2016/03/23
2016/03/21
2016/03/20
Question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Evaluation question 2 from whslaura
We also used sound, editing, camera work and mise-en-scene to present a particular social group.
We used mise-en-scene through the costumes the characters were wearing. For example, both of the colleagues were wearing smart, formal clothing so this shows it is aimed at the middle class groups because of the types of jobs these people will be at so it matches with the level of work as the colleagues. The miss-en-scene in this opening helps to represent horror. For example, the ghost wears a grey, baggy, old top in the first scene. This makes the character seem lonely, abandoned and frightening as grey is associated with loss, emotionless and depression. The costumes of the characters also help to show their important Rosemary and Simon (superior) are in formal, smart costumes. This emphasises that the characters have an importance in film
Editing also helped represent a particular audience. For example, the straight cuts as the flashbacks happen when the two colleagues are talking. This shows it is aimed at the older audience as it requires a high level of intelligence to register what is happening in these scenes and what the flashbacks connote. This could also link to camera work and the screen time of each flashback. Because the flashbacks are on for 1second at the most it is hard to understand how the flashbacks relate to the storyline so it requires a quick thinking mind. The use of the straight cuts when the flashbacks are happening could represent how everything happened so fast and there isn't much time. It also adds tension and a sense of fear because of the quick flash in our faces. The shot reverse shots between the characters also helped to show the audience the two detectives reactions when discussing the victims death.
We used camera work to represent a particular social group as well. For example, we used an establishing shot to show where the scene is set. This shows it is suited to a more intelligent audience because they must understand that the establishing shot as a meaning; where the conversation takes place. We also used a zoom in our ghost scene which represents which social group it is aimed at. This shows it is aimed at the older audience because the zoom adds a sense of fear and tension as it zooms on to the ghosts face so you have to be prepared and have an idea of what's going to be happening next. The zoom on the ghosts face emphasises that the ghost is the antagonist in this sequence. It makes the ghost look intimidating and daunting as the camera zooms in closer on the face almost revealing it. When Rosemary is walking towards the superior there is a use of a pan following her. This suggests that Rosemary is the main character and has a big role in this film. The pan makes her seem important as the camera doesn't miss her movement. The pan also helps to emphasise to the audience that Rosemary is who we should be watching for the most, it gives out enigma codes, for example; "Who is she?", "Why is she important?", "Is anything going to happen to her?", so it immediately makes out attention focus on her.
The use of sound represents that our film is aimed at the older audience. This is shown through the dialogue used from the two colleagues. The dialogue used is complex so it requires some intelligence to understand what they mean. If our audience was the younger ones they wouldn't understand the dialogue so the storyline would be hard to follow. The dialogue used in the opening makes the characters seem intelligent and suited for the job they do; detectives. It shows that they are discussing a crime scene and a death of the victim.
We also used sound, editing, camera work and mise-en-scene to present a particular social group.
We used mise-en-scene through the costumes the characters were wearing. For example, both of the colleagues were wearing smart, formal clothing so this shows it is aimed at the middle class groups because of the types of jobs these people will be at so it matches with the level of work as the colleagues. The miss-en-scene in this opening helps to represent horror. For example, the ghost wears a grey, baggy, old top in the first scene. This makes the character seem lonely, abandoned and frightening as grey is associated with loss, emotionless and depression. The costumes of the characters also help to show their important Rosemary and Simon (superior) are in formal, smart costumes. This emphasises that the characters have an importance in film
Editing also helped represent a particular audience. For example, the straight cuts as the flashbacks happen when the two colleagues are talking. This shows it is aimed at the older audience as it requires a high level of intelligence to register what is happening in these scenes and what the flashbacks connote. This could also link to camera work and the screen time of each flashback. Because the flashbacks are on for 1second at the most it is hard to understand how the flashbacks relate to the storyline so it requires a quick thinking mind. The use of the straight cuts when the flashbacks are happening could represent how everything happened so fast and there isn't much time. It also adds tension and a sense of fear because of the quick flash in our faces. The shot reverse shots between the characters also helped to show the audience the two detectives reactions when discussing the victims death.
