The brief:
- To research, evaluate and come up with conventional slasher film names
Names in the past 20 years:
Scream 4
House of wax
Cherry Falls
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
High Tension
Scream 3
Hatchet
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Freddy vs Jason
Urban Legend
Scream 2
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Scary Movie
Friday 13th
The Nightmare on Elm Street
Sorority Row
Conventional Aspects:
- Very short and concise
- To the point
- Representative of what happens
- Self explanatory
- Simplistic
- Explicit (in regards to telling what will happen)
- Explanatory of the narrative
- Usually shows what type of murder/killer is involved in the movie
Our own title ideas:
- EYE Spy
- Watched
- Silent Killer
Evaluation:
- EYE Spy
+ve's
Supported the idea of someone being watched or stalked
children's game - contrapuntal
makes something innocent into something sinister
the use of the word eye makes it a play on words which is very conventional
-ve's
can be seen as unconventional as it is not as explicit as other titles
more so appeals to the spy genre than a slasher sub genre
doesn't allow for much experimentation with typography due to the shape of most of the letters
doesn't work with the content in the opening scene as it isn't directly linked to the action on screen
- Watched
+ve's
Simplistic and one word
is useful for epigraphy manipulation and creation as the letter shapes allow for a lot more creativity such as an eye in the "a" "e" or "d" making it more versatile
Conventional as it is short
the word links to the idea of predatory or stalking motif
-ve's
slightly tenuous link to the killer type and method of killing
isn't explicit enough for the method of killing or killer type
doesn't describe the narrative as well as it could
is a bit limiting in terms of "doing what it says on the tin" which is what most slasher films do
- Silent Killer
+ve's
Simplistic
explicit
does what it says on the tin
helpful with letter structure for the smoke effect/idea (image)
genre specific - slasher
conventional as it describes the killer/ his method of killing and narrative is linked into it
describes what you will see and hear in the film
-ve's
isn't as short as we would have liked
not too outstanding of a name/is quite plain
Saturday, 31 December 2016
Friday, 30 December 2016
AS Media - Stabbing Evaluation
The Brief:
- To create an effective way of portraying someone being stabbed
List of ideas;
- show the stab into a pillow or other object beneath the same clothing as in the film
- don't show the actual stab, show a reaction shot
- show the aftermath of the stab
Evaluations:
- 1. The use of a pillow would make the whole thing much safer and more ergonomically sound, also everyone would be happy by being safer and more precautious as no one would get hurt and we would still be able to do the scene. The down side is the it may not be as gory or as explicit as we want it to be as there will be less realism to the piece which is what we are trying to replicate. The pillow will also not look as life like as a persons actual body making it loose its effect whilst also making it look unprofessional and bland. This does somewhat conform to the conventions of a slasher film because the stabbing is actually happening in frame however using a pillow as a body replacement is something that isn't usually seen as there is normally a fake body which we unfortunately do not have access to.
- 2. Not showing the actual stab would be much easier to film as there wouldn't have to be a shot of the knife going into the victim leaving it much easier for us to make the wound look better. Therefore we would be able to make the two shots look better and more seamless to the storyline and to the conventions of horror. However the slasher genre heavily includes seeing the death happen as you would if you were in front of the action. This poses a problem as we don't have the resources to show the knife entering the victim as we would require movie grade props which unfortunately we do not have access to. This is quite conventional as there are many films that just show the reaction of the stabbing and possibly the aftermath of it and I feel that this would be the most suitable to the film as it would be more aesthetically pleasing.
- 3. The aftermath of the stab would be the easiest of the three and enable the most focus to be centred on the wound incurred by the victim. Although this would not be as interesting and creative it would effectively portray the victims death and enable for the wound to be perfected and the blood that gushes out of the wound to be perfected. The problem with this is that we would have to work a lot to perfect one shot that could potentially go wrong and make the whole preparation of the scene and camera shot a complete waste of time which is something that we will be limited to due to our shooting script. This would be less conventional yet very effective if pulled off correctly and perfected so that it is seamless.
Conclusion;
To conclude I found that the second option would be the preferred method to approach the film with as it makes the stabbing part easier yet still maintains its effect, the pillow idea I have fond to be a good back up plan as it is still easy to pull off and look good.
