Weather of day of Re-film-

Sunrise-
7:11 AM

Sunset-

4:17 PM

Best time for filming would be 5 due to the fact that it wouldn't be too dark but just about getting dark to create an eerie atmosphere.

Account of Re-filming and New Ideas-

After filming our first rough cut, we as a group decided that we wanted to completely change our idea. So for our plot and story line, we have changed the rough cut into two people, a man and a women sitting in their front room watching the news. On the news there is a montage of the clown craze that happened around the time that we filmed. Unknowingly to them, there is a clown indeed outside their house trying to get in. The female character goes out into the kitchen and make a cup of tea. As she goes back into the living room there is a terrifying shot of the clown looking through the door.  Another scary shot was included when the camera was filming the two characters sitting on the sofa, and the clown is standing behind looking at them through the window.  After they watch TV for a while, the two characters go up stairs and leave the door unlocked. The clown then has an easy access into the house and follows them upstairs. The opening is finished with the dragging of the baseball bat up the stairs with slow scary clown music adding to it. After the filming of the rough draft these are the factors that we needed to consider;

- Remove some extras
- Film Tv with news reports
-Show clown stalking
-More focus ion the baseball bat
- Film kettle to build tension
- Film clown going up the stairs
- Adding more camera angles
- Change lighting


After the second set of re-filming, we were able to come together as a group and think about whats going to make our film the best it can be. we made changes to the plot. For example there were more shots added of the two characters in bed. As well as this, the group decided that it would be clever to film the intruder washing his bloody hands right at the end, to insinuate what had happened, without actually showing it. This is all done to create a sense of mystery and suspense which will make the audience want to watch the rest of the film. We also focused on the camera angles and shots that were taken, as some didn't really make sense and could have looked messy to the audience. For example there is a shot of the female main character stirring the tea with her left had, when the camera is also on the left side of her. In order to make this better and more professional, we changed her hand to the right hand which opened up the shot and made more sense.

Editing of Main Brief

After an accomplishing set of filming for our first draft of the main brief, we as a group came together to start the editing process of the whole project. We watched each shot we filmed and pick and chose which ones we thought were the best and the most appropriate for our short film. Editing together gave us the best opportunity to individually express our thoughts and feelings of the way we wanted the film to go and as a group we was not challenged with any problems or disagreements.

     

Sound research for own piece

Sound in horror film is one of the  most important features of the film. Without sound the tension and suspense is really hard to create. Therefore in our film we use a soundtrack that builds tension throughout the opening sequence and creates jump-scares when they are necessary. Due to our  film  being clown-based, we decided at the end of our film we will incorporate a a little piece of clown music. Here are some examples of sounds that we used in our film:

Kettle Boiling-




Some Examples of Clown Music-

Day of First Filming Session

In our first film session, we arrived at the location that we wanted to, when it was just dark. We went over our storyboard to remind ourselves of the specific shots and angles that we were hoping to achieve. We then set up the house exactly the way we wanted to and started on the make up of the clown. We used different types of face paint to achieve the best clown face possible. We started filming at approximately 4:30 pm which was the peak time for our narrative because it had just turned dark. This was key because the darkness outside adds to the suspense of the film and also adds a sense of realism to the story line. Unfortunately it started raining whilst we were filming but luckily we had finished all the filming we needed to do outside before this. We completed this filming session at around 6:00 pm.

production Schedule

Week 1-
Narrative planning- creating brainstorm with initial ideas which were then converted into the main brief initial idea.

Logo design- logo designed on paper at first and the converted into a real design using the Adobe Photoshop CS6. Looked at after film logo designs to get ideas on good logos.

Credits- Research into credits which sparked ideas of what our credits could look like. Later on created using Adobe after effects.

Storyboard and scripts writing- after creating the initial idea we created our script and character list which helped make the creation of a storyboard easier.

Week 2-

Research into sound- Research into horror film sound and what created a good emotion in the film. Found warranty free sound websites to download sound for our own piece and eventually filmed.

Interview questions for roles- Created an interview for the role of the news reporter reader in the film and carried out filmed interviews with two candidates.

Recce pictures- Took pictures of potential locations for filming and made a decision on where would be the best place to film based on what we could use in out narrative.

Character analysis- Created the breakdown of the characters involved in our films and their specific roles and personalities.

Week 3- 

Film voiceover of the new reporter which will later be added to the film to make the narrative appear as if it is a real life situation. Filmed a few takes in order to get the best quality possible.

Week 4-

Make up and prop research- Research into iconography. Make up research into clown make up in order to get the best possible result and to make the antagonist as clown-like as possible.

Filming- Filming to take place in order to give us time for potential re-film and editing time. Filming to take place at 5:00 to make sure the lighting outside is not too dark, but t give the film enough darkness to add to the tension.

