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The pictures of the woods and the forest symoblise the setting and time of day we are planning to shoot our film at. The pile of sticks will be used in our film for props they could be used as a weapon or a tool. Also the station will be used as the characters will get off the train to go camping. The phone will also be used as a prop because teenagers genrally have phones out in the public and we want to show that in our film 

Target audience profile research

Target audience profile research

I found these statistics on the pearl and dean website which shows the gender, ages and class of people who went to watch this horror film. The typical audience of horror films are male gender at 67% due to male being more confident and less scared to watch horror films. the main ages which went to watch saw were 15-24 as the target audience was aimed at these types of people due to the release date of the film. Also more teenagers enjoy watching scary films. this shows that horror audiences include men and woman, however men may take more of an interest in horror movies as they are more known to get a thrill or an adrenalin rush when watching films. This research was to find out who enjoys horror films the most and what age, gender or class enjoys horror films.

Mise en scène

MISE-EN-SCENE

Mise en scène encompasses the most recognizable attributes of a film – the setting and the actors; it includes costumes and make-up, props, and all the other natural and artificial details that characterize the spaces filmed. In other words, mise-en-scène describes the stuff in the frame and the way it is shown and arranged.  We have organized this page according to four general areas: setting, lighting, costume and staging. The term is borrowed from a French theatrical expression, meaning roughly “put into the scene”. At the end we have also included some special effects that are closely related to mise-en-scène.

Props for our film

We are going to need to use camping equipment for our props, as this will be a main part of our short film. We are using this to set up a camp site and be attacked by a mental person from our school that we barely speak to. We will need these items to set the settings as we will be in a woods at night or at dusk.

Characters in our opening 2 minutes

The Characters in our Opening Two Minutes


The different characters and age groups we will be using will be 16+ as this is the age of general teenagers and they can relate to the characters due to the same age. There will be mainly only boys as we don't know what girl would get involved in our film, we don't have a girl in our group this is also why. There would be two people camping out and one filming, whilst a weird man (one of us) is lurking in the woods. The guy lurking in the woods will be in dark clothing creeping around barely visible to the camera. The two campers can be in normal clothing doing as they wish. The audience will relate the characters by either being the same age, which would make them be able to relate. The costume and props which will be used for the characters will have will be hooded clothing (dark) for the guy creeping in the woods so this hides his identity. The props needed in this film will be camping equipment due to the two people acting out setting up camp to stay the night. 

Setting

Settings

The location for our opening 2 minutes will be Ashtead Common because it is an open space where the group of teenagers could camp. There is also a wooded area where the villain could hide away. It would be a recognisable setting to the audience as it follows the conventions of the horror genre. There will be diegetic sounds in the common such as the wind, trees rustling and birds which will provide an eerie atmosphere which can create tension in our opening 2 minute film. The mise-en-scene will feature an open space with camping equipment and the teenagers in a group hanging out; the lighting will be created by the sun setting and torches used by the characters. Also the mise-en-scene will feature the teenagers walking and looking amongst the forest and trees trying to find the missing person. Ashtead common is an ideal setting for this as it has a mixture of open spaces and wooded areas. we need to be careful when filming the scenes as we want to create an eerie atmosphere but we need enough lighting to see the action and the characters. Therefore we need to ensure that we film during dusk so that we get enough natural sunlight.

Research Feedback

Revisit the email you received to your student account before half-term. You need to evidence further evidence of research in order to achieve your target grade. Lots of areas of study from this term have not been addressed in your blogging. Anlyse these opneing using key terminology! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCTgUq6hzUk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOLgGA-Yqc8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xPYHygck6o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OYBEquZ_j0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLeix0ZYSCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JfS90u-1g8

Questionairre

what is your name?



How old are you?



do you like horror films?



if so why do you like them?



what do you expect from a horror opening?


What is your favorite horror film?




Where do you expect a horror film to be set?





What do you expect a villain in a horror film to look like?





What do you think the victim should look like?




What is your favorite horror opening?

Target Audience Profile

through researching the pearl and dean website I am able to find out who the target audience is for horror / Thriller films. the target audience fir paranormal activity was 49% men and 51% women this shows both men and women are interested in watching horror/thriller films. the most popular age of the audience who would watch it is 15-24, therefore when conducting our research for our opening 2 minutes of our film we will ask a range of men and women who are 15-24. to find out what interests them about horror films and what they look for in a horror film.

Preliminary Task Media

In filming we came up with a idea for the task really quickly which meant we had a lot of time to film it. also we worked together really well and took the task really seriously so we were focused which made the outcome of the film really good. one of the only things we could of improved on was keeping the camera more steady but it is hard because we did not have a tripod.




In editing we edited it really quickly making the shots look clean the only thing we could of done is added a few effects but as we are new to the software we didn't know how to.


If we were to do it next time we would get a tripod to make the shots more steady also this will make it more professional also I will make sure I have a role in the film as a character unlike this one where I only edited it.




The skill I need to know for the main task is to learn all the shot techniques and rules to make it look as good and professional as possible.


We used a variety of shots such as long shot, medium shot, over the shoulder shot and close up. also we also used a shot reverse shot and the 180 degree shot/rule.

Rules Of Filming

Rule Of Thirds
The rule of thirds is applied by aligning a subject with the guide lines and their intersection points, placing the horizon on the top or bottom line, or allowing linear features in the image to flow from section to section.


180 Degree Rule
In film making, the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene.


Shot Reverse Shot
Shot reverse shot  is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.


30 Degree Rule
The 30-degree rule is a basic film editing guideline that states the camera should move at least 30 degrees between shots of the same subject occurring in succession.


Match On Action
Cutting on action or matching on action refers to film editing and video editing techniques where the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shot's action.

Film Pitch

The narrative would include dialogue for each characters, they will be followed possibly without knowing, building up tension. The codes and conventions for the genre features in our opening will be screams, tension, chase scene, dark and eerie setting in Ashtead woods. The characters we may include will be a group of teenagers or girl who is very vulnerable and other various characters. A suggested prop list would be a phone or some sort of weapon maybe sticks . The shots we could use would be a close up shot, medium, high angled shot or a long shot to get different perspectives of the scenes. The mise-en-scene that could be used would be different props in different places, where it needs to be when its needed. We also have an idea of starting this by having a group of friends going out camping in the woods at dusk which will give a scary feel to the setting. We will be followed by another pupil at school, who we've never really payed any attention to in the past years and didn't realise he had mental problems and comes and attacks us in the woods of Ashtead. The narrative could begin with the group of friends going into the common setting up camp and getting ready to spend the night out. Through the film, there will be multiple chase scenes also people will go missing during being in the camp site, we start to look for clues to find out where the missing person is.

Initial Film Ideas

The genre of our film is horror we are going to film it in the woods in Ashtead common in the early evening we are considering this time because it is typical of horror films and it could give a good feel to the scene. i am thinking of having a chase scene