Storyboard

Storyboard Draft 

This is a rough draft of the storyboard before the production began . this helped to guide the shots needed to be taken.  

Preliminary Exercise

For our preliminary exercise we were given a task to construct a short film. The exercise helped to ensure we gain an understanding of camera work as well as learning the editing process. We learnt different camera shots such as close-ups which are used to show significance and purpose of what is in the frame. This helps to capture the audience’s attention. We learnt other camera work such as 180® rule when positioning the camera of two characters in the frame. Also, others including match on action, mid shots and long shots etc.

In terms of editing we learnt how to apply music and sound to our production, learn to use different types of transition (fades) etc. We learnt the props we will use such as the tri –pod, camera and the track.

If i had to repeat the task, I would think of using cross cutting camera technique to control the production and for it to flow realistically. Also, using locations when its not busy, specially the college as there were disruptions from the background people walking past whilst we are filming.Also, the setting should suit our narrative if its a classroom environment then you would expect books, whiteboard layout etc. 

History of the horror genre

 THE HISTORY OF HORROR 


‘[Our]… interest in fearsome fantasies cannot be completely explained as the result of desire to understand the unknown. Still, the legends of the past provided many of the monsters that haunt literature of the present, and part of the modern enthusiasm for the macabre may be attributed to ancestral memories of the days when demons were almost expected to put in an occasional appearance.’  

(L.DANIELS,FEAR: A HISTORY OF HORROR IN THE MASS MEDIA,PALADIN,1977,P.8) 

HOW HORROR GENRE HAS DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS 

The horror genre has this unique element about itself, it has the recognisable pattern again and again (zombies ). A film will come along and terrify an audience capturing their imaginations the success which eventually leads to sequels and imitators – sometimes better than the original. But eventually the sequels run out of steam and the subgenre created by the original smash hit fades into memory prowling in the corners of history waiting to be rediscovered and reborn. The unique appeal of horror from its low budget requirements to broad multinational appeal.

So who did the first horror films borrow from? Monsters, murderers, demons and beasts have been around since antiquity, ghost stories told round camp fires since we learned how to talk. But the roots of filmed horror were an extension of a genre of literature that got it’s start in the late 1700s: Gothic Horror. Developed by writers in both Great Britain and the United States the Gothic part of the name refers to pseudo medieval buildings that these stories took place such as old castle on a dark and stormy night – gloomy forests, dungeons and secret passage ways.

The Fog (Directed by John Carpenter,1979). The film demonstrates well worn cliché of a group of people sitting around camp- fire and telling ghost stories and is which  possibly rooted in ancient practices. This is probably the cause of many opening scenes of many films or television series which looks at someone starting tell a story often at night or whilst sitting around the camp fire.  

   FAMOUS GOTHIC WRITERS

Sound Technbical Difficulties

Today 12/02/14 was supposed to be our last day of editing, the but the last 3 shots needed to be rendered because the sound was a little messed up which meant we couldn't check out the music in  the background. We spent most of the lesson trying to render them but couldn't. The most worrying part of this problem is that we desperately need the sound to work for those footages, because they had dialogues that we really need to be heard

attempts to render footages

Editing

 

Photos Taken When Editing

Fonts

Some Fonts That We Looked At

 

(chalkboard)

 (Portagol ICT TT)

(chalkduster)

Selecting a Font

We had planned to use the font 'mostly mono' from the  website www.1001fonts.com but we couldn't get it so we were advised to use the fonts available on the computer system.

(selecting fonts in the editing suit)

Footages Assembled

We completed assembling all our footages done on 09/02/15. this took us approximately two hours to do so and were faced with little difficulties which included figuring out exactly where on our timeline that the titles were going to go. Our initial plan of where the titles were going to go in was changed due to previous filming errors which mentioned in a previous blog.

 (assembling footages)

Research into BBFC classification guidelines – how will this influence your production?

The influence the BBFC classification guidelines has on our productions, is that it will make sure we are targeting the right audience as well as considering other audiences whom it is not suitable for. More importantly, In order to protect children from unsuitable and even harmful content as they are significant groups who need to be taken firstly into consideration.In in our productions, we have a child who plays as a ghost, it does not then mean its suitable for children under 12 as there blood  and and threat involved and some children may suffer from this sort of event.

