Day 5

This was another good day because of the time of the year we only had a small window to film in so we had to make every minuets count so when we went out today we chose to do any scenes that needed a specific lighting so then we can shoot at the appropriate times but today was only really for small re-shoot and a bother extras that we needed in addiction to this our group work very efficiently towards the end to make sure everything was covered.

When we had decided when to sort out the perfect positioning for the cast (our friends ) we then started having to go through all of the scenes that we found needed a slight tweaking so we then refilled it a few times we finally decided on the perfect shot for the scene. once we finished that we chose to go back to mine and then do the same with the beginning of the film and from this they made small tweaks to this to ensure that it was all good.

Day 4

In the fourth day of filming we met up at the same time but today was a complete difference because of yesterday's problems we pushed through and we had a very successful day of filming I found that we were very success full because we was shooting for about 3-4 hours and we came away with some really good footage furthermore with the aid of our friends it made it more believable. From us meeting earlier we also covered the rest of the story board to make sure that it was all all right in addition we had to fit it around other peoples day which did sometime produce problems which cause a few setbacks but we covered everything that we was meant to.

day 3

This is the third day of filming we went to oxleas woods and it was also a very poor day we has to do a lot of filming but we couldn't get it all done because of many different distractions because we decided to get the bulk of the work done so that we didn't have loads to do at the end we decided also to meet early so we had a bigger window to film in and this enabled us to then slowly go through it all and make sure that it is all the necessary shot and they are how we wanted them furthermore we had to make sure that everyone was able to film because we had t have external crew ad we made sure that they was al free for the days.

in the wood it was very muddy and wet so we had to compensate by redoing some shots so that they can be perfect for the scenarios that we had to shoot. so we decided to sit down that night and discuss what we needed to do for the fourth day because we was running out of time. 

day 2

When everything was prepared we shot the book because that is where the title of the film appears. then we got pictures of the boys who were going to the park and we then shot our next scene which was Billy was putting the photos in the book and then crossing their eyes and he put the photos on a board.

day two was a productive day because we had to use different effects of the camera to get the perfect shot. this day was a learning curve for me personally because with this I had to get a feel for the camera more and learn how extensively I can use and develop different images to create which could cause a more mysterious and gloomy effect.

we then focused mainly on the different aspects of the story board between 8-15 with this you could then the from this we could makes sure we have covered this area properly.   

the first day of filming

This is the first day of filming I feel that it has been a very successful day and we have achieved a lot of work we started round my house to do the close up and over the shoulder shots these allow them to a main priority because they had to be perfect because you are unable to see the killer so as you can tell it had to be re-shot a lot of times but it was a success. We took inspiration from the title sequence "se7en" because of its style of close shots where you can only see a small amount of the body and this puts the audience on a quest to watch the rest because you will never see who it is and it will constantly stay as a Macguffin. we had to spend a lot of time preparing the areas for the different stages of the first film and because of this it was a time consuming task but apart from this it helped us out having a whole week to film.

feed back sheets

   

The feed back that we had received for our power points was very negative because we had not put enough detail in to the power point but this was a bad thing but also a good to hear it because this then gave us many ideas and the motivation to produce a more stable an concrete idea plus with the criticism that we got we have not got a very strong idea that both the teachers are very happy about and they both believe that it could be a success if it works and the editing and the hours go in to it.

The feed back was a very good point because the information influenced us to go into further research and make adjustments to our final idea because we had both positive and negative. Once me Jeevan and Billy sat down we was able to split back off in to our own individual groups and then make these adjustments so we can then go and add them to the final piece and once this had been done we had seen a much more impressive final piece.

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codes and conventions of a horror

Codes and Conventions

·      Shows the film clips in the title sequence

·      The use of dark settings

·      Low angle shots

·      The use of the protagonist in the shots

·      The use of CGI to show more gory stuff.

·      Close up on the protagonist

·      Builds tension

·      Slow pace

·      The use of narrative themes

·      Point of view shot

·      The use of young teenage characters

·      The use of handheld cameras

·      Always a female victim

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