The Forest That Lives: Final Cut
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Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Post-Production Post 10
Above is the 'Rough Cut' of our opening the Sequence: 'The Forest That Lived'. Overall, we are happy with the outcome so far. We have taken note that in order to have an effective sequence, music is vital and we will eventually cut out some of the lenghty shots to speed up the footage and to create a spooky atmosphere.
We logged our rushes so that it would be a lot more efficient for us to edit and piece together our footage:
Production Post 9
We decided to shoot our footage during the morning during schedule problems but also because the weather was holding out so we had to go with it. We didn't achieve our desired affect of an 'evening time' but it didn't matter as you couldn't really tell due to the trees enclosing on the set. It looked like a realistic time the girls would be walking home from school, and no too cliche with an obvious use of pathetic fallacy but we would need to use some editing to dim the light during parts.
We were generally pleased with our rushes and the overall outcome. We did however cut out some of the dialogue to speed up the action and remove anything that seemed unecessary. It worked out better in the end and was still appropriate to our original ideas and genre conventions. We also removed many clips and scenes of the girls randomly running about due to the fact they just felt useless and inapropriate. Obvious jump cuts were removed also.
We reveresed roles from our preliminary task, I filmed the majority of the footage (with the help of Jack) where-as Lucy starred as an actress in the film. We worked well as a team and got a great taste of what it's like to work in every area of production throughout the year. Our great team work shines through in our captured footage.
We decided that to create a scene in black and white would create a gothic and horror-like atmosphere and to add a haunting song playing through the whole sequence would cause terror and panic in the audience's mind.
We were generally pleased with our rushes and the overall outcome. We did however cut out some of the dialogue to speed up the action and remove anything that seemed unecessary. It worked out better in the end and was still appropriate to our original ideas and genre conventions. We also removed many clips and scenes of the girls randomly running about due to the fact they just felt useless and inapropriate. Obvious jump cuts were removed also.
We reveresed roles from our preliminary task, I filmed the majority of the footage (with the help of Jack) where-as Lucy starred as an actress in the film. We worked well as a team and got a great taste of what it's like to work in every area of production throughout the year. Our great team work shines through in our captured footage.
We decided that to create a scene in black and white would create a gothic and horror-like atmosphere and to add a haunting song playing through the whole sequence would cause terror and panic in the audience's mind.
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Pre-production Documenatation Post 8
Synopsis of whole film
A scout group go on a trip to a mysterious forest for a weekend of survival skills, they do not know that the forest has some very strange attributes; all unaware that it is haunted by an angry demon in which killed a young school girl many years ago. The story continues and the scout trip is going fine, until the 3rd day when one of the children go missing, bringing tension to the camp. In this case, the leaders hunt the forest day and night until the boy or a clue is found, yet none of the four leaders return. Luckily one of the scouts phoned their parents because of suspicion and all of the remaing scouts escaped from the unbearable fear.
Synopsis of opening sequence
Two schoolgirls are walking home from school when they see a strange path leading to a mysterious forest. Daring eachother, the girls stupidly go and explore the forest when strange things begin to happen.
One of the girls disappears and the other girl starts to panic; as she begins to run out of the forest she trips over a log and then the demon drags her back into the depths of the forest before the visual blacks out.
Treatment
Shot List
Risk assessment
As the setting is in a forest location the health and safety is very important, there is a barb wire fence surroundin
g the path, we will have to be careful when filming near the path to ensure that the actors do not collide.
Hair and Make-Up:
Set Design:
Character Movement:The two girl characters will be walking towards the camera whilst in dialogue, one of the girls then goes and explores the forest, the girls continue walking and they come to a shed, they then move away from the ca
bin and move deeper into the forest. The girls are then seen running through the forest, one og the girls begins to slow down as she realises she has lost her friend, she then begins to run again and falls over the log on the floor she is then dragged back by the demon.
Storyboard
Location Recce:
A scout group go on a trip to a mysterious forest for a weekend of survival skills, they do not know that the forest has some very strange attributes; all unaware that it is haunted by an angry demon in which killed a young school girl many years ago. The story continues and the scout trip is going fine, until the 3rd day when one of the children go missing, bringing tension to the camp. In this case, the leaders hunt the forest day and night until the boy or a clue is found, yet none of the four leaders return. Luckily one of the scouts phoned their parents because of suspicion and all of the remaing scouts escaped from the unbearable fear.
Synopsis of opening sequence
Two schoolgirls are walking home from school when they see a strange path leading to a mysterious forest. Daring eachother, the girls stupidly go and explore the forest when strange things begin to happen.
One of the girls disappears and the other girl starts to panic; as she begins to run out of the forest she trips over a log and then the demon drags her back into the depths of the forest before the visual blacks out.
Treatment
Shot List
Risk assessment
As the setting is in a forest location the health and safety is very important, there is a barb wire fence surroundin
There are large logs on the floor in the deep forest so we will also have to watch when the actors are running so that there is not an accident.
We need a risk assessment so that we can see what risks there are during the filming and how we can avoid any injuries.
Shooting schedule
Our shooting was organised in a lesson and we decided as a group that we would start shooting on the 23rd of february during the school half term. The location was organised previously and we agreed that the forest was the best location for our horror genre.
Mise-en-Scene
Lighting:
The lighting in the forest is very mild as we are filming in a night-time enviroment the only light being provided will be that of the moon, we hope to film on an evening where the moon is bright to ensure there is enough to capably see the characters.
Props:
We will only be using a small number of natural props which are in the forest, the first being the log that the character trips over in the opening sequence. The other prop will be a small rotted cabin, this will be used for effect in emphasizing our horror genre.
Costume:
GIRL A: School trousers and white shirt, in school uniform with shoes.
