Friday 26 February 2010
Meeting minutes (Tilly Trinder)
Monday 22nd of February 2010 (2 Hours)
During this lesson, we were to analyse and be critical of each others blogs. In doing this, we each gave each others a grade.
Thursday 25th of February 2010 (2 Hours)
During this lesson, we were told in detail how to write a good evaluation. We were given notes. Discussions took place.
Week 7 (Anju Tamang)
Our teacher gave us some note on EVALUATION for an idea on how to write it. We also discussed the progress of our blog with teacher which helped us a lot to improve our blog. During lesson we looked at each others blog and commented on it. He also gave us feedback on how to improve it. We didn't get the marks we had expected which was little disappointment but we promised to work harder.
Sunday 21 February 2010
Inspiration for Opening Sequence (Sustika Limbu)
We got a videos through Youtube.
Soundtrack
Film: The Grudge (Japanese Horror)
We were inspired by unique and fear producing sound but we didn't used it in our movie because we weren't able to get hold of this sound.
Film: (Ringu) Japanese Horror
We were inspired by these two soundtrack from a Japanese movie called Ringo because it slowly builds emotion of fear and keep us on edge when the scary scene reaches it's peak.
Scene from a horror film.
Film: Coming Soon (Thai Horror)
We were inspired by this scene because it is completely different than any other horror movies.
Film: A Tale of Two Sisters (Korean Horror)
We were quite inspired by the way director has used the different mise-en-scene and cinematography in the scene.
Saturday 20 February 2010
Equipment used (Sustika and Anju)
Pictures from google
XLR to 3.5 mini jack
DT100 Headphones 
Shotgun Mic with Fluffy
Tripod
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We used NP-F970 Battery for the video camera.
We used VX2000E while shooting the film
We used a miniDv tape to record our video.
Friday 19 February 2010
Week 6 (Anju Tamang)
During our term break we came to college and edited our footage. Well it took us longer time to edit than shoot as we had to organize music and title sequence for our movie. We posted our movie on youtube and our blog. We had a very good respone about our video we got various feedback from it. We changed the title of our movie from "A Girl in White" to "Cherry Blossom" because "A Girl in White" sounded common and meaningless.
Thursday 18 February 2010
Meeting minutes (Tilly Trinder)
HALF TERM
Monday 15th of February 2010 (4 Hours)
Seeing as, we had filmed and it was a success, we decided that we should Edit straight away, as it gives us more time to write our Evaluation. Anju and I decided to be there and assist Sustika if needed, during the editing process.
Tuesday 16th of February 2010 (3 Hours)
Continuation of editing.
Wednesday 17th of February 2010 (3 Hours)
Completion of the editing process.
Monday 15 February 2010
While Editing (Sustika Limbu)
Today is the last day of editing so one of my group member clicked a picture of me editing.
Friday 12 February 2010
Week 5 (Anju Tamang)
We planned to shoot our movie on 8th Feb but due to casts personal problem we couldn't shoot that day.We rescheduled our dates and shot on 9th Feb which was a great success as we completely finished shooting it. We had our friends to help us with make ups and costumes.
Resources (Anju Tamang)
yahoo.com
blogger.com
scribd.com
bubbl.us
google.co.uk
facebook.com
youtube.com
photobucket
soundtack
finalcut pro
picnik.com
Filming Journal (Tilly Trinder - Director)
Monday 8th of February 2010
Originally, it was not our plan to film today but as we had our full cast and crew, we took the opportunity to plan everything and to get familiar/comfortable on set and with the camera. We took advantage of this situation and filmed some footage of 'Sakura' along the corridor, which benifitted myself as the director and Anju, the camera woman. We then log and captured the footage and made a rough edit of the corridor scene. The editing made it seem that 'Sakura' vanished and appeared in different places all along the corridor. This rough edit, will not be used in our film, as adjustments in the props and make-up will be made. However, we all look at this as a learning experience for when we put it all into practise, we will be well prepared.
Tuesday 9th of February 2010
Today we almost shot our entire film, in the space of less than two and a half hours. We worked well as a team, as there was a lot of determination and dedication from the actors and crew. Whilst filming, we had to consider the angles and camera positioning, as we did not want to re-shoot.
It made things a lot easier considering that I was starring in the short sequence as, I could portray the character as my group and I had invisioned it. In doing this, we filmed a majority of the sequence in a short space of time, without seeming to rush anything. This was mainly due to our detailed preparations and organisational skills, also our longing to achieve the best grade possible.
