The character of the "schizophrenic tennager" will be played by Stephanie Billington. She herself is a tennage girl therefore making it more realistic. Props this character may use include fake blood, a knife and a phone.
The character of the "mum" will be played by Margaret Pringle. She herself is a mum and in her thirties again making it more realistic. She will use no props.
The character of the "little brother" will be played by Brendon Pringle. He is 13 years old therefore fits the criteria of "little brother" . Props this character may use include fake blood.
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Role allocations
As i am working on my own i will adopt each role. Director, Editor, Writer and Camera person. I prefer this as i have only myself to rely on, therefore nobody can let me down.
Monday, 12 January 2009
Preliminary task
In the Preliminary task we filmed a short sequence involing an object being passed to another person, to practice the concepts of match on action and the 180 degree rule. I found this very useful as it introduced me to the camera and the equipment you can use with it. During this task we also discovered how to edit whilst filming.
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Genres of all film releases- Table 1
In 2007, comedy was the top grossing genre in the UK earning £206.6 million. This proves that comedies are overal more popular than thrillers. However, only 28 thriller films were released while 127 comedies were relased. This suggests that is 127 thrillers were made it would make more money at box gross office.
The table shows horror had 24 releases, which is similar to Romance and thriller. Due to its 18 certificates, its audiences are narrowist. Horrors made £28.8 million at box office, less than what thrillers made but more than romance.
Only 4.1% of films released are romance. whereas 23.1% of films released is adventure, suggesting adventure is more popular. It also makes more money at box office. making 5.0 million hile Romance only makes 1.7 million.
The table shows horror had 24 releases, which is similar to Romance and thriller. Due to its 18 certificates, its audiences are narrowist. Horrors made £28.8 million at box office, less than what thrillers made but more than romance.
Only 4.1% of films released are romance. whereas 23.1% of films released is adventure, suggesting adventure is more popular. It also makes more money at box office. making 5.0 million hile Romance only makes 1.7 million.
Halloween
Mise en scene
1963 Halloween
1963 Halloween
Title sequence- colours such as orange, yellow, red- these colours could signify death.
Pumpkin- traditional Halloween prop.
- it disapears when directors name appears,
draws attention to the name.
Black Background- so coulours stand out? signifys death and darkness.
"Boy" and "Girl"- Teenagers, babysitters? They look like a cuple.
Suburban area- quiet. large gardens, white houses. Not a place you would expect to find a murder.
Small boy- clowns outfit- hidden identity. Maybe with the mask it creates another character. Split personality?
Camera Angles
Zoom in of house- subjective point of view (empty vision)
Forward tracking- become more involed, you can see things through their eyes.
Pans on a vertical axis, looking in the window, pans right to left.
Camera tilts from the floor to the top of the house- seeing it through the characters eyes. Almost as if you are their eyes.
Close up of knife- signifying its danger.
Hand held when in the house- sense of uneasiness, still doesnt reveal identity.
Throughout the sequence the camera is at an adult height, certain things are blurred such as his arm n hands, - makes people beleive it is an adult.
In fact it is a small boy- medium close up of him at the end, which than pans out using a crane shot.
Editing/ Sound
Incidental music during the titles- piano, builds up and gets louder as the camera zooms in on the pumpkin- builds tension.
Diegetic sound- children singing- reflects innocence? something the murderer doesn't have. He isn't like other children.
Piercing sounds- out of tune- could reflect his state of mind ( non diegetic sound)
Clock- diegetic sound, could suggest her time is up.
Seamless editing- fluid. not noticable.
Blurred when the boy reaches for the knife- reflecting his state of mind, he may not understand what he is doing? Also could be a way into fooling the audience into thinking it is an adult.
Cuts when perspective is changed.
Cuts to the top of the house - Wolf noise- reinforcing the time of year, Halloween.
