Attempting our filming

We attempted to film a selection of scenes however we only managed to film the opening two shots as it got to dark to film so we will have to go again during the day.

Today we were told that we have to finish all of our filming for our 2 mins opening of a horror film by Monday 28th February

British Board Of Film Classification

We have been told that our film horror opening is for viewers of the age of 15 and over. I looked on the BBFC what restrictions there were.

Suitable only for 15 years and over

No one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

 

Discrimination

The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.

 

Drugs

Drug taking may be shown but the film as a whole must not promote or encourage drug misuse. The misuse of easily accessible and highly dangerous substances (for example, aerosols or solvents) is unlikely to be acceptable.

 

Horror

Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.

 

Imitable behaviour

Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) should not dwell on detail which could be copied. Easily accessible weapons should not be glamorised.

 

Language

There may be frequent use of strong language. The strongest  terms may be acceptable if justified by the context. Aggressive or repeated use of the strongest language is unlikely to be acceptable.

 

Nudity

Nudity may be allowed in a sexual context but without strong detail. There are no constraints on nudity in a non-sexual or educational context.

 

Sex

Sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour, but the strongest references are unlikely  to be acceptable unless justified by context. Works whose primary purpose is sexual arousal or stimulation are unlikely to be acceptable.

 

Theme

No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.

 

Violence

Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable. Strong sadistic or sexualised violence is also unlikely to be acceptable. There may be detailed verbal references to sexual violence but any portrayal of sexual violence must be discreet and have a strong contextual justification.

The Opening Titles From Three Films

Mirror Mask

1. Company Name
2. Producer's Name
3. Main actors and actresses names
4. Sound editors
5. Casting director
6. Editor
7. Director of photography
8. Executive producers
9. Screenplay  
10. Designer
11. Title Of The Film

Zombieland

1. Company Name
2. Main actors and actresses names
3. Title Of The Film 
4. Casting by
5. Costume Designer
6. Editors
7. Production Designer
8. Photography Director                                      
9. Executive Producers
10. Producer
11. Written by
12. Director

 Halloween

1. Production company name
2. Main actors names
3. Directed by
4. Title
5. Produced by
6. Other actors names
7. List of people featured in the film
8. Director of photgraphy
9. Editors
10. Music by
11. Production manager
12. Production Designer
13. Executive producers
14. Location

From watching these openings i have noticed that the name of the film doesn't usually have to be the first thing to appear. In these openings the main thing that appears is the actor and actresses.

Opening Titles of a film

In todays lesson we looked at the opening of 3 films which were Buried, Spice and Dawn of the Dead. we had to write down notes about what was shown at the satart of the films for example the company name, actors, music by, costume designer and etc.

Casting For Our Horror Opening

Actors/Actresses and Characteristics :

Stephanie Smith

Characteristics: Caring, Funny, Trustworthy

Liam Copeland

Charicteristics: Honest, Nice, Sporty

Sunil Singh

Charicteristics: Mysterious

Pictures of the Opening Of Loaction 2

 

Pictures Of The Opening Of Location 1

In todays lesson we got to leave school to take pictures of our filming location for our opening few minutes of the horror film.

Horror Opening Number 2

My second opening was three teenagers in the town centre doing some shopping and walking around the town, just enjoying the day.

Horror Opening Number 1

In todays lesson we worked independently to write two openings for a horror film. The first of my openings started with three teenagers beginning at one of their houses with all their luggage, ready to put in the car for there journey to there holiday destination.

Pitch For Our Horror Opening

Three teenagers aged 16 to 19 decide to go on holiday to a country house in a remote location. Three teenagers live on the same street and have known each other for many years. However their holiday isn't as fun as they planned!

03/11/2010 media studies lesson

In this lesson me and my group did our pitch again and got a thumbs up from the teacher to say that it was okay. Also we started pitching two openings for our horror film.

01/11/2010 media studies lesson

In todays lesson me and my group presented our pitch in class for our hooror film. our pitch had too much detail so we had to re-do it in ouur next lesson.

20/10/2010 media studies lesson

In the lesson today my group exported our preliminary task into quicktime player format using final cut express and saved it on a memory stick.

18/10/2010 media studies lesson

In todays lesson my group were given a task to pitch an idea for a teen horror film. Once we have completed the task we can start on the pre-production.

13/10/2010 media studies lesson

In todays lesson me and my group finished editing our preliminary task on Final Cut Express. We had some trouble trying to insert the titles and credits, but figured it out eventually.

11/10/2010 media studies lesson

In todays double lesson me and my group filmed our preliminary task in the first hour and then started editing it in the second hour using final cut express

06/10/2010 media studies lesson

In todays lesson we loked at another horror film which was called Wrong turn. We watched 3 minutes of the opening of the film. I drawn a table down where in one column there was Visual and in the other there was Audio. I had to write down all the different things i could see and hear in the film that make the film a horror film and write it down under audio and visual.

Some of the points that I got down for visual were the birds eye view at the start of the film were it showed a remote location and no one around it except two teenagers. While in the Birds eye view there was also a theme music that started calm and then a big thump and that just kept looping over and over again.

It starts of with the two teenagers rock climbing in the middle of nowhere and because they are high up it is always a sign of danger. When the boy is taken there is a drop of blood which falls on the girls face which is always a sign of something bad going to happen. The sound also gets louder when the blood spashes on her face as it does when she pulls her knife out and cuts the rope this is a big effect on whoever is watching the film.

It does not show you what is killing the teenagers at the start it builds your imagination with sounds like bushes moving then birds flying off and usually orchestrical music is the music they use in horror films to build up tension. A girl screaming is usually when she has seen something scary. They show this with audio and close up shots of her face when she is screaming.

04/10/2010 media studies lesson

In the lesson we looked out for 4 main areas in conventions which are Narratives - the plot, the story, what happens.
Characters - who is in it
Settings - Where it takes place
Iconography - Things that have an iconic value
I also watched the opening 5 mins of 3 horror films which were:
Jeeper Creepers (2001)
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
Dead Wood (2007)
There is a threat in all of these films

History of Horror Films

History of horror films

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29/09/2010 media studies lesson

In todays lesson we looked at a presentation of some of the things that people get scared of the most and wrote down some conventions of horror movies. I was set a homework which was to do a powerpoint presentation on the history of horror movies and also was given a horror movie called The Bird which I have to do some research on.

Filming, downloading and editing

In this double lesson me and my group got a camera to learn how to use it and also did some more practice on editing a short video clip on Final cut express. Also learnt how to put in transitions, music and cutting parts out of the video clip so that it would look better. we tried some of the basic camera shots like extreme long shot, mid shot and also the 180 degree movement.

22/09/2010 media studies lesson

I worked in a pair and learnt how to use the fnal cut express software. Also we edited a short video clip so that it looked better.

3rd Media Studies lesson

In the lesson my group got told our group names my groups was Tarantino. Also i carried on with the storyboard for our preliminary task I learnt about how to use the video cameras and the tripods, and made notes on how to use them.

My Second Media Studies lesson

I have leant different camera shots and camera angles and different movement by watching 2 video clips that tell me what they are. I have also started to storyboard my preliminary task. For the preliminary task I have to work in a group of 2/3 people.

My First Post

In my first lesson I have created a blogger account for Media Studies and also created an account for slideshare so I can convert powerpoints from slideshare and upload them on blogger.