However, it will help us to consider the age rating for our productions as it will helps us to make sure our taget audoence will enjoy it.Also,this independent scrutiny prior to release ensures the highest possible level of protection and empowerment.it helps us to think about issues such as discrimination, drugs, horror, dangerous and easily imitable behaviour, language, nudity, sex, and violence when making decisions. The theme of the work is also an important consideration. They also helps us to consider context, the tone and likely impact of a work on the potential audience.


                                           



                          

Suitable for all

Parental guidance

Cinema release suitable for 12 years and over

Video release suitable for 12 years and over

Suitable only for 15 years and over

Suitable only for adults

Adults works for licensed premises only

Conclusion of Our Filming Process

We completed the entire filming process on 05/02/15 and we intended to focus our remaining time on editing the footages that we filmed. We had already booked an editing suit and when editing today, we realised there was a shot that we needed to perfect, which wasn't done quite right, so we had to re-shoot it again today. Apart from that one shot, we have already completed assembling our title sequence and need to add the titles, quote and company ident.

Title Change

Initially we wanted to write the titles in the mise en scene, but we decided to add them on their own individual frame instead because we had a couple of filming errors which made it difficult to establish a sense of continuity editing, so we decided slug over our mistakes where we could hide our mistakes with the titles just like what we intend to do with the quote.

 

Music Ideas

When selecting a music to use for our title sequence, we decided to use a very slow music to build tension and suspense. After looking online for suitable music, we narrowed the list down to 3 which are: 1. Hiding in the Dark 2. Lullaby of Sorrow 3.Facing the Fear

Characters

Linsey (LOLA)

 Farah (RACHEL)

Make up

 Rosana putting make up on Linsey (LOLA)





  Linsey (LOLA) character



  Linsey (LOLA)


 Linsey (LOLA)

Film Proposal

Sinners Never Sleep Script

SINNERS NEVER SLEEP SCRIPT

 

 

WRITTEN BY LOUISE THOMAS & ROSANA SELVAKUMAR

 

 

TITLES

The camera takes a slow journey around the college, there would be titles written in the mise en scene (i.e posters, walls windows etc)

INT. CLASSROOM - NIGHT (today)

We see a Rachel sitting at a desk doing work. Based on her clothing and surrounding, we can tell she is a teacher. It is late at night and she is very alone. She hears a giggle and gets up to find the source of the strange sound.

RACHEL walks to the end of the corridor and sees nothing. She hears the same giggle and footsteps coming from the opposite direction. Likewise, she goes to find where the sound is coming from. She sees nothing, but hears her classroom door slam shut.

RACHEL opens the door and walks towards the window to close it... she slowly draws herself closer to the window to take a look at a strange figure outside and sees a ghost. She jumps back terrified.

RACHEL

NO... NO...IT CANT BE!

ROSIE appears behind her

RACHEL

IT WASN’T ME I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT... IT WASN’T MY FAULT!

 

FADE TO BLACK:

 

Film Institutions Research

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UK distributors

UK Distributors

Candella UK
Candella UK distributes packages of short films at over 300 European and worldwide festivals, with the specific aim of promoting UK filmmaking beyond our shores. Candella-promoted shorts have won major prizes at European festivals in recent years.
www.bestbritishshortfilms.com
Dazzle Short Film Label
Dazzle Films is run by Dawn Sharpless, an independent London-based short film distributor and sales agent. Dazzle Films represents and distributes worldwide a catalogue of high-quality shorts.
www.dazzlefilms.co.uk
Watch Dazzle films on Film Network
Future Shorts
As well as running short film screening events at cinemas and venues across the UK and Europe, Future Shorts also distributes short films.
www.futureshorts.co.uk
Lux
A national agency that exhibits and distributes artists’ moving image work.
www.lux.org.uk
Network Ireland Television (NITV)
Network Ireland Television is a Dublin-based company that distributes short films internationally.
www.network-irl-tv.com
Watch NITV films on Film Network
onedotzero
onedotzero specialises in non-traditional filmmaking and digital moving image. They organise events and have a DVD label as well as distributing films.
www.onedotzero.com
Watch onedotzero films on Film Network
Shorts International (formerly Brit Shorts)
A short film production and distribution company based in the UK. They specialise in programming and selling short film.
www.shortsinternational.com
Launching Films: Film Distributors' Association
Film Distributors' Association Ltd. (FDA) is the trade body for theatrical film distributors in the UK - the companies that release films for UK cinema audiences.
www.launchingfilms.com

Preliminary exercise