable only for 15 years
and over
No one younger than 15 may
see a ‘15’ film in a cinema.
No one younger than 15 may
rent or buy a ‘15’ rated
video work.
Discrimination
The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory
language or behaviour.
Drugs
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not
promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily
accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example,
aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.
Horror
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic
or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour
Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and
self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be
copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Language
There may be frequent use of strong language (for example,
‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be
acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated
use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
Nudity
Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without
strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a
non-sexual or educational context.
Sex
Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail.
There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour,
but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable
unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is
sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.
Theme
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is
appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction
of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to
be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also
unlikely to be acceptable.
There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence
but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and
have a strong contextual justification.
We have decided too use a 15 rated certificate for our thriller. this decision was based on the fact that we have moderate violence and we have no pornography throughout.
15 –
Suitable only for 15 years
and over
No one younger than 15 may
see a ‘15’ film in a cinema.
No one younger than 15 may
rent or buy a ‘15’ rated
video work.
Discrimination
The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory
language or behaviour.
Drugs
Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not
promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily
accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example,
aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.
Horror
Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic
or sexualised.
Imitable behaviour
Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and
self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be
copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.
Language
There may be frequent use of strong language (for example,
‘fuck’). The strongest terms (for example, ‘cunt’) may be
acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated
use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.
Nudity
Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without
strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a
non-sexual or educational context.
Sex
Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail.
There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour,
but the strongest references are unlikely to be acceptable
unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is
sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.
Theme
No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is
appropriate for 15 year olds.
Violence
Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction
of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to
be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also
unlikely to be acceptable.
There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence
but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and
have a strong contextual justification.
We have decided too use a 15 rated certificate for our thriller. this decision was based on the fact that we have moderate violence and we have no pornography throughout.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Shot List
Shot List
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Shanti: This is a video I found on YouTube, it explains the "Dos" and "Don'ts" of camera work and shots. It is quite useful.
Storyboard
The storyboard is organised into three separate scenes...
1. The flashback of the serial killer- a boy in a deserted park.
2. Man (present day) at his desk, stationary precisly ordered, he is looking at pictures of murders he has commited and he is cutting up paperchains, like a perfectionist.
3. Man in a park in London (Hyde Park- establishing location), he is walking near to the lake, then bends down and drops a Paperchain in the lake, the camera focuses on the Paperchain floating in the water, it eventually drowns, and then there is a fade out.
End.
Behind the Scenes: The making of "Paperchain"...
Here are a couple of photos from our filming in Hyde Park and another Park, both in London.
Friday, 5 February 2010
Thursday, 4 February 2010
How to make a Paperchain :)
Within our thriller, there are various Paperchains in use, it is the main prop. So we had to learn how to make them!
I researched on youtube for a video on how to make a Paperchain, and found this, and then I learnt how to make them myself.
I researched on youtube for a video on how to make a Paperchain, and found this, and then I learnt how to make them myself.
Them! (idea 1)
Them!
Fiona is an ordinaray teenage girl. Everything in her life is normal just the way she wants it...but this harmony wont last forever. Fiona starts seeing "these" things everywhere she goes. But what are they. All we know is that they wont leave her alone, they will only leave her alone after they finish their mission to take over her body, but will they?
Fiona is an ordinaray teenage girl. Everything in her life is normal just the way she wants it...but this harmony wont last forever. Fiona starts seeing "these" things everywhere she goes. But what are they. All we know is that they wont leave her alone, they will only leave her alone after they finish their mission to take over her body, but will they?
Paperchain (Chosen Synposis)
This is the finalised synopsis for our thriller...
Paperchain Synopsis
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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Friday, 29 January 2010
Title Sequence: Seven
We as a group really liked this opening sequence. We derived inspiration from the way the antagonist is introduced, no facial shots are needed because the sinister music and angles of shots establish the character as the antagonist.
The way the titles have been made and are positioned are effective as they help create the mise-en-scene of the thriller and the soundtrack is edgy, this creates the tension.
The opening to Seven is really engaging, and we want our Thriller to engage the audience like this, without giving away too much of the storyline.
This opening keeps the storyline a mystery, and we think this is effective because the audience are almost confused by the title sequence but still interested, therefore they will be entertained and wanting to watch more.
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