- To create an effective way of portraying someone being stabbed
List of ideas;
- show the stab into a pillow or other object beneath the same clothing as in the film
- don't show the actual stab, show a reaction shot
- show the aftermath of the stab
Evaluations:
- 1. The use of a pillow would make the whole thing much safer and more ergonomically sound, also everyone would be happy by being safer and more precautious as no one would get hurt and we would still be able to do the scene. The down side is the it may not be as gory or as explicit as we want it to be as there will be less realism to the piece which is what we are trying to replicate. The pillow will also not look as life like as a persons actual body making it loose its effect whilst also making it look unprofessional and bland. This does somewhat conform to the conventions of a slasher film because the stabbing is actually happening in frame however using a pillow as a body replacement is something that isn't usually seen as there is normally a fake body which we unfortunately do not have access to.
- 2. Not showing the actual stab would be much easier to film as there wouldn't have to be a shot of the knife going into the victim leaving it much easier for us to make the wound look better. Therefore we would be able to make the two shots look better and more seamless to the storyline and to the conventions of horror. However the slasher genre heavily includes seeing the death happen as you would if you were in front of the action. This poses a problem as we don't have the resources to show the knife entering the victim as we would require movie grade props which unfortunately we do not have access to. This is quite conventional as there are many films that just show the reaction of the stabbing and possibly the aftermath of it and I feel that this would be the most suitable to the film as it would be more aesthetically pleasing.
- 3. The aftermath of the stab would be the easiest of the three and enable the most focus to be centred on the wound incurred by the victim. Although this would not be as interesting and creative it would effectively portray the victims death and enable for the wound to be perfected and the blood that gushes out of the wound to be perfected. The problem with this is that we would have to work a lot to perfect one shot that could potentially go wrong and make the whole preparation of the scene and camera shot a complete waste of time which is something that we will be limited to due to our shooting script. This would be less conventional yet very effective if pulled off correctly and perfected so that it is seamless.
Conclusion;
To conclude I found that the second option would be the preferred method to approach the film with as it makes the stabbing part easier yet still maintains its effect, the pillow idea I have fond to be a good back up plan as it is still easy to pull off and look good.
Filming Evaluation
On Wednesday 21st December, our group met up in Loose at the agreed time of 8:30. Everyone in our group arrived on time apart from one person who was late due to traffic so we were behind by 30 minutes or so.
Eventually we began filming at around 9:00 a.m and began at Loose Valley. This was where most of our shots were going to be filmed. We began with Lucy walking down the center of the valley and then we filmed some match-on-action of a side profile and then a long-shot of the back of Lucy. Overall, this shot went well as it was a simple shot, however, we had to keep of pausing our filming due to members of the public walking through our 'scene'.
Our next shots were of Josh. For these shots we copied the shots that we did with Lucy. Again this was very quick and easy to film however, the only drawback were with the public walking through our 'scene' and due to Josh holding a real knife as a prop, we had to be careful when filming with it in plain sight.
Our next shot was to film the 'cold breath' shot however, due to the weather conditions, this was hard to film and the 'cold breath' did not show up at all. As a resolution we decided to film some nature shots of the scene so that the audience can see the scene in more detail. We also had a shot of a 'danger' sign to foreshadow the plot. Overall these shots were a success and replaced the 'cold breath' shots very well.
Our final shot at this area was putting the fake blood in the stream and letting it trickle down through the water. When we filmed this at first, there was too much reflection on the surface of the water so the fake blood (food colouring) did not show up on camera, however, in 'real life' it looked very realistic. As a result, we decided to try this shot in different parts of the stream, however, this did not work as well as the first attempt that we tried. Eventually we filmed at the first location in the stream again however this time we moved the camera to a different position so that there was less reflection. Overall, this shot went very well and was shot how we all pictured it.
Our next location was on some steps about 5 minutes away from the stream. These steps were covered by foliage and then at the top of the steps was a pathway also covered in foliage. This scene looked very isolated and was perfect for our next shots.
First of all we filmed Lucy waling up the steps. We filmed at the bottom of the steps as she walked up. When she got about half way up the steps, Josh would appear, entering the shot from the right and this would then turn into an over-the-shoulder shot. Overall this shot was easy to do however, Josh would not be in the correct position so we would have to keep redoing the shot.
