Final Product

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Question 7

I used Match on Action to show that I understood how to use the technology well enough to edit the transition through the door. Shot/Reverse shot was also there to show some conversation. The 180 degree rule is crucial with the preliminary task is because it adds realism. When there is conversation the rule cannot be broken as it would confuse the viewer and they will not know what direction they are observing the scene from. 

If i did  not complete the preliminary task i would not know how to use the cameras as well as the software that is needed to edited the videos; so i would have ben unable to complete the task. My editing skills have been improved since then. 

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Problem we came across, and how we over came it.

Problem we came across, and how we overcame it.

My film was originally about a group of friends that some how get locked in the school. Unfortunately we ran out of time and it was impossible to get all of the people needed to shoot the scenes. We had no other choice but to thing of a new storyline. I had permission to film late as my family took into consideration that we had to do filming and left the premises while we where filming our project.

The new storyline is about a man that sees someone with a valuable item and his aim is to obtain it. In the opening he breaks into his house to steal the item that is worth a lot of money. He the person’s daily routine and knew that he would not be home as he has work. As the man (Jerome) is searching the person’s room he hears a sound. The owner of the house (Fred) comes back home from work early. Jerome runs into Fred’s bedroom wardrobe to hide. This is a POV shot making the viewer feel involved and will definitely grab them and keep them watching.

Treatment

Treatment

My film is about a group of friends that some how are locked in the school. To let time go by they decide to play a game of hide and seek. One of The main characters Jase is the one to count and look for his friends that are hiding. As he looks for his friends he finds them one by one dead. There’s a twist. Every body that he finds has a note placed on it. Because there are seven people to be found the first dead body he finds has the number 7 on the note and the second body he finds has the number 6. This is assumed to be a count down of the friends that have been killed. But there is another twist. At the ending of the film, the truth is uncovered; the killer was Jase. Jase has an illness that makes him forget thinks that he has done. Every time he fond one of his friends he would kill them and leave a note on them; after he does this he snaps out of it and sees the dead body lying there not know that it was him that had done it. Every time he finds a body he looks for someone else with the intention of telling them, but instead he kills them. In my opening scene the viewer will only see the second dead body with the note on it, this will make them know that the numbers must mean something and will automatically make them want to see the rest of the film.

My opening sequence will start with a group of friends socializing after school. Jase realizes that it was getting late so they decide to leave and go home. As they arrive to the door Jerome fails to open it as they have been locked in. The camera would zoom in on his face showing al of the details so it is clear that he is surprised and worried. 


There will be many close ups and POV shots use in the sequence as this adds thrill and will make the viewer feel more involved. Many different story lines were thought of, but the final story line was decided upon as others were un-realistic or in some sense of the word unachievable. So we decided to continue with the theme of someone seeking and others hiding within the school. Our research (questionnaire) gave us information on what things our peers and people our age would like. So I continued to use the school theme.

I have chosen my film location to be in a school. This is because it goes perfectly with my storyline as they are locked in a school. This is good because people of the age of 15-23 can relate to it and people over 18 will be able to follow and still get grabbed by the tension that is created by the film. I believe that my opening scene matches the conventions of a thriller, as it is suspenseful, gripping and does not show a lot of the film but still gets you thinking and makes you want to carry on watching.

Location

Location

Questions

Survey Results

Survey

Prop and Costume

Prop List

Cast + Crew

Pre Footage Preparation

Cast + Crew

Including

 

 

 

Jaydon Eka 

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Joshua Dawkins

  

 

Sofia Ng

D'mee Smith

Gianni Francis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Yip

Story Board

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock was a British film director and producer. He was born on the 13^th of August 1889 and died on the 29^th of April 1980. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a few silent films he moved to America and became an American citizen whilst remaining a British subject. Alfred Hitchcock made a verity of films such as:

▪   Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) ▪   Shadow of a Doubt (1943) ▪   Lifeboat (1943)

▪   Under Capricorn (1949) ▪   The Wrong Man (1956) ▪   Psycho (1960)

In the report I will be analyzing Psycho and Lifeboat.

Psycho
When watching the opening sequence of Psycho I noticed that the music was very fast. I could hear stringed instruments being played. This gave it that adrenalin-pumping feel making the viewer want to carry on watching to see what the movie is about. Throughout the intro it gave some of the names of the people that were involved in the production of the film. I noticed that they used a very simple font in white with a black background. The writing had a vertical stripe transition to enter the screen making it have that puzzle effect. The main colour scheme was very dark, giving it a very dark and misty feel, which is typical for a thriller opening.


Lifeboat
When watching the opening sequence of Lifeboat I noticed that the music was a lot more complex than the music that was played with Psycho. I could hear stringed instruments as well as horns and percussion instruments. Although the instruments and sounds were quite different it still gave off that mysterious effect. Just like Psycho the writing of the opening credits was in a simple font and faded on to the screen to give it an inexplicable feel. The colour was black and white; this created a dull effect, which made the movie that little bit more thrilling; a perfect technique to use when producing a thriller movie.      


Shadow of a Doubt
When watching the opening sequence of Shadow of a Dout  I noticed that the music was a lot more up beat than the music that was played in the others. I could hear a lot of brass instruments as well as percussion instruments. The music gave a happy effect at the start but then it slightly change enough to make it sound more down and like thriller. 

Logo Creation

I first started with a blank black background and added some white text saying Pictures.

I then duplicated that text, made that duplicate red and shift it a little bit to the left to give the overall image a white under layered 3D effect.

After doing that to the text i added a thin lined red star with red text saying J&J which stands for Jaydon and Joshua.

I then duplicated the star and enlarged it a little bit to making it appear to be thicker.

I finally duplicated the star one last time and and recolored it white. This made the star look a lot thicker and also made it look a lot more attractive and eye catching.

Risk Mechanism description Likelihood Impact Rating Producer’s Risk Mitigation Strategy

Risk Mechanism description Likelihood Impact Rating Producer’s Risk Mitigation Strategy

Item No.	Potential Hazard	Likelihood (1-5) 1 = Extemely serious 5 = low risk	Impact on filming (1-5) 1 = Stop Filming 5 = Continue Filming	Rating (low, moderate or high)	Producer’s Risk Strategy/ Further action needed
1	Failure of event structures	1	3	Low	Site will be inspected as-built by …… prior to shoot commencing Infrastructure plan Safety Standards (section … ) Engineer’s certificate to be kept on file
2	Camera falling off stand and breaking	3	1	Moderate	Make sure that camera is screwed on as tight as possible.
3	While filming in the road A car hits them.	2	2	High	Be sure that the road Is clear before filming.
4	Using a lit candle. Potential fire accident.	2	3	Moderate	Be very carful with the lit candle.
5	Risk of falling out of window when filming from building.	1	1	High	Be careful when filming out of a window when high up.
6	Falling into the pond when acting.	3	2	Moderate	Be carful when acting near the pond.