Main Task - 'Misapprehension'

Main task - Evaluation

Main task - Evaluation

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I feel that I have developed hugely with my filming as in my preliminary task I had made many mistakes. For example whilst filming the conversation between two characters, my group and I only used a two shot rather than using a range of different angle shots. 

Two-shot throughout the whole conversation.

On the other hand, in our main film we have used a wide variety of different shots and angles and I believe this is successful in creating enigma and mystery. Another mistake we had made in the preliminary is one of the shots from the door as this made it feel like a point of view from the door.  

After walking through the door, seems as if the shot is a point of view shot of the door

I have also learnt how crucial the timings are and how important it is to stick to the storyboard so that when filming and editing it is easier to follow as each frame had timings and also our storyboard included exactly what we wanted and needed to be shown in our mise-en-scene, which was helpful as we made sure that what was not needed was seen in the mise-e-scene. My skill in filming developed especially in continuity and creativity as in my preliminary task the continuity was not excellent. During our main task, we were very careful to not make these errors again, which I think we accomplished successfully.

Main task - Evaluation

What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product?

We created our two-minute film by using a HD video camera to create a HD quality to make it clearer to watch and then importing it easily and quickly onto Final Cut Pro. 

HD digital video camera.

We used Final Cut Pro, for editing as this helped us organise our film in the correct order we wanted and allowed us to change it around, cut it and add in effects such as transitions. We also added sound into our film, which Final Cut Pro allowed us to add in. We used various transitions to make our film interesting and the use of transitions helped the flow of clip to clip. As well as giving it a professional look. By using Final Cut Pro it allowed us to change the speed of some of our clips for example we increased the speed of our first two opening clips as originally they were too slow. We used text to create our titles for our film, by doing this we had to test around the different functions to find the correct fonts and movement of texts as this makes an impact on the film, as it has to fit in with the genre of the movie.

How we added in our transitions for our film.

How we added our text for our titles.

Our toolbar to cut clips from our timeline and the pointer to re-arrange our clips.

In addition, I have also learnt the use of blogs on the internet, which we had used to put up our planning and research. This allowed us to store our information safely and make it accessible at anytime to refer back to whilst filming if we needed to. By using the blog, it also allowed us to edit, delete posts which came in useful.

Main task - audience feedback for evaluation.

In general our film received positive feedback from our target audience as they were engaged at the very beginning. However, a negative criticism that was made was the quality of the video and also some had felt the storyline was quite confusing. 

“I really liked it. The film is very conventional, nice range of shots & angles. I liked the fact you don't see her face. You build tension straight away with the intro. The only downside I'd say is the clicking on the sound files you've used. It's a little low quality, but for your level, it's a really good piece.”

“This reminded me of The Lord of the Rings, I really loved how you edited it” 

“I think everything was fine but were the words on the papers in the chamber scene supposed to be visible? The camera was a little blurred in those parts”

“I love how the first scene after the intro was shot. It felt like I was watching a movie in the theatres.  This was really good”

Main task - Evaluation

Who would be the audience for your media product?
Our media product is aimed for the age range 15+ which is our classification, however our media product is suitable for all ages over 15, it is not intentionally targeted for the mid-teen age range as we wanted a range of ages watching our media product.  We chose for the film to be a 15 because according to the BBFC a 15 Horror has a description of ‘strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised’. Our movie does not contain sadistic or sexualized horror therefore we felt this was the appropriate age range targeted audience for our movie.

How did you attract/address your audience?

I believe that my partner and I created an enigma in the opening of our film, which was our aim. To do this we used dim lighting in the hide out to not expose a lot of what was around as this could have ruined our mise-en-scene. By using dim lighting also set the mood for the audience to be mysterious about what is going on, as it is hard to see where the character is and what the character is doing. For lighting we only used candles because this successfully set the mood as well as the flickers of the flames made it look effective. 

As seen on this animated image the only lighting used were the candle lights and the flickering of the flames created a homely but yet effective look.

