We used photoshop to design a logo for our production company, Twilight Productions.
This is our finished logo.
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Lesson 9
Today we drew up our story board which helped us to decide on the finer details of what was happening in our film opening.
Monday, 26 January 2009
Lesson 8
Today we wrote our script which helped us to think in more detail about what our opening would include.
Psychosis
INT. SARAH’S DRIVEWAY. DAY.
SARAH drives into the driveway, and we hear a radio describing the murder of a girl in a local house, and how they have not yet mannaged to track down the murderer. She parks, gets out and looks up at the house. She walks up the driveway towards the new house.
INT. SARAH’S HOUSE. DAY.
The door slams and she turns to look around her new house. She starts to sort through a box when she hears a door slam upstairs. She starts to go and investigate when she gets a phone call from a friend, which makes her jump.
SARAH
(Nervously)
Hello?
THERE IS NO REPLY
Hello??
Yeah I’m fine, I didn’t know it was you, you scared me.
Yeah I’m in ok, the house is fine.
Yes.
Yes.
Ok, see you later.
After she hangs up she continues upstairs to lie down on her bed, and falls asleep.
She has a dream in which she is abused by a man she doesn’t recognise, and wakes up to find marks on her skin, in the same places where the man hit her in her dream. As she is looking at the marks the bedroom door slams again.
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Lesson 6 and 7:
We started the pitch presentation in the 6th lesson. We put together a short synopsis of the film and we wrote about the production stages we will use. For example we wrote about the cast we will use and we decided on the budget, genre and the target market.
In lesson 7, we continued with the pitch and we decided our release strategy for the film. We found out about film festivals, and we decided this would be a good way to get press coverage and to get a good name for our film.
We also thought that as we are comparing our film to Gothika we would use the same strategy, of a blanket release, where we release it in all cinemas in the UK. It will then, if successful in cinemas get released on DVD.
In lesson 7, we continued with the pitch and we decided our release strategy for the film. We found out about film festivals, and we decided this would be a good way to get press coverage and to get a good name for our film.
We also thought that as we are comparing our film to Gothika we would use the same strategy, of a blanket release, where we release it in all cinemas in the UK. It will then, if successful in cinemas get released on DVD.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Lesson 5
We began to think of a film name and started making a presentation on the pitch of our film.
Lesson 4
We finished off our analysis of the opening scene of Gothika and added a clip of the film trailer to our Synopsis.
Lesson 3
We took Gothika to be the film which was similar to our film and analysed the opening of it by first watching it and then picking it apart to discuss the different bits which made it up such as sound, camera, title graphics and mise en scene.
Lesson 1
In this lesson we decided on the theme and basic story line of our film.
We each had an idea and then we combined the ideas to come up with our final plot.
We each had an idea and then we combined the ideas to come up with our final plot.
Monday, 12 January 2009
Student research - analysis
Title Graphics
What?: Gothika, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, starring Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jnr and Charles S. Dutton. Produced by Dark Castle entertainment, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures.
When?: The main production company name appears at the very beginning before the film has started. Then the other production company's names appear, followed by the lead actress' name. The film title is displayed imediately after this, before any camera work has come into play. There are about three minutes of film shown at this point to establish some of the characters, and then the other actors names are displayed, followed by the production team's names.
How?: To start with the productiion company's and lead actress' names are shown as ghostly white writing on a black background, helping to set a sinister feel for the film before it has even started.
Why?: The beginning titles fade into focus, whilst moving away from the camera. When they have been displayed they dissolve into the next title which enters in the same way. This goes along with the idea presented in the film that the mental patients in the hospital see a distorted image of the world, because the titles are distorted. The titles displayed over the film are in the same style, but they fade in at the bottom of the picture, and fade out again. This way they are not as noticable and they do not distract from the film.
Sound:
Music is used from the beginning, even before the picture starts, to help capture the audience and set the mood for the film. Sound effects are used to enhance the actions which are happening, for example the creaking of a door being closed. They help to give the film an eerie feel from the word go. As different camera shots are used, sound is used to match them and add effect, for example as the camera zooms out revealing where Halle Berry is when she wakes up in the psychiatric hospital there is a screeching/swooshing noise as is commonly used in horror films, but which makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.
Camera:
The first piece of film we see is a close up of one of the mental patients looking, all in all, mental, which helps to set the scene and give the viewers a feel for what the film will be like before it has really begun. Wide pan shots are used to enhance the creepy feel as they reveal the look of the hospital, with long, echoing corridors and heavy duty doors. These are establishing shots. The close ups of characters faces help to build tension as you can see the panic and fear in their expressions, but you can also not see what else is going on. In this way the camera work is very effective. Fast pan shots help to add to the tension because there is the feeling that as they have moved quickly there might be something your eyes have missed.
Mise en SceneThey use rain and thunder in order to create a scay mood, which lets the viwer know something odd is going to happen. Also they settings used are life like in order to create the feeling that you are part of the film and so you feel connected to the characters.
Characters The main character that is introduced in the opening scene is Dr Miranda Grey. We see that she is a psychologist and we are introduced to one of her patients. We can see that the main character is good at working with menatally unstable people and she is shown to be mentally fine.
