Friday, 28 February 2014
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Group. Reflection of Final Shoot
Reflection of Final Shoot
Where and Why?
On the 5th of February 2014, we as group re-visited the site in Otford to which we filmed at. This was done due to the feedback that we were given once we had put the rough cut together.
What was Done?
In this final shoot we decided we were to gather a variety of shots of our location to which we were to use in correlation to our main title, which we would create in Premiere and Photoshop. Another reason to why we re-visited our site was to gather various shots to which we could add into our opening to enable it to run through smoothly, these included of the candle section, the shutting the cupboard door section and the revealing of the book section.
How it Went?
Personally we believed that the shoot went well and we used the tripod efficiently to create steadier shots, which was a target for us achieve in this shoot. Yet when looking at the shots in Premiere after the shoot we established that some of our continuity was out, therefore due to the fact our deadline is fast approaching and we will not have any other time to re-visit the site to get more footage, therefore our editing of these shots must be precise to enable the opening to flow well and overall look better.
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Group. Rough Cut Review/Feedback
Rough Cut Review & Feedback
Purpose:
The purpose for our rough cut was to gain some sort of feedback for others which would give us an idea about how we would change our opening so that it will overall look better. The rough cut also gave us an idea bout how long the opening would be, what shots worked and didn't work and also the cutting rate to which the opening is compliant with.
Positives:
- Various people explained that we had some good angles in our footage to which we had shot from, giving a nice feel to the opening.
- Our location and set design also stood out for people who viewed the rough cut, as they explained that it gave a very sinister feeling to the surrounding.
- Others believed that the jump scene was very well built up and scared some audience members who watched the footage even without sound.
- Some people said that the lighting in the caravan worked especially well, this was because we shot in the morning rather than at dusk like our previous first attempt of shooting the opening.
- Continuity in our opening proved to be one of our biggest strengths, not one audience member (to which we showed the opening to) explained that they were dazed or confused by any parts of the short opening.
Negatives:
- In some of the opening shots the footage tends to be slightly wobbly, this is something which we must fix later on in this week by using equipment such as a tripod to cancel out this from happening.
- Another point raised was the fact that we need more reaction shots of the stock character of the opening. Through this we can then as an audience be able to connect with the character, which might help build tension in the opening.
- Throughout our rough cut although very little people noticed it we had some shots missing which would enable the opening to flow smoothly.
- Although we had no sound (no sound added at all) to the rough cut, the audience to which we showed the rough cut to explained that sound would have to be spot on for the tension to build in the right fashion leading up to the jump part of the opening at the end of the scene.
- Although the footage we have gathered so far was good when looking at the rough cut the time exceeds the maximum time of approximately 2:20 by a long distance, as it reached at time of 3:10. Therefore later on in the editing process of the production of the opening we must consider timing of the opening and possibly cut the end montage sequence out, and turn to placing our credits in the actual footage of the piece.
What needs to be done:
Through this feedback we as a group were able to establish some key factors to which we could improve our opening. For the footage itself, we have decided to re-visit the site in which we shot at to repeat opening shots and some shots that didn't work so well in the opening. In addition to this we have decided to cut out the final montage part to our opening and instead use, programs such as Photoshop to insert various layers of text and imagery in the opening which will result in a nice outcome and finish to the piece. Sound on the other hand is more or less already sorted, all we need to establish is what scraps, bumps and creeks we need for the opening and possible go and record the different sounds one lunchtime during this week. Despite these issues i am proud of how the rough cut ended up to be and believe that with enough work and effort from the three of us, the end result will be at a good standard.
Group. Audience Feedback
Q1. What is your age?
Q2. What is your gender?
The response we received on this question was not the one we
were expecting, as the results show that more females responded to this survey
than males. However, two entrants skipped this question so they cannot be
accounted for, and there was only a difference of one person, suggesting that
our target audience is mixed.
Q3. How often do you watch horror films?
Q4. What do you consider the most iconic horror location?
From our point of view, we received a very encouraging
result from this question, as we found that most people considered an abandoned
cabin the most iconic horror location, which is very similar to our location of
a derelict caravan.
Q5. What do you consider to be the most iconic horror antagonist?
This was another encouraging result for us from a scare perspective, as the most prominent response for this question was a spirit or demon, the exact type of stock antagonist we will be using because of our supernatural sub-genre.
Q6. Name the scariest
film you have seen
Q7. Who would you consider to be an iconic horror protagonist?
We did face issues from this question.
The results from our partakers show that a young girl would be considered the
most iconic horror protagonist, where as we were keen to use a homeless young
male as our protagonist to convey the extremities of vulnerability in society.
Q8. Which of these titles portrays the most sinister atmosphere to you?
Our contributors chose “The demons
she summons” as the title portraying the most sinister atmosphere. Initially
this was the title that we favoured the most as well however after discussion
with our teachers, their knowledgeable advice
was that this title appeared to reveal plot too much, losing the sense of
mystery that is regarded with supernatural horror. “Desolate” was the next most
popular title but we felt that its meaning wasn’t one which linked closely to a
horror film, although it does have elements of intrigue. Therefore we favoured “Demonica”.
This is a punchy and meaningful title, revealing the name of our antagonist
without revealing any plot constructions and portraying a sinister feel with
the indication of a demon within the name.
Q9. Please respond to this treatment,
giving your opinion on whether it will scare effectively or not. (Treatment can
be found on blog as a separate post).
Over all, as with our other required response
question we received a very encouraging response from our survey takers, the
large majority of whom told us that they found this narrative chilling and
stating that it had good potential to scare effectively. However, the issue
that we did not consider when creating this question was that we had no gage to
measure what people considered scary – as one person’s scary could be another’s
tame rom com. We should have implemented a ranking system to give ourselves
more accurate responses, but this is something we can learn for next time.
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