Editing of film and gather feedback- Edit the film together with the sound roughly in accordance to how we want it to look and gain feedback from the target audience so that we can change the film based on how they want it to appear.

Week 5-

Re-filming- Re-filming to take place in order to make our film the best it can be and to make sure it appeals to our target audience as much as possible.

Week 6-

Editing- Edit the second draft together with the sound and gather more feedback in order to reassure ourselves that it the best it can be and make sure it fits with what our target audience wants and their expectations.

Week 7-

Evaluation questions- plan and create evaluation questions 1-3
Edit together and create what is need to make the question more created and appealing to the eye.

Week 8- 

Evaluation question 4-7 to be completed in the most creative way possible.

Week 9-

Sort out blog and gather everything into order.

Interviews for the news reporter role

In order to make our decision on who was to play the news reporter, we interviewed two candidates who we that would be good for this role. At the end of the interview, we decided we would pick Joe for the role as the news reporter because he was able to read the report well and with a clear voice, whereas Luke could not do this. Even though Luke did not do very well with the reporter role, with his enthusiasm, we thought we would give him a chance to play the clown in  the film instead. we belied he would be the better person to carry out the scarier role. Here are the interviews that we carried out in order to make the decision;

Job roles Breakdown

Assigned job Roles- 

Overall narrative planning-

This was a job that could be assigned to all of the group as all members are encouraged to contribute their ideas for the film. All members had the responsibility of coming up with ideas and this was done very well. 

Storyboard- 

Joe was assigned with this job because we as a group decided that Joe was the best interpreting our idea by drawing it. With his skills the drawings are very good at showing what will happen in our film. 

Production schedule-

This is a constant log of what will need to be done within each week and we will log when we do it. Each week will have a certain to do list that will enable us to keep on track with what we are supposed to be doing so that we will get everything done in time. Me, Jade and Callum were doing this because Joe was busy doing the storyboard. 

List of characters and character analysis-

 I was assigned this job. In this task i have to write down all of the characters that are in the film as well as their back ground. 

List of props and costumes and Location Recce-

Jade was assigned this job as well as the location recce. We thought jades house would be the best option for our filming as it is right in the middle of all of our houses therefore everyone is able t get to it easily, it is also very near the school therefore if we have any problems with our camera we will be able to go back to school and ask.

Screenplay and Script- 

This is when Joe and Callum decide what types of editing, throughout the film, will be taking place. This is important because us as a group need to know when we are going to include things like blank screens, how long the shots ar actually going to be as well as the amount of time, for example, a character may walk from one end of the room to the other, which will need to be cut to a certain time period. 

Outtakes-

Callum is assigned to this task and this is because of how experienced he is with editing and how he has the knowledge with outtakes. Choosing what will be used and what will not is very important therefor we believe Callum is the best for this job. Outtakes means what is not going to be used in our opening horror film. 

Account of any Re-filming- 

This is going to be assigned to the whole group because we will need to decide if we need to re film as well as when everyone can re-film. 

Sound-

For this task we will look up different types of sound that suit the horror theme. We will use Youtube to carry out this task and will gather different sources for our sound research. The whole group will carry out this task as everyone's ideas are very important. 

List of characters and character analysis- And Update-

 

There are going to be chnages in the people thatare going to be the dead bodies due to one person who is unable to attend the film session therefor we are changing Aaron Zurita to Thomas Larke.


UPDATE


Due to the changes being made in our film idea, after we filmed this version of our film we decided to come up with a different plot which involved different characters. The characters that will be involved in our film will be a voice over for a new reporter, which will be played by Joe Deighton. And there will be a male character that is played by Joe Deighton and a female character which will be played by Ruby Tyler. The antagonist in the film is played by a male named Luke Scrivener, who also auditioned to be the news reporter, but sadly didn't get the part, therefore we gave him the antagonist. The interviews that took place for the new reporter part will be embedded below.

Plan- Recce pictures

For our location we decided to use jade's house. This is because we feel as if jades house is the most convenient due to where it is. Her house is somewhere where everyone can get to easily as well as close to the school. Jade has taken some Recce pictures to give us an idea of what the film will look like as well as its surroundings. This is also key for the risk assessment that is carried out for the filming sessions. Here are the recce pictures- 

This is the living room that we will be using to create our film. As you are able to see, it is a normal looking living room with good spacing. We will work around the table in the middle of the room to give it a realistic feeling. 

This is a picture of the door way that will be seen in our opening sequence. It is big and spacious therefore filming will not have any issues throughout.

This is another door way that will be used in the film and this is going to be done to show a wider picture of the location. 

This is a picture of the front door that will be used in our opening. This is a key feature in the opening film.

Storyboard

A storyboard is very important as not only does it show the story line and whats going to happen, it also reveals the shots that are going to be used. 

Presentation of Smile-