Editing

The process of editing was difficult as some of us were inexperienced with this so Kelbie did the editing with input from the other members of the group. We used Song Vegas Pro 13 to edit. We had multiple discussions about what we wanted and how we wanted things to look. Luckily for us we all agreed on point each of us made. It took Kelbie three evenings to edit it completely as we had a lot of different shots, sound effects and over lays that we wanted to include. The editing also included the editing of sounds both diogetic and non-diogetic. Some shots needed to be sped up to fit the speed of the rest of the footage.

Camera Shots

During our process of filming we have used many different shots.
Theses are:

• Establishing shot
• Tilt x2
• Over the shoulder x4
• Pan x3
• Medium long shot x3
• Extreme close up x2
• Rotation of camera
• Medium close up x2
• Close up x3
• Pedastal 
• Tracking x3
• Still deep shot x3
• Wide shot x2

Music

For our film opening we have decied we are going to include non-dieogetic music. This is to create and build an atmosphere and tension. I found a royalty free website that allows people to use the music on the site freely as long as credit is given to the owner. The website is called: Incompetech
I shared this with the group and they agreed it was a great website to use for our music.

This is the music we have decided upon:  Right Behind You

 "Right Behind You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We played this whilst watching clips and felt it worked really well with the high pitched violins and ringing as well as the computer generated sounds like breathing.

We also looked on YouTube for free music and found this piece of music which we also really like and felt fit well alongsid ethe other piece of music.

Risk assessment

During filming we did have some reoccurring risks that were present.


TEA LIGHTS AND MATCHES
The tea lights and matches were a big risk so when filming we ensured they were placed on the pentagram so that if they were spilt it would land on that and not the floor. we also made sure we sad away from them when sat around the pentagram so that we didn't burn ourselves with both the flame or melted wax.

CARS
As we were running across roads we had to have two people on the opposite side of the road to make sure no vehicles were coming when we were filming. We also had traffic lights clearly visible to us so we used these to our advantage. The fact that we were filming really late at night also meant that there weren't as many cars as there would have been just a few hours earlier.

TRIPPING
In one shot I had to pretend to tip over a  large branch so we had to be careful that I didn't get hurt so we used a gardening mat that we hid under leaves to prevent a hard impact when I fell. We also tried it where another member of the group were there to catch me after tripping but this wasn't as effective as the mat, which made it appear more realistic.

PUBLIC
As we were in a public place we had to make sure that there were no members of the public walking past whilst filming as this would have caused a large continuity issue if we took multiple shots of the same scene and they were present in one and not the other shots. If this were to happen and a member of the public was around during a shot then it would mean we would have to shoot an unnecessary long take.

WEATHER
Having dry, clear weather was vital for filming as fog would have disrupted the camera's view of what we were shooting. Rain would have stopped us from filming completely which luckily never happened but was a big possibility as we were filming during mid to late winter.

WAITING FOR NIGHT TIME
Meeting up late at night was key as we wanted our shots to be in the dark but this was hard as we didn't all live near each other so it meant we had less filming time as travel was needed for some members of the group to get home. When we were re-shooting our final shots we found we had to meet up at 8-9pm at night rather than 5-6pm which was our original meeting time as the nights began to draw out very quickly which meant we ended up finishing filming sometimes at 11-11:30pm at night which was also a struggle and meant we had to film on weekends as this wasn't ideal filming times during the school week.

Logo change

We decided to adjust our logo and change the way it look slightly. We did this so that it fit with the production better by using dark tones that allowed for smoother transitions and was more modern with the monochrome colour scheme. We all agree that this logo is a lot better than the first one.

BEFORE:


















AFTER:

Sound

Throughout our opening we have used various types of sound. Our main use of sound is through music, we have used an atmospheric themed score to help create more tension. We used dialogue chanting at one point in the opening to build upon the already non-diegetic music. When editing we also used a sound effect from a previous shot we had filmed. This was a scream as we had a shot that was better than the rest except the scream wasn't as good as it had been previously so we decided to edit it in and create a synchronous shot. We also decided to pick and choose where we input ambient sound, at points cutting out other foots steps and cars driving by and other times included the sound that was in the shot originally like running.

Props

We used very minimal props in our film opening as we felt we didn't need many.

We used:

•  Pentagram

The pentagram was made with a white cloth and red sharpies as we drew this ourselves.

• Matches and Tea Lights

We use the matches to light small tea lights that were placed on the pentagram.

• Phone

The phone was an I-Phone which we used for an artificial light source for the character of Chelsea during the chase scene.