Our next shot was a match-on-action shot of Lucy walking up the steps. We had the camera at the top of the steps and we filmed Lucy walking up the steps towards the camera. At the step were Josh appears in the previous shot, he appears at the same time in this shot and then we had the idea of having him disappear as Lucy's body covered the whole of the bottom area of the steps so Josh walked out of frame when this happened. Overall, this shot looked very effective and sinister as the audience wonder where the killer has gone to.
We then filmed a close-up, side profile shot of Josh walking up the steps whilst scraping the knife along some metal fencing. This was a very effective shot as the sounds that were created from the sound of the knife scraping the metal.
The next few shot were of Lucy dropping her phone. This was hard to film as there was a lot of match-on-action. First of all we filmed Lucy walking away from the camera, where she would then drop her phone and the earphones would fall out. She would then have to stay in that position where we then filmed from the front of her picking up her phone. This took a couple of takes to get the shots right but eventually we got the shots that we wanted.
The next shot was an extreme close-up shot of Lucy's ear and her putting in the headphones, (when we edit the shots we will put in the distorted sound). We then had some match-on-action of her taking our the headphones and putting them and the phone away. She then walked away from the camera, where the phone will ring (when we edit the shots) and the sound will be distorted. We then did another match-on action of Lucy walking towards the camera and looking at the phone trying to answer it. Again these shots took a while to get right but we managed to do it in the end.
Our final shots were of Lucy moving her hand over the foliage and Josh pulling her towards him and then him going to stab her. For these shots we had a close-up of Lucy's hand on the foliage and then a medium shot of Josh pulling her towards him. We then had another shot of him pulling the knife towards her but stopping just as he is about to reach her body. These shots were hard to film due to the match on action and the caution of Josh using the knife. Due to the shots needing to look realistic, we had to film them a couple of times to get them right.
The final shot was to film josh stabbing through the duplicate jumper with the blood packs inside it. This was hard to film as we had to hold the hoodie with the pillow inside to make it look as human-like as possible. When Josh stabbed the pillow, the knife did not go through straight away so we had to do the shot a couple of times. Eventually we got the shot that we wanted.
The last two shots that we filmed were of Lucy walking across the road where the stream was. This was easy to film as it was a long shot of Lucy crossing the road, away from the camera. The other shot that we did was of Lucy lying on the ground at the stream, covered in dirt and blood. We did this shot last because she was covered in blood and dirt and she could be dirty and bloody when she was still 'alive'. Overall these shots went well as they were very simple and easy to film.
Overall, I believe that our filming day went well and went to plan. Our group worked well together and solved any problems that we had very quickly. The shots were done professionally and we were efficient as a group as we got the whole thing done in one day. To improve we could have chosen a day/time when the stream was less busy as there were a lot of school children walking past and due to Josh holding a knife, this could have caused some concern, however we were careful with the knife and put it away when people were walking past. Another thing that set us back was the weather as it started to rain when we were filming at the stream so we had to stop filming for 45 minutes. However, luckily, when we returned the lighting conditions did not change and the bad weather had stopped.
Eventually we began filming at around 9:00 a.m and began at Loose Valley. This was where most of our shots were going to be filmed. We began with Lucy walking down the center of the valley and then we filmed some match-on-action of a side profile and then a long-shot of the back of Lucy. Overall, this shot went well as it was a simple shot, however, we had to keep of pausing our filming due to members of the public walking through our 'scene'.
Our next shots were of Josh. For these shots we copied the shots that we did with Lucy. Again this was very quick and easy to film however, the only drawback were with the public walking through our 'scene' and due to Josh holding a real knife as a prop, we had to be careful when filming with it in plain sight.
Our next shot was to film the 'cold breath' shot however, due to the weather conditions, this was hard to film and the 'cold breath' did not show up at all. As a resolution we decided to film some nature shots of the scene so that the audience can see the scene in more detail. We also had a shot of a 'danger' sign to foreshadow the plot. Overall these shots were a success and replaced the 'cold breath' shots very well.
Our final shot at this area was putting the fake blood in the stream and letting it trickle down through the water. When we filmed this at first, there was too much reflection on the surface of the water so the fake blood (food colouring) did not show up on camera, however, in 'real life' it looked very realistic. As a result, we decided to try this shot in different parts of the stream, however, this did not work as well as the first attempt that we tried. Eventually we filmed at the first location in the stream again however this time we moved the camera to a different position so that there was less reflection. Overall, this shot went very well and was shot how we all pictured it.
