Location Research - Woods

 

 As part of our research on filming locations I took some pictures of the woods, experimenting with different kinds of shots that might appear eerie, as well as using black and white as well as colour. I took the photos just before it got dark, to make the photos seem darker as well, By changing the levels and the contrast I could also make the pictures seem even darker.

Kira Welland

Location Research - Abandoned Farm

As research for our location of filming I went out and took a few shots of some different locations. This is a panoramic shot I put together of an abandoned farm which included an abandoned house. It is located on the edge of a wood, adding to the eerie effect of the place.

Kira Welland

Camera Shot Ideas

Here are some drawings of ideas from camera shots using conventions of thriller films. I have tried to make the shots look slightly secretive as well as experimenting with some ideas for different genres, such as crime-thriller.












Kira Welland

Narrative Theory

Vladimir Propp:
-Propp says character's within a narrative take on the role of 'spheres of action' or specific functions.
For example; the hero who is usually male, restores narrative equilibrium and saves the 'princess'.

-Propp suggested a victim hero who is the centre of the villain's attention.He also suggested a seeker hero who aids those who are the villain's victims, such as James Bond.

In our opening we include a victim hero (female detective) and a dispatcher (non-diegetic voiceover - boss).

Freytag's Dramatic Structure:
Freytag constructed the idea that a narrative is divided into five parts;
-Exposition
-Rising Action
-Climax
-Falling Action
-Catastrophe/ Resolution

In our opening we use the stage of exposition to set up characters and setting

-Detective - independent and strong willed

-"Thing" - hidden, mysterious and unseen

-Setting - old, abandoned and haunted

Melissa Hudson and Chloe Barker

BBFC

This is a mood board which has been created to help with deciding what content should go in our film opening, while appealing to the correct audience. For example, if we were to do a 12 we would minimalise the amount of graphic images to suit the audience.

Laura Witt

BBFC Ratings - Meanings

Filming Schedule

We put together a filming schedule of the dates we were all available for filming, including dates where our set was available for filming as well as our actors.

The original copy listed all dates available to us with the names next to them of who was available, so that we could organize our filming around this.

We then shortened this into a list of days we are actually going to film on. Having a filming schedule means we can make sure our time management is effective, it also means that we can ensure we have enough time to gain all the footage we need to avoid any continuity problems.

The highlighted dates are the dates we will film, we will film mainly on the first few and have the rest to re-film any footage if necessary.

Melissa Hudson and Chloe Barker