EVALUATION TASK 7

EVALUATION TASK 6

Evaluation Task 5

Evaluation Task 4

 EVALUATION TASK 2 

How does my media product represent different social groups?

The little girl is a young child so she would have been a student (In her last two years of primary school or maybe starting her first year in high school) when she was alive but she wouldn't be employed due to her age, therefore, she would represent 'Group E' which consists of students, old people, Unemployed and lowest grade occupations. The kind of people who would struggle in the world on their own, which is exactly what the little girl is doing.

The antagonist on the other hand - Her father - He would have worked in a well paid job before he turned on his family. So for those reasons, he would represent one of the following groups- 'AB' which consists of Higher & intermediate managerial, administrative, professional occupations or 'C1' which consists of Supervisory, clerical & junior managerial, administrative, professional occupations, this is because his character, although he's blacked out, he is wearing black suit, shirt and tie which is the sort of thing he would have worn to work.
Before he turned on his family, the antagonist would have been a sweet and loving father and husband who was very well paid (As you would discover later in the film) which emphasized the fear factor for those who are looking to have kids in the future.

Evaluation Task 3

Health and safety  information! 

What could have happened; 

• We had a knife with us as one of our props so we had to be extra careful when handling it around each other- we kept the knife wrapped up in a tea towel and in the bottom of Daina's bag when we were not filming Tyler with it.
• The ground was wet and soft so anyone could have slipped over and we were all practically sinking into the ground so we had to mind where we stepped but it wasn't that bad
• other than that there wasn't really any safety issues aside from pure clumsiness.

We gave permission slips to the actors for them to fill out and give contact details in case of any accidents.

OUR PRODUCTION COMPANY LOGO!

We chose to call our company 'Archangel' because it relates to how the victims of our horror films are protected at certain points by the previous victims because angels are considered to be guardians, but also because when good people die (Like the little girl's mother in Hunted) People believe that they turn into angels and as we specialize in paranormal horrors, we though it would be fitting to call our production company something which relates to that. An archangels roll is actually to rid the world of sin so we decided to use this as one of the characters in our first film, Hunted, has sinned, but which one is it?

We chose to have the letters in this scratchy black font because it reflects on the dangers that our characters face in our films. It also helps to show that it is a 'Horror' production company and this kind of writing is commonly used for horrors and finally the wings connect to the name of the production company.

The only colours/tones we have used are red, black and white - The three main colours for horror.

Black- bleak, dark, death, decay...

Red- blood, pain, anger, power (Antagonist)...

White- Purity, Innocence (Victims) or just to lour the audience into a false sense of security.

FINAL TASK!

BRIEF!

The requirements for our preliminary task were to have a character walk into a room and exchange a few lines of dialogue with another character who was already in the room. We were asked to create a short clip (filmed and edited by us) which demonstrated our continuity editing skills, over shoulder shots for when the characters spoke and did not break the 180 degree rule.

 INTRODUCTION! 

HI! I am Kayleigh Norris, I will be working with Daina Mitchell and Jack Fowler to create the opening two minutes of a horror movie!

PERMISSION LETTER!

What makes a good horror movie?

Documentary- what these horror directors believe makes a Horror!

(this video goes on for 1:27:35)

Components of a Paranormal Horror!

(this video goes on for 4:41)

TIMELINE!

How we incorporated the required preliminary elements into our Horror opening!

The requirements for our preliminary task were to have a character walk into a room and exchange a few lines of dialogue with another character who was already in the room. We were asked to create a short clip (filmed and edited by us) which demonstrated our continuity editing skills, over shoulder shots for when the characters spoke and did not break the 180 degree rule.

• Our main character is talking to herself and her teddy bear throughout the opening so we have included dialogue.
• We used over shoulder shots- however we did not use them to show who was talking as our main character was the only one who spoke right up until the antagonist said his only line right at the very end before the title came up, we used the over shoulder shot to show the antagonist emerging from his hiding place at various points in the opening of our movie.
• Looking at what we've done, I don't believe we have broken the 180 degree rule, however, our flash backs are filmed at a different angle to the clips of present day to show that there is a difference between the time periods.

Iconic sounds for Horror!

These are a few of the iconic sound effects found in horror. There are two different types of sound- Diegetic and Non-diegetic.

Diegetic sound is sound that comes from something on screen, for example; dialogue or maybe the sound of a chainsaw.

Non-diegetic sound is sound that comes from something off screen, for example; music or in some circumstances dialogue could also be non-diegetic.

