'The Girl in White' COMPLETED FILM OPENING

 This is my completed film opening for ' The Girl in White'



This is my Preliminary Task

Evaluation: Question 1-7

Question 1


Question 2


Question 3



Question 4&5

Question 6




Question 7

Construction: Sound effects and Greenscreen

These are screen shots of adding in sound to our opening. For this we needed to make sure that the sound levels weren't too high nor too low so you can hear the audio speech still. When coming to find the right sound which could be used in the background we experimented with different kinds of sound. instrumental sound, natural sound, upbeat sound. in the end we went for natural sound as we felt like it would suit our 'horror movie opening' object more. Before we decided which sound we wanted to use we research up different horror movie openings so we could compare the music which we found worked best, then interpret this into our openings.

When coming to add in the sound we had to make sure that the timings of the sounds we chose went hand in hand, with the editing. at times in the music, we had to change the volume of each soundtrack because some of the sounds were to over powering.

These below are screenshots to show how we have inserted and found a green screen clip in which we wanted to use within our opening. The reason why we had to find a green screen clip of a recording frame was so the green would go within the layers in editing and would allow us to be left with the filming frame we wanted. When coming to the process in finding a green screen filming frame we had a look and ones which had clear quality of text. When adding the green screen to our first cut we had to paste and repeat the green screen along and cut to the shots.

This is another edit including sound and using the green screen within the opening. The next stage from this is to add the titles in. When coming to the titles we will have to position the titles right on the screen so you will be able to see them, so this is why we can add them to a lighter part in the screen frame.

Construction: Evidence of Raw footage

This is the first raw footage of our first edit. These are screenshots to show the different stages within our editing process. This is before we have adding in any effects or sound. these screenshots show that the clips are a rough cut towards the final cut.

The overall footage turned out well and the quality of the footage was clear as we used a canon 1200D DSLR with a 15-35mm lens and for the steady still shots we used a Manfrotto compact advanced tripod to steady someone shots. When coming to filming as we wanted to create the effect that our characters were holding the camera their selves we have to make sure their hands weren't covering the mic but also look like they were holding the camera even though we were holding it to make sure their face were in shot. 

Construction: Evidence of Filming taking place.

These are the behind the scene photos which were taking during the filming process. these include us in the filming process; setting up the sets; directing the actors/actressess.

These are pictures to show the filming process and how the camera was set up on the tripod to get a steady camera shot. 

This is what 'the girl in white' make up looked like after Mea had finished. 

                                     
This is us setting up the set behind the scene in preparation to film.

This is evidence of make up being done to one of our actresses.

This is a short clip of behind the scenes from the 2 days in which we had filmed. This includes outtakes but also includes photos from the day also.

Planning: Testing Out Filming Before Main Task

This is a test to see how the filming quality is before filming out main task so we can get used to the camera before.  by doing this experiment it has allowed us to understand the different settings on the camera so when filming we can make sure the right setting on the camera is used to get the quality of raw footage in which we need when editing. 

Planning: filming schedule

 Monday15th, Tuesday16th and Wednesday17th of February 2016

Who is needed and what days?

Everyone will be need to attend all three days for filming. We might not need to film on Wednesday but we have left this day free just incase we needed to re film or carry on filming. 

What is needed?

Props:

.Torturing tools

.Wood

.Three two man tents

.Rope

.A lighter 

.Two or more cameras

Costumes:

Every single characters costume which includes, Chads, Allison, Jodie, Billy, Tim and the girl in white. 

Make-up:

One of our group members Mea, is bring her make-up case full of SFX make-up that we might be using for some scenes. 

Shot list:

We will bring the shot list that is a list of each shots/scenes that show what will be taken, where it is taken and who is in the scene. 

Notes:

Notes will be taken before and during the filming prices. Generally for noting characters positions, shot angles, props advise, tips and anything else that might be note worthy. 

Risk assessment and Extra precautions

Risk Assessment:

We will need to asses any dangers that might come about during or after the filming. E.g. Fire will be lit so we need to make sure that the fire is a safe distance from the actors and the equipment, so we will bring a bucket of water incase any major fire happens. Thought-out the filming process we will have to make sure that no-one hurts there self with anything around them and if they do we will have an adults phone number just incase we need help. 

The Extra precautions we will need to consider is:

.Does anyone have a serious medical condition?
.Extra clothing
.The weather conditions
.Safety of others
.Wild life

What are the roles to be taken and who will take on these roles?

Roles to be taken:
1.Filming the opening shots
2.Filming the process of prodcution
3.Promting the actors- Guideline movements/acting
4.Preparing props for use
5.Sound editor- Editing and analysing correct filming and sound distributions
6.Lighting- Someone checking the light for filming is correct.

Who will take on these roles:

Mea:
Role:
Number 4 and Number 2

Reason:
Mea knows who to do SFX make-up and collecting/ sorting out the equipment and props needed.

Hannah:
Role:
Number 1 and Number 6

Reason:
Hannah knows how to work and camera in any environment.

Rachel:
Role:
Number 3

Reason:
Rachel knows how acting should be done in a professional stander due to being a drama student.

Taylor:
Role:
Number 5

Reason:
Taylor is a music student so she knows how to use the software.

Planning - Producing A Shot List

From creating this shot list it will allow us to get all of the shots we need to when coming to film. The advantages of this is when we're out filming it will allows us to get all the shots we need and tick them off as we go a long.