Our next location was on some steps about 5 minutes away from the stream. These steps were covered by foliage and then at the top of the steps was a pathway also covered in foliage. This scene looked very isolated and was perfect for our next shots.
First of all we filmed Lucy waling up the steps. We filmed at the bottom of the steps as she walked up. When she got about half way up the steps, Josh would appear, entering the shot from the right and this would then turn into an over-the-shoulder shot. Overall this shot was easy to do however, Josh would not be in the correct position so we would have to keep redoing the shot.
Our next shot was a match-on-action shot of Lucy walking up the steps. We had the camera at the top of the steps and we filmed Lucy walking up the steps towards the camera. At the step were Josh appears in the previous shot, he appears at the same time in this shot and then we had the idea of having him disappear as Lucy's body covered the whole of the bottom area of the steps so Josh walked out of frame when this happened. Overall, this shot looked very effective and sinister as the audience wonder where the killer has gone to.
We then filmed a close-up, side profile shot of Josh walking up the steps whilst scraping the knife along some metal fencing. This was a very effective shot as the sounds that were created from the sound of the knife scraping the metal.
The next few shot were of Lucy dropping her phone. This was hard to film as there was a lot of match-on-action. First of all we filmed Lucy walking away from the camera, where she would then drop her phone and the earphones would fall out. She would then have to stay in that position where we then filmed from the front of her picking up her phone. This took a couple of takes to get the shots right but eventually we got the shots that we wanted.
The next shot was an extreme close-up shot of Lucy's ear and her putting in the headphones, (when we edit the shots we will put in the distorted sound). We then had some match-on-action of her taking our the headphones and putting them and the phone away. She then walked away from the camera, where the phone will ring (when we edit the shots) and the sound will be distorted. We then did another match-on action of Lucy walking towards the camera and looking at the phone trying to answer it. Again these shots took a while to get right but we managed to do it in the end.
Our final shots were of Lucy moving her hand over the foliage and Josh pulling her towards him and then him going to stab her. For these shots we had a close-up of Lucy's hand on the foliage and then a medium shot of Josh pulling her towards him. We then had another shot of him pulling the knife towards her but stopping just as he is about to reach her body. These shots were hard to film due to the match on action and the caution of Josh using the knife. Due to the shots needing to look realistic, we had to film them a couple of times to get them right.
The final shot was to film josh stabbing through the duplicate jumper with the blood packs inside it. This was hard to film as we had to hold the hoodie with the pillow inside to make it look as human-like as possible. When Josh stabbed the pillow, the knife did not go through straight away so we had to do the shot a couple of times. Eventually we got the shot that we wanted.
The last two shots that we filmed were of Lucy walking across the road where the stream was. This was easy to film as it was a long shot of Lucy crossing the road, away from the camera. The other shot that we did was of Lucy lying on the ground at the stream, covered in dirt and blood. We did this shot last because she was covered in blood and dirt and she could be dirty and bloody when she was still 'alive'. Overall these shots went well as they were very simple and easy to film.
Overall, I believe that our filming day went well and went to plan. Our group worked well together and solved any problems that we had very quickly. The shots were done professionally and we were efficient as a group as we got the whole thing done in one day. To improve we could have chosen a day/time when the stream was less busy as there were a lot of school children walking past and due to Josh holding a knife, this could have caused some concern, however we were careful with the knife and put it away when people were walking past. Another thing that set us back was the weather as it started to rain when we were filming at the stream so we had to stop filming for 45 minutes. However, luckily, when we returned the lighting conditions did not change and the bad weather had stopped.
Thursday, 29 December 2016
AS Media - Blood Pack Experiment
The Brief:
- to create a blood pack for our final filmed piece
To start off with I acquired the blood by visiting a local butchers and asked for some animals blood.
After recieving a bag full of blood I poured it out into a sandwich bag and made it compact so that when pierced it would almost spray out to allow the blood to come out realistically and for it to look more gore like
After pouring it into the bag I then twisted the unused part of it and tied a knot To prevent and spillage form occurring whilst I was stabbing it.
After this there was still a bit of air trapped in the bag however t combat this and give more pop to the blood bag I squeezed the bag so that it was not only easier to pierce but also easier for the blood to come out quicker and more immediately so that it seems realistic.
- to create a blood pack for our final filmed piece
To start off with I acquired the blood by visiting a local butchers and asked for some animals blood.