Almost all of the sound effects on this video are non-diegetic and they are either used to manipulate to moods and emotions of the audience or they are used to foreshadow an upcoming event.

Iconic sounds of my convention of this genre genre would be;

• screams
• flickering lights
• demonic dialogue
• demonic laughter
• doors creaking
• bones cracking
• slow and quiet music which builds up suspense
• loud bangs
• crashing and breaking things around the house- destruction
• sound of rocking chair/ rocking horse/ music boxes/ other childrens toys.
• many more...

=^.^=

STILL FRAME ANALYSIS!

This is a low angle long-shot. This shows the character in his full costume so the audience can see what his character is like- looks like some kind of dark character or vigil-anti or maybe just someone who prefers to stay hidden when in dark places. The low angle creates an impression that this character is powerful or dominant, however, the character's face is visible and the expression it contradicts this idea of power or dominance as he's looking downwards and looking rather guilty and/or surprised as if he had just got out of a struggle of some sort. These clues allow me to make the assumption that this character has just been in some kind of stressful and/or situation, which he has made it out alive by the skin of his teeth.

the shot requirements for this component are;

1. shot reverse shot- also known as an over shoulder shot. used when characters are talking to show the scene and the speaker through the other character's perspective. 
   
2. match on action- editing technique for continuity editing where each shot carries on smoothly from the other. 
   
3. and 180 degree rule- a basic guideline regarding the relationship between the character, the space around them and everything else in the scene. 
   

Peer Feedback

Group Pitching: Daina, Jack, Kayleigh

                                   

Peer-Assessment completed by: Tyler

1.     What do you think of the plot of the horror film?

Very good plot for a paranormal film

2.     What do you think about the location of the horror film?

Great location, will work well with the plot and sub-genre of your film

3.     What do you think about the characters in the horror film?

Characters are good, good choice of protagonist

4.     What did you like/dislike about the inspiration for this idea?

The conjuring is a great film to base a horror movie on also the YouTube clip, very similar to your ideas

5.     How well matched do you think the idea is to the target audience? Why?

Well matched as the audience need to understand the film, another audience wouldn’t do so

6.     What would you want to change about the idea? Why?

Have the antagonist in something more sinister

7.     Additional Comments

J good pitch very well planed

Peer Feedback

Group Pitching:

Peer-Assessment completed by: Curtis

1.    What do you think of the plot of the horror film?

The lot is very well thought out and I can tell that allot of time has gone into t development of the idea.

2.    What do you think about the location of the horror film?

The location is great because it a paranormal horror and a graveyard is where you would expect his sort of film to take place.

3.    What do you think about the characters in the horror film?

I think the characters are excellent and ae well thought out , they have also had a lot of time spent developing and planning them.

4.    What did you like/dislike about the inspiration for this idea?

The inspirations for the film are great because both of the films mentioned show a child in the centre of a paranormal event

5.    How well matched do you think the idea is to the target audience? Why?

It is very well matched to its target audience because as the said it is a paranormal horror and that sort of film requires a certain amount of maturity to watch and understand it.

6.    What would you want to change about the idea? Why?

The costume for the antagonist could be more sinister to make h audience fear him more

7.    Additional Comments

Peer Feedback

Group Pitching:

Daina

Jack

Kayleigh

Peer-Assessment completed by: Bethany

1.    What do you think of the plot of the horror film?

Well thought through, and explained in detail, it has been influenced your inspiration.

2.    What do you think about the location of the horror film?

Planned carefully, thought has been given to the location in terms of ease of access and the look and feel of the town in general (the fact that it’s rural).

3.    What do you think about the characters in the horror film?

Well thought through, thought has been given into the background of the character’s past and their costumes.

4.    What did you like/dislike about the inspiration for this idea?

I liked how all the elements of the film fit together, and how the audience would learn about the girl’s past through the use of flashbacks.

5.    How well matched do you think the idea is to the target audience? Why?

Very well matched, and well described.

6.    What would you want to change about the idea? Why?

Nothing in particular.

7.    Additional Comments

Peer Feedback

Group Pitching:

Peer-Assessment completed by: Austin

1.    What do you think of the plot of the horror film?

It was very in depth and explained very well giving a god in depth idea of what is going to happen

2.    What do you think about the location of the horror film?

The location was very well thought through and made a lot of sense as to why it would be used in the horror film

3.    What do you think about the characters in the horror film?

I think the characters were very well thought through and expressed in good detail

4.    What did you like/dislike about the inspiration for this idea?

I like the ideas of the film mama because it was closely related but I didn’t really see how the conjuring was related at all.