Friday, 12 December 2008
Summary of Questionnaire
Suprisingly i found that 75% of the girls i asked said there favourite genre was Horror or Thriller, while 25% said Romantic Comedy. The boy's answers shown that 90% chose Horror an thriller, however there was an anomalie with one of the boys picking Romantic comedy as there favourite genre. All the people who chose romantic comedy all said they liked it because of there happy endings, other reasons included the boy, girl senarios, its light heartedness and the funny characters they invole.
The majority of people who chose the thriller genre as there favourite, said it was there favourite because of its unexpected twists and turns in the storyline. Other answers included the intense atomosphere and the suspense it creates. With this taken into consideration, i may decide to do a thriller for my open sequence.
I also found that people enjoy watching horror films because of the new characters they invole, as well known actors aren't usually used, other answers included the gore and death you usually find in horror films.
Question 5 was interesting as "The Omen," was said several times. This suggests that people maybe enjoy more realistic and partly true storylines. When making my title sequence i will take this into consideration and carefully think about a storyline that could relate to other people. The film "Saw" also came up a few times, implying people like to see gore and death.
In question 6 the film "se7en" was said many times, maybe suggesting that people like crime scene films, it also has a good storyline with a great twist at the end. Evidently people like this. Red Dragon was also mentioned a couple of times, which is interesting because that also has a crime scene setting, with similar characters. For example the police inspectors.
Question 7 was quiet hard to anaylse as no one film was favoured, however "For wedding and a funeral," was said, along with, "About a Boy," and, "Love actually," who all star Hugh Grant in, suggesting that maybe romantic comedies rely on the actors who play in them.
When asked, "What makes you want to go see a film?" 70% of people chose the option of the storyline, suggesting people need to be interested in what there watching. Other answers included, Actors suggesting that the more high profile the actor is the more likely the film will be a success.
In question 9, 90% of people said they liked a twist at the end of the movie, implying they like the shock factor in a movie. 10% said they liked a happy ending, this maybe would be the people who picked Romantic comedy as there favourite genre.
Finally the last question told me that 40% of people watch 4-8 films a month, 40% of people watched 10+ films a month and 20% of people watched 2-4 films a month. This could suggest that poeple now have more leisure time and are more able to have the time to sit and watch films.
The majority of people who chose the thriller genre as there favourite, said it was there favourite because of its unexpected twists and turns in the storyline. Other answers included the intense atomosphere and the suspense it creates. With this taken into consideration, i may decide to do a thriller for my open sequence.
I also found that people enjoy watching horror films because of the new characters they invole, as well known actors aren't usually used, other answers included the gore and death you usually find in horror films.
Question 5 was interesting as "The Omen," was said several times. This suggests that people maybe enjoy more realistic and partly true storylines. When making my title sequence i will take this into consideration and carefully think about a storyline that could relate to other people. The film "Saw" also came up a few times, implying people like to see gore and death.
In question 6 the film "se7en" was said many times, maybe suggesting that people like crime scene films, it also has a good storyline with a great twist at the end. Evidently people like this. Red Dragon was also mentioned a couple of times, which is interesting because that also has a crime scene setting, with similar characters. For example the police inspectors.
Question 7 was quiet hard to anaylse as no one film was favoured, however "For wedding and a funeral," was said, along with, "About a Boy," and, "Love actually," who all star Hugh Grant in, suggesting that maybe romantic comedies rely on the actors who play in them.
When asked, "What makes you want to go see a film?" 70% of people chose the option of the storyline, suggesting people need to be interested in what there watching. Other answers included, Actors suggesting that the more high profile the actor is the more likely the film will be a success.
In question 9, 90% of people said they liked a twist at the end of the movie, implying they like the shock factor in a movie. 10% said they liked a happy ending, this maybe would be the people who picked Romantic comedy as there favourite genre.
Finally the last question told me that 40% of people watch 4-8 films a month, 40% of people watched 10+ films a month and 20% of people watched 2-4 films a month. This could suggest that poeple now have more leisure time and are more able to have the time to sit and watch films.
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