Seanzplace
aw wow! This is a Grade A without a shadow of a doubt. Brilliant. Fantastic.
Coleshillmedia
Love the ending to the clip. Also liked the pull back from the fingers on the cup to the full ouija board scene. The sound was slightly jagged in places, and I found the moving text a bit distracting towards the end, but great camera shots.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Evaluation
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our title sequence followed all the normal conventions, it includes music and titles. This follows the status quo of film openings which include a quick story or the start of a problem/story that the characters will have to solve thoughout the film. We put titles on our opening sequence to make it clear that it was the start of a film, and not a trailer or a scene. Our film also follows the regular codes and conventions of the horror genre, such as the Ouiji board and the dramatic music that builds tension. We decided to use the Ouiji board as it strongly related to the horror genre relating to ghosts, the undead and the spirit world, and also to show the viewer that it is a horror story. As the horror genre is hugly related to fear, and death. The horror genre is the main convention to our film as alot of people are horror fans and feed off the idea of being scared during the feature, it is also an interesting genre to work with. The eeirie music helps set the frightening scene and loud bursts of music during very important pieces to show the viewer that something strange is happening. We also noticed that creepy music is usued in most horror films to pinpoint an important scene or activity during the film. We developed a few of the horror conventions, including the music and the atmosphere of the sequence. In most horror films, there is usually a big group of naive teens who are out drinking or partying before something disturbing or distressing happens, ususally the teens are then killed off one by one before the killer is caught or the problem is solved. This gave us the idea of the Ouiji board and a group of young kids having fun and messing with the spirits and the world of the supernatural.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
In our opening sequence, we wanted to portray four naive teenagers playing around with a Ouiji board, as alot of teens nowdays are quite daring and reckless. We didn't focus on a particular stereotype, just teenagers in genral tht usually star in horrors. We gave our characters costumes which were our actual school clothes to show that the characters have just got home from school and wanted to play the Ouiji board. We changed the room we filmed in by placing things related to teenage boys in the room, such as an X-Box 360 controller and a young looking Marvel quilt on the bed.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
After discussing within the group, we decided to go with Lionsgate as the distributor as they have distributed various horror films such as the 'Saw' series and 'Open Water' so we thought it would be suitable to go with them.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Our target audience for our opening sequence is 15 years and over because it may have psychological issues that younger years might not understand. The film would appeal to the male and female genders, as both enjoy and watch horrors. We would want the audience to feel scared and anxious when watching our film but also intrigued as to what will happen next, therefore encouraging them to watch more.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We used typical teenagers in our video as they would relate to the target audience as the majority of them would be teenagers. The bedroom where the Ouiji board part portrays a typical teenage bedroom.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have always been a big fan of making videos and so have always been good with cameras and the editing. Last year i made a horror film with two of my fellow pupils, and the editing was my first experience, and i picked it up very easily. Just before i started my filming, i was helping my sister edit her music video, teaching her how to edit at the same time, it turned out to be an amazing success. I have also extended my knowledge of
I feel like i have learnt more and expanded my knowledge in the editing and the filming department and how its important to work as a team to get the finished product done. We had to decide all together to modify anything we wanted to change to make it better. I think at the end we was happy with our final piece and was happy with the work and effort we put in.
Our title sequence followed all the normal conventions, it includes music and titles. This follows the status quo of film openings which include a quick story or the start of a problem/story that the characters will have to solve thoughout the film. We put titles on our opening sequence to make it clear that it was the start of a film, and not a trailer or a scene. Our film also follows the regular codes and conventions of the horror genre, such as the Ouiji board and the dramatic music that builds tension. We decided to use the Ouiji board as it strongly related to the horror genre relating to ghosts, the undead and the spirit world, and also to show the viewer that it is a horror story. As the horror genre is hugly related to fear, and death. The horror genre is the main convention to our film as alot of people are horror fans and feed off the idea of being scared during the feature, it is also an interesting genre to work with. The eeirie music helps set the frightening scene and loud bursts of music during very important pieces to show the viewer that something strange is happening. We also noticed that creepy music is usued in most horror films to pinpoint an important scene or activity during the film. We developed a few of the horror conventions, including the music and the atmosphere of the sequence. In most horror films, there is usually a big group of naive teens who are out drinking or partying before something disturbing or distressing happens, ususally the teens are then killed off one by one before the killer is caught or the problem is solved. This gave us the idea of the Ouiji board and a group of young kids having fun and messing with the spirits and the world of the supernatural.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
In our opening sequence, we wanted to portray four naive teenagers playing around with a Ouiji board, as alot of teens nowdays are quite daring and reckless. We didn't focus on a particular stereotype, just teenagers in genral tht usually star in horrors. We gave our characters costumes which were our actual school clothes to show that the characters have just got home from school and wanted to play the Ouiji board. We changed the room we filmed in by placing things related to teenage boys in the room, such as an X-Box 360 controller and a young looking Marvel quilt on the bed.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
After discussing within the group, we decided to go with Lionsgate as the distributor as they have distributed various horror films such as the 'Saw' series and 'Open Water' so we thought it would be suitable to go with them.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Our target audience for our opening sequence is 15 years and over because it may have psychological issues that younger years might not understand. The film would appeal to the male and female genders, as both enjoy and watch horrors. We would want the audience to feel scared and anxious when watching our film but also intrigued as to what will happen next, therefore encouraging them to watch more.