Thursday 11th of February 2010
Today, we had to shoot the last bit of footage needed. Which was simply two people walking along a corridor, looking in on Jeniffer being locked in the room. This took a matter of 10 minutes. However, we did have to consider the issue that, we could not have any windows visible, as our previous shooting date was shot during the evening and today we shot during the afternoon. This meaning that there would be a difference in the lighting through the window.
Thoughts of the filming process
Overall, I felt that the filming process was a success, as we all worked well in our assigned roles within the group. As the director, I felt that I benifitted from this role and learnt what is expected of a Director. My role, was to oversee the WHOLE process, so I am now aware of how to set-up the equipment and how to use the apparatus. At the same time, I also began to get familiar with the editing process. In doing this, I had to become observant of the shots/angles and positions,the shots that we did use were effective in connoting our message within the film. The plannning and preparation played a large part in our success as a group, so as a whole I feel that it went well.
Meeting minutes (Tilly Trinder)
Monday 8th of February 2010 (2 Hours)
During this lesson, we researched into title sequences and posted it onto our blog and made the final preparations for filming, aswell doing a practise run of the film.
Tuesday 9th of February 2010 (3 Hours)
During our night class, we shot almost our entire film. It was a success.
Thursday 11th of February 2010 (2 Hours)
We shot the final footage for our sequence and worked on our filming journals.
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Monday 8 February 2010
Title Sequences (Tilly Trinder)
According to wikipedia, 'a title sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programs present their title, key production and cast members or both utilizing conceptual visuals and sound. It usually follows but should not be confused with the opening credits, which are generally nothing more than a series of superimposed text'. From this extract, I have learnt what a title sequence entails and how to use it within a film.
After this, I thought that it was necessary that I do a comparison of different films and their title-sequences, making notes on the order that the editor and director chose. I analysed three different sequences, in order to do a fair comparison, the films also varied; classic horror (dracula), new horror (drag me to hell) and asian horror (the grudge). This was to see how the title-sequence varied, if they varied.
DRAG ME TO HELL:
-Logo
-Presents ..
-Title
-Cast
-Casting by
-Make-up
-Co-producers
-Visual Effects
-Music
-Costume
-Editor
-Production Designer
-Director of Photography
-Executive Producer
-Producer
-Written by..
-Director
DRACULA:
-Title, A Film by..., Authors, Producer
-Associate Producer, Script, Editor, Art Director, Cinematographer
-Director
-Cast members
THE GRUDGE:
-Logo
-Production
-A Film by...
-Title
-Cast members
-Casting
-Music
-Editor
-Production designer
-Director of Photography
-Co-Producers
-Executive Producers
-Producer
-Director
During the title sequences, there was eerie music that was played throught out and the film began with the continuation of the sequence. From these notes made, I think for our 2 minute short sequence, the logo should appear first then the film begins and titles appear throughout.
Sunday 7 February 2010
Saturday 6 February 2010
Costume Notes (Sustika Limbu)
For Sakura(ghost) we had used a plane white dress and a long plain t-shirt to give her looks like a Japanese horror antagonist.
As for Jennifer we had used a simple stripe shirt and a long black skirt with a funny looking shoe to give her a more geeky look.
Character's Makeup ( Sustika Limbu)
Ghost look
We used basic make up for our ghost. We wanted her to look lifeless. To give her skin more pale complexion, we used foundation, a plenty amount of powder, red lipstick and a eye liner to make a dark bruises.
Because the character has been dead for an ages and instead of showing bruises reddish we had tried to make it look more black.
Considering the importance on the physical portrayal of ghost, we took more care to give her vulnerable look by applying make up on her neck.
Friday 5 February 2010
Meeting minutes (Tilly Trinder)
Monday 1st of February 2010 (2 Hours)
During this lesson, we created our Facebook Group, invited members and improved the aesthetics of our page. We also were finishing off our Treatment, Location and Cast Notes.
Wednesday 3rd of February 2010 (3 Hours)
During our night class we discussed possible questions for our polls/questionnaire for our audience to answer.
Thursday 4th of February 2010 (2 Hours)
During this lesson, we worked on individual tasks and made the final preparations for our two minute sequence. This mainly consisted of call-sheets and actor release forms.
Thursday 4 February 2010
Score Music (Sustika Limbu)
We have chosen to use minimal sound effect in our film. As film progresses, the sound generates the feeling of fear. The scene and sound in our film blinds well with each other, as audience experiences fear at the same time due to the sound effect.
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Week 4 (Anju Tamang)
WE clicked pictures of our location and casts. We also clicked pictures for the idea of storyboard. We re-wrote some of our posts in our blog. We also created our facebook group and posted in our blog. Facebook group
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Location Notes (Tilly Trinder)
FIRST LOCATION
REASON: The reason for choosing such place, 
is due to the claustrophobic feel, thus giving a feeling of being trapped. This corridor is in a college/high school environment, which connotes a young generation of people/characters. We also chose this location, as in many Horror films a chase scene almost always takes place in a corridor, therefore following the stereotype.
