Unforgotten Soul

This is our Prelim task http://tonilousiehallsblogd.blogspot.com/2010/03/prelim-task.html


This is our final opening for the thriller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZeQEAg5waU

Questonnaire research

The questions asked were about both two films Saw V and Final destination 2:

1. how would you rate the film on how effective the opening sequence is, out of ten?
2. what genre would you class the opening as?
3. what was your first impressions of the openinf?
4. what did you like about the opening?
5. what didnt you like about the opening?
6. do you think the location was ideal for the genre of the opening sequence?
7. would you finish watching the film, if so why?

First participant

question one - saw got and 8 yet fd got a 9

question two - saw got horror where as fd got a mystery

question three - saw got a scary yet fd got a creepy

question four - saw got the characters where as fd was for not being gory

question five - saw fot gore while fd got nothing

question six - saw got a yes as did fd

question seven - saw got no too scary where as fd got a yes as it draws you in

Second participant

question one - saw got an 8 while fd got a 7

question two - saw got a horror while fd got a thriller

question three - saw got the setting and the sound of heart rate while fd established settings and characters

question four - saw got cogs at the beginning where as the fd got symbols and suggestions

question five - saw got gory while fd got bored as there was too much talk

question six - saw and fd got a yes

question seven - saw got a yes yet not in the dark or alone while fd got a probably.

Third participant

question one - saw got a 9 while fd got an 8

question two - saw got a horror while fd got a thriller

question three - saw got gory and fd got exciting

question four - saw got straight to the point while fd got wanted to watch more

question five - saw got nothing while fd got too much talking

question six - saw got yes as did fd

question seven - saw got a definate yes while fd got a yes as they want to know what happens

Fourth participant

question one - saw got 9 while fd got a 7

question two - saw got a horror while fd got a thriller

question three - saw got an exciting while fd got a boring as it dragged on

question four - saw got straight to the point while fd fot the music

question five - saw got based on one character where as fd got no gore

question six - saw got set the scene while fd got a give a scary feel

question seven - saw got a yes as did fd

They were all annoymous so the question is full of validity and made people answer honestly this affects the realibility which works well too. By looking at the questionnaire the audience likes a movie which gets straigh to the point and not completly full of gore.

Basic costume and props

Pictures of where we have filmed

Brainstorm

General outline of production

Possible Location Photographs

Filming Scedual

Week one of filming : We will begin to film at lunch around 12;45 on the monday till about 2;15 in reepham so that we can get back to school in time for the last lesson. This is also because David who plays Ryan and Chloe who plays Jodie has some privet study to do. We will film the scenes which Ryan appears in as it is the hardest scene to film. Wednesday we will shoot the scene where jodie and chantelle are in the toilet together at around 3;30 to 4;30. This is providing on whether it is suitable for each character to get there during after school hours. This is all we are able to film on week one as there is a sociology exam the friday which two of our characters and one of our film directors are taking.

Week two of filming : We would like to film the same times and day as before, because we want to repeat what we have done a few times thus getting all the shots and footage we need. This as i said before will give us footage to edit for the thriller opening so that we can be sure to have enough. We are on a very tight sedual as there are other exams taking place which some members are in too, this linits our time as pupils need to revise.

Possible Effects and Transistions

Effects that may be used are as follows:

zoom - to increase visual of characters face or location
Gray scale - to show flashbacks
Film grain/age - when the alter ego appears
Hue - as it creates a nice effect

Transistions that could be used are as follows:

cut
dissolve
wipe
camera pans
fade in/out
pixelate
shapes expand from centre of screen

Equipment list

Equipment list is as follows:

Sony camera - HDV
Tripod - Manfrotto
Microphone - Rode
Dolly - Manfrotto

My input of the Thriller opening

We all worked on the plot and storyline as a group as it was easier with three minds instead of just one. Also everyone could get there own ideas into the opening so that there was no friction of ideas/emotions. We all came up with the names of various characters and what they would sort of wear although a member explained this further. e.g) say they would wear black yet the female member would explain exactly what the clothes were.

