Risk Assessment by Grace Peel

When filming our opening sequence we all will have to consider the risks involved before filming it. For instance, when we ‘break’ into the school, whoever climbs over the fence will have to make sure their safe and are not at risk of causing harm to themselves whilst doing it. Also we will have to walk around the areas of the school that we are shooting in and make sure there is nothing in our way that we could fall or trip over. We will also have to walk round the inside surroundings of the drama studio, and when one of us falls over the banisters in the drama studio in our sequence we will have to make sure there is a mat at the bottom were they will land as then they won’t hurt themselves or put themselves at risk of an injury. Also little things such as running in the yard of the school, we will all have to watch out for on coming vehicles leaving the school as we will be filming at the end of the school day when it is busy. We will also have to watch out for each other when filming, as we won’t want the person who is filming being knocked over by one of the actors and then damaging the camera equipment. We will have to plan out were the person who is filming is going to stand after every shot to make the shooting and running of it flow.

Animatic by Beckah Hornsey

Final Cut Pins and Needles

Rough Cut Pins and Needles

Annotation of My Bloody Valentine

Annotation of ‘My Bloody Valentine’

In My Bloody Valentine, a number of different camera angles are used to create an entertaining opening sequence. Firstly, on the first bit of the opening, the camera zooms in very quickly towards the numerous headlines in the articles. The fast pace in which this has been done represents a matter of urgency and the amount of different articles shows a progression of time has took place.
The establishing shot of the hospital is quite ironic in my perspective as it is a place of healing even though the movie is about pain and brutal murder and disembowelling of bodies. Also it is a normal everyday location and shows a sense of a normal town before the killer is let loose. The extreme close up on the killer’s eye is both dramatic and slightly off putting to the audience, it conveys his emotions after waking up from a dream which contains memories of the mine exploding. This is also very dramatic as it is done at a fast pace which is a recurring theme in this movie. The tracking shot around the hospital as the police chief is walking about shows the full extent of the massacre that had happened after the killer had struck. It also represents the killers power as the scene is all the way around the hospital making it seem like the killer has brutally murdered everybody with ease, the close up on the bloodied hand shows the blood dripping from it telling the audience that this event had happened very recently. Deep focus is used all the way through the scenes in the hospital to emphasise the full extent of the blood and gore making it more brutal and realistic to the audience. The close up of the heart in the chocolate box also relates the brutality to the actual title which is based around Valentine’s Day. The over the shoulder shots of the two teenagers in conversation adds detail to the scene and makes it more interesting, also the medium close ups shows not only the teenagers facial expressions but also their body language to convey their feelings towards going in the mine, for example the girls worried expressions matched with her vulnerable stance shows that she isn’t sure with what they are doing at the mine. The shot of the teenagers stood behind the metal fence represents them being ‘trapped’ possibly and gives a little hint in what may happen to them.

With editing, there was not a lot to talk about due to the fact that mostly, tracking shots were used to show the full extent of the hospital scene. A flashback was added as the man was having a dream to convey his view of what happened in the mine shaft, the fire and the fast pace made the flashback very short and dramatic to entice and excite the audience.
There was a lot of zooming in, especially on the newspaper articles to show a dramatic headline giving hints of what happened in the mine shaft. Also the zooms of the faces of the bodies and the officers shows their emotions and adds discomfort to the audience. The extreme zoom in on the heart in the box represents the title of the movie and to show extreme gore to the audience to see that the killer is extremely gruesome with the way that he handles the killings.

My Bloody Valentine Annotation

Time : 0.00 to 7.40

Titles order for 'My Bloody Valentine'

Lionsgate productions
Actors:
Jensen Ackles
Jamie King
Kerr Smith
Title of Movie : My Bloody Valentine
Actors:
Kevin Tighe
Edi Gathegi
Tom Atkins
Betsy Rue
Megan Boone
Casting by Nancy Nayor Battino C.S.A
Music by Michael Wandmacher
Costume Designer Leeann Radeka
Special Makeup Effects by Gary . J. Tunnicliffe
Edited by Patrick Lussier and Cynthia Ludwig
Production Designer Zack Grobler
Director of Photography Brain Pearson
Producer Jack Murray
Executive Producers John Dunning and Andre Link
Executive Producers Michael Paseornek and John Sacchi
Based on the Screenplay by John Beaird
Story by Stephen Miller
Screenplay by Todd Farmer and Zane Smith
Directed By Patrick Lussier

assessment 6 - organisation

Actors :

We will need our actors for every time that we shoot. On one of the days, however, we will only need Katie and do her solo shots. 

Props:

Our props are already in the location we have chosen so they will be there for when we need them.

Costume:

We need to make sure that all of our actors wear the same costume and make up on each shooting day. To do this, we have taken photos of them to refer to.