SECOND LOCATION
REASON: The radio room is associated with being very technical, this relates to our character, as she goes with the stereotype of being a geek. Technology; computers and other hardware is usually associated with Nerdy characters. As well as compatability with characters, the room is ideally spaced with the ability to move around, to escape the antagonist.
THIRD LOCATION
REASON: This location is suitable for a place to hide from the antagonist, as it is easy to access and spacious with the connotations of being dark/mysterious. It is also an area, which wouldnt be too complicated for the camera person to operate.
FOURTH LOCATION
This corridor varies from the previous, as it is more spacious, which gives a sense of freedom connoting the characters hope and desperation. The many doors indicates that the character is lost and unsure, possibly confused.
FIFTH LOCATION
This is similar to the previous location, a it is in fact a continuation of the corridor. It is in fact different, as it shows the antagonists 'own space', a place where she 'rules'.
Treatment (Anju Tamang)
Product:
The product our group has chosen is 2 min opening sequence of a horror genre "Cherry Blossom". We aim to market it through advertising it in blogger, facebook, hi5 and youtube because this is the easy way to connect to our target audience as most of the people uses this websites to update their social network. With the use of this websites we can get feedback from our audience.
Target Audience:
We aimed to target audience of 15+ and socio economic group C1-E for our film because the characters are reflected to our audiences. We aim to target mass audience
Context:
Our product will be viewed on different platforms like horror zone and the famous website in asia called Asian-horror-movies.com. Most of the teenagers watch horror zone as they love watching horror movies. We can promote our film through newspapers, radio and internet as it is the easy way to promote it and most of the people go through this medium daily.
Media Language:
Within our opening sequence we are going to use editing techniques with cinematography elements to convey the emotions and movements of the film. As in the beginning of the film while the victim was locked up and her classmates passed by we kept different shots together to convey that the victim is locked and her mates are ignoring it.
Institution:
Our production logo is called Lightning. Our product will be distributed across the world through internet and its medium like youtube, facebook which enables us to target our audience easily.
Representation:
Our product represents our character as stereotypical Jennifer the victim is represented as loner, weak, defenceless where as the antagonist is represented as violent, evil.
Genre:
Within our 2 min opening sequence we planned to stick on typical horror conventions such as the antagonist winnig and still alive in protagonist, the location which gives the claustrophobic a feeling of being trapped which helps create enigma raise. Another convention we will be using is "antagonist vs protagonist" where protagonist wins but for a short period of time, and eventually realizes that the antagonist has won; this will be shown in our 90 min featured film.
Cast Notes (Sustika Limbu)
Sakura
Real Name: Devika Sherma
For our film we needed someone who is not so skinny nor chubby and Devika was perfect for the character. So, we decided to choose her as antagonist of our film. Her long hair and a pale skin which is idol to our character makes her complete package.
Jennifer
Real Name:Tilly Tinder
For this role, we needed a girl who has got a innocent face and a good knowledge on acting. Because not all people can act and carry an innocent look like Tilly does. So, we decided to chose Tilly as protagonist. In addition, she is doing drama which makes her perfect character that the role demands.
Monday 1 February 2010
Group Responsibilities( Anju Tamang)
Genre Research- Sustika Limbu and Tilly Trinder
Brainstorm- Anju Tamang
Treatment- Anju Tamang
Audience Research- Anju Tamang
Synopsis 90 min- Sustika Limbu
2 min outline- Anju Tamang
Script- Tilly Trinder
location notes, pictures- Tilly Trinder
Cast notes, pictures- Sustika Limbu
Storyboard- Sustika Limbu
Weekly updates- Tilly Trinder and Anju Tamang
Score notes- Sustika Limbu
Meeting minutes- Group
Production Schedule- Tilly Trinder
Facebook group- Group
Filming Journal- Group
Production Logo- Group
Questionnaire- Anju Tamang
Title sequences- Group
180 Degree Rule (Anju and Sustika)
The 180 degree rule is a cinematographic guide line which means that the two characters should always have the same left-right relationship to each other. When filming we shouldn't cross the line of vision, which is an invisible line that has been established during the 1st shot. If we don't use 180 degree rule it will confuse the audience as the character's places are switched. For eg. if two characters are having conversation we should us 180 degree rule otherwise it confuses the audience. Although many director's crosses the line to create the fact.
We have used 180 degree rule in our Preliminary task which helped us to understand the rule better.
