Feedback from Miss Dughan (23/03/09.)

My group and I got our feedback from Miss Dughan and she had given us a D.
She also gave us ideas to improve it and get a better grade overall.
These are some of the ideas that Miss Dughan suggested:
Add speech to the production.
Remember the 180 degrees rule.
To match the audio to the scenes better.
To rethink our ending.
When we re-film it might work better, with only one girl being chased because the girls running together seems to take something away from the tension you might otherwise bulid.
We have decided that we are going to re-film everything and only have Holly running away from Dan to add tension and also my group and I are going to shot it at night to add more tension and danger.
My group and Iare also planning to re-edit it on Wednesday.

Editing the Main Task (Week beginning the 16th...)

In this week my group and I edited our project. On Mondays lesson my goup and I made the credits for our film, for example the actors and the production team. On Wednesday my group and I played around with dissolving and making the scenes a bit slower to add tension. This took my group and Imost of Wednesday's lesson therefore on Thursday my group and I fitted the music around the film which my group and I found to add a lot of tension, also my group and I made a draft of it and put it on a DVD to give into Miss Dughan. My group and Iwill be able to redit or refilm when we have our feedback from Miss Dughan.

Editing the Main task (11/03/09)

My group and I decided to edit the shots we took on the 9th. So my group and I captured the tape and then start on working on putting it together staright away. My group and I then decided as My group and Iwas editing the opening sequence that we should see what it looked like in black and white. My group and I did and my group and I decided to keep it because it suited the thriller genre alot more. An example of this being used is in the film 'Control'. I think it will add suspence and make it seem a bit more like a thriller. My group and I have also decided to make the credits red so they stand out on the picture. My group and I have not finished the making of the credits yet but my goup and I are planning to do this in Mondays lesson. My group and I also need to add the sound to the sequence which my group and I are also hoping to do next lesson. My group and I have also thought about doing some close up shots on our faces when we are running to add to the tension and the unknown.

Fliming the Main task (09/03/2009.)

In this 2 hour lesson my group and I went to the location of filming, my group and I then filmed most of our opening sequence. My group and I did have the problem of it being a public walk-thorough so we had different people in the background of different shots.
In Wednesday's lesson my group and I are planning to do our editing and then if there are still some shots left to do my group and I will re shoot them on Monday the 16th.

Editing of the Main task (04/03/09.)

On Wednesday the 4th of March my group and I uploaded the shots we had done to see how they would work together.
However we worked out that there is alot more shots we need to do because we didn't take all the right shots and they weren't as staright as Miss Dughan might of liked. Therefore we decided to do some more filming on the 9th of March if the weather is nice.

AS Practical:First day of filming 02/03/09.

My group and I completed our planning over the weekend therefore, today my group and I went to our location of filming to film some shots.
Some of the shots we shot were; the pan of Holly and me running past, the pan of Dan walking past, etc.
My group and I used Dan's camera to shoot these shots because it is easier to use and get use of. Therefore the shots will be in MP4. This may not work on Abobe Premiere Pro which we have considered. Therefore my group and I got Mr Wheatly to convert it into the right material.
My group and I agreed that we worked well today but we still have a few shots to do which we will do at a later date.

AS Practical Task: Location...

By Dan Walker.

It will be in and around the two alley ways running alongside Queen Elizabeth's Park in Toton/Stapleford. Here are some location shots.


My group and I chose this location because my group and I thought it would go well with our plot. The covered up grafitti on the alley way makes it look like a rough area and also a alley way is isolated from everywhere else and gives a scarier feel because theres no where to go but straight on.

AS Practical Task: Risk Assessment...

By Dan Walker.

For the course of our filming there will be minimal risk of danger, however it is essential we take maximum precautions anyway.

Location- Because we are not in college, we must ensure that we return at the times negotiated to ensure the teachers are aware of where we are. Also, we must not cause nuisance or damage to any other pubic citizens we may meet in the process of filming. The only other risks about our location is the common sense risks like coming into contact with strangers, or prevent getting lost. We will ensure this by not filming out of day light hours.
Equipment- We must ensure the filming equipment is looked after correctly, and not damaged or exposed to water, fire or too much sunlight. All equipment borrowed must be returned in the same condition.

AS Practical Task: Props...

Holly Costema was assigned the props:


This is the handbag both of the girls will be wearing.

Dan is going to hold a picture of us to show the audience that he is following us and some how know us this also creates an enigma.

AS Practical Task: Actors...

My group and I decided we should all take part in our filming production as the actors and the Filmer's, etc. Holly Costema was assigned this task.

This is Holly Costema & Amy Selby, they play the two girls who are getting chased by the unknown man (Dan).
My group and I felt that is was more easy to use people in the group for the characters because my group and I feel we know what we are going for.

This is Daniel Walker, he plays the unknown man chasing the girls (Holly & Amy).
My group and I also felt that is was more easy to use people in the group for the characters because my group and I feel we know what we are going for.

AS Practical Task: filming schedule...

My group and I organised time to do filming and editing. we formed a table of this:
Date Task
2nd of March Filming
3rd of March Filming
4th of March Editing
5th of March Editing
9th of March Editing
11th of March Editing
12th of March Editing
16th of March Editing

AS Practical Task: Costume brainstorm...

My group and I brainstormed some ideas for the costume in our final product. For example:







I was assigned to blog our progress about the costume ideas.
These are the final pictures of our character's costumes:
My group and I chose casual because it would give the impression that it is just a normal day.For Dans costume, my group and I chose a hoody and jeans because he can put his hood up to give a more scary feel because you can't really see his face.
Dan's costume...





Amy's costume...




Holly's costume...