Production - Miss Miller

Intro:

The purpose of allocating people to specific roles when filming is so that there will be a lot less work to do and is more chance of the production to run smoothly as someone isn't running round trying to get everything done themselves, a whole crew of people doing the job that they have been told to do and are good at is key for the production to being successful and quick. Me and my group have assigned each other roles that we think each of us will do well at;

We gave each person in the group different roles whist on set, we chose this by how well we thought we would fit into each role and our personalities. This makes filming and editing a whole lot easier as filming will run alot more smoothly then if each person was doing a bit of everything. We have chosen to have 2 people in our group to work on the editing. I wanted to be involved in this as i wanted to try and make the editing as conventional to a thriller as possible. Me and Liz are doing the editing as we our IT skills are good which is important as the editing wont take as long as someone with little skills.

Director- Miranda Simpson

I was chosen by my group to be the director of this sequence, I was happy with this decision because i like to take charge and get things done in my way. It also made sense as Liz and Chloe fitted into the other 2 roles really well due to past experiece. During my role as a director I came up with the script of the sequence and as we filmed i would change some lines for if any reason it didn't sound right or if any of the scenes needed to change position.


Producer- Elizabeth Lawrie

We decided to make Liz the producer as we felt she is a good decision maker, it was also due to the fact she came up with most of the narration of the sequence and so has made a big impact on to our group work. During the filming stage, Liz took control making sure that all of us were playing our roles correctly, saying what she felt needed to change to make the filming better.

Director of photography- Chloe Eustace

Chloe was made director of photography as we felt she is very good at using the camera and equipment, she also managed all of the technical equipment such as the tri pod and the memory card. We felt that me or Liz would not suit this role as we haven't had as much experience at using the camera then she has, it would be a bad idea for one of us to take charge as it would slow the production down. During filming she handled the camera throughout, changing the camera shots and positioning of the tri pod when it needed, i felt she was very successful in her role and would of struggled with out her.


Actors- Molly Johnson, Ronni Norman, James Myers.
Screenplay writer- Miranda Simpson
MES co-ordinator- Lizzie Lawrie
Editor- Lizzie Lawrie.

Conclusion:

I felt that overall we were all successful with our roles. However the production of the filming didn't start on a good note as by the time we got to the setting, it was too dark to film as we needed day-light at the begginning, also a couple of the actors couldn't make it so we had to do the best we can and film what we could. The next time we filmed i felt it went a lot better than before, we got a lot more work done and everyone was working well in their roles such as Chloe with the camera and me tweeking the script, making some small changes as we went along. If anything could have been done differently is if we had more time filming, if we did a couple more run thoughs i feel the finishing result would of been better but i am pleased with what we have created.

Opening Scene Narration - Miss Miller

Our sequence starts with two young girls, Holly and Gemma are on their way to a party. Holly is driving down a dark deserted road when her car breaks down, the two girls pull over and end up swerving into the forest. Gemma and Holly start to panic when they relise their phones have no signal, Gemma then gets out the car to try and find reception on her phone, from where the antagonist comes up from behind her with a hidden identity, stabbing her to death. Holly sees the happen and doesn't know what to do as the car door won't open, she then starts to panic. As Holly looks up she relises that the antagonist has gone. This is when the sequence ends, this way we end it on a cliff hanger as we wonder if Holly makes it out alive or not.

The opening sequence will contain all four micro elements which are cinematography, sound, editing and miss-en-scene. One of the cinematography camera shots used is the POV shot. This is used as the antagonist is walking towards the vicim in the forest, this is to build tension as we try to put the audience in the antagonist shoes. This helps to build a relationship with the victims as we sympathise for them. Another one we used is a reaction shot, this is as Gemma is being stabbed and Holly is watching in shock, this is to make the audience sympathise for the victim as she's a vulnerable young female. The sound we decided to use was upbeat music at the beginning, when the victims are listening to the radio in the car, as the break down the music starts to turn eerie giving the audience a sense that something bad is about to happen. As Gemma gets out of the car to retrieve phone signal, she starts to here noises such as dogs barking and owls howling as its dark she can hardly see anything, making her vulnerable and scared. You also here diegetic sound of the victim screaming for help as her friend is being stabbed to death. The setting for the miss-en-scene is in the forest, with low key lighting as it becomes dark very quickly. The two victims are dressed in party clothes with over the top makeup as they were on there way to party as it happened. All that is seen from the antagonist is the back off him as he walks away from the murder scene, his identity is hidden throughout to create suspense and make the audience wonder who and what the antagonist looks like. The facial expressions used come from the victim's friends as she starts to panic as Gemma is nowhere to be scene. We have also included editing shots such as a Jump cut, this is at the beginning of the sequence from where it jumps from subtitles to the antagonist standing still watching Gemma. By the end of the sequence, the camera shot then fades out telling the audience that it has finished, ending on a cliffhanger.

Risk Assessment - Miss Georgiou

It is important to consider risks before filming as it will allow my group and I to take the correct precautions to avoid the following hazards listed below;

Why is risk assessment important?

Risk assessment is important to prevent hazards and dangerous things from happening. Our group decided to film at night when its dark so it is important to use risk assessment to make our group aware and organised, such as bringing out flash lights and torches so we can see where we are going. This is essential as otherwise something bad could happen.

How has it assisted you with filming?

Me and my group took all of the safety pro cautions listed above which made our filming successful as there was nothing getting in the way of it. For example if we didn't have torches, over half of our sequence would be filmed in the pitch black and so would not be able to see anything. Wherever the camera went, the torch went swell which was a big help as it didn't seem too dark on camera. One of the days that my group filmed it rained, but luckily due to the risk assessment we remembered to bring an umbrella, which we held over the camera to protect it from damaging, if we hadn't brought one we would of had to stop filming which would of been another delay that isn't needed.

Filming Schedule - Miss Georgiou

Intro:

A filming schedule is a project plan of each day's shooting of a film production. The purpose of this is to make sure our group is organised, it informs the crew and actors where they are needed and at what time. It is also important as it is essential that we do not forget any equipment, if this happened it's likely we wouldn't be able to film which would be a disaster as we don't have a lot of time to complete the filming of our sequence.


Filming schedule:

Did you follow the filming schedule, make any changes?

Group storyboard - Miss Miller

Intro:

The purpose of a group storyboard is so all of our groups individual ideas can be put together into 1 really good storyboard, making sure that everybody is on the same page.

Main:

What me and my group decided to do was run through each of our storyboards and decided to put ideas from my individual storyboard at the begginning, with Elizabeths in the middle and Chloes at the end. This is so we make sure that our storyboard makes sense instead of putting our ideas anywhere, we have structured it so it is well ordered. Group storyboards are essential at this point as it is important that everything is completed suchas what camera angles/shots we are using and when, this is so when we go to film our thriller sequence next week there is nothing holding us back to produce our sequence to a very good standard. It is important that each one of our group members are on the same page as eachother otherwise when it comes to the filming it will become a disaster, this is why a group storyboard is very important, we don't want or need any set backs.