Second draft - horror film

Second draft - new film plan

New Film Plan:

From the feedback we received from our teachers further filming will need to take place. The scenes that will be re shot are the last scene of Hammad entering the taxi and here we are planning to implement a further story line. The second scene that will need to be shot is the clown’s actions. This is because from our feedback the clown was shown too early and therefore was not as successful as thought. By having shots and camera movement of the clown these will be discrete and can be easily edited in to the film. The people required on the day will be Jogesh as he is the clown in the film, Hammad as his scene is the one which will be revisited and Vijender as he is equally responsible with Jogesh in Camera angles/Editing. The duration of this process shall only take 45 minutes maximum as the clowns acting will take 5 minutes. By Hammad’s car scene taking place again several car shots and head movements will take time and planning therefore 30—45 minutes is sufficient enough. The props needed will be the Clown’s full outfit, machete and the borrowed car of Chris (external friend).

First draft evaluation - horror film

Evaluation:

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media?

From watching previous horror films, I realised that the most common shot in the film are 'shot reverse shots'. They are usually linked to when the protagonist is looking for the antagonist; creating suspense and tension to the film which is the aim of a horror film. Therefore I knew that using shot reverse shots would make the film much more interesting and create suspense for the audience to watch. However, I knew that more than anything scary music over the scenes would make the film most scary and create the most tension.

How did you find the filming process?

Most of the filming process went to plan however there was a couple of times we had to change the dates due to weather conditions. Vijender and Jogesh were able to complete the editing and camera angles whilst Helena sorted out the mise en scene and made sure that all locations where sorted out as well as the costumes and lighting and I was able to get the sound all together.

There was times we couldn't accord to the film schedule because of the weather conditions outside and considering the camera and the conditions we that would be suitable for out film. One of the days it was raining, icy and cold; we had to consider that the camera could break with the rain, it was dangerous for us to film and act on icy floor and also not being able to concentrate outside in the cold.

What have you learnt from your audience feedback?

The questionnaire that I put together helped me to gather a rough idea of what the audience would of liked to see. Also making sure to go with what the majority of the audience think because they are the main people that would potentially be watching the film. I found that the age of audience was around 16 to 20 that would most likely want to watch a horror film. We based our horror film on what the audience would rather prefer, for example: choosing the jack in the box for one of the main props because that is what the audience selected the most to be in the film as they found it would be most effective.  

How did you incorporate a range of media technologies within the research and planning stages of your film?

On my blog and throughout my work, I have used more than one use of media. For presentations, summaries, posters, diagrams etc. I used powtoons, prezi, photoshop, youtube and emaze.

This will also bring the attention of more audience members as they wont get bored of the same use of media technologies, they will see a range of different uses and be much more interested. I found it easy as I have used these uses of technology before.

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What went well -

• Mise en scene: 
• The use of props where used appropriately such as: Clown costume/mask, music and the balloon.
• Scenery: We filmed outside which was effective as it was dark and gloomy which showed the conventions of 'scary' in a horror film. 
• The lighting as good as it was clear to make out what happened in each scene. 

Even better if -

• In some scenes you can't hear the characters speaking, the sound is not clear therefore we will add voice overs to make it clear to the audience what they are talking about. 
• The fighting scene of Hamad and The Clown - this scene needs to change as it takes away the conventions of a horror film. There are a few scenes that jump and don't follow each other from the previous scenes. 
• When Myles pops the balloon, we should put a pin in between his hands so that it is not obvious that he is popping it. 
• Every scene that the clown appears in, we shouldn't reveal too much, instead of the showing the full character, we are going to show different bits of the costume so that we can build suspense for the audience. 
• Remove the sound of VJ saying 'go' before each scene. 
• We are also going to change the scene when Hamad is ringing and getting into the taxi as it doesn't really make sense. Instead - he will be breaking into a car that is parked on the side, to find the clown sitting in the back when he is driving and looks above into the mirror.

First draft scenes - horror film

First draft - horror film

What i have learnt

What have I learnt?

The main purpose of a Horror Film is to generate a sense of fear, fright, tension and alarm for the audience to feel. I also learn that camera shots, angles and movements can also build up a suspense to frighten the audience. For example, A bird’s eye view/High angle can be used to make the character look completely powerless and defenceless. Another shot that creates suspense is a tilted angle, these shots add a lot of dramatic affects, the audience can see this as the camera being moved or pushed to the side. As well as this example, a tilted shot could also be a victim that is on the floor looking for help. Another important part of horror films is sound. From watching several different horror films, I realised that if there is no sound, the horror films will not be effective. For example, sharp noises/sounds will shock the audience and make them jump. Another suspense that is created from sound is voices; for example, a young child’s scream can create confusion by alarming the audience.

We choose a ‘clown’ based filmed because around the time we filmed the scenes was the ‘killer clown craze’ that made it much more realistic and scary for the audience to watch. We also researched this and realised it was one of the most popular films to have been watched therefore we brought the correct props and filmed in suitable scenes for this film. 

How will it help me?

Gathering all the information that I researched, will help me and my group to produce and finalise our film. I used the camera angles from other films to apply to our own film; a close of the clown’s face is one of the main scares in the film, this is when the balloon pops and the clowns face appears behind it to kill one of the characters. The research has shown me a wider understanding on how to make certain aspects of a horror film more interesting and terrifying for the audience to watch. Throughout the process of making the horror film, I have changed ideas and opinions on different sound and locations to be a part of the film. From research and discussing with my group, we changed our first idea which was to create a paranormal film to creating a clown horror film as we decided it would be much more effective in terms of the audience that will be watching the film we produce.

How have I learnt this?

By gathering all research and information that I learnt from analysing each horror film and watching different horror films during lesson time, I grew more knowledge on how horror films are shot, directed and produced. From these different aspects I learnt the different horror conventions of different films.

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