Shot	Shot type	Actor	Description
1	Establishing shot		High crane shot above the campsite.
2	Establishing shot		Moving towards the camp.
3	High angle shot	Tim	Picking up camera from floor.
4	Mid shot	Tim and Chad	Conversation between the 2 actors about the camera dropping.
5	Close up	Tim	Tim blowing and wiping the dirt of the camera
6	Panning shot	Tim, Chad, Billy and Jodie.	Panning around the group and people saying stop in a jokey manner.
7	High angle	Tim	Tim showing his shoes while walking.
8	Point of view	Tim, Chad, Billy and Jodie.	Time showing the camera around the campsite.
9	long shot	tim, jodie, billy	Realizing that Chad has gone missing and having a conversation about going to look for him.
10	Close up	tim	giving the camera to jodie and billy
11	mid shot	tim	tim ging to get wood
12	mid shot	tim	tim getting his phone out to record.
13	Long shot	Tim	Camera pointing through the woods but occasionally at himself with his phone
14	Long angle		Starting getting darker and not sure whether to go back or not.
15	Long shot		Of woods to show that they are still walking.
16	High angle	Tim	start panicking and run back to camp. See their shoes and blurry trees.
17	Point of view	Tim	Point of view shot through Tim’s eyes as he falls over.
18	Point of view	Tim	Slowing blinking aloud high pitch voice
19	Long shot	The girl in white (TGIW)	TGIW starts getting closer to.
20	Close up	TGIW	Getting closer
21	Mid shot	TGIW and Tim	Looking over Tim
22	Close up	TGIW and Tim	Hitting Tim until he is unconscious
23	Panning shot	Tim, Chad, Billy and Jodie.	Panning shot of all the groups face when they are unconscious tied up along the tree.
24	High angle	TGIW	Recording her feet walking up to them all tied to the tree.
25	High angle	TGIW	Recording all her tools laid out on the bed.
26	High angle		Hearing the girl screaming
27	Point of view	TGIW, Tim,  Billy and Jodie.	Get interrupted
28	Point of view	Tim, Billy and Jodie.	Showing them all tied up to the trees
29	Point of view	Tim, Billy and Jodie.	TGIW speaks latin to them
30	Mid shot		Panning around the room towards the tv
31	Mid shot		The news report on the tv showing the girl.

Planning - Considering Mise-en-Scene For Your Opening

Introduction

Every single detail on this page will extremely help us organise what we need to buy or gather to make our film more professional and interesting. Most products we have but some will have to be brought and we would need to do some research on this to make sure we buy the best product.

Costumes

Chad

Clothes:

Chad would wear a tight fitting white T-shirt to outline his muscles 

and dark blue jeans with fashionable trainers. He would carry a jacket or jumper and wear it occasionally. 

Reason:

The reason for this choice in clothes is we think that it outlines his personality and shows that he is obsess with his appearance. 

Images: 

White T-shirt



Dark blue jeans



Nike trainers



Grey jumper

• Billy

Clothes:

Billy's clothes would be a big dull coloured jacket with baggy/lose dark blue jeans and some simple trainers.

Reason:
The reason for this is that Billy's clothes need to be baggy and boring to make a chilled out look to represent his personality.

Images:

Big dull jacket

Baggy dark jeans

 

  

Basic trainers

• Jodie

Clothes:

Jodie's clothes would be a checkered shirt, glasses, band T-shirt, black trousers, conserves or docs and long hippie necklaces.

Reason:
We have chosen these clothes because it highlights that she is geeky, urban and chilled.

Images:

Checkered shirt

Glasses

band T-shirt









Black trousers



Docs

  

Long hippie necklaces 

• Tim

Clothes:

Tim would wear something smart but casual like beige trousers, camping boots, brown opened top and jumper.

Reason:
The reason for these chose of clothes was to express Tim's personality of being a smart and kind lad.

Images:

Beige trousers 

 

  

Camping boots

brown open top

Jumper

• 'The girl in white'

Clothes:

The girl will be wearing a white vintage looking nightgown.

Reason:

The reason for this is to highlight that she has ran away 

and that she is a scary little girl.

Images:

 

White nightgown

        

 

 

 

 

Props

We need:

• A pair of glasses

Reason:
The reason we need glasses is for the character Jodie to make her vintage image stand out more.   

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• Torturing tools

Reason:
We need these props as without them there wouldn't be any clear reason to what  'The girl in white' is going to do to the group of teenagers.

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• Wood

Reason:
Wood is going to be used to make fire for one of the night time scenes.

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• Two tents

reason:
One tent is for Chad and Billy another tent is for Tim and Jodie. The tents makes the audience believe that there are camping and staying in the woods in the middle of nowhere. the second tent is incase the first tent break.


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• Ropes

Reason:
The ropes will be used to tie up all the group to the trees to highlight that they have been kidnapped and about to be murdered and eaten by 'The girl in white'

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Equipment

• Laptop

Reason:
We need the laptop to connect to the TV to show the news clip that we would have made. Without this we wouldn't be able to show the news story. 

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• Car/Van

Reason:
When we go to film we would need a car or van to take us there and back from locations, if not then we wouldn't be able to get to our destination in one trip. 

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• Two cameras

Reason:
We might just need one camera but we will bring two just in case one of the cameras runs out of battery or we need to film one thing at to different angles at once. 

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• Lighter

Reason:
The lighter will be used to make the fire and without it we would struggle making the fire for the night time scene. 

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