We used certain angle shots where the characters face is never shown; this created the mystery and curiosity from our audience as the identity is unknown. We used variety of angle shots such as close ups, slow zooms, low angle shots, point of view shots as all these varieties of angle shots created enigma. By keeping the characters identity hidden, we were able to create a mysterious atmosphere, therefore increasing the tension and the interest in the characters past. We also used quick cuts to create emphasis on the suspense and building up tension. Our first opening scene, our establishing shot where the character is running is an ambiguous opening as no one is certain to why or where she is running. The costumes we used such as a black hoodie, gloves and black trousers created a mysterious aspect as the characters identity is not revealed and this makes the audience curious to who this person was. 

As seen on this animated image, 5 different angle shots were used in the space of 15 seconds. This creates an automatic interpretation on our audience setting the mood of our film.

 

As seen on this animated image, the slow zoom up of the contract that the character had pinned up onto the board creating mystery as it is a chance for the audience to read the contract, which is written in Latin and to see what is on the board before the contract is pinned up, however not able to.




Here is a prop from our film, the pen knife. By using the pen knife this created a dark mood as by the diegetic sound of the pen knife cutting through the paper and onto the board makes the audience feel uncomfortable.



Changes.

We have had to erase our news reporter from our film as this did not sound too good once we had put it all together.

Main task - 22nd February 2012

The footage for our beginning of our film is now completed

Main task - 6th February 2012

First part of filming is completed and was successful. Our news reporter clip is finished and does not need to be edited.

Main task - Music/Sounds

We are still deciding which music we would like to use in our film, however we have a basic idea of what we want and this is an example of the type of music we are aiming for. We will not be using this music however this will give us a starting point. We like this music as it is building up suspense and goes well with our film as in a way it would not ruin the mood of our film.

Main task - Music/Sounds

As we are having a news reporter in our movie being played on the TV in our main location where our main character will be located, we have chosen a short clip from the theme music of the BBC. Also with our news reporter appearing on the TV, there will also be an indication that it is a news channel as we will add in banners at the bottom of the screen saying 'BREAKING NEWS' to show that it is a news station.

Main task - Symbol

In our movie we will be showing a symbol on our main character's wrist. This symbol represents the idea of a 'gang' or some sort of group of people and the idea of the symbol and what it means will be revealed later on in the movie.

The inspiration of the symbol comes from the movie 'Constantine' we will not be using the exact copy of this symbol, however we will be creating our own design of the symbol.

Symbol from 'Constantine'.

Our design of the symbol. 

As this symbol will be shown tattooed on our main character, as it is a tattoo it gives the idea that it is with her forever and this is also a symbol of the 'gang' she is a part of and cannot leave this 'gang'.

Main task - mind map of music ideas

Main task - Location

This is where we will have one of our locations, where our main character is running at the beginning of the film. We chose this area because it is quiet and surrounded by trees and bushes, which makes the place seem more isolated.

Classification of our main task film

We decided to make our a film a 15, this is because our film does not contain any sexual content, drug references but maybe a little swearing later on in thos movie. Our film is a horror however we have some action elements within our film so this does not make our film very scary. On the other hand, the horror side of the film is being portrayed through our main character by the psychiatric problems that our main characfter is suffering from and the mind control. However our film is not mainly directed at people at the age around 15, it is mainly aimed at older viewers, although it is suitable for 15.

According to the BBFC, this is their description of a 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.

Main task title

We decided to name our film 'Misapprehension' this is because it means misunderstanding and false impression, this links with our main character K'La who is being portrayed as a psycho but later on in the movie we discover that she is not the psycho that is being portrayed. This is because she is under mind control and she cannt control her actions e.g killing people off. This is why we think that she is misunderstood as people aren o aware of her being mind controlled.