We used camera work to represent a particular social group as well. For example, we used an establishing shot to show where the scene is set. This shows it is suited to a more intelligent audience because they must understand that the establishing shot as a meaning; where the conversation takes place. We also used a zoom in our ghost scene which represents which social group it is aimed at. This shows it is aimed at the older audience because the zoom adds a sense of fear and tension as it zooms on to the ghosts face so you have to be prepared and have an idea of what's going to be happening next. The zoom on the ghosts face emphasises that the ghost is the antagonist in this sequence. It makes the ghost look intimidating and daunting as the camera zooms in closer on the face almost revealing it. When Rosemary is walking towards the superior there is a use of a pan following her. This suggests that Rosemary is the main character and has a big role in this film. The pan makes her seem important as the camera doesn't miss her movement. The pan also helps to emphasise to the audience that Rosemary is who we should be watching for the most, it gives out enigma codes, for example; "Who is she?", "Why is she important?", "Is anything going to happen to her?", so it immediately makes out attention focus on her.
The use of sound represents that our film is aimed at the older audience. This is shown through the dialogue used from the two colleagues. The dialogue used is complex so it requires some intelligence to understand what they mean. If our audience was the younger ones they wouldn't understand the dialogue so the storyline would be hard to follow. The dialogue used in the opening makes the characters seem intelligent and suited for the job they do; detectives. It shows that they are discussing a crime scene and a death of the victim.
2016/03/01
Final Film Sequence
http://tairowntreeasmediastudies.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/final-film-sequence-reflection.html
2016/02/02
Monologue
We had some spare time in our clip so we needed to come up with idea's how to fill that extra space in, so we came up with the idea of Esme Collins doing a monologue at the beginning, basically speaking about the experience of her death.
Monologue-
'I was slipping away, my life was giving up on me. Well it’s what I felt like...but I wasn’t afraid. I remembered there was somewhere I was supposed to be. There was something I was supposed to do but then...it happen. I was between heaven and earth. They say your life flashes before your eyes. The days were unchanging and everything seemed so normal. Every night I dreamt the same dream, wishing to come home and be happy again. All I could hear was the screams, no one heard me. I could have been saved. I could hear them calling, the voices of the dead, I wanted to follow the sound to find a way out of this torture and every time they'd lead me back to the mirror, like something inside it was wanting me.I was afraid. If I went back there, there would be no dreams. No body notices when we leave. My name is Esme Collins. I was 23 years old when my life was taken away from me on December the 7th. One moment I could see my reflection... the next I saw nothing.'
2015/12/15
The limitations of our horror opening in relation to technology available, practicality, what we can and can’t expect of our actors.
Ghost- The most important part in our opening that the ghost plays is when she screams at the end. Although our actor will be able to do the scream, she will not be able to get a distorted look like you see in most horror films. Also ghosts look very gaunt, pale however dirty and usually have rags for clothing depending on the death of the ghost. With ours we will use makeup to give a more pale and dirty look, but again likewise she won't be able to get the full ghostly appearance. With clothing actor will be wearing a white/grey top but to give it a more dramatic look we would like to add to it and change it, perhaps some stitching come undone and also make it more dirty so that it matches the skin.
Simon (Male detective)- For the scene where this actor is in the expectations we can meet because the main role is to engage in a conversation with Rosemary. However at the end we see Simon walk off and get in his car. We would like him to be able to drive off but due to his age this cannot be done, so we decided for someone to be sat in the car waiting for him so that he walks to his 'taxi'/'lift' then we will see Simon sit in the back.
Rosemary- For the role that this actor plays all they have to do is again engage in a conversation with Simon; the other detective. So there is nothing that this actor cannot do.
All the technology we need is available. The technology we will be using is a camera/video camera and a tripod. Also the facilities we need is available too. We did want to use a normal house room for the ghost scene but due to the times that the actor could do we decided to go with a room in school. For the scene that Rosemary and Simon talk we will be filming it on the promenade with them both stood near the prom wall so in the background you'll be able to see the sea. It would make the scene better if we went to film this scene when the tide was hide so the crashing of the waves would make it more tense but due to the times people could film we have to do it when they can.
For all of the characters we can't expect them to be 5* actors due to them not doing anything like this before, however because of 3 years of doing acting in secondary school they have an idea of what will be expected. We do have a script for them to follow but due to not learning them they could be some mistakes, but we will just keep doing re takes until the lines are correct.
Simon (Male detective)- For the scene where this actor is in the expectations we can meet because the main role is to engage in a conversation with Rosemary. However at the end we see Simon walk off and get in his car. We would like him to be able to drive off but due to his age this cannot be done, so we decided for someone to be sat in the car waiting for him so that he walks to his 'taxi'/'lift' then we will see Simon sit in the back.
