Finished Product

WE HAVE FINISHED!

Despite the set backs our idea is finally finished and we are extremely happy with it. Although the changes meant our storyboard is different to our idea, all in all they have made our film more tension building and better as a whole!

Problems that have arisen

In terms of our project our main issue has been time management.

In the beginning weeks we did intricate planning of our idea and storyboarded. However this meant we started filming later and in practice our idea didn't look as good as we thought it would meaning we had to think of a different idea. If we had done more of a rough draft and then started filming we would have realised our idea didn't work well earlier resulting in us being able to put it right and giving us longer period of time to film.

The light has also been an issue in our filming, as we have been unable to start until half past 6 every night. Although we waited until this time and on camera the lighting looked perfect when we uploaded the shots to Imovie they became darker and some were unusable meaning we had to re-film.

Editing Session

Our editing sessions between the 22nd and the 26th of february were extremely significant (we had half term which made us unable to touch our filming for a week). We discovered all our errors in the play back and were able to get second opinions from other pupils in our class as to how we could improve. We recognized that certain shots such as a shot of where Poppy is in the mirror behind Lewis would be more effective if she moved so that the focus would be more on her as it was too subtle to notice. It also helped to be able to put music to our piece as we discovered that shots we thought were ineffective were in fact extremely eerie. All in all our editing sessions have been a learning curve and we have a good plan on our re film on Monday the 1st of March.

Second Filming Session

We originally planned to film on both the 2nd and 4th of February but due to weather problems we were unable to do so, therefore we decided to take a whole day on the 18th of February to get a huge chunk of the filming done. It was very successful and we got most of the filming done. We needed to get as much done in one day to get continuity in the film because the antagonist that Poppy played would be hard to keep the make up and hair the same on another day. We recruited another actor from another school in our film so that Josh could film as we are only a group of three. As a group of three we found it quite hard to pick a story with a few characters as possible as there was so few of us. During the filming session we made many amendments to what we originally planned as although in theory ides seemed good when put into practice we thought of better for example, we decided to use the front road rather that the back garden for Poppy to come forwards and towards the house in a supernatural manner.

First Filming Session

Here are some photos from this filming session.




We had our first filming session on the 26Th of January where we was testing lighting, sweeps and pans and any good angles. It was quite successful because we were able to come together as a group and discover the right lighting and time of day we would need in our actual filming session. Also by all being at the set we were able to discuss any amendments to make to the story board in order to meet the needs of the film with the space we have available. We noticed that Josh has a scary looking tree outside his house which we decided we would utilise in our film in order to help set the scene. Also, we were able to get the first 10 seconds (approximate) of our film of establishing shots of the house.
All in all, it was quite successful as we really came together as a group and got a good feel of how it would be on filming the main part of the story. Furthermore we got a good impression of how we wanted to do things and how it was going to fit with the location we chose.

Storyboard

After having all the trouble uploading the story board we finally have the finished product on.

Make-up Inspiration And Costume

Editing Influences

The jumping and fast forwarding used in this music video, gives a sense of surrealism, provoking that she is supernatural or extraordinary.




During this other AS Media Horror project this group used an extensive amount of fast forwarding, this is common in horror films and we are planning on using a similar technique during our film.

Music Choices for Short Film

This is the looping song from the film 'The Strangers' we found it rather creepy and believe it could be used in a scene towards the end of our film when the girl attacks the teenagers. The repetition builds tension and could be used to sync the music with the film.




This is a song from 'The Ring' sung by a little girl who dies in the film. This could be quite good for our film as it is very similar to our story as they both feature supernatural girls. The song is very creepy and could be used with establishing shots to set the scene and build tension.




This is a soundtrack from the video game 'Dead Space'. We are contemplating using this because it is very similar to our story as its a children's rhyme and our film features a supernatural girl killer. It could be used to build tension among the audience and has a rather eerie feeling to it.




We like the beginning of this song and believe the song can be used after they hear the knock on the door as it would build tension, but after they answer the door and realise nobody is there it will give the audience some 'comic relief'




We have found many songs from this game that could be used in our horror film opening sequence. They all build tension and could be used well with our film.




There are a few parts in this soundtrack that could be used to build tension or to be used as a climax. Once the filming is done we can see if there are any parts where this soundtrack would fit in.