The following that i have done is:

- completed half of the storyboard with another member of the group
- looked at various sound tracks with another member as they were struggling with what to pick
- wrote the main character information, personality's and backgrounds
- taken photographs of possible locations, the actors/actresses and the locations that we are going in film at
- watched various openings to film and written what they have in them that we could use in our opening to a thriller film

[these will all be scanned in soon]

Script

The basic initial script was written as followed:

Jodie is sitting on a bench, drinking her sorrows away on a graveyard bench as a male turns up called Ryan.

Jodie: (smiling and drunk) Hey there sexy
Ryan: (breaks into a smile and is pleased with himself) Well hello

The pair get closer as they lean against a tree with Ryan in front kissing her neck. She then panics as he begins to hurt her, she looks very scared and tries to struggle.

Jodie: (Spoken then shouted) NO, no leave me alone
Ryan: (Pulls Jodie closer) Come on baby
Jodie: (Struggles more and tries to pull away) No

She finally hots breaking point and scratches Ryan across the face in order to run away from the male

Ryan: (Yells while holding face) You bitch

Jodie runs off and is scared and frightened so she takes a short cut to get home. In the alleyway Ryan stands waiting for her.

Ryan: (almost a growl of anger) No one gets away from me

He grabs her and pushes the female right against the wall, forcing her to stay there yet Jodie is struggling.

Jodie: (Struggling and frightened) Leave me alone

At the fear of being raped the females alter ego comes and grabs Ryan by the back of her neck as smashes her head against the metal railings, killing him. She then turns back to herself and cries as she stares at the body before backing against the wall and running away after screaming no a few times.

Cuts to the next day as Jodie walks into college with the same clothes on, she looks dirty and rough so walks into the toilet where she finds her best mate Chantelle.

Chantelle: (looking shocked) Jesus your look rough
Jodie: (still frightened) yeah thanks for that
Chantelle: (frowns but carries on talking) oh my god, Jason is so sweet, he took me out last night for a meal and then we went back to his and let me just tell you it was the most amazing sex ever
Jodie: (Angry and scared) Shut up, shut up, its always about you isn't it?
Chantelle: (mocking and annoyed) What the hell is wrong with you? Just causer you cant get no one, what happened to that boy Ryan you liked?
Jodie: (Getting really angry) I said shut up didn't i?
Chantelle: (Shocked and angry) What the .....
Jodie: (Hits breaking point (Shut up)

Jodie flickers into her alter ego as she stares at Chantelle before she grabs her by the hair as she smashes her face against the mirror causing a large cut on her face. She then keeps hold og her hair and takes into a cubicle of the loo. There is a lot of screaming and banging in the loo from Chantelle although the ego says nothing. When the alter ego leaves the room you see Chantelle lying on the floor dead with blood on the walls. It then changes back to Jodie who sees the body.

Jodie: (Crying hysterically) No, No please no. Chantelle I'm sorry, please i am so sorry

She then gets up and stumbles over to the mirror as there is blood on her hands. In disgust and terror she turns the tap on in order to wash the blood away. She scrubs it off before looking into the mirror.

Jodie: (Crying in distress and shouting) Please no why me?

Her alter ego appears in the mirror and smiles back at Jodie who backs away and screams.

Mondays Lesson 11th

We had a double lesson to film in however we only filmed for one and a half when we reduced our travelling time. After researching certain locations where we could film, we decided to use Reepham as it was easier to get there and we could film there in free lessons too as it wasn't too far to walk.

We decided to film the first scene and the death of one of our characters although we found some errors with some shots so we will be redoing these shots. Hopefully the locations haven't changed much but we will go out and start filming at lunch in case we have to start again. We had to change the way our character died due to the ice and we couldn't get the characters to run either so we will speed those scenes up so it makes them look like they are running. The death scene was a strangle death instead of slamming the male against a wall as it would take too much time to film and too much effort for the effects to work as they might not look real on the camera.

We took it in turn to film and talk through the scene with the actors and actresses just in case they we rent sure what they were doing.