Horror mood board: summer work

Diary

An account of what happened during filming

1st day of shooting: On the first day of filming, I filmed with Chiara who is the main protagonist in my film. The first location we filmed in was my back garden where I took simple standing and walking shots from different shots and angles. It took about an hour and a half to film as we started at 5 and finished at around half 6. We had to wait for it to get dark which took longer than expected but I needed to wait for it to get darker as my film opening was set at night.



2nd day of shooting: I filmed with Niamh who is the main antagonist in my film opening. The first location we filmed in was my back garden. Firstly, we took standing shots from different angles then slow walking shots. It took longer than expected because I had to do her makeup, hair and she had to get dressed. It took about an hour as we had to stop filming early because we started filming to late and it got to dark. We started at 6 and finished at 7 which was just enough time to get all the simple shots needed. I learnt from this mistake as I couldn't film to late as it was to dark but I needed darkness for my film so, I learnt to film at the right time to get the right amount of lighting.



3rd day of shooting: I filmed with Chiara and filmed in the grange local to me, we filmed close up shots and more action type shots. It took nearly two hours as I found it hard to get the shots in focus. Also, I took some shots of the location from different types of shots and angles when we were there.




4th day of shooting: I filmed with Niamh and filmed in the grange, I filmed general action shots such as, her running and tracking shot of her going through the grange. We started filming later than normal as we had to get to the grange which is about 10 minutes away from. We started at half 5 and finished around half 6.



5th day of shooting: I filmed with Chiara in my back garden where we filmed action shots of her falling over and walking away from the camera. As it was getting really dark quickly so we started filming at around 4 and finished at 6.



6th day of shooting: I filmed with Niamh in my back garden where we filmed long shots of her walking and standing still. We filmed for about an hour as the camera was going out of focus and due to the dark there was a major lighting issue.



7th day of shooting: I filmed with Chiara in the grange where we filmed shots of her with props used in the film. We started at 4 and finish at half 4 as this didn't take long to film as they were easy shot to film.

My film opening: Compendium Of Evil

Compendium Of Evil film opening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29qQuL_b2BE

Evaluation for my film

Evaluation for the opening of my film

1.) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

https://www.emaze.com/@ATWOTFOC/compendium-of-evil-evaluation

2.) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

3.) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

https://app.emaze.com/@ATWOTCWR/compendium-of-evil-evaluation-q3

4.) Who would be your audience for your media product?

https://app.emaze.com/@ATWZFRRZ/evaluation-compendium-of-evil

5.) How did you attract/ address your audience?

https://app.emaze.com/@ATTLRWWF/evaluation-q5#1

https://prezi.com/r3nmkd5ljmjn/advertising-my-film-plan-of-poster/ - plan for my advertisement poster.

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

https://prezi.com/uymaimqsw8pj/6-what-have-you-learnt-about-the-technologie/

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

https://app.emaze.com/@ATTLLRQT/evaluation-q7#1

The editing process

https://prezi.com/cnboedyzyv2l/copy-of-explain-any-topic/

Evaluation of my editing process

The first step of my editing process was that I uploaded all my footage and shots onto iMovie. All the shots added together were 4 minutes long and the set time we were given was 2 minutes so, I cut the shots down excluding any unimportant or poor quality shots. Once I had all the important and vital shots imported and cut down, I stabilised any shakiness apart from two shots where they needed to be shaky. By stabilizing the shakiness it increases the quality of the shot which improves the quality of the shot and appeals to my target audience. I decreased the speed of some shots using slow mode as this heightens the tension and sheer suspension to make the audience feel fearful. I didn't increase the speed of my shots as I don't like the effect it has and it takes away the tension from the scene.