How did you attract/address your audience?
We used typical teenagers in our video as they would relate to the target audience as the majority of them would be teenagers. The bedroom where the Ouiji board part portrays a typical teenage bedroom.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have always been a big fan of making videos and so have always been good with cameras and the editing. Last year i made a horror film with two of my fellow pupils, and the editing was my first experience, and i picked it up very easily. Just before i started my filming, i was helping my sister edit her music video, teaching her how to edit at the same time, it turned out to be an amazing success. I have also extended my knowledge of
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
I feel like i have learnt more and expanded my knowledge in the editing and the filming department and how its important to work as a team to get the finished product done. We had to decide all together to modify anything we wanted to change to make it better. I think at the end we was happy with our final piece and was happy with the work and effort we put in.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Shots We Used -
Shot 1-Black screen, Lionsgate logo and sounds of Ross having a bad dream.
Shot 2- Close up- Ross tossing and turning, having bad dream.
Shot 3- Black screen, Tormented pictures logo and sounds of Ross and having a bad dream.
Shot 4- Close up- Ross tossing and turning, having bad dream.
Shot 5-Black screen, title 'The Unseen' and sounds of Ross having a bad dream again.
Shot 6-Close up- Ross tossing and turning, having bad dream then fades into next shot.
Shot 7-Birds eye view-kids playing ouji board.
Shot 8-Birds eye view-candles going out.
Shot 9-360 degree shot-circling the kids playing ouji board
Shot 10-mid shot-rocking horse.
Shot 11-mid shot-alex putting ouji board in cupboard
Shot 12- long shot-dan staring at cupboard
Shot 13- close up into extreme close up-zooming into Dan's eye
Shot 14-extreme close up into close up-zooming out of Ross' eye.
Shot 15-over the shoulder into extreme close up-Ross looking at cupboard then zooms into cupboard.
We were going to shoot in Luke's bedroom to start off with but we thought his parents room would be more suitable beacuse it was plain and easy to adjust according to the jump in time periods. The whole opening was in one room.
Shot 2- Close up- Ross tossing and turning, having bad dream.
Shot 3- Black screen, Tormented pictures logo and sounds of Ross and having a bad dream.
Shot 4- Close up- Ross tossing and turning, having bad dream.
Shot 5-Black screen, title 'The Unseen' and sounds of Ross having a bad dream again.
Shot 6-Close up- Ross tossing and turning, having bad dream then fades into next shot.
Shot 7-Birds eye view-kids playing ouji board.
Shot 8-Birds eye view-candles going out.
Shot 9-360 degree shot-circling the kids playing ouji board
Shot 10-mid shot-rocking horse.
Shot 11-mid shot-alex putting ouji board in cupboard
Shot 12- long shot-dan staring at cupboard
Shot 13- close up into extreme close up-zooming into Dan's eye
Shot 14-extreme close up into close up-zooming out of Ross' eye.
Shot 15-over the shoulder into extreme close up-Ross looking at cupboard then zooms into cupboard.
We were going to shoot in Luke's bedroom to start off with but we thought his parents room would be more suitable beacuse it was plain and easy to adjust according to the jump in time periods. The whole opening was in one room.
Order of Titles
Main star Daniel Pye and Ross Wood
Other actors/actresses Georgia Covill, Alex Flynn and Luke Francis
Casting by Stacey Craig
Costume designer Jessica Wright
Music by Nancy Campopiano
Co-producer Adam Matthew
Film editor Robyn Lidsey
Production designer Sarah Minett
Executive producer Sam Middlemiss
Produced by Camilla Price
Written and directed by Laura Deborde
Other actors/actresses Georgia Covill, Alex Flynn and Luke Francis
Casting by Stacey Craig
Costume designer Jessica Wright
Music by Nancy Campopiano
Co-producer Adam Matthew
Film editor Robyn Lidsey
Production designer Sarah Minett
Executive producer Sam Middlemiss
Produced by Camilla Price
Written and directed by Laura Deborde
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