To see the days we attend to film on, please see the planner below :).

assessment 6 - organisation

Actors :

We will need our actors for every time that we shoot. On one of the days, however, we will only need Katie and do her solo shots. 

Props:

Our props are already in the location we have chosen so they will be there for when we need them.

Costume:

We need to make sure that all of our actors wear the same costume and make up on each shooting day. To do this, we have taken photos of them to refer to.

To see the days we attend to film on, please see the planner below :).

planner

assessment 5 - pitch by whole group

Plot Synopsis:

A bullied child attempts to get revenge on the group that led her too an attempted suicide, leaving her scarred and stuck in a half life. School children, from the school she attended , begin to disappear mysteriously one by one and charred photographs appear in the school grounds. The victims of this crazed girl are forced to do things, that they have no control over, before their death. The killer in our film uses the magic of voodoo and puppetry to control her victims, leaving no trace of herself on their bodies. The group from the opening sequence try to stay safe by backstabbing each other and trying to fight for survival.

Opening Sequence:

Our opening sequence will be a flashback. A group of rebel school children break into there school after hours as they have heard that it is haunted. They break into the drama studio, the oldest part of the building, and begin to vandalise it . The group's geeky character, Polly, is told to keep watch of the doors to protect the group. As she stands outside, Pricilla (the killer), seeks her out as her first target. Pricilla starts to use puppetry and Polly flies through the doors back into the studio, scaring her friends. It soon becomes apparent that Polly is under Pricilla's magical voodoo powers. The sequence ends with Pricilla hanging over Polly.

Target Audience Appeal:

Our film will be rated 15. We decided on this because our film will appeal to teenagers and young adults. This means the gore and language will not be as bad as it would in an 18 rated film. We thinks that teens will be able to relate to our characters and understand them batter than an older audience would. Our film has appeal as it is a new theme and is modern in the way it reflects british society.

Creative Technique:

We are going to experiment with, and try to include in our sequence, the following techniques;

- Pull Focus

- High/Low Angles

- Shallow Depth Of Field

- Ariel/Birds-Eye View

- Cross Cuts

- Cutaways

- Multi Takes

- Jump Cuts

- Atmospheric Music

- Sound Effects

- Props

- Red Lighting

- Strobe Lighting

- Low Key Lights

assessment 4 - initial ideas by Beckah Hornsey and Katie Mclaren

assessment 3 - inspiration by the whole group

Inspiration from other films J By Beckah Hornsey, Grace Peel, Katie Mclaren and Jasmine Graham.

 

Texas Chain Saw Massacre

 

 

Tormented

 

 

 

Blair Witch Project

 

 

Voodoo Theme

 

 

 

 

 

Puppetry scene – Stardust

 

 

 

 

Skins – TV series

 

assessment 3 - target audience research by Grace Peel

Assessment 3 – Target Audience

 

The film must not promote discriminatory behavior or language, and it can show drug taking but not promote it throughout the film. The misuse of aerosols for example is unlikely to get the go ahead in the film. The genre of horror can show strong threats and menacing behavior, although it is not allowed to show sadistic or sexualized menacing behavior. Behaviors such as hanging, suicide and self-harming can be shown, but not throughout the film, as the audience could imitate or copy it. Weapons such as guns, should not be in the audience’s face as a centre point all the time. Strong language such as ‘fuck’ can be used but not repeatedly all the time, but the strongest word ‘cunt’ can be used depending on the context and if it fits in with the scene of the film. The use of nudity is allowed in a sexual content but not with strong detail or references, along with sex can be portrayed without strong activity being shown. There can be strong verbal references to sexual behavior, but strongest references won’t be allowed unless the context is necessary. There is generally no theme around this age category as long as the film is appropriate for 15 year olds. There can be strong violence in 15 films but shouldn’t dwell on the behavior or injuries. Strong ‘gory’ images are unlikely to be seen in 15 films along with sexual violence such as rape. If there was to be sexual violence, it would have to justified strongly, although there can be references to this behavior.

 

 

The 18 certificates say that adults should be able to choose what film they want to see. The 18 certificates have the same qualities of a 15 but pushes the boundaries even more. There can be more violence, sex, weapons and language used in the films but not go beyond the certificate were the ‘R18’ films come into play. In an 18 film, there can be scenes of sex workers but not strongly as these scenes showing epic images of sex and sexual nature are rated an R18.

 

 

 

R18 films can only be shown in selected cinemas and venues, and there is a strict age of no person under 18. The twisting of the law is strictly not allowed in R18 films along with materials such as rape and pedophilia is strictly forbidden also. Any act of physical harm that may last cannot be shown along with strong abuse and humiliatation that is not in context with the film cannot be shown.