GIRL B: School trousers and white shirt, in school uniform with shoes.
DEMON: It will be wearing dark clothes to camoflage its appearance to the girls.
With these costumes it fits the theme of the characters and makes the sequence more authentic and realistic.
Hair and Make-Up:
GIRL A: Hair will be messy, face will look excited as she enters the forest but sharply changing, this is to represent that she is a school girl and also she is young and excited..
GIRL B: Hair will be curly, maybe glasses to emphasize character that she entails which is a young school girl.
DEMON: hair will be unseen due to hood to make the audience see that he is a dark demon.
Set Design:
The room is spacious and sets a good atmosphere for a horror dark forest. The bright light coming from the moon will give the set a futuristic look but at the same time it will be dark and evil. We will film by the rotted cabin to emphasize the gothic genre we have given the film. The path will also be used which will lead the girls to the forest.
Character Movement:
Storyboard
Location Recce:
Our chosen location is in Chipperfield, and being a natural exterior environment we have nothing to manipulate. We will be using the areas of the forest as photographed for the main section of the shoot, alongside the shown abandoned shed. Among the areas of the forest that we have captured in the photograph is a small pathway, which will also be used as a location in our opening sequence.
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
Focus Group Post 7
We discussed the films plot and script with a Focus Group. Below is their feedback:
Group Meeting Post 4
Putting together all our research taken out indivualy, we had a group meeting and discussed the overall plot, location etc. of our film:
Liam thought the intial setting of the opening sequence would be effective within a frightening woods in the local area, immediately setting a gothic tone to the rest of the film. Liam then also thought of some ideas for the main plot of the film; where we settled on his idea of a scouts weekend trip in the forest. As a group we agreed with Liam's idea, because we thought it would me more frightening knowing that the film would be about children.
Lucy then thought of the physical characters within the production; where we would use the gothic idea of a demon to create an unknown atmosphere. She thought adding another character that isnt seen throughout the opening sequence would create a sense of mystery and tension for the audience.
Jack then gave his ideas on the editing part of the production. He thought the credits should appear slowly at the bottom of each shot in a scrappy, handwritten font. He then discussed his ideas with music; and how gothic, high pitched music would add tension and thrill to the piece as a whole.
Then as a group, we thought we needed to post some type of link to show the danger this forest without introducing the scouts in the opening; which is where we came up with the idea of two young school girls.
Decided Plot of Opening Sequence: Two school girls are walking home from school when they begin to dare eachother to explore a strange looking forest. When they enter, strange things immediately begin to happen. When one of the girls disappears, the other panics and attempts to run out of the forest before tripping over a log and falling face down. With the constant feeling of being followed throughout her experience in the forest, the girls' body is dragged backwards by an unknown person.
Liam thought the intial setting of the opening sequence would be effective within a frightening woods in the local area, immediately setting a gothic tone to the rest of the film. Liam then also thought of some ideas for the main plot of the film; where we settled on his idea of a scouts weekend trip in the forest. As a group we agreed with Liam's idea, because we thought it would me more frightening knowing that the film would be about children.
Lucy then thought of the physical characters within the production; where we would use the gothic idea of a demon to create an unknown atmosphere. She thought adding another character that isnt seen throughout the opening sequence would create a sense of mystery and tension for the audience.
Jack then gave his ideas on the editing part of the production. He thought the credits should appear slowly at the bottom of each shot in a scrappy, handwritten font. He then discussed his ideas with music; and how gothic, high pitched music would add tension and thrill to the piece as a whole.
Then as a group, we thought we needed to post some type of link to show the danger this forest without introducing the scouts in the opening; which is where we came up with the idea of two young school girls.
Decided Plot of Opening Sequence: Two school girls are walking home from school when they begin to dare eachother to explore a strange looking forest. When they enter, strange things immediately begin to happen. When one of the girls disappears, the other panics and attempts to run out of the forest before tripping over a log and falling face down. With the constant feeling of being followed throughout her experience in the forest, the girls' body is dragged backwards by an unknown person.
Choosing Your Genre Post 2
Worldwide highest-grossing films of all time (click on the picture to view in HQ):
From this data, it is clear that the top selling genre of film is in fact Action & Adventure films with a heavy underlying fantasy theme. Also, it is obvious that it is not just about the genre but how well and expensively made the film is produced and distributed.
Although, the highest grossing genre from 1995-2010 is in fact Comedy. It shows that even though Action & Adventure films earn the most money, Comedy has the widest audience.
As a group, we made a questionnaire consisting of the following questions:
1. What is your favourite film genre and why?
2. What is your favourite film and what genre what you categorise it under?
3. What do you expect to see in an opening sequence?
4. Is there a genre you would like to see more of?
5. What makes you interested in a film?
6. What is your gender?
7. What is your age?
From this, we learned there was a gap in the market for a new horror movie as 'Horror' seemed to be the most popular genre within the people we questioned.
From this data, it is clear that the top selling genre of film is in fact Action & Adventure films with a heavy underlying fantasy theme. Also, it is obvious that it is not just about the genre but how well and expensively made the film is produced and distributed.
Although, the highest grossing genre from 1995-2010 is in fact Comedy. It shows that even though Action & Adventure films earn the most money, Comedy has the widest audience.
As a group, we made a questionnaire consisting of the following questions:
1. What is your favourite film genre and why?
2. What is your favourite film and what genre what you categorise it under?
3. What do you expect to see in an opening sequence?
4. Is there a genre you would like to see more of?
5. What makes you interested in a film?
6. What is your gender?
7. What is your age?
From this, we learned there was a gap in the market for a new horror movie as 'Horror' seemed to be the most popular genre within the people we questioned.
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