Main task filming dates

6th February - filming our news reporter and test shots of our main character running for the beginning of the clip
9th February - Start filming main character running
20th February - test shots/start filming main character in the garage for the main scene
22nd February - continue filming main character in garage
if we need to continue filming after this then we will book out another day but if not then we will start uploading our film onto the macs

Main task: Storyboard

Main task: Props

Pen knife

Candle

Main task: Actor's script

News reporter Tom Edwards:

Good evening, it is February the 6th and this is Tom Edwards reporting live outside the GFCC psychiatric hospital where there has been an escape from one of the patients. A woman aged 24 who goes by the name of K’La who has seemed to have broken out. K’La has been in the GFCC psychiatric hospital for 2 years now in relation to previous criminals due to the mental challenges she is suffering from. The police are investigating where about in the GFCC centre she has broken out from and how she did it. It seems like she has been working on this for a while, the centre is guarded up pretty well surrounded by fences and high staff security. As said by the doctors she has caused damage in the centre itself, with other patients and the property. We’ve been told that she cannot control her actions therefore she acts the way she does. She seems to be one of the most dangerous and affected patients in the centre. More updated news tonight at 6.

Main task: planning & research

Main task: Actor 2

Psycho woman K'La played by Hannah Karim

Main task: Actor 1

News reporter Tom Edwards played by Charlie Evans

Main Task: Location Shots

Location: Garage for main character

Outside garage

Tools hanging down for the main character

TV that may be used

Main task research/planning [3] Analysis

Genre: Horror


Halloween (1978)

This movie is set I 1963 at Halloween time and the first thing we can hear is the diegetic sound of children saying Halloween rhymes and the establishing shot is of quite a big house and the camera is hand-held this is because it gives the impression of someone point of view and as if someone is walking up to the house. In this mise-en-scene all we see is a house with a few lights on but we cannot see anything around the house because it is dark outside. The camera then goes closer towards the house as if someone is walking up to the house, the camera then pans around the side of the house to look through the window and we see a couple kissing. The effect of this hand-held camera movement is that it is someone looking through the window and we as the audience are seeing it from this person’s eyes. The camera then moves into the house after the couple are out of sight and the camera is in the kitchen but we cannot see much as it is too dark to see anything. The man then puts on the light and then we see a man’s arm reaching out into the kitchen draw, we now know that this camera is the point of view of the man. The man then pulls out a kitchen knife and walks through the house and up the stairs to murder the couple he saw through the window.

Main task research/planning [2] Analysis

Genre: Horror


A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Before the title appears there is a minute of things that seem to be happening. The clip starts off with a close up camera shot on the person’s feet that is walking and all we can see in this mise-en-scene at this point is the feet and then the hands. There is diegetic sound of heavy breathing by this character, this sets the mood of what is going on as it makes it seem more scary because we can not see this face so all we hear from him is his heavy breathing. There is an also non-diegetic sound of a keyboard to make it more eary and intense. There are a lot of cuts in this part. We then see a hand reach out for a tool and this hand does not look clean, this shows that this character would be the antagonist in this movie. In this clip we see the antagonist using tools, these tools are the type of tools that could be used to hurt somebody like a sharp knife, hammer, a flame etc… but these tools are being used to make something. The antagonist’s hand is then reaching into a glove slowly that he had just made for himself from those tools we previously saw. There is then a close up of one hand with the glove on and the sharp claws out, this gives an idea that this is going to be used later on in the film. After the title appears there is a sudden shot of the claw going through something to show how dangerous this man is and also with this shot there is a scream in the background as well as a roar to show as if the scream was coming from the object the claw went through.

After this there is a wide shot of a girl running through some sort of alley way with wet floors and all dark everywhere apart from behind where there is only visible light but she seems to be running away from the light as typically the person would be walking towards the light to get out of the danger but then maybe this light is where the danger is. Suddenly a sheep pops out from the side with a loud evil laugh in the background, this shows that this could be some sort of nightmare that this girl is having and the evil laugh could relate to the person in the previous clip.