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Friday, 26 February 2010

25/02/2010

Editing:

Today we edited non-diegetic sound. We searched through the computer to find suitable sound for each scene of our project.

Our final decision overall for the sound in the film were as follows:
Heavy Rain and Thunder- This gave an eerie effect to the woods scene. As we had to cut out the diegetic sound as it was not useable we used this sound effect to make the scene more realistic.

Amanda- this is from the Saw soundtrack. We also used this in the woods scene to add suspense to the scene. We found this sound worked well as it added suspense and eeriness to the scene.

Mystery accents- we used mystery accents every time the ghost comes into view in the house scenes. This draws emphasis to the fact the character is in the scene and adds a frightening feel as whenever the viewer hears it they know danger is near.
Some Things- This is also from the Saw soundtrack and we used this over the house scenes. It worked well because it is slow and eerie. It makes the girl seem vulnerable as it is slow and it creates a sense of danger because of it's low tone.

Shithole- From the Saw soundtrack. This is more fast paced music that we used for when the character is running after she sees the ghost. It shocks the viewer because it is the first fast paced sound we have used and it adds a sense of panic and distress.

Confrontation/ Dark Walk- We used confrontation and Dark walk together for when the character is walking up the stairs to the bridge. We used these sounds because they emphasise the fact that she has decided what she is going to do- that she is going to kill herself. It creates a more calming effect that puts the viewer on edge because it is such a change from previous music and they wonder what is going to happen next.

Heartbeat- The heartbeat is used for the flashbacks on the bridge. It makes us feel uneasy because we feel as though we are hearing and seeing inside the girl. It also emphasises the panic she has inside because the beat is so loud.

Prologue- The Saw soundtrack. This we used for when the girl has killed herself. It gives a sense of finality and sadness.

Thursday, 25 February 2010

23/02/2010

Filming:

Today, as the weather had improved we took a couple of flashback shots in the woods in Danson park. Although a different location to Oxleas woods, the tree and plant species are the same and so there is no noticeable differences. We had to film the Ghost girl in the flashback from an aerial point of view whilst she was walking, which we shot from a tree. This gave us another odd distorted angle. We also filmed the girl through a bush to give the feeling she was being watched. We did each of these a couple of times from slightly different angles in order to get the best result.

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

22/10/2010

Editing:

This was our first day back in school in which we began gathering and editing our shots. As we had filmed a large variety of shots for the
same scene we had a lot of footage to chose from, although this took a lot of
time the variety meant we could choose the shots we thought were best. We were pleased with a majority of our footage, however there were shots that were in need of reshooting and those which we thought did not work at all.
We were most happy with the footage we filmed in the woods, as we were concerned the bad weather conditions would effect the quality of film, however instead it added to the effect, particularly with the diegetic sound. Also, again we had filmed numerous different angles and shots which gave us a large option to choose from.
We then arranged another day in which we were to re-film and complete the scenes at Kelsey's House.

18/02/2010

Filming:
Props: Alcoholic beverages, Cigarettes, Cross necklace
Costume: White dress, Casual clothing
Setting: Oxleas Woods

This was our second day of filming and it was conducted with a lot of actors/actresses in Oxleas Woods, Shooters hill. We only had a short window in which to film as we needed to start filming in the afternoon with the right amount of lighting. Also the dull, wet weather conditions shortened out filming windows although the conditions did act as pathetic fallacy and so were beneficial to our film.
The aim of the day was to film our flashbacks from wierd and distorted angles. Although there wasn't that many shots to make, we experimented to try and discover brilliant shots that could be used. We overcame the rain by covering most of the camera in a plastic bag and by filming a lot under the canopy of the trees.
This day of filming was also relatively successful although the weather conditions may have made some of the shots slightly shaky.

15/02/2010

Filming:
Props: Rose, Mirror picture frame, Cross Necklace.
Costume: White dress, casual clothes
Setting: House

This was our first day of filming and it was conducted at Kelsey's house in Welling. We met at 1 in the afternoon and were filming to 7 o'clock.
Our aim was to film all of our daytime shots before it got dark to keep the lighting consistent and to them out of the way to start editing to allow us to start on the outdoor scenes.
Unfortunately, the tripod we were using was faulty and would not secure the camera completely, we went back to school in order to exchange tripods but there were none left. However, we managed to carry on filming by balancing the camera on top of the tripod which we believed was still as effective.
We took several takes for each shot in order to get a wide variety of options whilst editing and we often realised there was something that flawed the shot, such as a tripod in view, so we took another shot at the time.
Although we got the majority of shots completed, we were unable to finish as we were missing certain props (photographs) and it was getting dark which meant we were unable to film outside shots.
The days filming was relatively successful, however after watching back our film we found certain shots that we want to reshoot, and some we want to get rid of altogether.

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Filming Schedule

Monday 15th Feb:

Location-
  • Kelsey's house
Props-
  • Amy's costume
  • Steph's costume
  • Pictures of Amy and group of friends
  • Picture Frames
  • Camera and tripod
Tuesday 16th Feb:
Location-
  • Selsey Crescent
  • Bexleyheath Car Park
Props-
  • Amy's costume
  • Steph's costume
  • Camera and tripod
Thursday 18th Feb:
Location-
  • Oxleas woods
  • Kelsey's house
Props-
  • Alcohol
  • Cigarettes
  • Amy's costume
  • Steph and friends costumes
  • Camera and tripod
Saturday 20th
Re-shoots

Shooting Plan

Characters
Haunted Main Girl:

  • Stephanie Lau
Ghost:
  • Amy Ling

Teenagers:

  • Kelsey James
  • Sophie Sparksman
  • Kloe Curtis
  • Nancy Campopiano
  • Caroline Gittins
  • Robyn Lidsey
  • Sam Turner
  • Gary Anderson
  • Donald Mustafa
  • George Giles
  • Reece Smith

    Props
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Cigarettes
  • Mirror
  • Picture frames and photographs
  • Cross necklace

    Settings
  • Oxleas Woods
  • Kelsey James' house
  • Broadway car park Bexleyheath

    Costumes
  • Young girl in woods - white dress
  • Ghost - black dress
  • Teenagers in woods - regular clothing
  • Main girl - dark/red clothes

Friday, 5 February 2010

Final Story Board

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Story Board Draft 2