5.    How well matched do you think the idea is to the target audience? Why?

Very well matched because like you said they would understand it the best as they are able to tell what is real from what isn’t.

6.    What would you want to change about the idea? Why?

I would try to make it more of a mystery for example don’t reveal that the little girl is actually a ghost until right at the end of the film.

7.    Additional Comments

The Police Interview…

(Script)

The police interview is all about the stealing of a teachers’ cookie. The suspected thief is already in the room with his lawyer, preparing himself for the upcoming interview with DSI Stevens. The lawyer who also happens to be the child’s mother is frustrated and pacing the room while the child is sat down looking guilty.

DSI Stevens walks into the room, sits down and stares at the child, then presses record on the machine…

“It is 2:15pm interview with suspect name, Richard Maryland. Present is DSI Stevens and suspects lawyer. Richard do you know why we are here?”

(suspect) “erm…no?”

(DSI) “ where were you at approximately 12pm yesterday afternoon?”

(suspect) “ in class?”

(DSI) “is that a statement r a question to me?...never mind…Do you like cookies Richard?”

(lawyer) “Richard don’t answer that…what relevance does that have?”

(DSI) “well at approximately 12pm yesterday afternoon, Richards teacher Mr.Mackett found out that his last cookie was STOLEN!!! we have witnesses putting YOU Richard at the scene of the crime. What do you have to say for yourself?”

(suspect) “i..i…itt wasn’t mee….”

The screen goes black.

Casting;

Suspect ‘Richard Maryland’ …………………………………………

DSI Stevens ………………………………………..

Lawyer ………………………………………..

Director; Kayleigh

Camera person; Jack

Editor; Daina

NINE FRAME ANALYSIS

In the first frame, we used a mid-shot to show what the character is wearing because it's formal, and therefore portrays that character as a well educated and serious person, this emphasizes their superiority. Here the character is walking to the door of the interrogation room.- i think we would shown the character a lot better with a long shot, showing the whole body, because the audience would get to see all of the character's costume and their whole body.

The second frame is an over shoulder close up of the character's hand on the door handle showing the character about to enter the room. The angle of the camera is also canted and it's almost like someone is looking over the character's shoulder. The canted angle is used to portray a feeling of nervousness or unease as this may be the character's first interrogation.

The third frame is another mid-shot, reminding the audience of the character's importance. This shot carries on from the first and second, displaying the use of "match on match action", which we were required to include in our preliminary task filming.

The fourth, seventh and eighth frames are wide-shots, used to show everything that is happening in the scene. these shots are important because they show every character and provide an over view of what is gooing on at that time.

The fifth frame is an over shoulder shot, as is the sixth frame, but the fifth frame is over the shoulder of the child being interrogated, whereas the sixth frame is over the shoulder of the interrogator. These shots are especially used to show who's speaking. We made a mistake with these two shots because we did not realize until we were editing that the two shots were taken over the opposite shoulders when they were supposed to have been taken over the shoulders on the same side, so what we should have done was take the shots over either the right shoulders or the left shoulders, not both.

Animatic Storyboard!

Script with Stage Directions for Our Horror Opening

Key: Red Writing – Flashback Scenes

Black Italic Writing – Stage Directions

Normal UN bold Writing - Speech

Panoramic shot of the Church front (Camera Steadily goes across)

-          Faintly hearing in the background a little girl humming (Singing a slightly creepy Nursery Rhyme)

We see the little girl beginning to walk into the church entrance, whilst holding an old teddy bear and flowers

Her singing begins to fade, as she begins to start talking to herself under her breath

Little Girl: “Do you think mummy will like these flowers”

The First Flashback Occurs (The Woods): There would be heavy breathing, heartbeats getting faster, heavy footsteps and surrounding noises… With the little girl beginning to run in front view of the camera.

The camera follows the girl walking within the woods however we are never going to be seeing her face.

Back to the Graveyard – The little girl is still talking to herself, shots of her feet holding her teddy bear.

