Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Progress With Editing
Some screenshots showing our approach to editing and two versions of an early cut of the footage. 
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Photos from Filming
These photos were taken while we were filming and show us trying different camera angles and distances to get our shots.
Monday, 10 December 2012
Script for Filming
Ellie: (Barges into Georgina’s room)
Georgina:
What are you doing?
Ellie:
Well… was wondering if, you would play hide and seek with me please?
Georgina:
Don’t be silly I have better, more important things to be doing than playing hide and seek with you.
Ellie:
Oh please Georgina!
Georgina:
No, just go away and do your homework like mum told you to.
Ellie:
But I have finished it
Georgina:
I don’t care just leave me alone
Ellie:
Please just one game?
Georgina:
Fine one game and that’s it. You have till I get to 20. 1, 2, 3
Ellie:
(Interrupts) hey that’s not fair!
Georgina:
Just go and hide before I change my mind.
Ellie:
Okay, okay (I’m going)
Georgina:
4… 5… (Stops counting)
Concerns Before Filming
As we are now coming up to our filming day, we share some concerns about it, that we will only really be able solve on the day of filming if we were going to:
- We originally wanted to film when it was dark but we are aware that without expensive lighting equipment, this can result in poor quality filming. However this can put a bit of a twist on our story as it can still be frightening in daylight.
- Another concern that we have it is that we won't get every shot that we want and then when it comes to editing we may not have the shot we originally wanted. Sometimes in the past we have realised that a shot is missing only when it comes to editing, and although you can go back and refilm, this makes continuity very difficult.
- Another concern was that our chosen actresses were not going to fit the role that we have chosen for them. We don't have much drama experience in our group, and we are also relying on a Year 7 actress who we will have to direct and explain exactly what we want from her. As we all know our pieec, we know what we want to achieve with each shot, and we hope we are able to explain this clearly to the Yeat 7 actress so that she understand what look we are hoping for.
Costume
Older Sister- Casual clothing preferably leggings to show a more laid back approach. The reason for this is that during the film, she will be seen working on a bed which does not require a dressed up look.
Younger Sister- Again quite casual clothing as the film is set at a home and neither characters are actually going out so there will be no need for going clothes as such.
Younger Sister (Grown up)- This character will be in pyjamas as her scene in the film is in a bed, waking up shocked.
Kidnapper- Black clothing so we can get the full silhouette figure and create a creepy atmosphere.
We will also need a photo of the two sisters as a key prop.
Younger Sister- Again quite casual clothing as the film is set at a home and neither characters are actually going out so there will be no need for going clothes as such.
Younger Sister (Grown up)- This character will be in pyjamas as her scene in the film is in a bed, waking up shocked.
Kidnapper- Black clothing so we can get the full silhouette figure and create a creepy atmosphere.
We will also need a photo of the two sisters as a key prop.
Cast List
We have selected these actors to play these roles in our film:-
Older Sister- Georgina O'Sullivan
Georgina does drama as an A Level. She looks like she can play a good older sister as she has an edgy and grown up look about her. The audience would also be able to see the relationship between her and the younger sister.
Younger Sister- Ellie Carroll
Ellie looks quite similar to Georgina which would enable the audience to see visually the relation between them allowing a more realistic approach overall . Ellie has quite a young look about her which helps with the role she will play. She has also taken part in another Media film so she is natural around the camera and has some understanding of how filming works and how it is different to acting on stage.
Younger Sister (grown up) Shannon Dunne
Both Shannon and Ellie could look quite similar which helps with the easy actress change later on in the opening.
The kidnapper- Wayne (Georgina's brother)
We chose Wayne because we felt that he could with the right costume, look like a kidnapper. He has quite a broad build which is ideal for the role he is playing as it will allow him to give the effect that we want.
Older Sister- Georgina O'Sullivan
Georgina does drama as an A Level. She looks like she can play a good older sister as she has an edgy and grown up look about her. The audience would also be able to see the relationship between her and the younger sister.
Younger Sister- Ellie Carroll
Ellie looks quite similar to Georgina which would enable the audience to see visually the relation between them allowing a more realistic approach overall . Ellie has quite a young look about her which helps with the role she will play. She has also taken part in another Media film so she is natural around the camera and has some understanding of how filming works and how it is different to acting on stage.
Younger Sister (grown up) Shannon Dunne
Both Shannon and Ellie could look quite similar which helps with the easy actress change later on in the opening.
The kidnapper- Wayne (Georgina's brother)
We chose Wayne because we felt that he could with the right costume, look like a kidnapper. He has quite a broad build which is ideal for the role he is playing as it will allow him to give the effect that we want.
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Researching the Target Audience
Researching the Target Audience:
Psychological thrillers tend to appeal more to adults, but since the protagonist of our story is a person around our age and the plotline is simpler than most psychological thrillers, our target audience would be teenagers (16+) and above and of mixed gender. People who watch psychological thrillers are more fascinated with the mind and how the protagonist struggles with overcoming an obstacle. Rotten Tomatoes’ (a website dedicated to reviewing films in a critic’s point of view) current highest ranking psychological thriller is Alfred Hitchcock’s very own ‘Psycho’. Other films that made the list include ‘Black Swan’, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ and ‘Se7en’. Below is a link for the rest of the films:
In this genre, people who prefer to watch psychological thrillers like to solve the mystery the protagonist is trying to solve and get ahead of them. Our film does pose a key mystery - what happened to the older sister? what did the younger sister see that can help her? And therefore I think we have the key element in place to attract audiences who enjoy this genre, which is a plentiful one we can assume from the Rotten Tomatoes poll.
While researching, I have found a great description about what effect psychological thrillers have on an audience – “The psychological thriller deliberately uses psychological tricks to create tension in the audience, for example by showing only indirect signs of a stalker or playing on the anxiety of the victim. As these stories make maximum use of suspense, action can be relatively slow, fizzing along like a slow-burning fuse. Whilst the audience may not be excited, they should be gripped by the story and glued to their seats.” The link below is the source:
having our POV filming of the kidnap and the slow reveal of what actually happens should tap into this appeal successfully.
The main conventions we applied to our film to appeal to our target audience are:
>Use of close-ups to show emotions and significant objects, long shots to keep the identity of the suspect a mystery and tracking shots to build up suspense
>Ideas of nightmares and reality – flashbacks of a traumatic event
>A protagonist searching for answers about an event that happened in the past
>Death and people missing
The film, ‘Black Swan’ is about the mental destruction of a timid ballerina who slowly evolves into an obsessive perfectionist. Below is a link of an article about the aforementioned film:
This article suggests that we like to watch someone slowly self-destruct as we can imagine it happening to ourselves and it is in some way reassuring to see it happening to other, successful people. Again, we feel we provide an element of this in the way the younger sister is traumatised by the past and cannot rest until she has solved the mystery.
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