I edited my shots by using filters, adjusting the lighting, saturation and colour gradient. I used the filters Camo, Silent Era, Noir, black and white and Aged Film. I think these filters are effective because they make my film opening look quite vintage and old which is the impression I aimed for. Also, they make my film look quite 80's which is the era and style of film I was inspired by. I lowered the brightness of lighting to make the shots look dreary and spooky, this imposes horror on the audience. I decreased the saturation and added a blue tinge over the shot to make it look icy cold to make the audience feel panicked and uneasy. Finally, I decreased the colour gradient to make the shots look monochrome which links in with the aged and vintage look.

I edited so there was non- diegetic sound throughout as the background sound to add more tension. I added drone dark suspense, thunder, volcano, mystery accents, suspense accents, heart beat and footsteps sound effects. I think these sound effects create sheer tension and crescendo's in suspense action shots. Also, they appeal to my target audience because they build up suspension and makes the audience feel on edge. I  muted any background and white noise as it was distracting and poor quality sound. In one of my shots, I used the phone sound effect to show that the main character was trying to call for help but couldn't due to the line being busy or no reception. Before, this shot was quite confusing so, the sound effect made it easier to understand and expressed the amount of fear and pressure the character is under. I hardly included any diegetic sound in my film as it was poor quality, unimportant and not as effective compared to the non- diegetic sound I used. The only diegetic sound I included was in a shot where shoes walk across the camera and we can hear twigs and branches breaking. Before filming this shot, I filmed myself breaking up branches and purely used this sound onto the shot of the shoes walking across the camera.

I used a range of transitions to make the film opening run smoothly but rapidly to interest and draw in my target audience. I used the transitions cross blur, cross dissolve and cut throughout my film opening. I think the cross dissolve and cross blur makes the shots run smoothly and blend into each other. I used 'cut' transitions as they create jump scares and impose terror onto the audience because they move onto shots more rapidly and sharply.
In the opening shot to introduce the title of my film 'Compendium of Evil' I edited in a shot of blood dripping down the screen with the title slowly appearing as the blood drips down. I think this was effective because of the colour symbolism of red which connotes evil and hell. In addition, blood is a key thriller symbol which immediately imposes fear and panic onto the audience. I think the font of my title is effective as it's slightly faded that gives the impression of an old effect which blends in with my old monochrome theme. I edited this in through finding the video clip on YouTube and saving it into a file then moving it into a section of the film.

Shooting schedule

Shooting Schedule

Script

Script: Compendium of evil

Shot (1): [Establishment shot to show the location, production logo appears.]


Shot (2): Suspense and mystery sound accents introduced, cave water sound effects gradually come in.

Shot (3): Suspense sound effects continue.


Shot (4): Wind, thunder and lightening, ran sound effects and loud violin music starts.


Shot (5): Violin and piano music builds up, pitch gets higher and tempo gets quicker.


Shot (6): Heart beat sound effect, sound slows down and maintains at a steady rhythm.
Evie- heavy breathing


Shot (7): Tempo and pitch slowly builds up.


Shot (8): Music cuts off and focuses on sound made by boots and sound effects of twigs breaking.


Shot (9): Dramatic sound introduced of suspense accent sound effects.


Shot (10): Telephone sound effect, non diegetic sound slows down and maintains at a steady tempo.


Shot (11): Footsteps sound effect, sound gradually starts to become more dramatic.


Shot (12): Sound intensifies creating a crescendo, tempo quickens and pitch heightens to a high volume.


Shot (13): Sound maintains at an intense and dramatic level.


Shot (14): Pitch of violin gets higher and the tempo has a rapid rhythm.


Shot (15): Tempo and pitch of the sound stops and starts in an irregular pattern.

Shot (16): Suspense sound effects of thunder and eerie violin music.


Shot (17): Beat of sound drops dramatically when character falls.


Shot (18): Pitch heightens and quickens creating suspension.


Shot (19): No change in sound, changes from low to high pitch with a rapid tempo to match the tense atmosphere. 


Shot (20): Tense sound builds up of thunder and cuts to silence when the black screen appears.


Shot (21): [Screen cuts to black] silence.