Little Girl: “I think so to, I know she will like these flowers”

The Little girl is humming itsy bitsy spider up until she starts talking

Another Flashback Occurs: Surrounding sounds around the area, with a close up from behind her walking within the woods

Back to the Graveyard – The girl slowly walks towards the grave and starts talking

Little Girl: “Mummy always likes it when I visit her” (Stops Walking)

*flash of an image of man standing in door way*

 (Back to the present)

Little Girl: “But…Daddy doesn’t” (carry’s on walking and talking)

The girl suddenly turns towards a tree and stares (This would be a point of shot view)

The Little girl arrives and kneels down at the grave (She starts to talk, leaning the teddy bear against the grave)

Little Girl: “Hello mummy…(Silence/pause)… yeah, I missed you to, Do you like the flowers I got you?”

Third Flashback: Still standing near a tree, background noises stops (Silence) and strange laughing begins to appear

The Little girl looks behind her (Still not showing her face)

Then a close up camera shot of a male’s black shoes, the little girl begins to start running (The Camera follows her from behind)

Back to the grave – She begins to start humming to herself quietly. Something flickers within the corner of her eye and turns to face the tree.

A silhouette of a male in darkness is leaning against the tree watching the girl.

The Camera turns back towards the girl at the grave, getting up quickly whist grabbing onto her teddy bear that she placed down shouting as she gets up

Little Girl: “no, no, no” (Under her breath)

The fourth Flashback: The girl is running and she trips over something amongst the ground (Arms come up to cover/protect her face/head)

Present Day back to the Graveyard – She turns away from the man and begins to start running holding her teddy bear.

She falls over and trips, (Arms come up to cover/protect her face/head) reminds you of her recently doing this within the flashback…

She turns around and gets her knees up, as feet start coming towards her (We are still not going to be seeing her face)

Fifth Flashback: She turns around whilst on the ground after falling over, and starts to scrape backwards, trying to escape.

The camera takes a close up shot of the male’s shoes, as he begins to walk towards her beginning to say something.

The Silhouette: “Sorry my little bird, this is how it has to be”

Sweeping camera shot of the man’s feet to the ground and the little girl’s feet marks where she has been going backwards.

The little girl begins to rise (without seeing her face) saying something

Little Girl: “Please don’t, please…”

Present Day – The girl begins to rock backwards and forwards after falling over as the man walks over to her and stops in front of her.

The girl begins to look up “Not seeing her face) and the male has disappeared.

Sixth Flashback: The girl backs into a corner of some ruins of an abandoned Shack as she still mutters to herself

Little Girl: “no, no, no…please”

A Panoramic screen shot of the male standing in front of the little girl, however only seeing the male in the distance.

The girl begins to go into a foetal position as she begins to realise there is nothing she can do

Present Day - She hears something to the side of her after falling over and turns to get up cuddling tightly to her teddy bear

Camera shot of where she is looking and nothing is there, camera shot goes down to her feet as she begins to take a step forward

A hand grabs her, she falls to the ground. The Laughing starts to appear again…

The man takes a step closer, with a camera shot of only the knife in his hand (Bloodied) this shot carries through to the end. Whilst the little girl screams

Little Girl: “DADDY NO”

The screen then blacks out with the production logo “Archangels Productions” appearing and the title of the film “HUNTED” The song of Itsy bitsy spider would be playing amongst this appearance.

FiLmInG ScHeDuLe!

PR3 FEEDBACK

Horror Production Company Logos

 

A British film company that was founded 1939 and is one of the oldest film companies in the world. Hammer basically defined the horror genre in Britain with classics such as Dracula, The Curse Of Frankenstein and The Mummy. Recently made are the worldwide box office smash hit The Woman In Black, Critically acclaimed Let Me In.- However, only a 3rd of HAMMER film were horror, in fact, they also tackled psychological thrillers, sci-fi, noir and historical epic.- Other popular films are Frankenweenie, Jurassic Park and The Shawshank Redemption.

An American film company that was founded in the year 2000 by Thomas Tull. In 2005 they signed an agreement with Warner Bros and in July, 2014, they also signed an agreement with Universal Studios. It was one of the first companies of it's kind to pair major motion picture production with major wall street private equity and hedge fund investors. Legendary Pictures also work in the industry of game development and in 2010 they launched a comic book division called Legendary Comics. Holy Terror (their first graphic novel by Frank Miller) was released in 2011. Also in 2011, was the announcement of Legendary Television.

An American film company that was founded in southern California in the year 2000. the letters A.N.O.C stand for "A No One Cares" production. They are a dynamic and creative independent film company. This company specializes in producing commercially viable dramatic horror films under very tight budgets. ANOC productions are eager to push their film in unique directions, as long as they stay within the commercial confines on the horror genre, for example: The Bunnyman Massacre.