After recieving a bag full of blood I poured it out into a sandwich bag and made it compact so that when pierced it would almost spray out to allow the blood to come out realistically and for it to look more gore like
After pouring it into the bag I then twisted the unused part of it and tied a knot To prevent and spillage form occurring whilst I was stabbing it.
After this there was still a bit of air trapped in the bag however t combat this and give more pop to the blood bag I squeezed the bag so that it was not only easier to pierce but also easier for the blood to come out quicker and more immediately so that it seems realistic.
AS Media - Production Company
The brief:
- to create our own production company for our final filmed piece
Idea:
Burning a Polaroid picture with the name of the company in the frame of the Polaroid.
The picture above showcases the Polaroid picture that I edited to show my production company's name "Silent Productions".
After letting it dry I then decided to teabag stain the picture to make it seem old also I decided to burn the edges slightly to make it seem more battered.
After this to make it a video I decided to burn it on the floor and make a time lapse of it so that it looked faster than it was and so that it wasn't too long whilst maintaining the same effect of it burning.
- to create our own production company for our final filmed piece
Idea:
Burning a Polaroid picture with the name of the company in the frame of the Polaroid.
After letting it dry I then decided to teabag stain the picture to make it seem old also I decided to burn the edges slightly to make it seem more battered.
After this to make it a video I decided to burn it on the floor and make a time lapse of it so that it looked faster than it was and so that it wasn't too long whilst maintaining the same effect of it burning.
Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Storyboard - Audience Feedback
On Tuesday 29th November, we presented our first draft of our storyboard to our audience and explained our plot, props, actors etc. to them, so they could give us positives of our piece as well as some constructive criticism.
Positives
Our shots are good and creative and our blog posts explain well how we will edit the shots, for example the sound manipulation when the victim is listening to music in her earphones and the use of the 'in headphone' sound effect, in which the music is playing diegetically but sounds as if it is being heard through the headphones.
The audience also told us that they liked our shots and angles, which are creative and effective. This is important and useful feedback as the shots are what make the difference between strong and weak coursework.
The final positive bit of feedback from the audience was that we had a strong title option; 'Silent Killer'. We were told that this was the best one because it conforms to common slasher film titles yet doesn't give too much away, and that it was a lot stronger than our other title options, in particular 'Eye-Spy' as they thought that this didn't fully relate to our story line.
Constructive Criticism
The audience didn't think that we should include the 'muddy, bloody footprints' idea/shot in our final shots. This was because the concept seemed unrealistic and didn't fully follow our story line. Our group later decided stillt to make the boots muddy to make the killer appear to live in a dirty and isolated area, but not have a shot of the footprints.
The audience loved the idea of some of our other shots, such as the 'bloody water' shot and the 'stab' shot, however they did recommend that we practise these and experiment with different ways to create these shots before filming. This was so that they look as realistic as possible and so that we knew exactly how to create them on the day of filming which would save us time and allow us to be as productive as possible in a short amount of time. Following this feedback, some members in our group have created a blog to experiment with each of these shots.After our presentation we were asked a question regarding the music that the victim would be listening to. A member our group did a blog post finding good in-copyrighted music and another deciding which one of these songs we should choose for our final piece. We were told that we needed to choose a song quickly so we could experiment and practice manipulating the song. As a result The song was decided on and there was also a blog post made on ideas on how to manipulate the song. I also did one on actually manipulating the sound, and deciding the most effective way it could be manipulated.
AS Media - Typography Evaluation
The Brief:
- To evaluate the different typographies created by me
Pros:
- The background picture behind the window pane is where the film starts
- can be added into the opening of the film
- the window pane and text is clear
- the font is somewhat conventional as it has some element of horror to it
- the streaks on the main body of text are realistic
Cons:
- unconventional
- not as intricate
- simple in design
- top of the image is a bit too bright
- font isn't the one I wanted to use
Pros:
- original design
- can be implemented into opening of the film
- smoke effect was successful
- highly conventional
Cons:
- Some of the text is not as visible (KILLER)
- Harder to implement in the opening of the film
- Would be less relevant to the film
Conclusion:
I have decide that the first piece of typography is the one to use as it is not only much easier to implement into the opening sequence but it is also more relevant as it contains a picture of the starting established setting. Alternatively there is a element of simplicity that makes it seem intricate which can attract audiences more so than the just extravagant 2nd piece of typography. Overall they both do serve their purposes as conventional and non conventional titles, and are both relevant in some way shape or form, however through the first being more suited and more tailored to our movie in specific it makes the title more relevant and significant. Where as the 2nd piece is almost universal to any movie with any setting and background.