Rosemary- For the role that this actor plays all they have to do is again engage in a conversation with Simon; the other detective. So there is nothing that this actor cannot do.
All the technology we need is available. The technology we will be using is a camera/video camera and a tripod. Also the facilities we need is available too. We did want to use a normal house room for the ghost scene but due to the times that the actor could do we decided to go with a room in school. For the scene that Rosemary and Simon talk we will be filming it on the promenade with them both stood near the prom wall so in the background you'll be able to see the sea. It would make the scene better if we went to film this scene when the tide was hide so the crashing of the waves would make it more tense but due to the times people could film we have to do it when they can.
For all of the characters we can't expect them to be 5* actors due to them not doing anything like this before, however because of 3 years of doing acting in secondary school they have an idea of what will be expected. We do have a script for them to follow but due to not learning them they could be some mistakes, but we will just keep doing re takes until the lines are correct.
2015/12/14
Audience feedback on some fonts (Done by partner Tai)
FeedbackThe feedback given was mostly positive with 6 out of 7 people choosing this font over the others. This is very good feedback as I now know that this font has a very good possibility of being chosen. However, not all feed back was good.Criticism
One particular person sent back which they thought were the best out of the fonts there, and she said '1 or 5', however, she also commented that 1 is too fancy and 3 is too blocky. Because of this she suggested some other fonts with added techniques which she believed to be better than the ones I have chosen. Therefore, I will conduct another survey to see which font people like, this survey will include the font people chose before, plus the fonts that this person recommended. This will hopefully give me a better understanding of the fonts people like for a psychological horror.
Some flashes for our sequence
This is a newspaper front cover telling you about the death of Esme Collins. These will be two of the flashes when the detectives are speaking.
2015/12/11
Organising our Actors
Organising our actors was a really hard task due to them being available at different times. For example, the two detectives in our sequence weren't available at the same times because of their timetabled lessons and they had different free periods. It was also hard to do it out of school due to one of actors having to get a school bus home so it would be hard for them to get transport after school hours. Luckily we all had a free hour one dinner time so we managed to get the detective scene filmed. It was also hard to get out ghost scene filmed because again, we were all available at different times. When we was available we couldn't find a room to do our filming in because the room we wanted had a lesson in it. There was a day when we were all free one period and so was the room so we quickly filmed in then because it was our only opportunity.
Another problem with our characters was the costumes. It was difficult to explain what they had to wear. For example, in our ghost scene we would have preferred for or actor to wear a 'dirty', white, baggy top but because of them not owning one we had to go with grey, which still worked but the white would have fit the genre better in this scene. Again, getting the correct shot and movement from this actor was trouble due to their confidence in front of the camera. This was because they are not an actor so they are not used to been filmed. They could have also found this scene embarrassing and they could have felt under pressure because of the other people in the room.
In our detective scene we originally wanted the superior (male detective) to wear black or dark grey trousers with smart polished black shoes. We also wanted him to wear a grey or white shirt with either a tie on or the top button left open. He also was meant to wear a winter coat with possibly a scarf. However, unfortunately he did not own a smart winter coat that would be suitable for his role, or a scarf so we decided to go with some smart blue jeans, a checked shirt with polished shoes. He still fit the conventions of a detective as he still looked smart and formal but it didn't fit the weather of the scene. We also originally wanted our female detective to wear black trousers with smart black boots. Also a white blouse with either a black or cream winter coat over it and we wanted her hair in a neat pony tail so that everything was out of her face and we wanted minimal makeup on her. For our female detective instead of black boots we went with black shoes this was because of her not owning our boots so because of this we stuck with the colour black. Again the winter coats that were available weren't the colours we needed to we decided to go with a cream blazer to keep the formality going.
So overall organising our characters in terms of costumes and filming it was a very difficult task due to the availability of the characters, location and costumes.
Another problem with our characters was the costumes. It was difficult to explain what they had to wear. For example, in our ghost scene we would have preferred for or actor to wear a 'dirty', white, baggy top but because of them not owning one we had to go with grey, which still worked but the white would have fit the genre better in this scene. Again, getting the correct shot and movement from this actor was trouble due to their confidence in front of the camera. This was because they are not an actor so they are not used to been filmed. They could have also found this scene embarrassing and they could have felt under pressure because of the other people in the room.