GenreThis genre is a teen thriller.
NarrativeThe story is being seen from the psychiatrist miranda grey, who gets possesed by a girl. The story is shown through what miranda remembers and sees.
Editing They have placed the shots to get together in a way that makes the action move quickly to create susence. Also they have used scenes of lightening flasehes to switch from image to image to create tension and horror. They also use disolves to switch the text on the screen to another piece of text.
Target Audience The target audience would be teenagers as they are most likely to enjoy the thriller genre but the rating is a 15 so it will be watched by only people in the later teens.
Overall effectsThe overall effects are to create tension, an to create a feeling that you nd the character dont know whats going on. It helps you to see the characters point of view and feelings.
What?: Gothika, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, starring Halle Berry, Robert Downey Jnr and Charles S. Dutton. Produced by Dark Castle entertainment, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures.
When?: The main production company name appears at the very beginning before the film has started. Then the other production company's names appear, followed by the lead actress' name. The film title is displayed imediately after this, before any camera work has come into play. There are about three minutes of film shown at this point to establish some of the characters, and then the other actors names are displayed, followed by the production team's names.
How?: To start with the productiion company's and lead actress' names are shown as ghostly white writing on a black background, helping to set a sinister feel for the film before it has even started.
Why?: The beginning titles fade into focus, whilst moving away from the camera. When they have been displayed they dissolve into the next title which enters in the same way. This goes along with the idea presented in the film that the mental patients in the hospital see a distorted image of the world, because the titles are distorted. The titles displayed over the film are in the same style, but they fade in at the bottom of the picture, and fade out again. This way they are not as noticable and they do not distract from the film.
Sound:
Music is used from the beginning, even before the picture starts, to help capture the audience and set the mood for the film. Sound effects are used to enhance the actions which are happening, for example the creaking of a door being closed. They help to give the film an eerie feel from the word go. As different camera shots are used, sound is used to match them and add effect, for example as the camera zooms out revealing where Halle Berry is when she wakes up in the psychiatric hospital there is a screeching/swooshing noise as is commonly used in horror films, but which makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.
Camera:
The first piece of film we see is a close up of one of the mental patients looking, all in all, mental, which helps to set the scene and give the viewers a feel for what the film will be like before it has really begun. Wide pan shots are used to enhance the creepy feel as they reveal the look of the hospital, with long, echoing corridors and heavy duty doors. These are establishing shots. The close ups of characters faces help to build tension as you can see the panic and fear in their expressions, but you can also not see what else is going on. In this way the camera work is very effective. Fast pan shots help to add to the tension because there is the feeling that as they have moved quickly there might be something your eyes have missed.
Mise en SceneThey use rain and thunder in order to create a scay mood, which lets the viwer know something odd is going to happen. Also they settings used are life like in order to create the feeling that you are part of the film and so you feel connected to the characters.
Characters The main character that is introduced in the opening scene is Dr Miranda Grey. We see that she is a psychologist and we are introduced to one of her patients. We can see that the main character is good at working with menatally unstable people and she is shown to be mentally fine.
GenreThis genre is a teen thriller.
NarrativeThe story is being seen from the psychiatrist miranda grey, who gets possesed by a girl. The story is shown through what miranda remembers and sees.
Editing They have placed the shots to get together in a way that makes the action move quickly to create susence. Also they have used scenes of lightening flasehes to switch from image to image to create tension and horror. They also use disolves to switch the text on the screen to another piece of text.
Target Audience The target audience would be teenagers as they are most likely to enjoy the thriller genre but the rating is a 15 so it will be watched by only people in the later teens.
Overall effectsThe overall effects are to create tension, an to create a feeling that you nd the character dont know whats going on. It helps you to see the characters point of view and feelings.
Synopsis
Twilight Productions in association with Warner Bros. Pictures.
Teen Thriller: Sarah moves into a new house in London where on her first night in the new house her dreams show horrific incidents happening in the new house. Upon waking up she discovers bruises and cuts reflecting those she acquired in the dreams. In mentioning this to a curious neighbor she is provoked into researching the previous uses and owners of the house. She discovers that the house used to be owned by a man who kept a girl called Jade who he abused and tortured for years until she died. The man, who's antics managed to remain undetected, was able to escape without ever being convicted. Now she possesses Sarah's body in order to tell her story and try and bring her tormentor to justice after her years of abuse. In order for the dreams to stop Sarah must hunt down the man and bring him to justice via any means possible.
We felt this film was similar to the 2003 Halle Berry film Gothika:
Teen Thriller: Sarah moves into a new house in London where on her first night in the new house her dreams show horrific incidents happening in the new house. Upon waking up she discovers bruises and cuts reflecting those she acquired in the dreams. In mentioning this to a curious neighbor she is provoked into researching the previous uses and owners of the house. She discovers that the house used to be owned by a man who kept a girl called Jade who he abused and tortured for years until she died. The man, who's antics managed to remain undetected, was able to escape without ever being convicted. Now she possesses Sarah's body in order to tell her story and try and bring her tormentor to justice after her years of abuse. In order for the dreams to stop Sarah must hunt down the man and bring him to justice via any means possible.
We felt this film was similar to the 2003 Halle Berry film Gothika:
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