- To evaluate the different typographies created by me
Pros:
- The background picture behind the window pane is where the film starts
- can be added into the opening of the film
- the window pane and text is clear
- the font is somewhat conventional as it has some element of horror to it
- the streaks on the main body of text are realistic
Cons:
- unconventional
- not as intricate
- simple in design
- top of the image is a bit too bright
- font isn't the one I wanted to use
Pros:
- original design
- can be implemented into opening of the film
- smoke effect was successful
- highly conventional
Cons:
- Some of the text is not as visible (KILLER)
- Harder to implement in the opening of the film
- Would be less relevant to the film
Conclusion:
I have decide that the first piece of typography is the one to use as it is not only much easier to implement into the opening sequence but it is also more relevant as it contains a picture of the starting established setting. Alternatively there is a element of simplicity that makes it seem intricate which can attract audiences more so than the just extravagant 2nd piece of typography. Overall they both do serve their purposes as conventional and non conventional titles, and are both relevant in some way shape or form, however through the first being more suited and more tailored to our movie in specific it makes the title more relevant and significant. Where as the 2nd piece is almost universal to any movie with any setting and background.
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Actor Profiles
For our final piece, we have decided to only include two actors: a villain and a victim. For these roles we have chosen to use Lucy Armstrong and Josh Kamara from our coursework group as they both know the story-line very well, are reliable and know how the acting should look, therefore it will be easier to film and quicker.
Josh will play the villain in our opening scene as he is male, which was the most popular 'killer' character choice in our survey. Although Josh is still a teenager, you won't see all of him, only the back of him and from the waist down as we have decided to keep the killer anonymous to increase tension and to make the opening scene seem more tense and sinister. Josh also does A-Level drama so he is comfortable in front of a camera and getting into character.
Lucy Armstrong
Lucy will be the victim in our final piece as she is a teenage girl, which conforms to common conventions of victims in all genres of Horror films. She can also sing, which is useful for one of the shots in our opening scene and she also does A-Level Drama so she is comfortable with being in front of a camera and acting to a good standard.
Josh Kamara
Josh will play the villain in our opening scene as he is male, which was the most popular 'killer' character choice in our survey. Although Josh is still a teenager, you won't see all of him, only the back of him and from the waist down as we have decided to keep the killer anonymous to increase tension and to make the opening scene seem more tense and sinister. Josh also does A-Level drama so he is comfortable in front of a camera and getting into character.
Canon EOS 550D Lighting Checks
The camera that we are using to film our final piece of coursework is a 'Canon EOS 55D'. This camera has a self focus setting so this will make it easier for us to focus on the correct part of the scene. It also has a built in microphone, which works well, however we are using a microphone to increase the sound quality and to help to hide any background noise.
For this practical task I shot the following photographs at 8:30 in the morning on a dull and cloudy day. When we film our final shots, they will be shot from 8:30 am onwards.
Overall I am pleased with the outcome of the images as the light does not look too dark and you can see what is happening in the frame and the shots are focused which looks professional.
For this practical task I shot the following photographs at 8:30 in the morning on a dull and cloudy day. When we film our final shots, they will be shot from 8:30 am onwards.
Overall I am pleased with the outcome of the images as the light does not look too dark and you can see what is happening in the frame and the shots are focused which looks professional.
Thursday, 15 December 2016
AS Media - Film Title Manipulation - Silent Killer
The brief:
- To create a new typography for our film that is somewhat related to the scenery
My inspiration was whilst on the bus thinking of how the foggy window panes could be used as a basis for the typography for our film
After searching for a picture I found the one below and chose it for my experimentation.
After this I chose a new background for the window pane so that it add more colour and depth to the piece.
The help video that I used was - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S893jAVHP3Y
I chose the picture above also because it is an establishing shot of where our film starts.
First I started off by opening both of the photos (above and below) in Photoshop.
After selecting the filter I changed the pixel blur to 10 and pressed ok to set the blur.