In our detective scene we originally wanted the superior (male detective) to wear black or dark grey trousers with smart polished black shoes. We also wanted him to wear a grey or white shirt with either a tie on or the top button left open. He also was meant to wear a winter coat with possibly a scarf. However, unfortunately he did not own a smart winter coat that would be suitable for his role, or a scarf so we decided to go with some smart blue jeans, a checked shirt with polished shoes. He still fit the conventions of a detective as he still looked smart and formal but it didn't fit the weather of the scene. We also originally wanted our female detective to wear black trousers with smart black boots. Also a white blouse with either a black or cream winter coat over it and we wanted her hair in a neat pony tail so that everything was out of her face and we wanted minimal makeup on her. For our female detective instead of black boots we went with black shoes this was because of her not owning our boots so because of this we stuck with the colour black. Again the winter coats that were available weren't the colours we needed to we decided to go with a cream blazer to keep the formality going.
So overall organising our characters in terms of costumes and filming it was a very difficult task due to the availability of the characters, location and costumes.
2015/12/09
Script
Script
FADE IN
INT- DARKENED ROOM-
DAY
There is an old
fashioned mirror hanging on the wall and the camera slows zooms in on it. See
glimpses of a GHOST in the mirror as it zooms in.
GHOST
Screams
CUTS TO BLACK-
EVERYTHING GOES SILENCE
TITLE/CREDITS BEGIN
EXT- ON THE
PROMENADE- DAY
SUPERIOR
Our team have being studying the death of ESME COLLINS.
CUT TO
Flash of side of the
corpse’s face.
It seems it involves
some kind of supernatural curse. The body is in a position as if it has been in
shock or as if something abnormal has frightened her.
CUT TO
Flash of the corpse’s
hand
We think you'll be proficient for this case.
CUT TO
Flash of a news
headline (Death of….)
Your experiences with other supernatural cases could help
you and the circumstances of her death match with your previous cases you’ve
worked with.
ROSEMARY BLOGGS
(Feeling apprehensive)
And what are the repercussions?
SUPERIOR
(Harsh/straight to the point)
As long as you are attentive when dealing with the case and
always alert and aware of any unusual behaviour then they are none.
CUT TO
Flash of shards of
broken glass
You will have other
colleagues working with you, however they are investigating the rest of the
house, and you are investigating the victim’s room they were found in.
CUT TO
Flash of EMSE’S door
We will be needing photos, notes and any other evidence you
can obtain. So far we are focusing on the mirror...
CUT TO
Flash of a broken
camera on the floor
ROSEMARY BLOGGS
(Eager to know and sounding interrogating)
Is it possible the mirror could be a cause of the victim’s
death?
CUT TO
Flash of smashed
mirror
SUPERIOR
(Hurried to finish the conversation)
So far yes, but no decision is final. Like I said be careful
and alert.
CUT TO
Several flashes of
different parts of the corpse’s body. One after another. Fast
ROSEMARY BLOGGS
(To do well)
Ok, I shall try my
best and I won’t let you down
SUPERIOR
However, if you are not careful and give sufficient
information in and try take this case alone, it could be another death case we
would be dealing with. Get some rest ROSEMARY, this is a big ask. 8:30am, see
you tomorrow.
(Walks to his lift/taxi)
(Rosemary staring out in to the sea. Crashing of the waves
get louder)
2015/12/03
Itinerary of equipment and facilities we will need.
Equipment:
Mirror- The ghost will be staring into this when filming the opening
Fake Blood- Flashes
White or grey top- This is what the ghost will be wearing
Detective clothing- This is what Rosemary and superior will be wearing
Camera
Tripod
Video camera
TV- Flashes
Newspaper headlines- Flashes
Shards of glass- Flashes
Pale makeup- The ghost will be wearing this to give it a more gaunt look
Police tape- Flashes
Notepad- The superior will be flicking through his notes
Facilities:
House (School room)- This is where we are filming the mirror scene
Promenade- This is where we are filming the detectives talking
Car- The superiors taxi/lift
Mirror- The ghost will be staring into this when filming the opening
Fake Blood- Flashes
White or grey top- This is what the ghost will be wearing
Detective clothing- This is what Rosemary and superior will be wearing
Camera
Tripod
Video camera
TV- Flashes
Newspaper headlines- Flashes
Shards of glass- Flashes
Pale makeup- The ghost will be wearing this to give it a more gaunt look
Police tape- Flashes
Notepad- The superior will be flicking through his notes
Facilities:
House (School room)- This is where we are filming the mirror scene
Promenade- This is where we are filming the detectives talking
Car- The superiors taxi/lift
2015/12/02
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