Practice shots

As a group we decided to film daytime practice shots. By doing this it allowed us to find out whether our planned shooting locations were available and good enough to film on.
We were also able to find out where our light sources would be and anything we would have to change or do before returning to the location. This meant we could pre plan where we were going to set up the camera for each shot.

This is daytime shot however doing it during the daytime allowed for us to correct the mistakes in this shot. This is because this shot is too low and cuts off the top of the head.

Our logo

This is our production logo designed through DesignMantic. We picked a neutral colour scheme so that it would be non-biased for both genders. We included the 35mm celluloid into the logo as we wanted to include the original way of recording films. This gives the logo a vintage feel. The film strip creates interest to the eye as it creates an almost 3D image.  We also added our production name : RKMS Studios.

What we want our characters to look like

These are the four images we have found online that we aspire our characters to look like. We picked teenage characters that all looked of a similar age.


Character of Chelsea:
Played by Rebecca
A clumsy and girly character














Character of Archie:
Played by Matthew
A brave jock character

Character of Brett:
Played by Sam
A sarcastic and loud character

Character of Isabelle:
Played by Kelbie
A funny tomboy character

Locations of Filming

 These are the locations we want to film on. We have chosen to film in a woods and on a field so that when it is dark it creates an eerie atmosphere.
All of these locations are local to us and easily accessible.

 Birds eye view from field to hill.

Birds eye view of hill and forest.

 Birds eye view of field.

 Entrance to field.

 Exterior of house.

13th April 2016

Today we re-filmed the interior shots. We changed where we wanted our camera to be positioned and even made it spin in the middle of the pentagram. We did this by sitting the camera  and tripod on a Lazy Susan, this allowed for it to be moved smoothly across the sheet. Sam and I turned this whilst filming.

These interior shots turned out a lot better than our first ones and we were much happier with these ones.

30th March 2016

Today we refilmed the exterior shots of me running on the pavement as I had accidently altered my costume slightly. These were only 4 shots so this didn't take much time.

18th March 2016

Today we did makeup on Kelbie and I so that we could film the inner woods scenes. We also bought red paint and fake blood to put on a tree. We took tourches with us whilst doing these shots s we wouldn't have been able to see without them as it was really dark in the woods. We prepared for these shots earlier that evening  by putting on facepaint and makeup to create wounds.

What is Qualitative data?

Qualitative data helps to gain opinions and tracks trends in audience feedback. It is a far easier way of collecting data from a group compared to Quantative data. This type of data gives the researcher an insight of how people think and feel about something as the data is very often collected verbally. this is a much more relaxed way of collecting the data and people will be less likely to lie.

What is Quantative data?

Quantative data is questionairres and surveys. These help to make a decision easier and are simple to do and take very little time to create. It helps to track oninions, behaviours and generalise results from a large audience. Quantative data is far more structured than Qualitative data.

17th March 2016

Today we carried on with exterior shots. We shot the chase shots which were quite hard to film as Matthew had to carry the camera really low so it was difficult for the screen to be seen and the camera to be straight. We also ha dto be careful as we were running over a road. It wasn't a busy road but we still needed to be cautious. This took up some time just ensuring that it was safe for us to film.

10th March 2016

Today we filmed exteriour shots. We met up earlier during the day time so that we could scout locations and well as film. We are glad we did this before as it was hard to get onto a our planned locations as it had rained the night before meaning that the ground was wet and extremly muddy. This was posing as a saftey hazard as I was going to be running across this area. We walked to multiple different locations and decided on just one that wasn't far from where we were filming. We decided to film on our 2 other original locations and come back to this after.

Once we had finished the running shots that were on pavements we decided to go to a different woodland area that we had looked at a 5 minute walk away. This was better as the trees had sheltered the ground more from the rain and there was alot more grass in the area so it wasn't as muddy.

Costume continuity problems

When we first started the project we took a couple of running shots, which led to mistakes after having a small break between our next meeting to film. I had changed my scarf for a hat and not realising until after we had finished other shots meaning we had to re-film 4 shots of my character running. This was a big continuity issue which we could easily correct in a short amount of time.

Make up

We decided to include make-up into our film opening. We want to include things like cuts for injured characters and face paint for the demon.

Injuries that we think we would like to recreate:

Both of these injuries would be inflicted upon the character of Chelsea as she is the one who gets attacked by the demon.

We feel by using make-up to create injuries will make it appear more realistic and work well with our horror theme.


























This is similar to the face paint we would like to do for the character of the demon.