Then by clicking the icon (Right hand side) I converted the layer into a 'Smart Object'
Then through the blending option box I changed it to an overlay so that it would sit behind the window pane.
It ended up looking like this after.
After this by using the text tool and parameters below I typed in the title of our film.
It ended up looking like so.
After this by using CMD + T to go to the free transform tool and I slanted the wording by rotating it slightly.
After this I went back into the filters and chose the Liquify filter.
After this I needed to rasterize the type.
Then it brought me to the Liquify page where the smudge tool is automatically set.
I changed the brush size to suit the size of the font to the parameters below.
After moving several parts of the text around it came out looking like this
Then I turned the blending settings to overlay so that it would, like the picture of Loose Valley, sit behind the window pane
After this I felt that the green of the grass in the background seemed too vibrant so I changed the opacity to 80%
After this the text then seemed a bit too prominent so to even it out I changed its opacity to 85% so that it looked more correct.
The final outcome is below:
- To create a new typography for our film that is somewhat related to the scenery
My inspiration was whilst on the bus thinking of how the foggy window panes could be used as a basis for the typography for our film
After searching for a picture I found the one below and chose it for my experimentation.
After this I chose a new background for the window pane so that it add more colour and depth to the piece.
The help video that I used was - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S893jAVHP3Y
I chose the picture above also because it is an establishing shot of where our film starts.
First I started off by opening both of the photos (above and below) in Photoshop.
After this whilst holding SHIFT I dragged the photo of Loose Valley onto the picture of the window frame, keeping it centred on the page.
After this I resized the photo using CMD + T to go on the free transform and holding SHIFT whilst resizing to keep the pixels from blurring.
Then I selected the layer of the photo of Loose Valley and added a Gaussian Blur filter onto it.
After selecting the filter I changed the pixel blur to 10 and pressed ok to set the blur.
Then by clicking the icon (Right hand side) I converted the layer into a 'Smart Object'
Then through the blending option box I changed it to an overlay so that it would sit behind the window pane.
It ended up looking like this after.
It ended up looking like so.
After this by using CMD + T to go to the free transform tool and I slanted the wording by rotating it slightly.
After this I went back into the filters and chose the Liquify filter.
After this I needed to rasterize the type.
Then it brought me to the Liquify page where the smudge tool is automatically set.
I changed the brush size to suit the size of the font to the parameters below.
After moving several parts of the text around it came out looking like this
Then I turned the blending settings to overlay so that it would, like the picture of Loose Valley, sit behind the window pane
After this I felt that the green of the grass in the background seemed too vibrant so I changed the opacity to 80%
After this the text then seemed a bit too prominent so to even it out I changed its opacity to 85% so that it looked more correct.
The final outcome is below:
Self assessment:
Positives:
- The design is original
- The photos and text blended well together
- The streaks made with the Liquify filter are realistic
- The water droplets on the window pane make the photo look more authentic
Negatives:
- I didn't get to use the font I originally planned to use as I was not able to download it as a font into Photoshop
- The top part of the image could be said to be too bright
Below is the font I wanted to use:
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Practical- Testing blood in water
For this practical task I decided to use fake blood and put it in a sink full of water and then pull the plug to see how the blood colour/ texture would look. The water draining down the sink represents the stream water in Loose valley where we will be filming our opening.
I did two tests, fake blood and red food colouring. We can't use real animal blood for this as it may damage the wildlife and plants that live in the stream. I wanted to test the two different substances to see which would look more realistic flowing down a stream in one of our final shots.
In the fake blood test, the blood separated in the water so that it looked like it had bits in. I thought this didn't look effective and some of the blood was different colours to other parts and had different textures therefore wouldn't look good in water. The fake blood could also be potentially harmful to the wildlife and plants that live in the streams.
However the food colouring test looked really realistic and natural going down the plughole. This will be the substance that we will use for the blood running down the stream.
AS Media - Choosing The Production Companies
The Brief:
-To research evaluate and pick the production company to use in our film
Compass International Pictures
Compass International Pictures was an independent film production company founded by Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf in 1977. Their most notable film release was Halloween in 1978. The company closed down in 1981, before being remade four years later under the name Trancas International Films. They are the copyright holders of the Halloween film franchise and have produced every film in the series to date.
Produced:
- Halloween series
- Fade To Black
- Appointment With Fear
- Blood Beach
- Hell Night
- Tourist Trap
- Nocturna: Granddaughter Of Dracula
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema is an American film studio that was founded in 1967. It became a subsidiary of the Turner Broadcasting System in 1994 before Turner merged with Time Warner in 1996, and was later merged with its larger sister studio Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2008. Currently, its films are distributed by Warner Bros.
Produced:
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Night Of The Living Dead
- A Nightmare On Elm Street Series
- Annabelle
- The Conjuring
- Final Destination
- Friday 13th (2003 version)
Blumhouse Productions
Blumhouse Productions is a production company, founded by Jason Blum. Blumhouse produces low budget horror movies including Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Sinister and Ouija. Blumhouse currently have a 10-year first-look deal with the studio Universal Pictures.
Produced:
- Paranormal Activity - Franchise
- Insidious Chapters 1-3
- Ouija: Origin of Evil
- The Purge: Election Year
- 13 Sins
- Insidious Chapter 4 (upcoming)
Dark Castle Entertainment
Dark Castle Entertainment is a film production label. It was made in 1999 by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, and Gilbert Adler. They are associated with Universal Studios.
Produced:
- Ghost Ship- Orphan
- House of Wax
- The Reaping
Ghost House Pictures
Ghost House Pictures is a production company that was founded in 2002 by Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi.
Produced:
- The Grudge Series
- Bogeyman Series
- Poltergeist
- Evil Dead
- Dont Breathe
Platinum Dunes
Created by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form on 2001, Platinum Dunes is a horror specialised production company.
Produced:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) + the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- Friday The 13th (2009)
- The Purge Franchise
- The Ouija Franchise
- Friday The 13th (2017) upcoming...
Rogue Pictures
Founded in 1997 and re-launched under its current name, Rogue Pictures was owned by Universal Studios up until recent years now being owned by Relatively Media. It has always and still produces horror, action and thriller movies. They haven't produced any standout, hit horror films but have been subsidiary to universal whilst making the hit action comedy Hot Fuzz.
-To research evaluate and pick the production company to use in our film
Compass International Pictures
Compass International Pictures was an independent film production company founded by Irwin Yablans and Joseph Wolf in 1977. Their most notable film release was Halloween in 1978. The company closed down in 1981, before being remade four years later under the name Trancas International Films. They are the copyright holders of the Halloween film franchise and have produced every film in the series to date.
Produced:- Halloween series
- Fade To Black
- Appointment With Fear
- Blood Beach
- Hell Night
- Tourist Trap
- Nocturna: Granddaughter Of Dracula
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema is an American film studio that was founded in 1967. It became a subsidiary of the Turner Broadcasting System in 1994 before Turner merged with Time Warner in 1996, and was later merged with its larger sister studio Warner Bros. Entertainment in 2008. Currently, its films are distributed by Warner Bros.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Night Of The Living Dead
- A Nightmare On Elm Street Series
- Annabelle
- The Conjuring
- Final Destination
- Friday 13th (2003 version)
Blumhouse Productions
Blumhouse Productions is a production company, founded by Jason Blum. Blumhouse produces low budget horror movies including Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Sinister and Ouija. Blumhouse currently have a 10-year first-look deal with the studio Universal Pictures.
- Paranormal Activity - Franchise
- Insidious Chapters 1-3
- Ouija: Origin of Evil
- The Purge: Election Year
- 13 Sins
- Insidious Chapter 4 (upcoming)
Dark Castle Entertainment
Dark Castle Entertainment is a film production label. It was made in 1999 by Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, and Gilbert Adler. They are associated with Universal Studios.
- Ghost Ship- Orphan
- House of Wax
- The Reaping
Ghost House Pictures
Ghost House Pictures is a production company that was founded in 2002 by Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi.
- The Grudge Series
- Bogeyman Series
- Poltergeist
- Evil Dead
- Dont Breathe
Platinum Dunes
Created by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form on 2001, Platinum Dunes is a horror specialised production company.
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) + the Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- Friday The 13th (2009)
- The Purge Franchise
- The Ouija Franchise
- Friday The 13th (2017) upcoming...
Rogue Pictures
Founded in 1997 and re-launched under its current name, Rogue Pictures was owned by Universal Studios up until recent years now being owned by Relatively Media. It has always and still produces horror, action and thriller movies. They haven't produced any standout, hit horror films but have been subsidiary to universal whilst making the hit action comedy Hot Fuzz.
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